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Work and Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A boy pushes a book kept on a table by applying a force of 4.5 N. find the work done by the force, if book is displaced through 30 cm along the direction of push

a)

1.10 J

b)

1.25 J

c)

1.35 J

d)

None

2.

How much work is being done with 200 N of force to the right on object that moves 426 meters to the right? (assume the force and displacement are in the same direction)

a)

85,200 J

b)

45,620 J

c)

90,480 J

d)

62,329 J

3.

What is the formula for calculating the total amount of mechanical energy?

a)

ME = KE + PE

b)

KE = ME + PE

c)

PE = mgh

d)

ME = 1/2 mv2

4.
if you push a cart with a force of 60 N resulting in 120 J of work.. how far did you move the cart? 
a)
7200 m
b)
0 m
c)
2 N 
d)
2 m
5.
What is the unit of measurement for power?
a)
Joules
b)
Watts
c)
Voltage
d)
Calories
6.
How do you calculate power?
a)
P = W/t
b)
P = E/t
c)
P = w * t
d)
P = bbq/chicken
7.
What is the formula for Kinetic Energy?
a)
PE = m*g*h
b)
KE = 1/2m*v2
c)
W = F*d
d)
P = W/t
8.

A box is pushed by 20 N force to the right and displace for 0.1 m. What is the work done?

a)

0.005 J

b)

0.1 J

c)

1 J

d)

2 J

9.
If F is force, k is spring constant and x is extension, Hooke's Law tells us that:
a)
F=k/x
b)
x=Fk
c)
k=Fx
d)
F=kx
10.

A bungee rope has a spring constant of 5N/m. How much a person must weighs in Newton if we want it to extend (stretch) 10m?

a)

20N

b)

22cm

c)

50N

d)

50cm

e)

21N

11.
A spring has a spring constant of 5N/cm.  What is its extension when loaded with 15N?
a)
4cm
b)
5cm
c)
3m
d)
3cm
12.

As speed increases, kinetic energy

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Increase then decrease

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.

What would 54N be an example of?

a)

work

b)

power

c)

distance

d)

force

15.
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 
16.

A boy pulls a 30 kg box up a smooth plane inclined at 30o to the horizontal as shown in figure. If the length of the plane is 5 m, calculate the work done in pulling the box to the top of the plane.

a)

1471.5 J

b)

129.9 J

c)

1274.36 J

d)

735.75 J

17.

Figure shows a 10 N force acting on a box. The box moves 5 m to the right. Calculate the work done by the force.

a)

50 J

b)

50 N

c)

O J

d)

5 J

18.

If 40 Watt of power dissipated for 30 min, how much work is done.

a)

72000 J

b)

7200 J

c)

720000 J

d)

720 J

19.

Where is kinetic energy at its maximum?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

20.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)

C

d)

D

e)

E