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Work & Energy Unit Part 1: Work, Power, & Machines
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What is Work? Work has a very specific meaning in physics Work is only done when force causes a change in the ____________ or _________ of an object in the direction of the applied force
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Finding Work Mathematically Work is equal to ____ times _______ If the object to which force is being applied does not move or change motion, then work is equal to _______________.
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The Measurement of Work Work is measured in _____ A joule is equivalent to: ___________________ The amount of work it takes to take to lift an apple from your waist to the top of your head
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Historical Perspective The unit of work and energy was named in honor of the English physicist _______________________ (1818–1889) Joule was one of the first scientists to recognize that mechanical work and non- mechanical energy could be interchangeable This was the foundation of the __________________________________
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Work Problem Practice 1.A crane uses an average force of 5200 N to lift a girder 25 m. How much work does the crane do on the girder? 2.The brakes on a bicycle apply 125 N of frictional force to the wheels as the bicycle travels 14.0 m. How much work have the brakes done on the bicycle?
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Power Is the rate at which ______ is done Mathematically defined as:
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SI Unit of Power Is the watt, W A _______ is defined to be 1 joule per second (J/s) ___________ (hp) is another unit of power that is sometimes used 1 hp = _____________
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Practice 1.While rowing across the lake during a race, John does 3960 J of work on the oars in 60.0 s. What is his power output in watts? 2.Using a jack, a mechanic does 5350 J of work to lift a car 0.500 m in 50.0 s. What is the mechanic’s power output? 3.Suppose you are moving a 300 N box of books. Calculate your power output in the following situations: You exert a force of 60.0 N to push the box across the floor 12.0 m in 20.0 s. You lift the box 1 m onto a truck in 3 s.
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Machines They help us by redistributing the work that we put into them They can change the ________ of an _________________ They can increase or decrease ________ by changing the _______ over which the force is applied (multiplying the force)
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Different Forces can do the Same Amount of Work
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Mechanical Advantage Tells how much a machine multiples force or increases distance Mathematically defined as: ________ must be ignored
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Practice A bus driver applies a force of 55.0 N to the steering wheel, which in turn applies 132 N of force on the steering column. What is the mechanical advantage of the steering wheel?
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