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Momentum & Energy - set 2 - Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Potential or kinetic?
Stretched bow and arrow?
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
2.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the gravitational potential energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
At which point(s) on the roller coaster is the kinetic energy at its maximum?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.

Select all: Work is equal to...

a)

KE + PE

b)

Change in energy

c)

mg

d)

Fd

5.
What is the difference between calculating power and work?
a)
Power takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
b)
Work takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
c)
Power is force/area
d)
Work is force/area
6.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
7.
If an object moves from a high place to a lower place, will it gain or lose potential energy?
a)
lose
b)
gain
c)
neither
d)
both
8.

Bobby lifts a book to the second floor in 20 seconds. Carol lifts the same book to the second floor in 10 seconds. Who did more work?

a)

Bobby

b)

Carol

c)

They did the same amount of work

d)

Not enough information

9.

A girl weighs 400 N. She runs up a flight of stairs of height 5 m in 4 seconds. Her power is:

a)

320 W

b)

400 W

c)

500 W

d)

2 000 W

10.
Groot rescues Rocket from the bottom of a deep pit. Groot expends 1000 J of energy lifting Rocket who has a mass of 50 kg out of the pit. How deep is the pit?
a)
0.5 m
b)
2 m
c)
4 m
d)
10 m
11.
You do 90 joules of work in 30 seconds. How much power have you generated?
a)
30 watts
b)
3 watts
c)
120 watts
d)
270 watts
12.

When you rub your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to convert

a)

Mechanical energy into thermal energy

b)

Thermal energy into nuclear energy

c)

Chemical energy into mechanical energy.

d)

Electrical energy into thermal energy

13.
Light is an example of _________
a)
thermal energy
b)
radiant energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
nuclear energy
14.

Which energy-conversion chain occurs whenever coal is burned to create steam to spin the generator at a power station?

a)

chemical to mechanical to potential

b)

thermal to chemical to mechanical to electrical

c)

chemical to thermal to mechanical to electrical

d)

chemical to chemical to mechanical to radiant

15.

50 J of work is done lifting a 20.0 N book in the air. How high was it lifted?

a)

2.5 m

b)

3.5 m

c)

0.4 m

d)

25 m

16.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
17.

A student with a mass of 62 kg walks up a flight of stairs with a height of 3.4 meters. How can he decrease his power?

a)

walk slower

b)

walk faster

c)

carry his friends books

18.

Check all of the things that can affect power

a)

Work

b)

Time

c)

Force

d)

Distance

19.

A weightlifter holds a 100 kg barbell above her head. Is work done?

a)

Yes because there is a force applied to the barbell and the force causes a displacement of the barbell.

b)

Yes because there is an upward force applied to the barbell and the barbell moves vertically.

c)

No because no displacement occurred.

d)

No because there is no force applied.

20.

How will you describe the energy at Point A?

a)

mostly potential energy

b)

mostly kinetic energy

c)

losing PE, gaining KE

d)

losing KE, gaining PE

21.

Energy is

a)

how fast you do something.

b)

the ability to do work.

c)

confusing.

d)

how fast you lift something.

22.

If you use 30 J of energy to move an object, you have done ____ J of work.

a)

3

b)

10

c)

30

d)

0

23.

On a work vs time graph, you can calculate the power by

a)

the area.

b)

the y-axis.

c)

the y-intercept.

d)

the slope.

24.

How much power was generated from 0-4 seconds?

a)

1100 W

b)

4 W

c)

267 W

d)

1600 W

25.

If you run up the stairs slower you will

a)

do more work.

b)

do less work.

c)

generate more power.

d)

generate less power.

26.

A 5 kg cat falls off a 3 m tall fridge. What is the cat's PE as it starts to fall?

a)

15 J

b)

30 J

c)

150 J

d)

1470 J

27.

A 5 kg cat falls off a 3 m tall fridge. What is the cat's KE just before it lands on the floor?

a)

15 J

b)

30 J

c)

150 J

d)

1470 J

28.
What is the equation for power?
a)
P = Work/time
b)
P = Force/time
c)
P = time/distance
d)
P = Work * time
29.
 Work done = Force x _________
a)
a. distance
b)
b. acceleration
c)
c. velocity
d)
d. speed
30.
A Mustang has more horsepower than your mom's minivan. What does this mean?
a)
The Mustang has a higher topspeed.
b)
The minivan has a worse gas mileage.
c)
The Mustang can do work faster.
d)
The Mustang will die.
31.
The unit used to measure work is the 
a)
Watt
b)
Newton
c)
Joule
d)
meter
32.
Any device that makes work easier is called a ______________________.
a)
Joule 
b)
prop
c)
lever
d)
machine
33.
What is the formula for calculating the total amount of mechanical energy?
a)
ME = KE + PE
b)
KE = ME + PE
c)
PE = KE + ME
d)
ME = 1/2 mv2
34.

How high up is a 3200-kg plane if it has 960000 J of potential energy?

a)

10 m

b)

30 m

c)

307200000 m

d)

300 m

35.

A 40-kg person is climbing 3 m up a flight of stairs in 6 seconds. How much power did they exert climbing the stairs?

a)

400 W

b)

1200 W

c)

200 W

d)

120 W

36.

How does conservation of energy explain why something that is falling should speed up?

a)

It gains kinetic energy because it gains potential energy.

b)

It loses kinetic energy because no work was done on it.

c)

It gains kinetic energy because it loses potential energy.

d)

It loses kinetic energy because the Earth gains potential energy.

37.

What is the kinetic energy (KE) of a 0.06kg tennis ball traveling at a speed of 150m/s?


(a)   Joules

38.

What is the gravitational potential energy (GPE) of a 5.0kg object located 2.0m above the ground?

(a)   Joules

39.

What is the mechanical energy of a 500kg rollercoaster car moving with a speed of 3m/s at the top of a hill that is 30m high? (HINT: calculate GPE & KE)

(a)   Joules

40.

At a specific point in its swing, a pendulum has 2J of kinetic energy and 1J of potential energy. What is the pendulum's total mechanical energy?

(a)   Joules