Name: Cris Jericka C. Javellana Grade and Section: STEM 12 - St.

Patrick

LABORATORY WORK ACTIVITY

Given:
Toy car = 40 grams distance = 25 cm
Small Rock = 24 grams vertical height = 11 cm
Almost Empty Powder Bottle = 50 grams
Car Key = 18 grams

Principle of Work

Trial Force Up Incline ( N) Length of Total Weight Lifted Vertical

Incline (m) (N) Height (m)
1 0.92 seconds, 25 cm 24 g = 0.024 kg 11 cm
40 g = 0.04 kg = 0.25 m = 0.11 m
(car) constant (0.29 m/�2 )(0.024kg) constant
= 0.007 N
V = d/t F = ma
A = V/t (small rock)

V = (0.25m)/(0.92s)
V = 0.27 m/s

A= (0.27m/s)/(0.92s)
A = 0.29 m/�2

F=
(0.04 kg)(0.29m/�2 )
F = 0.012 N
2 1 second, 25 cm 50 g = 0.05 kg 11 cm
40 g = 0.04 kg = 0.25 m = 0.11 m
(car) constant (0.25 m/�2 )(0.05kg) constant
= 0.013 N
 V = d/t F = ma
A = V/t (almost empty
powder bottle)
V = (0.25m)/(1s)
V = 0.25 m/s

A= (0.25m/s)/(1s)
A = 0.25 m/�2

F=
(0.04 kg)(0.25m/�2 )
F = 0.01 N
3 0.79 seconds, 25 cm 18 g = 0.018 kg 11 cm
40 g = 0.04 kg = 0.25 m = 0.11 m
(car) constant (0.41 m/�2 )(0.018kg) constant
= 0.0074 N
V = d/t F = ma
A = V/t (car key)

V = (0.25m)/(0.79s)
V = 0.32 m/s

A= (0.32m/s)/(0.79s)
A = 0.41 m/�2

F=
(0.04 kg)(0.41m/�2 )
F = 0.016 N
Input, Output, and Efficiency

Trial Input Work (J) Output Energy (J) Efficiency in %

1 W = Fs (0.007 N) (0.11 m) 0.00078/0.003
W = (0.0012 N)(0.25 m) = 0.26 x 100
W = 0.003 Joules = 0.00078 Joules = 26%
2 W = Fs (0.013 N) (0.11 m) 0.0014/0.0025
W = (0.001 N)(0.25 m) = 0.56 x 100
W = 0.0025 Joules = 0.0014 Joules = 56%
W = Fs (0.0074 N) (0.11 m) 0.00081/0.004
W = (0.0016 N)(0.25 m) = 0.21 x 100
W = 0.004 Joules = 0.00081 Joules = 21%

Questions:

1. What happened to the input work values and why, for trials 1, 2 and 3?

- The higher the force, with a constant distance from the inclined plane , the
higher the input work as shown in trials 1, 2, and 3.

2. What happened to the output energy values and why, for trials 1, 2 and 3?

- Same as the input work, the higher the weight lifted with a constant vertical
height, the higher the output energy as shown in trials 1, 2, and 3.

3. Is the efficiency in trial #1 100%? Why or why not?

- No because in determining the efficiency, we need to compare the input

work and output energy for each trial. In trial one, the efficiency is low since the
output energy and input work is far from each other.

4. Look at the efficiencies in trials 1, 2 and 3 and explain the outcome.

- The lesser the input work and output energy, the higher the efficiency as
shown in trials 1, 2, and 3.