Work Done

1. Write out the definition for work done:

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2. Write out the formula for work done. State the physical quantities and their units.

3. Complete the triangle opposite for work done

4. Write the units for work done.

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5. a) Calculate the work done (energy transferred) when pulling a heavy suitcase
with a force of 10N along the floor for 20m.

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b) Calculate the distance a weightlifter raises an 800N weight if she transfers 1600 J of energy to the weights
(work done on the weights is 1600J).

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 C) Calculate the force of gravity on a pencil case (i. e., its weight) that has 0.3 J of work done on it in order to
lift it 1.5m onto a table.

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6. Complete the table:

Force / N Distance travelled in direction of Work done / J

the force / m
10 2
5 25
2500 6 x 106
10 x 103 80
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7. Joe pushes his friend on a cart for 100 m with a force of 50N. How much energy is transferred from Joe?
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8. Mabel climbs up the stairs with some books. Her weight is 500 N and the books have a weight of 200 N. She
climbs a height of 20 m. How much work is done by her?

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9. Daffy Duck is holding a shopping bag. He is holding it stationary for 5 minutes, the bag weighs 5 N. How
much work is done on the bag in the 5 minutes? (tricky: think about the distance)

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10. James throws an apple in the air with a force of 10 N, and the apple travels for 20 m before it hits the ground.
Jack lifts a 50 kg bag of peas 2 m above the ground. Edna pushes a wheelbarrow with a force of 25 N, 2 m
along the ground. Who did the least work?

(tricky: think over what distance James is actually pushing the apple)

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Power Calculations

1. Calculate the power of a light bulb that uses 40 J of electricity in 4 seconds.

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2. Calculate the power of a toaster that uses 200 J of electricity in 20 seconds.

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3. Calculate the power of a car that uses 6600 J of chemical energy in 3 seconds.
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5. Calculate the power of a car that uses 12 kJ of chemical energy in 6 seconds.

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 6. Calculate the power of a train that uses 2 MJ of chemical energy in 4 seconds.

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7. Calculate the power of a clock that uses 15 kJ of electricity in 2 and a half hours.
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8. Calculate the power of a person that does 8 kJ of work in 4 hours.

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9. Calculate the energy used by a light bulb of power 75 W in 10 seconds.

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10. Calculate the energy used by a washing machine of power 800 W in 30 seconds.

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15. Calculate the energy used by a radio of power 30W in 1 minute.

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 16. Calculate the energy used by a heater of power 1.2kW in 1 hour.

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17. Calculate the work done by a lorry of power 6MW in 2 hours.

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18. How long does it take a light bulb of power 40W to produce 80J of energy?

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19. How long does it take an aeroplane of power 900 000W to use 2 700 000J of energy?
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20. How long does it take a microwave of power 0.2kW to use 10 000J of energy?

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