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The Ultimate BIG BAD N5 Engineering Science Quiz

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 230 kg weight is held 4 m above the ground. What is its potential energy?

a)

9016kJ

b)

11kJ

c)

9kJ

d)

9200J

2.

An electric cars batteries are charged for 40 minutes using a 230V 12A supply. How much electric energy is used?

a)

6624MJ

b)

7MJ

c)

6.62MJ

d)

6.62kJ

3.

Calculate the heat energy gained by 2kg of water if it is raised from 25⁰C to 80⁰C

a)

670kJ

b)

209kJ

c)

500kJ

d)

461kJ

4.

A turbine is used to drive a 230v electrical generator. If the output current is 12A, how much electrical energy does the generator produce in 1 hour?

a)

936MJ

b)

9.936kJ

c)

9.9MJ

d)

9.9kJ

5.

A 230 kg weight is held 4 m above the ground. What is its potential energy?

a)

9kJ

b)

11kJ

c)

9016kJ

d)

9200J

6.

A crane raises a load of 500kg at a speed of 45m/s. Determine the kinetic energy of the load.

a)

506J

b)

506250kJ

c)

506MJ

d)

506kJ

7.

Calculate the amount of work done when a force of 150 newtons is used to push a car 20 metres.

a)

3kJ

b)

3000kJ

c)

3200J

d)

4J

8.

What is an advantage of wind energy?

a)

Turbines can be harmful to wildlife

b)

No harmful gases are produced

c)

You can always know when there will be wind

d)

Everyone thinks turbines look good

9.

A 12 year old with a mass of 45 kg climbs up a wall that is 12m in height. Calculate the potential energy he has when he reaches this height

a)

5200kJ

b)

5.2kJ

c)

30J

d)

52kJ

10.

A 25m length of wire was stretched by 0.12m when fully tensioned. Calculate the strain in the wire?

a)

0.00048

b)

0.00048m

c)

0.048

d)

48m

11.

A cable has an original length of 2.7m. Calculate the change in length of the cable when a strain of 0.0030 is experienced.

a)

8.1mm

b)

8.1

c)

81m

d)

8

12.

What is the law of conservation of energy?

a)

Energy cannot be easily harnessed

b)

Energy can easily be destroyed

c)

Energy should be stopped

d)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only be changed from one form to another.

13.

What is a carbon footprint?

a)

The name of the hole in the atmosphere

b)

The burning embers left by burning fossil fuels

c)

The mark left once we have stepped on carbon

d)

The measurement of the total greenhouse gas emissions that are caused directly and indirectly by a person or organisation

14.

What is one positive environmental impact of a wind farm?

a)

They will become a tourist attraction

b)

People don't like the look of them

c)

It is not renewable

d)

No need to remove fossil fuels from the ground

15.

The greenhouse effect is 

a)

The greenhouse effect is the way in which heat is trapped close to Earth's surface by “greenhouse gases.”

b)

Uses greenhouse energy to prevent the world from natural disasters

c)

Destroys energy

d)

Saves energy

16.

What can YOU do to save energy 

a)

Switch off lights

b)

Switch off stand by

c)

Have a shower instead of a bath

d)

Charge your phone three times per day

17.

What is a main disadvantage of tidal energy?

a)

You cannot predict when it will create energy

b)

The tide only comes in twice a day

c)

It frequently breaks

d)

The tide might not be strong

18.

Ultimately, where does energy for fossil fuels and renewables come from?

a)

The sun

b)

Space

c)

The Earth

d)

Us

19.

Coal, Oil and Gas are collectively known as

a)

Greenhouse Fuels

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

COG fuels

d)

Renewable Energy Fuels

20.

What is an advantage of wind energy?

a)

No harmful gases are produced

b)

Everyone thinks turbines look good

c)

Turbines can be harmful to wildlife

d)

You can always know when there will be wind

21.

Which of the following is a finite energy source?

a)

Sun

b)

Wind

c)

Water

d)

Coal

22.

Energy is measured in 

a)

Newtons

b)

Joules

c)

Meters

d)

Seconds

23.

What is the work done when a 50kg bag of sand is moved 20 metres horizontally?

a)


980 Joules

b)


9500 Joules

c)

9800 Joules

d)

0 Joules

24.

How much work is done when a force of 500N is used to pull a load 4m?

a)

2000 Joules

b)


1500 Joules

c)


500 Joules

d)

2500 Joules

25.

Calculate the work done by a fork-lift truck that lifts a pallet of bricks with a mass of 740kg up to a height of 2m.

a)

15000 Joules

b)


7300 Joules

c)

14480 Joules

d)


3700 Joules

26.

