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This document covers the topic of energy conservation, including multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and problem-solving questions related to the Law of Conservation of Energy. It emphasizes that energy cannot be created or destroyed, remains constant in a frictionless system, and is transformed between potential and kinetic forms. Additionally, it addresses the effects of friction on energy and provides practical problems for application of the concepts.
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Physics questions

This document covers the topic of energy conservation, including multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and problem-solving questions related to the Law of Conservation of Energy. It emphasizes that energy cannot be created or destroyed, remains constant in a frictionless system, and is transformed between potential and kinetic forms. Additionally, it addresses the effects of friction on energy and provides practical problems for application of the concepts.
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Unit 1 : ENERGY

Lesson 3 : Conservation of Energy

Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The Law of Conservation of Energy states that:
a) Energy can be created or destroyed
b) Energy can be transferred or transformed but remains constant
c) Energy is always lost in a system
d) Energy is only conserved in open systems

2. What happens to mechanical energy in the absence of friction?


a) It decreases
b) It remains constant
c) It increases
d) It is converted into mass

3. If a pendulum swings without friction, its total mechanical


energy:
a) Decreases
b) Increases
c) Remains constant
d) Depends on gravity

4. What type of energy transformation occurs when a roller coaster


moves from the highest point to the lowest point?
a) Kinetic to potential
b) Potential to kinetic
c) Mechanical to thermal
d) Chemical to electrical
5. Energy lost due to friction is usually converted into:
a) Electrical energy
b) Thermal energy
c) Mechanical energy
d) Kinetic energy

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True/False Questions
1. Energy can be created in some situations. (____)
2. A falling object gains kinetic energy while losing potential
energy. (____)
3. Friction increases the total mechanical energy of a system.
(____)
4. A closed system always conserves energy. (____)
5. A bouncing ball eventually stops due to conservation of energy.
(____)
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Fill in the Blanks
1. The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be
________.
2. The total mechanical energy of a frictionless system remains
________.
3. When a falling object reaches the ground, all of its initial
potential energy is converted into ________.
4. The work done by friction is converted into ________ energy.
5. A pendulum loses energy over time due to ________.
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Problem-Solving Questions
1. A 4 kg object is dropped from 8 m. Find its kinetic energy just
before impact.
2. A pendulum with 200 J of potential energy swings down. How
much kinetic energy does it have at the lowest point?
3. A car moving with 500 J of kinetic energy stops due to friction.
How much energy is converted into heat?

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