Ch-06 Work, Energy and Power

Practice Sheet 01

Q1. A body of mass 5 kg is placed at the Q4. A horizontal force of 5 N is required to

origin, and can move only on the x-axis. A maintain a velocity of 2 m/s for a block of
force of 10 N is acting on it in a direction 10 kg mass sliding over a rough surface.
making an angle of 60o with the x-axis and The work done by this force in one minute
displaces it along the x-axis by 4 meters. is
The work done by the force is
(a) 600 J
(a) 2.5J
(b) 60 J
(b) 7.25 J
(c) 6 J
(c) 40 J
(d) 6000 J
(d) 20 J

Q5. A force 𝐹𝐹 = (5𝚤𝚤̂ + 3𝚥𝚥̂)N is applied over

Q2. A body moves a distance of 10 m
a particle which displaces it from its origin
along a straight line under the action of a 5
to the point 𝑟𝑟 = (2𝚤𝚤̂ − 1𝚥𝚥̂) meters. The work
N force. If the work done is 25 J, then angle
done on the particle is
between the force and direction of motion
of the body is (a) -7 J
[CBSE AIPMT 1997]
(b) +13 J
(a) 60o
(c) +7 J
(b) 75o
(d) +11 J
(c) 30o

(d) 45o
Q3. A box of mass 1 kg is pulled on a
horizontal plane of length 1 m by a force of
8 N then it is raised vertically to a height of
Q6. A force 𝐹𝐹 acting on an object varies
with distance 𝑥𝑥 as shown here. The force is
in 𝑁𝑁 and 𝑥𝑥 is in meter. The work done by
the force in moving the object from 𝑥𝑥 = 0 to
𝑥𝑥 = 6 m is [CBSE AIPMT 2005]

2 m at constant speed,the net work done is

(a) 28 J (a) 18.0 J

(b) 8 J (b) 13.5 J
(c) 18 J (c) 9.0 J
(d) None of the above (d) 4.5 J
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Q7. An object is displaced from position Q11. Two bodies with kinetic energies in
(2,3) m to (4,6) m under a force 𝐹𝐹 = the ratio of 4:1 are moving with equal linear
(3𝑥𝑥 2 𝚤𝚤̂ + 2𝑦𝑦𝚥𝚥̂) N. Find the work done by this momentum. The ratio of their masses is
force, if it is given that the force is [CBSE AIPMT 1999]
conservative in nature.
(a) 4:1
(a) 81 J
(b) 1:1
(b) 85 J
(c) 1:2
(c) 63 J
(d) 1:4
(d) 83 J

Q12. A particle of mass m moves with

Q8. Check given forces are conservative velocity 𝑣𝑣 = 𝑎𝑎√𝑥𝑥 where a is a constant.
or non-conservative Find the total work done by all the forces
during a displacement from 𝑥𝑥 = 0 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑑𝑑
i. 𝐹𝐹 = 𝑦𝑦𝚤𝚤̂ + 𝑥𝑥𝚥𝚥̂
1
(a) ma2d
ii. 𝐹𝐹 = 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝚤𝚤̂ + 𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦𝚥𝚥̂ 4

1
(b) ma2d
2

Q9. Find the work done by 𝐹𝐹⃗ along the path (c)
3
ma2d
4
closed path OBCAO, if 𝐹𝐹⃗ = 𝑦𝑦𝚤𝚤̂ + 𝑥𝑥𝚥𝚥̂
(d) ma2d

Q13. An object of mass 5 kg is acted upon

by a force that varies with position of the
object as shown. If the object starts out
from rest at a point x=0. What is its speed
at x=50 m
Q10. If the speed of a vehicle is increased
by 1 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠, its kinetic energy is doubled, then
original speed of the vehicle is

(a) �√2 + 1�𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠

(b) 2�√2 − 1�𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠

(c) 2�√2 + 1�𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 (a) 12.2 m/s

(d) √2�√2 + 1�𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 (b) 18.2 m/s

(c) 16.4 m/s

(d) 20.4 m/s

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Q14. A vehicle of mass 10 kg is moving in Q17. A particle of mass 𝑚𝑚 starts moving

x-direction with a constant speed of 10 from origin along 𝑥𝑥-axis and its velocity
m/s.It is subjected to a retarding force varies with position (𝑥𝑥) as 𝑣𝑣 = 𝑘𝑘 √𝑥𝑥. The
F=0.1 𝑥𝑥 J/m during its travel from 𝑥𝑥=20 m work done by force acting on it during first
to 𝑥𝑥=30 m.Evaluate its final kinetic energy "𝑡𝑡" seconds is
(a) 275 J 𝑚𝑚𝑘𝑘 4 𝑡𝑡 2
(a)
4
(b) 155 J
𝑚𝑚𝑘𝑘 2 𝑡𝑡
(c) 475 J (b)
2
(d) 325 J
𝑚𝑚𝑘𝑘 4 𝑡𝑡 2
(c)
8

