Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
CABANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
STA.RITA, CABANGAN, ZAMBALES

PRE-TEST SCIENCE 8
WORK, POWER and ENERGY

Direction: Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the BEST answer.
1. Which of the following is the correct expression for work?
a. force x speed
b. force / speed
c. force x displacement
d. force / displacement

2. the following scenarios show work being done EXCEPT

a. raising a flag
b. doing push ups
c. dragging a chair across the room
d. carrying a bag on your shoulder while walking

3. There is NO work done on an object if

a. the object has not been displaced.
b. the applied force on the object is at an angle.
c. the object experienced friction aside from the applied force.
d. the applied force on the object is parallel to its displacement.

4. A 10-newton force is applied in pulling a cart. As a result, the cart has been
displaced by 0.75 m. How much is the work done on the cart?
a. 0.075 J
b. 7.5 J
c. 13 J
d. 750 J

5. A 3.0-kg bag is lifted to a height of 1.0 m. What is the work done in lifting the
bag?
a. 0.33 J
b. 3.0 J
c. 15 J
d. 29 J

6. The rate of doing work refers to

a. power
b. energy
c. momentum
d. acceleration

7. Study the table below. Which machine has the least power output?

Name of School: Cabangan National High School

Address: Brgy. Sta. Rita, Cabangan, Zambales
Email Address: 301010@deped.gov.ph
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION III – CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
CABANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
STA.RITA, CABANGAN, ZAMBALES

Machine Amount of Work Done Time it took to Complete

(J) the Work (s)
A 200 4
B 400 4
C 600 6
D 900 6

8. The power rating of a jeepney is about 100 hp. What is its equivalent in watts?
a. 50.0 kW
b. 74.6 kW
c. 100 kW
d. 200 kW

9. Which of the following statements is TRUE about energy?

a. An object only has energy if it is moving.
b. A slow moving object has high kinetic energy.
c. An example of potential energy is the energy store in elastic materials.
d. There are certain forms of energy that cannot be converted into other forms.

10.If the speed of an object doubles, its kinetic energy ___________________________.

a. is reduced to one-fourth
b. is reduced to one-half
c. doubles
d. quadruples

Prepared by:

Michael Flor D. Favo

Science Teacher

Name of School: Cabangan National High School

Address: Brgy. Sta. Rita, Cabangan, Zambales
Email Address: 301010@deped.gov.ph