HELP ME PLEASE 100 POINTS!!!!!!!!!
Record the weight showing on the scales by clicking on the Report button below.
How many foot-pounds of work were done?
Force (weight from scale reading in above question) times the distance (1 foot) = work done.
Type your foot-pounds answer in your Report document.
2. Place the box on a smooth surface.
Pull the box 1 foot across a smooth desk or table.
Record the weight showing on the scales.
A. How many foot-pounds of work were done?
(Force [weight from scale reading] times the distance [1 foot] = work done.)
Type your foot-pounds answer in your Report document.
B. What is the difference between the amount of foot-pounds required to lift the box and to pull the box?
Record this difference.
C. Why is there a difference between lifting an object and pulling it across a surface?
Clue: What force are you working against when you lift the object?
3. Find another object to lift and pull with the spring scale. Write the difference in foot-pounds between lifting and pulling.
a. lifting
b. pulling
c. difference
d. Write your conclusions from both experiments in your own words.