Work and Forces

What is needed to calculate work?

• force

• distance

• time

• mass

A student needs 10 Newtons of force to lift a box to the top of a 2 meter shelf. How much work do they do?

• 12 J

• 8 J

• 20 J

• 5 J

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A soccer player kicks a ball with 20 Newtons of force causing it to travel 100 meters. How much work is done on the ball?

• 200 J

• 80 J

• 5 J

• 2000 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A worker climbs a ladder and does 8 J of work on a 2 N object. What is the distance they lift the object?

• 18 m

• 4 m

• 10 m

• 6 m

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True or false

You do work when you mannequin pose with an object in your hand.

• true

• false

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CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

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if you push a cart with a force of 60 N for 2 m... how much work have you done

• 120 J

• 30 J

• 120 N

• 30 N

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What is the formula for work?

• Force = work x distance
• Distance = force x work
• Work = force x distance
• Work = force x mass

Fred kicks a ball with a force of 20N to George, who is 5M away. How much work was done to the ball?

• 25J

• 100J

• 4J

• 75J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The unit used to measure work is the 

• Watt
• Newton
• Joule
• meter

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units of force are

• newtons

• grams

• joules

• meters