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Ch. 14 & 15 Test Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy and work are measured in the SI unit _________________. 

a)

Joules (J)

b)

Newtons (N)

c)

m/s

d)

kg * m/s

2.

If the ____________________ of an object doubles, its kinetic energy doubles.

a)

velocity

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

gravity

3.

The sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of an object is called its __________________ energy.

a)

potential

b)

mechanical

c)

kinetic

d)

thermal

4.

Figure 15-1In Figure 15-1, the kinetic energy of the pendulum bob decreases between locations B and ____________________.

a)

E

b)

C

c)

A

d)

None

5.

work is a transfer of....

a)

motion

b)

mass

c)

force

d)

energy

6.

Which of the following increases when an object becomes warmer?

a)

chemical energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

nuclear energy

7.

The energy stored in gasoline is...

a)

chemical energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

electromagnetic energy

d)

nuclear energy

8.

Which of the following statements is true according to the law of conservation of energy?

a)

Energy cannot be created.

b)

Energy cannot be destroyed.

c)

Energy can be converted from one form to another.

d)

all of the above

9.

If no friction acts on a diver during a dive, then which of the following statements is true?

a)

The total mechanical energy of the system increases.

b)

Potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy but not vice versa.

c)

(KE+ PE)beginning = (KE + PE)end

d)

all of the above

10.

What is transferred by a force moving an object through a distance?

a)

energy

b)

force

c)

mass

d)

motion

11.

Figure 15-1The kinetic energy of the pendulum bob in Figure 15-1 increases the most between locations

a)

A and B.

b)

A and C.

c)

B and D.

d)

C and D.

12.

Fossil fuels currently account for the majority of the world’s energy use because they are...

a)

distributed evenly throughout the world.

b)

nonpolluting.

c)

renewable energy resources.

d)

relatively inexpensive and readily available.

13.

A drawback of solar energy is that it...

a)

cannot be converted directly into electrical energy.

b)

depends on the climate.

c)

produces water pollution.

d)

is not a renewable resource.

14.

The energy of motion is called...

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

work

15.

A small 42-kilogram canoe is floating downriver at a speed of 1 m/s. What is the canoe’s kinetic energy? KE = 12mv2\frac{1}{2}mv^2  

a)

21 J

b)

42 J

c)

84 J

d)

22 J

16.

A mass of 5 kg is taken from the ground to the height of 4 m. Find the potential energy of the object. PE = mghmgh  

a)

160 J

b)

20 J

c)

400 J

d)

200 J

17.

Which of the following is an example of an object with elastic potential energy?

a)

a wind-up toy that has been wound up

b)

a compressed basketball

c)

a stretched rubber band

d)

all of the above

18.

A machine is a device that changes a(an) ____________________.

a)

amount of energy

b)

force

c)

measurement

d)

weight of an object

19.

The force that is exerted on a machine is called the ____________________ force, while the force that is exerted by a machine is called the _____________________ force. 

a)

input, output

b)

output, input

c)

input, strong

d)

Newton, output

20.

The ______________________ of a machine is the number of times that the machine increases the input force.

a)

input advantage

b)

output force

c)

input distance

d)

mechanical advantage

21.

The mechanical efficiency of any machine is always ____________________ 100 percent.

a)

less than

b)

equal to

c)

greater than

d)

less than or equal to

e)

greater than or equal to

22.

Figure 14-1The bottle opener shown in Figure 14-1 is a(an) ____________________-class lever.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

none of the above

23.

Two or more simple machines working together make up a(an) ____________________ machine.

a)

combination

b)

simple

c)

compound

d)

complex

24.

In which of the following is no work done?

a)

lifting a book

b)

climbing stairs

c)

pushing a shopping cart

d)

none of the above

25.

How can a machine make work easier for you?

a)

by decreasing the amount of work you do

b)

by changing the direction of your force

c)

by increasing the work done by the machine

d)

none of the above

26.

If you know the input distance and output distance of a machine, which of the following can you calculate?

a)

work

b)

actual mechanical advantage

c)

efficiency

d)

ideal mechanical advantage

27.

What is the net force acting on the following object? The positive direction is to the right. 

a)

700 N

b)

900 N

c)

780 N

d)

820 N

28.

The efficiency of a machine is always less than 100 percent because

a)

a machine cannot have an IMA greater than 1.

b)

the work input is too small.

c)

some work input is lost to friction.

d)

the work output is too great.

29.

Which of the following are simple machines? Check all that apply. 

a)

crowbar

b)

screw

c)

inclined plan

d)

lever

e)

pulley

30.

The ideal mechanical advantage of a pulley system is equal to the

a)

distance the load has to move.

b)

length of the rope.

c)

number of rope segments supporting the load.

d)

weight of the object being lifted.

31.

If you exert a force of 15 N to lift a box a distance of 2 m, how much work do you do?

a)

300 J

b)

17 J

c)

7.5 J

d)

30 J

32.

If you exert a force of 250 N to walk 3 m up a flight of stairs in 10 s, how much power do you use?

a)

75 W

b)

750 W

c)

8.3 W

d)

833.3 W

33.

If you have to apply 50 N of force on a crowbar to lift a rock that weighs 200 N, what is the actual mechanical advantage of the crowbar?

a)

10,000

b)

4

c)

20

d)

150

34.

A 300-m long ski lift carries skiers from a station at the foot of a slope to a second station 75 m above. What is the IMA of the lift?

a)

225

b)

1

c)

100

d)

4

35.

A mechanical device requires 480 J of work to do 120 J of work in lifting a crate. What is the efficiency of the device?

a)

25%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

100%