WORKSHEET 5 ENERGY Answer Key

Q1-A child slides down a playground-slide at a constant speed. The energy

transformation during sliding is:

A) 𝑈𝑔 → 𝐾 no friction since the speed is constant

B) 𝐾 → 𝐸𝑡ℎ
C) 𝑈𝑔 → 𝐸𝑡ℎ
D) 𝑊→𝐾

Q2-A box is moved 10 m across a floor by a force of 20 N acting along the

direction of motion. The work done by the force is:

A) 2J
B) 30 J
C) 200 J
D) 2000 J

Q3-A 0.1 kg frog jumps to a height of 1 m. The frog’s potential energy increases
by.

A) 0.1 J
B) 0.49 J
C) 0.98 J
D) 9.8 J

Q4-Which of the following systems represent the energy transfer 𝑊 → Δ𝐸𝑡ℎ

A) moving a block of wood across a horizontal rough surface at constant
speed
B) dropping a ball from a height.
C) a wood block sliding down a rough inclined surface at a constant speed.
D) a wood block sliding across a rough horizontal surface and slowing to a
stop.

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Q5-The box shown is pulled for 10 m across a level, frictionless floor by the forces
given. What is the change in its kinetic energy?

A) 200 J
B) 80 J
C) 120 J
D) 240 J

Q6-A car is travelling at 10 m/s. How fast would the car need to go to double its
kinetic energy?
A) 5 m/s
B) 10 m/s
C) 14 m/s
D) 20 m/s

Q7-Two objects, one of mass m and the other of mass 2m, are dropped from the
top of a building. If there is no air resistance when they hit the ground: same
height and thus, same speed when they hit the ground
A) both will have the same kinetic energy.
B) the heavier one will have twice the kinetic energy of the lighter one.
C) the heavier one will have four times the kinetic energy of the lighter one.
D) the heavier one will have half the kinetic energy of the lighter one.

Q8-A 20 kg child slide down a 3 m high

playground slide. She starts from rest, and
her speed at the bottom is 2 m/s. How much
thermal energy is generated? Δ𝐸𝑡ℎ = 𝑈𝑔 − 𝐾
A) 600 J
B) 548 J
C) 508 J
D) 80 J

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Q9-For a healthy human of mass 60 kg, experimental
data shows that the leg bones of both legs can absorb
about 200 J. From what maximum height could a person
jump and land rigidly upright on both feet without
breaking his legs?
A) 0.34 m
B) 3.4 m
C) 5m
D) 10 m

Q10-An object of mass 1 kg is pushed up along a 5 m long incline to a vertical

height of 1 m. The change in its potential energy is (g=10 m/s2)
A) +10 J.
B) -10 J.
C) -5 J.
D) +5 J.

Q11-A man uses stairs to carry a 10-kg suitcase from the ground floor to an
upper level that is 30 m higher. The amount of work done on the suitcase by
the man is (g=10 m/s2)
A) 3000 J.
B) 300 J.
C) 30 J.
D) 30,000 J.
Q12-The weight of an object on an outer planet is 10 times less than its weight
on Earth. Compared to its kinetic energy on Earth, the kinetic energy of an
object moving with the same speed on the outer planet is
A) The same. KE related to the mass NOT weight
B) 10 times more.
C) 10 times less.
D) 100 times more.

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Q13-An object moving at a certain speed has a kinetic energy KE of 90 J. If its
speed is made 3 times smaller, what would the decrease in its KE be?
A) 10 J. K1=1/2mv2=90 J, K2=1/2m(v/3)2 =K1/9=90/9 =10J
B) 90 J.
C) 30 J.
D) 270 J.

Q14- An object moving at a certain speed has a kinetic energy. K. E= 100 J. If the
speed is made 2 times larger. What would the increase in its K.E be?
A)300 J. K1=100, K2=1/2m(2V)2=4X1/2mV2 =400J
B) 200 J. Increase is 400-100 =300J
C) 400 J.
D) 500 J.

Q15: A car is traveling at 20 Km/h. Another car. With half the mass, is traveling
at 40 Km/h Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) The 40 Km/h car has twice the kinetic energy of the 20 km/h car.
B) Both cars have equal kinetic energies.
C) The 20 Km/h car has larger kinetic energy.
D) The 40 Km/h car has four times the kinetic energy of the 20 Km/h car.

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Q16- Consider two moving objects. Which of the following statements CAN
NOT possibly be TRUE?
A) The total kinetic energy of the two objects is zero.
B) The kinetic energy of one is double the other.
C) Their total momentum is zero.
D) Bothe have equal kinetic energies.

Q17- If you hold a 1-Kg bag at 0.5 m above your head for two minutes, the
amount of work done on the bag is
A) 0 J.
B) 5 J.
C) 0.5 J.
D) 10 J.

Q18- A 2-Kg object is moving at speed of 100 m/s. How much work is needed to
stop this object within 10 meters?
A) 10,000 J.
B) 100,000 J
C) 1,000,000 J.
D) 200 J.

