work and energy class 9

1. The formula to find the work done is

a. W = F+s
b. W = F.s
c. W = F-s
d. W = F/s

Answer: (b) W = F.s

2. If a force acting on a body causes no displacement, the work done is——

———

a. -1
b. 1
c. 0
d. Infinity
Answer: (c) 0

3. Objects in motion possess energy and can do work; this energy is

called———————

a. Solar energy
b. Thermal energy
c. Potential energy
d. Kinetic Energy

Answer: (d) Kinetic Energy

4. The sum of kinetic energy and potential energy is ————-

a. Mechanical energy
b. Thermal energy
c. Potential energy
d. Kinetic Energy

Answer: (a) Mechanical energy

5. 1 kilowatt =

a. 1 watt
b. 10 watts
c. 100 watts
d. 1000 watts

Answer: (d) 1000 watts

6. The energy used in one hour at the rate of 1kW is known as ————-

a. 10kWh
b. 1kWh
c. 1W
d. 1kW/h

Answer: (b) 1kWh

7. What are the various factors affecting kinetic energy?

a. Mass
b. Momentum
c. Velocity
d. All the above options

Answer: (d) All the above options

8. When two identical bodies are in motion, the body with a higher velocity
has ————-

a. Lower Kinetic Energy

b. Higher Kinetic Energy
c. No Kinetic Energy
d. None of the options

Answer: (b) Higher Kinetic Energy

9. State true or false: The object must be displaced for the work to be done.

a. True b. False

Answer: (a) True

10. If the displacement is perpendicular to the force, then the work done is
said to be—————.

a. -1
b. 1
c. 0
d. Infinity

Answer: (c) 0

Q.11. Which of the following is the scientific conception of work?

a) Physical effort put into a task
b) Achieving the desired result
c) Force applied on an object to change its position
d) Effort required to complete a task

Ans: (c) Force applied on an object to change its position

Q.12. Which of the following is an example of potential energy?

a) A moving car
b) A burning candle
c) A stretched rubber band
d) A flowing river

Ans: (c) A stretched rubber band

Q.13. According to the law of conservation of energy,

a) Energy cannot be created but can be destroyed
b) Energy can be created but cannot be destroyed
c) Energy can be created and destroyed
d) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred or converted

Ans: (d) Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred or converted
Q. 14. Which type of energy does an object possess due to its motion?
a) Potential energy
b) Thermal energy
c) Kinetic energy
d) Chemical energy

Ans: (c) Kinetic energy

Q.15. The potential energy of an object at a height depends on the object’s:

a) Mass
b) Velocity
c) Shape
d) Temperature

Ans: (a) Mass

Q.16. What is the rate at which work is done called?

a) Power
b) Energy
c) Force
d) Velocity

Ans: (a) Power

Q.17. What is the unit of work?

a) Watt
b) Newton
c) Joule
d) Ohm

Ans: (c) Joule

Q.18. Which of the following is an example of work?

a) Moving a book from one table to another
b) Holding a book stationary in your hand
c) Pushing against a wall that does not move
d) Lifting a book and keeping it at the same height

Ans: (a) Moving a book from one table to another

Q.19. Which type of energy is associated with the position of an object?
a) Mechanical energy
b) Nuclear energy
c) Electrical energy
d) Magnetic energy

Ans: (a) Mechanical energy

Q. 20. When work is done by a constant force, what is the determining factor of the
work done?
a) Time taken to do the work
b) Force applied
c) Distance traveled by the object
d) Acceleration of the object

Ans: (c) Distance traveled by the object

21. A man is carrying the heavy luggage from one platform to the other of a Railway
station but still according to the logics of science his work done is said to be zero. Can
you opt out the correct reason?

(a) The force is acting along the direction of displacement of luggage

(b) The force is acting perpendicular to the direction of displacement of luggage

(c) The force is acting opposite to the direction of displacement of luggage

(d) None of these

Answer: (b) The force is acting perpendicular to the direction of displacement of

luggage

22. When a body falls freely towards the earth, then its total energy

(a) Decreases

(b) Increases

(c) First increases and then decreases

(d) Remains constant

Answer: (d) Remains constant

23. When a body like earth is moving in a circular path the work done in that case is
zero because:

(a) Centripetal force acts in the direction of motion of the body

(b) Centripetal force acts along the radius of circular path

(c) Gravitational force acts along the radius of circular path

(d) Centrifugal force acts perpendicular to the radius of circular path

Answer: (b) Centripetal force acts along the radius of circular path

24. A car is accelerated on a leveled road and attains a velocity 4 times of its initial
velocity. In this process, the kinetic energy of the car

