1. Chapter 7
Energy

2. 1. How much work is done on a 200-kg crate that is hoisted 2 m in a time of 4 s?
a J
b J
c J
d J
Answer: D

3. 2. How much power is required to raise a 200-kg crate a vertical distance of 2 m in a time of 4 s?
a W
b W
c W
d W
Answer: B

4. 3. Where is the maximum potential energy on the track?
a. top
b. middle
c. bottom a b c

5. 4. When work is done twice as quickly, then the power expended is
a. half.
b. the same.
c. twice.
d. 4 times as much.
Answer: C

6. 5. If a charging elephant has kinetic energy, it must also have
a. potential energy.
b. momentum.
c. acceleration.
d. All of these.
Answer: B

7. 6. A model airplane moves twice as fast as another identical model airplane. Compared with the kinetic energy of the slower airplane, the kinetic energy of the faster airplane is
the same for level flight.
twice as much.
4 times as much.
more than 4 times as much.
Answer: C

8. 7. A skateboarder weighing 100N moves 10m in 5 sec
7. A skateboarder weighing 100N moves 10m in 5 sec. How much power is required?
a J
b. 250 J
c. 200 J
d J
Answer: C

9. 8. A model airplane moves 3 times as fast as another identical model airplane. Compared with the kinetic energy of the slower airplane, the kinetic energy of the faster airplane is
a. the same for level flight.
b. twice as much.
c. 4 times as much.
d. 9 times as much.
Answer: D

10. 9. A dog and a mouse run down the road with the same KE
9. A dog and a mouse run down the road with the same KE. The faster moving one is the
a. dog.
b. mouse.
c. Both run at the same speed.
d. Can’t say.
Answer: B

11. 10 A 1-kg ball has twice the speed as a 2-kg ball
10 A 1-kg ball has twice the speed as a 2-kg ball. Compared with the 1-kg ball, the 2-kg ball has
a. the same kinetic energy.
b. 1/2 the kinetic energy.
c. 4 times the kinetic energy.
d. more than 4 times the kinetic energy.
Answer: B

12. 11. A shiny sports car at the top of a vertical cliff has a potential energy of 100 MJ relative to the ground below. Unfortunately, a mishap occurs and it falls over the edge. When it is halfway to the ground, its kinetic energy is
a. 25 MJ.
b. 50 MJ.
c. about 100 MJ.
d. more than 100 MJ.
Answer: B

13. 12. True or False the force required is the same to lift each to the top?

14. 13. If the weight is 5m above the spike being driven what is its velocity when it strikes the spike.
5m/s
10 m/s
50 m/s
100 m/s 5m