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Work and Efficiency

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To find the amount of work done on an object, you must

a)

divide force and power

b)

divide force and distance

c)

multiply force and power

d)

multiply force and distance

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of work being done?

a)

Lifting a weight above your head

b)

Carrying a box up the stairs

c)

Pushing furniture across the room

d)

Pushing downward on an unmoving table

3.

How much work is done by lifting an object with a weight of 250 N a total of 2 m off the ground?

a)

125 J

b)

125 W

c)

500 W

d)

500 J

4.

Efficiency is a measure of

a)

how much work is done per second

b)

how much work is output versus to how much work is input

c)

how much power is used per second

d)

how much power is output versus how much power is input

5.
Work is a measure of the energy needed to apply a force across a _______.
a)
time
b)
distance
c)
gravity
d)
object
6.
For there to be work, there must always be distance.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

The SI Unit for Energy is

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

Calorie

d)

Watt

8.

What is the SI unit for measuring work?

a)

Watt

b)

Joule

c)

Pascal

d)

Newton

9.

Anything that makes work easier is a ______

a)

force

b)

machine

c)

watt

d)

bad idea

10.

How many types of simple machines are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

11.

A machine will always do ___ work on an object than the user does on the machine

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same amount

12.

Most machines are close to 100% efficient.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How do you calculate mechanical advantage?

a)

Divide the force put out by the force put in.

b)

Multiply the force put out by the force put in.

c)

Add the force put out by the force put in.

d)

Subtract the force put out by the force put in.

14.

What is the efficiency of a car that has enough fuel to drive 600 miles, but only actually drives 150 miles?

a)

25%

b)

4%

c)

400

d)

.25

15.

Calculate the amount of work done if you use a 100N force to push a 50kg box 5m across the kitchen floor.

a)

250 J

b)

500 J

c)

5000 J

d)

50,000J

16.

If a machine exerts a force of 250 N on an object and no work is done, what must have occurred?

a)

The machine has broken

b)

The object has not moved

c)

The object has gained momentum.

d)

The object has moved, but then stopped

17.

A man has an air conditioner he wants to load into the back of his truck. Instead of lifting the air conditioner and carrying it to the truck, he improvises a ramp. He takes a board that is 3.6 meters long and places one end of it in the back of his truck, 1.2 meters off the ground. He leaves the other end of the board on the ground. He places the air conditioner on a dolly and pushes them both up the ramp and into the truck. What is the mechanical advantage of the ramp?

a)

3.0

b)

2.5

c)

4.32

d)

4.8

18.

Which two simple machines are found in a pair of scissor?

a)

screw and lever

b)

lever and wedge

c)

screw and inclined plane

d)

pulley and ramp

19.

An engine has an inout of 5000 W. The useful output is 4000W. Calculate its percentage efficiency.

a)

90%

b)

80%

c)

75%

d)

85%

20.

A washing machine uses 250J of electrical energy to produce 125J of useful energy. How efficient is it?

a)

5%

b)

50%

c)

55%

d)

100%

21.
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
22.
If 68 Joules were necessary to move a 4 Newton crate, how far was the crate moved?
a)
272 m
b)
17 m
c)
4.05 m
d)
272 cm