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work and power quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________  is a force acting on an object in the direction in which it moves.

a)

power

b)

work

c)

Newton

d)

distance

2.

______________  is the rate at which work is done.

a)

power

b)

work

c)

Newton

d)

distance

3.

Which is the correct unit for work?

a)

watts

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

meters

4.

Which statements are examples of work being done?Pick 2 boxes

a)

walking up a flight of stairs

b)

a waitress carrying a tray of food through a restaurant

c)

a book resting on a table

d)

throwing a baseball

5.

What are the two requirements needed for work to be done?

a)

The object must move in the opposite direction of the force

b)

The applied force must make the object move

c)

The object cannot move for work to occur

d)

The movement must be in the same direction as the force

6.

If Sami walk up several flights of stairs in 60 seconds and the work I do is equal to 1800Nm, how much power did he use?Power= work/time

a)

1860 watts

b)

30 watts

c)

300watts

d)

30

7.

Which of the following would produce the most power?

a)

80 watts

b)

60 watts

c)

40 watts

8.

How much work is being done with 15 N of force 5meters?work=force x distance

a)

75J

b)

20 J

c)

45

d)

20J

9.

A strongman exerts 1000 N on the side of a building. After 2 minutes, the building doesn't move. How much work did he do?work=force x disttance

a)

1002 J

b)

2000

c)

0J

d)

500 J

10.

If 100Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? Force=work/distance

a)

10N

b)

110 N

c)

1000 N

d)

50N

11.

It takes 60 J of work to push a large box 6 m across a floor. Assuming the push is in the same direction as the displacement, what is the magnitude of the force on the box?

a)

6 N

b)

10 N

c)

60 N

d)

360 N

e)

None of these

12.
If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10 meters, what force was used? 
a)
1500 N
b)
15 N
c)
1.5 N
d)
150 N
13.

What is the formula for calculating work done?

a)

work = force x distance

b)

work = mass x acceleration

c)

work = power x time

d)

work = velocity x time

14.

If a machine does 500 Joules of work in 5 seconds, what is its power output?

a)

100 watts

b)

2500 watts

c)

5 watts

d)

500 watts

15.

Which of the following is not a unit of power?

a)

Horsepower

b)

Joule

c)

Watt

d)

Kilowatt