WPE
WPE
1. What will cause greater change in kinetic energy of a body? Changing its mass or
changing its velocity ?
2. When is 1 joule of work said to be done ?
3. What is the work done when the force acting on the body and the displacement
produced in the body are at right angles to each other ?
4. What are the various energy transformations that occur when you are riding a
bicycle?
5. A battery lights a bulb. Describe the energy changes involved in the process.
6. What is the work done by the force of gravity on a satellite moving round the earth?
Justify your answer.
7. What are the factors on which the work done depends ?
8. What is the work done by a coolie walking on a horizontal platform with a load on
his head ?
9. When is the work done by a force said to be negative? Give one situation.
10. What is 1 watt of power?
11. Write some differences between kinetic and potential energy.
12. Write differences between power and energy.
13. A car weighing 1800 kg is moving at a speed of 30 m/s when braking. If the average braking
force is 6000 N, it is determined that the vehicle has traveled to a standstill distance. What is
the distance at which it becomes stable?
14. The kinetic energy of an object with mass m moving at a speed of 5 m per second is 25 J. If
its speed doubles, what is its kinetic energy? What is its kinetic energy when its speed
triples?
15. Derive the expression of the kinetic energy of an object.