EASY
9th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

What type of energy is stored in the following cases?

(a) A stretched rubber band

(b) A compressed spring

(c) An extended spring (or slinky)

(d) An object at a certain height

(e) A stretched bow

Important Questions on Work and Energy

EASY
9th CBSE
IMPORTANT

How do green plants produce food? Where do they get the energy from?

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9th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Why does the air move from place to place?
EASY
9th CBSE
IMPORTANT
How are fuels such as coal and petroleum formed?
MEDIUM
9th CBSE
IMPORTANT
What kinds of energy conversions sustain the water cycle?
HARD
9th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The velocity of a body moving in a straight line is increased by applying a constant force F, for some distance in the direction of motion. Prove that the increase in kinetic energy of the body is equal to the work done by the force on the body.

EASY
9th CBSE
IMPORTANT

(a) Is it possible that a force is acting on a body but still work done is zero? Explain giving one example.

(b) Two bodies of equal masses move with uniform velocities v and  3v respectively. Find the ratio of their kinetic energies.

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9th CBSE
IMPORTANT

(a) Define 1 watt.

(b) An electric bulb of 60 W is used for 6 hours per day. Calculate the units of energy consumed in one day by the bulb.

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9th CBSE
IMPORTANT

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