1. Define "kinetic energy."
  2. What does a body with kinetic energy look like?
  3. What does each variable stand for in the equation?
  4. If the speed of a car is doubled, then how does the new amount of kinetic energy compare to the old?
  5. A child is swinging back and forth on a swing at a playground, at what part of the child's motion does the child have the most amount of kinetic energy?
  6. Define the concept of "work."
  7. How much work is done on you, (mass 50.0 kg,) by gravity while you are standing still on the floor?
  8. A submarine is propelling itself through the water. Is work done "on" or "by" the submarine? Explain the reasoning for your answer.
  9. An ice skater has fallen and is sliding across the ice and into the wall. Is work done "on" or "by" the skater as she hit the wall? Explain the reasoning for your answer.
  10. A basketball is bounced along the ground. Is work done "on" or "by" the ball as it bounces upwards? Explain the reasoning for your answer.
  11. From the graph below, next to the number 12, calculate how much work is done for the displacement from 0 to 3 meters?
  13. Draw an energy flow diagram for a bouncing ball as it undergoes one, complete, bounce. Draw two sets of bar graphs for the ground and apogee. Neglect air resistance.
  14. What does the "c" in the formula "E=mc2" stand for?
  15. How is the formula E=mc2 used?
  16. What does an increase to thermal energy do to the total energy of a "system."
  17. What is the law of conservation of energy?
  18. What must be done to change the amount of total energy as the sum of kinetic and gravitational potential energies.
  19. Define power in a sentence.
  20. Define the math formula for power.
  21. What does each variable stand for?
  22. What is the standard S.I. unit of power?
  23. What is the power, in S.I. units, of a 6 horsepower lawnmower?

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