Q15. A particle of mass 10 g moves along 𝑚𝑚𝑘𝑘 2 𝑡𝑡 2

(d)
a circle of radius 6.4 cm with a constant 4
tangential acceleration. What is the
magnitude of this acceleration if the kinetic
energy of the particle becomes equal to Q18. A particle moves along the 𝑥𝑥-axis
8x10-4 J by the end of the second revolution from 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥1 , to 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑥𝑥2 under the influence
after the beginning of the motion? of a force given by 𝐹𝐹 = 2𝑥𝑥 . Then work
[NEET 2016] done in the process is [CPMT 1993]

(a) 0.18 m/s2 (a) Zero

(b) 0.2 m/s2 (b) 𝑥𝑥22 − 𝑥𝑥12
(c) 0.1 m/s2 (c) 2𝑥𝑥2 (𝑥𝑥2 − 𝑥𝑥1 )
(d) 0.15 m/s2 (d) 2𝑥𝑥1 (𝑥𝑥1 − 𝑥𝑥2 )

Q16. The work done by an applied variable Q19. A force 𝐹𝐹⃗ = (3𝚤𝚤̂ + 4𝚥𝚥̂)𝑁𝑁 acts on a
force 𝐹𝐹 = 𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 3 from 𝑥𝑥 = 0 𝑚𝑚 to 𝑥𝑥 = 2 𝑚𝑚, particle moving in 𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦 plane. Starting
where 𝑥𝑥 is displacement, is from origin, the particle first goes along 𝑥𝑥-
(a) 6 J axis to the point (4, 0)𝑚𝑚 and then parallel to
the 𝑦𝑦-axis to the point (4, 3)𝑚𝑚. The total
(b) 8 J work done by the force on the particle is
(c) 10 J

(d) 12 J (a) + 12 J

(b) -6 J

(c) +24 J

(d) -12 J
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Q20. A string is used to pull a block of 1

mass 𝑚𝑚 vertically up by a distance ℎ at a
𝑔𝑔
constant acceleration . The work done by
4
the tension in the string is
Q23. A rifle bullets loses �20� 𝑡𝑡ℎ of its
velocity in passing through a plank.
Assuming that the plank exerts a constant
retarding force, the least number of such
planks required just to stop the bullet is

(a) 11

(b) 20

(c) 21

3𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚ℎ
(d) Infinite
(a) +
4
𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚ℎ
(b) − Q24. If a body loses half of its velocity on
4
5 penetrating 3 𝑐𝑐𝑚𝑚 in a wooden block, then
(c) + 𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚ℎ how much will it penetrate more before
4
coming to rest
(d) +𝑚𝑚𝑚𝑚ℎ
(a) 1 cm

(b) 2 cm
Q21. A particle of mass 10 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 is moving
with velocity of 10√𝑥𝑥 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠, where 𝑥𝑥 is (c) 3 cm
displacement. The work done by net force
(d) 4 cm
during the displacement of particle form
𝑥𝑥 = 4 to 𝑥𝑥 = 9 𝑚𝑚 is

(a) 1250 J Q25. A body of mass 1 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 is thrown

upwards with a velocity 20 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 . It
(b) 1000 J
momentarily comes to rest after attaining a
(c) 3500 J height of 18 𝑚𝑚. How much energy is lost
due to air friction? (𝑔𝑔 = 10 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −2 )
(d) 2500 J
(a) 20 J

(b) 30 J
Q22. How much work must be done by a
force on 50 kg body in order to accelerate (c) 40 J
it in the direction of force from rest to
(d) 10 J
20 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 is 10 𝑠𝑠?

(a) 10−3 𝐽𝐽

(b) 104 𝐽𝐽

(c) 2 × 103 𝐽𝐽

(d) 4 × 104 𝐽𝐽
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Q26. A truck and a car moving with the
same kinetic energy are brought to rest by
the application of brakes which provide
equal retarding forces. Which of them will
come to rest in a shorter distance?
Q29. Velocity-time graph of a particle of
mass 2 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 moving in a straight line is as
shown in figure. Work done by all the forces
on the particle is

(a) The truck

(b) The car

(c) Both will travel the same distance

before coming to rest

(d) Cannot be predicted

(a) 400 J

(b) −400 J
Q27. The momentum of a body is (c) −200 J
increased by 25%. The kinetic energy is
increased by about (d) 200 J

(a) 25%

(b) 5% Q30. The work done by a body against

friction always results in
(c) 56%
(a) loss of kinetic energy
(d) 38%
(b) loss of potential energy

(c) gain of kinetic energy

Q28. A block of mass 20 𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 is moving in 𝑥𝑥-
direction with a constant speed of 10𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1. (d) gain of potential energy.
It is subjected to a retarding force 𝐹𝐹 =
(− 0.1𝑥𝑥) 𝑁𝑁 during its travel from 𝑥𝑥 = 20 𝑚𝑚
to 𝑥𝑥 = 30 𝑚𝑚. Its final kinetic energy will be

(a) 975 J

(b) 450 J

(c) 275 J

(d) 250 J
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ANSWERS

1. d 10. a 20. c

2. a 11. d 21. d

22. b
3. a 12. b

23. a
13. a
4. a
24. a
5. c 14. c

25. a
6. b 15. c
26. c
7. d 16. a
27. c
8. i. Conservative
17. c
28. a
ii. Non Conservative
18. b
29. b
9. zero
19. c
30. a