Unit 06 - Energy Test Review

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17 questions
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Describe how you know that work was done in this GIF.

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A force of 30 N acts on the block at the angle shown. The block moves a horizontal distance of 37 cm. How much work is done by the applied force? (Show your work for feedback!)

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What is the 'theta angle' AND how do you know?

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Calculate the work done by a 22-N force (directed at a 40° angle to the vertical) to move a 5-kilogram box a horizontal distance of 500 cm across a rough floor at a constant speed of 0.7 m/s. (LOST? Confused?: Go back to the slideshow, and read the very last slide and the speaker notes at the bottom.) (Make sure you show your work for feedback!)

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In your own words, describe what potential energy is. (Be ready to defend your answer.)

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If you double the height above the zero position, then you __________ the PEgrav.
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There is a ball that is 30m above the zero line that has a mass of 55kg. The ball current PEgrav = _______
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If you double the amount of compression of a spring relative to its equilibrium position, then you __________ the PEspring.
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"An object possesses elastic potential energy if it is at a position on an elastic medium other than the equilibrium position."

Interpret this sentence and give 2 real-life examples of its meaning.

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When you quadruple the speed of the object, you __________ its KE by a factor of __________.
When you reduce the speed of the object by a factor of 3, you __________ its KE by a factor of __________.
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Write a statement that best summarizes the relationship between the initial release height and the speed at the bottom of the hill in the lab activity.

4

Determine the kinetic energy of a 740-kg roller coaster car that is moving with a speed of 19.1 m/s.

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Olver Weightver, the former platform diver for Harrison, had a kinetic energy of 21,000 J just prior to hitting the Pool. If Olver's mass is 140 kg, then what is his speed?

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Give one example of mechanical energy, and then justify why your example definitly has mechanical energy.

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KE to PE or PE to KE? How do you know?

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A shopping cart full of groceries is sitting at the top of a 3.0-m hill. The cart begins to roll until it hits a stump at the bottom of the hill. Upon impact, a 0.5-kg can of peaches flies horizontally out of the shopping cart and hits a parked car with an average force of 100 N. How deep a dent is made in the car (i.e., over what distance does the 100 N force act upon the can of peaches before bringing it to a stop)?

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A 1200-kg car traveling with a speed of 25 m/s skids to a stop. The car experiences a 1000 N force of friction. Determine the stopping distance of the car.