1) If you push for a half hour or a whole hour against a stationary wallA) no work on the wall is done in either case.B) half as much work is done during the half hour.C) twice as much work is done during the half hour.D) it is impossible to determine how much work is done.Answer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy
2) If you push an object twice as far while applying the same force, you doA) twice as much work.B) four times as much work.C) the same amount of work.D) half as much work.Answer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy
3) If you push an object a given distance, while applying twice the force, you doA) twice as much work.B) four times as much work.C) the same amount of work.D) half as much work.Answer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy
4) If you find that twice as much work is needed to perform a task but it takes twice as much time, the amount of power required isA) twice as much.B) four times as much.C) sixteen times as much.D) unchanged.Answer: DDiff: 1Topic: Energy
5) A job is done slowly, while an identical job is done quickly. Both jobs require the same amount of work, but different amounts ofA) energy.B) power.C) effort.D) none of theseAnswer: BDiff: 1Topic: Energy
6) If you do work on an object in one-third the usual time, your power output isA) one third the usual power output.B) the usual power output.C) three times the usual power output.D) impossible to predict without additional information.Answer: CDiff: 1Topic: Energy
7) The power required to exert 1 N force, over a distance of 1 m in 1 second isA) 1 W.B) 2 W.C) 1/3 W.D) 3 W.E) none of theseAnswer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy
8) Do 100 J of work in 50 s and your power output isA) 1/2 WB) 2 W.C) 4 W.D) 50 W.E) 5,000 W.Answer: BDiff: 1Topic: Energy
9) If an object is raised twice as high, its potential energy will beA) half as muchB) twice as much.C) four times as much.D) impossible to determine unless the time is given.Answer: BDiff: 1Topic: Energy
10) An object lifted 10 meters gains 200 J of potential energy. If the same object is lifted 20 meters, its potential energy gain isA) half as much.B) the same.C) twice as much.D) four times as much.E) more than four times as much.Answer: CDiff: 1Topic: Energy
11) A 1000-kg car and a 2000-kg car are hoisted the same distance. Raising the more massive car requiresA) less work.B) as much work.C) twice as much work.D) four times as much work.E) more than four times as much work.Answer: CDiff: 1Topic: Energy
12) An object that has kinetic energy must beA) moving.B) falling.C) at an elevated position.D) at rest.E) none of theseAnswer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy
13) An object may have potential energy because of itsA) speed.B) acceleration.C) momentum.D) location.E) none of theseAnswer: DDiff: 1Topic: Energy
14) When bullets are fired from an airplane in the forward direction, the momentum of the airplane will beA) decreased.B) unchanged.C) increased.Answer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy
15) A clerk can lift containers a vertical distance of 1 meter or can roll them up a 2 meter-long ramp to the same elevation. With the ramp, the applied force required is aboutA) half as much.B) twice as much.C) the same.D) four times as much.Answer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy
16) A bow is drawn so that it has 40 J of potential energy. When fired, the arrow will ideally have a kinetic energy that isA) less than 40 J.B) more than 40 J.C) 40 J.D) impossible to predict without additional informationAnswer: CDiff: 1Topic: Energy
17) When an automobile is braked to a stop, its kinetic energy is transformed toA) stopping energy.B) potential energy.C) energy of motion.D) energy of rest.E) heat.Answer: EDiff: 1Topic: Energy
18) A hydraulic press, like an inclined plane, is capable of increasing energy.A) sometimes trueB) always falseC) always trueD) sometimes falseAnswer: BDiff: 1Topic: Energy
19) When properly used, a hydraulic press, like a wheel and axle, is capable of multiplying force input.A) always trueB) always falseC) sometimes trueD) sometimes falseAnswer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy
