Question:
Can a body have energy without possessing momentum?
Answer:
Yes. Potential Energy is by virtue of height or position of the object. E.g. water in the tower tank has (potential) energy though at rest. Another example is compressed spring stores potential energy though it is at rest.
A nice presentation by an_empa (from Manila) on Work, Power and Energy.
Work and Energy
Q 1.
Name a machine that transforms muscular energy into useful mechanical work.
Q 2.
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 3.
What do the machines need for their working ?
Q 4.
How does the wind move the blades of a wind-mill ?
Q 5.
A body is thrown vertically upwards. Its velocity goes on decreasing. Write the change in kinetic energy when its velocity becomes zero.
Q 6.
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 7.
When is work done by a force zero ?
Q 8.
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 9.
Flowing water can rotate a turbine.What type of energy is used up by the turbine ?
Q 10.
What type of energy is possessed by a cricket ball just before being caught by a fielder ?
Q 11.
What is the form of energy possessed by a running car?
Q 12.
A freely falling object eventually stops on reaching the ground.What happens to its kinetic energy ?
Q 13.
What is the work done by a constant force ?When is it positive,negative or zero ?
Q 14.
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 15.
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 16.
The potential energy of a freely falling object decreases progressively. Does this violate the law of conservation of energy? Why?
Q 17.
A force of 5 N is acting on an object.The object is displaced through 2 m in the direction of the force.[in Fig.].If the force acts all through the displacement,find the work done by the force.
Q 18.
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 19.
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 20.
A 60 kg person climbs stairs of total height 20 m in 2 min.Calculate the power delivered.
Q 21.
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 22.
Define average power.
Q 23.
A battery lights a bulb.Describe the energy changes involved in the process
Q 24.
Name two forms of mechanical energy.
Q 25.
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 26.
Fill in the blanks :
Work is a ______ (scalar/vector) quantity.
Q 27.
Fill in the blanks :
Kinetic Energy = ½ × _ × _
Q 28.
A roller coaster is shown in figure, at points i.e. ➊ and ➋, comparatively at what point (i) potential energy is maximum (ii) kinetic energy is maximum
Q 29.
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 30.
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 object by the gravitational force? Explain your answer.
Q 31.
The magnitude of momentum of a moving object is equal to its kinetic energy. What will be the velocity of the object considering SI units for the system?
Q 32.
What is mechanical energy? What are its types?
Q 33.
From where the falling raindrops gains kinetic energy?
Q 34.
What are the various energy transformations that occur when you are riding a bicycle?
Q 35.
If the momentum of a body is increased
n times, its kinetic energy increases (a) n times (b) 2n times (c) √n times (d) n
2 times
Q 36.
Name the type of energy possessed by a raised hammer?
Q 37.
A motor pump does same amount of water by lifting underground water in shorter time than a hand pump. What do you infer from this statement?
Q 38.
What is a horsepower?
Q 39.
What is Kilowatt hour?
Q 40.
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 41.
A boy of mass 20 kg climbs up a ladder in 20 seconds. If the height of a ladder is 10 metres, calculate amount of power used.
(Take g = 10 m/s
2)
Q 42.
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 43.
A bullet of mass 0.03 kg moving with a speed of 400 m/s penetrates 12 cm into fixed block of wood.Calculate the average force exerted by the wood on the bullet.
Q 44.
Write an expression for the work done when a force is acting on an object in the direction of its displacement.
Q 45.
Write an expression for kinetic energy of an object
Q 46.
What are the various energy transformations that occur when you are riding a bicycle ?
Q 47.
A certain household has consumed 250 units of energy during a month.How much energy is this in joules ?
Q 48.
When is work done by a force positive ?
Q 49.
When is work done by a force negative ?
Q 50.
What are the units of work and energy ?
