WorksheetsWork, Energy and Power
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 26mins
Consider a drop of rain water having mass 1 g falling from a height of 1 km. It hits the ground with a speed of 50 m/s. Take g constant with a value of 10 m/s2 . The work done by the (i) gravitational force and the (ii) resistive force of air is
(i) -10 J (ii) -8.25 J
(i) 1.25 J (ii) -8.25 J
(i) 100 J (ii) 8.75 J
(i) 10 J (ii) -8.75 J
A body of mass 1 kg begins to move under the action of a time dependent force F =(2t Î +3t2ĵ) N, where î and ĵ are unit vectors along x and y axes. What power will be developed by the force at the time (t) ?
( 2t2 +4t4 ) W
( 2t2 +3t4 ) W
( 2t3 +3t5 ) W
( 2t +3t3 ) W
What is the minimum velocity with which a body of mass m must enter a vertical loop of radius R so that it can complete the loop?
√2gR
√3gR
√5gR
√gR
A particle of mass 10 g moves along a circle of radius 6.4 cm with a constant tangential acceleration. What is the magnitude of this acceleration, if the kinetic enegry of the particle becomes equal to 8 × 10-4 J by the end of the second revolution after the beginning of the motion ?
0.15 m/s2
0.18 m/s2
0.2 m/s2
0.1 m/s2
Two identical balls A and B having velocities of 0.5 m/s and 0.3 m/s respectively collide elastically in one dimension. The velocities of B and A after the collision respectively will be
-0.5 m/s and 0.3 m/s
0.5 m/s and -0.3 m/s
-0.3 m/s and 0.5 m/s
0.3 m/s and 0.5 m/s
A particle moves from a point (-2Î +5ĵ) to (4ĵ +3ķ) when a force of (4Î +3ĵ) N is applied. How much work has been done by the force ?
8 J
11 J
5 J
2 J
Two similar springs P and Q have spring constants Kp and KQ , such that Kp > KQ .They are stretched, first by the same amount (case α), then by the same force (case b). The work done by the springs Wp and WQ are related as, in case (α) and case (b),respectively
WP =WQ ; WP > WQ
WP =WQ ; WP = WQ
WP > WQ ; WP > WQ
WP < WQ ; WP < WQ
A block of mass 10 kg moving in x - direction with a constant speed of 10 ms-1, is subjected to a retarding force F = 0.1 x j/m during its travel from x = 20 m to 30 m. Its final KE will be
475 J
450 J
275 J
250 J
A particle of mass m is driven by a machine that delivers a constant power k watts . If the particles starts from rest, the force on the particle at time t is
√mk/2 t-1/2
√mk t-1/2
√2mk t-1/2
1/2√mk t-1/2
Two particles of masses m1,m2 move with initial velocities u1 and u2. On collision one of the particle get excited to higher level, after absorbing energy ε. If final velocities of particles be v1 and v2, then we must have
m21 u1 +m22 u2 -ε = m21 v1 + m22 v2
1/2 m1 u21 + 1/2 m2 u22 -ε = 1/2 m1 v21 + 1/2m2 v22 - ε
1/2 m1 u21 + 1/2 m2 u22 -ε = 1/2 m1 v21 + 1/2m2 v22
1/2 m21 u21 + 1/2m22 u22 + ε = 1/2 m21 v21 + m22 v22
A mass m moves in a circle on a smooth horizontal plane with velocity ν0 at a radius R0 . The mass is attached to a string which passes through a smooth hole in the plane as shown.