20) After rolling halfway down an incline, a marble's kinetic energy isA) less than its potential energy.B) greater than its potential energy.C) the same as its potential energy.D) impossible to determine.Answer: CDiff: 2Topic: Energy
21) The ball rolling down an incline has its maximum potential energy atA) the top.B) a quarter of the way down.C) halfway down.D) the bottom.Answer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy
22) A ball rolling down an incline has its maximum kinetic energy atA) the top.B) halfway down.C) three-quarters of the way down.D) the bottom.Answer: DDiff: 1Topic: Energy
23) A block of ice sliding down an incline has its maximum speed atA) the top.B) the bottom.C) halfway down.D) difficult to predict without knowing the slope of the inclineE) difficult to predict without knowing the coefficient of frictionAnswer: BDiff: 1Topic: Energy
24) A light aluminum ball and a heavy lead ball of the same size are allowed to roll down an incline. When they are halfway down the incline, they will have identicalA) kinetic energies.B) potential energies.C) momentum.D) inertias.E) none of the above choicesAnswer: EDiff: 1Topic: Energy
25) A ball rolling down an incline has its minimum speedA) at the end the incline.B) half way down the incline.C) near the top of the incline.D) impossible to predict without knowing the ball's massE) impossible to predict without knowing the size of the ballAnswer: CDiff: 1Topic: Energy
26) No work is done by gravity on a bowling ball that rolls along a bowling alley becauseA) no force acts on the ball.B) no distance is covered by the ball.C) the force on the ball is at right angles to the ball's motion.D) no potential energy is being converted to kinetic energy.E) its kinetic energy remains constant.Answer: CDiff: 2Topic: Energy
27) What task requires the most work; lifting a 50-kg sack 2 meters or lifting a 25-kg sack 4 meters?A) the 50-kg sackB) the 25-kg sackC) Both require the same amount of work.D) impossible to determine without knowing the contents of the sackAnswer: CDiff: 2Topic: Energy
28) Both a 50-kg sack is lifted 2 meters from the ground and a 25-kg sack is lifted 4 meters in the same time. The power expended in raising the 50-kg sack isA) twice as much.B) half as much.C) the same.D) impossible to predict without further informationAnswer: CDiff: 2Topic: Energy
29) A TV set is pushed a distance of 2 m with a force of 20 N. How much work is done on the set?A) 2 JB) 10 JC) 20 JD) 40 JE) 800 JAnswer: DDiff: 2Topic: Energy
30) It takes 40 J to push a large box 4 m across a floor. Assuming the push is in the same direction as the move, what is the magnitude of the force on the box?A) 4 NB) 10 NC) 40 ND) 160 NE) none of theseAnswer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy
31) A 2-kg mass is held 4 m above the ground. What is the approximate potential energy of the mass with respect to the ground?A) 6 JB) 8 JC) 32 JD) 80 JE) none of theseAnswer: DDiff: 2Topic: Energy
32) A 2 kg mass has 40 J of potential energy with respect to the ground. Approximately how high is it above the ground?A) 1 mB) 2 mC) 3 mD) 4 mE) none of theseAnswer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy
33) A pile driver hits the top of a telephone pole, driving it partway into the ground. The distance that the pole will sink into the ground depends onA) the original height of the pile driver weight.B) the original potential energy of the pile driver weight.C) the kinetic energy of the pile driver weight when it first contacted the pole.D) any of the above choicesAnswer: DDiff: 2Topic: Newton's 2nd Law
34) Using 1000 J of work, a toy elevator is raised from the ground floor to the second floor in 20 seconds. The power needed to do this job wasA) 20 W.B) 50 W.C) 100 W.D) 1000 W.E) 20,000 W.Answer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy
35) One end of a long, uniform log is raised to shoulder level. Another identical log is raised at its center to the same level. Raising the second log requires aboutA) the same amount of work.B) twice as much work.C) more than twice as much work.Answer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy
36) Two identical arrows, one with twice the kinetic energy of the other, are fired into a hay bale. The faster arrow will penetrateA) the same distance as the slower arrow.B) twice as far as the slower arrow.C) four times as far as the slower arrow.D) more than four times as far as the slower arrow.E) none of theseAnswer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy
