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Activity 6: Work and Kinetic

Energy
Physics for Technologist
03:00 PM-04:00 PM MTW BC6
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Submitted By:

Janine Ivy O. Ibo

BDT 2A

Submitted to:

Amante T. Ama
Faculty In Charge
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Penafrancia Avenue, Naga City

COLLEGE OF TRADES AND TECHNOLOGY

Work and Kinetic Energy

Act. 6

I. OBJECTIVE
Describe how work and kinetic energy are exhibited in everyday life.

II. Materials
Spring balance/improvised spring balance, smooth table, block of wood with holder or lace
(less than 100g), protractor, meter stick/tape measure \

III. PROCEDURE

A. Work, work, work

1. The procedure for making an improvised spring balance can be found at any channel in
youtube.com. You can use recycled spring/garter/rubber band as the stretchable material. For
calibrating the weight, you can use the new 5- peso coin (Andres Bonifacio) which weighs
0.073 newton [N]. The scale should run from 0.0 N to 1.0 N. (It does need you about 14
coins to reach 1.0 N). If you have other means of calibration, you can try your own.

2. Pull the block of wood using the spring balance for 0.05 meters [m] to the horizontal
direction. Start it with a 60 0angle from the horizontal. Record force reading in your spring
balance on the table below. Record the force when the block is already moving. Make sure
your motion is constant to record a constant force.

Inclination Distance d Computed Work W in

of right Recorded force travelled by Newton-meter [Nm]
Trial
inclined plane F in [N] the block of or Joule [J]
[θ] wood in [m] W = F d cos θ

1 600 0.9N 0.05 0.0225

2 450 0.7N 0.05 0.0247

3 300 0.5N 0.05 0.0217

4 150 0.4N 0.05 0.0193

5 00 0.2N 0.05 0.01

B. Kinetic Energy
1. Weight the block of wood in air using your improvised weighing scale. Record: 9.8N. Get the
mass m by multiplying the weight by 1kg /9.8 N.
Write: 0.1020 kg.
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2. Using the same experiment above, record the time for each pulling. Given the total distance
(0.05m) find the average velocity using the formula: total distance/total time.

3. Solve the Kinetic Energy given the formula on the table.

Inclination
of right Total Velocity v = Kinetic
Total
Trial inclined time total distance total time Energy KE = ½ mv2
distance [m]
plane [s] [m/s] [J]
[θ]

1 600 0.05 0.5s 0.1 0.05

2 450 0.05 0.3s 0.2 0.1

3 300 0.05 0.2s 0.25 0.125

4 150 0.05 0.1s 0.5 0.25

5 00 0.05 0.01s 5 2.5

IV. QUESTIONS.
A. Work, work, work (15 points)

1. Compare the recorded force at the different angles.

2. How about the work done?
3. Which position does give you the least effort in carrying the same task?

B. Kinetic Energy (15 points)

1. Which has the greatest kinetic energy? Why is this so?

2. What happens to the kinetic energy if we double the mass?
3. What happens to the kinetic energy if we double the velocity?

V. ANSWERS

A. 1. The same, higher the force, higher the angles.

2. The same, higher the force, higher the angles.
3. Trial 5

B. 1. The trial 5, has the MOST kinetic energy when it's movement is the GREATEST.
2. Kinetic energy is the energy of mass in motion. The kinetic energy of an object is
the energy it has because of its motion. ... When we double the mass, we double the energy;
however, when we double the velocity, energy increases by a factor of four.
3. The kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the speed, so doubling the
speed increases the kinetic energy by a factor of 4.