SAMPLE QUIZ ON WORK, POWER AND ENERGY

(ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS ARE PROVIDED IN THE SECOND ATTACHMENT)

1. Which of the following statements is not true about power?

a. Power is a time-based quantity.
b. Power refers to how fast work is done upon an object.
c. A force is exerted on an object to move it at a constant speed. The power delivered by this force is the
magnitude of the force multiplied by the speed of the object.
d. The standard metric unit of power is the Watt.
e. The Newton•meter is a unit of power.
f. I-A 300-Newton force is applied to a skier to drag her up a ski hill at a constant speed of 1.5 m/s. The
power delivered by the toe rope is 450 Watts.

2. Which ONE of the following statements is FALSE about kinetic energy?

a. If an object is at rest, then it does not have any kinetic energy.
b. Kinetic energy is a scalar quantity.
c. An object has a kinetic energy of 40 J. If its mass were twice as much, then its kinetic energy would be 80
J.
d. An object has a kinetic energy of 40 J. If its speed were twice as much, then its kinetic energy would be
160 J.
e. An object can never have a negative kinetic energy.
f. Kinetic energy is the form of mechanical energy which depends upon the position of an object.

3. Which ONE of the following statements is true about potential energy?

a. Potential energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position.
b. Both gravitational and elastic potential energy are dependent upon the mass of an object.
c. The gravitational potential energy of an object is dependent upon the mass of the object.
d. If the mass of an elevated object is doubled, then its gravitational potential energy will be doubled as well.
e. Gravitational potential energy is lost as objects free-fall to the ground.
f. The higher that an object is, the more potential energy which it will have.
g. The unit of measurement for potential energy is the Joule.

NOTE: take g as ~10 m/s/s.

4. A 1200 kg car and a 2400 kg car are lifted to the same height at a constant speed in a auto service
station. Lifting the more massive car requires ____ work.
a. less b. the same c. twice as much
d. four times as much e. more than 4 times as much

5. An arrow is drawn back so that 50 Joules of spring potential energy is stored in the stretched bow and
string. When released, the arrow will have a kinetic energy of ____ Joules.
a. 50 b. more than 50 c. less than 50

6. A platform diver weighs 500 N. She steps off a diving board that is elevated to a height of 10 meters
above the water. The diver will possess ___ Joules of kinetic energy when she hits the water.
a. 10 b. 500 c. 510 d. 5000 e. more than 5000 .

7. Luke Autbeloe stands on the edge of a roof throws a ball downward. It strikes the ground with 100 J of
kinetic energy. Luke now throws another identical ball upward with the same initial speed, and this too
falls to the ground. Neglecting air resistance, the second ball hits the ground with a kinetic energy of ____
J.
(Hint: Don’t do any maths, use logic and conservation of energy: Initial (PEi + KEi) = Final (PEf + KEf)
a. less than 100 b. 100 c. 200 d. more than 200 e. none of these

8. An object at rest may have __________.

a. speed b. velocity c. acceleration d. energy e. all of these

9. A 50-kg platform diver hits the water below with a kinetic energy of 5000 Joules. The height (relative
to the water) from which the diver dove was approximately ____ meters.
a. 5 b. 10 c. 50 d. 100

10. A job is done slowly, and an identical job is done quickly. Both jobs require the same amount of ____,
but different amounts of ____. Pick the two words which fill in the blanks in their respective order.
a. energy, work b. power, work c. work, energy d. work, power
e. power, energy f. force, work g. power, force h. none of these
 11. Which requires more work: lifting a 50.0 kg crate a vertical distance of 2.0 meters or lifting a 25.0 kg
crate a vertical distance of 4.0 meters?
a. lifting the 50 kg crate b. lifting the 25 kg crate
c. both require the same amount of work

12. Approximate the work required lift a 2.5-kg object to a height of 6.0 meters. PSYW

13. A student applies a force to a cart to pull it up an inclined plane at a constant speed during a physics
lab. A force of 20.8 N is applied parallel to the incline to lift a 3.00-kg loaded cart to a height of 0.450 m
along an incline which is 0.636-m long. Determine the work done upon the cart and the subsequent
potential energy change of the cart. PSYW

14. Eddy, whose mass is 65.0-kg, climbs up the 1.60-meter high stairs in 1.20 s. Approximate Eddy's
power rating. PSYW

15. A 51.7-kg hiker ascends a 43.2-meter high hill at a constant speed of 1.20 m/s. If it takes 384 s to
climb the hill, then determine ... . PSYW
a. kinetic energy change of the hiker.
b. the potential energy change of the hiker.
c. the work done upon the hiker.
d. the power delivered by the hiker.

16. A 65.8-kg skier accelerates down an icy hill from an original height of 521 meters. Use the work-
energy theorem to determine the speed at the bottom of the hill if...
a. ... no energy is lost or gained due to friction, air resistance and other non-conservative forces. PSYW
b. ... 1.40*105 J of energy are lost due to external forces. PSYW

Work-Energy Bar Charts, Analysis, and Conceptual Reasoning

17. The diagrams below depict a physical situation. Analyze each situation and construct work-energy bar
charts.
Description of Physical Situation Work-Energy Bar Chart
a. A Hot Wheels car starts from rest on top of an inclined plane
and rolls down the incline through a loop and along a horizontal
surface. Ignore the effect of friction and air resistance on the car.

b. A Hot Wheels car starts from rest on top of an inclined plane

and rolls down the incline through a loop and along a
horizontal surface. Friction and air resistance have a significant
effect on the car.

c. A pendulum bob is mounted on top of a lab pole and

drawn back to a string which it tied between two other
poles. The pendulum bob is released from rest. Upon
reaching the vertical, the string hits a barrier and a new
pivot point is established as the bob continues in motion
along an upward trajectory. Ignore the effect of air resistance.
d. A track is constructed by stretching a grooved and pliable
material between two lab poles. A metal ball starts from rest at
point A and rolls along the groove to point B. Friction and air
resistance have an effect upon the ball's motion.

e. A dart is placed in a dart gun and the springs are

compressed. The trigger is pulled and the dart is
projected towards a wall. The dart collides with the
wall and sticks to it. Ignore the effect of friction and
air resistance.

f. Ben Laborin applies a force to push a crate

from the bottom of an inclined plane to the top at
a constant speed.