Physics

Work and Energy

Question:

Fill in the blanks :
If the mass is doubled while its speed remains the same, the kinetic energy will be _____ (be same/double/four times) of the initial kinetic energy.

Answer:

double
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Work and Energy

Q 1.

Fill in the blanks :
Work is a ______ (scalar/vector) quantity.

Q 2.

Fill in the blanks :
Work done on an object is _____ if displacement is zero.

Q 3.

A force of 10 N moves a body with a constant speed of 2 m/s. Calculate the power of the body.

Q 4.

A pair of bullocks exerts a force of 140 N on a plough. The field being ploughed is 15 m long. How much work is done in ploughing the length of the field?

Q 5.

Fill in the blanks :
Work done by gravity on a falling body is available as ______ (kinetic/potential) energy on reaching the ground.

Q 6.

An electric bulb of 60 W is used for 6 h per day.Calculate the ‘units’ of energy consumed in one day by the bulb

Q 7.

Fill in the blanks :
Work done is defined as the product of _____ and ______ in the direction of force.

Q 8.

Fill in the blanks :
Work done is negative when the angle between force and displacement is ____ (acute/obtuse)

Q 9.

A man exerts a force of 200 N in pulling a cart at a constant speed of 16 m/s.Calculate the power spent by the man.

Q 10.

Write an expression for the kinetic energy of an object.

Q 11.

Write an expression for the kinetic energy of an object in terms (i) velocity (v) of an object (ii) in terms of momentum (p) of an object.

Q 12.

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/s2)

Q 13.

A battery lights a bulb.Describe the energy changes involved in the process

Q 14.

What do you understand by the term energy ? Give its scientific conception.

Q 15.

What are other forms of energies apart from mechanical energy? Does Law of Conservation of Energy apply to all of them?

Q 16.

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 17.

Two bodies of masses m1 and m2 have equal kinetic energies. If p1 and p2 are their respective momentum, then ratio p1 : p2 is ___?

Q 18.

An object of mass 40 kg is raised to a height of 5 m above the ground. What is its potential energy? If the object is allowed to fall, find its kinetic energy when it is half-way down.

Q 19.

A certain household has consumed 250 units of energy during a month. How much energy is this in joules?

Q 20.

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 21.

If the momentum of a body is increased n times, its kinetic energy increases (a) n times (b) 2n times (c) √n times (d) n2 times

Q 22.

How do you differentiate between energy and power ?

Q 23.

Is it possible to havfc a situation where mechanical energy (E) - potential energy (Ep) Is negative,i.e.,(E-Ep)< 0.

Q 24.

Fill in the blanks :
Work done against a force is stored as _____.

Q 25.

Does the work done on a load depend on the time taken to raise the load?

Q 26.

Can there be displacement of an object in the absence of any force acting on it?

Q 27.

Two bodies of equal masses move with uniform velocities v and 3 v respectively.Find the ratio of their kinetic energies.

Q 28.

A man does 200 J of work in 10 s and a boy does 100 J of work in 4 s.(a) Who is delivering more power ?
(b) Find the ratio of the power delivered by the man to that delivered by the boy.

Q 29.

Define 1 J of work.

Q 30.

The kinetic energy of an object of mass,m moving with a velocity of 5 m/s is 25 J.What will be its kinetic energy when its velocity is doubled ? What will be its kinetic energy when its velocity increased three times ?

Q 31.

What are the units of work and energy ?

Q 32.

Name the type of energy possessed by a raised hammer.

Q 33.

What is meant by the term potential energy ? Give its two examples.

Q 34.

Define kinetic energy.Give some examples of bodies possessing kinetic energy.

Q 35.

Fill in the blanks :
Ability of a body to do work due to its position or configuration is known as _________ of the body.

Q 36.

What is mechanical energy? What are its types?

Q 37.

What is the work done by the force of gravity on a satellite moving round the earth? Justify your answer.

Q 38.

What is the kinetic energy of an object ?

Q 39.

What are the various energy transformations that occur when you are riding a bicycle ?

Q 40.

A certain household has consumed 250 units of energy during a month.How much energy is this in joules ?

Q 41.

What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy ?

Q 42.

What do you mean by the term potential energy ? Give some examples of bodies possessing potential energy ?

Q 43.

Name a few forms of energy and their transformation into each other.

Q 44.

What do you mean by kinetic energy ? Derive an expression for the kinetic energy of an object of mass m moving with velocity,v.

Q 45.

Fill in the blanks :
A form of energy an object has because of its motion is called ________.

Q 46.

A box is pulled across a floor by applying a force of 100N at an angle of 60 degrees above the horizontal. How much work is done by the applying force in pulling the object to a distance of 8m?

Q 47.

A boy of mass 45 kg climbs up 20 steps in 20 second. If each step is 25 cm high, calculate the power used in climbing

Q 48.

Is it possible that a force acts on a body still the work done is zero? Explain with an example.

Q 49.

Fill in the blanks :
SI Unit of work is _______.

Q 50.

Can kinetic energy of an object be negative?