Activity 5.

1 PONTENTIAL & KINETIC ENERGY OF A BODY You will need: Tennis Ball or Baseball Empty Box Bigger Meterstick Inclined Plane Chalk Platform Balance

Iron Stand

Procedure: 1. 2. 3. Cut the top of one side of the box as in Figure 5.10a Incline the wood so that it is 10 cm above the floor as in Figure 5.10b Place the box 10cm from the end of the plane with the open side down and the open end facing the plane. Mark a chalk line along the closed end of the box. Refer to figure 5.10b Hold the ball on top of the inclined plane. Release the ball and let it roll down the plane and into the box. Measure the distance the box moves along the floor as in figure 5.10c Repeat steps 4 and 5 three times, raising the plane 20cm, 30cm, and 40cm above the ball. Weigh the ball Calculate the potential energy and kinetic energy of the ball when it is 10cm, 20cm, 30cm, and 40cm above the floor. Use the formula, PE=mgh and KE= Figure 5.1 Box a Distance Moved mv2, where v2 = 2gh.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Box Start c Finish

Observations: A. Data and results Mass of Ball = _____g Height of Distance the Incline (cm) box moves (cm) 10 20 30 40

PE (ergs)

KE (ergs)

Work Done (ergs)

B. Questions 1. Does the height of the incline affect the distance that the box covered? 2. Did the ball do work on the box? Explain 3. Where is the PE greatest and where is it least? Where is the KE greatest and where is it least? C. Conclusion

D. Application 1. If the balls potential energy increases, what happens to the amount of work done on the box? 2. What potential energy does 400kg of water at Maria Crisitina falls have at a height of 100m? 3. A baseball having a mass of 0.05kg is thrown at a speed of 15m/s. How much kinetic energy does the ball have?

Activity 5.2

Power
You will need: Stopwatch Stairs Weighing scales

Procedure: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Record your weight in Newtons Measure the height of a flight of stairs in meters. With a stopwatch, measure how fast you can climb up the stairs. Solve to determine your power Repeat steps 3 and 4 four times but this time, let the other members of the group do the activity.

Observations: A. Data and Results Height of stairs = _______m Trial Weight (N)

Time(s)

Work Done (J)

Work/Time (J/S)

B. Questions 1. Compute the amount of work done by each member. Who among the members performed the greatest amount of work? 2. Compute the power of each member of the group. 3. Who has the greatest power? Why? What are the factors that affect your power? C. Conclusion:

D. Application: 1. How much energy did each member spend in climbing up the stairs? 2. What average power is used in lifting a 25 kg body to a height of 13m in 2 minutes?