Physics 2204

Worksheet Work, Power, and Energy

Sections 9.1 9.6

1) What is the power of a crane that does 5.80 x 104 J of work in 2.80 s? [ P = 2.07 10 4 Watts ]

2) A 0.45 kg book sits on a shelf 1.80 m above the floor.

(a) Calculate the gravitational potential energy of the book relative to the floor. [ E p = 7.95J ]
(b) Calculate the gravitational potential energy of the book relative to a 1.10 m high table.
[ E p = 3.09J ]

3) A 210.0 g ball falls from a height of 2.51 m and hits the floor. What is the change in
gravitational potential energy? [ E = 5.17J ]
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4) A winch rated 1.20 kW hoists an engine from a car to a height of 2.00 m from its original

position at a constant velocity. How long will this take if the engine has a mass of 300.0 kg?
[ t = 4.91s]

5) A spring with a force constant of 116 N/m has a 48 kg mass suspended from it.
(a) Find the extension of the spring. [ x = 4.1m ]
(b) How much elastic potential energy does the spring have? [ E e = 975J ]

6) The kinetic energy of a 92.0 kg hockey player is estimated to be 937.4 J. With what speed is

he skating? Convert to km/h. [ v = 16.3 km h ]

7) A 200.0 kg sled is being towed horizontally at a constant velocity. The coefficient of friction
between the sled and the snow is 0.600. If the sled moves 6.0 m in 10.0 s, find the power.
[ P = 706.3Watts ]

8) Calculate the work done by applying a 125 N force to the right on a 65.0 kg sled to displace
the sled 3.50 m right? [ W = 437.5J ]

9) What is the work required to stop a puck in 0.400 s if it was traveling 15.0 m/s and a force of
applied? [ W = 90.0J ]
30.0 N [left] is

 10) A force of 10.0 N is applied to a 2.0 kg mass over a distance of 4.0 m. The surface is
horizontal and frictionless. If the object is initially at rest;
(a) Find the work done. [ W = 40.0J ]
(b) Find the change in kinetic energy. [ E k = 40.0J ]
(c) Calculate the final speed. [ v f = 6.3 m s ]


11) Calculate the kinetic energy of a 133 g baseball with a velocity of 34.0 m/s. [ E k = 76.9J ]

12) An object has a kinetic energy Ek. What happens to the kinetic energy if we:
(a) double m? [Double E k ]
(b) triple v? [Increase E k by factor of 9]
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(c) triple m and half v? [Change E k by factor of ]
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13) How much work is required
to increase the velocity of a 25.0 kg crate from 2.0 m/s to 4.0
m/s? [ W = 150J ]

14) A fishing rod has a spring constant of 25.0 N/m. If the rod bends 0.300 m when a fish is
placed on the hook, find the mass of the fish. [ m = 0.76kg ]
fish

15) A 50.0 kg student compresses the spring on a pogo stick 25 cm on an average bounce. If the

spring constant is 2200 N/m, find her acceleration on the upward bounce. [ a = 11.0 m 2 ]
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