Chapter 5 Assignment

Name: ___________________________________

Date: March 2, 2016

1)
In what ways is the everyday usage of the word In what ways is the everyday usage of the word
work different from the physics usage?
work same as the physics usage?

2) Complete the table.

FORCES (Newtons)

WORK (Joules)
( positive or negative or zero)

A. In the direction of the motion

B. Opposes motion
C. 90 degrees to motion
D. Object is not in motion

3) Describe why you can get tired pushing on a wall even though you are not doing work on the wall.
4) How would you demonstrate, using a pen and a sheet of paper, that static friction can do positive
work on a pen?
5) Describe the environmental effects that result from work done by friction.
6) Compare the kinetic energy of two identical cars travelling at the same speed in each of the
following situations:
a. One during North , one driving South
b. One driving South, one driving downhill
7) Does kinetic energy depend on the direction of motion?
8) Is it possible to have a negative potential energy?
9) How would you calculate the potential energy of a book on their desk relative to the
a. desk,
b. classroom floor
c. roof
10) Can an object have a positive potential energy relative to one reference point and a negative
potential energy to another reference point?
The Energy in Food:
Is a form of potential energy: Chemical energy is latent form of stored energy.
is not directly dependant on relative position.
depends on the molecular structure and the strength of chemical bonds. Which then depends
on the relative affinities of different atoms in molecules.

Unit Review: Work, Energy and Power Worksheet

Example 21: A 65 kg snowboarder starts at rest, travels down a hill into a gulley and back up the other
side as shown. Find his speed at top of the 2nd hill. Final Answer: _____20. m/s_______
Diagram:

CALCULATIONS:

Example 22: The first peak of a roller coaster is 55 m above the ground. The 1200kg car starts from rest
and goes down the hill and up the second hill which is 30 m high. How fast is the car traveling at the top
of the second hill? Final Answer: ___22.5 m/s_____
DIAGRAM:

CALCULATIONS:

Example 23: A 5.0 kg block of wood is now pushed down a ramp with a velocity of 6.0 m/s. At the
bottom of the ramp it is traveling at 7.5 m/s.
a) How much thermal energy is generated due to friction? Final Answer _____22.9 J ______
b) Determine the force of friction. Final Answer ____6.5 N_______
DIAGRAM:

CALCULATIONS:

Example 24: Lovers Leap is a 122 m vertical climb. The record time of 4 min 25 s was achieved by
Dan Osman (65 kg). What was his average power output during the climb? Final Answer: ___290 W____
CALCULATIONS:

Example 25: A 1.00 x103 kg car accelerates from rest to a velocity of 15.0 m/s in 4.00 s. Calculate the
power output of the car. Ignore friction. Final Answer: ________28100 W_____
CALCULATIONS:

Example 26: A student uses 140 N to push a block up a ramp at a constant velocity of 2.2 m/s. What is
their power output? Final Answer: ______310 W____
CALCULATIONS:

Example 27: A physics student is setting up a wicked body slam on a biology student. He lifts the 75 kg
student clear over his head to a height of 2.2 m in 0.675 s. How much power did the physics student
generate? Final Answer: _____2400 W____
CALCULATIONS:

Example 28: While cruising along level ground in a one horse open sleigh at 4.0 m/s, Mr Trask cracks
the whip and speeds up to 12.0 m/s in 4.5 s. If the sleigh has a mass of 850 kg, how much power did it
generate? Ignore friction. Final Answer: ______12000 W____
CALCULATIONS:

Example 29: A student pushes 14 kg of their physics homework up a 40o ramp at a constant velocity of
3.2 m/s. The friction force is 26 N. How much power must the student exert? Final Answer: __199 W_
FBD:

CALCULATIONS:

Example 30:
The Top Thrill Dragster is one of the tallest roller coaster in the world. The car is accelerated
along
a level track until they take a 90o vertical turn and travel to the peak, 120 m high. A typical fully loaded
car has a mass of 2800 kg. Draw a diagram first.
a) Calculate the minimum amount of work done on the car in order for it to reach the peak
b) In reality the roller coaster is accelerated from 0 to 193 km/h in 3.8 s. Find the actual power input
of the ride.
c) Determine the efficiency of the ride from start to peak.
DIAGRAM:

FINAL ANSWERS: a) 3.29 106 J

CALCULATIONS:

b) 1.06 106 W

c) 82%

Example 31:
On the Incredible Hulk roller coaster the car is initially launched up a hill 34 m high, traveling
from 0 to 64 km/h in 2.0 s. A full car has a mass of 4500 kg. Draw a diagram first.
a) Find the power output of the ride.
b) The power consumption during the initial launch is actually 1.45 MW. Determine the
efficiency of the ride during the initial launch.
c) If the car pulls in to the station at 8.0 m/s. How much heat has been generated?
d) The car is finally brought to rest over a distance of 2.0 m. How much force is required?
DIAGRAM:
FINAL ANSWERS: a) 1.11 106 W

CALCULATIONS:

b) 76%

c) 2.07 106 J

d) 72000N