Deck 7: Energy

Question 1

An object may have potential energy because of its

A)speed.
B)acceleration.
C)momentum.
D)location.
E)none of these

Answer 1

location.

Question 2

A hydraulic press,like an inclined plane,is capable of increasing energy.

A)sometimes true
B)always false
C)always true
D)sometimes false

Answer 2

always false

Question 3

When bullets are fired from an airplane in the forward direction,the momentum of the airplane will be

A)decreased.
B)unchanged.
C)increased.

Answer 3

decreased.

Question 4

If you push an object a given distance,while applying twice the force,you do

A)twice as much work.
B)four times as much work.
C)the same amount of work.
D)half as much work.

Question 5

If an object is raised twice as high,its potential energy will be

A)half as much
B)twice as much.
C)four times as much.
D)impossible to determine unless the time is given.

Question 6

After rolling halfway down an incline,a marble's kinetic energy is

A)less than its potential energy.
B)greater than its potential energy.
C)the same as its potential energy.
D)impossible to determine.

Question 7

If you do work on an object in one-third the usual time,your power output is

A)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.

Question 8

An object lifted 10 meters gains 200 J of potential energy.If the same object is lifted 20 meters,its potential energy gain is

A)half as much.
B)the same.
C)twice as much.
D)four times as much.
E)more than four times as much.

Question 9

A job is done slowly,while an identical job is done quickly.Both jobs require the same amount of work,but different amounts of

A)energy.
B)power.
C)effort.
D)none of these

Question 10

When an automobile is braked to a stop,its kinetic energy is transformed to

A)stopping energy.
B)potential energy.
C)energy of motion.
D)energy of rest.
E)heat.

Question 11

A bow is drawn so that it has 40 J of potential energy.When fired,the arrow will ideally have a kinetic energy that is

A)less than 40 J.
B)more than 40 J.
C)40 J.
D)impossible to predict without additional information

Question 12

The power required to exert 1 N force,over a distance of 1 m in 1 second is

A)1 W.
B)2 W.
C)1/3 W.
D)3 W.
E)none of these

Question 13

If you push an object twice as far while applying the same force,you do

A)twice as much work.
B)four times as much work.
C)the same amount of work.
D)half as much work.

Question 14

Do 100 J of work in 50 s and your power output is

A)1/2 W
B)2 W.
C)4 W.
D)50 W.
E)5,000 W.

Question 15

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 is

A)twice as much.
B)four times as much.
C)sixteen times as much.
D)unchanged.

Question 16

An object that has kinetic energy must be

A)moving.
B)falling.
C)at an elevated position.
D)at rest.
E)none of these

Question 17

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 about

A)half as much.
B)twice as much.
C)the same.
D)four times as much.

Question 18

If you push for a half hour or a whole hour against a stationary wall

A)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.

Question 19

When properly used,a hydraulic press,like a wheel and axle,is capable of multiplying force input.

A)always true
B)always false
C)sometimes true
D)sometimes false

Question 20

A 1000-kg car and a 2000-kg car are hoisted the same distance.Raising the more massive car requires

A)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.

Question 21

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 m
B)2 m
C)3 m
D)4 m
E)none of these

Question 22

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 is

A)less than 100 J.
B)more than 100 J.
C)100 J.
D)not enough information given

Question 23

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 identical

A)kinetic energies.
B)potential energies.
C)momentum.
D)inertias.
E)none of the above choices

Question 24

Two identical arrows,one with twice the kinetic energy of the other,are fired into a hay bale.The faster arrow will penetrate

A)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 these

Question 25

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 was

A)20 W.
B)50 W.
C)100 W.
D)1000 W.
E)20,000 W.

Question 26

Strictly speaking,more fuel is consumed by your car if an air conditioner,headlights,or even a radio is turned on.This statement is

A)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.

Question 27

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 N
B)10 N
C)40 N
D)160 N
E)none of these

Question 28

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 J
B)8 J
C)32 J
D)80 J
E)none of these

Question 29

The ball rolling down an incline has its maximum potential energy at

A)the top.
B)a quarter of the way down.
C)halfway down.
D)the bottom.

Question 30

A ball rolling down an incline has its minimum speed

A)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 mass
E)impossible to predict without knowing the size of the ball

Question 31

A ball rolling down an incline has its maximum kinetic energy at

A)the top.
B)halfway down.
C)three-quarters of the way down.
D)the bottom.

Question 32

A block of ice sliding down an incline has its maximum speed at

A)the top.
B)the bottom.
C)halfway down.
D)difficult to predict without knowing the slope of the incline
E)difficult to predict without knowing the coefficient of friction

Question 33

No work is done by gravity on a bowling ball that rolls along a bowling alley because

A)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.

Question 34

A machine puts out 100 Watts of power for every 1000 Watts put into it.The efficiency of the machine is

A)10%.
B)50%.
C)90%.
D)110%.
E)none of these

Question 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 about

A)the same amount of work.
B)twice as much work.
C)more than twice as much work.

Question 36

A car moves 4 times as fast as another identical car.Compared to the slower car,the faster car has

A)4 times the KE.
B)8 times the KE.
C)12 times the KE.
D)16 times the KE.

