Work and Machines - Part 1
INTRODUCTION:
Work - Write the question and your answer!
Station 1
1) What is work?
2) What is the "catch" to figuring out if something is work or not?
3) How are work and energy connected?
Station 2
1) What are the three key ingredients of work?
2) Try the Quick Quiz about half way down the page: Why are the two non-examples NOT examples of work?
Station 3
1) What is energy?
2) What are two kinds of energy?
Station 4
1) What is power?
2) What is the unit for power?
3) What is a watt?
Station 5
1) What is the equation to find work?
2) What is the unit for work?
3) What is the joule equal to (hint: what are the units for force and distance?)
Station 6
1) What is a machine?
2) What is a simple machine? Give an example.
3) What is a compound machine?
Station 7
1) What is mechanical advantage?
2) What is the equation for mechanical advantage?
Station 8
1) What is a machine?
2) What are the four ways a machine can make work easier?
Station 1
1) What is work?
2) What is the "catch" to figuring out if something is work or not?
3) How are work and energy connected?
Station 2
1) What are the three key ingredients of work?
2) Try the Quick Quiz about half way down the page: Why are the two non-examples NOT examples of work?
Station 3
1) What is energy?
2) What are two kinds of energy?
Station 4
1) What is power?
2) What is the unit for power?
3) What is a watt?
Station 5
1) What is the equation to find work?
2) What is the unit for work?
3) What is the joule equal to (hint: what are the units for force and distance?)
Station 6
1) What is a machine?
2) What is a simple machine? Give an example.
3) What is a compound machine?
Station 7
1) What is mechanical advantage?
2) What is the equation for mechanical advantage?
Station 8
1) What is a machine?
2) What are the four ways a machine can make work easier?
work and Machines - Part 2
Notes on Work, Machines, and Power:
Work and Power Problems: SHOW YOUR WORK!!