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Secondary 4 Pure Physics Quiz - Energy Power

Name: ___________________________
Class: ___________
Date: ___________
Score: ___________ / 40

Duration: 50 minutes
Total Marks: 40

Instructions:

Answer all 20 questions.
Show your working clearly where calculation is required.
Use the spaces provided.
Section A: Short Answer (1–5), Section B: Structured Response (6–15), Section C: Calculation & Interpretation (16–20).

Section A: Short Answer (1–5)

1. [1 mark] State the principle of conservation of energy.

2. [1 mark] Define power in terms of work done and time taken.

3. [1 mark] Name the energy store associated with the position of an object above the ground.

4. [1 mark] State the formula for kinetic energy of an object of mass $m$ moving at speed $v$ .

5. [1 mark] What is the unit of power?

Section B: Structured Response (6–15)

6. [2 marks] A lamp is rated 12 W. Explain what this means in terms of energy transfer per second.

7. [2 marks] A student lifts a 2.0 kg book from the floor to a shelf 1.5 m high. Calculate the increase in gravitational potential energy. ( $g = 10\ \text{m/s}^2$ )

8. [2 marks] State and explain one way to improve the efficiency of a mechanical system.

9. [2 marks] A car of mass 800 kg moves at $15\ \text{m/s}$ . Calculate its kinetic energy.

10. [2 marks] Describe two energy transfers that occur when a mobile phone is charging.

11. [2 marks] An electric motor lifts a load using 200 J of electrical energy and does 150 J of useful work. Calculate its efficiency.

12. [2 marks] State one advantage of using a renewable energy resource over a fossil fuel.

13. [3 marks] A blender uses 600 J of electrical energy in 10 s.
(a) Calculate the power of the blender.
(b) State the energy transfer involved.

14. [2 marks] Explain why a falling object reaches terminal velocity in terms of energy and forces.

15. [2 marks] A 100 W bulb and a 40 W bulb are both left on for 1 hour. Which transfers more energy? Calculate the difference in energy transferred.

Section C: Calculation & Interpretation (16–20)

16. [3 marks] A crane lifts a 500 kg container vertically by 8.0 m in 20 s. ( $g = 10\ \text{m/s}^2$ )
(a) Calculate the work done.
(b) Calculate the useful power output.

17. [3 marks] A hydroelectric turbine has an input of 4000 J of gravitational potential energy per second and produces 3200 J of electrical energy per second.
(a) Calculate the efficiency.
(b) State one reason for the energy loss.

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18. [3 marks] The graph shows a vehicle accelerating from rest to $20\ \text{m/s}$ in 10 s, then moving at constant speed for another 10 s.
(a) Calculate the distance travelled in 20 s.
(b) If the vehicle's mass is 1000 kg, calculate its kinetic energy at $t = 15\ \text{s}$ .

19. [3 marks] A kettle rated 2.0 kW is used for 5.0 minutes.
(a) Calculate the electrical energy transferred in joules.
(b) If 80% of this energy heats the water, calculate the energy gained by the water.

20. [3 marks] A solar panel receives 5000 J of light energy per second and produces 800 J of electrical energy per second.
(a) Calculate the efficiency of the panel.
(b) Suggest one factor that could reduce the efficiency in real use.

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Answers

Secondary 4 Pure Physics Quiz - Energy Power (Answer Key)

Total Marks: 40
Topic: Energy Power

Section A: Short Answer

1. [1 mark]
Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transferred from one store to another or transformed from one form to another.
Teaching note: Conservation of energy is a fundamental law. Total energy in a closed system stays constant.

2. [1 mark]
Power is the rate of doing work, $P = \frac{W}{t}$ , where $W$ is work done and $t$ is time.
Teaching note: Power measures how fast energy is transferred; unit is watt (W) = J/s.

3. [1 mark]
Gravitational potential energy store.
Teaching note: Object above ground has GPE due to Earth's gravitational field.

