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Work and Simple Machines

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A player pushes a 250 g hockey puck with a force to accelerate it at 24 m/s² over 0.50 m. How much work is done?

a)

1.5 J

b)

3.0 J

c)

4.0 J

d)

5.2 J

2.

You push a book with a force of 4.6 N across a table for 0.60 m. What's the work done?

a)

2.76 J

b)

7.5 J

c)

1.8 J

d)

5.6 J

3.

How much work is done when lifting a 25 kg bag of sand to a height of 1.1 m?

a)

175 J

b)

220 J

c)

270 J

d)

300 J

4.

A pulley system lifts a 30 kg carton 15.3 m with 211 N over 28.0 m. What's the mechanical advantage (MA)?

a)

2.0

b)

1.3

c)

3.0

d)

1.6

5.

If a machine has an MA of 3.5 and you apply 400 N, what's the max weight it can lift?

a)

1000 N

b)

1200 N

c)

1400 N

d)

1500 N

6.

A lever lifts a crate 5.0 cm while the user applies force over 80.0 cm. What’s the efficiency if MA = 3.5?

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

6.25%

7.

A worker pushes a lawn mower with 23.0 N at 60° for 18.5 m at 1.25 m/s. What is the power?

a)

100 W

b)

135 W

c)

90 W

d)

80 W

8.

Hoover Dam generates 2.0 × 10⁶ kW of power daily. How much work is done in one day?

a)

1.7 × 10¹¹ J

b)

2.4 × 10¹¹ J

c)

1.8 × 10¹² J

d)

1.7 × 10¹³ J

9.

A 10 kg box is lifted to a height of 2 m in 5 seconds. What is the power used?

a)

20 W

b)

39 W

c)

50 W

d)

200 W

10.

What is the work done by a force of 100 N applied at an angle of 45° across 10 m?

a)

707 J

b)

1000 J

c)

500 J

d)

1414 J

11.

If a machine has 60% efficiency and you input 500 J of energy, how much useful work is done?

a)

300 J

b)

500 J

c)

250 J

d)

600 J

12.

If W=Fd
Then how much work is done if it takes 20 N to move a box 10 meters

a)

2 N

b)

200 J

c)

20 J

d)

200 N