Work
Energy (KE and PE)
Energy Transformations
Cons. of Energy
Power
100

I push a stalled car with 50N of force, it does not move. How much work is done?

no work is done!

100

if an object is not moving it has _____ KE

0

100

When you move, your body converts ________ energy to ______________ energy.

chemical, mechanical

100

True or False: Energy can be destroyed.

False

100

The unit for power is called the

Watt.

200

A 900N mountain climber scales a 100m cliff. How much work is done by the mountain climber?

90,000 J

200

Stored energy is _______________ energy.

potential

200

The work done lifting an object is _____ its change in potential energy

equal to

200

The total energy of a system is equal to the sum of _________________ and _________________.

E= KE +PE

200

What is the formula to find power

P= W/t

300

Amy uses 20N of force to push a lawn mower 10 meters. How much work does she do?

200 J

300

What is the Kinetic Energy of a 150 kg object that is moving with a speed of 15 m/s?

16,875 J

300

Plants convert _____________ energy into _______________ energy.

Radiant, chemical

300

If the total energy is 100 J and potential energy is 25 J. What is the kinetic energy?

75 J

300

If 4500 joules of work are done to lift an object in 5 s, what is the power?

900 W

400

Angela uses a force of 25 Newtons to lift her grocery bag while doing 50 Joules of work. How far did she lift the grocery bags?

2 m

400

A jar of pasta sauce is sitting on a shelf in the kitchen. The jar weighs 0.25 kg and is sitting 3.5m above the ground.

8.57 Joules

400

When you drive your car you convert ____________ energy in gas to ______________ energy.

Chemical, mechanical

400

TRUE or FALSE: The top of the largest hill on a rollercoaster has the largest amount of kinetic energy.

FALSE

400

A person pushes a box across the floor a distance of 50 m. Pushing the box required a force of 20 N and took the person 40 s. 

a. What is the work? 

b. What is the power?

work= 1000 J; power= 25 W

500

Who does more work? Person A who lifts a 30N box 4 m or person B who lifts a 50 N box 1.5 m

Person A

500

Former Quarterback Brett Favre throws a football at a speed of 35 meters per second. If the mass of the football is 0.4 kg, what would the kinetic energy of Brett Favre’s pass be?

245 Joules

500

The sun converts ________________ energy into ______________ energy and ________________ energy.

nuclear, thermal and radiant

500

TRUE or FALSE: The bottom of the tallest rollercoaster has the highest kinetic energy

True

500

Person A and Person B do the same amount of work, but Person A does it ten times slower.  Who had more power?

Person B