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Work & Power 100
In what unit is work measured?

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Work & Power 100
In what unit is work measured?.

Joule

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Work & Power 200
What is another name for a joule of
work done every second?

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Work & Power 200
What is another name for a joule of
work done every second?

watt

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Work & Power 300
How much work is done carrying a
7.0kg bowling ball across a level 20.0
meter long classroom?

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Work & Power 300
How much work is done carrying a
7.0kg bowling ball across a level 20.0
meter long classroom?
none

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Work & Power 400
Fido and Spot have the same mass
and race up a flight of stairs. Fido
beats spot by 3.0 seconds and wins a
bone. Who did more work?

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Work & Power 400
Fido and Spot have the same mass
and race up a flight of stairs. Fido
beats spot by 3.0 seconds and wins a
bone. Who did more work?
Neither, work is the same.

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Work & Power 500
A crane lifts a 2000.0 kg. SUV a
distance of 33.0 meters. How much
work did the crane do?

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Work & Power 500
A crane lifts a 2000.0 kg. SUV a
distance of 33.0 meters. How much
work did the crane do?

W = Fd
W = (2000)(9.8)(33) = 646,800 J

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Work & Power 600
An 80.0 kg. pole vaulter clears a 7.2
meter high bar in 1.3 seconds. How
much power does he generate?

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Work & Power 600
An 80.0 kg. pole vaulter clears a 7.2
meter high bar in 1.3 seconds. How
much power does he generate?
P = W / t ⇒ P = Fd / t
P = (80)(9.8)(7.2) / 1.3 = 4342.15watts

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Work & Power 700
An elevator in the Empire State
Building generates 38,000.0 watts of
power while rising 430.0 meters in 1.5
minutes. What is the mass of the
elevator?

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Work & Power 700
An elevator in the Empire State
Building generates 38,000.0 watts of
power while rising 430.0 m. in 1.5 min.
What is the mass of the elevator?

P = W / t ⇒ P = Fd / t
38,000 = m(9.8)(430) / 90 ⇒ m = 811.58kg

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Work & Power 800
A 65.0 kg student races up the path
to lunch which is at a 2° slope. How
long is the path if she does 4000.0
joules of work?

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Work & Power 800
A 65.0 kg student races up the path
to lunch which is at a 2° slope. How
long is the path if she does 4000.0
joules of work?

W = Fd sin θ
4000 = (65)(9.8)(d ) sin 2 ⇒ d = 179.93m

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Work & Power 900
A dad pulls his 30.0 kg daughter and
her 5.0 kg sled across 45.0 m of level
ground with a rope. If he pulls with a
force of 253 N and does 9,220 joules
of work, what angle does the rope
make with the sled?

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Work & Power 900
A dad pulls his 30.0 kg daughter and
her 5.0 kg sled across 45.0 m of
level ground with a rope. If he pulls
with a force of 253 N and does
9,220 joules of work, what angle
does the rope make with the sled?

W = Fd cos θ
9220 = (253)(45) cos θ ⇒ θ = 35.92 

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Work & Power 1000
My 1800 kg. car generates 1300
watts of power when I drive 6.0 miles
from my house to school at a constant
velocity. If my house is at an
elevation of 5060 ft and the school is
at 5310 ft., how many minutes does it
take me to drive to school? (There
are 3.28 ft in a meter and 5280 ft in
a mile)
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Work & Power 1000
My 1800 kg. car generates 1300 watts of power when I
drive 6.0 miles from my house to school at a constant
velocity. If my house is at an elevation of 5060 ft and
the school is at 5310 ft., how many minutes does it take
me to drive to school? (There are 3.28 ft in a meter and
5280 ft in a mile)

P = W / t ⇒ P = Fd / t
1300 = (1800)(9.8)((5310 − 5060) / 3.28) / t
t = 1034.24 sec ⇒ 17.24 min
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Machines 100
What are the units for Mechanical
Advantage?

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Machines 100
What are the units for Mechanical
Advantage?
It is unitless – there are none.

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Machines 200
If a machine has a MA of 5, what
does this mean?

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Machines 200
If a machine has a MA of 5, what
does this mean?
You can lift 5 times the force.

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Machines 300
If the IMA of a machine is 6, and you
want to raise an object 2.0 meters
off the ground, how much rope do you
have to pull in?

