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Multiple Choice Questions
1. When a body falls freely towards the earth, then its total energy
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains constant
(d) first increases and then decreases
2. A car is accelerated on a levelled road and attains a velocity 4 times of its
initial velocity. In this process the potential energy of the car
(a) does not change
(b) becomes twice to that of initial
(c) becomes 4 times that of initial
(d) becomes 16 times that of initial
3. In case of negative work the angle between the force and displacement is
(a) 00 (b) 450 (c) 900 (d ) 1800
4. An iron sphere of mass 10 kg has the same diameter as an aluminium
sphere of mass is 3.5 kg. Both spheres are dropped simultaneously from a
tower. When they are 10 m above the ground, they have the same
(a) acceleration
(b) momenta
(c) potential energy
(d) kinetic energy
5. A girl is carrying a school bag of 3 kg mass on her back and moves 200
m on a levelled road. The work done against the gravitational force will
be (g =10 m s–2)
(a) 6 ×103 J
(b) 6 J
(c) 0.6 J
(d) zero
6. Which one of the following is not the unit of energy?
(a) joule
(b) newton metre
(c) kilowatt
(d) kilowatt hour
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7. The work done on an object does not depend upon the
(a) displacement
(b) force applied
(c) angle between force and displacement
(d) initial velocity of the object
8. Water stored in a dam possesses

(a) no energy
(b) electrical energy
(c) kinetic energy
(d) potential energy
h
9. A body is falling from a height h. After it has fallen a height , it will possess
2
(a) only potential energy
(b) only kinetic energy
(c) half potential and half kinetic energy
(d) more kinetic and less potential energy
Short Answer Questions

10. A rocket is moving up with a velocity v. If the velocity of this rocket is suddenly
tripled, what will be the ratio of two kinetic energies?
11. Avinash can run with a speed of 8 m s–1 against the frictional force of 10 N,
and Kapil can move with a speed of 3 m s–1 against the frictional force of 25 N.
Who is more powerful and why?
12. A boy is moving on a straight road against a

frictional force of 5 N. After travelling a distance
of 1.5 km he forgot the correct path at a round
about (Fig. 11.1) of radius 100 m. However,
he moves on the circular path for one and half
cycle and then he moves forward upto 2.0 km.
Calculate the work done by him.
Fig. 11.1
13. Can any object have mechanical energy even if its momentum is zero?
Explain.
14. Can any object have momentum even if its mechanical energy is zero?
Explain.
15. The power of a motor pump is 2 kW. How much water per minute the
pump can raise to a height of 10 m? (Given g = 10 m s–2)
16. The weight of a person on a planet A is about half that on the earth. He can
jump upto 0.4 m height on the surface of the earth. How high he can jump
on the planet A?
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17. 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.
18. Is it possible that an object is in the state of accelerated motion due to
external force acting on it, but no work is being done by the force. Explain
it with an example.
19. A ball is dropped from a height of 10 m. If the energy of the ball reduces by 40% after
striking the ground, how much high can the ball bounce back? (g = 10 m s–2)
20. If an electric iron of 1200 W is used for 30 minutes everyday, find electric
energy consumed in the month of April.
Long Answer Questions

21. A light and a heavy object have the same momentum. Find out the ratio of
their kinetic energies. Which one has a larger kinetic energy?
22. An automobile engine propels a 1000 kg car (A) along a levelled road at a
speed of 36 km h–1. Find the power if the opposing frictional force is 100 N.
Now, suppose after travelling a distance of 200 m, this car collides with
another stationary car (B) of same mass and comes to rest. Let its engine
also stop at the same time. Now car (B) starts moving on the same level
road without getting its engine started. Find the speed of the car (B) just
after the collision.
23. A girl having mass of 35 kg sits on a trolley of mass 5 kg. The trolley is
given an initial velocity of 4 m s–1 by applying a force. The trolley comes to
rest after traversing a distance of 16 m. (a) How much work is done on the
trolley? (b) How much work is done by the girl?
24. Four men lift a 250 kg box to a height of 1 m and hold it without raising or
lowering it. (a) How much work is done by the men in lifting the box?
(b) How much work do they do in just holding it? (c) Why do they get tired
while holding it? (g = 10 m s–2)
25. What is power? How do you differentiate kilowatt from kilowatt hour? The
Jog Falls in Karnataka state are nearly 20 m high. 2000 tonnes of water
falls from it in a minute. Calculate the equivalent power if all this energy
can be utilized? (g = 10 m s–2)
26. How is the power related to the speed at which a body can be lifted? How
many kilograms will a man working at the power of 100 W, be able to lift at
constant speed of 1 m s–1 vertically? (g = 10 m s–2)
27. Define watt. Express kilowatt in terms of joule per second. A 150 kg car
engine develops 500 W for each kg. What force does it exert in moving the
car at a speed of 20 m s–1?
28. Compare the power at which each of the following is moving upwards
against the force of gravity? (given g = 10 m s–2)
(i) a butterfly of mass 1.0 g that flies upward at a rate of 0.5 m s–1.
(ii) a 250 g squirrel climbing up on a tree at a rate of 0.5 m s–1.
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