Work is said to be done when:
A Force acts for any time
B Force causes a displacement
C Body has mass
D Body has velocity
Work is defined as the product of force and displacement.
When force and displacement are perpendicular, work done is:
A Maximum
B Zero
C Minimum positive
D Negative
W=Fdcos90∘=0W = Fd\cos 90^\circ = 0W=Fdcos90∘=0
SI unit of work is:
A Watt
B Joule
C Newton
D Newton-second
Joule is the SI unit of work (N·m).
Kinetic energy is:
A Energy due to height
B Energy due to speed
C Energy due to temperature
D Energy stored in fuel
KE depends on motion.
The work–energy theorem states:
A Work equals force times velocity
B Total work equals change in momentum
C Net work equals change in kinetic energy
D Work equals potential energy
Wnet=ΔKW_{\text{net}} = \Delta KWnet=ΔK
If net work on a body is zero, kinetic energy:
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains constant
D Becomes zero
No change in KE when net work is zero.
Work done by friction is always:
A Zero
B Positive
C Negative
D Infinite
Friction opposes motion.
A force of 20 N moves a body 3 m in its direction. Work is:
A 23 J
B 60 J
C 20 J
D 3 J
W=Fd=20×3=60W = Fd = 20 \times 3 = 60W=Fd=20×3=60
Power is defined as:
A Work × time
B Rate of doing work
C Change in force
D Work per unit mass
P=WtP = \frac{W}{t}P=tW
Work done against gravity in lifting a mass m to height h is:
A mghmghmgh
B mg/hmg/hmg/h
C mh/gmh/gmh/g
D 2mgh2mgh2mgh
Lifting requires work against gravity.
Gravity is a:
A Non-conservative force
B Conservative force
C Frictional force
D Elastic force
Work done depends only on initial and final positions.
A non-conservative force:
A Stores energy
B Loses energy as heat
C Does zero work
D Never opposes motion
Friction dissipates energy as heat.
Example of a non-conservative force is:
A Gravity
B Spring force
C Electrostatic force
D Friction
Friction depends on path.
Work done by a conservative force in a closed path is:
A Zero
B Minimum
C Maximum
D Constant
Conservative force has closed-path work = 0.
Potential energy exists due to:
A Mass
B Temperature
C Configuration/position
D Colour
PE depends on position or arrangement.
Air resistance is a:
A Conservative force
B Non-conservative force
C Zero force
D Variable conservative force
It dissipates energy.
Work done by friction in a closed loop is:
A Positive
B Negative
C Zero
D Depends on shape
Friction always opposes motion, so work is negative.
A conservative force has:
A Path-dependent work
B No potential energy
C Path-independent work
D No relation with energy
Work depends on initial and final points only.
Centre of mass depends on:
A Velocity
B Mass distribution
C Temperature
D Pressure
COM is weighted by mass distribution.
Centre of mass of a uniform rod lies at:
A One end
B Middle
C One-fourth length
D Outside the rod
Symmetric bodies have COM at geometrical centre.
COM of Earth–Moon system lies:
A Inside Earth
B Inside Moon
C Midway
D Exactly at Moon’s surface
Earth is much heavier.
Motion of COM depends on:
A Internal forces
B External forces
C Shape
D Potential energy
Only external forces change COM motion.
In absence of external force, COM moves with:
A Increasing velocity
B Constant velocity
C Constant acceleration
D Zero velocity
Newton’s first law for COM.
For a system of particles, total momentum is related to:
A Position of COM
B Velocity of COM
C Temperature
D Internal energy
P⃗=MV⃗COM\vec{P} = M\vec{V}_{\text{COM}}P=MVCOM
COM may lie:
A Only inside body
B Only outside body
C Either inside or outside
D Only at geometric centre
COM of ring lies at centre, which is empty.
Momentum is:
A mv
B m + v
C m/v
D m²v
Linear momentum is mass × velocity.
SI unit of momentum is:
A J
B N
C N·m
D kg·m/s
p=mvp = mv unit is kg·m/s.
Momentum is conserved when:
A No external force acts
B Only friction acts
C Constant velocity
D Balanced forces
Conservation requires isolated system.
Impulse equals:
A Change in KE
B Change in momentum
C Change in PE
D Change in mass
J=Δp
Perfectly inelastic collision conserves:
A Kinetic energy
B Momentum
C Both KE and momentum
D Neither
Momentum always conserved.
In an elastic collision, kinetic energy:
A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains constant
D Becomes zero
KE is conserved.
Momentum is a:
A Scalar
B Vector
C Zero quantity
D Constant quantity
Direction matters.
Mechanical energy =
A KE + force
B KE + distance
C KE + PE
D PE – KE
Total mechanical energy.
Mechanical energy is conserved when:
A Only conservative forces act
B Only friction acts
C Any force acts
D External force acts
Non-conservative forces change ME.
Potential energy of a spring is:
A ½mv²
B ½kx²
C kx
D mgx
Standard spring potential formula.
A rising ball loses kinetic energy because:
A Gravity does negative work
B Gravity does positive work
C Air pushes up
D Mass increases
Gravity opposes motion upward.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed refers to:
A Newton’s law
B Conservation of energy
C Work–energy theorem
D Archimedes principle
Fundamental energy conservation law.
When velocity doubles, KE becomes:
A Double
B Half
C Four times
D Eight times
KE ∝ v².
A force does zero work when:
A Body moves opposite
B Body does not move
C Force is maximum
D Surface is smooth
No displacement → no work.
Work done by tension in uniform circular motion is:
A Zero
B Positive
C Negative
D Constant
Tension ⟂ displacement.
A 2 kg object moving at 3 m/s has KE =
A 6 J
B 9 J
C 3 J
D 12 J
KE = ½(2)(3²) = 9 J.
Work done by a variable force is found from:
A Area under F–t graph
B Area under F–x graph
C Area under a–t graph
D Area under v–t graph
Integration of F dx.
If work = 100 J and time = 5 s, power =
A 10 W
B 20 W
C 25 W
D 50 W
P = W/t = 20 W.
If force acts opposite displacement, work is:
A Zero
B Positive
C Negative
D Infinite
θ = 180°, so cosθ = –1.
Unit of power is:
A J
B N
C W
D Pa
Watt is J/s.
A 1 kg mass increases speed from 2 to 4 m/s. Work done is:
A 6 J
B 8 J
C 10 J
D 12 J
ΔKE = ½(1)(16−4) = 6 J.
A body with momentum 10 kg·m/s and mass 2 kg has velocity:
A 2 m/s
B 3 m/s
C 5 m/s
D 10 m/s
v = p/m = 10/2 = 5.
Mechanical energy decreases when:
A Gravity acts
B Elastic force acts
C Friction acts
D No force acts
Friction dissipates energy.
Work done by any internal force on a system is:
A Always positive
B Always zero
C Can change internal energy
D Increases COM momentum
Internal forces do not affect COM motion.
A conservative force always has:
A Zero work
B Path-dependent work
C A potential energy function
D Increasing KE
Conservative forces are derivable from PE.