Form 2 Science Unit 7.

5 : Power
1. Power is the ______________________________
that is the amount of work done in one second.
The unit of power is ____________ (
_________________________ (

) or

2. 1 watt of power is used when 1 J of work is done in 1 second.

3. Calculation of power :Azmi pushes a barrel over
a distance of 2 m. calculate
the amount of power used
by Azmi if he pushes the
barrel with a force of 50 N
in 10 seconds

A student of mass 50 kg
takes 5 seconds to go up a
flight of stairs 3 m high.
Calculate the power used.

A student of mass 58 kg
takes 10 seconds to walk
up a flight of stairs 4 m
high while carrying a box
of mass 2 kg. Calculate the
power used by the
student.
A weightlifter takes 5 s to
lift a weight 750 N to a
height of 2 m. Calculate
the power delivered by
the weightlifter.

A student of mass 55 kg
takes 10 seconds to climb
up a flight of stairs 3 m
high. Calculate the power
of the student.

Form 2 Worksheet Unit 7.5 prepared by Ms Sue

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Form 2 Science Unit 7.5 : Power

A man of mass 60 kg walks
up a staircase with 25 steps
in 30 seconds. What is the
power used by the man if
each step is 20 cm high?

An engine with a power of

1250 W runs for 1 minute.
What is the total amount of
work done?

A girl of mass 50 kg
carrying a bag of mass 2
kg up a staircase. She
takes 2 seconds to climb
one step. The staircase has
25 steps with a height of 10
cm each.
Calculate the : a. distance travelled in
the direction of the
applied force.
b. Work done by the girl
to climb the staircase to
the top
c. Power used by the girl

A machine with a power of

500 W is able to lift a load
of 1000 N as high as 20
metres. How long does it
take to do so?

A worker moves a weight

of x Newton over a
distance of 5 metres in 20
seconds. Calculate the
weight of the load moved.

Form 2 Worksheet Unit 7.5 prepared by Ms Sue

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