The tension in the string is increased gradually and finally m moves in a circle of radius R0/2 . The final value of the kinetic energy is
mv20
1/4mv20
2mv20
1/2mv20
A ball is thrown vertically downwards from a height of 20 m with an initial velocity v0 . It collides with the ground, loses 50% of its energy in collision and rebounds to the same height.The initial velocity v0 is (Take, g = 1 ms-2)
14 ms-1
20 ms-1
28 ms-1
10 ms-1
The heart of a man 5 L of blood through the arteries per minute at a pressure of 150 mm of mercury.If the density of mercury be 13.6 × 103 kg/m3 and g = 10 m/s2 , then the power of heart in watt is
1.70
2.36
3.0
1.50
On a friction less surface, a block of mass M moving at speed v collides elastically with another block of same mass M which is initially at rest. After collision the first block moves at an angle θ to its initial direction and has a speed v/3. The second block's speed after the collision is
2√2/3 ×v
3/4 × v
3/√2 × v
√3/2 × v
A body of mass (4m) is lying in xy - plane at rest.It suddenly explodes into three pieces.Two pieces each of mass (m) move perpendicular to each other with equal speeds (v). The total kinetic energy generated due to explosion is
mv2
3/2 × mv2
2mv2
4mv2
A uniform force of (3Î + ĵ ) N acts on a particle of mass 2 kg. Hence, the particle is displaced from position (2Î +ĵ ) m to position (4Î + 3ĵ -ķ) m. The work done by the force on the particle is
9 J
6 J
13 J
15 J
A body of mass m taken from the earths's surface to the height equal to twice the radius (R) of the earth. The change in potential energy of body will be
mg2R
2/3 × mgR
3mgR
1/3 × mgR
The potential energy of a particle in a force field is U = A/r2 -B/r, where A and B are positive constants and r is the distance of particle from the center of the field. For stable equilibrium, the distance of the particle is
B2A
2A/B
A/B
B/A
The potential energy of a system increases, if work is done
by the system against a conservative force
by the system against a non - conservative force
upon the system by a conservative force
upon the system by a non - conservative force
Force F on a particle moving in a straight line varies with distance d as shown in the figure. The work done on the particle during its displacement of 12 m is
21 J
26 J
13 J
18 J
An engine pumps water through a hose pipe. Water passes through the pipe and leaves it with a velocity of 2 ms-1. The mass per unit length of water in the pipe is 100 kg m-1. What is the power of the engine?
400 W
200 W
100 W
800 W
A block of mass M is attached to the lower end of a vertical spring. The spring is hung from a ceiling and has a force constant value k. The mass is released from rest with the spring initially unstretched. The maximum extension produce in the length of the spring will be
Mg/k
2 Mg/k
4 Mg/k
Mg/2k
An engine pumps water continuously through a hose. Water leaves the hose with a velocity ν and m is the mass per unit length of the water jet. What is the rate at which kinetic energy is imparted to water ?
1/2 × mν3
mν3
1/2 × mν3
1/2 × m2 - ν2
A body of mass 1 kg is thrown upwards with a velocity
20 ms-1 . The momentarily comes to rest after attaining a height of 18 m. How much energy is lost due to air friciton? (Take g = 10 ms-2 )
20 J
30 J
40 J
10 J
An explosion blows a rock into three parts. Three parts go off at right angles to each other. These two are, 1 kg first part moving with a velocity of 12 ms-1 and 2 kg second part moving with a velocity of 8 ms-1 . If the third part flies off with a velocity of 4 ms-1 , its mass would be
5 kg
7 kg
17 kg
3 kg
A shell of mass 200 g is ejected from a gun of mass 4 kg by an explosion that generation 1.05 kJ of energy. The initial velocity of the shell is
100 ms-1
80 ms-1
40 ms-1
120 ms-1
Water falls from a height of 60 m at the rate of 15 kg/s to operate a turbine. The losses due to frictional forces are 10% of energy. How much power is generated by the turbine ?
