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Physics, 4e (Walker/Gatch)
Chapter 7 Work and Kinetic Energy

7.1 Conceptual Questions

1) State the work-energy theorem.


Answer: The total work done on (or by) an object is equal to the change in its kinetic energy.
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

2) Work is a vector quantity.


Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

3) Work done by a force on an object can be a positive or a negative quantity.


Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

4) Kinetic energy is a scalar quantity.


Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

5) Kinetic energy is proportional to mass.


Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

6) Kinetic energy is proportional to speed.


Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

7) The kinetic energy of an object increases linearly as the velocity of the object increases.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

8) The work required to stretch a spring changes linearly with the amount of stretch.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

9) Power is a vector quantity.


Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

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10) Can work be done on a system if there is no motion?
A) Yes, since motion is only relative.
B) Yes, if the sum of the external forces is zero.
C) Yes, if an external force is acting on the system.
D) No, since a system which is not moving has no energy.
E) No, since work involves a non-zero displacement.
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

11) If you push twice as hard against a stationary brick wall, the amount of work you do
A) quadruples.
B) doubles.
C) is cut in half.
D) remains constant but non-zero.
E) remains constant at zero.
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

12) A person applies a constant force of 20 N to a rock of mass 1000 kg, for a total of 20
seconds. What is the work done by this person if the rock does not move at all by this applied
force?
A) 1000 J
B) 2000 J
C) 20,000 J
D) 0 J
E) 400 J
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

13) A person carries a mass of 10 kg and walks along the +x-axis for a distance of 100 m with a
constant velocity of 2 m/s. What is the work done by this person?
A) 0 J
B) 20 J
C) 200 J
D) 1000 J
E) None of the other choices is correct.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

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14) A person applies a constant force on an object of mass 20 kg that causes the object to move
horizontally at a constant speed of 0.20 m/s through a distance of 0.80 m. What is the work done
on the object?
A) 160 J
B) 10 J
C) 16 J
D) 0 J
E) Cannot be determined without knowing the magnitude of the applied force.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

15) Two men, Joel and Jerry, push against a wall. Jerry stops after 10 min, while Joel is able to
push for 5.0 min longer. Compare the work they do.
A) Joel does 75% more work than Jerry.
B) Joel does 50% more work than Jerry.
C) Jerry does 50% more work than Joel.
D) Joel does 25% more work than Jerry.
E) Neither of them do any work.
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

16) If you walk 5.0 m horizontally forward at a constant velocity carrying a 10 N object, the
amount of work you do is
A) more than 50 J.
B) equal to 50 J.
C) less than 50 J, but more than 0 J.
D) zero.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

17) A constant force is applied to an object that causes a certain displacement. If the angle
between the force and the displacement is 135°, the work done by this force is
A) positive.
B) negative.
C) 0 J.
D) Cannot be determined without knowing the magnitude of the displacement.
E) Cannot be determined without knowing the magnitude of the applied force.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

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18) Work done by STATIC FRICTION is always
A) parallel to the surface.
B) perpendicular to the surface.
C) positive.
D) negative.
E) zero.
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

19) A simple pendulum, consisting of a mass m and a string of length L, swings upward, making
an angle θ with the vertical. The work done by the tension force is
A) zero.
B) mgL.
C) mgL cos θ.
D) mgL sin θ.
E) mgL tan θ.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

20) If the net work done on an object is positive, then the object's kinetic energy
A) decreases.
B) remains the same.
C) increases.
D) is zero.
E) cannot be determined without knowing the object mass.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

21) If the net work done on an object is negative, then the object's kinetic energy
A) decreases.
B) remains the same.
C) increases.
D) is zero.
E) cannot be determined without knowing the object mass.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

22) If the net work done on an object is zero, then the object's kinetic energy
A) decreases.
B) remains the same.
C) increases.
D) is zero.
E) cannot be determined without knowing the object mass.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

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23) The ratio of the final kinetic energy to the initial kinetic energy of an object is one half. If the
initial velocity of the object is 10 m/s, what is the final velocity?
A) 20 m/s
B) 10 m/s
C) 7.1 m/s
D) 2.7 m/s
E) 1.5 m/s
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

