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Work and Power - Rehearse

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following scenarios involves work being done?

a)

Holding a book stationary above the ground.

b)

Pushing a wall with no movement.

c)

Lifting a bag from the floor to a table.

d)

A satellite orbiting Earth in space.

2.
Work is done when a weightlifter holds a barbell still above his head.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

What is the unit of power?

a)

Joule (J)

b)

Watt (W)

c)

Newton (N)

d)

Meter (m)

4.

When force is used to move an object across a distance, this is called...

a)

effort

b)

power

c)

energy

d)

work

5.

If a force of 10 N is applied over a distance of 4 meters, what is the total work done?

a)

40 J

b)

20 J

c)

10 J

d)

14 J

6.
The formula for work is:
a)
d = r x t
b)
p = m x v
c)
f = m x a
d)
w = d x f
7.

A student needs 10 Newtons of force to lift a box to the top of a 2 meter shelf. How much work do they do?

a)

12 J

b)

8 J

c)

20 J

d)

5 J

8.
Work divided by time equals...
a)
energy
b)
power
9.

The SI unit for power

a)

Watts

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

10.
A weightlifter lifts two 300 newton weights 1.5 meters off the ground. How much work has he done?
a)
600 J 
b)
660 J
c)
900 J 
d)
1200 J 
11.
You do 90 joules of work in 30 seconds. How much power have you generated?
a)
30 watts
b)
3 watts
c)
120 watts
d)
270 watts
12.
Which of the following would produce the most power?
a)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 10 seconds 
b)
A mass of 10 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
c)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 10 meters in 5 seconds
d)
A mass of 5 kilograms lifted 5 meters in 10 seconds
13.
A weightlifter lifts two 300 newton weights 1.5 meters off the ground. How much work has he done?
a)
600 J 
b)
660 J
c)
900 J 
d)
1200 J 
14.

if you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m... how much work have you done

a)

120 J

b)

30 J

c)

120 N

d)

30 N

15.
work transfers
a)
sweat
b)
energy
c)
velocity
d)
effort
16.

Brutus is a weightlifter. He completes a lift in 3.5 s, what is the power of Brutus, if he performed 660.0J of work?

a)

2310 J

b)

He performs no work

c)

189 J

17.
F=200 N
d=50 m
w=??
a)
4 J
b)
0.25 J
c)
250 J
d)
10,000 J
18.
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
19.
How much work is done when an 8 N force moves a block 7m?
a)
56 J
b)
1.42 J
c)
56 W
d)
0.88 J
20.
Eva applies 40 N force to move her bookcase 3 m, how much work did Eva do?
a)
120 J
b)
13.3 J
c)
13.3 W
d)
3 m