Energy is measured in the units
What are joules
Work is measured in these units
What are joules
Power is measured in these units
What are watts
mgh = (10N)(25m) = 250 J
Yes
What is P = W/t
An object with a mass of 2 kg falls from a height of 5 meters in 1 second. What is its kinetic energy?
1/2mv2 = (1/2)(2)(52) = 25J
An object with a weight of 98 N travels at a speed of 2 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
m =98/9.8= 10kg
1/2mv2 = (.5)(10kg)(22) = 20 J
Energy dependent upon position is known as this
What is potential energy
A man is passed his child from his wife who is the same height as him. He walks the child across the room. Is work done on the child?
No
The relationship between work and power can be described as this
The greater the work, the greater the power
A 100 N force on an object pushes it 20 meters to the right. How much work is done on the object?
W = Fd = (100)(20) = 2000J
A crane picks up a wrecking ball weighing 1000 N a total of 12 m. A force of 800N then pushes the wrecking ball to the right 20 m into a brick wall it demolishes. At which point was more work done on the wrecking ball?
Swing Work = (800N)(20m) = 16000J
The formula for gravitational potential energy is this
What is mgh
A man walks a tray of drinks across a restaurant. He bumps into a coworker and drops the drinks. When is work done on the drinks?
When the drinks fall from the tray
The second
A 1 kg object is carried 15 m to the right at a speed of 3 m/s. How much work is done on the object?
0. The force acting on the object is not in the direction of the motion.
A man weighing 40N climbs a set of stairs 10 m high in 8 seconds. Another man weighing 20N climbs the same stairs in 5 seconds. Who generates the most power?
Man 1 = 400J/8s = 50W
Man 2 = 200J/5s = 40 W
The formula for calculating kinetic energy is this
What is 1/2mv2
A 60 Watt lightbulb runs for 120 seconds. A 30 Watt lightbulb runs for 240 seconds. Which one generates more energy?
Neither, they generate the same amount of energy
A rock weighing 10 kg falls 10 m. How much work is done on the rock?
W = Fd = (10x9.8)(10) = 980J
The object below has an additional force of 50N applied to the right. This object will move 10 m in whatever direction it moves. How much work is done on the object, and in which direction?

W = Fd = (30N)(10m) = 300J, to the right