Work Practice Problems Worksheet
1) Amy uses 76N of force to push a lawn mower 40 meters. How much work does she do?
2) How much work does an elephant do while moving a circus wagon 93 meters with a pulling force of 887N?
3) A 1298N mountain climber scales a 898m cliff. How much work is done by the mountain climber?
4) Shawn uses 56N of force to stop the cart 2 meters from running his foot over. How much work does he do?
5) How much work is done when a force of 67N pulls a wagon 12 meters?
6) How much work is required to pull a sled 6 meters if you use 43N of force?
7) Tommy does 80 Joules of work to push the pencil over 6 meters. How much force did he use?
8) Angela uses a force of 98 Newtons to lift her grocery bag while doing 432 Joules of work. How far did she lift the grocery bags?
9) The baseball player does 8327 Joules of work when hitting a baseball into left field. Assuming the baseball landed 344 meters away from home plate, how much force did the player use to hit the ball?
Work Practice Problems Worksheet ANSWER KEY
1) Amy uses 76N of force to push a lawn mower 40 meters. How much work does she do?
Work = Force X Distance
Work = 76N X 40m
Work = 3,040 J
2) How much work does an elephant do while moving a circus wagon 93 meters with a pulling force of 887N?
Work = Force X Distance
Work = 887N X 93m
Work = 82,491 J
3) A 1298N mountain climber scales a 898m cliff. How much work is done by the mountain climber?
Work = Force X Distance
Work = 1298N X 898m
Work = 1,165,604 J
4) Shawn uses 56N of force to stop the cart 2 meters from running his foot over. How much work does he do?
Work = Force X Distance
Work = 56N X 2m
Work = 112 J
5) How much work is done when a force of 67N pulls a wagon 12 meters?
Work = Force X Distance
Work = 67N X 12m
Work = 804 J
6) How much work is required to pull a sled 6 meters if you use 43N of force?
Work = Force X Distance
Work = 43N X 6m
Work = 258 J
7) Tommy does 80 Joules of work to push the pencil over 6 meters. How much force did he use?
Force = Work / Distance
Force = 80 J / 6 m
Force = 13.3 N
8) Angela uses a force of 98 Newtons to lift her grocery bag while doing 432 Joules of work. How far did she lift the grocery bags?
Distance = Work / Force
Distance = 432 J / 98 N
Distance = 4.4 m
9) The baseball player does 8327 Joules of work when hitting a baseball into left field. Assuming the baseball landed 344 meters away from home plate, how much force did the player use to hit the ball?
Force = Work / Distance
Force = 8327 J / 344 m
Force = 24.2 N