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Study Guide Work Power and Energy
Study Guide Work Power and Energy
2. In order for work to be done, force and displacement must be in the ____________________ direction.
3. For the following 3 scenarios, explain why work is or is not done:
a) A woman preparing for a trip lifts her suitcase from the floor to the bed so that she may pack more easily.
b) A man spends 5 minutes thinking about the most efficient way to decorate his roof with Christmas lights.
Pushing a
stroller
carrying a
backpack
lifting weights
Carrying
luggage
7. If a small motor does 520. J of work to move a toy car 260. m, what force does it exert?
8. A girl pushes her little brother on his sled with a force of 300. N for 750. m. How much work is done?
9. You use 35 J of energy to move a 7.0 N object. How far did you move it?
Power
3. Identify which of the pairs in each scenario illustrates less power being generated:
8. A 60 watt light bulb runs for 5.0 seconds. How much work is done?
Potential Energy
1. The unit for potential energy is ______________________.
2. What is potential energy?
3. Find the gravitational potential energy of a 1200 kg boulder on top of a 40 m tall cliff.
4. Find the gravitational potential energy of a 1.0 kg cardinal on top of 2.0 m high fence.
5. Find the gravitational potential energy of a 60 kg person standing on a 3.0 m high diving board.
6. What is the height of a diver if her energy is 1000 J and her mass is 90 kg?
Kinetic Energy
1. The unit for kinetic energy is ______________________.
2. What is kinetic energy?
Conservation of Energy
1. What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?
This graph shows a ball rolling from A to G. The ball starts at point A and rolls to point G.