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Energy, Work and Power

Section 1: Introducing work, energy and power

Multiple Choice test

Take g = 9.8 ms
-2
throughout this test.

1) A constant force acts on a mass of 8 kg. The initial velocity of the mass is 4 ms
-1
.
After it has travelled a distance of 5 m its velocity is 7 ms
-1
. Find the force.

(a) 3.2 N (b) 39.2 N
(c) 26.4 N (d) 37.2 N
(e) I dont know


2) A car of mass 1000 kg accelerates from rest to 15 ms
-1
while covering a distance
of 100 m. The resistance to motion is 100 N. Find the driving force.

(a) 1225 N (b) 1525 N
(c) 1325 N (d) 1125 N
(e) I dont know


3) A sledge of mass 30 kg starts from rest and is pulled with a force of 50 N against a
resistance of 25 N for a distance of 15 m. How fast is it then going?

(a) 6 ms
-1
(b) 5 ms
-1

(c) 4 ms
-1
(d) 5.5 ms
-1

(e) I dont know


4) A bullet of mass 200 g is fired horizontally into a block of wood at a speed of
300 ms
-1
. It penetrates the wood to a depth of 25 cm. Calculate the resistive force
provided by the wood, assuming it is constant.

(a) 36 000 N (b) 40 000 N
(c) 38 000 N (d) 32 000 N
(e) I dont know


5) A car of mass 1000 kg is driven along a road against a constant resistance of
400 N. The engine works at a steady rate of 6 kW. What is the maximum speed of
the car?

(a) 17.5 ms
-1
(b) 0.15 ms
-1

(c) 12.5 ms
-1
(d) 15 ms
-1

(e) I dont know

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6) A cyclist travels along a level road at a constant speed of 9 ms
-1
. The resistances
to motion total 45 N. Find the rate at which the cyclist is working.

(a) 5 W (b) 4000 W
(c) 405 W (d) 37.5 W
(e) I dont know


7) A train of mass 100 tonnes travels along a level track at a constant speed of 108
kmh
-1
. The engine is working at 60 kW. Find the total resistance to motion.

(a) 556 N (b) 2000 N
(c) 2 N (d) 5634 N
(e) I dont know


8) A car of mass 1500 kg climbs a hill of slope which makes an angle of with the
horizontal, where
1
10
sin , at a constant speed of 10 ms
-1
against a constant
resistance of 300 N. What power is the engine working at?

(a) 25 kW (b) 15 kW
(c) 3 W (d) 17.7 kW
(e) I dont know


9) A train of mass 100 tonnes is travelling up an incline which makes an angle of
with the horizontal, where
1
100
sin . The resistance to motion is 350 N and the
power of the engine is 65 kW. What is the maximum speed of the train?

(a) 6.4 ms
-1
(b) 5.7 ms
-1

(c) 4.5 ms
-1
(d) 3.8 ms
-1

(e) I dont know


10) A man is cycling at a constant speed of 5 ms
-1
up a slope which makes an angle of
with the horizontal, where
1
30
sin . The man and the bicycle have a total mass
of 84 kg and the frictional forces are 10 N. Find the rate at which the man is
working.

(a) 124 W (b) 274 W
(c) 187 W (d) 206 W
(e) I dont know

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Energy, Work and Power

Section 1: Introducing work, energy and power

Solutions to Multiple Choice Test

1) The correct answer is (c)

Work done by force = K.E. gained


2 2
1
2
2 2
1
2
5 8 7 4
5 132
26.4
Fs m v u
F
F
F

Force = 26.4 N.


2) The correct answer is (a)

Work done by driving force work done against resistance = K.E. gained
2
1
2
2
1
2
100 100 100 1000 15
100 122500
1225
Xs Fs mv
X
X
X

Driving force = 1225 N.


3) The correct answer is (b)

Work done by pulling force work done against resistance = K.E. gained
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
50 15 25 15 30
375 15
25
5
Xs Fs mv
v
v
v
v

The speed is 5 ms
-1
.


4) The correct answer is (a)

Work done against resistance = K.E. lost
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2
1
2
2
1
2
0.25 0.2 300
36000
Rs mv
R
R

The resistance force is 36000 N.


5) The correct answer is (d)

Power = 6000 J
Driving force from engine
6000
v

At maximum speed, acceleration = 0
6000
400 0
6000
15
400
F ma
v
v

Maximum speed = 15 ms
-1
.


6) The correct answer is (c)

Speed is constant, so driving force = resistance = 45
Power 45 9 405 Fv W


7) The correct answer is (b)

108 kmh
-1

108000
30
60 60

ms
-1
.
Power = 60000 W
Driving force from engine
60000
2000
30
N
Speed is constant, so resistance = driving force = 2000 N.


8) The correct answer is (d)


300
F
1500g
1
10
sin
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Resolving parallel to slope:
1
10
300 1500 sin 0
300 1500 9.8
1770
F g
F
F

Power
1770 10
17700 W
17.7 kW
Fv

9) The correct answer is (a)

At maximum speed, acceleration is zero.
Resolving parallel to the slope:
1
100
350 100000 sin 0
350 100000 9.8
10150
F g
F
F

Power Fv
65000 10150
6.4 (2 s.f.)
v
v

The maximum speed of the train is 6.4 ms
-1
.


10) The correct answer is (c)

Resolving up the slope:
1
30
10 84 sin 0
10 84 9.8
37.44
F g
F
F

Power 37.44 5 187.2 Fv
Power = 187 W (3 s.f.)



10
F
84g
1
30
sin

350
F
100000g
1
100
sin