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TOPIC 7_POWER

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
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1.

Layla pulled a box up a smooth ramp from A to B with a force of 30 N over a distance of 2 m in 5 s. What is the power used by Layla to pulled a box up?

a)

12.00 W

b)

24.00 W

c)

300 W

d)

12 W

2.

What is power?

a)

Ability to do work

b)

Rate of doing work

c)

Rate of doing force

d)

Ability to do force

3.

What is the formula for power?

a)

Power = Work done/time taken

b)

Power = Force/time taken

c)

Power = Energy transferred/time taken

d)

Power = Time/Work done

4.

What is the standard unit (SI) for POWER?

a)

Watts

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

Horseriding

5.

If you do the same work as someone, but you took shorter time to complete the work, it means:

a)

You are more powerful

b)

You are less powerful

c)

You have the same power

6.

If you increase your work and decrease your time, you will have

a)

more power

b)

less power

c)

same amount of power

d)

power rating can not be determined

7.
What is the difference between calculating power and work?
a)
Power takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
b)
Work takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
c)
Power is force/area
d)
Work is force/area
8.

How much power is required to raise a 200-kg crate a vertical distance of 2 m in a time of 4 s?

a)

3920.00 W

b)

980.00 W

c)

400.00 W

d)

100.00 W

9.

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

10.

What is the equation used for calculating power from force and velocity

a)

Power = force/velocity

b)

Power = force * velocity

c)

Power = force + velocity

d)

Power = velocity / force

11.

Which of the following is the correct equivalent of watts unit?

a)

joule per second

b)

meter per second

c)

watts per second

d)

watts.seconds

12.

Two workers use 100 N of force to move a sofa 2 meters in 2 seconds. How much power is required?

a)

100.00 watts

b)

400.00 watts

c)

104.00 watts

d)

50.00 watts

13.

Which of the following is not true about power?

a)

power is the rate at which energy is transferred

b)

power is the rate at which work is done

c)

power has a startdard unit of Watts which is equivalent to J/s

d)

power is taken from the scientists' name, james prescott watts who used a horse to estimate its value

14.

Which is the follwing unit equivalents is not correct?

a)

1 J/s = 1 watt

b)

1 kW = 1000 watts

c)

1 hp = 746 watts

d)

1 W.s = 1 Joule

e)

1 watt = 1 kg.m2/s2

15.

What is the standard unit of power?

a)

watts

b)

kg.m2/s3

c)

J/s

d)

horsepower

16.

Which of the following are true about James Watt?

a)

He is both a mathematician and an engineer.

b)

He greatly improved the generator developed in 1712.

c)

He used a horse to estimate the value of power.

d)

He developed the law of thermodynamics

17.

Which of the following pairs is not correct?

a)

Power = Watts

b)

Energy = Joules

c)

Work = J/s

d)

Force = Newton

18.

Which of the following pairs is correct?

a)

Newton = kg.m/s2

b)

Joules = kg.m/s3

c)

Watts = kg.m2/s2

d)

Kilowatt = kg.m2/s3

19.

If two devices do the same amount of work, but one does it in half the time, how do their powers compare?

a)

The one taking more time has higher power

b)

The one taking less time has higher power

c)

Both have equal power

d)

It depends on the mass of the objects involved

20.

In terms of power, what does it mean when an engine is more efficient?

a)

It consumes more fuel

b)

It produces more heat

c)

It converts more energy into useful work

d)

It works at a slower rate

21.

How does the power output of a machine change if the amount of work done remains constant but the time taken is reduced?

a)

Power increases

b)

Power decreases

c)

Power remains the same

d)

Power becomes zero

22.

Which formula represents the relationship between power, force, and velocity?

a)

Power = Force × Velocity

b)

Power = Force ÷ Velocity

c)

Power = Force + Velocity

d)

Power = Velocity ÷ Force

23.

What happens to the power output of a machine if both the force applied and the velocity increase?

a)

Power increases

b)

Power decreases

c)

Power remains the same

d)

It depends on the direction of the force

24.

How is power related to energy and time?

a)

Power = Energy × Time

b)

Power = Energy ÷ Time

c)

Power = Time ÷ Energy

d)

Power = Energy + Time

25.

How can we save electrical energy consumption at home?

a)

use electrical devices in a shorter amount of time

b)

choose a brand of electrical devise that has lesser wattage

c)

use electrical devices in a longer amount of time

d)

choose a brand of electrical devise that has greater wattage

26.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the relationship among work, energy, and power?

a)

a) Work is the transfer of energy.

  • b) Energy is the capacity to do work.

  • c) Power is the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred.

b)

a) Work is the transfer of power.

  • b) Energy is the capacity to do work.

  • c) Power is the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred.

c)

a) Work is the capacity to do work.

  • b) Energy is the transfer of work.

  • c) Power is the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred.

d)

a) Work is the transfer of energy.

  • b) Energy is the capacity to do work.

  • c) Power is the rate at which work is done or energy is consumed.

27.

Which of the following equivalents is correct?

a)

Force (F) = Newton (N) = kg.m/s2 = Isaac Newton

b)

Energy (E) = Joules (J) = kg.m2/s2 = James Prescott Joule

c)

Work (W) = Joules (J) = kg.m2/s2 = James Prescott Joule

d)

Power (P) = Watts (W) = J/s = kg.m2/s3 = James Watt

28.

Which of the following is a unit for power?

a)

watts

b)

kilowatt

c)

J/s

d)

horsepower

29.

If two devices perform the same amount of work, but the 2nd device does it in half the time, which device has the greater power?

a)

The first device

b)

The second device

c)

Both devices have the same power

d)

It cannot be determined from the information given

30.

Which of the following quantities are directly proportional to power?

a)

Force

b)

distance

c)

mass

d)

velocity

e)

time