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WORK POWER AND ENERGY

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

The roller coaster car has a mass of 500 kg. It is pulled from position 1 to 2 (30 m) by a motor. At the top of the ride the vertical distance top to bottom is 20 m. The motor pulls the car with a 4000 N force. Calculate the work done getting the car to the top of the ride.

a)

100 000J

b)

120 000J

c)

800 000J

d)

90 000J

3.

Bob (80 kg) uses 180 N of force to get him up the slope. The vertical distance is 2 m and the diagonal is 10 m. Calculate the work he does.

a)

1600 J

b)

160 J

c)

3600 J

d)

1800 J

4.

An 80 N rope tension force is used to slowly pull a wagon 50 m up a hill. Calculate the work done by the rope if it pulls parallel to the hill

a)

-4000 J

b)

4000 J

5.

What percent energy is wasted by a machine if the energy input is 262 J and the energy output is 131 J?

a)

5%

b)

50%

c)

100 J

6.

What is the work output of a machine that has a work input of 2,800 Joules and an efficiency of 90%?

a)

25200 J

b)

2520 J

c)

0.0082J

7.

A weight-lifter raises a 2000N weight through a vertical height of 2.0m in 0.80s. What useful power does he develop in doing this?

a)

800 W

b)

700W

c)

4000W

d)

5000W

8.

Who has the most power?

a)

Ms Criza who encodes her observation tools using 12000J of work in 20 minutes.

b)

Sir Pau who studies his 5 lessons for the next classes in 15 minutes.

c)

Mrs Punzalan who used 50N force to inoculate mushrooms at a speed of 2m/s.

d)

Mrs Masalunga who watches her learners while taking their quiz in 30 minutes.

9.

Which statement illustrates work done?

a)

A weightlifter holds a barbell above her head.

b)

A teacher applies a force to a wall and becomes exhausted.

c)

A rolling marble hits a note card and moves it across a table.

d)

A waiter carries a tray full of meals across a dining room at a constant speed.

10.

If the mass of the cart is 15kg, how much is the potential energy of the cart?

a)

0J

b)

1.2J

c)

6J

d)

58.8J

11.

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

12.
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
13.

Work causes a change in

a)

Sweat

b)

Energy

c)

Calories

d)

Force

14.

Power is a _______ dependent quantity.

a)

Outlet

b)

Energy source

c)

Time

d)

Volume

15.
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
16.
What is the unit of measurement for power?
a)
Joules
b)
Watts
c)
Voltage
d)
Calories
17.

Kinetic energy is associated with ---.

a)

speed

b)

position

c)

direction

d)

temperature

18.
Energy from a compressed spring would be an example of...
a)
kinetic
b)
elastic
c)
gravitational
d)
chemical
19.
How do you calculate power?
a)
P = W/t
b)
P = E/t
c)
P = w * t
d)
P = bbq/chicken
20.
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
21.

Where is the kinetic energy of pendulum at its highest?

a)

at the top of the swing

b)

at the bottom of the swing

c)

at 1/4 of the swing

d)

at 3/4 of the swing

22.

Where does the pendulum have the least amount of potential energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

23.

Where is kinetic energy at its maximum?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

24.

A man of mass 50 kg jumps to a height of 1 m. His potential energy at the highest point is(g = 10 m/s2)

a)

(a) 500 J

b)

(b) 50 J

c)

(c) 5 J

d)

(d) 5000 J

25.

A man of mass 50 kg jumps to a height of 1 m. His potential energy at the highest point is(g = 10 m/s2)

a)

(a) 500 J

b)

(b) 50 J

c)

(c) 5 J

d)

(d) 5000 J

26.

what is defined as the product of the magnitudes of displacement and the

component of the force parallel to the displacement ?

a)

work

b)

energy

c)

momentum

d)

power

27.

When an object is carried at a constant

velocity by a force,

a)

no work is done on the

object.

b)

the work done is maximum on the

object.

c)

the work is done minimum on the

object.

d)

the work done is 100 % on the

object.

28.

The unit of work is

a)

watt

b)

hertz

c)

joule

d)

pascal

29.

What is the unit for power?

a)

what

b)

watt

c)

joule

d)

Jewel-Osco

30.

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

31.

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

32.

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.

33.

As speed increases, kinetic energy

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Increase then decrease

34.

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

35.

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

36.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)

Elastic Potential

c)

Gravitational Potential

d)
Sound
37.
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
38.
At what position does the rock have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

39.

When you compress a spring, you are storing __________ energy.

a)

sound

b)

elastic

c)

kinetic

d)

chemical

40.

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)
41.

If these are all moving at the SAME SPEED, which vehicle has the greatest Kinetic Energy?

(Think about their sizes)

a)
b)
c)
d)
42.
a)
Potential Energy
b)
Kinetic Energy
43.

Which type of energy causes the arrow to shoot from the bow?

a)
kinetic
b)
elastic
c)

hooke's law

d)
gravitational
44.

The diagram shows the same spring being stretched at different lengths using different masses. At which length does the spring have the MOST potential energy?

a)

length A

b)

length B

c)

length C

d)

length D

45.

A box is being pushed horizontally on an inclined surface by 15 N of force, in a distance of 3.5 m. Calculate the work generated by the 15 N or force?

a)

52.5 Joule

b)

60 Joule

c)

55.5 Joule

d)

59 Joule

46.

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

47.

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

48.

All the statements are true about Principle of Conservation Energy, except...

a)

States that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but can be converted from one form to another

b)

Potential Energy + Kinetic Energy = 100% (Maximum Energy)

c)

Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy is equal to each other

d)

If the Potential Energy is at maximum, the Kinetic Energy is at minimum.

49.

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

50.

Which formula is not related to Efficiency?

a)

Efficiency = (Energy output/Energy input) x 100%

b)

Efficiency = (Output work/Input work) x 100%

c)

Efficiency = (Power output/Power input) x 100%

d)

Efficiency = (Energy output/Power input) x 100%