At what height must a drum of mass 50kg be suspended above the ground if it possesses 2kJ of potential energy?


a)

3.9 meters

b)


4.08 meters

c)


4.1 meters

d)


3.1 meters

27.

Calculate the potential energy available from a reservoir holding 1800 litres of water at a height of 260m. (Note: 1 litre = 1kg)

a)

4586400 Joules

b)

4600,000 Joules

c)


4,600 Joules

d)

46,800 Joules

28.

A person of mass 80kg rides on a roller coaster. If the start height is 50m and the end height is 5m what is the change in potential energy between the start and end? Give your answer to 2 significant figures

a)

35,200 Joules

b)

3,520 Joules

c)


35000 Joules

d)

35,200,000 Joules

29.

During a sheet metal process, if 50kg ingots are passed along rollers at a speed of 0.5m/s, what is the formula to calculate the kinetic energy of each ingot?

a)


6.25 J

b)


6.3 mJ

c)


6 J

d)


6.3 J

30.

A racing car drives around a circuit at a speed of 50ms^-1. If the car has a kinetic energy of 500kJ, what formula should be used to calculate the mass of the car?

a)


4000 kg

b)


400 J

c)


400 m

d)


400 kg

31.

How much electrical energy is used by a 230V, 12A hand drier activated for 30 seconds? Give answer to 2 s.f.

a)


82800 J

b)

82800 mJ

c)

83000 J

d)


83000 mJ

32.

What current can be drawn from an electrical generator that delivers energy at a rate of 6kJ per second if the voltage supplied is 110 volts? Give your answer to 2 s.f.

a)

55 A

b)


54.545 A

c)

54 A

d)


54.545 J

33.

For how long has a 110V, 30A d.c. motor been in operation if it has used 1.98 MJ of electrical energy?

a)

300 seconds

b)

60 seconds

c)

180 seconds

d)


600 seconds

34.

What is the heat energy required to heat 2kg of water from 20°C until it boils (100°C)? Give answer to 2 s.f.

a)

670800 J

b)


670000 J

c)

660000

d)


668800 J

35.

If 57kJ of heat energy is supplied to 1.7kg of oil having a specific heat capacity of 2700Jkg^-1K^-1, and the initial temperature of the oil is 3°C, what will the final temperature be?

a)

20°C

b)


12°C

c)


50°C

d)


15°C

36.

Air at a pressure of 1.4 N mm−2 is supplied to a cylinder. This results in an outstroking force of 560 N. Calculate the area of the piston

a)

200 mm2

b)

700 mm2

c)

400 mm2

d)

9000mm2

37.

A cylinder is supplied with an air pressure of 3.7 N mm−2 and the piston has an outstroking force of 700 N. Calculate the area of the piston in the cylinder.

a)


187 mm2

b)

1800 mm2

c)


190 mm2

d)

75 mm 2

38.

A piston has a diameter of 69 mm and the piston rod has a diameter of 4mm. Calculate the effective area of the piston when it instrokes. (round to nearest 100)

a)

14900mm2

b)


5000mm2

c)


204 mm2

d)

-204 mm 2

39.

Calculate the force applied by a piston with an area of 5600mm, when it instrokes if air is supplied at a pressure of 1.8N mm−2.

a)


10kN

b)


11kN

c)


80N

d)

10,080kN

40.

Air at a pressure of 5.6 N mm−2 is supplied to a cylinder. This results in an outstroking force of 900 N. Calculate the area of the piston

a)


190 N

b)

160 mm2

c)

160 N

d)

190 mm 2

41.

A cylinder is supplied with an air pressure of 9 N mm−2 and the piston has an outstroking force of 500 N. Calculate the area of the piston in the cylinder.

a)


90kN

b)


55N

c)


56 mm2

d)


78 mm2

42.

A piston has a diameter of 90 mm and the piston rod has a diameter of 14mm. Calculate the effective area of the piston when it instrokes.

a)

7500mm2

b)

7400mm2

c)

70mm2

d)

8100mm2

43.

Calculate the force applied by a piston with an area of 9000mm, when it instrokes if air is supplied at a pressure of 6.7N mm−2.

a)


6 mm2

b)

60kN

c)

60N

d)


6000kN

44.

Calculate the force applied by a piston with an area of 3500mm, when it instrokes if air is supplied at a pressure of 9N mm−2

a)


32kN

b)


39000N

c)


29kN

d)


3N

45.

A piston has a diameter of 100 mm and the piston rod has a diameter of 25mm. Calculate the effective area of the piston when it instrokes. (round to nearest 100)

a)

29400mm2

b)


30000mm2

c)

29000mm2

d)

29400N