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2.3 Work, Energy & Power

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which requires more WORK – a person WALKING up stairs OR a person RUNNING up stairs?

a)

walking

b)

running

c)

they require equal work

d)

no work is required for either because the movement is vertical

2.

Which requires more POWER – a person WALKING up stairs OR a person RUNNING up stairs?

a)

walking

b)

running

c)

they require equal power output

d)

no power is required at all

3.

Which does not illustrate kinetic energy?

a)

It is expressed in Joule.

b)

It depends upon the objects’ mass and speed.

c)

It is the energy an object possesses due to its motion.

d)

It depends upon the objects’ mass and objects’ height.

4.

As speed increases, kinetic energy

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Increase then decrease

5.

If a 4 kg cat is running at 3 m/s what is its kinetic energy?

a)

18 J

b)

18

c)

12

d)

12 J

6.

The kid at the top of the roller coaster car pictured here has

a)

100% Potential Energy

0% Kinetic Energy

b)

75% Potential Energy

25% Kinetic Energy

c)

50% Potential Energy

50% Kinetic Energy

d)

0% Potential Energy

100% Kinetic Energy

7.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)

Elastic Potential

c)

Gravitational Potential

d)
Sound
8.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)

At halfway down the track

d)
At the top of a big hill
9.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
10.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

11.

The formula for gravitational potential energy (GPE) in an object is U = mgh.

Which object will have the largest value for its GPE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Work causes a change in

a)

Sweat

b)

Energy

c)

Calories

d)

Force

13.
Which situation is work not done?
a)
lifting a 20 pound box off the floor
b)
holding a 20 pound box above the floor
c)
sliding a 20 pound box across the floor
d)
sliding a 20 pound box up an inclined plane
14.

Where is kinetic energy at its maximum?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d