Question:
Give an example where potential energy is acquired by a body due to change of its shape.
Answer:
A stretched or a compressed spring acquires elastic potential energy due to change of its shape.
Work and Energy
Q 1.
A body is thrown vertically upwards. Its velocity goes on decreasing. Write the change in kinetic energy when its velocity becomes zero.
Q 2.
Name a machine that transforms muscular energy into useful mechanical work.
Q 3.
Flowing water can rotate a turbine.What type of energy is used up by the turbine ?
Q 4.
A 60 kg person climbs stairs of total height 20 m in 2 min.Calculate the power delivered.
Q 5.
Define potential energy.Derive an expression for the potential energy of a body of mass m,at a height h above the surface of the Earth.
Q 6.
Two girls,each of weight 400 N,climb up a rope through a height of 8 m.We name one of the girls A and the other B.Girl A takes 20 s while B takes 50 s to accomplish this task.What is the power expended by each girl ?
Q 7.
How does the wind move the blades of a wind-mill ?
Q 8.
What is the form of energy possessed by a running car?
Q 9.
An object of mass 15 kg is moving with a uniform velocity of 4 m/s.What is the kinetic energy possessed by the object ?
Q 10.
Name two forms of mechanical energy.
Q 11.
What do the machines need for their working ?
Q 12.
When is work done by a force zero ?
Q 13.
Name the device which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
Q 14.
Does the transfer of energy take place when you push a huge rock with all your might and fail to move it? Where is the energy you spend going?
Q 15.
Why do some engines require fuels like petrol and diesel ?
Q 16.
Name the type of energy possessed by a raised hammer?
Q 17.
A boy of mass 55 kg runs up a flight of 40 stairs,each measuring 0.15 m.Calculate the work done by the boy
Q 18.
A force of 7 N acts on an object.The displacement is,say 8 m,in the direction of the force,[in Fig.].Let us take it that the force acts on the object throughout the displacement What is the work done in this case ?
Q 19.
A freely falling object eventually stops on reaching the ground.What happens to its kinetic energy ?
Q 20.
What type of energy is possessed by a cricket ball just before being caught by a fielder ?
Q 21.
Fill in the blanks :
Ability to do work is called _______.
Q 22.
The potential energy of a freely falling object decreases progressively. Does this violate the law of conservation of energy? Why?
Q 23.
A porter lifts a luggage of 15 kg from the ground and puts it on his head 1.5 m above the ground.Calculate the work done by him on the luggage.
Q 24.
The velocity of a body moving in a straight line is increased by applying a constant force F,for some distance in the direction of the motion. Prove that the increase in the kinetic energy of the body is equal to the work done by the force on the body.
Q 25.
What is the work done by a constant force ?When is it positive,negative or zero ?
Q 26.
The mass of a ball A is double the mass of another ball B.The ball A moves at half the speed of the ball B.Calculate the ratio of the kinetic energy of A to the kinetic energy of B.
Q 27.
A boy of mass 50 kg runs up a staircase of 45 steps in 9 s.If the height of each step is 15 cm,find his power.Take g =
.
Q 28.
Define average power.
Q 29.
Write an expression for the work done when a force is acting on an object in the direction of its displacement.
Q 30.
Can there be displacement of an object in the absence of any force acting on it ? Think.Discuss this question with your friends and teacher.
Q 31.
A force of 7 N acts on an object. The displacement is, say 8 m, in the direction of the force. Let us take it that the force acts on the object through the displacement. What is the work done in this case?
Q 32.
Fill in the blanks :
A force acting on a body shows a displacement in the direction of the force. It is said _______ is done on the body.
Q 33.
Give examples for the following scenarios of energy transformations. You may choose the answer(s) from the following list of words
solar cell, turbine, mixer, fan, steam engine, automobiles, green plants, nuclear reactor, electric bulb, torch, electric bulb, microphone, loudspeaker, geyser, heater, car battery, inverter, LPG
| SNo. |
Energy Transformation
From ⟶ To |
Give Example |
| 1. |
Mechanical ⟶ Electrical |
_________ |
| 2. |
Electrical ⟶ Mechanical |
_________ |
| 3. |
Electrical ⟶ Heat |
_________ |
| 4. |
Heat ⟶ Mechanical |
_________ |
| 5. |
Electrical ⟶ Light |
_________ |
| 6. |
Electrical ⟶ Sound |
_________
|
| 7. |
Chemical ⟶ Heat |
_________ |
| 8. |
Electrical ⟶ Chemical |
_________ |
| 9. |
Sound ⟶ Electrical |
_________ |
| 10. |
Chemical ⟶ Electrical |
_________ |
| 11. |
Light ⟶ Electric |
_________ |
| 12. |
Chemical ⟶ Mechanical |
_________ |
| 13. |
Nuclear ⟶ Electrical |
_________ |
| 14. |
Light ⟶ Chemical |
_________ |
Q 34.
A coolie carries a load of 50 kg on his head and walks on a level road upto 100 m.What is the work done by him ?
Q 35.
Is a person doing any work by holding a suitcase ?
Q 36.
A momentum of the body is increased by 20%. What is the percentage increase in its kinetic energy?
Q 37.
How is energy stored in a clock ?
Q 38.
A bullet of mass 20 g is found to pass two points 30 m apart in 4 s ? Assuming the -speed to be constant,find its kinetic energy.
Q 39.
A mass of 10 kg is at a point A on a table.It is moved to a point B.If the line joining A and B is horizontal,what is the work done on the objjgft by the gravitational force ? Explain your answer.
Q 40.
Is work a scalar quantity or a vector quantity ?
Q 41.
Can a body have energy without having momentum ?
Q 42.
Fill in the blanks :
Work done is defined as the product of _____ and ______ in the direction of force.
Q 43.
Calculate potential energyof a person having 60 kg mass on the summit of Mt. Everest. Height of Mt. Everest is 8848 m from sea level. (g = 9.8 m/s
2)
Q 44.
A body of mass 120 g is taken vertically upwards to reach the height of 5m. Calculate work done. (Take g = 10 m/s
2)
Q 45.
What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy ?
Q 46.
What do you mean by work ?Give its scientific conception.
Q 47.
What do you mean by the term potential energy ? Give some examples of bodies possessing potential energy ?
Q 48.
Many people debate about whether there is a God,or what God is.Is God an individual personality,sitting up in heaven listening to and granting our requests,or is God simply all the energy that exists in the Universe,or is God simply nature or the laws of nature ?
Q 49.
In physics,energy is an indirectly observed quantity that is often understood as the ability of a physical system to do work on other physical systems.However,this must be understood as an overly simplified definition as we shall come to know in higher classes that not all energy can perform work.
(a) How did the concept of energy emerge ?
(b) How much electric energy is generated in a typical lightning strike ? What are the forms to which this energy gets converted ?
(c) What is the kinetic energy of a passenger seated in a moving plane :(i) with respect to the plane (ii) with respect to the Earth.
Q 50.
The recent horrific storm surge flooding New Jersey and New York in US by Hurricane Sandy was almost prefectly predicted well in advance,but was more extreme than the average person might expect from a minimal hurricane.There is a metric that quantifies the energy of a storm based on how far out tropical-storm force winds extend from the centre,known as Integrated Kinetic Energy (IKE).
(i) What is Sandy’s ranking in terms of IKE among all the hurricanes witnessed so far?
(ii) What is the IKE of Sandy?
(iii) How was Sandy different from Hurricane Katrina ?
(iv) Which human value did Sandy generate among the people round the globe?
