| Formula Review for Chapter 13 (Work & Energy) | ||||
| pg | Formula | Units | Word Problem | Solution |
| 432 | Work W = F * D | Joules | 1) How much work does a crane do if it uses a force of 5,200 Newtons to lift a girder 25 meters? | |
| 433 | Power Power = W / T | watts | 2) What is John's power output if he does 3,960 J of work in 60 seconds? | |
| 446 | Potential Energy PE = m*g*h | Joules | 3) What is the gravitational potential energy of a 1,200 kg car at the top of a hill that is 42 meters high? | |
| 463 | KE = 1/2 m*v*v | Joules | 4) What is the kinetic energy of a 0.045 kg ball traveling at 2 m/s? | |
| 459 | Efficiency = Work Output / Work Input | % | 5) Alice and Jim calculate that they must do 1,800 J of work to push a piano up a ramp. However, they actually end up doing 2,400 J of work. What is the efficiency of the ramp? | |
| (lab) | Acceleration A = 2D / T squared | m/s/s | 6) A ball bearing drops from 2 meters in 0.6442 seconds. What is its acceleration? | |
| (lab) | Velocity V=D/T | m/s | 7) A ball bearing rolls across the floor for 6 meters in 3 seconds. What is its velocity? | |