Vocab
Power/work
Conservation of mechanical energy
Work energy Theorem
Systems
100

the product of force and distance and cos(theta)

What is work?

100

rate of doing work

Provide all equations associated with this variable.

what is power?

What is P = Fv

P = E / t

P = W / t

100

At the top of the loop de loop in a rollercoster, these energies act on the rollercoaster.

What is Potential and kinetic?

100

This is the Work energy Theorem.

Work equals the total mechanical energy of the system. W = (change in/triangle) E


100

This system has external forces acting upon it.

What is an open system?

200

Energy stored in a compressed object such as a spring.

Us = 1/2 k x2

What is elastic potential energy?

200

A unit of power which equals to one joule per second

What watt?

200

Erin is lifting a 7 kg bowling ball up and a distance of 1.2 meters from the ground. Air resistance is not negligible and does work on the ball. When Erin releases the bowling ball, is mechanical energy conserved?

What is no?

200

Jane pushes an 8kg object in the positive direction. She increases her speed from 2 m/s to 4m/s. What is the change in kinetic energy? How much work was done?

What is 48 joules?

200

In an open system, mechanical energy may be converted into this type of energy, resulting in a change in the total mechanical energy of the system.

What is Non-mechanical or thermal energy due to friction?

300

Potential energy is stored energy can only be positive. True or False ? Why?

What is ...Potential energy can be positive and negative due to the reference height. Sometimes reference height is not set on the ground.
300

The meaning of zero work is being done.

What is the force being applied is perpendicular to the direction of motion?

300

You slide a 0.3 kg block up a ramp with a starting velocity of 4.2 m/s. This is the height from the ground that the block will reach on the frictionless ramp.

What is 0.88 meters from the ground?

300

Erin is lifting a 7 kg bowling ball up and a distance of 1.2 meters from the ground. Air resistance is not negligible and does work on the ball. When Erin releases the bowling ball, its mechanical energy changes by this amount by the time the ball hits the ground. (Use work-energy theorem)

What is 84 joules? What is the ball loses 84 joules of energy?

300

A girl is practicing her lassoing and tries to reel in a cow. In an open cowgirl-cow system, these objects are providing an external force on the system.

What is...

Earth (force of gravity)

Lasso (Force of lasso on cowgirl)


400

The big G equation used for the potential energy between objects of LARGE distances.

What is Ug = -Gmm / r ?

400

Paul and safia both do 1000J of work in the negative direction. Paul completes his work 0.11 seconds faster than Safia. Who did more work? (Show calculations)

Who is Paul?

400
Shawn is pushing a ball from a height of 2 meters towards the ground with an initial speed of 3 m/s. What is the final speed of the ball?

What is 7 m/s?

400

A 20 kg block is slid across a frictional surface with a coefficient of friction of 0.2 a distance of 10 m. What is the change in kinetic energy of the system?

What is the system will lose 400 Joules of energy?

W = (change in) E

W = (change in) K + (change in) U

W = (change in) K +0

- Ff d = (change in) K

-μ Fn d = (change in) K

-μ m g d = (change in) K

-(0.2) (20kg) (10m/s2) ( 10m) = (change in) K

-400 = K

400

The total mechanical energy of this system remains the same or conserved.

What is a closed system?

500

I graph Hooke's law F = kx where k is the spring constant, F is Force, and x is the distance compressed or stretched. The slope of a force - time graph will equal this quantity. The graph will be this shape.

What is the spring constant? What is linear?

500

Peter is lifting a box over his head. Gravity is doing this work on the box.

What is negative work?

500

A 3 kg ball is launched from a table of height 5m to the ground. The ball reaches the ground with a velocity of 8m/s.

Is mechanical energy conserved?

What is no?

Initial Mechanical energy is 150 J. 

U = (3) (10) (5)

Final Mechanical energy is 96 J. 

K = 1/2 (3) (8)2

500

A 10 kg block is slid across a frictional surface with a coefficient of friction of 0.2 a distance of 10 m. What is the change in kinetic energy of the system?

What is the system will lose 200 Joules of energy?

W = (change in) E

W = (change in) K + (change in) U

W = (change in) K +0

- Ff d = (change in) K

-μ Fn d = (change in) K

-μ m g d = (change in) K

-(0.2) (10kg) (10m/s2) ( 10m) = (change in) K

-200 = K

500

A rock slides down an icy mountain. This is the system of the rock and earth.

What is an open system?