Question 37

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 on

A)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 choices

Question 38

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 J
B)10 J
C)20 J
D)40 J
E)800 J

Question 39

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 sack
B)the 25-kg sack
C)Both require the same amount of work.
D)impossible to determine without knowing the contents of the sack

Question 40

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 is

A)twice as much.
B)half as much.
C)the same.
D)impossible to predict without further information

Question 41

A moving object has

A)speed.
B)velocity.
C)momentum.
D)energy.
E)all of these

Question 42

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 km
B)40 km
C)50 km
D)more than 50 km
E)not enough information

Question 43

If an object has kinetic energy,then it also must have

A)impulse.
B)momentum.
C)acceleration.
D)force.
E)none of these

Question 44

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 is

A)2,500 N.
B)25,000 N.
C)250,000 N.
D)2,500,000 N.

Question 45

Two identical arrows,one with twice the speed of the other,are fired into a hay bale.The faster arrow will penetrate

A)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 these

Question 46

When an object is in motion,which of the following could not have a value of zero?

A)momentum
B)kinetic energy
C)mass
D)inertia
E)None of the above could be zero.

Question 47

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)14
B)12
C)10
D)8
E)none of these

Question 48

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 of

A)100 J.
B)more than 100 J.
C)less than 100 J.

Question 49

Which requires the most amount of work by the brakes of a car?

A)slowing down from 100 km/h to 70 km/h
B)slowing down from 70 km/h to a stop
C)equal amounts for either

Question 50

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.

Question 51

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 is

A)10%.
B)20%.
C)50%.
D)80%.
E)Not enough information is given.

Question 52

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 of

A)1 N.
B)10 N.
C)15 N.
D)20 N.
E)All of the above are correct.

Question 53

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 of

A)10 J.
B)500 J.
C)510 J.
D)5000 J.
E)more than 5000 J.

Question 54

When a rifle is fired,it recoils as the bullet is set in motion.The rifle and bullet ideally acquire equal

A)but opposite amounts of momentum.
B)amounts of kinetic energy.
C)both of these
D)neither of these

Question 55

A car that travels twice as fast as another when braking to a stop will skid

A)twice as far.
B)four times as far.
C)depends on the mass of the cars

Question 56

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 car
B)the 60 km/hr car
C)Both have the same kinetic energy.
D)More information is needed about the distance traveled.

Question 57

How many Joules of energy are in one kilowatt-hour?

A)1
B)60
C)60,000
D)3)6 million
E)none of these

Question 58

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 m
B)60 m
C)90 m
D)120 m
E)180 m

Question 59

Whereas impulse involves the time that a force acts,work involves the

A)distance that a force acts.
B)time and distance that a force acts.
C)acceleration that a force produces.

Question 60

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)none
B)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.

Question 61

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 about

A)0)5 J.
B)1)0 J.
C)1)5 J.
D)2)0 J.
E)more than 2.0 J.

Question 62

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 has

A)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.

Question 63

Compared to the recoiling rifle,the bullet fired has

A)a greater momentum.
B)a greater kinetic energy.
C)a smaller speed.
D)all of the above

Question 64

A heavy and a light object released from the same height in a vacuum have equal

A)weights.
B)momenta.
C)kinetic energies.
D)accelerations.
E)none of the above

Question 65

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 was

A)1,000.
B)2,000.
C)3,000.
D)4,000.
E)9,000.

Question 66

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 be

A)0)5 m/s.
B)0)33 m/s.
C)0)67 m/s.
D)1)0 m/s.
E)none of these

Question 67

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 is

A)1250 J.
B)2500 J.
C)7500 J.
D)10,000 J.
E)12,500 J.

Question 68

If the speed of a moving object doubles,which of the following also doubles?

A)momentum
B)kinetic energy
C)acceleration
D)all of the above

Question 69

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 be

A)less than the golf ball.
B)more than the golf ball.
C)the same as the golf ball.
D)impossible to predict without additional information

Question 70

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's

A)initial momentum.
B)maximum height.
C)time of travel.
D)acceleration.
E)None of the above choices are correct.

Question 71

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 given

Question 72

A bullet has more kinetic energy than the recoiling rifle from which it is fired is because the force on the bullet acts over a

A)longer time.
B)longer distance.
C)longer time and a greater distance.

Question 73

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 that

A)the slower car was initially going.
B)the faster car was initially going.
C)Neither of these.They stop.

Question 74

The total momentum of a flock of identical birds could be zero only if the birds are

A)taking off from the ground.
B)flying in the same direction.
C)flying in different directions.
D)very tired and coming down to rest.

Question 75

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 speed

A)increases.
B)decreases.
C)doesn't change.
D)cannot be determined with the information given

Question 76

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 car
B)the second car
C)the third car
D)the wall
E)All will receive the same impulse.

Question 77

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 of

A)zero.
B)5000 kg m/s.
C)10,000 kg m/s.
D)15,000 kg m/s.

Question 78

A feather and a coin dropped in a vacuum fall with equal

A)forces.
B)momenta.
C)accelerations.
D)kinetic energies.
E)none of these

Question 79

An object at rest may also have

A)speed.
B)velocity.
C)momentum.
D)kinetic energy.
E)potential energy.

Question 80

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 of

A)momentum.
B)energy.
C)both momentum and energy.
D)none of the above choices