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Work + Power

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Work?

a)

How quickly an object accelerates 

b)

How much effort is applied over a distance

c)

Change in an object's rate of speed

d)

How much time it takes to move object

2.
What does one newton exerted over a distance of one meter equal?
a)
One watt
b)
One hertz
c)
One volt 
d)
One joule 
3.

A kid applies a force of 70 N to a ball over 1 km.

How much work did he do on the ball? 

a)

0.7 J

b)

7 J 

c)

70 J 

d)

70 KJ 

4.
A weightlifter lifts two 300 newton weights 1.5 meters off the ground. How much work has he done?
a)

300 J 

b)

450 J

c)

600 J 

d)

900 J 

5.

Which of these is a measure of force?

a)
100 newtons
b)
100 meters per second
c)
100 joules
d)
100 watts
6.
You move a 12-newton box up a 6-meter ramp. In order to find out how much power you created, what would you need to know?
a)
The mass of the box
b)
The slope of the ramp 
c)
The direction the box moved
d)
How long the task took
7.

You do 90 joules of work in 30 seconds.

How much power have you generated?

a)

180 watts

b)

90 watts

c)

30 watts

d)

3 watts

8.

You move an 8-newton weight five meters in 4 seconds.

How much power have you generated?

a)
160 watts
b)

40 watts

c)

10 watts

d)

8 watts

9.
Which of the following would produce the most power?
a)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 10 seconds 
b)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
c)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
d)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 5 meters in 10 seconds
10.

You did work on Meatball when you ...

a)

Lift Meatball

off the floor

b)

Chase Meatball

up the stairs

c)

Sit with Meatball

on your lap

d)

Push Meatball

off your lap

11.

If you did the same work as someone, but in less time

a)

You are more powerful

b)

You are less powerful

c)

You have the same power

12.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)

5 J

d)

0 J

13.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)

5 J

d)

0 J

14.

Transfer of energy that makes an object move

a)

work

b)

kinetic

c)

joule

d)

power

15.

Moving an object increases its ______________ energy

a)

work

b)

kinetic

c)

joule

d)

power

16.

Rate of work

a)

work

b)

kinetic

c)

joule

d)

power

17.

Energy stored because of gravity is called:

a)

Gravitational Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Mechanical Advantage

d)

Chemical Energy

18.

At which point does the ball has the greatest gravitational potential energy

a)

A

b)

G

c)

D

d)

C

e)

G

19.

A soccer ball is rolling down a hill. At which point is it experiencing the most kinetic energy?

a)

At the top of the hill

b)

Halfway down the hill

c)

At the bottom of the hill

d)

The kinetic energy level is the same the whole time

20.

Levels of kinetic energy are most influenced by:

a)

Mass

b)

Speed

c)

Distance

d)

Time

21.

If you push against an object and it doesn't move, are you doing work?

a)

No

b)

Yes

22.

When the force is perpendicular to the motion,

the work being done is ________

a)

Same as the force applied

b)

90 degrees to the force applied

c)

0