Work Energy Power Revision Worksheet - QUESTIONS

Revision Worksheet- Work, Energy and Power
Name of Student: ___________________________________________________________________
Year: 10 Sec: ________ Date: _______________
1. A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.
A Power B Work C Momentum D Watt
2. A skier walks from the bottom of a ski slope to the top and gains 10000J of gravitational potential energy.
She skis down the slope. At the bottom of the slope, her kinetic energy is 2000J.
How much energy is dissipated in overcoming friction and air resistance as the skier moves down the slope?
A 2000J B 8000J C 10000J D 12 000J
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3. A coal-fired power station generates electricity. Coal is burnt and the energy released is used to boil water.
The steam from the water makes the generator move and this produces electricity. Which words are used to
describe the energy stored in the coal and the energy of the moving generator?
4. Which energy source is renewable and reliably available at all times?

A coal
B geothermal
C nuclear
D wind
5. Fig. 2.1 shows a conveyor belt transporting a package to a raised platform. The belt is driven by a motor.
(a) The mass of the package is 36kg. Calculate the increase in the gravitational potential energy (g.p.e.) of the
package when it is raised through a vertical height of 2.4m.
increase in g.p.e. = ……………………………

(b) The package is raised through the vertical height of 2.4m in 4.4s. Calculate the power needed to raise the
package.
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power = ………………………….
(c) The electrical power supplied to the motor is much greater than the answer to (b). Explain how the principle
of conservation of energy applies to this system.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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6. A coal-fired power station generates electricity at night when it is not needed. Some of this energy is stored
by pumping water up to a mountain lake. When there is high demand for electricity, the water is allowed to flow
back through turbines to generate electricity.
On one occasion, 2.05 × 108 kg of water is pumped up through a vertical height of 500 m.
(i) Calculate the weight of the water.
weight = ...........................................................
(ii) Calculate the gravitational potential energy gained by the water.
energy gained = .........................................................

(iii) The electrical energy used to pump the water up to the mountain lake is 1.2 × 1012 J. Only 6.2 × 1011 J of
electrical energy is generated when the water is released. Calculate the efficiency of this energy storage scheme.
efficiency = .........................................................
7. Fig. 3.1 shows a skier taking part in a downhill race.
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(a) The mass of the skier, including his equipment, is 75 kg. In the ski race, the total vertical change in height is
880 m.
Calculate the decrease in the gravitational potential energy (g.p.e.) of the skier.
decrease in g.p.e. = .......................................................

(b) The skier starts from rest. The total distance travelled by the skier during the descent is 2800 m. The average
resistive force on the skier is 220 N.
Calculate
(i) the work done against the resistive force,
work done = ..........................................................

(ii) the kinetic energy of the skier as he crosses the finishing line at the end of the race.
kinetic energy = ..........................................................

(c) Suggest why the skier bends his body as shown in Fig. 3.1.
............................................................................................................................................................................
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Revision Worksheet- Work, Energy and Power

Name of Student: ___________________________________________________________________

Year: 10 Sec: Date: _______

1. A force exerted over a distance to move an object is ______________________.

A Power B Work C Momentum D Watt

4. Which energy source is renewable and reliably available at all times?

increase in g.p.e. = ……………………………

energy gained = .........................................................

decrease in g.p.e. = .......................................................

work done = ..........................................................

kinetic energy = ..........................................................

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