Chapter 7: Work and Kinetic Energy
Practice Questions




1.  

Two men, Joel and Jerry, push against a wall. Jerry stops after 10 min, while Joel is able to push for 5 min longer. Compare the work against the wall they each do.

Joel does 50% more work than Jerry.
Jerry does 50% more work than Joel.
Joel does 75% more work than Jerry.
Neither of them do any work.


2.  

Which of the following graphs illustrates Hooke's Law (the spring force)?



3.  

A simple pendulum, consisting of a mass m and a string, swings upward, making an angle q with the vertical. The work done by the tension force is

zero.
mg.
mg cos q.
mg sin q.


4.  

Which has more energy a 1000 kg car traveling at 1 cm/s or a 1 gm bullet traveling at 1000 m/s?

The Car.
The Bullet.
They are the same.


5.  

Which does more work a force of 89 N acting at an angle 89o or a force of 1 N acting at an angle of 1 o?

89 N
1 N
Both the same.


6.  

How fast would a 100 kg meteorite have to travel to have the same energy as a 10000 kg one traveling at 100 m/s?

500 m/s
1000 m/s
5000 m/s.
10000 m/s


7.  

A 4-kg mass moving with speed 2 m/s, and a 2-kg mass moving with a speed of 4 m/s, are gliding over a horizontal frictionless surface. Both objects encounter the same horizontal force, which directly opposes their motion, and are brought to rest by it. Which statement best describes their respective stopping distances?

The 4-kg mass travels twice as far as the 2-kg mass before stopping.
The 2-kg mass travels twice as far as the 4-kg mass before stopping.
Both masses travel the same distance before stopping.
The 2 kg mass travels greater than twice as far.


8.  

A 4-kg mass moving with speed 2 m/s and, an otherwise identical, 2-kg mass moving with a speed of 4 m/s, are gliding over a horizontal surface with friction and are brought to rest by it. Which statement best describes their respective stopping distances?

The 4-kg mass travels twice as far as the 2-kg mass before stopping.
The 2-kg mass travels twice as far as the 4-kg mass before stopping.
Both masses travel the same distance before stopping.
The 2-kg mass travels greater than twice as far.


9.  

A force that object A exerts on object B is observed over a 10-second interval, as shown on the graph. How much work did object A do during that 10 s?

Zero
12.5 J
25 J
50 J


10.  

The resultant force you exert on a shopping cart, for a 10 s period, is plotted on the graph, shown. How much work did you do during this 10 s interval?

Zero
12.5 J
25 J
-25 J


11.  

What was the total work done on you by all the forces in the universe between the time just before you awoke this morning and right now?

Don't have a clue.
Greater than zero.
Zero.
Can not be calculated.


12.  

The work done by friction, f,

equals -fd, where d is the total distance moved.
equals fd, where d is the total distance.
can't easily be calculated because it depends on the angle between f and d.
can't easily be calculated.


13.  

A 102 kg man climbs a 5.0 meter high stair case at constant speed How much work does he do?

510 J
49 J
5000 J
2500 J


14.  

A 2 kg mass travelling at 1.8 m/s has a kinetic energy of

3.24 J
5 J
6.48 J
10 J


15.  

A person does 1000 J of work in 0.5 seconds, the average power is...

2000 W
1000 W
500 W
none of the above


16.  

Which has more power a force of 500 N pushing a car at 50 m/s or a force of 1000 N pushing a car at 25 m/s?

500 N
1000 N
Both are the same.


17.  

Which exerts more power a 50 kg student climbing a 10 m high staircase at constant speed in 2 seconds or a 100 kg student climbing the same staircase in 4 seconds?

The 50 kg student.
The 100 kg student.
Both are the same.


18.  

In the previous question who does the most work?

The 50 kg student.
The 100 kg student.
Both the same.


19.  

A force that object A exerts on object B is observed over a 10-second interval, as shown on the graph. What is the average power output of A into B?

O W
1.3 W
2.5 W
5 W


20.  

The resultant force you exert on a shopping cart, for a 10 s period, is plotted on the graph, shown. Which of the following statements are true?

The average power input into B is greater than zero.
The average power input into A is the same in the first half as the power input in the second half.
The average power equals the instantaneous power.
The average power is zero.


Practice Questions: Practice Questions by Carl Adler, East Carolina University. ©2002 by Prentice Hall, Inc.


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