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ENERGY
Energy
Energy- the ability to do work
SI unit: Joules
Mechanical Energy
Mechanical Energy- Energy do to the
position or movement of an object
For example, a rollercoaster has mechanical
energy in the form of both potential and
kinetic energy. Explain.
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Potential Energy
Stored Energy / energy of position
amount depends on position or
condition of the object
Gravitational Potential Energy
Gravitational
Potential energy is
greater when the
object’s height is
greater
G. PE is greater
when the object’s
weight is greater
Which has more PE, a plant sitting on
a 5th floor window or one sitting on a
1st floor window? Why?
PE formula
PE= mass x 9.8 x height
Units
Mass= grams
Height=meters
Example PE Problem
Mass= 65 kg
Height= 35 m
Gravity accel= 9.8
PE= ?
PE= 65 x 9.8 x 35
= 22295 Joules
PE word problem
Calc. PE
1200 kg car at the top of a hill that is
42 m high
M= 1200
9.8
h= 42
1200 x 9.8 x 42 = 493920 Joules
Kinetic Energy
“Energy in Motion”
Will change more
due to velocity (bc
its squared) than
mass
Kinetic energy
KE is greater when the speed is greater.
KE is greater when the mass of the
object is greater.
Which is more kinetic energy a
motorcycle going 35mph or an 18
wheeler going 35 mph? Why?
Kinetic Energy Formula
KE= ½ mass x velocity2
Kinetic Energy Ex Problem
Mass= 44 kg
Speed= 31 m/s
KE= ?
KE= ½ mass x velocity2
22 x 961= 21142 Joules
KE Word Problem
Calc KE of 1500 kg car that is moving
at a speed of 700m/s
KE= ½ mass x velocity2
750 x 490000 = 367500000Joules
From PE to KE
Conservation of Energy
“Energy cannot be created or
destroyed”
changes forms
The total amount of energy NEVER
changes
More Forms of Energy
Chemical Energy- has to do with ions,
atoms, molecules, and bonds
Change to another form of energy when
a chemical reaction occurs
Food, Wood, Gasoline, Heating oil
Electrical Energy- associated with
voltage and current
More Forms of Energy
Thermal Energy- associated with the
movement of molecules
More Motion = More Heat
Sound Energy- associated with
longitudinal mechanical waves
Light Energy- associates with
electromagnetic waves
Light, X-rays, Lasers, Gamma Rays
Nuclear Energy
Energy associated
with Fission and
Fusion
Sun and Stars
Occurs only in
controlled
situations on earth
Energy Transformations
According the Law of Conservation of
Energy…
Energy can change forms
Energy in battery then a light turns on
Potential or chemical to electrical
More Energy Transformations
Plant sitting in the sun, then making
food then growing
Light energy to chemical energy to kinetic
energy
Making music playing the piano
Potential to kinetic to sound
Energy Conversions
Which of the seven main forms of
energy is present in each
situation?
Work
Work= the force exerted over a
distance
When work is done, energy is
transferred to the object
If no movement, Zero work!
When force is applied to an object and
it moves, work is done, and kinetic
energy is created
The greater the force, the greater the
kinetic energy of the object
If work is done and an object is lifted,
the object gains PE
The higher it is lifted, the more PE
Work Triangle
Calculating Work:
Work= Force x Distance
SI Unit: Joules (J) = 1 Newton*Meter
W
F
D
Example Work Problem
F= 30 N
d= 1.5m
W= ?
W= F *d
30 * 1.5 = 45
W= 45 J
W
F
D
Example Work Problem
A carpenter lifts a 45 N beam 1.2 m
high. How much work is done on the
beam?
F= 45 N
D= 1.2 m
W= ?
W= F * D
45 * 1.2 = 54
W
W= 54 J
F
D
Multiple Step
A dancer lifts a 45 kg ballerina
overhead a distance of 1.4 m. How
much work is done?
W= F * d
441 * 1.4 = 617.4 J
F= ? 45 * 9.8= 441 N
D= 1.4m
W= ?
