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THERMO 2 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

THERMO 2
1. Potential and Kinetic Energy
Multiple Choice
1. A person gets into an elevator at the lobby level of a hotel together with his 30-kg suitcase,
and gets out at the 10th floor 35 m above. Determine the amount of energy consumed by the
motor of the elevator that is now stored in the suitcase.
A. 12.6 kJ
B. 10.3 kJ
C. 7.54 kJ
D. 4.45 kJ
ANS: B

2. A car of mass 1775 kg travels with a velocity of 100 km/h. How high should the car be lifted to
have a potential energy that equals the kinetic energy?
A. 23.5 m
B. 28.1 m
C. 32.6 m
D. 39.3 m
ANS: D

3. Calculate the total kinetic energy, in Btu, of an object with a mass of 10 lb m when its velocity
is 50 ft/s.
A. 0.50 Btu
B. 0.84 Btu
C. 1.92 Btu
D. 2.65 Btu
ANS: A

4. Determine the gravitational potential energy, in kJ, of 2 m 3 of liquid water at an elevation of


30 m above the surface of Earth. Take the acceleration due to gravity as constant at 9.7 m/s 2 and
the density of the water is uniform at 1000 kg/m3.
A. 347 kJ
B. 465 kJ
C. 582 kJ
D. 658 kJ
ANS: C

5. At a certain location, wind is blowing steadily at 10 m/s. Determine the mechanical energy of
the wind, in kJ/s, blowing through a wind turbine with 30-m-diameter blades at that location.
Take the air density to be 1.25 kg/m3.
A. 1,620 kJ/s
B. 1,050 kJ/s
C. 758 kJ/s
D. 442 kJ/s
ANS: D

6. A rock is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 15.0 m/s. Ignore energy lost to air
friction. How high will the rock rise?
A. 1.53 m
B. 22.9 m
C. 6.50 m
D. 11.5 m
ANS: D

7. What is the minimum amount of energy required for an 80-kg climber carrying a 20-kg pack to
climb Mt. Everest, 8 850 m high?
A. 8.67 MJ
B. 4.16 MJ
C. 2.47 MJ
D. 1.00 MJ
ANS: A

8. If a 1000-kg car was moving at 30 m/s, what would be its kinetic energy expressed in the
unusual (for kinetic energy) units of calories? (1 cal = 4.186 J)
A. 3.0 x 104
B. 9.0 x 105
C. 3.8 x 106
D. 1.1 x 105
ANS: D

9. A paint bucket of mass 3 kg is lifted at a constant speed to a height of 25 m above the ground.
Calculate the gravitational potential energy gained by the bucket if the acceleration due to
gravity is 10 m/s2.
A. 750 J
B. 75 J
C. 7.5 J
D. 0.75 J
ANS: A

10. A shopping cart moves at a speed of 3 m/s with a mass of 2 kg, the kinetic energy of the
shopping cart is
A. 6 J
B. 9 J
C. 18 J
D. 12 J
ANS: B

2. Heat, Work and Power


Multiple Choice
1. A bulldozer pushes 800 kg of dirt 100 m with a force of 1500 N. It then lifts the dirt 3 m up to
put it in a dump truck. How much work did it do?
A. 134 kJ
B. 154 kJ
C. 174 kJ
D. 194 kJ
ANS: C

2. Steam at 100°C is added to ice at 0°C. Find the final temperature when the mass of steam is
10.0 g and the mass of ice is 50.0 g.
A 39.8 °C
B. 44.0 °C
C. 47.2 °C
D. 51.5 °C
ANS: A

3. A waterfall is 125 m high. What is the increase in water temperature at the bottom of the falls
if all the initial potential energy goes into heating the water?
A. 0.29 °C
B. 0.46 °C
C. 0.65 °C
D. 0.90 °C
ANS: A
4. A 650-kg elevator starts from rest. It moves upward for 3.00 s with constant acceleration until
it reaches its cruising speed of 1.75m/s. What is the average power of the elevator motor during
this period?
A. 2.47 kW
B. 3.65 kW
C. 4.82 kW
D. 5.91 kW
ANS: D

5. Determine the power required for a 2000-kg car to climb a 100-m-long uphill road with a slope
of 30° (from horizontal) in 10 s from rest to a final velocity of 30 m/s.
A. 98.5 kW
B. 146 kW
C. 188 kW
D. 238 kW
ANS: C

6. How much heat is required to change 200 mL of ice at −20 oC into steam?
A. 318,400 J
B. 562,000 J
C. 164,000 J
D. 244,000 J
ANS: B

7. A machine does a work of 100 joule in 20 second. What is its power?


A. 120 watt
B. 80 watt
C. 5 watt
D. 2000 watt
ANS: C

8. Due to application of 5 N force an object moves 10 meter along the perpendicular direction of
the force. What amount work is done?
A. 50 Joule
B. 15 Joule
C. 5 Joule
D. 0 Joule
ANS: D

9. A fan keeps working for 30 minutes and uses energy of 90,000J, the power consumed by the
bulb is
A. 3000 W
B. 50 W
C. 500 W
D. 300 W
ANS: C

10. A machine is able to lift a mass of 200 kg vertically up to the height of 30 m above the ground
in 50 seconds. The power of the machine is
A. 0.12 kW
B. 1.2 kW
C. 6.0 kW
D. 300 kW
ANS: B

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