( Takeg = 10 m/s2 )
8.1 kW
10.2 kW
12.3 kW
7.0 kW
300 J of work is done in sliding a 2 kg block up an inclined plane of height 10 m. Taking g = 10 m/s2 , work done against friction is
200 J
100 J
zero
1000 J
A body of mass 3 klg is under a constant force, which causes a displacement s in meter in it, given by the relation
s = 1/2 × t2
where t is in second. work done by the force in 2 s is
5/19 × J
3/8 × J
8/3 × J
19 /5 × J
A force F acting on an object varies with distance x as shown here. The forces is in newton and x is in meter. The work done by the force in moving the object from
x = 0 to x = 6 m is
4.5 J
13.5 J
9.0 J
18.0 J
A bomb of mass 30 kg at rest explodes into two pieces of masses 18 kg and 12 kg. The kinetic energy of the other mass is
256 J
486 J
524 J
324 J
A bomb of mass 30 kg at rest explodes into two pieces of masses 18 kg and 12 kg. The kinetic energy of the other mass is
256 J
486 J
524 J
324 J
A particle of mass m1 is moving with a velocity ν1 and another particle of a mass m2 is moving with a velocity ν2 . Both of them have the same momentum, but their different kinetic energies are E1 and E2 respectively. If m1 > m2
E1 < E2
E1 / E2 = m1/m2
E1 > E2
E1 = E2
A ball of mass 2 kg and another of a mass 4 kg are dropped together from a 60 ft tall building. After, a fall of 30 ft each towards earth, their respective kinetic energies will be in the ratio of
√2 :1
1 : 4
1 : 2
1 : √2
A stone is tied to a string of length Ι and is whirled in a vertical circle with the other end of the string as the centre. At a certain instant of time, the stone is as its lowest position and has a speed u. The magnitude of the change in velocity as it reaches a position where the string is hortizontal (g being acceleration due to gravity) is
√2 (u2 - g/)
√ u2 - g/
u -√u2 - 2g/
√2g/
A stationary particle explodes into two particles of a masses m1 and m2, which move in opposite directions with velocities v1 and v2. The ratio of their kinetic energies E1 / E2 is
1
m1 v2 /m2 v1
m2 / m1
m1 / m2
If kinetic energy of a body is increased by 300% then percentage change in momentum will be
100%
150%
265%
73.2%
A stone is thrown at an angle of 45° to the horizontal with kinetic energy Ķ. The kinetic energy at the highest point is
K/2
K/√2
K
zero
A child is swinging a swing. Minimum and maximum heights of swing from the earth's surface are 0.75 m and 2 m respectively. The maximum velocity of this swing is
5 m/s
10 m/s
15 m/s
20 m/s
Two bodies with kinetic energies in the ratio 4 : 1 are moving with equal linear momentum. The ratio of their masses is
1 : 2
1 : 1
4 : 1
1 : 4
Two equal masses m1 and m2 moving along the same straight line with velocities +3 m/s and -5 m/s respectively collide elastically. Their velocities after the collision will be respectively
+4 m/s for both
-3 m/s and + 5 m/s
-4 m/s and + 4 m/s
-5 m/s and + 3 m/s
A force acts on a 3.0 g particle in such a way that the position of the particle as a function of time is given by
x = 3 t - 4t2 +t 3, where x is in meter and t in second. The work done during the first 4 s is
570 mJ
450 mJ
49 mJ
528 mJ
A metal ball of mass 2 kg moving with a velocity of 36 km/h has a head on collision with a stationary ball of mass 3 kg. If after the collision, the two balls move together the loss in kinetic energy due to collision is
140 J
100 J
60 J
40 J
A body of mass m moving with velocity 3 km/h collides with a body of mass 2 m at rest. Now, the coalesced mass starts to move with a velocity
1 km/h
2 km/h
3 km/h
4 km/h
If the momentum of a body is increased by 50%, then the percentage increase in its kinetic energy is
50%
100%
125%
200%
The KE acquired by a mass m is travelling a certain distance d, starting from rest under the action of a constant force is directly proportional to
m1
√m
1 /√m
Independent of m
Two masses 1 g and 9 g are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of the magnitudes of their respective linear momenta is
1 : 9
9 : 1
1 : 3
3 : 1
A position dependent force
F =(7 -2x +3x2 ) N, acts on a small body of mass 2 kg and displaces it from x = 0 to x = 5 m. Work done in joule is
35
70
135
270
Two identical balls A and B moving with velocities + 0.5 m/s and -0.3 m/s respectively, collide head on elastically. The velocity of the balls A and B after collision will be repectively
+0.5 m/s and +0.3 m/s
-0.3 m/s and +0.5 m/s
+0.3 m/s and +0.5 m/s
-0.5 m/s and +0.3 m/s
How much a water a pump of 2 kW can raise in one minute to a height of 10 m
(Take g = 10 m/s2 )
1000 L
1200 L
100 L
2000 L
A bullet of mass 10 g leaves a rifle at an initial velocity of 1000 m/s and strikes the earth at the same level with a velocity of 500 m/s. The work done in joule to overcome the resistance of air will be
375
3750
5000
500
The coefficient of restitution e for a perfectly elastic collision is
1
zero
infinite
-1
