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The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position or configuration is called .

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Important Questions on Work and Energy

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Write in your words the definition of potential energy.
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Define a kilowatt-hour. How is it related to joule?
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In any physical or chemical process, the total energy:
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Ratio of potential energies of body A and body B will be

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A rod of length l and mass m fixed at one end, is hanging vertically. The other end is now raised so that the rod makes an angle 30° with horizontal line. The work done in the process will be :
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Two bodies A and B have masses in the ratio 5:1 and their kinetic energies are in the ratio 125:9. Find the ratio of their velocities.                                                                                                                                
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A block of 9 kg is moving with a velocity of 4 m/s on a frictionless surface. The block comes to rest by compressing the spring. If the spring constant is 4x104 N/kg, then find the compression in the spring.
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A spring of spring constant K= 4x103N/m is compressed by 2 cm, then determine the potential energy stored in spring. 

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Give reasons for the following: An arrow moves forward when released from the stretched bow.

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Give reason for the following:

Winding the spring of a toy car makes it run on the ground.

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Give reason for the following: A bullet is released on firing the pistol.

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Give reasons for the following: After winding the spring of watch, the hands of the watch move.

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An object of mass 10 kg  is dropped from a height of 20 m. Calculate the potential energy and kinetic energy of the object at various heights as mentioned in the data:

Height at which object is located
20 m
15 m
10 m
5 m
Just above the ground

Show by calculations that the above data verifies the law of conservation of energy. (take g=10 m/s2 )

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Can a body possess energy even when it is not in motion? Explain.
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A wheat bag has a mass of 200 kg. To what height should it be raised so that its potential energy may be 9800 J? (take g=9.8 ms2)
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The extreme position of a swinging simple pendulum has
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If you apply 1 J of energy to lift a book of 0.5 kg, how high will it rise? (take g=10 ms2)
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 4900 J of work done in lifting a body of 50 kg mass. Calculate the height through which this body was raised. (take g=9.8 m/s2)
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A stone kept at a certain height has the ability to do work due to its