37) A car moves 4 times as fast as another identical car. Compared to the slower car, the faster car hasA) 4 times the KE.B) 8 times the KE.C) 12 times the KE.D) 16 times the KE.Answer: DDiff: 2Topic: Energy
38) A ball is projected into the air with 100 J of kinetic energy which is transformed to gravitational potential energy at the top of its trajectory. When it returns to its original level after encountering air resistance, its kinetic energy isA) less than 100 J.B) more than 100 J.C) 100 J.D) not enough information givenAnswer: ADiff: 2Topic: Energy
39) Strictly speaking, more fuel is consumed by your car if an air conditioner, headlights, or even a radio is turned on. This statement isA) totally false.B) true only if the car's engine is running fast.C) true only if the car's engine is running slowly.D) true.Answer: DDiff: 2Topic: Energy
40) A machine puts out 100 Watts of power for every 1000 Watts put into it. The efficiency of the machine isA) 10%.B) 50%.C) 90%.D) 110%.E) none of theseAnswer: ADiff: 2Topic: Energy
41) A woman carries a heavy box across a room at a constant speed. How much work does she do on the box while walking?A) noneB) More information is needed about the weight of the box.C) More information is needed about the distance walked.D) More information is needed about the speed and the distance.E) More information is needed about the weight, distance, and her speed.Answer: ADiff: 2Topic: Energy
42) A car moving at 50 km/hr skids 20 m with locked brakes. How far will the car skid with locked brakes if it were traveling at 150 km/hr?A) 20 mB) 60 mC) 90 mD) 120 mE) 180 mAnswer: EDiff: 2Topic: Energy
43) Which has greater kinetic energy, a car traveling at 30 km/hr or a car of half the mass traveling at 60 km/hr?A) the 30 km/hr carB) the 60 km/hr carC) Both have the same kinetic energy.D) More information is needed about the distance traveled.Answer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy
44) A diver who weighs 500 N steps off a diving board that is 10 m above the water. The diver hits the water with kinetic energy ofA) 10 J.B) 500 J.C) 510 J.D) 5000 J.E) more than 5000 J.Answer: DDiff: 2Topic: Energy
45) Consider a hydraulic press. When the input piston is depressed 20 cm, the output piston is raised 1 cm. On the same press, an input force of 1 N can lift a load ofA) 1 N.B) 10 N.C) 15 N.D) 20 N.E) All of the above are correct.Answer: EDiff: 2Topic: Energy
46) A 2500-N pile-driver ram falls 10 m and drives a post 0.1 m into the ground. The average impact force on the ram isA) 2,500 N.B) 25,000 N.C) 250,000 N.D) 2,500,000 N.Answer: CDiff: 2Topic: Energy
47) A jack system will increase the potential energy of a heavy load by 1000 J with a work input of 2000 J. The efficiency of the jack system isA) 10%.B) 20%.C) 50%.D) 80%.E) Not enough information is given.Answer: CDiff: 2Topic: Energy
48) Which requires the most amount of work by the brakes of a car?A) slowing down from 100 km/h to 70 km/hB) slowing down from 70 km/h to a stopC) equal amounts for eitherAnswer: ADiff: 3Topic: Energy
49) A car that travels twice as fast as another when braking to a stop will skidA) twice as far.B) four times as far.C) depends on the mass of the carsAnswer: BDiff: 3Topic: Energy
50) Two identical arrows, one with twice the speed of the other, are fired into a hay bale. The faster arrow will penetrateA) the same distance as the slower arrow.B) two times further than the slower arrow.C) four times further than the slower arrow.D) more than four times further than the slower arrow.E) none of theseAnswer: CDiff: 3Topic: Energy
51) Neglecting air resistance, a man on a high ladder releases a ball which strikes the ground with 100 J of kinetic energy. If he were to throw it straight upward instead, it will eventually reach the ground with a kinetic energy ofA) 100 J.B) more than 100 J.C) less than 100 J.Answer: ADiff: 3Topic: Energy
52) How many Joules of energy are in one kilowatt-hour?A) 1B) 60C) 60,000D) 3.6 millionE) none of theseAnswer: DDiff: 3Topic: Energy
