Salman Sir’s Structured worksheet

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1 Mark Questions

1. The total work done on a particle is equal to the change in its kinetic energy
a) always, if force is conservative
b) Only, if gravitational force alone acts on it
c) Only, if elastic force alone acts on it
d) None of the above

2. If the velocity of a moving car is increased to double, then its kinetic energy is
a) increased to double
b) increased to four times
c) dereased to half
d) decreased to one-fourth

3. The usable form of mechanical energy is

a) elastic potential energy
b) kinetic energy
c) gravitational potential energy
d) None of the above

4. If two bodies one light and other heavy have equal kinetic energies, then which one has a
greater momentum?
a) Heavy body
b) Light body
c) Both have equal momentum
d) It depends on the actual velocities

5. How fast should a man weighing 600 N run to achieve a kinetic energy of 750 J? (Take, g
= 10 m/s²)
a) 5 m/s
b) 7 m/s
c) 10 m/s
d) 7.5 m/s

6. A body has kinetic energy 2500 J. If the mass of the body is 500 g. The velocity of the
body is
a) √10 m/s
b) 10 m/s
c) 20 m/s
d) 100 m/s

7. The energy change during photosynthesis in plants is

a) heat to chemical
b) light to chemical
c) chemical to light
d) chemical to heat

8. Which of the following graphs shows correct relation of kinetic energy (E), potential
energy (U) and height (h) from the ground of a particle?
 2 Marks Questions

9. If a body of mass m falls through a height h. Establish an expression for the work done by
the gravity.

10. Explain any two examples, when the work done is

(i) positive and
(ii) negative.

11. Find the power of an engine required to lift 10 kg of coal per hour from a mine 360 m
deep.

12. Determine the velocity of a body of mass 100 g having a kinetic energy of 20 J.

13. A rocket of 3 ×10 kg mass takes off from a launching pad and acquires a vertical velocity
of 1 km/s at an altitude of 25 km. Calculate (i) PE and (ii) KE.(Take, g = 10 /s²)

14. A body is acted upon by a force. State two conditions under which the work done could
be zero.

15. State the two factors on which the power consumed or produced by a body depends.
Explain the answer along with the example.

16. Differentiate between watt and watt hour.

17. State which would have greater effect on kinetic energy of an object doubling the mass or
doubling the velocity?

18. A force is applied on a body of mass 10 kg moving with eda velocity of 20 m/s. The body
attains a velocity of and 30 m/s in 5 s. Calculate the work done by the body.

19. If an electric heater of power P watt is used for time t hour, so how much energy does it
consume? Give your answer for power consumed in expression (i) kWh and (ii) Joule.

20. What do you understand by electron volt and establish its relation with joule?
21. How does rain water possess kinetic energy?

22. How much work is required to be done on a ball of mass 50 g to give it a momentum of
600 g/cms?

23. When a boy of mass 40 kg runs up height of 50 steps (each 10 cm high in 5 s. Determines
(i) the work done by the boy and
(ii) the power developed.

24. Rajan exerts a force of 150 N in pulling a cart at a constant speed of 10 m/s. Calculate the
power exerted.

25. Calculate the change in the kinetic energy of a moving body, if its velocity is reduced to
(1/3)rd of the initial velocity.

26. A girl of mass 35 kg climbs up from the first floor of a building at a height 4 m above the
ground to the third floor at a height 12 m above the ground. What will be the increase in her
gravitational potential energy? (Take, g = 10 m/s²)

27. State the amount of work done by an object, when it moves in a circular path for one
complete rotation. Give your reason to justify your answer.

28. What should the angle between force and displacement be to get the
(i) minimum work and
(ii) maximum work?

29. Explain briefly, why the work done by a fielder, when he takes a catch in a cricket match
is negative?

30. How is work done by a force measured, when the force

(i) is in the direction of displacement?
(ii) is at an angle θ to the direction of displacement?

3 Marks Questions

31. (i) When does a force do work?

(ii) What is the work done by the Moon, when it revolves around the Earth?

32. If the power of a motor be 100 kW, at what speed can it raise a load of 50000 N?

33. State the energy changes in the following while in use

(i) burning of a candle and
(ii) a steam engine.

Structured Questions

34. (i) Assume that a boy of mass m climbs up a staircase of vertical height h. What is the
work done by the boy against the force of gravity? What would have been the work done, if
he uses a lift in climbing the same vertical height?
(ii) Mention the name of three forms of kinetic energy and given one example of each form.
(iii) A stone of mass 500 g is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 15 m/s. Calculate
a) the PE at the greatest height,
b) KE on reaching the ground and
c) the total energy at its half-way point.
35. (i) Define 1 erg of work and establish a relationship between erg and joule.
(ii) How much energy is gained by a box of mass 20 kg, when a man
a) carrying the box waits for 5 min for a bus ?
b) runs carrying the box with a speed of 3 m/s to catch the bus ?
c) raise the box by 0.5 m in order to place it inside the bus?
(iii) Named the energy transformation takes in following instruments.
a) Steam engine
b) Atomic bomb
c) Dry cell
d) Electric generator

36. (i) What do you mean by gravitational potential energy? Derive an expression for it.
(ii) Mention the form of energy that is possessed by a body in the following cases
a) A shooting arrow
b) A cocked up spring and an air gun.
c) A fish moving in water.
(iii) Answer the given questions.
a) Determine the kinetic energy of a body of mass 1 kg moving with uniform velocity
of 10 m/s.
b) If the speed of the car is halved, how does the kinetic energy change?

37. (i) A boy pulls a toy car with force 50 N through a string which makes an angle of 30°
with the horizontal, so as to move the toy by the distance of 1 m in the horizontal direction. If
the string were inclined at an angle of 45° with the horizontal. How much pull would he apply
along the string in order to moves it through the same distance of 1 m?
(ii) A metal ball of mass 2 kg is allowed to fall freely from rest from a height of 5 m above
the ground.
a) Determine the potential energy possessed by the ball, when initially at rest.
b) What is the kinetic energy of the ball just before hitting the ground?
c) What happens to the mechanical energy after the ball hits the ground and comes to
rest?
(iii) There is a block X, whose weight is 100 N, is pulled up a slope of length 5 m by a
constant force F = 150 N as given in the figure.

a) Determine the work done by the force F in moving the block X, 5 m along the slope?
b) By how much amount is the potential energy of block X increased?
c) Point out the difference in work done by the force and the increase in the potential
energy of the block.3