Q19- A car moving in a straight line at a speed of 30 Km/h skids for 10 meters
with locked brakes before coming to a full stop. How far will the car skid with
locked brakes if it was moving at a speed of 180 Km\h?
A) 360 m.
B) 60 m. We assume the same time for both cases d=V.t
C) 10 m.
D) 30 m.

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Q20- A 10-Kg object is dropped from a height of 15 m. At what height ( from the
ground) will the object’s kinetic energy be equal to half its potential energy at
this height? (g=10 m/s2)
A) 10m.
B) 5 m.
C) 7.5 m.
D) 12.5 m.

Q21- A 100-gram object is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 10 m/s.

Ignoring air resistance. Its kinetic energy when it is 1 m above the starting point
is (g=10 m/s2)
A) 4 J.
B) 3 J.
C) 2 J.
D) 1 J.

Q22- Starting from rest, two object A and B of equal masses fall from the same
height. Object A falls as a Free-falling object while object B slides down a
frictionless incline. The times taken by object B to reach the ground is twice the
time taken by A. As they reach the ground, the speed of A is
A) is equal to the speed of B.
B) is twice the speed of B.
C) is half the speed of B.
D) 4 times the speed of B.

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Q23- How much work is done in vertically lifting a 200-Kg object by 2m in a time
of 4 seconds? (g=9.8 m/s2)
A) 3920 J.
B) 400 J.
C) 1600 J.
D) 980 J.

Q24- A moving object has 20 Joules of kinetic energy. What is the change in its
kinetic energy if its speed is made three times larger?
A) 160 J.
B) 180 J.
C) 40 J.
D) 60 J.

Q25- Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A) In any energy conversion, some useful energy is lost as chemical energy.
B) Microwaves, visible light, and gamma rays are all forms of radiant energy.
C) Shorter electromagnetic waves carry more energy.
D) None of these.

Q26- A 20-Kg object dropped from a height of 5 meters hits the ground after
1.01 seconds. What is the work done by gravity on the object during its fall?
A) 980 J.
B) 100 J.
C) 196 J.
D) ZERO.

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Q27- The law of conservation of energy states that
A) Energy can be converted from one from into another but not created or
destroyed.
B) Energy should be saved because it is easily destroyed.
C) Energy must not be used up faster than it is created. Otherwise supply runs
out.
D) All of these.

Q28- In the figure below, a force (FA) parallel to the ramp is required to slide a
25-Kg box a distance of 18 m at constant speed to the top of the ramp. What is
the work done by this force? (Assume no friction and g=9.8 m/s2)
A) 1102.5 J
B) 112.5 J
C) 4410 J
D) 450 J

Q29- A car was initially moving with 120 Km/h decelerates to 20 Km/h in two
minutes. Which of the following is TRUE about its kinetic energy (KE)?
𝐾𝐸(𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙)
A) = 36
𝐾𝐸 (𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙)

𝐾𝐸(𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙)
B) =6
𝐾𝐸 (𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙)

𝐾𝐸(𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙)
C) =6
𝐾𝐸 (𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙)

𝐾𝐸(𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙)
D) =1
𝐾𝐸 (𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙)

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Q30- A 1-Kg object is thrown upward so its initial kinetic energy is 980 J, what is
the maximum height the object will reach? (Neglect air resistance).
A) 100 m
B) 1 m
C) 10 m
D) 20 m

Q31-If the kinetic energy of an object increases from 30.0 J to 120 J, by what
factor does its speed increase?
A) by two times.
B) by four times.
C) by three times.
D) the speed does not increase.

Q32-On a highway, a car of mass 1,200 kg, traveling at 20.0 m/s, has kinetic
energy equal to a loaded van of mass 4,800 kg. What is the speed of the van?
A) 10.0 m/s
B) 100 m/s
C) 2.24 m/s
D) 5.00 m/s

Q33-How much work is done by the gravitational force when a 10.0-kg object
falls 3.00 m?
A) 98.0J
B) 30.0 J
C) 294 J
D) Zero.

Q34-A 20-kg box sits on the floor. How high would you lift the box to increase
its gravitational potential energy by 490 J? (g=9.8 m/s2)
A) 24.5 m
B) 15 m
C) 2.5 m
D) 3.5 m

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Q35-The rate at which energy is converted from one form to another is called?
A) Force.
B) Speed.
C) Work.
D) Power.

Q36-Four students run up the stairs in the times shown in the figure below.
Which of them has the largest power?
A) a
B) b
C) c
D) d

Q37-Which sequence describes the energy conversions in a car’s engine?

A) Thermal to chemical to mechanical.
B) Chemical to thermal to mechanical.
C) Mechanical to thermal to chemical.
D) Chemical to mechanical to thermal

Q38-A bead is sliding on a wire as shown in

the figure below. If friction forces are
negligible and the bead has a speed of 2 m/s
at point A, what will be its speed at point B?
A) 4.44 m/s
B) 2.04 m/s.
C) 3.96 m/s
D) Not enough information.