4. [1 mark]
$KE = \frac{1}{2}mv^2$
Teaching note: Kinetic energy depends on mass and square of speed.

5. [1 mark]
Watt (W).
Teaching note: 1 W = 1 J/s.

Section B: Structured Response

6. [2 marks]
The lamp transfers 12 J of electrical energy per second into light and heat (1 mark for 12 J/s, 1 mark for energy transfer context).
Teaching note: 12 W means 12 J of energy converted each second.

7. [2 marks]
$\Delta GPE = mgh = 2.0 \times 10 \times 1.5 = 30\ \text{J}$ (1 mark formula, 1 mark answer).
Teaching note: GPE increases with height; use $g=10$ .

8. [2 marks]
Example: Reduce friction by lubrication (1 mark method, 1 mark explanation: less energy wasted as heat).
Accept other valid answers.

9. [2 marks]
$KE = \frac{1}{2}mv^2 = 0.5 \times 800 \times 15^2 = 90\,000\ \text{J}$ (1 mark working, 1 mark answer).
Teaching note: Square the velocity first.

10. [2 marks]
Electrical energy → chemical energy in battery (1 mark); chemical → internal/thermal eventually (1 mark).
Accept: electrical to chemical, then chemical to other forms.

11. [2 marks]
Efficiency $= \frac{150}{200} \times 100\% = 75\%$ (1 mark working, 1 mark answer).
Teaching note: Useful output / total input × 100%.

12. [2 marks]
Renewable does not deplete (1 mark); lower carbon emissions (1 mark).
Accept any valid environmental/sustainability point.

13. [3 marks]
(a) $P = \frac{600}{10} = 60\ \text{W}$ (1 mark)
(b) Electrical → kinetic + internal/heat (2 marks for stating transfers).
Teaching note: Power = energy/time.

14. [2 marks]
Weight pulls down, air resistance increases with speed (1 mark); at terminal velocity resistive force = weight, no net force, GPE → KE + heat balanced (1 mark).

15. [2 marks]
100 W bulb transfers more.
Energy difference: $100 \times 3600 - 40 \times 3600 = 360\,000 - 144\,000 = 216\,000\ \text{J}$ (1 mark identification, 1 mark calculation).
Teaching note: $E = Pt$ , 1 h = 3600 s.

Section C: Calculation & Interpretation

16. [3 marks]
(a) Work $= mgh = 500 \times 10 \times 8.0 = 40\,000\ \text{J}$ (1 mark)
(b) Power $= \frac{40\,000}{20} = 2000\ \text{W}$ (1 mark working, 1 mark answer).
Teaching note: Useful power = work/time.

17. [3 marks]
(a) Efficiency $= \frac{3200}{4000} \times 100\% = 80\%$ (1 mark working, 1 mark answer)
(b) Friction/heat/sound loss in turbine (1 mark).
Teaching note: Not all GPE becomes electrical.

18. [3 marks]
(a) Distance = area under graph = triangle + rectangle = $0.5 \times 10 \times 20 + 10 \times 20 = 100 + 200 = 300\ \text{m}$ (1 mark area method, 1 mark answer)
(b) At $t=15$ s, $v=20\ \text{m/s}$ , $KE = 0.5 \times 1000 \times 20^2 = 200\,000\ \text{J}$ (1 mark).
Image note: Graph must show (0,0)-(10,20)-(20,20). Area = 300 m.

19. [3 marks]
(a) $E = Pt = 2000 \times (5 \times 60) = 2000 \times 300 = 600\,000\ \text{J}$ (1 mark)
(b) Water energy $= 0.80 \times 600\,000 = 480\,000\ \text{J}$ (1 mark working, 1 mark answer).
Teaching note: Convert minutes to seconds.

20. [3 marks]
(a) Efficiency $= \frac{800}{5000} \times 100\% = 16\%$ (1 mark working, 1 mark answer)
(b) Dust on panel, angle of sun, temperature (1 mark).
Teaching note: Solar panels rarely exceed ~20% in exams.