Title: Mechanical Work: More Practice
1Mechanical Work More Practice
2Mechanical Work More Practice
3Mechanical Work More Practice
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9Mechanical Work More Practice
10Gravitational Potential Energy
11Gravitational Potential EnergyLearning Goal
- The student will be able to explain the concept
of gravitational potential energy and conduct an
inquiry to explore the work and power output when
an object is lifted.
12Working Against Gravity
- If you lift an object a distance Dh at a constant
velocity, the vertical forces must be
13Working Against Gravity
- If you lift an object a distance Dh at a constant
velocity, the vertical forces must be balanced
and the applied force that does the work must be
equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to
the
14Working Against Gravity
- If you lift an object a distance Dh at a constant
velocity, the vertical forces must be balanced
and the applied force that does the work must be
equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to
the force of gravity.
15Gravitational Potential Energy
- The energy that this work is increasing is the
objects gravitational potential energy.
16Gravitational Potential Energy
- Although gravitational potential energy is often
written as - where h is understood as being relative to some
reference point.
17Gravitational Potential Energy
- Note that there is no designated spot on Earth
that is your reference point with zero height.
You must designate the reference point.
18Example 1
- An object of mass 3.0 kg is lifted at constant
velocity from a height of 1.0 m to a height of
2.5 m. Find the increase in gravitational
potential energy of the object.
19Example 1
- An object of mass 3.0 kg is lifted at constant
velocity from a height of 1.0 m to a height of
2.5 m. Find the increase in gravitational
potential energy of the object.
20Example 1
- An object of mass 3.0 kg is lifted at constant
velocity from a height of 1.0 m to a height of
2.5 m. Find the increase in gravitational
potential energy of the object.
21Power
- Power is the rate at which work is performed or
energy is transferred - It has units of J/s or Watts (W).
22Example 2
- An object of mass 3.0 kg is lifted at constant
velocity from a height of 1.0 m to a height of
2.5 m in 2.0 s. Find the power output.
23Example 2
- An object of mass 3.0 kg is lifted at constant
velocity from a height of 1.0 m to a height of
2.5 m in 2.0 s. Find the power output.
24Example 2
- An object of mass 3.0 kg is lifted at constant
velocity from a height of 1.0 m to a height of
2.5 m in 2.0 s. Find the power output.
25Example 3
- An object of mass 3.0 kg is lifted at a constant
velocity of 0.75 m/s up. Find the power output.
26Example 3
- An object of mass 3.0 kg is lifted at a constant
velocity of 0.75 m/s up. Find the power output.
27Example 3
- An object of mass 3.0 kg is lifted at a constant
velocity of 0.75 m/s up. Find the power output.
28More Practice
- Upstairs Inquiry Activity
- More Practice Gravitational Potential Energy