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Power and Effiency

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a roller coaster glides to a hill with 50 J of energy and 150 J of energy is lost to friction and heat. How much energy is wasted?

a)

100 J

b)

200 J

c)

50 J

d)

150 J

2.

If a light bulb with an efficiency of 80% lights up the room and 16 J of energy is converted to light energy and 4 J of energy is lost to thermal energy. What is the total energy in the system?

a)

80%

b)

4 J

c)

20 J

d)

16 J

3.

An engine has an inout of 5000 W. The useful output is 4000W. Calculate its percentage efficiency.

a)

90%

b)

80%

c)

75%

d)

85%

4.

Two workers use 100 N of force to move a sofa 2 meters in 2 seconds. How much power is required?

a)

100 watts

b)

400 watts

c)

104 watts

d)

50 watts

5.
If a group of workers can apply a force of 1,000 Newtons to move a crate 20 meters, what amount of work will they have accomplished?
a)
20,000 J
b)
200 J
c)
2,000 J
d)
20 J
6.
If 68 W of power is produced in 18 seconds, how much work is done?
a)
1,224 J
b)
0.264 J
c)
3.77 J
d)
12.24 J
7.
How much time is needed to produce 720 Joules of work if 90 watts of power is used? 
a)
0.125 s
b)
8 s
c)
64800 s
d)
80 s
8.
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)
0 J
d)
5 J
9.
W = 500 Joules 
t = 25 seconds
P = ???
a)
0.05 W
b)
20 W
c)
12500 W
d)
2000 W
10.
What is the unit of measurement for Power?
a)
Joules
b)
Newtons
c)
Watts
d)
Meters
11.
What is power?
a)
transfer a force through a distance
b)
the rate of speed 
c)
the rate of work being done
d)
transfer of space over time
12.
What is the equation for work?
a)
W = mass * acceleration
b)
W = force * distance
c)
W = force/distance
d)
W = speed/time
13.

Which of the following is the best example of work being done.

a)

doing homework

b)

lifting a box

c)

pushing a stationary box

d)

holding a box

14.
In which of these cases is work being done? 
a)
A student sleeps
b)
A student pushes a locked door that does not move
c)
a student carries his chair into another room
d)
A student sits on the carpet
15.
In which of these cases is work being done? 
a)
A student sleeps
b)
A student pushes a locked door that does not move
c)
a student carries his chair into another room
d)
A student sits on the carpet
16.
A kid applies a force of 70 N to a ball over 1.1 meters. How much work did he do on the ball? 
a)
77 J
b)
7.7 J 
c)
0.7 J 
d)
770 J