\ Theo ry Questions
I. Define work. Write its S. I. unit.
2. Is work a scalar quantity?
3. A person holding a bucket in his hand at rest. Is he doing
any work?
4. If force acts perpendicular to the direction of motion of a
body, what is the work done?
is done in this case?
5. When a body moves in a circular motion, how much work
on moon in ,its orbit?
6. What is the work done by the earth's gravitational force
7. Give examples of zero and negative work done.
8. What is the gravitational unit of work?
9. What is work-energy theorem?
10. In a tug of war one team is slowly giving way to the
other. What is. the work don& a~d by whom?
11. Define power and write its unit.
12. What is horse power?
13. Can two people doing same work have same power?
14. How is power related to force and velocity?
wall?
15. How much work is being done by a man in pressing a rigid
16. Express joule in terms of erg.
t is the work done on the satellite by earth?
17. A.satellite revolves around the earth in a circular path. Wha
ent so that no work is done?
18. What should be the angle between force and displacem
19. Complete the following sentences :
(i) ... J = 0.24 calories (ii) 1 kWh= ... J.
20. Differentiate between watt and watt hour.
\ Multiple Choice Questions
I. One joule is equal to :
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(i) 10 erg (ii) 1o7 erg (iii) 3.6 x 106 erg (iv) 746 erg
2. Power-hour Is the unit of:
(i) power (ii) force (iii) energy (iv) none of these
3. When 1 joule work is done in 1 second, the power is :
(i) 1 watt (ii) 1 kW (iii) 1 W/s (iv) 0
4. eV is unit of :
(i) power (ii) energy (iii) work (iv) both (ii) and (iii)
s. The kinetic energy with any reference, must be : ~
(i) positive (ii) zero (iii) negative (iv) none
\Numericals
I. A horizontal force of 10 N is required to maintain a velocity of 2 ms-1 on a box of mass 20 kg over a plane surface.
How much work is done by the force in 1 minute?
2. An engine develops 100 kW power. How much time will it take, to lift the man of 100 kg to a height of 50 m?
(g= 10 ms-2).
3. The given figure shows force and displacement graph of a particle. Calculate the work done by the particle.
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f(N)
•1 2 3 4 Displacement
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4. A man of mass 40 kg runs upstairs and reaches the roof at a height 8 m in 5 seconds.
Calculate :
(i) force of gravity on man.
(ii) work done by man against gravity.
(iii) power spent by man (g = 10 ms-2).
s. Two persons A and B move upstairs within 10 seconds and 20 seconds to the second floor of a building.
Compare work done and power developed by person A and 8.
6. A man pulls a roller with a force of 60 N through a distance of 50 m. Calculate the work done if the handle of the
roller makes an angle of 60° with the ground. .
7. If power of a motor is 100 kW, at what speed can it raise a load of 20,000 N?
8. A pump is used to lift 1000 kg water from a well of depth 80 m in 10 seconds. Calculate :
(i) work done by the pump.
(ii) power at which the pump works.
9. An electric heater of 2 kW is used for 10 h. How much energy does it consume in kWh?
IO. Express energy in the above problem in joules.
II. Find the power of a 60 kg man who can climb up a height of 10 m in half a minute (g = 9.8 ms-2).