24) A car originally at rest has its speed increased to a value v in a period of 5 seconds. The
work performed in this part of the motion is W1. Over the next 5 seconds the speed of the car is
increased to 2v. In the second part of the motion the work performed is W2. It is correct to say
that:
1
A) W1 = W2.
2
B) W1 = W2.
C) W1 = 2W2.
D) W1 = 3W2.
E) W1 = 4W2.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

25) An object hits a wall and bounces back with half of its original speed. What is the ratio of
the final kinetic energy to the initial kinetic energy?
A) 1/2
B) 1/4
C) 2
D) 4
E) 8
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

26) John's mass is half the mass of Jill. They both start walking and John moves twice as fast as
Jill. What is the ratio of the kinetic energy of Jill to the kinetic energy of John?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 1
D) 1/2
E) 1/8
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

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27) A truck has four times the mass of a car and is moving with twice the speed of the car. If Kt
and Kc refer to the kinetic energies of truck and car respectively, it is correct to say that
A) Kt = 16Kc.
B) Kt = 4Kc.
C) Kt = 2Kc.
D) Kt = Kc.
1
E) Kt = Kc.
2
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

28) A 4.0 kg mass is moving with speed 2.0 m/s. A 1.0 kg mass is moving with speed 4.0 m/s.
Both objects encounter the same constant braking force, and are brought to rest. Which object
travels the greater distance before stopping?
A) the 4.0 kg mass
B) the 1.0 kg mass
C) Both travel the same distance.
D) Cannot be determined from the information given.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

29) You slam on the brakes of your car in a panic, and skid a certain distance on a straight, level
road. If you had been traveling twice as fast, what distance would the car have skidded, under
the same conditions?
A) It would have skidded 4 times farther.
B) It would have skidded twice as far.
C) It would have skidded 1.4 times farther.
D) It would have skidded one half as far.
E) It is impossible to tell from the information given.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

30) On a force vs. position graph, the area under curve is a representation of
A) force.
B) position.
C) kinetic energy.
D) potential energy.
E) work.
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

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31) Consider a plot of the displacement (x) vs. applied force (F) for an ideal elastic spring. The
slope of the curve would be
A) the spring constant.
B) the reciprocal of the spring constant.
C) the acceleration of gravity.
D) the reciprocal of the acceleration of gravity.
E) the reciprocal of the displacement.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

32) A block of mass m is pushed against a spring of spring constant k. The spring is compressed
by a distance d, the block is then released. It is launched by the spring along a horizontal
frictionless surface with a final speed v. A second block, this one having mass 4m is pushed
against the same spring and released, gaining a final speed 2v. By what distance was the spring
compressed in the second case?
A) d
B) 2d
C) 4d
D) 16d
E) 25d
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

33) A block of mass m is pushed against a spring of spring constant k. The spring is compressed
by a distance d, the block is then released. It is launched by the spring along a horizontal
frictionless surface with a final speed v. A second block, this one having mass 4m is pushed
against the same spring by distance 6d and released. What is the final speed of the block in this
case?
A) v
B) 2v
C) 3v
D) 4v
E) 5v
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

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FIGURE 7-1

34) Describe the type of spring "constant" needed to produce a constant restoring force like curve
(a) in Figure 7-1.
A) k must vary as the stretch squared.
B) k must be a real constant.
C) k must vary inversely with stretch.
D) k must vary proportional to stretch.
E) none of these
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

35) Which of the graphs in Figure 7-1 illustrates Hooke's Law?


A) graph a
B) graph b
C) graph c
D) graph d
E) none of these
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

36) Which of the graphs in Figure 7-1 represents a spring which gets less stiff the more it is
stretched?
A) graph a
B) graph b
C) graph c
D) graph d
E) none of these
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

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37) In the SI system of units, power has the same units as
A) Js/m.
B) Jm/s.
C) Nm/s.
D) W/m.
E) W/s.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

38) As compared to Jack, Jill does twice the work in half the time. Jill's power output is
A) the same as Jack's power output.
B) one-fourth as much as Jack's power output.
C) one-half as much as Jack's power output.
D) twice Jack's power output.
E) four times Jack's power output.
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