53) A car's engine is 20% efficient. When cruising, the car encounters an average retarding force of 1000 N. If the energy content of gasoline is 40 megajoules per liter, how many kilometers per liter does the car get?A) 14B) 12C) 10D) 8E) none of theseAnswer: DDiff: 3Topic: Energy
54) Suppose a miracle car has a 100% efficient engine and burns fuel that has a 40-megajoules-per-liter energy content. If the air drag and overall frictional forces on this car traveling at highway speeds total 1000 N, what is the overall limit in distance per liter it could be driven on the highway?A) 30 kmB) 40 kmC) 50 kmD) more than 50 kmE) not enough informationAnswer: BDiff: 3Topic: Energy
55) A flower pot of mass m falls from rest to the ground below, a distance h. Which statement is correct?A) The speed of the pot when it hits the ground is proportional to h.B) The KE of the pot when it hits the ground is proportional to h.C) The KE of the pot when it hits the ground does not depend on m.D) The speed of the pot when it hits the ground depends on m.E) None of these are correct.Answer: BDiff: 3Topic: Energy
1) Whereas impulse involves the time that a force acts, work involves theA) distance that a force acts.B) time and distance that a force acts.C) acceleration that a force produces.Answer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy/Momentum
2) When a rifle is fired, it recoils as the bullet is set in motion. The rifle and bullet ideally acquire equalA) but opposite amounts of momentum.B) amounts of kinetic energy.C) both of theseD) neither of theseAnswer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy/Momentum
3) A moving object hasA) speed.B) velocity.C) momentum.D) energy.E) all of theseAnswer: EDiff: 1Topic: Energy/Momentum
4) When an object is in motion, which of the following could not have a value of zero?A) momentumB) kinetic energyC) massD) inertiaE) None of the above could be zero.Answer: EDiff: 2Topic: Energy/Momentum
5) If an object has kinetic energy, then it also must haveA) impulse.B) momentum.C) acceleration.D) force.E) none of theseAnswer: BDiff: 1Topic: Energy/Momentum
6) If the speed of a moving object doubles, which of the following also doubles?A) momentumB) kinetic energyC) accelerationD) all of the aboveAnswer: ADiff: 1Topic: Energy/Momentum
7) An object at rest may also haveA) speed.B) velocity.C) momentum.D) kinetic energy.E) potential energy.Answer: EDiff: 2Topic: Energy/Momentum
8) A feather and a coin dropped in a vacuum fall with equalA) forces.B) momenta.C) accelerations.D) kinetic energies.E) none of theseAnswer: CDiff: 2Topic: Energy/Momentum
9) A heavy and a light object released from the same height in a vacuum have equalA) weights.B) momenta.C) kinetic energies.D) accelerations.E) none of the aboveAnswer: DDiff: 2Topic: Energy/Momentum
10) Two pool balls, each moving at 2 m/s, roll toward each other and collide. Suppose after bouncing apart, each moves at 4 m/s. This collision violates conservation ofA) momentum.B) energy.C) both momentum and energy.D) none of the above choicesAnswer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy/Momentum
11) Compared to the recoiling rifle, the bullet fired hasA) a greater momentum.B) a greater kinetic energy.C) a smaller speed.D) all of the aboveAnswer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy/Momentum
12) A bullet has more kinetic energy than the recoiling rifle from which it is fired is because the force on the bullet acts over aA) longer time.B) longer distance.C) longer time and a greater distance.Answer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy/Momentum
13) An open freight car rolls friction free along a horizontal track in a pouring rain that falls vertically. As water accumulates in the car, the car's speedA) increases.B) decreases.C) doesn't change.D) cannot be determined with the information givenAnswer: BDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
14) A car has a head-on collision with another car that was approaching with the same magnitude of momentum. A third identical car driving with the same speed as the first car runs into an enormously massive wall. Which of the four objects will experience the greatest impulse?A) the approaching carB) the second carC) the third carD) the wallE) All will receive the same impulse.Answer: EDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
