Work is defined as the product of:

A) Force and displacement

B) Mass and acceleration
C) Velocity and time
D) Power and energy
Answer: A) Force and displacement

Which unit is commonly used to measure work?

A) Joules
B) Watts
C) Newtons
D) Hertz
Answer: A) Joules

When is work done on an object?

A) When the object is at rest
B) When the object is in motion
C) When a force is applied to the object, and the object moves in the direction of
the force
D) When a force is applied to the object, and the object moves in the opposite
direction of the force
Answer: C) When a force is applied to the object, and the object moves in the
direction of the force

Which of the following scenarios represents the most work done?

A) Lifting a 10-kg mass 1 meter off the ground
B) Lifting a 5-kg mass 2 meters off the ground
C) Lifting a 20-kg mass 0.5 meters off the ground
D) Lifting a 1-kg mass 10 meters off the ground
Answer: D) Lifting a 1-kg mass 10 meters off the ground

Power is defined as the rate of doing work and is measured in:

A) Joules
B) Newtons
C) Watts
D) Volts
Answer: C) Watts

Which formula represents the relationship between power, work, and time?
A) Power = Work × Time
B) Power = Work ÷ Time
C) Power = Work + Time
D) Power = Time ÷ Work
Answer: B) Power = Work ÷ Time

An object is lifted vertically with a constant force. If the same work is done in
half the time, how does the power required change?
A) The power remains the same
B) The power is halved
C) The power is doubled
D) The power quadruples
Answer: C) The power is doubled

Kinetic energy is the energy associated with an object's:

A) Position
B) Motion
C) Rest
D) Temperature
Answer: B) Motion
The potential energy of an object is greatest when:
A) The object is at rest
B) The object is in motion
C) The object is at its highest point
D) The object is at its lowest point
Answer: C) The object is at its highest point

Which of the following statements about the conservation of energy is true?

A) Energy can be created from nothing
B) Energy can be destroyed completely
C) Energy can change from one form to another, but the total energy in a closed
system remains constant
D) Energy is always lost as heat in any process
Answer: C) Energy can change from one form to another, but the total energy in a
closed system remains constant

The work-energy theorem states that the net work done on an object is equal to the
change in its:
A) Velocity
B) Mass
C) Acceleration
D) Position
Answer: A) Velocity

Which type of energy is associated with the stretched or compressed state of an

object, such as a spring?
A) Kinetic energy
B) Gravitational potential energy
C) Elastic potential energy
D) Thermal energy
Answer: C) Elastic potential energy

When a car's brakes are applied, converting the car's kinetic energy into thermal
energy (heat), which law of thermodynamics is at play?
A) The first law of thermodynamics
B) The second law of thermodynamics
C) The third law of thermodynamics
D) The zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer: B) The second law of thermodynamics

Which energy conversion occurs in a solar cell?

A) Solar energy to electrical energy
B) Chemical energy to electrical energy
C) Electrical energy to thermal energy
D) Kinetic energy to potential energy
Answer: A) Solar energy to electrical energy

In a hydroelectric dam, potential energy is converted into which type of energy?

A) Thermal energy
B) Kinetic energy
C) Electrical energy
D) Chemical energy
Answer: C) Electrical energy

Which of the following statements is true regarding the efficiency of energy

transformations?
A) Efficiency is always 100% in any energy conversion.
B) Efficiency is the ratio of useful energy output to total energy input.
C) Efficiency can never exceed 50% for any energy conversion.
D) Efficiency is determined solely by the amount of energy involved.
Answer: B) Efficiency is the ratio of useful energy output to total energy input.

Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only
transferred or converted from one form to another?
A) The first law of thermodynamics
B) The second law of thermodynamics
C) The third law of thermodynamics
D) The zeroth law of thermodynamics
Answer: A) The first law of thermodynamics

Which of the following is an example of non-renewable energy?

A) Solar power
B) Wind power
C) Fossil fuels
D) Hydroelectric power
Answer: C) Fossil fuels

Which type of energy resource is considered environmentally friendly and

sustainable?
A) Nuclear energy
B) Biomass energy
C) Geothermal energy
D) Coal energy
Answer: C) Geothermal energy

In a closed system, if the total mechanical energy (kinetic energy + potential

energy) remains constant, which law of physics is being demonstrated?
A) Newton's First Law
B) The law of conservation of momentum
C) The law of conservation of angular momentum
D) The law of conservation of mechanical energy
Answer: D) The law of conservation of mechanical energy