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Machines 300
If the IMA of a machine is 6, and you want to raise an
object 2.0 meters off the ground, how much rope do you
have to pull in?

IMA = d e / d r
6 = d e / 2 ⇒ d e = 12 m

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Machines 400
If the MA of a pulley system is 4.2
and the IMA is 13.5, what is the
percent efficiency of the pulleys?

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Machines 400
If the MA of a pulley system is 4.2 and
the IMA is 13.5, what is the percent
efficiency of the pulleys?

Eff = MA / IMAx(100)
Eff = 4.2 / 13.5 x(100) = 31.1%
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Machines 500
A student pulls in 8.3 m of rope to
lift a table 1.6 m. If the table weighs
160 lbs. and the student uses 35 lbs
of force, what is the percent
efficiency of the machine?

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Machines 500
A student pulls in 8.3 m of rope to lift a table 1.6 m. If
the table weighs 160 lbs. and the student uses 35 lbs of
force, what is the percent efficiency of the machine?

Eff = MA / IMAx(100)
Eff = (160 / 35) /(8.3 / 1.6) x100 = 88.12%

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Machines 600
An ideal machine can lift an 825.0 kg. elephant
using only 27.0 kg. If the elephant is lifted
1.6 m off the ground, how much rope is
pulled in?

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Machines 600
An ideal machine can lift an 825.0 kg. elephant using
only 27.0 kg. If the elephant is lifted 1.6 m off the
ground, how much rope is pulled in?

Win = Wout ⇒ Fe d e = Fr d r
27 d e = (825)(1.6) ⇒ d e = 48.89m

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Machines 700
A compound machine is made up of 5
simple machines each with a MA of 3
and an IMA of 4. What is the percent
efficiency of the compound machine?

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Machines 700
A compound machine is made up of 5
simple machines each with a MA of 3
and an IMA of 4. What is the percent
efficiency of the compound machine?
Eff c = MAc / IMAc x100
Eff c = 3 / 4 x100 = 23.73%
5 5

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Machines 800
A compound machine needs a MA of
256 to raise a steel beam. If the MA
of one wheel and axle is 4, how many
wheel and axles do you need in the
compound machine to lift the beam?

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Machines 800
A compound machine needs a MA of
256 to raise a steel beam. If the MA
of one wheel and axle is 4, how many
wheel and axles do you need in the
compound machine to lift the beam?
MAc = MA n

256 = 4 ⇒ n = 4 ⇒ log(256) / log(4) = 4

n

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Machines 900
The space shuttle has a mass of
96,000 kg. With one wheel and axle a
student can lift a 1200 N object using
375 N of force. How many complete
wheel and axles would it take to lift
the shuttle if she can use 375 N of
force?

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Machines 900
The space shuttle has a mass of 96,000 kg. With one wheel
and axle a student can lift a 1200 N object using 375 N of
force. How many complete wheel and axles would it take to lift
the shuttle if she can use 375N of force?

MA = Fr / Fe ⇒ 1200 / 375 = 3.2

Fr = (96,000)(9.8) = 940,800 N
MAc = Fr / Fe ⇒ 940,800 / 375 = 2508.8
MAc = MA n ⇒ 2508.8 = 3.2 n ⇒ n = 7
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Machines 1000
The efficiency of a compound
machine is 1.01%, it is made up of a
number of simple machines each with
an efficiency of 60%. If the IMA of
one of the machines is 5 and you want
to raise a car 2.0 meters, how much
rope much you pull in? (round to the
nearest number of machines)

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Machines 1000
The efficiency of a compound machine is 1.01%, it is made
up of a number of simple machines each with an
efficiency of 60%. If the IMA of one of the machines is
5 and you want to raise a car 2.0 meters, how much rope
much you pull in? (round to the nearest number of
machines)

Eff c = Eff n ⇒ .0101 = .6 n ⇒ n = 9

IMAc = 59 = 1,953,125
IMAc = d e / d r ⇒ 1,953,125 = d e / 2 ⇒ d e = 3,906,250m

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Cost 100
What is the more common name for a
watt-sec?

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Cost 100
What is the more common name for a
watt-sec?

joule

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Cost 200
A joule is a very small unit of energy,
what is the more common unit of
energy that appears on your Excel
Energy bill?

