Name-___________________
Work, Power, Energy Worksheet
The following equations will be used on this section, and need to be understood completely to
do well on the next test. SHOW ALL WORK
W= F x d P= W/t PE= mgh Energyfinal=Energyinitial KE= ½ mv2 KE= Fd Fd=½ mv2
MA= output force/input force Efficiency= Useful work output/Total work input
WORK AND POWER-
1. Amy uses 20-N of force to push a lawn mower 10meters. How much work does she do?
2. Frank does 2400-J of work in climbing a set of stairs. If he does the work in 6 seconds,
what is his power output?
3. A girl weighing 420 Newtons takes 55 seconds to climb a flight of stairs 18 meters high.
What is her power output vertically?
4. How much work does an elephant do while moving a circus wagon 20 meters with a
pulling force of 200-N?
5. A 40 N force is used to push a 2.00 kg cart a distance of 5 meters. What is the work
done on the cart?
6. A 900-N mountain climber scales a 100 meter cliff. How much work is done by the
mountain climber?
7. A small motor does applies a 200N force over 10m in 20 seconds. What is the power of
the motor in watts?
ENERGY
8. If Galileo dropped a 5.0 kg cannon ball off the tower of Pisa from a height of 12 m, what
was the Potential energy (PE) of that ball before it fell?
9. If a horse with a mass of 550kg running 16.23 m/s crossed the finish line of a race, what
was his Kinetic energy (KE) at the time of the finish?
10. If a 500 kg pig on top of a muddy hill slid 100m down the hill, what was his speed at the
bottom of the hill? Note- the hill is 30 m high (vertically). You need to consider the law
of conservation of energy here.
11. If an object of 125kg was pulled by a 30 N force for 20 meters, what velocity was
achieved by the object?
MACHINES
12. Please draw a diagram showing a 50 N box with each type of lever. Include the lever, the
fulcrum, the box, and the direction of the work needed to lift the box.
A. B. C. D. E.
13. Using the figure on the right, please provide the force
necessary to lift the weight if it was 50N.
a. _________
b. _________
c. _________
d. _________
e. _________
14. Assume the weight from the previous picture was lifted 10
cm, how far would the force lifting the weight need to be
applied?
a. ________
b. ________
c. ________
d. ________
e. ________
15. Provide the mechanical advantage of the following machines
a. 25 N object moved using only 5 N-_____________
b. 80 N object moved using 20 N-____________
c. 150 N object moved using 10 N-_____________
d. 450 N object moved using 50 N-_____________
16. What is the efficiency of the following machines?
a. Work output of 35 J, input of 70 J-____________
b. Work output of 85 J, input of 100 J-___________
c. Work output of 200 J, input of 500 J-__________
d. Work output of 425 J, input of 817 J-__________