CHAPTER 4 WORK AND ENERGY
PHYSICS
WORK AND ENERGY
CHAPTER 4
1. When a
bucket is taken to the bottom of a well, the work done is
(a) positive
(b) zero
(c) negative
(d) none of these
2. Which
of the following forces do no work in displacing an object?
(a) Frictional force
(b) Gravitational force
(c) Electric force
(d) centripetal force
3. Work
done in raising a body of weight w through height h is
(a) wh
(b) 0
(c) -wh
(d) wh sin@
4. The
dimensions of work are
(a) [MLT-1]
(b) [MLT-2]
(c) [ML2T-1]
(d) [ML2T-1]
5. Work
is said to negative when the angle between force and displacement is
(a) 90o
(b) 0o
(c) 180o
(d) between 90o and 180o
6. When a
vehicle is moving at constant velocity and a constant engine force is used to overcome friction, the product of force times velocity is a measure of
(a) kinetic energy of the vehicle
(b) work done by the vehicle
(c) motive power of the vehicle
(d) inertia of the vehicle.
7. kWh is
the unit of
(a) power
(b) energy
(c) work
(d) electricity
8. The
dimensions of power are
(a) [ML2T-1]
(b) [ML2T-2]
(c) [ML2T-3]
(d) [MLT--2]
9. A lift
of mass 200 kg moves upward with uniform velocity of 4 ms-1. If the
efficiency of the motor is 70 %, the input power of the motor
is
(a) 11.2 kW
(b) 16.7 kW
(c) 7.84 kW
(d) 19.42 kW
10. 1 hp
equals
(a) 746 J
(b) 550 ft-lb
(c) 550 ft-lb s-1
(d) 550 W
11. The
dimensions of kinetic energy are
(a) [ML2T-2]
(b) [ML-2T2]
(c) [ML2T-1]
(d) [1/2 ML2T-2]
12. Two
masses of 1 g and 4 g are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of the magnitudes of their linear momenta is
(a) 4 : 1
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 2
(d) 1 : 4
13. A
trolley of mass 60 kg moves on a frictionless horizontal surface and has a
kinetic energy of 120 J. A mass of 20 kg is lowered
vertically into the trolley. The total kinetic energy of the system is
(a) 60 J
(b) 72 J
(c) 120 J
(d) 144 J
14. A
bomb of 9 kg explodes into two pieces of masses 3 kg and 6 kg. The velocity of
3 kg mass is 16 ms-1. The kinetic energy of 6 kg mass will be
(a) 96 J
(b) 192 J
(c) 384 J
(d) none of these
15. The
potential energy of a 50 kg person jumping from a height of 10 m is
(a) 49 J
(b) 490 J
(c) 5000 J
(d) 500 J
16. Which
one of the followings is correct?
(a) Watt and watt-hour represent the same
quantities
(b) Watt represents energy and watt-hour
power
(c) Watt represents power and watt-hour
energy
(d) none of these
17. The
dimensions of elastic potential energy are
(a) [ML2T-2]
(b) [ML-2T2]
(c) [ML2T-1]
(d) [1 ML2T-2]
18. If M
be the mass of Earth, R its radius and G the gravitational
constant, then the amount of work done on a body of
mass m to escape it completely from the Earth’s field is
19. If g
be the acceleration due to gravity on Earth’s surface, thegain in potential
energy of an object of mass m raised from the
surface of Earth to a height equal to the radius of the Earth is
20. When
two electrons come close to each other, their
(a) KE change into electrical energy
(b) KE change into PE
(c) electrical energy change into PE
(d) none of these
21. A
body is projected vertically from the surface of Earth of radius R with
a velocity of equal to half the escape velocity.
The maximum height gained by the body is
a) R/4
b) R/3
c) R/2
d) R
22. The
intensity of solar energy intercepted by Earth at normal incidence daily is
(a) 1.4 kWm-2
(b) 14 kWm-2
(c) 1.0 kWm-2
(d) 0.14 kWm-2
23. A
long spring stretched by 2 cm has potential energy U. When stretched by
10 cm, its potential energy will be
(a) 5 U
(b) 2.5 U
(c) 25 U
(d)5U
24. The
expression for the escape velocity is given by
(a) 2gR2
(b) 2gR
(c)2gR2
(d) 2gR
25. An
example of non-conservative force is
(a) electric force
(b) spring force
(c) frictional force
(d) magnetic force
26.
Work-energy theorem can be expressed as 27. 1 kWh equals
(a) 0.36 MJ
(b) 3.6 MJ
(c) 36 MJ
(d) 360 MJ
28. If
the mass and speed of a body are doubled, its kinetic energy becomes
(a) 3 times
(b) 4 times
(c) 8 times
(d) 16 times
29. The
absolute potential energy of a body at the surface of Earth is
a) GmM/R
b) GmM/R2
c) –GmM/R
d) -GmM/R2
30. The
absolute potential energy of a body in the gravitational field of Earth is
(a) directly proportional to the mass of the
body
(b) inversely proportional to the mass of
the body
(c) independent of the mass of the body
(d) none of these
31. The
average and instantaneous powers become equal when work is done at
(a) any rate
(b) constant rate
(c) increasing rate
(d) decreasing rate
33. The
dimensions of work are the same as that of
(a) torque
(b) momentum
(c) force
(d) power
34. The
muscular power of an athlete who spends 500 J of energy to lift a load in 2 s
is
(a) 125 W
(b) 250 W
(c) 500 W
(d) 1000 W
35. The
value of escape velocity on the surface of Earth is
(a) 11.2 × 102 ms-1
(b) 11.2 × 103 ms-1
(c) 11.2 × 104 ms-1
(d) 11.2 × 105 ms-1
36. Tidal
waves are produced due to the gravitational pull of
(a) Earth
(b) Sun
(c) Moon
(d) none of these
37. The
source of geothermal energy is the
(a) rotation of Earth around the Sun
(b) fusion in Sun
(c) radioactive decay in Earth
(d) tidal energy
38.
Energy released in the process of fission and fusion is known as
(a) geothermal energy
(b) magnetic energy
(c) electrical energy
(d) nuclear energy
39. Solar
cells are made of a material called
(a) silicon
(b) iron
(c) carbon
(d) aluminum
40. The
units of energy are the same as that of
(a) force
(b) power
(c) work
(d) torque
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