Use the equations on the board to answer the following questions.
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Question 1
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Work is performed when
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Question 2
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Match the following vocabulary words to their definition.
Law of conservation of energy
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the ability to do work
Energy
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energy that an object has due to its motion
Gravitational potential energy
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the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another
Kinetic energy
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the potential energy of an object due to its height, or its position relative to the earth's surface
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Question 3
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It took a 36,000 N force to make a car move 1,500 meters. How many Joules of work is performed to make the car move?
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Question 4
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An elevator lifts a load of passengers with a force of 156,000 N and does 2,550,000 J of work. How many meters did the elevator transport passengers?
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Question 5
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Order the following from most kinetic energy to least.
181 kg motorcycle traveling at 10 meters/second
6,300 kg elephant traveling at 10 meters/second
1,900 kg car traveling at 10 meters/second
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Question 6
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A dog runs through the school at 5.6 m/s and has a mass of 40 kg. what is the dog's kinetic energy?
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Question 7
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Quarter Horses are typically faster than Thoroughbreds over short distances. A racehorse can run at 18 m/s and has 195,000 J of kinetic energy. What is this racehorse's mass?
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Question 8
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How much potential energy does a squirrel up in a tree have? The squirrel has a mass of approximately 3 kg and is 14 meters high.
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Question 9
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A city sets up a hydroelectric dam and they need about 25,000,000 J of energy produced every second. What is the mass of water that is necessary to create that kind of potential energy, if the dam is 42 meters high?
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Question 10
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Categorize the examples below as either potential energy or kinetic energy.
A boulder sitting at the top of a hill
A roller coaster moving at the bottom of a hill
A book sitting on a shelf
A baseball player swinging a bat
An apple hanging from a tree
A jack in the box before it's released
A soccer ball moving across the field after it's been kicked
A boulder rolling down a hill
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
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Question 11
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At what point does the object have the most potential energy?
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Question 12
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At what point does the object have the most kinetic energy?
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Question 13
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As Bob jumps off the couch, his potential energy equals 50 J. What is his kinetic energy if his total mechanical energy is still 150 J?
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Question 14
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If the power rating of a incandescent light bulb is 60 Watts, then how much time does it take the light bulb to run to acheive 120 J of work?
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Question 15
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Someone wearing skates on a horizontal surface is pushed by a friend with a force of 65 N. How far must the student be pushed in 30 seconds, so that her power is 352 W?