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Cost 200
A joule is a very small unit of energy,
what is the more common unit of
energy that appears on your Excel
Energy bill?
kw-hr

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Cost 300
How many joules are there in a
kw-hr?

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 Cost 300
How many joules are there in a
kw-hr?

(1000 watt / 1kw)(3600 sec/ 1hr ) = 3,600,000 joules / 1kwhr

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Cost 400
A 1000 watt toaster is operated for
30 minutes. How many kw-hrs is this?

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Cost 400
A 1000 watt toaster is operated for 30
minutes. How many kw-hrs is this?

(1000w)(1kw / 1000w)(30 min)(1hr / 60 min) = .5kwhr

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Cost 500
A 700 watt halogen light bulb is
operated for 8.5 hrs. If energy costs
$.12/kwhr, how much does it cost to
operate the light bulb during this
time?

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Cost 500
A 700 watt halogen light bulb is operated for 8.5 hrs.
If energy costs $.12/kwhr, how much does it cost
to operate the light bulb during this time?

(700w)(1kw)(8.5hr )($.12)
= $.714
(1000w)(kwhr )

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Cost 600
A 1500 watt blow dryer is used for
23 minutes a day, every day of the
year. If energy costs $.117/kwhr, how
much does it cost to run the blow
dryer for 18 years?

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 Cost 600
A 1500 watt blow dryer is used for 23 minutes a day, every day of the year. If
energy costs $.117/kwhr, how much does it cost to run the blow dryer for 18
years?

(1500 w)(1kw)(23 min)(1hr )(365days )(18 years)($.117)

= $441.99
(1000 w)(day )(60 min)(1 year )(kwhr )

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Cost 700
In a typical house, a 2500 watt oven
operates for an average of 49 min a
day and a 900 watt microwave
operates for 26 min a day. If energy
costs $.112/kwhr, how much does an
average family spend on these
appliances over a 7 year period?

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Cost 700
In a typical house, a 2500 watt oven operates for an
average of 49 min a day and a 900 watt microwave
operates for 26 min a day. If energy costs $.112/kwhr,
how much does an average family spend on these
appliances over a 7 year period?

(2500w)(1kw)(49 min)(1hr )(365days)(7 years)($.112)

= $584.24
(1000 w)(day )(60 min)(1 year )(kwhr )
(900 w)(1kw)(26 min)(1hr )(365days)(7 years)($.112)
= $111.60
(1000 w)(day )(60 min)(1year )(kwhr )
Total = $584.24 + $111.60 = $695.84
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Cost 800
A 66.0 kg student climbs 22 steps
when leaving physics to get back
upstairs every day (each step is 16
cm. high). If Excel could capture that
energy and pay the student
$.121/kwhr, how much would the
student earn climbing the stairs
every day?
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Cost 800
A 66.0 kg student climbs 22 steps when leaving physics to get
back upstairs every day (each step is 16 cm. high). If Excel
could capture that energy and pay the student $.121/kwhr, how
much would the student earn climbing the stairs every day?

W = Fd ⇒ W = (66)(9.8)(22)(.16) = 2276.74 J
(2276.74 J )(1kwhr )($.121)
= $7.65 E − 5
(3,600,000 J )(kwhr )
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Cost 900
A average McDonalds uses seven 1200
watt microwaves on average 70% of
the time of an entire day. Each state
has a average of 333 McDonalds
restaurants. If McDonalds never
close and energy costs $.103/kwhr,
how much does McDonalds spend on
microwave use in this country in a
year?
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Cost 900
A average McDonalds uses seven 1200 watt microwaves on average 70% of the time of an
entire day. Each state has a average of 333 McDonalds restaurants. If McDonalds never close
and energy costs $.103/kwhr, how much does McDonalds spend on microwave use in this
country in a year?

(1200w)(7micro)(1kw)(.7)(24hr )(333rest )(50states )(365days)($.103)

= $88,335,016
(micro)(rest )(1000 w)(day )( state)(country )(1year )(kwhr )

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Cost 1000
A family spends $334.94/year in
lightbulb costs when energy costs
$.105/kwhr. A average lightbulb in
their house uses 68 watts of power
and is on 42% of the time the family
is awake every day. If they generally
sleep 7 hours a night, how many
lightbulbs do they have in their
house?
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 Cost 1000
A family spends $334.94/year in lightbulb costs when energy
costs $.105/kwhr. A average lightbulb in their house uses 68
watts of power and is on 42% of the time the family is awake
every day. If they generally sleep 7 hours a night, how many
lightbulbs do they have in their house?

