Chapter 3: Work, Energy, Power & System of Particles (Set-1)

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

When force and displacement are perpendicular, work done is:

A Maximum
B Zero
C Minimum positive
D Negative

SI unit of work is:

A Watt
B Joule
C Newton
D Newton-second

Kinetic energy is:

A Energy due to height
B Energy due to speed
C Energy due to temperature
D Energy stored in fuel

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

If net work on a body is zero, kinetic energy:

A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains constant
D Becomes zero

Work done by friction is always:

A Zero
B Positive
C Negative
D Infinite

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

Power is defined as:

A Work × time
B Rate of doing work
C Change in force
D Work per unit mass

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

Gravity is a:

A Non-conservative force
B Conservative force
C Frictional force
D Elastic force

A non-conservative force:

A Stores energy
B Loses energy as heat
C Does zero work
D Never opposes motion

Example of a non-conservative force is:

A Gravity
B Spring force
C Electrostatic force
D Friction

Work done by a conservative force in a closed path is:

A Zero
B Minimum
C Maximum
D Constant

Potential energy exists due to:

A Mass
B Temperature
C Configuration/position
D Colour

Air resistance is a:

A Conservative force
B Non-conservative force
C Zero force
D Variable conservative force

Work done by friction in a closed loop is:

A Positive
B Negative
C Zero
D Depends on shape

A conservative force has:

A Path-dependent work
B No potential energy
C Path-independent work
D No relation with energy

Centre of mass depends on:

A Velocity
B Mass distribution
C Temperature
D Pressure

Centre of mass of a uniform rod lies at:

A One end
B Middle
C One-fourth length
D Outside the rod

COM of Earth–Moon system lies:

A Inside Earth
B Inside Moon
C Midway
D Exactly at Moon’s surface

Motion of COM depends on:

A Internal forces
B External forces
C Shape
D Potential energy

In absence of external force, COM moves with:

A Increasing velocity
B Constant velocity
C Constant acceleration
D Zero velocity

For a system of particles, total momentum is related to:

A Position of COM
B Velocity of COM
C Temperature
D Internal energy

COM may lie:

A Only inside body
B Only outside body
C Either inside or outside
D Only at geometric centre

Momentum is:

A mv
B m + v
C m/v
D m²v

SI unit of momentum is:

A J
B N
C N·m
D kg·m/s

Momentum is conserved when:

A No external force acts
B Only friction acts
C Constant velocity
D Balanced forces

Impulse equals:

A Change in KE
B Change in momentum
C Change in PE
D Change in mass

Perfectly inelastic collision conserves:

A Kinetic energy
B Momentum
C Both KE and momentum
D Neither

In an elastic collision, kinetic energy:

A Increases
B Decreases
C Remains constant
D Becomes zero

Momentum is a:

A Scalar
B Vector
C Zero quantity
D Constant quantity

Mechanical energy =

A KE + force
B KE + distance
C KE + PE
D PE – KE

Mechanical energy is conserved when:

A Only conservative forces act
B Only friction acts
C Any force acts
D External force acts

Potential energy of a spring is:

A ½mv²
B ½kx²
C kx
D mgx

A rising ball loses kinetic energy because:

A Gravity does negative work
B Gravity does positive work
C Air pushes up
D Mass increases

Energy cannot be created or destroyed refers to:

A Newton’s law
B Conservation of energy
C Work–energy theorem
D Archimedes principle

When velocity doubles, KE becomes:

A Double
B Half
C Four times
D Eight times

A force does zero work when:

A Body moves opposite
B Body does not move
C Force is maximum
D Surface is smooth

Work done by tension in uniform circular motion is:

A Zero
B Positive
C Negative
D Constant

A 2 kg object moving at 3 m/s has KE =

A 6 J
B 9 J
C 3 J
D 12 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

If work = 100 J and time = 5 s, power =

A 10 W
B 20 W
C 25 W
D 50 W

If force acts opposite displacement, work is:

A Zero
B Positive
C Negative
D Infinite

Unit of power is:

A J
B N
C W
D Pa

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

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

Mechanical energy decreases when:

A Gravity acts
B Elastic force acts
C Friction acts
D No force acts

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

A conservative force always has:

A Zero work
B Path-dependent work
C A potential energy function
D Increasing KE