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AS Level Physics U6 Energy Work Power & Efficiency Quiz
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1A railway engine accelerates a train of total mass 800 tonnes (1 tonne = 1000 kg) from rest to a speed of 50 m.s^–1.
How much work must be done on the train to reach this speed?- AA 1.0 × 10^6 J
- BB 2.0 × 10^6 J
- CC 1.0 × 10^9 J
- DD 2.0 × 10^9 J
2 Water from a reservoir is fed to the turbine of a hydroelectric system at a rate of 500 kg.s^–1.
The reservoir is 300 m above the level of the turbine.
The electrical output from the generator driven by the turbine is 200 A at a potential difference of 6000 V.
What is the efficiency of the system?- AA 8.0 %
- BB 8.2 %
- CC 80 %
- DD 82 %
3A piston in a gas supply pump has an area of 500 cm2 and it moves a distance of 30 cm during one stroke.
The pump moves the gas against a fixed pressure of 4000 Pa.
How much work is done by the piston during one stroke?- AA 60 J
- BB 6.0 × 10^3 J
- CC 6.0 × 10^5 J
- DD 6.0 × 10^7 J
4A railway engine accelerates a train of total mass 1200 tonnes (1 tonne = 1000 kg) from rest to a speed of 75 m.s^–1.
How much useful work must be done on the train to reach this speed?- AA 1.7 × 10^6 J
- BB 3.4 × 10^6 J
- CC 1.7 × 10^9 J
- DD 3.4 × 10^9 J
5A crane is being used to lift containers off a ship. One container has a mass of 14 000 kg and is being lifted vertically with a speed of 3.2 m.s^–1.
The electric motor being used to supply the power to lift the container is using a current of 240 A at a potential difference of 2200 V.
What is the efficiency of the system?- AA 8.1 %
- BB 8.5 %
- CC 48 %
- DD 83 %
6Trains supply coal to a power station. The table below gives quantities describing the operation of the power station.
Which expression gives the efficiency of the power station?
- AA
- BB
- CC
- DD
7A piston in a gas supply pump has an area of 400 cm2 and it moves a distance of 25 cm during one stroke.
The pump moves the gas against a fixed pressure of 3000 Pa.
How much work is done by the piston during one stroke?- AA 30 J
- BB 3.0 × 10^3 J
- CC 3.0 × 10^5 J
- DD 3.0 x 10^7 J
8A transformer has the following input and output.
What is the efficiency of the transformer?
- AA 0.94 %
- BB 1.0 %
- CC 11 %
- DD 94 %
9The data below are taken from a test of a petrol engine for a motor car.
power output 150 kW
fuel consumption 20 litres per hour
energy content of fuel 40 MJ per litre
Which expression will evaluate the efficiency of the engine?- A

- B

- C

- D

- A
10The diagram shows the design of a water wheel which drives a generator to produce electrical energy. The flow rate of the water is 200 kg.s^–1. The generator supplies a current of 32 A at a voltage of 230 V.
Ignoring any changes in kinetic energy of the water, what is the efficiency of the system?
- AA 14 %
- BB 16 %
- CC 22 %
- DD 47 %
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- Quiz on AS Level Physics Unit 6 Energy Work & Power
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- Jeffrey Piggott
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