HARD
Earn 100

Two men A and B each of mass 50 kg and 80 kg climb through a height 10 m. A takes 30 s and B takes 50 s to reach. Find the difference in powers expended by each? What is the importance of managing ideal body weight? What values one need to inculcate for it?

Important Questions on Work and Energy

EASY
How is the unit horsepower related to the SI unit of power?
HARD

A water pump lifts water from a level 10 m below the ground. The water is pumped at the rate of30 kg/min with negligible velocity. Calculate the minimum power the pump should have to do this work.

EASY
1 horse power (HP) is equal to:
EASY
State and define the SI unit of power.
EASY
A person of mass 100 kg reaches a height in 10 seconds. Find the power used by the person (g=10 ms2).
HARD
A person of 75 kg climbs up to a height of 5 m in 25 sec. Calculate the power consumed by the person. (g=10m/s2)
MEDIUM
A boy of mass 50 kg runs a stair case of 45 steps in 9 sec. If the height of each steps is 15 cm, find his power. (Take g=10 ms-2).
EASY
A crane 'A' lifts a heavy load in 5 seconds, whereas another crane 'B' does the same work in 2 seconds. Compare the power of crane 'A' to that of crane 'B'.
MEDIUM
How much electrical energy in joules does a 100 watt lamp consume in 1 minute?
EASY
A water pump raises 50 kg of water through a height of 25 m in 5 s. Calculate the power which the pump supplies. (take g=10 ms2)
MEDIUM
A man weighing 500 N carried a load of 100 N up a flight of stairs 4 m high in 5 seconds. What is the power?
EASY
The power output of an engine is 3 kW. How much work does the engine do in 20 s?
EASY
A man carrying a bag of mass 25 kg climbs up to a height of 10 m in 50 s. Calculate the power delivered by him to the bag. (take g=10 m/s2)
EASY
Five electric fans of 120 watts each are used for 4 hours. Calculate the electrical energy consumed in kilowatt-hours.
EASY
A boy of mass 50 kg runs up a staircase of 45 steps in 9 s. If the height of each step is 15 cm, find his power. Take  g = 10 ms-2 .
EASY
A boy weighing 40 kg carries a box weighing 20 kg to the top of a building 15 m high in 25 s. Calculate the power, (g=10 m/s2)
EASY
How much energy is used for boiling water in a 2 kW kettle for 10 minutes? Calculate it in watt-hour.
EASY
Who has more power, labourer A completing a given work in 3 hours or labourer B who completes the same work in 5 hours?
EASY

Pratyush can run at a speed of 8 ms against the frictional force of 10 N. His friend Adarsh can move at a speed of 3 ms against the frictional force of 25 N. Who is more powerful and why?

MEDIUM
A boy of mass 45 kg climbs up 20 steps in 20 seconds. If each step is 25 cm high, calculate the power used in climbing. (take g = 10 ms2)