15) If a ping pong ball and a golf ball are both moving in the same direction with the same amount of kinetic energy, the speed of the ping pong ball must beA) less than the golf ball.B) more than the golf ball.C) the same as the golf ball.D) impossible to predict without additional informationAnswer: BDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
16) The total momentum of a flock of identical birds could be zero only if the birds areA) taking off from the ground.B) flying in the same direction.C) flying in different directions.D) very tired and coming down to rest.Answer: CDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
17) A golf ball is thrown at and bounces backward from a massive bowling ball that is initially at rest. After the collision, compared to the golf ball, the bowling ball hasA) more momentum, but less kinetic energy.B) more kinetic energy, but less momentum.C) more momentum and more kinetic energy.D) less momentum and less kinetic energy.E) Not enough information is given to say.Answer: ADiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
18) A piece of taffy slams into and sticks to another identical piece of taffy that is at rest. The momentum of the two pieces stuck together after the collision is the same as it was before the collision, but this is not true of the kinetic energy, which is partly turned into heat. What percentage of the kinetic energy is turned into heat?A) 0%B) 25%C) 50%D) 75%E) not enough information givenAnswer: CDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
19) Two identical freight cars roll without friction (one at 1 m/s, the other at 2 m/s) toward each other on a level track. They collide, couple together, and roll away in the direction thatA) the slower car was initially going.B) the faster car was initially going.C) Neither of these. They stop.Answer: BDiff: 2Topic: Energy/Momentum
20) Two 5000-kg passenger cars roll without friction (one at 1 m/s, the other at 2 m/s) toward each other on a level track. They collide, couple, and roll away together with a combined momentum ofA) zero.B) 5000 kg m/s.C) 10,000 kg m/s.D) 15,000 kg m/s.Answer: BDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
21) Two identical objects in outer space have a head-on collision and stick together. If, before the collision, one had been moving at 2 m/s and the other at 1 m/s, their combined speed after the collision would beA) 0.5 m/s.B) 0.33 m/s.C) 0.67 m/s.D) 1.0 m/s.E) none of theseAnswer: ADiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
22) Two identical 5000-kg bulldozers roll toward each other on a level road without friction (one at 1 m/s, the other at 2 m/s) Just before they collide, one has a kinetic energy of 2500 J and the other 10,000 J. At this instant their total kinetic energy isA) 1250 J.B) 2500 J.C) 7500 J.D) 10,000 J.E) 12,500 J.Answer: EDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
23) A motorcycle with a mass of 100 kilograms slowly rolls over the edge of a cliff and falls for three seconds before it reaches the bottom of a gully. Its momentum (in units of kilogram meters per second) just before it hit bottom and became burned rubber and scrap metal wasA) 1,000.B) 2,000.C) 3,000.D) 4,000.E) 9,000.Answer: CDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
24) A 1-kg ball dropped from a height of 2 m rebounds only 1.5 m after hitting the ground. The amount of energy converted to heat is aboutA) 0.5 J.B) 1.0 J.C) 1.5 J.D) 2.0 J.E) more than 2.0 J.Answer: EDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
25) If several balls are thrown straight up with varying initial velocities, the quantity that will have the same value for each trial is the ball'sA) initial momentum.B) maximum height.C) time of travel.D) acceleration.E) None of the above choices are correct.Answer: DDiff: 2Topic: Energy/Momentum
26) A popular swinging-balls apparatus consists of an aligned row of identical elastic balls that are suspended by strings so they barely touch each other. When two balls are lifted from one end and released, they strike the row and two balls pop out from the other end. If instead one ball popped out with twice the speed of the two, this would be a violation of conservation ofA) momentum.B) energy.C) both of theseD) none of theseAnswer: BDiff: 3Topic: Energy/Momentum