39) A force produces power P by doing work W in a time T. What power will be produced by a
force that does six times as much work in half as much time?
A) 12P
B) 6P
C) P
1
D) P
6
1
E) P
12
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

40) Compared to yesterday, you did 3 times the work in one-third the time. To do so, your power
output must have been
A) the same as yesterday's power output.
B) one-third of yesterday's power output.
C) 3 times yesterday's power output.
D) 9 times yesterday's power output.
E) 34 times yesterday's power output.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

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7.2 Quantitative Problems

1) An object of mass 10.0 kg is released from the top of an inclined plane which makes an angle
of inclination of 30.0° with the horizontal. The object slides along the inclined plane. The
questions refer to the instant when the object has traveled through a distance of 2.00 m measured
along the slope. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the mass and the surface is 0.200. Use
g = 10.0 m/s2.
(a) How much work is done by the net force on the mass?
(b) How much work is done by the force of friction?
Answer: (a) 65.4 J
(b) -34.6 J
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

2) A horizontal force of 40 N pushes an object of mass 5.0 kg up an inclined plane through a


distance of 1.6 m measured along the plane. The plane is inclined at an angle of 30° to the
horizontal. Neglect friction and use g = 10 m/s2.
(a) What is the work done by the horizontal force on the object?
(b) What is the work done by the net force on the object?
(c) What is the work done by the normal force on the object?
Answer: (a) 55 J
(b) 15 J
(c) 0 J
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

3) How many joules of energy are used by a 2.0 hp motor that runs for 1.0 hr?
Answer: 5.4 MJ
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

4) As plant engineer, Donna purchases an electrical motor which has an output of 1500. hp. If it
requires 1.20 Megawatts of electricity, what is the efficiency of the motor?
Answer: 93.3%
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

5) I left five 100. watt bulbs burning in my basement for two weeks. If electricity costs me
10.¢/kw-h, how much did the electricity cost (to the nearest dollar) to leave these bulbs on and
how many Joules of electrical energy did they consume?
Answer: $17. and 6.05 × 108 Joules
Diff: 2 Var: 6 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

6) Daisy raises 10.Kg to a height of 2.5 meters in 2.0 seconds.


(a) How much work did she do?
(b) How much power was expended?
(c) If she raises it in 1.0 s rather than 2.0 s, how do the work and power change?
Answer: (a) 0.25 kJ
(b) 0.12 kW
(c) same work but power doubles
Diff: 3 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4
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7) Lisa runs up 4 flights of stairs in 22. seconds. She weighs 510. Newtons. If each flight rises
310. cm:
(a) What is her change in potential?
(b) What average power (watts) was required during the 22. s?
(c) What minimum horsepower motor would be required to do this?
Answer: (a) 6.32 kJ
(b) 287. watts
(c) 0.385 hp
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

8) An object of 1.0 kg mass is pulled up an inclined plane by a constant force of 10 N that causes
a displacement of 0.50 m. The angle of inclination with the horizontal is 30°. Neglect friction
and use g = 10 m/s2. What is the work done by the 10 N force on the object along the inclined
plane?
A) 4.3 J
B) 4.3 kg m/s2
C) 5.0 J
D) 2.5 J
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

9) A constant force of 20 N is applied to an object of mass 8.0 kg at an angle of 25° with the
horizontal. What is the work done by this force on the object if it causes a displacement of 2.0 m
along the horizontal direction?
A) 40 J
B) 0 J
C) 36 J
D) 17 J
E) 19 J
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

10) An object of mass 10.0 kg is released from the top of an inclined plane which makes an angle
of inclination of 30.0° with the horizontal. The object slides along the inclined plane. The
questions refer to the instant when the object has traveled through a distance of 2.00 m measured
along the slope. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the mass and the surface is 0.200. Use
g = 10 m/s2. How much work is done by gravity?
A) 100 J
B) 20.0 J
C) 0 J
D) 10.0 J
E) 131 J
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

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FIGURE 7-2

Three applied forces, F1 = 20.0 N, F2 = 40.0 N, and F3 = 10.0 N act on an object with a
mass of 2.00 kg which can move along an inclined plane as shown in the figure. The
questions refer to the instant when the object has moved 0.600 m along the surface of the
inclined plane in the upward direction. Neglect friction and use g = 10.0 m/s2.

