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School Physics Quiz : Work & Energy


Answer the following questions based on work & energy.

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1.

A boy throws a ball vertically upwards from ground level. If the ball reaches a maximum height of 40 m and the gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m/s2, with what speed did the boy throw the ball?

  4 m/s

  14 m/s

  28 m/s

  20 m/s

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2.

Power is the rate of doing work.

  True

  False

 

3.

By definition, work is done when a _______ moves through a distance.

  pressure

  mass

  force

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4.

A mass of 5 kg is raised through a vertical distance of 90 m. If the gravitational acceleration is 9.8 m s-2, then the potential energy gained by the mass is

  4410 J

  450 J

  882 J

  49 J

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5.

A pebble is dropped from the top of a cliff 96 m in height. The kinetic energy of the pebble equals twice its potential energy at a distance of _______ above sea level.

  72 m

  48 m

  32 m

  24 m

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

The energy possessed by a body due to its position or configuration is called _______ energy.

  kinetic

  sound

  potential

  thermal

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7.

If an engine does 648 J of work in 9 seconds, its average power is

  72 W

  657 W

  639 W

  5832 W

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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