Force
Work
Force Vocab
Calculating Work and Power
Power
100

The unit kilogram x meter/ second2  is also called 

Newton 

100

Unit for Work.

 Joules

100

Force that opposes motion

 friction

100

force times distance

 work

100

The rate at which work is done.

power?

200

When you increase the force applied to an object, this happens to the acceleration.

increases


(The acceleration increases when you increase the force on an object.)

200

Equation for Work.

 Force x distance

200

What is force which has an  opposite direction from the direction of the motion

 force of friction?

200

work divided by distance

 force

200

Equation for power.

What is Power = Work/time

300

A water bottle sits on your desk until someone knocks it over. (Which Law?)

 Newton's First Law

300

If you perform 50 J of work lifting a 25 N box from the floor to a shelf, the shelf is...

 2.0 meters

300

Force that a surface employs on an object

Normal force

300

How much work is done while holding a bag of 10 kg groceries while standing ?

zero

300

W= 500J

t= 25s

P=?

 20 Watts?

400

A car is driving on a sandy beach and is accelerating to the right with a force of 100N. If the net force is 25N, find the frictional force of the sand. 

75 Newton 

400

Force =200N

displacement =50m

Work =?

 10,000 Joules?

400

the force transmitted to ropes , string or wire when pulled by forces acting from opposite sides 


Tension force 

400

Amount of work done in 1 second

 power?

400

W= 336 J

P= 14 W

t=?

24 seconds?

500

A big rock is affected by 20,000 N of gravity. What is the mass of the rock? (Round) 

 2000 Kg

500

Work =125 Joules

displacement= 10m

Force =?

 12.5 Newton 

500

Wnet force acting on an object with constant velocity? 

 zero 

500

Amount of time it takes to do 500 Joules of work using 5 watts of power

100 seconds?

500

W= 225 J

P= 25 W

t=?

 9 seconds?

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