Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Work & Power+Machines
Thermal Energy Math (Q)
Conceptual Questions
100

What is the formula for kinetic energy?

1/2*m*v^2

100

What is the formula for gravitational potential energy?

Mass*Gravity (9.81)*Height

100

What is work?

The transfer of energy to something. Must be moving to do work
100

What is the formula for thermal energy? Units?

Q=m*Δ T*Cp   Joules

100

What is the difference between thermal energy and temperature?

Thermal energy is the total thermal kinetic energy, temperature is the average

200

Calculate the kinetic energy of a car that is moving at 9.2m/s and has a mass of 1000kg. 

1/2*1000kg*(9.2m/s)^2

42,320J

200

Define potential energy

Stored energy that has the 'potential' to become kinetic energy

200

What is the formula for power? Units?

P=Work/Time  Watts

200

Calculate Q

mass=20kg

20C to 40C

cp=2000(J/kg*C)

20kg*20C*2000(J*kg/C)=800,000J

200

Define the following words:

Conductor

Insulator

Radiation

Conductor-something that allows thermal energy movement

Insulator- something that slows thermal energy transfer

Radiation-thermal energy conduction through space (campfire)

300

Define Kinetic Energy

Energy in motion

300

Name the 3 types of potential energy

Gravitational PE

Chemical PE

Elastic PE

300

Calculate the work done for a man that pushed a box with 400N of force for 4m.

1600J

300

I have a piece of steel. Steel has a specific heat of 400J/kg*c. You heat a 30kg chunk from 23C to 44C. Find the thermal energy

Q=252,000J

300

How much work is someone doing if they are pushing with 1000N of force against a wall?

0J, the wall is not moving

400

Calculate the kinetic energy of a truck that has a mass of 2391.44kg and has a velocity of 22.73m/s

1/2*2391.44kg*(22.73m/s)^2=617,772.21J

400

Calculate the PE of a rock that has a mass of 90kg that sits atop a 100m cliff

90kg*9.81m/s/s*100m=88,290J

400

What is AMA? What about IMA?

Actual Mechanical Advantage and Implied Mechanical Advantage. AMA-the number of times your force is multiplied. IMA-in a perfect world the number of times your force is multiplied

400

I have a glass of water. Water has a specific heat of 4000J/kg*c. You heat a 15.5kg section from 26C to 34C. Find the thermal energy

Q=496,000J
400

When we learned about simple machines, why can a machine never have an efficiency of higher than 100%?

You cannot create energy

500

I have a toy car that has a mass of 75g. Calculate the kinetic energy if the car is moving at 4m/s

75g to kg=0.075kg

1/2*0.075kg*(4m/s)^2=0.6J

500

Calculate the PE of a 450g toy truck that falls off a 350cm tall table

450g to kg=0.45kg

350cm to m=3.5m

0.45kg*9.81m/s/s*3.5m=15.45J

500

Calculate the work and power

A man pushed a 500N box with a force of 350N. He pushed this box 5m and it took him 4 seconds.

W=350N*5m=1750J

Power=1750J/4s=437.5W

500

Find the specific heat of aluminum if the temperature rose from 30C to 45C and it took 96,000J of energy. The block has a mass of 8kg.

cp=800J/kg*c

96000J=8kg*15C*cp

96000J=120*cp

800J/kg*c=cp

500

What is happening at the subatomic level when something is hot vs cold? 

When something is hot, the particles vibrate quickly. When something is cold, they vibrate slowly