Name : _______________________ Date : _______________________

Topic : application of forces and the transfer of energy

Prepared by : Miss kiran
1) What uses energy and can create energy , calculated by multiplying force times
distance : _________________
2) _________________ is the definition of how far above the ground an object is.
3) _________________ is the energy of motion.
4) _______________ are the units for energy and work
5) ________________ is the energy of position
6) Group the examples with either kinetic or potential energy

7) Calculate the potential energy of a 5kg object siting on a 3 metre ledge

8) A rock is at the top of a 20m tall hill. The rock has a mass of 10kg. How much potential
energy does it have?

9) A 25N object is 3 metres up. How much potential energy does it have?

10) How high up is a 3kg object that has 300 joules of energy?
11) ______________________ uses energy and can create energy
12) The units for energy and work is __________________
13) ______________________ is the rate of doing work
14) ______________________ has the ability to create forces , store work

15) Fill in each part with More , less or same amount of work

16) Fill in each part with more or less power

17) Is the person doing work ? fill in with a yes or a no

18) You move a 25 N object 5 metres. How much work did you do

19) You carry a 20 N bag of dog food up a 6 m flight of stairs. How much work was
done?

20) You use 35 J of energy to move a 7 N object. How far did you move it ?
21) You do 45 J of work in 3 seconds. How much power did you use?

22) A car uses 2 500 joules in 25 seconds. Find power .

23) A 60 watt light bulb runs for 5 seconds. How much energy does it use.

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25) Which action does not involve a contact force?

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 a) State what is meant by energy ( 1 m )
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b) Calculate the work done by the boy in carrying his skateboard from the
bottom to the top of the stairs. ( 2 m )

c) At the top of the stairs, the boy carries the skateboard in his hands. State if
work is done by the student . explain your answer ( 2 m )
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d) State the type of energy the boy gains as he climbs to the top of the stairs
(1m)

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e) The boy travels on his skateboard until he reaches point D on the track,
where he stops momentarily.
i) State the energy conversion that occurs to the energy named in
part(d) as he moves down the track from point A to point C ( 1 m )

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ii) Explain why point D is lower than point A ( 1 m )

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iii) Explain why the boy eventually stops at point C ( 1 m )

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 a) Define pressure ( 1 m )

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b) Explain how the tracks can prevent the tank from sinking into the soft
ground ? ( 2 m )

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 a) Calculate the kinetic energy of the ball, once it leaves the person’s hand.( 2
m)

b) State the principle of conservation of energy ( 1 m )

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c) Calculate the maximum height reached by the ball before it starts to fall .
The gravitational field strength is 10 N/Kg ( 2 m )