Power In which situation would you tire more quickly?
Notice that in the formula for work, it says nothing about time Work = force x distance
The rate at which work is done Power The rate at which work is done Power = work done time Unit: Joule second : watt
A little bit of history To find out how the power of his engine compared to that of a horse, James Watt measured how fast an average horse could do work. He found the answer and expressed the amount of work performed per second as a horsepower. 1 horsepower = 746 Watts In the US we rate engines in terms of horsepower and electricity in watts (kilowatts, megawatts)
Horsepower
What can a more powerful engine do? One of 2 things Power = work done time 2x work or work time ½ time
A Lab for you to do http://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-Horsepower