Physics Weekly Exercise

G10 PB S2 – Work power, Efficiency

Name: _______________________ Date: _________________________

Solve the following problems

1. Object A has a mass of 1500 grams is in a position like the picture. Find the value of : (g = 10 m/s2)
a. Potential energy and kinetic energy in position A
b. Potential energy and kinetic energy when it hith the ground
c. Velocity when it hits the ground
d. Potential energy and kinetic energy in position B (10 meter s from the ground)

2. 6000 Joules of energy are used to lift an object that has a mass of 50 kg. Find the height of the object that can be lifted
by the energy? (g = 10m/s2)
3. If the mass of the pendulum is 2.5 kg and ∆ H is 2 cm. Fill in the blank
A C

Position GPE EK EM V
A

4. Car A and Car B have the same mass. The two cars move with different kinetic energy. If the kinetic energy of car A is
compared to the kinetic energy of car B, 4 : 9, then the speed of car A compared to the speed of car B is

5. A ball with a mass of 0.2 kg is thrown upward with an initial speed of 10 m/s from a height of 1.5 m. acceleration due
to gravity g = 10 m/s2 . What is the height of the ball when its speed is 5 m/s?
6. A block with a mass of 1.5 kg is pushed upwards by a force F = 150 N on an inclined plane as shown with g = 10 m/s2
with a friction coefficient of 0.4. Determine the total :
a. work done on the block
b. normal force
c. frictional force

7. An object at rest on a smooth surface. The object is applied to a force F = 10 N, forming an angle of 30 o to the floor
surface. If the object moves 1 meter, how much work is done by the force F on the object
8. An object with a mass of 4 kg moves with an acceleration of 2 m/s2 for 10 seconds. If the power possessed by the
object is 100 W. Then the distance traveled by the object is

9. An object receives a force of 1000 N. The object is moving with a speed of 4 m/s. Then the power that occurs is

10. Several people help push an ambulance that has broken down with a force of F. If the car moves 2 meters in 10
seconds and the power generated by the several people is 40 watts, then the force F is equal to...

11. Electric motors consume 100 watts of electricity to get 90 watts of mechanical power. Determine the efficiency (E)?

12. Gas furnaces have an efficiency of 75%. How many BTUs (British Thermal Units, units of energy) will it produce from
1000 BTUs of natural gas?