Work, Energy, and Power Crash Course

How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?

• 15 J
• 45 J
• 0 J
• 5 J

What is the difference between calculating power and work?

• Power takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
• Work takes into account the time it takes to complete a task
• Power is force/area
• Work is force/area

The roller coaster car has a mass of 500 kg. It is pulled from position 1 to 2 (30 m) by a motor. At the top of the ride the vertical distance top to bottom is 20 m. The motor pulls the car with a 4000 N force. Calculate the work done getting the car to the top of the ride.

• 100 000J

• 120 000J

• 800 000J

• 90 000J

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Bob (80 kg) uses 180 N of force to get him up the slope. The vertical distance is 2 m and the diagonal is 10 m. Calculate the work he does.

• 1600 J

• 160 J

• 3600 J

• 1800 J

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On a force versus change in position graph, the area under the curve is a representation of:

• force

• position

• KE

• PE

• Work

Is this an example of work? 
A waiter carries a tray full of meals above his head by one arm straight across the room at constant speed. 

• True
• False

An 80 N rope tension force is used to slowly pull a wagon 50 m up a hill. Calculate the work done by the rope if it pulls parallel to the hill

• -4000 J

• 4000 J

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Which situation is work not done?

• lifting a 20 pound box off the floor
• holding a 20 pound box above the floor
• sliding a 20 pound box across the floor
• sliding a 20 pound box up an inclined plane

What type of energy is in this picture?

• Kinetic
• Potential
• Chemical
• Sound

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What kind of energy does this device use?

• Chemical
• Electrical
• Thermal
• Chemical

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