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100

The unit of measurement for work.

What is a joule?

100

In a race, two cars have the same mass but different velocities. The car with the lower velocity has _______ kinetic energy than the other car.

less

100

Heating pad

Electrical 🡪 thermal

100

The amount of work done in a certain time

Power

100

Energy in motion

What is kinetic energy?
200
What is the formula for work?

W=Fd

200

How much energy does a 4 kg ball have if it is thrown at a speed of 2 m/s?

8 J

200

Windmill

Kinetic 🡪 electrical

200

What unit of measurement is used to express power? 

Watts or Jules per Second
200

A 0.91 kg pineapple falls from a tree that is 5.8 m tall. How much potential energy did the pineapple have before it fell?

52 J

300

You move a cart of pumpkins 15.0 m.  This requires a force of 65.0 N.  How much work was done while moving the pumpkin?

975 J

300

List the type of potential energy each object has below:

a.) Photosynthesis

b.) Bow and arrow

a.) Chemical

b.) Elastic

300

Fireworks

Chemical 🡪 radiant/thermal/sound

300

How much power is used if 100 J of work is done to move a box in 10 s?

10 W or 10 J/s

300

How much thermal energy is transferred when 0.0924 kg of gold is heated from 15°C to 36 °C?  

Note: Gold has a specific heat of 129 J/kg·°C. 

250 J

400

A force of 25 N is applied to a ball to make it move 3.0 m. How much work was done?

75 J

400

How much energy does a bird have that weighs 9.0 N and is sitting on a branch 3.0 m high?

27 J

400

An apple falling off of a tree

Gravitational potential 🡪 kinetic

400

How long would it take to do 36 J of work if 4 W of power are available?

9 s

400

Define thermal energy and total (mechanical) energy.

Thermal energy = the sum of kinetic and potential energy of particles in an object


Total (Mechanical) energy = the sum of kinetic and potential energy in a system

500

The two conditions that must be met for work to be done

  1. An object must move

  2. Force applied in the direction of the motion

500

What is the mass of a large book that falls off a shelf 6.0 m high and has 150 J of energy?

2.6 kg

500

A man eating dinner, then tap dancing

Chemical 🡪 kinetic 🡪 sound/thermal

500

A force of 72.0 N is used to push a box a distance of 18.0 m in 4.50 s.  Find power.

288 W or 288 J/s

500

What is the mass of a ball that is rolling with a speed of 26 m/s and has 1,200 J of energy?

3.6 kg