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G12 - S - Work, Energy & power - 1

This worksheet covers topics related to work, energy, and power, with various problems involving forces, friction, and motion. It includes calculations for work done on blocks and skiers, as well as applications of the work-energy theorem. The document also features scenarios involving a winch, a truck, and a lead ball, requiring students to analyze forces and energy principles.

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G12 - S - Work, Energy & power - 1

This worksheet covers topics related to work, energy, and power, with various problems involving forces, friction, and motion. It includes calculations for work done on blocks and skiers, as well as applications of the work-energy theorem. The document also features scenarios involving a winch, a truck, and a lead ball, requiring students to analyze forces and energy principles.

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WORKSHEET

NAME : ___________________________________ DATE: _____________________

TOPIC : Work, energy and power


1. The 60 N force is applied to a 10 kg wooden block at an angle of 30° to the horizontal.
The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is 0,35. The block
moves 5 m along a rough horizontal surface.
F = 60 N

30˚
f = 15 N

5m

1.1 Calculate the work done on the block by the 60 N force. (4)
1.2 Calculate the net work done on the block. (6)
2. A skier of mass 87 kg sliding down a ski slope of length 100 m. The force of friction
between the skis ans the slope is 220 N.

40˚

2.1 Draw a free-body diagram of the forces acting on the skier. Label any relevant
angles. (4)
2.2 Calculate the net work done on the skier. (5)
The angle of the slope is now decreased to 20° (the length of the slope is still 100 m)
How will the following quantities change? Explain your answer.
2.3 The work done by the friction force. (3)
2.4 The work done by the gravitational force. (3)

3. A 2 kg block slides at a constant velocity of 5 m.s -1 along a horizontal surface. It then


moves on to a rough surface, causing it to experience a constant frictional force of
15 N. The block slides 1,5 m under the influence of this frictional force before it moves up
a frictionless ramp inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal, as shown in the diagram
below.

5 m.s -1

2kg 30˚

1.5 m
3.1 Use the work-energy theorem to determine the speed of the block at the bottom of
the ramp. (5)
3.2 Use the work-energy theorem to calculate the distance, d, the block slides up the
ramp before coming to rest. (5)
4. A lead ball is dropped onto a trampoline and bounces vertically upwards as shown in the
diagram below.

Vi 3.2 m

1m

The lead ball leaves the trampoline at a height of 1 m above the ground and reaches a
maximum height of 3,2 m. Ignore the effects air resistance.
4.1 State the work-energy theorem in words. (2)
4.2 Use the work-energy theorem to calculate the initial speed v i with which the lead
ball leaves the trampoline. (4)

5. A 15 kg crate is pushed up an inclined ramp with a force of 300 N being applied parallel
to the ramp. The ramp is inclined at 30° to the horizontal. The crate experiences a
constant frictional force of 95 N.

4m

30˚

If the crate started from rest, use energy principles to find the speed of the crate after it is
moved 4 m along the ramp. (6)
6. A 75 kg skier moving at 8m.s -1 coasts up a 2 m high rise as shown in the diagram below.
The skier experiences a frictional force of 100 N between her skis and the snow.

2m

30˚

Use energy principles to calculate her speed at the top of the slope. (6)
7. A winch pulls a crate of mass 400 kg at constant speed of 1, 6m.s -1 along a rough
horizontal surface. The power output of the winch is 3,4 kW.
7.1 Calculate the magnitude of the applied force of the winch. (3)
7.2 Determine the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the crate. (1)
The same winch now pulls the crate up a rough plane inclined at 10° to the horizontal.
The frictional force acting on the crate is now 2 090 N.
7.3 Calculate the maximum constant speed reached by the crate if the power output of
the winch remains unchanged. (5)

8. An 8 000 kg truck drives up an inclined road of length 40 m at a constant speed of


30km.h -1 . The total work done by the engine on the truck over the 40 m is 800 000 J.
The work done to overcome friction is 95 000 J.

30km.h-1

h 30km.h-1

8.1 Calculate the height, h, reached by the truck at the top of the road. (6)
8.1 The average power delivered by the truck’s engine. (6)

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