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Which of the following is defined as an energy transfer?
kinetic energy
work
potential energy
chemical energy
The unit of work is
watt
hertz
joule
pascal
A light plastic cart and a heavy steel cart are both pushed with the same force for a distance of 1.0 m, starting from rest. After the force is removed, the kinetic energy of the light plastic cart is ________ that of the heavy steel cart.
greater than
equal to
less than
can't say unless we know how big the force is
Each of the boxes shown is pulled for 10 m across a level, frictionless floor by the force given. Which box experiences the greatest change in its kinetic energy?
A
B
C
D
E
Rank in order, from largest to smallest, the gravitational potential energies of the balls.
1 > 2 = 4 > 3
1 > 2 > 3 > 4
3 > 2 = 4 > 1
3 > 2 > 4 > 1
Starting from rest, a marble first rolls down a steeper hill, then down a less steep hill of the same height. Ignoring friction, for which is it going faster at the bottom?
Faster at the bottom of the steeper hill
Faster at the bottom of the less steep hill
Same speed at the bottom of both hills
Can’t say without knowing the mass of the marble
A small child slides down the four frictionless slides A–D. Rank in order, from largest to smallest, her speeds at the bottom.
vD > vA > vB > vC
vD > vA = vB > vC
vC > vA > vB > vD
vA = vB = vC = vD
You are traveling along a freeway at 65 mi/h; your car has kinetic energy. You suddenly skid to a stop because of congested traffic. Which of the following is true?
energy is transferred from kinetic to gravitational potential
the engine does positive work on the car increasing kinetic energy
friction does negative work on the car decreasing kinetic energy
It was destroyed
A major league pitcher can throw a baseball with a kinetic energy of 150 J. How much work must the pitcher do to the ball to give it that much KE?
150 J
0
Can’t tell without knowing the mass of the ball
A rock has 10 J of potential energy on top of a roof. If it is dropped and lands with only 8 joules of kinetic energy, how much work did air resistance do on the rock?
-18 J
-10 J
-8 J
-2 J
In the equation PE = mgh, what does the “g” mean?
Acceleration due to gravity
Force of gravity
Weight of the object
Which requires more power – a person walking up stairs or a person running up stairs?
walking
running
they require equal power output
no power is required at all
A basketball that is dropped bounces back up to its original height. Pick the correct energy transformation from the point when it was dropped until it returns to the original height.
KE --> PE --> Elastic
PE --> KE --> Elastic --> KE --> PE
KE --> PE --> Elastic --> PE --> KE
Elastic --> PE --> KE --> Elastic
A light plastic cart and a heavy steel cart are both pushed with the same force for a distance of 1.0 m, starting from rest. After the force is removed, the velocity of the light plastic cart is ________ that of the heavy steel cart.
greater than
equal to
less than
can't say unless we know how big the force is
Let "P" represent the force of Pablo. How much work is done by Pablo if P = 100 N?
+1900 J
2,200 J
-1900 J
-2,200J
Let "P" represent the force of Pablo. P = 100 N. If the box moves with a constant velocity, determine the amount of work done by friction.
+1900 J
2,200 J
-1900 J
-2,200J
Let "P" represent the force of Pablo. P = 100 N. If there is ZERO friction, and the box has mass 100kg, determine the velocity of the box after Pablo's work has been done. The box begins at rest.
6.16 m/s
0 m/s
cannot be determined.
38 m/s
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