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Work Energy and Power Quiz

1. Pendulum bob stops moving when all its original gain in gravitational
potential energy has been converted to
A. Sound Energy
B. Thermal Energy
C. Light Energy
D. Kinetic Energy

2. SI unit for work done is

A. Pascals
B. Joules
C. Newton
D. Ohms

3. An object is lifted 5 m above levelled ground, mass of object is 20 kg and

gravitational pull is 10 N/kg, Ep of object is

A. 40 J
B. 1000 J
C. 2.5 J
D. 0.4 J

4. Solar energy is converted by plants in process of photosynthesis into

A. Chemical Potential Energy
B. Elastic Potential Energy
C. Gravitational Potential Energy
D. Kinetic energy

5. Power is defined as

A. time taken per joule

B. work done or energy converted per distance
C. work done or energy converted per unit time
D. distance covered per unit work done

6. A spring or rubber possess

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A. Chemical Potential Energy

B. Elastic Potential Energy
C. Gravitational Potential Energy
D. Kinetic energy

7. A machine is able to lift a mass of 200 kg vertically upto height of 30 m

above ground in 50 seconds. power of machine is

A. 0.12 kW
B. 1.2 kW
C. 6.0 kW
D. 300 kW

8. A concrete pole of mass 50 kg was lifted up at a height of 12 m, taking

gravitational pull of earth, the potential energy (E p) of pole is

A. 2.4 J
B. 6000 J
C. 60 J
D. 5J

9. One watt is equal to

A. One joule per second

B. One second per joule
C. One meter per joule
D. One joule per meter

10. A compressed spring possesses

A. Kinetic Energy
B. Elastic Potential Energy
C. Gravitational Potential Energy
D. Sound Energy

11. A bicycle of mass 15 kg moves at a speed of 50 ms-1, the kinetic energy

(Ek ) of bicycle is

A. 18750 J
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B. 5625 J
C. 37500 J
D. 6 x 10-3 J

12. If a person in mall moves a trolley with a force of 60 N and trolley moves
distance of 20 m, work done will be

A. 30 J
B. 40 J
C. 1200 J
D. 80 J

13. Pendulum bob cannot attain its initial height because

A. it continues to lose energy in thermal form

B. it continues to lose energy in sound form
C. it continues to lose energy in light form
D. it continues to lose energy in potential form

14.  Formula for gravitational potential energy is

A. Ep = mg/h, where m is mass, g is gravitational pull and is height

B. Ep = m/gh, where m is mass, g is gravitational pull and is height
C. Ep = mgh, where m is mass, g is gravitational pull and is height
D. Ep = gh/m, where m is mass, g is gravitational pull and is height

15. An object of mass 'm' raised to a height '2h' above ground level possesses
a gravitational potential energy of

A. 1⁄2 × mgh
B. mgh
C. 2mgh
D. m × g⁄2h

16. A pendulum bob moves at a speed of 2 ms-1 and mass of 0.5 kg, its
Ek would be

A. 1 J
B. 0.25 J
C. 0.5 J
D. 2 J
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17. Mass of a car is 500 kg, which is lifted up by a crane at a height of 200 m,
gravity is 10 N kg-1, Ep of car is

A. 1000000 J
B. 10000 J
C. 4 J
D. 25 J

18. A bus travels with a constant force of 5000 N and work done by bus is
2500 J, distance travelled by bus is

A. 2 m
B. 0.5 m
C. 7500 m
D. 2500 m

19. A girl accidentally dropped her mobile phone from balcony. If mass of
mobile phone is 0.6 kg and height from where mobile phone was dropped
is 120 m, keeping in front gravitational pull of earth, E p of mobile phone is

A. 7.2 J
B. 200 J
C. 72 J
D. 720 J

20.  If a bulb uses energy of 100 J and remains on for 25 s, power consumed
by bulb will be

A. 125 W
B. 4W
C. 2500 W
D. 75 W