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A truck exerts 50N of force on a chain for 20m. How much work is done on 

the chain?

1000j

100

 What is a traveling disturbance that carries energy from one place to 

another? 

wave

100

Waves travel fastest through what type of matter?

solid

200

An elephant pushes a tree using 2000 J of work over 10 seconds. How much 

power did the elephant have? 

200w

200

What type of wave can be transmitted through a vacuum or space free 

particles

electromagnetic 

200

What does Q represent in the equation for Specific Heat?

heat

200

Convert 15 miles per hour to inches per second

264 inches 

200

What is the kinetic energy of a 10kg ball that is rolling at a speed of 10 

meters per second? 

500j

300

You hit a baseball with a mass of .5kg. The ball leaves your bat at 80m/s. 

Calculate the energy it contains. 

1600j

300

 The human perception of how much energy a sound wave carries is

loudness
300

 Which type of matter has no definite shape or definite volume?

gas

300

 Convert 13 feet per second to miles per hour.

86.86mph

300

What is the potential energy of an object that has a mass of 50kg and is 

sitting at a height of 20m?

9800j

400

Calculate the temperature change when: 10 kg of iron loses 232 kJ of heat.

-51.56c

400

The number of waves or cycles per unit of time is known as

frequency 

400

What does the “c” stand for in the specific heat formula?

specific heat

400

 Convert 4.824 meters per second to kilometers per hour.

17.37km

500

An unknown substance is 49.2 g. When 1150 J heat are added to the 

sample, the sample temperature changes by 52.2 degrees. Calculate the 

specific heat of the unknown metal. 

0.4477c

500

A cyclist travels 56 miles in 4 hours. What is the cyclist’s speed in feet per 

minute? 

1232

500

Convert 75 miles per hour to feet per second

110feet