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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?
W Fd
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w 200NonG J
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?
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2400
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400 or W
3. A girl weighing 420 Newtons takes 55 seconds to climb a flight of stairs 18 meters high.
What is her power output vertically?
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13745W
4. How much work does an elephant do while moving a circus wagon 20 meters with a
pulling force of 200-N?
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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?
W Fd
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6. A 900-N mountain climber scales a 100 meter cliff. How much work is done by the
mountain climber?
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7. A small motor does applies a 200N force over 10m in 20 seconds. What is the power of
the motor in watts?
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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?
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600 J
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?
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72,438.5T
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. L
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11. If an object of 125kg was pulled by a 30 N force for 20 meters, what velocity was
achieved by the object?
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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.
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Type Types
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Types
of 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. _________
50N Count the of
b. _________
25N the mass
c. _________
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pro total
divide the object
12.5 N
d. _________
e. _________
8 3N that number
by
14. Assume the weight from the previous picture was lifted 10
cm, how far would the force lifting the weight need to be
Remember W Fd
applied?
a. ________
10cm
b. ________
20cm work must remainhave
c. ________
30 car constant If I only
to in 10N of fare
d. ________
40 car
e. ________
60 cm
put
move a 50N object
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to increase the d TX
have to
15. Provide the mechanical advantage of the following machines
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a. 25 N object moved using only 5 N-_____________
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b. 80 N object moved using 20 N-____________
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c. 150 N object moved using 10 N-_____________
d. 450 N object moved using 50 N-_____________
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16. What is the efficiency of the following machines?
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a. Work output of 35 J, input of 70 J-____________
b. Work output of 85 J, input of 100 J-___________
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c. Work output of 200 J, input of 500 J-__________
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d. Work output of 425 J, input of 817 J-__________
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