Work Energy and Power - Online Test

Q1. Balram pushes 500kg weight on a horizontal frictionless surface a distance of 10 m. The work done by gravitational force is
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

angle betwwen force and displacement is 


Q2. A weight of 20kg falls from a height of 10 m. The work done by the gravitational force is (Take g = 10 m )
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

W=Fscosθ=mghcos0W=20×10×10×1=2000J
Q3. A rain drop of mass 2.00 g falls from a height 1.00 km. It hits the ground with a speed of 50.0 m/s. What is the work done by the gravitational force? (Take g = 10 m )
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

W=Fscosθ=mghcos0W=2×103×10×1000×1=20J
Q4. A 6.0-kg block initially at rest is pulled to the right along a horizontal frictionless surface by a constant horizontal force of 12 N. Find the speed of the block after it has moved 3.0 m.
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

from work kinetic energy theorm
  
      ΔK=W12mv212mu2=Fs(12×6×v2)0=12×33v2=36v2=12v=3.5m/sec
 



Q5. A 6.0-kg block initially at rest is pulled to the right along a horizontal, surface having a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.15, by a constant horizontal force of 12 N. Find the speed of the block after it has moved 3.0 m.
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

ΔK=W
F=12N
f=μR=μmg=0.15×6×9.8=8.82N
12mv212mu2=Fnets

(12×6×v2)0=3.18×3
3v2=3.18×3
v2=3.18
v=1.8m/sec

                               

Q6. The bob of a pendulum is released from a horizontal position. If the length of the pendulum is 1.5 m, what is the speed with which the bob arrives at the lowermost point, given that it dissipated 5% of its initial energy against air resistance?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:

95% potential energy is converted in kinetic energy.

applying conservation of mechanical energy between horizontal and lowermost points


Q7. Consider the collision of two cars. Car 1 is at rest and Car 2 is moving at a speed of 2 m /s in the negative x-direction. Both cars each have a mass of 500 kg. The cars collide inelastically and stick together. What is the resulting velocity of the resulting mass of metal?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

from conservation of linear momentum initial momentum = final momentum


negative sign indicate that cars moves to the left.


Q8. A body of mass 0.5 kg travels in a straight line with velocity v =a  where a = 5  . What is the work done by the net force during its displacement from x = 0 to x = 2 m?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:

Mass of the body, m= 0.5 kg

Velocity of the body  


Initial velocity at x = 0 is u = 0

Final velocity at x = 2 m is   

work done = Change in kinetic energy


Q9. A person trying to lose weight (dieter) lifts a 10 kg mass, one thousand times, to a height of 0.5 m each time. Assume that the potential energy lost each time she lowers the mass is dissipated. How much work does she do against the gravitational force?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Work done by force applied against gravity for one lift will be

So work done for 1000 lifts = 49 x 1000 = 49000 J


Q10. A person trying to lose weight (dieter) lifts a 10 kg mass, one thousand times, to a height of 0.5 m each time. Assume that the potential energy lost each time she lowers the mass is dissipated. Fat supplies 3.8 ×  J of energy per kilogram which is converted to mechanical energy with a 20 efficiency rate. How much fat will the dieter use up?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:

Work done by force applied against gravity for one lift will be


So work done for 1000 lifts = 49 x 1000 = 49000 J

efficiency = Work done / energy from fat

energy from fat used =Work done / efficiency


Energy from per kilogram fat =  3.8 ×  J

Fat used