11) Refer to Figure 7-2. What is the amount of work done by force F1 as the object moves up
the inclined plane?
A) 10.0 J
B) 11.0 J
C) 12.0 J
D) 16.0 J
E) 0 J
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

12) Refer to Figure 7-2. What is the amount of work done by force F2 as the object moves up
the inclined plane?
A) 0 J
B) 12.0 J
C) 16.0 J
D) 24.0 J
E) 20.8 J
Answer: E
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13) Refer to Figure 7-2. What is the amount of work done by the force F3 as the object moves
up the inclined plane?
A) 12.0 J
B) 16.0 J
C) 20.8 J
D) 0 J
E) 24.0 J
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

FIGURE 7-3

14) An object of mass = 2 kg is pulled by a constant force F = 4 N for a horizontal distance of 2


m. (Refer to Figure 7-3.) What is the work done along the +x-axis? Neglect friction.
A) 9 J
B) 8 J
C) 5 J
D) 7 J
E) 2 J
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

FIGURE 7-4

A constant force of 100 N is applied to a mass of 40.0 kg as shown in Figure 7-4. The force
causes a displacement of 20.0 m to this mass along the + x-axis. Neglect friction.

15) What is the work done by the component of the force in Figure 7-4 along the +x-axis?
A) 1680 J
B) 1530 J
C) 1520 J
D) 2000 J
E) 2000 J
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

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16) What is the work done by the component of the force in Figure 7-4 along the + y-axis?
A) 1680 J
B) 1530 J
C) 1520 J
D) 0 J
E) 2000 J
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

17) An object of 1.0 kg mass is pulled up an inclined plane by a constant force of 10 N that
causes a displacement of 0.50 m. The angle of inclination with the horizontal is 30°. Neglect
friction and use g = 10 m/s2. What is the work done by the net force on the object along the
inclined plane?
A) 4.3 J
B) 4.3 kg m/s2
C) 0 J
D) 2.5 J
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

18) A 5.00-kg box slides 4.00 m across the floor before coming to rest. What is the coefficient
of kinetic friction between the floor and the box if the box had an initial speed of 3.00 m/s?
A) 1.13
B) 0.587
C) 0.115
D) 0.229
E) 0.267
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

19) A student slides her 80.0-kg desk across the level floor of her dormitory room a distance
4.00 m at constant speed. If the coefficient of kinetic friction between the desk and the floor is
0.400, how much work did she do?
A) 128 J
B) 3.14 kJ
C) 26.7 J
D) 1.26 kJ
E) 24.0 J
Answer: D
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20) An airplane flies 160 km at a constant altitude in a direction 30.0° north of east. A wind is
blowing that results in a net horizontal force on the plane due to the air of 2.40 kN in a direction
10.0° south of west. How much work is done by the air on the plane?
A) -3.61 × 108 J
B) -1.31 × 108 J
C) -2.94 × 108 J
D) 2.94 × 108 J
E) 1.15 × 108 J
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-1

21) Which object has larger kinetic energy: a 500-kg object moving with a speed of 40 m/s or
1000-kg object moving at 20 m/s?
A) the 500-kg object moving at 40 m/s
B) Both have same kinetic energy.
C) the 1000-kg object moving at 20 m/s
D) Kinetic energy is independent of mass.
E) Kinetic energy is independent of speed.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

22) How much energy is needed to change the speed of a 1600 kg sport utility vehicle from 15.0
m/s to 40.0 m/s?
A) 1.10 MJ
B) 10.0 kJ
C) 20.0 kJ
D) 40.0 kJ
E) 0.960 MJ
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

23) An object of mass 10.0 kg is initially at rest. A 100 N force causes it to move horizontally
through a distance of 6.00 m. What is the change in the kinetic energy of this object?
A) 0 J
B) 200 J
C) 60.0 J
D) 600 J
E) 1000 J
Answer: D
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24) A boy throws a ball to another boy who throws it back with half the original speed. What is
the ratio of the final kinetic energy to the initial kinetic energy of the ball?
A) 0.25
B) 0.50
C) 2.00
D) 0.75
E) 1.0
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

