Conservation of Mechanical Energy

Work
When a force acts upon an object to cause a
displacement of the object, it is said that work was
done upon the object. There are three key
ingredients to workforce, displacement, and cause.
In order for a force to qualify as having done work
on an object, there must be a displacement and the
force must cause the displacement
Joule
The joule is equal to the energy transferred to (or
work done on) an object when
a force of one newton acts on that object in the
direction of the force's motion through
a distance of one meter (1 newton meter or N x
m). It is named after the English
physicist James Prescott Joule.
A force of 20 Newtons pushing an object 5 meters in the
direction of the force does 100 joules (or Nm) of work.
This can be expressed by the equation:
W=Fxd
or for a Force acting Upwards on an object that is
displaced to the right or to the left,
W = F x d x cos θ
where “theta” (θ) is the angle between the force and the
displacement.
Energy
Everything exists or ceases to exist because of
its presence or absence. It is stored in
different forms and can transfer or transform.
It can be transferred without being
transformed. It can also be transformed
without being transferred. It can also be
transformed during transfers.
Energy
In general, the energy acquired by objects
upon which work is done is known as
mechanical energy.
Energy
1. Potential Energy- Energy in
matter due to arrangements of its parts,
composition, location, and structure. It is
commonly considered as stored energy
having the potential to do mechanical work.
Energy
2. Kinetic Energy - Energy in
moving matter and wave. Some
forms of kinetic energy are
motion, radiant, sound, and
thermal waves.
Mechanical energy
Mechanical energy is the sum of the
potential and kinetic energies in a system.
The principle of the conservation of mechanical
energy states that the total mechanical energy in a
system (i.e., the sum of the potential plus kinetic
energies) remains constant as long as the only
forces acting are conservative forces.
Activities showing
conservation of Mechanical
Energy
The motion of a pendulum is a classic
example of mechanical energy conservation.
A pendulum consists of a mass (known as a
bob) attached by a string to a pivot. As the
pendulum moves, it sweeps out a circular arc,
moving back and forth in a periodic fashion.
Sample problem.
1. How much work is done when you pull an object
that weighs 15 N to a displacement of 3 meters?
2. Arbi does 20 Joules of work to push the metal
block over 10 meter. How much force did he use?
3. Rocky uses a force of 30 Newtons to lift her
grocery bag while doing 50 Joules of work. How far
did he lift the grocery bags?
SEATWORK NO. 5

PART I.
Direction: Classify whether the following has
potential energy or kinetic energy. Write the set of
words in your activity notebook.
1. food in your stomach
2. a compressed spring
3. a compact disc being played
4. a rubber band released from being stretched
5. gasoline in a fuel tank
6. a barbell held above a gymnast's head for 5 minutes
7. a durian fruit falling from a tree
8. a roller coaster at the peak of the hill
9. water falling from Maria Cristina Falls
10. a soccer ball flying across the school field
SEATWORK NO. 4

PART II.
Directions: Analyze and illustrate the given problems.
Show your mathematical solutions and explain your
answers in your activity notebook.
1. How much work is done when you lift an object
that weighs 150 N to a height of 5 meters?
2. How much work does an elephant do while moving a
circus wagon 20 meters with a pulling force of 200N?

3. How much work do you do to a 12-N rock that you

carry horizontally across a 4m room?
4. Tommy does 15 Joules of work to push the pencil over 1
meter. How much force did he use?

5. Angela uses a force of 25 Newtons to lift her grocery bag

while doing 50 Joules of work. How far did she lift the
grocery bags?
SEAT WORK 6
1. Angelie has just arrived at the airport and is dragging her suitcase
to the luggage check-in desk. She pulls on the strap with a force of
190 N at an angle of 35° to the horizontal to displace it 45 m to the
desk. Determine the work done by Angelie on the suitcase.

2. Carmela pulls a wagon along a level path for a distance of 44m.

The handle of the wagon makes an angle of 22 degrees above
horizontal. If she pulls on the handle with a force of 87 N, how
much work is done?
SEAT WORK 6
3. When 142 J of work is done in pushing a box horizontally 13
m, how much force is applied?

4. A force of 15N acting on a box 2 m along a horizontal surface.

A force acts at a 30 degrees angle. Determine the work done by
force.
SEAT WORK 6
3. When 142 J of work is done in pushing a box horizontally 13
m, how much force is applied?