APPOINTED

THEME: MECHANICS AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER

TOPIC: WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

DATE: 27TH JANUARY 2025

INSTRUCTION;
 Attempt all questions
 Numbers 1 to 25, circle the most correct.
 From 26, use the space in your book.

Self-Check!
1. A crane raises a mass of 500 kg vertically upwards at a speed of 10 ms-1. Find the
power developed
A. 5.0 x 100 B. 5.0 x 101 C. 5.0 x 102 D. 5.0 x 104
2. A girl whose mass is 50 kg runs up a staircase 25 m high in 4 s. Find the power
she develops.
50 x 4 50 x 10 50 x 25 50 x 10 x 25
A. W B. W C. W D. W
25 25 x 4 4 4

3. A train traveling at a constant speed of 20 m/s overcomes a resistive force of 8 kN.

The power of the train is
A. (8 x 20) W B. (8x10x20) W C. (8 x 100 x 20) W D. (8 x 1000 x 20) W
4. A pump is rated at 400W. How many kilograms of water can it raise in one
hour through a height of 72m?
A. 0.8kg B. 5.6kg C. 33.3kg D. 2000kg
5. A boy carrying a load of 6 kg runs upstairs. If the work that the boy does is 300 J,
find the height of the stairs.
A. 3m B. 5m C. 6m D. 10m
6. Tony can pull a box 2m in 5 sec. Ever (Tony‟s sister) can pull the same box in 10 sec.
Assuming both apply the same force, what is the ratio of Tony‟s power to the
sister‟s power = ?
A.1 B.2 C. ½ D.4

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7. An engine exerts a force of 2000N at a speed of 15ms-1. Find the power developed
by the engine in kW.
A. 30 000 B. 3 000 C. 300 D. 30
8. A constant force of 5N acts on a body and moves it through a distance of 20m in 10
seconds. Calculate its power.
A. 2.5W B. 10W C. 40W D. 100W

9. A mouse of mass 0.03 kg climbs through a distance of 2 m up a wall in 4 s. The

power expended in watts is
0.03 x 4 x 2 0.03 x 4 x 10 0.03 x 10 x 2
A. 0.03 x 2 x 4 x 10 B. C. D.
10 2 4
10. A bullet of mass 0.02kg is fired with a speed of 40m s-1. Calculate its kinetic energy.
A. 0.4 J. B. 0.8 J. C. 16 J. D. 32 J.
11. Which of the following statements is true about an electric motor? It changes
A. Kinetic energy to electric energy B. Electrical energy to light energy
C. Electrical energy to kinetic energy D. Chemical energy to electrical energy
12. A body pulls a block of wood with a force of 30N through a distance of 300m in
2 minutes. Find the power he develops, if he pulls the block at a constant speed.
30 x 300 30 x 300 30 x 2 x 300 300
A. 2 B. 2 x 60 C. 300 D. 2 x 60 x 30
13. A ball of 1kg bounces off the ground to a height of 2m after falling from a height of
5m,
find the energy lost.
A.5J B.20J C.30J D.50J
14. A man weighing 800N climbs a vertical distance of 15m in 30s. What is the average
power out put?
A. 80/3 W B. 800/15 W C. 400 W D. 5 kW

15. In which action(s) below is there a work done?

I. Pushing a wall without moving it.
II. Taking a book from a table to a higher shelf.
III. Walking on a bridge for 50 m
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. II and III only
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16. A bullet of mass 5g is fired at a speed of 400ms . How much energy does it have?
A. ½ x 5 x 102 x 400J B. ½ x 5 x 103 x 400J
C. ½ x 5 x 10-3 x 400 x 400J D. ½ x 5 x 102 x 400 x 400J
17. Which of the following forms mechanical energy?

A. Electrical energy and kinetic energy B. Potential energy and nuclear energy

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 C. Nuclear energy and kinetic energy D. Potential energy and kinetic energy
18. An object, of mass 2kg, dropped from the top of a building hits the ground with kinetic
energy of 900J. The height of the building is

A. 30m B. 45m C.90m D. 180m

19. A mass attached to the end of a string moves up and down to maximum and minimum
points X and Y as shown in figure 7.1 below. When the mass is at X the

A. kinetic energy is maximum, potential energy is minimum

B. kinetic energy is zero, potential is maximum
C. kinetic energy is equal to potential energy
D. kinetic energy and potential energy are both zero
20. An electric motor of power 500 watts lifts an object of 100 kg. How high can the object
be raised in 20 sec?

A. 40m B. 30m C. 20m D. 10m

21. A motor can pull a 400 kg box up to a height of 10m in 4 sec. What is the power of the
motor in kW?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40
22. The diagram in the figure 3 shows an oscillation pendulum lob. Which of the following
statements is true about its motion?

A. the K.E at B is equal to the K.E at A B. the K.E at B is less than the P.E at A

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 C. the K.E at B is equal to the P.E at A. D. the K.E at B is greater than the P.E at Z.

23. A toy car is pulled with a force of 10 N for 5m. If the friction force between the block and
the surface is 5N, what is the net work done on the toy car?

A.50J B.100J C.200J D.25J

24. The energy changes that take place when a stone falls freely from rest to the ground can be
orderly arranged as:
A. Kinetic energy → Potential energy → Sound energy → Heat.
B. Sound energy → Potential energy → Kinetic energy → Heat.
C. Potential energy → Sound energy → Kinetic energy → Heat.
D. Potential energy → Kinetic energy → Heat energy → Sound.
25. Ali and Veli move identical boxes equal distances in a horizontal direction. Since Ali is a weak
child, the time needed for him to carry his box is two times longer than for Veli. Which of the
following is true for Ali and Veli.
A. Ali does less work than Veli B. Veli does less work than Ali.
C. Each does the same work. D. Neither Ali nor Veli do any work

26. (a)Define the following terms.

(i) Work. (ii) Power.
27. State and define the SI units of the terms you have defined above.
28. A crane lifts a load of 3500 N through a vertical height of 5 m in 5 second.
Calculate: (i) the work done.
the power developed by the crane.
29. (a)Define the term energy and state the SI unit for measuring it.
Distinguish between potential energy and kinetic energy.
A block of mass 2 kg falls freely from rest through a distance of 3m. Find the kinetic energy
of the block.
28. (a) Define a joule.
(b) Describe briefly how you can measure your power.
(c) A boy of mass 45 kg runs up a flight of 60 steps in 5 seconds. If each step is 12 cm.
Calculate: (i) the work done against gravity by the boy.
(ii) the power developed by the boy.

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