25) An object of mass m moving in a certain direction has a kinetic energy of 4.0 J. It hits a wall
and comes back with half its original kinetic energy. If the speed of the object on return is 2.0
m/s, what is the mass of the object?
A) 2.0 kg
B) 2.8 kg
C) 3.8 kg
D) 1.0 kg
E) 4.0 kg
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

26) The ratio of the kinetic energy of object A to the kinetic energy of the object B is 2:1. The
mass of object A is 2.0 kg and the mass of object B is 4.0 kg. If object A has a speed of 4.0 m/s,
what is the speed of object B?
A) 8.0 m/s
B) 6.0 m/s
C) 4.0 m/s
D) 1.4 m/s
E) 2.0 m/s
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

27) The ratio of kinetic energy of object A to the kinetic energy of object B is 2:1. Object A is
moving with a speed of 6.0 m/s and object B is moving with a speed of 2.0 m/s. If the mass of
object A is 4.0 kg then what is the mass of object B?
A) 2.0 kg
B) 4.0 kg
C) 8.0 kg
D) 18 kg
E) 16 kg
Answer: D
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28) The ratio of the mass of object A to the mass of object B is 2:1 and the ratio of their speeds is
1:2 in the same order. What is the ratio of their kinetic energies?
A) 1:2
B) 2:1
C) 3:1
D) 1:3
E) 1:4
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

29) A 1.0-kg object moving in a certain direction has a kinetic energy of 2.0 J. It hits a wall and
comes back with half its original speed. What is the kinetic energy of this object at this point?
A) 2.0 J
B) 1.0 J
C) 0.50 J
D) 0.25 J
E) 4.0 J
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-2

30) How large a force is required to accelerate a 1600 kg car from rest to a speed of 25 m/s in a
distance of 200 m?
A) 1600 N
B) 0 N
C) 200 N
D) 400 N
E) 2500 N
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

31) A spring with a spring constant of 2500 N/m. is stretched 4.00 cm. What is the work required
to stretch the spring?
A) 4.00 J
B) 0 J
C) 1.00 J
D) 3.00 J
E) 2.00 J
Answer: E
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32) 4.0 J of work are performed in stretching a spring with a spring constant of 2500 N/m. How
much is the spring stretched?
A) 3.2 cm
B) 3.2 m
C) 0.3 cm
D) 5.7 m
E) 5.7 cm
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

33) A weight of 200 N is hung from a spring with a spring constant of 2500 N/m and lowered
slowly. How much will the spring stretch?
A) 4.00 cm
B) 6.00 cm
C) 8.00 cm
D) 10.0 cm
E) 12.0 cm
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

34) If the work done to stretch a spring by 4.0 cm is 6.0 J, what is the spring constant?
A) 300 N/m
B) 3000 N/m
C) 3500 N/m
D) 7500 N/m
E) 6000 N/m
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

FIGURE 7-5

35) An object is under the influence of a force as represented by the force vs. position graph in
Figure 7-5. What is the work done as the object moves from 4 m to 6 m?
A) 20 J
B) 30 J
C) 0 J
D) 40 J
E) 70 J
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3
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36) An object is under the influence of a force as represented by the force vs. position graph in
Figure 7-5. What is the work done as the object moves from 0 m to 4 m?
A) 20 J
B) 30 J
C) 0 J
D) 40 J
E) 70 J
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

37) An object is under the influence of a force as represented by the force vs. position graph in
Figure 7-5. What is the work done as the object moves from 6 m to 12 m?
A) 20 J
B) 30 J
C) 0 J
D) 40 J
E) 70 J
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

FIGURE 7-6

38) An object is under the influence of a force as represented by the force vs. position graph as
shown in Figure 7-6. What is the work done as it moves from 0 to 10 m?
A) 25 J
B) 50 J
C) 100 J
D) 80 J
E) 125 J
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

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39) An object is under the influence of a force as represented by the force vs. position graph as
shown in Figure 7-6. What is the work done as it moves from 10 to 15 m?
A) 25 J
B) 50 J
C) 100 J
D) 80 J
E) 125 J
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