Q39-How much work is done to increase the speed of a 6-kg box, originally at
rest, to a speed of 3 m/s?
A) 27 J.
B) 0 J.
C) 18 J.
D) 54 J

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Q40- A 2-kg object is thrown straight up from the ground with a kinetic energy
of 40 J. Neglecting air resistance, the maximum height the object will reach is
(g=9.8 m/s2)
A) 2 m.
B) 20 m
C) 40 m.
D) 10 m.

Q41-A 1-kg object is dropped from a height of 40 m and falls freely to the
ground. When the object is halfway down, its kinetic energy is (g=10 m/s2)
A) 200 J.
B) 100 J.
C) 400 J
D) 300 J

Q42-What is the work needed to completely stop an 8-kg object moving at 10

m/s?
A)400 J
B) 80 J
c) 800 J
D)40 J

Q43- Which has the larger kinetic energy, a 12 g bullet fired at 480 m/s or an
8.0 kg bowling ball rolled at 10 m/s?
A) The bullet
B) The bowling ball
C) Both have the same kinetic energy
D) Not enough information

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Q44-Person X pushes twice as hard against a stationary brick wall as person Y.
Which one of the following statements is correct?

A) Both do zero work.

B) Both do positive work, but person X does one-half the work of person Y.
C) Both do the same amount of positive work.
D) Both do positive work, but person X does twice the work of person Y.

Q45-How much work would a child do while pulling a 12-kg wagon 4.3 m with a
22 N force?
A) 95 J
B) 52 J
C) 109 J
D) 67 J

Q46-A child does 350 J of work while pulling a box from the ground up to his
tree house at a steady speed with a light rope. The tree house is 4.0 m above
the ground. What is the mass of the box?
A) 5.3 Kg
B) 6.7 Kg
C) 8.0 Kg
D) 8.9 Kg

Q47-What is the minimum energy needed to change the speed of a 1600-kg

sport utility vehicle from 15.0 m/s to 40.0 m/s?
A) 20.0 k J
B) 40.0 k J
C) 1.10 MJ
D) 0.960 MJ

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Q48-When a car of mass 1167 kg accelerates from 10.0 m/s to some final
speed, 4.00 × 105 J of work are done. Find this final speed.
A) 30.8 m/s
B) 28.0 m/s
C) 22.4 m/s
D) 25.2 m/s

Q49-A 10-kg dog is running with a speed of 5.0 m/s. What is the minimum work
required to stop the dog in 2.40 s?
A) 125 J
B) 100 J
C) 50 J
D) 75 J

Q50-A 1000-kg car experiences a net force of 9500 N while slowing down from
30 m/s to 15.9 m/s. How far does it travel while slowing down?
A) 31 m
B) 37 m
C) 41 m
D) 34 m

Q51-A 60-kg skier starts from rest from the top of a 50-m high slope. If the work
done by friction is -6.0 kJ, what is the speed of the skier on reaching the bottom
of the slope?
A) 24 m/s
B) 32 m/s
C) 28 m/s
D) 17 m/s

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Q52-A roller coaster starts from rest at its highest point and then descends on
its (frictionless) track. Its speed is 34 m/s when it reaches ground level.
What was its speed when its height was half that of its starting point?
A) 28 m/s
B) 17 m/s
C) 12 m/s
D) 24 m/s

Q53-A block slides down a smooth ramp, starting from rest at a height h. When
it reaches the bottom, it is moving at speed v. It then continues to slide up a
second smooth ramp.
At what height is its speed equal to v/2?
A) 3h/4
B) h/2
C) h/4
D) 2h

Q54-The sledder shown starts from

the top of a frictionless hill and slides
down into the valley. Suppose
that h1= 4.2 m and h2 = 5.9 m.
What initial speed vi does the sledder
need to just make it over the next
hill?
A) 5.77 m/s
B) 4.65 m/s
C) 2.35 m/s
D) 8.76 m/s

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 Q55- If a system is isolated, the total energy of the system ________.

A) is constant.
B) increases constantly.
C) depends on the work out of the system.
D) decreases constantly.

Q56- Which of the following is an energy transfer?

A) kinetic energy.
B) work.
C) chemical energy
D) potential energy

Q57- If you hold a heavy weight over your head, the work you do
A) is less than zero
B) is greater than zero
C) is zero.
D) is converted into potential energy

Q58- If The wire shown in figure is frictionless between

points A and B and rough between B and C. The 0.4 kg
bead starts from rest at A.
The loss of mechanical energy as it goes from B to C is
A) 18.8 J
B) 15.5 J
C) 12.2 J
D) 12.0 J

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Q59-If the initial speed of the cart at
position A is 5 m/s, its speed at position B
is (Consider the path is smooth and hA=20
m and hB=12 m)
A) 13.5 m/s
B) 24.5 m/s
C) 33.5 m/s
D) 15.4 m/s

Q60-A roller coaster is moving with a speed of 20 m/s at position A as shown in the
figure. The vertical height above ground level at position A is 200 m. Neglect friction,
what is the speed of the roller coaster at point B and C.

A) VB=65.73 m/s and VC=34.41 m/s

B) VB=35.73 m/s and VC=34.41 m/s

C) VB=65.73 m/s and VC=55.41 m/s

D) VB=69.73 m/s and VC=38.41 m/s

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