Work, Energy & Power (OCR A Level Physics)

Exam Questions

54 mins15 questions
11 mark

Which is not a unit of energy?

  • kW h

  • eV

  • J

  • W

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A pendulum bob is oscillating in a vacuum.

The maximum height of the bob from the ground is 1.3 m and its minimum height is 1.1 m.

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What is the maximum speed of the pendulum bob?

  • 2.0 ms–1

  • 3.9 ms–1

  • 5.1 ms–1

  • 26 ms–1

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An object of mass 0.12 kg is lifted through a height of 0.60 m at a constant speed 3.0 m s–1.

What is the minimum power needed to lift the object?

  • 0.36 W

  • 0.54 W

  • 3.5 W

  • 4.1 W

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A block of weight W is pulled a distance d at constant speed up a slope inclined at an angle θ by a force T as shown.

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The centre of mass of the block is raised by a distance h.

There are no frictional forces acting on the block.

Which expression is not equal to the gain in gravitational potential energy of the block? 

  • T × d

  • T × h sin θ

  • W × h

  • W × d sin θ

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A 4.0 kg object is at rest on a horizontal surface.

A constant force of 5.0 N is applied to the object at an angle of 30° to the horizontal, causing the object to instantly accelerate horizontally.

The surface is frictionless and air resistance is negligible.

What is the kinetic energy of the object after it has moved 12 m?

  • 13 J

  • 30 J

  • 52 J

  • 100 J

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A spring mechanism storing 0.12 J of elastic potential energy is released, projecting a ball of mass 0.050 kg forwards. The ball then bounces down a set of steps.

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The ball bounces on every step on its journey down. The vertical distance between each step is 0.20 m.

The bounces can be assumed to be elastic, and no air resistance acts on the ball in between bounces.

The ball lands at the bottom with a speed of 6.0 ms-1.

How many steps did the ball descend?

  • 8

  • 10

  • 12

  • 14

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A pin is dropped from a height of h and hits the floor with velocity v

Air resistance is negligible.

What is the relationship between v and h when the height increases by a factor of four? 

  • v ∝ 2h

  • v ∝ 4h2

  • v ∝ 4square root of h

  • v ∝ 2square root of h

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An electric motor has an efficiency of 33% and raises a 233 N weight. It takes 15 s to raise the weight to a height of 8.5 m at a constant speed. 

 What is the power of the motor?

  • 400 W

  • 130 W

  • 44 W

  • 47 W

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A box of mass 4.0 kg is dropped from a height and hits the floor in 1.8 s. 

What was the work done on the box?

  • 350 J

  • 64 J

  • 620 J

  • 71 J

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Which one of the following equations is correct for the work done on a moving object?

  • K E equals m a cross times s

  • K E equals m cross times begin inline style fraction numerator v squared over denominator 2 a end fraction end style

  • K E equals m cross times begin inline style fraction numerator g t squared over denominator 2 end fraction end style

  • K E equals m v cross times s over t

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A box is being pulled along by a rope by a force, F, at an angle, θ, to the direction of motion. The box experiences a resistive force, R, from the surface, as it travels a distance of x.

What is the total work done on the box? 

  • Fcosθ − R

  • Fxcosθ − Rx

  • (F + R)xcosθ

  • Fxsinθ − Rx

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