40) A 20.0-N weight slides down a rough inclined plane which makes an angle of 30.0° with
the horizontal. The weight starts from rest and gains a speed of 15.0 m/s after sliding 150 m.
How much work is done against friction? Use g = 10 m/s2.
A) 1270 J
B) 1500 J
C) -1500 J
D) 229 J
E) -229 J
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

41) A 4.00-kg mass is attached to a spring hanging vertically and hangs at rest in the equilibrium
position. The spring constant of the spring is 1.00 N/cm. The mass is pulled downward 2.00 cm
and released. What is the speed of the mass when it is 1.00 cm above the point from which it
was released?
A) 0.0443 m/s
B) 0.0744 m/s
C) 0.0201 m/s
D) 0.0866 m/s
E) The mass will not reach the height specified.
Answer: D
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-3

42) An ordinary light bulb consumes 60 W of power. Through what height could a 1000-N
object be lifted expending the same amount of power for 6 hours?
A) 1300 m
B) 360 m
C) 720 m
D) 650 m
E) 430 m
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 3 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

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43) The ratio of power outputs of Jack and Jill is 2:1 to complete a certain amount of work. If Jill
takes 4 minutes to complete this work, how long will Jack take to finish the same work?
A) 2 minutes
B) 1.4 minutes
C) 8 minutes
D) 6 minutes
E) 4 minutes
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

44) A 20-N horizontal force pushes an object along a rough floor so that the object moves with a
constant velocity of 6.0 m/s. How much power does this force deliver to the object?
A) 5.0 W
B) 20 W
C) 160 W
D) 0 W
E) 120 W
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

45) What is the power needed to change the speed of a 1600-kg sport utility vehicle from 15.0
m/s to 40.0 m/s in 4.00 seconds?
A) 100 kW
B) 10.0 kW
C) 140 kW
D) 14.0 kW
E) 275 kW
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

46) A car starts from rest and after 6.0 seconds it has a kinetic energy of 60,000 J. How much
horsepower is needed for the car to acquire this kinetic energy?
A) 6.0 hp
B) 60 hp
C) 0 hp
D) 1.3 hp
E) 13 hp
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

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47) A man lifts a 20.0-kg bucket of concrete from the ground up to the top of a 20.0-m tall
building. The bucket is initially at rest, but is traveling at 4.0 m/s when it reaches the top of the
building. How much work was done by the man in lifting the bucket?
A) 3.92 kJ
B) 400 J
C) 560 J
D) 4.08 kJ
E) 160 J
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

48) A ball is thrown upward with a speed and direction such that it reaches a maximum height of
16.0 m above the point it was released. At its maximum height it has a speed of 18.0 m/s. With
what speed was the ball released?
A) 25.3 m/s
B) 22.2 m/s
C) 33.0 m/s
D) 29.2 m/s
E) 36.9 m/s
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

49) A car accelerates from rest to a speed of 19.0 m/s in 6.00 seconds. If the car weighs 16,000
N, what average power must the motor produce to cause this acceleration? Use g = 10 m/s2.
A) 128 kW
B) 15.0 kW
C) 49.1 kW
D) 219 kW
E) 393 kW
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

50) A 220-kg object is lifted at a constant speed through a height of 42 m by a crane. If the
crane takes a total time of 1.8 seconds to lift this object, what is the average power required?
Use g = 10 m/s2.
A) 25 kW
B) 51 kW
C) 75 kW
D) 100 kW
E) 150 kW
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

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51) What is the horsepower needed to change the speed of a 1600-kg sport utility vehicle from
15.0 m/s to 40.0 m/s in 4.00 seconds?
A) 369 hp
B) 36.9 hp
C) 18.8 hp
D) 188 hp
E) 275 hp
Answer: A
Diff: 3 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

52) A man drags a 130-kg object down an inclined plane at a speed of 1.40 m/s. The coefficient
of friction between the object and the inclined plane is 0.800 and the angle of inclination with the
horizontal is 23.0°. What is the amount of power this man expends in dragging this object? Use
g = 10.0 m/s2.
A) 1520 watts
B) 1730 watts
C) 629 watts
D) 214 watts
E) 416 watts
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 7-4

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