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9th CBSE
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Define work. Give its SI and CGS units. What is the relationship between these units?

Important Questions on Work and Energy

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Give an example for

(a) force acting in the direction of displacement.

(b) force acting against the direction of displacement.

(c) force acting perpendicular to the direction of displacement.

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Define potential energy. On what factors does potential energy depend.

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A body is thrown vertically upwards with a speed u. When does (a) its potential energy becomes maximum (b) kinetic energy becomes maximum (c) P.E=K.E
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Discuss an activity which shows that higher an object is located, greater is potential energy.
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Two persons of the same weight climb a rope to a height of 8 m. The first person takes 10 s while the second takes 20 s to complete the task. What is the work done by the two persons? Who did more work per unit time? (Take g=ms-2)

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A mass of 10 kg is dropped from a height of 50 cm. Find its

(a) Potential energy just before dropping.

(b) kinetic energy just on touching the ground

(c) velocity with which it hits the ground.

g=10 m/s2

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(a) A ball of mass 0.5 kg slows down from a speed of 5 m/s to 3 m/s, calculate the change in the kinetic energy of the ball.

(b) Which would have a greater effect on the kinetic energy of an object-doubling the mass or doubling the velocity.

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Name the energy transformation taking place in the following devices:

(a)

(i) a motor

(ii) a car engine

(iii) a radio

(iv) a nuclear reactor

(b) How much work is done, when earth moves around the sun in its orbit.