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Identify the following situation if it is

INERTIA or INTERACTION.
1. The recoil of a heavy cannon when it
fires an iron cannon ball.
2. A drinking glass sitting on a table.
3. Pushing off the ground to walk or run.
4. Rowing a boat.
5. A golf ball sitting on a golf tee before
the golfer hits it down the fairway.

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6. The movement of a balloon when air is
released from the neck of the balloon.
7. When a billiard ball hits another one, the
second one moves with the same force as the
first, but the first stops or moves back.
8. A bicycle moving forward even after peddling
is stopped.
9. A shinny glass marble rolling over a smooth
flat floor.
10. Rolling a heavy tenpin ball straight down the
center of a bowling alley lane.
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What is work?
What happens when a rocket is
launched into space?

When the rocket’s engines are

fired, chemical energy in the fuel
is transferred to kinetic energy in
the rocket.

This transfer of energy is called work.

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Work and energy
What is the link between work and energy?

work done = energy transferred

This means the units for work are the same as the units
for energy – joules.

For example, if a person does 500 J of work, then 500 J

of energy is transferred.

In the same way, if a person transfers 250 J of energy,

then 250 J of work is done.

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Work is done if the object you
push moves a distance in the
direction towards which you are
pushing it.

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No work is done if the force
you exert does not make the
object move.

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No work is done if
the force you exert
does not make the
object move in the
same direction as
the force you
exerted.
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Tell whether the situations shown below represent examples of
work. Identify the one doing the work and on which object the
work is done. Write WORK or NOT WORK

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Tell whether the situations shown below represent examples of
work. Identify the one doing the work and on which object the
work is done. Write WORK or NOT WORK

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How is work calculated?
The work done on an object can be calculated using this
equation:

work done = force x distance moved

 Force is measured in newtons (N).

 Distance moved is measured in meters (m).

 Work done is measured in joules (j).

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Calculating work done question 1

A cyclist peddles a bicycle with

a force of 1,000 N moving it
250 m.
How much work has been
done by the cyclist?
work = force x distance
done

= 1,000 x 250
= 250,000 J = 250 kJ
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Calculating work done question 2

A truck engine moves

a truck with a force of
10 kN and does 500 kJ
of work. How far has
the truck traveled?
work done = force x distance
work done
distance = = 500,000 kJ = 50 m
force

10,000kN
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Problem Solving

1. A book of mass 1 kg is on the floor. If the

book is lifted from the floor to the top shelf
which is 2 meters from the floor, how much
work is done on the book?
2. A box is lifted vertically 1.5 m and is
then held there. The box has a weight of
100 N. Ignore friction. How much work is
being done in holding the box in this
elevated position?

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Problem Solving

1. Calculate the work done on the body

by a force of 500 N if the body moves 7.5
m in the direction of the force.
2. A load of mass 30 kg is lifted up by 7.0
m. Calculate the work done.
(Take g = 9.8 m/s2.)

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