Question

Explain how work and power are different. Give an example of doing the same amount of work, but producing different amounts of power.

Answer 1

work is a measurement of energy, but power is how much energy it takes. Two people could do the same amount of work. Sally and James. James may finish his work in 2 days due to the amount of power he puts in, but it may take Sally a week.

Answer 2

Answer:Work is a measurement of energy.

Power is a measurement of energy per time.

So, power measures how fast work is done.

If we raise 1kg up to a height of 1 meter it takes a certain amount of work. It doesn't matter if it takes us 1 second or 1 hour to raise it. It takes more power, energy per second, to raise it in 1 second than to raise it in one hour.

An engines power rating is in horsepower. A higher horsepower car engine will get a certain car up a hill more quickly than if it had a lower horsepower engine. Even though both engines did the same amount of work in getting the car up the hill