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Work and Energy

MULTIPLE CHOICE
In the space provided, write the letter o the ter! or phrase that "est co!pletes each state!ent or "est answers each #$estion%

______ 1. In which of the following sentences is work used in the scientific sense of the word? a. Holding a heavy box re uires a lot of wor!. b. " scientist wor!s on an ex#eriment in the laboratory. c. $am and %achel #ushed hard& but they could do no wor! on the car. d. 'ohn learned that shoveling snow is hard wor!. ______ (. In which of the following sentences is work used in the everyday sense of the word? a. )ifting a heavy buc!et involves doing wor! on the buc!et. b. *he force of friction usually does negative wor!. c. $am and %achel wor!ed hard #ushing the car. d. +or! is a #hysical uantity. ______ ,. " force does wor! on an ob-ect if a com#onent of the force a. is #er#endicular to the dis#lacement of the ob-ect. b. is #arallel to the dis#lacement of the ob-ect. c. #er#endicular to the dis#lacement of the ob-ect moves the ob-ect along a #ath that returns the ob-ect to its starting #osition. d. #arallel to the dis#lacement of the ob-ect moves the ob-ect along a #ath that returns the ob-ect to its starting #osition. ______ .. +or! is done when a. the dis#lacement is not /ero. b. the dis#lacement is /ero. c. the force is /ero. d. the force and dis#lacement are #er#endicular. ______ 0. +hat is the common formula for wor!? a. W 1 Fv c. W 1 Fd2 b. W 1 Fd d. W 1 F2d ______ 2. In which of the following scenarios is wor! done? a. " weightlifter holds a barbell overhead for (.0 s. b. " construction wor!er carries a heavy beam while wal!ing at constant s#eed along a flat surface. c. " car decelerates while traveling on a flat stretch of road. d. " student holds a s#ring in a com#ressed #osition.

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_______ 5. In which of the following scenarios is no net wor! done? a. " car accelerates down a hill. b. " car travels at constant s#eed on a flat road. c. " car decelerates on a flat road. d. " car decelerates as it travels u# a hill. _______ 6. +hich of the following energy forms is associated with an ob-ect in motion? a. #otential energy c. nonmechanical energy b. elastic #otential energy d. !inetic energy _______ 7. +hich of the following energy forms is not involved in hitting a tennis ball? a. !inetic energy c. gravitational #otential energy b. chemical #otential energy d. elastic #otential energy _______18. +hich of the following formulas would be used to directly calculate the !inetic energy of a mass bouncing u# and down on a s#ring?
1 ( 1 b. KE = kx ( (

a. KE = kx (

1 ( 1 d. KE = mv ( (

c. KE = mv (

_______11. +hich of the following e uations ex#resses the wor!9!inetic energy theorem? a. MEi 1 MEf c. W 1 KE b. Wnet 1 PE d. Wnet 1 KE _______1(. *he main difference between !inetic energy and #otential energy is that a. !inetic energy involves #osition& and #otential energy involves motion. b. !inetic energy involves motion& and #otential energy involves #osition. c. although both energies involve motion& only !inetic energy involves #osition. d. although both energies involve #osition& only #otential energy involves motion. _______1,. +hich form of energy is involved in weighing fruit on a s#ring scale? a. !inetic energy c. gravitational #otential energy b. nonmechanical energy d. elastic #otential energy _______1.. :ravitational #otential energy is always measured in relation to a. !inetic energy. c. total #otential energy. b. mechanical energy. d. a /ero level. _______10. +hat are the units for a s#ring constant? a. N c. N;m b. m d. N<m
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______12. +hich of the following is a true statement about the conservation of energy? a. =otential energy is always conserved. b. >inetic energy is always conserved. c. ?echanical energy is always conserved. d. *otal energy is always conserved. ______15. +hich of the following are exam#les of conservable uantities? a. #otential energy and length b. mechanical energy and length c. mechanical energy and mass d. !inetic energy and mass ______16. @riction converts !inetic energy to a. mechanical energy. c. nonmechanical energy. b. #otential energy. d. total energy. ______17. +hich of the following is the rate at which wor! is done? a. #otential energy c. mechanical energy b. !inetic energy d. #ower ______(8. " more #owerful motor can do a. more wor! in a longer time interval. b. the same wor! in a shorter time interval. c. less wor! in a longer time interval. d. the same wor! in a longer time interval.
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((. $tate& in words& the wor!9!inetic energy theorem. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ (,. +hat has to ha##en for wor! to be accom#lished? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________

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