(a) Becomes twice to that of the initial

(b) Becomes four times to that of the initial

(c) Remains the same

(d) Becomes 16 times to that of the initial

Answer: (d) Becomes 16 times to that of the initial

25. The momentum of a bullet of mass 20 g fired from a gun is 10 kg m/s. The kinetic
energy of this bullet in kJ will be:

(a) 25

(b) 2.5

(c) 0.25

(d) 5

Answer: (b) 2.5

26. Which one of the following is not the unit of energy?

(a) Kilowatt

(b) Kilowatt hour

(c) Joule

(d) Newton meter

Answer: (a) Kilowatt

27. The form of energy possessed by a flying bird is:

(a) Kinetic energy

(b) Potential energy

(c) Both kinetic and potential energy

(d) Can’t say

Answer: (c) Both kinetic and potential energy

28. In the dams water is stored in the high reservoirs and then made to fall down. This
falling water then rotates the turbines to generate electricity. In this energy conversion
process can you tell the initial and final energies respectively?

(a) Kinetic energy and electrical energy

(b) Potential energy and kinetic energy

(c) Potential energy and electrical energy

(d) Kinetic energy and potential energy

Answer: (a) Kinetic energy and electrical energy

29. A man of mass 50 kg jumps to a height of 1 m. His potential energy at the highest
point is(g = 10 m/s2):

(a) 50 J

(b) 500 J

(c) 5 J

(d) 5000 J

Answer: (b) 500 J

30. The type of energy possessed by a simple pendulum, when it is at the mean position
is:

(a) Kinetic energy

(b) Potential energy

(c) Kinetic + Potential energy

(d) Sound energy

Answer: (a) Kinetic energy

31. A body is falling from a height h. After it has fallen to a height of h/2, it will possess:

(a) Only kinetic energy

(b) Half kinetic and half potential energy

(c) Only potential energy

(d) More kinetic and less potential energy

Answer: (d) More kinetic and less potential energy

32. Two objects of masses 1 × 10-3kg and 4 × 10-3 kg have equal momentum. What is the
ratio of their kinetic energies?

(a) 2:1

(b) 4:1

(c) 1:4

(d) 1:2

Answer: (b) 4:1

33. The work done on an object does not depend upon the:

(a) Angle between force and displacement

(b) Force applied

(c) Initial velocity of the object

(d) Displacement

Answer: (c) Initial velocity of the object

34. An iron sphere of mass 10 kg has the same diameter as an aluminium sphere of
mass 3.5 kg. Both spheres are dropped simultaneously from a tower. When they are 10
m above the ground, they have the same:

(a) Potential energy

(b) Momenta

(c) Acceleration

(d) Kinetic energy

Answer: (c) Acceleration

35. A microphone converts:

(a) Sound energy into mechanical energy in stereo system

(b) Sound energy into electrical energy in public address system

(c) Electrical energy into sound energy in ordinary telephone

(d) Microwave energy into sound energy in a mobile phone

Answer: (b) Sound energy into electrical energy in public address system

36. Which of the following energy change involves frictional force?

i. Potential energy to sound energy

ii. Chemical energy to heat energy

iii. Kinetic energy to heat energy

iv. Chemical energy to heat energy

Choose the correct option among the following:

(a) Both (i) and (ii)

(b) Only (iv)

(c)Both (ii) and (iii)

(d) Only (iii)

Answer: (d) Only (iii)

Question.37 Water stored in a dam posseses:

(a) No energy

(b) potential energy

(c) kinetic energy

(d) electrical energy

Answer: B
Question38. When a body falls freely towards the earth then the total energy

(a) remains constant

(b) increase

(c) decrease

(d) first increases and then decreases

Answer: A

Question 39. Power of a woman is equal to:

(a) work /time

(b) work /time x work

(c) work x time

(d) time/work

Answer : A

Question 40. A spring is compresse The P.E of the compressed spring

(a) increase

(b) becomes zero

(c) remains unchanged

(d) decrease

Answer: D

Question 41. The potential energy of a girl is maximum

(a) standing

(b) sleeping on the ground

(c) sitting on the ground

(d) sitting on the ground

Answer: A

Question 42. A child on a skateboard is moving at a speed of 2 m/s. After a force acts on the
child, her speed is 3 m/s. What can you say about the work done by the

external force on the child?

(a) Zero work was done

(b) negative work was done

(c) positive work was done

(d) Infinite work was done

Answer: C

Questionc 43. Mike applied 10 N of force over 3 m in 10 seconds. Joe applied the same force
over the same distance in 1 minute. Who did more work?

