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Work and Energy Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

In scientific terms, work is defined as:

a)

The amount of force applied to an object over a distance

b)

The amount of energy applied to an object

c)

The amount of heat generated by moving an object

d)

The amount of time taken to move an object

2.

How are work, force, and distance related?

a)

Work is directly proportional to force and inversely proportional to distance

b)

Work is directly proportional to distance and inversely proportional to force

c)

Work is directly proportional to force and distance

d)

Work is inversely proportional to force and distance

3.

What are two different units that represent work?

a)

Watt and calorie

b)

Joule and Newton-meter

c)

Newton-meter and watt

d)

Pascal and ohm

4.

Was work done when an ice skater glides for two meters across ice?

a)

Not enough information to determine

b)

No work done

c)

Work done only if the ice is rough

d)

Work done

5.

How much work does a mother do if she lifts each of her twin babies upward 1 meter? Each baby weighs 90 newtons.

a)

360 Joules

b)

180 Joules

c)

270 Joules

d)

450 Joules

6.

You pull your sled through the snow a distance of 500 meters with a horizontal force of 200 newtons. How much work did you do?

a)

10,000 Joules

b)

25,000 Joules

c)

100,000 Joules

d)

50,000 Joules

7.

How much work do you do when you pick up a 100-newton sled, lifting it 0.5 meter upward?

a)

500 Joules

b)

200 Joules

c)

100 Joules

d)

50 Joules

8.

An ant sits on the back of a mouse. The mouse carries the ant across the floor for a distance of 10 meters. Was there work done by the mouse?

a)

Work done only if the mouse is tired

b)

No work done

c)

Not enough information to determine

d)

Work done

9.

You decide to add up all the work you did yesterday. If you accomplished 10,000 newton meters of work yesterday, how much work did you do in units of joules?

a)

10,000 Joules

b)

20,000 Joules

c)

30,000 Joules

d)

40,000 Joules

10.

You did 150 joules of work lifting a 120-newton backpack. How high did you lift the backpack?

a)

5.12 meters

b)

1.28 meters

c)

2.56 meters

d)

3.84 meters

11.

How much work does a mother do if she lifts each of her twin babies upward 1 meter? Each baby weighs 90 newtons.

a)

190 Joules

b)

180 Joules

c)

290 Joules

d)

80 Joules

12.

A bulldozer does 30,000 joules of work to push another boulder a distance of 20 meters. How much force is applied to push the boulder?

a)

2500 Newtons

b)

1500 Newtons

c)

1800 Newtons

d)

890 Newtons

13.

A 450-newton gymnast jumps upward a distance of 0.50 meters to reach the uneven parallel bars. How much work did she do before she even began her routine?

a)

285 Joules

b)

225 Joules

c)

195 Joules

d)

665 Joules

14.

A people-moving conveyor-belt moves a 600-newton person a distance of 100 meters through the airport. How much work was done?

a)

6,000 Joules

b)

600,000 Joules

c)

60,000 Joules

d)

600 Joules