W= 617.4 J
W
F
D
Last one
The same dancer holds the ballerina
overhead for 5 seconds. How much
work is being done?
None, no distance is being traveled.
Power
The rate at which work is done
SI unit: Watts (w) = 1 Joule per second
Formula= Power = Work / Time
W
P
T
Example Problem:
W= 500 J
T= 20 s
P= ?
P= W / T
500 / 20 = 25
P= 25 watts
W
P
T
Example Problem # 2
F= 450 N
d= 1.0 m
t= 3 s
W= ?
P=?
W= F * d
450 * 1 = 450
W= 450 J
P=W/t
450 / 3 = 150 watts
W
P
T
P = 150 watts
Word Problem
A mover carries a chair up the stairs in
30 seconds. His work totals 300
Joules. What was his power?
P=w/t
300 / 30 = 10
W
P
P= 10 watts
T
Last one
Mary runs up the stairs in 22 seconds.
Carrie runs up the stairs in 27
seconds. Each girl has a work total of
240 Joules. Which has more power?
Mary
W= 240
T= 22
240 / 22= 10.91
P= 10.91 Watts
Carrie
W= 240
T= 27
240 / 27 = 8.89
P= 8.89 watts
Machines
change the force that you exert in
either size or direction.
Simple Machine- one movement
Compound Machine- more than one
movement
Machines at work
2 forces involved with
machines
Input Force (In) – force
applied to the machine
Output Force (Out)- force
applied by the machine to
overcome resistance
Machines at Work
Mechanical Advantage- # of times the
machine multiplies input force
MA= input force / output force
MA= input / output
Out
MA
In
Example Problem
Output = 500 N
Input = 20 N
MA= ?
MA= Output / Input
500 / 20 = 25
MA= 25
Out
MA
In
Another example
Output = 2000 N
Input= ?
MA= 10
MA= Output/ Input
Input= Output / MA
2000 / 10 = 200 N
Input= 200 N
Out
MA
In
Word Problem
The power steering in an car has a
mechanical advantage of 75. If the
input force to turn the steering wheel
is 49 N, what is the output force of
the car’s front wheels?
Output= 3675 N
MA= 75
Input= 49 N
Out
Output= ?
Output= MA * Input
75 * 49 = 3675 N
MA
In
2 families of Simple Machines
Levers
Inclined planes
Simple Machines
Lever- arm that turns around a
fixed point
FULCRUM- fixed part
Types of Levers
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
classified on location Input force,
Output force, and fulcrum
First Class Lever
Fulcrum between Input force
and Output force
Can multiple force or distance
Ex: Scissors, pliers, clothes
pin
2nd Class Lever
Output between Input force and
fulcrum
Multiply force
Examples: Wheel Barrel
3rd Class lever
Input force between
Output force and fulcrum
Increase distance
Examples: bicep, fishing
rod, hockey stick
Pulleys
Modified Lever
grooved wheel with a rope
or chain running along the
groove
Single, fixed pulley has an
MA of 1
Pulley
Moving Pulley- has an MA of 2
Block and Tackle Pulley- multiple
pulleys put together. Increases MA
Wheel and Axle
Lever family
2 wheels of different
sizes that rotate
together
Smaller wheel is called
the axle
Inclined Plane
Inclined Plane- a sloping surface used
to raise objects (such as a ramp)
you exert less input force over a
greater distance
Screw and Wedge
Screw- inclined plane wrapped in a
spiral around a cylindrical post
Ex:
Wedge- inclined plane with one or two
sloping slides
Ex: Chisel, knives, ax blade
COMPOUND MACHINES
Compound Machine- a combination of
two or more simple machines
Examples: Bicycle (2 wheel and axle),
the axle (wedge and lever)
Efficiency in Machines
With machines, not all work is useful
Some lost as heat, through friction,
Efficiency- measure of how much
useful work a machine can do
Efficiency= useful work output
work input
Efficiency Problem
Work input= 180 J
Useful work output= 140 J
Efficiency= ?
140/180= .78 J