CBSE Test Paper 05

Chapter 6 Work Energy and Power

1. Find the angle between force and displacement .1

a.

b.

c.

d.

2. A 75.0-kg painter climbs a ladder that is 2.75 m long leaning against a vertical wall. The
ladder makes an angle of angle with the wall. How much work does gravity do on the
painter? 1
a. -1950 J
b. -1850 J
c. -2050 J
d. -1750 J
3. Balram pushes 500kg weight on a horizontal frictionless surface a distance of 10 m. The
work done by gravitational force is 1
a. 200 J
b. 5000 J
c. 100 J
d. 0 J
4. A 6.0-kg box moving at 3.0 m/s on a horizontal, frictionless surface runs into a light spring
of force constant 75 N/cm Use the work–energy theorem to find the maximum
compression of the spring. 1
a. 7.5 cm
b. 8.5 cm
c. 9.5 cm
d. 6.5 cm
5. A 50.0-kg marathon runner runs up the stairs to the top of a 443-m-tall Tower. To lift
herself to the top in 15.0 minutes, what must be her average power output? 1
a. 261 W

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 b. 221 W
c. 201 W
d. 241 W
6. When an air bubble rises in water, what happens to its potential energy? 1
7. Two bodies of unequal mass are moving in the same direction with equal kinetic energy.
The two bodies are brought to rest by applying retarding force of same magnitude. How
would the distance moved by them before coming to rest compare? 1
8. In which of the two types of collision i.e. elastic or inelastic, the momentum is conserved?
What about KE? 1

9. An elevator which can carry a maximum load of 1800 kg (elevator + passenger) is moving

up with a constant speed of 2 ms-1. The frictional force opposing the motion is 4000 N.
Determine the minimum power delivered by the motor to the elevator in watts as well as
in horsepower. 2
10. If momentum of a body increased by 300%, then what will be percentage increase in
momentum of a body? 2
11. A ball is dropped from the height h1 and if it rebounds to a height h2. Find the value of

the coefficient of restitution? 2

12. A long spring of spring constant 500 N/m is attached to a wall horizontally and surface
below the spring is rough with coefficient of friction 0.75. A 100 kg mass block moving
with a speed 10 strikes the spring. Find the maximum compression of the

spring. (g =10 ms-2). 3

13. A ball of mass m, moving with a speed 2v0, collides inelastically (e > 0) with an identical

ball at rest. Show that 3

i. For head-on collision, both the balls move forward.
ii. For a general collision, the angle between the two velocities of scattered balls is less
than 90°.

14. A car of mass 1000 kg accelerates uniformly from rest to a velocity of 54 km h-1 in 5 s.
Calculate (i) its acceleration, (ii) its gain in kinetic energy, (iii) average power of the
engine during this period. Neglect friction. 3
15. Two identical steel cubes (masses 50 g, side 1cm) collide head-on face to face with a speed
of 10 cm/s each. Find the maximum compression of each. Young’s modulus for steel Y = 2

× 10 11 N/m 2. 5

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 CBSE Test Paper 05
Chapter 6 Work Energy and Power

Answer

1. a.

Explanation:

= 71o

2. d. -1750 J
Explanation: W = - mgh

= -1750 J

3. d. 0 J

Explanation: angle between force and displacement is 90o

W = Fs cos 90o = 0

4. b. 8.5 cm
Explanation: For maximum compression of spring kinetic energy will be
converted into potential energy of spring.

= 0.085m = 8.5cm

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 5. d. 241 W
Explanation:

t = 15 60 sec

= 241 W

6. Potential energy of an air bubble decreases because work is done by upthrust on the
bubble.

7. By work energy theorem change in KE is equal to work done by body. Hence KE = WD

KE1 = KE2 (Given)

WD1 = WD2

F 1s1 = F 2s2

F1 = F2 (Given)

s1 = s2

Hence, both bodies will travel equal displacement or distance (it does not depend on
mass of bodies.)

8. Momentum is conserved in both the types of collisions by law of conservation of

linear momentum. But KE is conserved only in elastic collision.

9. The net downward force acting on the elevator is the sum total of gravitational force
and frictional force, i.e.
F = mg + Ff

where, Ff is the frictional force. Taking g = 10 m/s2

= 1800 10 + 4000
= 22000 N
The motor must supply enough power to balance this force. Hence, P = Fv = 22000 2
= 44000 W.
(since, 1 hp = 746 W)
44000 W

10. Consider a particle having mass m moving with a velocity v so, that its kinetic energy,

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 K.E = mv2 and momentum, p = mv.

Thus,
when, kinetic energy is increased by 300%, then new kinetic energy is given by:
K.E' = K.E + 300% of E =KE + 3KE = 4K.E
New momentum p' =
Therefore, the Percentage increase in momentum

11. The velocity v1 before reaching the ground when the ball is dropped from height h1 is,

The velocity v2 just after impact when the ball rebound to a height h2 is,

Now, the Coefficient of restitution is

then,

12. When the block strikes the spring it carries some kinetic energy and all that kinetic
energy is spent against the friction and gets stored in the form of potential energy in
the compressed spring.

Let the compression in the spring = x.

Therefore, Loss in kinetic energy of block = Gain in potential energy of the spring +
Work done against friction.

5x2 + 15 x - 200 =0

x2 + 3x - 40 =0

x2 + 8x - 5 x -4 0 =0 x (x + 8) - 5 (x + 8) =0

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 x = 5 m, x = - 8m
Reject x = - 8m.
Hence the compression in the spring = 5m.

13. Let are the velocities of the two balls after the collision.
= original velocity,
According to the law of conservation of momentum

, therefore
…(i)

, substituting the value in equation 1, we get

|
is positive so the direction of is same as or is in forward direction. Hence,
proved

a. Consider the diagram shows general collision

let = angle between P1 and P2 \

According to the law of conservation of momentum.

In case of inelastic collision, some part of Kinetic Energy lost in the form of heat,
sound, reshaping other non-recoverable form of energy.

If then angle between .

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 So it can be deduced that equation (iii) is true when angle between
or acute as shown in figure as well.

14. Here it is given that mass of the car, m = 1000 kg, initial velocity, u = 0, v = 54 km h-1 =

= 15 m s-1 and t = 5s

i. Acceleration, a = = 3 ms-2
ii. Gain in K.E of car, K = K2 - K1

iii. Average power, Pav =

= 22.5 kW

15. When two identical cubes collide head - on collision. Then KE of cubes converts into
PE and compresses the faces of cube by.
By Hooks Law stress strain.
or
or (Area of face of cube, )
Work Done,
K.E. of both cubes,

Work Doen, W = (K.E.)total

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