
What is elastic potential energy? Give some examples also.
Important Questions on Energy
Ratio of potential energies of body A and body B will be





A spring of spring constant is compressed by , then determine the potential energy stored in spring.

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

Give reason for the following:
Winding the spring of a toy car makes it run on the ground.

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





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

An object of mass is dropped from a height of . Calculate the potential energy and kinetic energy of the object at various heights as mentioned in the data:
Height at which object is located |
Just above the ground |
Show by calculations that the above data verifies the law of conservation of energy. (take )






