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Energy Work Power Thermal

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which energy transfer takes place when a wood log burns in a fire?

a)

Chemical to thermal energy

b)

Chemical to kinetic energy

c)

Electrical to heat energy

d)

Nuclear to heat energy

2.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.
a)

2.5 m/s

b)

10 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

125 m/s

4.

A trolley is pushed with a force that causes it to move a certain distance. It moves in the direction it is pushed.

Which represents the combination of force and distance that means the smallest amount of work is done on the trolley?

a)

Force = 20N

Distance = 20N

b)

Force = 40N

Distance = 10N

c)

Force = 50N

Distance = 6.0N

d)

Force = 70N

Distance = 4.0N

5.
a)

1/2 mv^2

b)

mgh + 1/2 mv^2

c)

mgh - 1/2 mv^2

d)

mgh

6.
a)

8.0/0.5 x 100%

b)

7.5/0.5 x 100%

c)

0.5/8.0 x 100%

d)

7.5/8.0 x 100%

7.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.
a)

Lifting the box from the ground to the high shelf slowly

b)

Lifting the box from the ground to the high shelf quickly

c)

Lifting the box from the ground to the low shelf slowly

d)

Lifting the box from the ground to the low shelf quickly

9.
a)

Thermal -> kinetic and gravitational potential

b)

Gravitational -> kinetic + thermal

c)

Kinetic -> Gravitational potential + thermal

d)

Gravitational potential + kinetic

-> thermal

10.
a)

x

b)

y

c)

z

d)

x + z

11.

When a battery powered LED torch is switched on, which is the useful energy change within the LED?

a)

Electrical to thermal

b)

Chemical energy to light energy

c)

Chemical energy to electrical energy

d)

Electrical energy to light energy

12.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

An object from a height of 5.0 m.

Air resistance can be ignored.

As it hits the ground the object has 750 J of kinetic energy.

What is its mass?

a)

15 kg

b)

50 kg

c)

75 kg

d)

150 kg

14.

Which device is designed to convert chemical energy into kinetic energy?

a)

An a.c. generator

b)

A battery-powered torch

c)

a car engine

d)

a fan

15.

A machine is very efficient. What does this mean?

a)

It produces a large amount of power

b)

It uses very little energy

c)

It wastes very little energy

d)

It works very quickly

16.

A crane on a building site lifts bricks of total mass 200 kg, initially at rest on the ground, with uniform acceleration.

When the bricks are 5.0 m from the ground, they have a speed of 5.0 m/s.

How much work is done during this process?

a)

2.5 kJ

b)

10 kJ

c)

12.5 kJ

d)

35 kJ

17.
a)

It has a maximum value at X

b)

It has a maximum value at Y

c)

It has a maximum value at Z

d)

It has the same value at W, X, Y and Z

18.

An object has a mass of 500 kg. It moves with a speed of 30 m/s.

What is its kinetic energy?

a)

7.5 kJ

b)

15 kJ

c)

225 kJ

d)

450 kJ

19.

A lamp has a power input of 5.0 W. It wastes 1.0 W of power heating the surrounding.

What is the efficiency of the lamp?

a)

20 %

b)

50 %

c)

80 %

d)

120 %

20.

A boy produces an average power output of 60 W as he rides his bicycle for 2.0 minutes. How much useful energy does he expend?

a)

0.50 J

b)

30 J

c)

20 J

d)

7200 J

21.

A box of mass 8.0 kg is lifted from the ground and placed on a shelf. The box gains 100 J of potential energy.

The box falls off the shelf. Air resistance can be ignored.

At what speed does the box hit the ground?

a)

3.5 m/s

b)

5.0 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

28 m/s

22.

A car is moving along a straight road. The car has 1.6 MJ of kinetic energy. The car accelerates for 20 s until the kinetic energy of the car increases to 2.5 MJ.

What is the minimum average power developed by the car engine?

a)

45 W

b)

205 W

c)

45 kW

d)

205 kW

23.
a)

0.44 m/s

b)

1.0 m/s

c)

1.4 m/s

d)

2.0 m/s