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Question 511 Mark
In what form is energy stored in a wrist watch?
Answer
When we wind a watch, the configuration of its spring is changed. The energy stored in the spring is obviously potential in nature (elastic potential to be more accurate).
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Question 531 Mark
Name the physical quantity associated with the 'rate of doing work'.
Answer
Power is the physical quantity associated with the 'rate of doing work'.
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Question 561 Mark
Name the energy changes for each of the following cases:
dynamo
Answer
A dynamo converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
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Question 571 Mark
Name the energy changes for the following
human body
Answer
Chemical energy obtained from food is converted into mechanical energy and heat energy in muscles.
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Question 581 Mark
Name the energy changes for the following:
pendulum
Answer
Potential energy into kinetic energy and vice-versa.
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Question 611 Mark
What kind of energy transformation takes place at a thermal power station?
Answer
At a thermal power station, nuclear energy is converted into electrical energy.
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Question 621 Mark
Name the device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Answer
A dynamo converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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Question 631 Mark
What is the work done when no net force is applied on the body?
Answer
When no net force is applied, the work done which is the dot product of force and displacement is zero.
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Question 671 Mark
What is the work done against gravity when a body is moved horizontally along a frictionless surface?
Answer
The work done against gravity is zero when a body is moved horizontally along a frictionless surface because the force of gravity is perpendicular to the displacement in this case.
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Question 681 Mark
What is the work done by the gravitational force of the earth on a satellite revolving around the earth?
Answer
The work done by the gravitational force of the earth on a satellite revolving around the earth is zero because the motion of the satellite is perpendicular to the force at every point.
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Question 691 Mark
Is work done a scalar or a vector physical quantity?
Answer
Work is a scalar quantity because it is a measure of transfer of energy without indicating any direction.
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Question 701 Mark
Can every force produce work?
Answer
No, every force cannot produce work. Force can produce work if the applied force cause displacement in the direction of the force. 
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Question 721 Mark
Write an expression for the work done against gravity.
Answer
Work done against gravity = mass x acceleration due to gravity x height
Or, W = mgh
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Question 731 Mark
Write an expression for work done by a force depends?
Answer
Work done = force x displacement x cos 0
or, W = Fd cos 0
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Question 741 Mark
Work done by a force is equal to the product of ....... and ....
Answer
Applied force, displacement in the direction of the applied force.
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Question 751 Mark
What is the work done when the object acted upon by a force remains at rest?
Answer
The work done is zero because the displacement is zero.
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Question 771 Mark
What do you mean by a kilo joule?
Answer
A kilojoule of work is said to done when a force of $1$ newton displaces a body through $1000$ metres in its own direction.
$1\ kJ = 10^3$​​​​​​​ joules
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Question 781 Mark
What is the work done on a body by the gravitational force towards the centre of the path acting when it moves along a circular path?
Answer
When a body moves along a circular path, work done by the gravitational force towards the centre of the path is zero, because the displacement in this case is normal to the gravitational force.
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Question 791 Mark
Why is the work done on an object moving along a circular path zero?
Answer
This is because at each point of the circular path, the displacement is perpendicular to the force, which is directed towards the centre, along the radius.
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Question 801 Mark
What should be the angle between the directions of the displacement and the applied force so that the work done is zero?
Answer
The angle should be 90°. 
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Question 831 Mark
State and define the SI unit of power.
Answer
The SI unit of power is 'watt'.
If 1 joule of work is done in 1 second, the power is said to be 1 watt
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Question 851 Mark
Can work done be zero even if force acts on the body?
Answer
Yes, for e.g. if you push a wall, you apply force on it but no work is done since the displacement is zero.
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Question 861 Mark
A boy of mass m climbs up a staircase of vertical height h. What is the work done by the boy against the force of gravity? What would have been the work done if he uses a lift in climbing the same vertical height?
Answer
Work done depends upon the vertical height and not the path taken, hence if the boy uses a lift to reach the same vertical height, work done will be mgh.
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Question 871 Mark
Give an example of the following uses of a machine:
to obtain gain in speed
Answer
Gears are used to multiply speed
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Question 881 Mark
Give an example of the following uses of a machine:
to change the direction of force
Answer
A pulley is used to change the direction of application of force.
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Question 891 Mark
Give an example for each of the following uses of a machine:
to change the point of application of force
Answer
A lever is used to change the point of application of force.
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Question 901 Mark
Give an example for each of the following uses of a machine:
to obtain gain in force,
Answer
A jack is used to multiply force.
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Question 911 Mark
Write the relation between mechanical advantage, velocity ratio and efficiency.
Answer
Efficiency $=\frac{\text { Mechanical advantage }}{\text { Velocity ratio }}$
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Question 931 Mark
What is the use of a fixed pulley?
Answer
A fixed pulley is used to change the direction of effort to a convenient direction.
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Question 941 Mark
What is a single movable pulley? What is its mechanical advantage in the ideal case?
Answer
A pulley whose axis of rotation is not fixed in position or space is called a movable pulley. Ideally, its M.A. is 2.
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Question 951 Mark
In a single fixed pulley, If the effort moves by a distance y downwards, by what height is the load raised?
Answer
In a single fixed pulley, if the effort moves by a distance 'y' downwards, the load moves by a distance 'y' upwards because the velocity ratio of a single fixed pulley is 1.
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Question 961 Mark
In which direction will the force be applied when a single pulley is used with a mechanical advantage greater than unity?
Answer
When a single pulley is used with a mechanical advantage greater than 1, the effort has to be applied in the upward direction. 
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Question 971 Mark
Name a machine which is used to:
change the direction of force applied.
Answer
A pulley is used to change the direction of application of force.
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Question 1001 Mark
Is the motion of moon around the earth in circular path an accelerated motion?
Answer
Yes, it is an accelerated motion.
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