(a) Mike

(b) both did zero work

(c) both did the same work

(d) Joe

Answer: C

Question 44. Work done by tension in the string when a ball tied to a string is being whirled
around in a circle is

(a) tension does no work at all

(b) tension does negative work

(c) tension does positive work

(d) tension does zero work

Answer: A
Question 45. The value of 1KWH is

(a) 3.6 X 106 J

(b) 3.6 X 105J

(c) 3.6 X 107 J

(d) 3.6 X 109 J

Answer: A

Question 46. When force acts in opposite direction the work done is

(a) negative

(b) Positive

(c) infinity

(d) Zero

Answer: A

Question 47. When a spring is compressed work is done on it. Its elastic potential energy

(a) increases

(b) Decreases

(c) Disappears

(d) Does not change

Answer: B

Question 48. When a body rolls down an inclined plane, then it has

(a) It has no energy

(b) Only Kinetic energy

(c) It has potential energy

(d) Both kinetic and potential energy

Answer: D
Question 49. On a rough surface a mass is ((a) pulled,((b) pushed by a force acting at an
angle with the surface.

(a) Pulling is easier

(b) Pushing is easier

(c) Pushing and pulling both are easier

(d) Pushing and pulling g are not easier

Answer: A

Question 50. A stone rubbed on a rough surface and placed on the skin will show heating
sensation, because

(a) Friction causes heat

(b) Heat cannot flow from the skin to

(c) Heat flows from the stone to skin

(d) Heat cannot flow

Answer: A

Question 51. Work done by a body from Force-distance curve is

(a) Area under the curve

(b) Slope of the curve

(c) Line parallel to the distance axis

(d) Line parallel to the Force axis

Answer: A
Question 52. When a body falls freely towards the earth, then its total energy

(a) increases

(b) decreases

(c) remains constant

(d) first increases and then decreases

Answer: C

Question 53. In the SI system, the unit of potential energy is

(a) newton

(b) joule

(c) watt

(d) metre per second

Answer: B

Question 54. Work done by centripetal force is

(a) >0

(b) 20

(c) <0

(d) 0

Answer: D

Question 55. What is the commercial unit of energy?

(a) electron volt

(b) W/s

(c) kW h

(d) joule

Answer: C
Question 56. When a body like earth is moving in a circular path the work done in that case is
zero because:

(a) Centripetal force acts in the direction of motion of the body

(b) Centripetal force acts along the radius of circular path

(c) Gravitational force acts along the radius of circular path

(d) Centrifugal force acts perpendicular to the radius of circular path

Answer : B

Question 57. 9800 joule of energy was spent to raise a mass of 50kg, the mass was raised to a
height of

(a) 20m

(b) 980m

(c) 10m

(d) none of these

Answer : A

Question 58. SI unit of power is

(a) watt

(b) joule

(c) newton

(d) metre

Answer : A
Question 59. A girl is carrying a school bag of 3 kg mass on her back and moves 200 m on a
levelled road. The work done against the gravitational force will be (g = 10

ms2)

(a) 6 x 103 J

(b) 6 J

(c) 0.6 J

(d) zero

Answer : D

Question 60. Work done by a body is

(a) negative, positive or zero

(b) always positive

(c) always zero

(d) always negative

Answer : A

Question 61. A rocket rises up in the air due to the force generated by the fuel. The work
done by the:

(a) fuel is negative work and that of force of gravity is positive work

(b) fuel is positive work and that of force of gravity is negative work

(c) both fuel and force of gravity do positive work

(d) both fuel and force of gravity do negative work

Answer: B
Question 62. A body is falling from a height h. After it has fallen a height h/2, it will possess

(a) only potential energy

(b) only kinetic energy

(c) half potential and half kinetic energy

(d) more kinetic and less potential energy

Answer: C

Question 63. If speed of a car becomes 2 times, its kinetic energy becomes

(a) 4 times

(b) 8 times

(c) 16 times

(d) 12 times

Answer: A

Question 64. The form of energy possessed by a flying bird is:

(a) Kinetic energy

(b) Potential energy

(c) Both kinetic and potential energy

(d) Can't say

Answer: C

Question 65. A ball is dropped from a height of 10 m.

(a) Its potential energy increases and kinetic energy decreases during the falls

(b) Its potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy during the fall.

(c) The potential energy decreases and the kinetic energy increases during the fall.

(d) The potential energy is 'O' and kinetic energy is maximum while it is falling.

Answer: C
Question 66. The work done is '0' if

(a) The body shows displacement in the opposite direction of the force applied.

(b) The body shows displacement in the same direction as that of the force applied.

(c) The body shows a displacement in perpendicular direction to the force applied.

(d) The body masses obliquely to the direction of the force applied.

Answer: B

Question 67. Work done by the gravitational force of earth on a satellite along a circular path
is

(a) O

(b) minimum

(c) max

(d) all of these

Answer : A

Question 68. A body is falling from a height h. After it has fallen to a height of h/2, it will
possess:

(a) Only kinetic energy

(b) Half kinetic and half potential energy

(c) Only potential energy

(d) More kinetic and less potential energy

Answer: D