Physics

Work and Energy

Question:

What is Kilowatt hour?

Answer:

Kilo watt hour is a unit of energy. It define the relation between work and power. 1 kW hour means one killowatt of power is supplied for an hour.
⇒ 1 kWh = 1000J/s × 3600 s = 3.6 × 106 J


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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 = 10 m/s2.

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 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 18.

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 19.

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 20.

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 21.

A 60 kg person climbs stairs of total height 20 m in 2 min.Calculate the power delivered.

Q 22.

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 23.

Define average power.

Q 24.

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

Q 25.

Name two forms of mechanical energy.

Q 26.

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 27.

Can a body have energy without possessing momentum?

Q 28.

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

Q 29.

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

Q 30.

Fill in the blanks :
Kinetic Energy = ½ × _ × _

Q 31.

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 32.

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 33.

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 34.

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 35.

What is mechanical energy? What are its types?

Q 36.

From where the falling raindrops gains kinetic energy?

Q 37.

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

Q 38.

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 39.

Name the type of energy possessed by a raised hammer?

Q 40.

What is a horsepower?

Q 41.

What is Kilowatt hour?

Q 42.

A body of mass 120 g is taken vertically upwards to reach the height of 5m. Calculate work done. (Take g = 10 m/s2)

Q 43.

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/s2)

Q 44.

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 45.

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 46.

Write an expression for the work done when a force is acting on an object in the direction of its displacement.

Q 47.

Write an expression for kinetic energy of an object

Q 48.

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

Q 49.

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

Q 50.

When is work done by a force positive ?