Work Energy and Conservation

KE = ½ m v2 GPE = mgh EPE = ½ kx2 W = Fd P = W/t = E/t

Unit of measure = J (joule) g = 9.8 m/s2 F=kx

1. An object with mass = 5 kg is moving at a velocity of 10 m/s. What is the kinetic

energy?

2. An object has a K.E. of 45 J and a velocity of 3 m/s. What is the mass?

3. An object with a mass of 2 kg has a K.E. of 36 J. What is the velocity?

4. A rock with a mass of 10 kg sits at the top of a hill 20 m high. What is the
potential energy?

5. A spring (k=500 N/m) is compressed 0.02 m. What is the Elastic P.E.?

6. An object with mass of 2 kg is moving at a velocity of 2 m/s. What is the

K.E.?

7. A rock climber is 30 m above the ground. If the mass of the climber is 90

kg, what is his P.E.?

8. A rock with a mass of 3 kg sits atop a cliff that is 17 m tall. What is its
potential energy?

9. The rock from question #5 falls to the bottom of the cliff. Just before it
hits, its velocity is 18.25 m/s. What is it’s kinetic energy?

10. How do the potential and kinetic energies of questions #5 and #6 compare?
Why is this?

11. A skateboard with a mass of 2 kg and a velocity of 7 m/s moves up a quarter

pipe. How high does it get?

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12. A block is pushed up against a spring and released. The spring has a constant
k = 10 N/cm and was compressed 4 cm. The block has a mass of 2 kg. What is the
velocity of the block when spring compression = 0? Ignore friction.

13. Two balls are pushed from a platform down two different ramps as shown: one
ramp is much steeper than the other. Which ball has the higher velocity at the
bottom?

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14. A ball (mass = 0.4 kg) attached to an unstretched spring (k = 500 N/m) and
released. What will its new height be?

15. Using a force of 50 N, a box is pushed 20 m in 4 seconds. How much work was
done? What power was required?

16. A 60 watt bulb is lit for 10 seconds. How many joules of energy were
expended?

17. A ball is dropped from 3 m and bounces back up to 2 m. How much energy is
lost to heat?