Work and Power
Work/Power Calculations
Kinetic Energy
Calculations
Potential Energy
100
What is the formula for work?

W= FxD

100

How much work is done on a small car if a 3150 N force is exerted to move it 75.5 m to the side of the road?

237,825 J

100

What is the formula Kinetic Energy?

1/2 mass x velocity^2

100
The kinetic energy of a soccer ball with a mass of 2 KG and traveling at 4 m/s
What is 16 J
100

At which position on the diagram would an apple have the greatest potential energy?

Position 1

200

What is the formula for power?

p=W/t

200

A crate is being lifted into a truck. If it is moved with a 2470 N force and 3650 J of work is done, then how far is the crate being lifted?

1.48 m

200

What does kinetic energy depend on?

mass and velocity

200

How much force is required to lift a rock a vertical distance of 8 m if 80 J of work were done?

What is 10 N

200

potential energy is the energy of an object being __________.

stored

300

____ is when a force acts on an object to cause displacement of the object.

work

300

A lawnmower engine running for 20 minutes does 4,560,000 J of work. What is the power output of the engine? 

228,000 w

300

Which of these has the LEAST kinetic energy? 

a. house

b. a speeding car

c. a bike coasting down a hill

d. a person jumping on a trampoline

a house

300
Using a force of 100 N a box is pushed 22.5 m. How much work was done?
What is 2250 J
300

What is the formula for calculating Gravitational Potential Energy?

mass x gravity x height

400

_____ is the amount of time in which work is done.

power

400

Sierra did 500 J of work to move her couch. If she exerts 250 N of force on the couch, how far did she move it?

2m

400

Which point (s) show maximum kinetic energy?

C

400

A 4,440 w motor is used to do work. If the motor is used for 200s, how much work could it do?

888,000 J

400

What does potential energy depend on?

Height and Weight

500

The Law of Conservation of Energy

What is ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED NOR DESTROYED ONLY TRANSFORMED

500

How much time is needed for a 15,000 W engine to do 1,800,000 J of work?

120 s

500

Which point(s) show increasing kinetic energy?

B

500
A book with a mass of 5 Kg is held out a window that is 15 m high. What is the gravitational potential energy of the book?
What is 735 J
500

As a ball bounces (in real life), what happens to the total amount of energy?

Some energy gets transferred to the air and floor, so the ball doesn't bounce as high