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Work, Power, and Energy

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Potential energy is transferred to kinetic energy as stationary objects begin to move.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Only if power is done

2.

As height increases, which of the following energy forms also increases?

a)

Gravitational

b)

Kinetic

c)

Elastic

d)

Chemical

3.

In the above picture, a bungee jumper is standing on a platform above the ground and jumps off. Consider the system to be the jumper, the cord, and the earth. Which energy bar chart is most representative of his final position (B)?

a)

b)

c)

d)

4.

As mass in a system increases, what happens to the amount of total energy in the system?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

5.

A boulder at the top of a cliff has 500 Joules of  potential energy. If it rolls off the cliff, how much kinetic energy will it have halfway through its fall?

a)

more than 500 J

b)

less than 500 J

c)

250 joules of kinetic and 250 of gravitational potential

d)

zero Joules

6.

At what point will the roller coaster have the least amount of GPE?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

7.

At what point will the roller coaster have the most amount of GPE?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

8.

At what point will the roller coaster have some GPE and some KE?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Z

9.

What type of energy is increased from position x to position y

a)

GPE

b)

KE

c)

Elastic

d)

Chemical

10.

Pick the option that is an example of an open system.

a)

A fish tank with the lid on

b)

A fish tank with the lid off

c)

A car with the windows up

d)

A pot of water with the lid on

11.

A person pushes a stalled car to a service station. If the system includes the cart, the person, and the earth. Which Energy equation is likely correct?

a)

W=Ek

b)

Eelastic = Eelastic + Ek

c)

Echem = Echem + Ek

d)

W=Eg

12.

A 10 kg boulder is resting at the edge of the cliff. If the mass of the boulder was doubled, what would happen to the gravitational potential energy?

a)

It would be the same

b)

It would be cut in 1/2

c)

It would double

d)

It would decrease

13.

Running up stairs converts what type of energy into kinetic?

(hint what type of energy is stored in your body?)

a)

Elastic

b)

Electrical

c)

Chemical

d)

Electromagnetic

14.

A basketball is lifted a certain distance up and therefore has potential energy.  If it were lifted twice as high, how much potential energy would it have?

a)

It would be cut in 1/2

b)

It would be 3 times as much

c)

It would be 2 times as much

d)

It would be the same

15.

Two sleds are racing down a hill. The orange sled has two passengers with more mass than the blue sled.If both sleds have the same amount of kinetic energy, which sled is moving faster?

a)

The orange sled

b)

The blue sled

c)

They would be going the same speed

16.

Which of the following energy forms increases when an object becomes warmer?

a)

Thermal

b)

Kinetic

c)

Nuclear

d)

Radiant

17.

An object’s gravitational potential energy is directly related to all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Height relative to the ground

b)

mass

c)

speed

d)

acceleration due to gravity

18.

A moving car has kinetic energy. Which factor most affects the amount of kinetic energy the car has?

a)

if the car is at the top of a hill

b)

the amount of electricity powering the headlights

c)

the mass of the car

d)

the velocity of the car

19.

Which of the following statements is true according to the law of conservation of energy?

a)

energy cannot be created or destroyed

b)

energy can be converted from one form to another

c)

both are correct

20.

At what point does the person on the swing have 1/2 KE and 1/2 PE

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Between A and B or between B and C

21.

If the skateboarder's mass is INCREASED, what will happen to the total energy of the system?

a)

The total energy will decrease. 

b)

The total energy will increase. 

c)

The total energy will stay the same. 

d)

The total energy will be zero. 

22.

Electrical energy can be obtained from which of the following?

a)

wind energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

all of them can be converted to electrical energy

23.

What type of energy is a spring is compressed by a rock

a)

eleactic

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

electrical

24.

What type of energy is a rabbit eating grass

a)

eleactic

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

electrical

25.

What type of energy is a stove heating up

a)

eleactic

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

electrical

26.

What type of energy is the sun emiting light rays

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

electrical

27.

What type of energy is the TV as it is plugged in

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

electrical

28.

What type of energy does the sun get it energy from

a)

radiant

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

nuclear

29.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a system schema?

a)

To show all energy transfers in a system

b)

To show how energy is lost in a system

c)

To show the percentage of each form of energy present in a system

d)

To show objects within a system and how they interact

30.

If you went to the stadium and walked up the stairs then ran up the stairs which would produce the most WORK

a)

Run

b)

Walk

c)

The same

d)

No work is done

31.

To show objects within a system and how they interact

a)

Graphs

b)

Energy Bar Charts

c)

Pie Charts

d)

All of the options show this

32.

A weight lifter lifts 70kg over his head from the ground, 2m in distance. He does this in 1.5 seconds. Use 9.8 m/s/s as the acceleration of gravity. How much power?

a)

1372 w

b)

914 w

c)

93 w

d)

210 w

33.

If you went to the stadium and walked up the stairs then ran up the stairs which would produce the most Power

a)

Run

b)

Walk

c)

The same

d)

No work is done

34.

85 Nm of work is done on a desk, which is pushed a distance of 5 m. How much force is exerted on the desk?

a)

17 N

b)

425 N

c)

.06 N

d)

0 N

35.

What is work?

a)

The product of force and the amount of displacement along the line of action of that force.

b)

The product of mass and the amount of displacement along the line of action of that force.

c)

The sum of force and the amount of displacement along the line of action of that force.

d)

The product of force and the amount of momentum along the line of action of that force.

36.

When is negative work done?  Select all that apply!

a)

doing a negative on a bench

b)

pushing up on the bench

c)

landing on a jump

d)

catching a ball

37.

 A weight lifter moves a 55-kg dumbbell from the floor to a height of .86 meters.  In 30 seconds she does 15 reps. How much work does the weight lifter do on the dumbbell? (Acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s/s)

a)

0 J

b)

710 J

c)

6953 J

d)

232 J

38.

What is power?

a)

a force moved through a distance

b)

the rate of doing work

c)

a mass moved a distance

d)

the rate of doing matter

39.

Bob pushes against a wall with a force of 500-N for 20 seconds. Obviously, he cannot move the wall, but he is a bit tired afterwards. How much work did bob do pushing against the wall?

a)

100000J

b)

10 J

c)

500 J

d)

0 J

40.

A force of 60 N pushing on a crate produces 158 Nm of work. How many meters did the crate move?

a)

8.0 m

b)

2.6 m

c)

9480 m

d)

.4 m