(68w)(? lightbulb )(1kw)(.42)(24 − 7 hr )(365days )($.105)

= $334.94
(lightbulb )(1000 w)(day )(1 year )(kwhr )
18lightbulbs

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Energy 100
What unit is potential energy
measured in?

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Energy 100
What unit is potential energy
measured in?

Joule

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Energy 200
A ball is thrown straight up in the air
and caught at the same height. When
is its KE at a maximum?

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Energy 200
A ball is thrown straight up in the air
and caught at the same height. When
is its KE at a maximum?
The instant it leaves the hand going
up or the instant before it is caught
coming down.

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Energy 300
What can be said about the PE of a
rock before its dropped off a cliff
and the KE at the bottom of the
cliff?

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Energy 300
What can be said about the PE of a
rock before its dropped off a cliff
and the KE at the bottom of the
cliff?

They are equal.

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Energy 400
A plane is traveling eight times as
fast as a truck with the same mass.
How much more KE does it have?

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Energy 400
A plane is traveling eight times as fast as a truck with the
same mass. How much more KE does it have?

KE = m(v) 1
2
2

1
2 m(8) / m(1) = 64times
2 1
2
2

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Energy 500
A student drops a .1 kg donut off the
top of a 312.0 meter high rise
building. How fast does the donut hit
the ground?

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Energy 500
A student drops a .1 kg donut off the
top of a 312.0 meter high rise building.
How fast does the donut hit the
ground?

v = 2 gh
v = (2)(9.8)(312) = 78.2m / s

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Energy 600
A force of 800N is applied to a car
through its engine. If the 1200 kg car
started from rest, how fast is it
going at the end of 85 meters?

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Energy 600
A force of 800N is applied to a car through its
engine. If the 1200 kg car started from rest,
how fast is it going at the end of 85 meters?

W = Fd = ∆KE = mv 1
2
2

(800)(85) = 1200v1
2
2

v = 10.64m / s
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Energy 700
A 92.0 kg diver jumps off a 7.5 meter
tower. How fast is the diver going
after she has fallen and is 2.1 meters
above the water?

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Energy 700
A 92.0 kg diver jumps off a 7.5 meter tower. How
fast is the diver going after she has fallen and
is 2.1 meters above the water?

v = 2 gh
v = (2)(9.8)(7.5 − 2.1) = 10.29m / s

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Energy 800
A 5555 kg. rocket traveling at 1200
m/s fires its engine and increases it
speed to 1850 m/s. If the engines
fired over a distance of 25,954
meters, how much thrust did they
use?

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Energy 800
A 5555 kg. rocket traveling at 1200 m/s fires its
engine and increases it speed to 1850 m/s. If the
engines fired over a distance of 25,954 meters, how
much thrust did they use?

W = Fd = ∆KE = 12 mv 2f − 12 mvo2
( F )(25,954) = 12 5555(1850) 2 − 12 5555(1200) 2
F = 212,159.7 N

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Energy 900
A skydiver traveling at 23.0 m/s falls
240 meters. How fast is he going
after that time?

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Energy 900
A skydiver traveling at 23.0 m/s falls
240 meters. How fast is he going after
that time?

PE = mgh = ∆KE = mv − mv
1
2
2
f
1
2
2
o

m(9.8)240 = m(v f ) − m(23)

1
2
2 1
2
2

v f = 72.34m / s

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Energy 1000
A 300 kg. chair lift generates 600 watts of
power when accelerating from 2.0 m/s to
8.0 m/s. How much time does the chair lift
accelerate for?

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Energy 1000
A 300 kg. chair lift generates 600 watts of power when accelerating from
2.0 m/s to 8.0 m/s. How much time does the chair lift accelerate for?

W = ∆KE = mv − mv 1
2
2
f
1
2
2
o

W = 300(8) − 300(2) = 9000 J

1
2
2 1
2
2

P =W /t
600 = 9000 / t ⇒ t = 15 sec
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