Practice Questions

1. A body of mass 3.0 kg is moving along a straight line and kinetic energy of 24 J. The motion is
opposed by a net force of 4.0 N. At what distance will the body come to rest?
2. Two balls are held by a spring at the ends whose k= 10 N/cm and is compressed to a distance
of 5 cm.
a) How much work is done to compress the spring?
b) How much kinetic energy will each ball gain?
c) If m= 10 g, find the velocity of each ball?
3. In 20 sec, a trolley of mass 40 kg runs a hill. The height of hill is 50 m. How much power will
be dissipated?
4. A motor is used to lift a 10 kg mass at height of 2m above ground in 4 sec. Input power to
motor is 100 W. Find efficiency of the motor?
5. A motor is 60% efficient. If 50 KJ of energy is supplied to engine, how much work is done?
6. Drag force acting on a car travelling at 80 km/h is 200 N.
a) What power is needed to keep the car travelling at that speed?
b) If efficiency of engine is 60 %, find power of the engine?
7. a) The length of the escalator slope AB is 40 m and the inclination is 350 with the ground.
What will be the energy change for an escalator when people step in at A and step off at B?
b) At full capacity 40 people can step in at A and step off at B every minute.
(i) Calculate potential energy gained by a person of weight 600 N in moving from A to B?
(ii) Find the energy supplied by motor to people every minute when escalator is working at full
capacity?
(iii) What assumption did you make to get answer in (ii)?
c(i)Escalator is driven by motor of efficiency 70 %. Using answer in a (ii) find the minimum
input power required by motor to drive the escalator?
(ii) Why is it not necessary to consider the weight of escalator while calculating input power?
d) Why the power of motor needs to be greater than that calculated in c (i)
8. Which takes more work, lifting an object straight up, or pushing an object up a ramp?
9. A 6.0 kg block is pushed 8.0 m up a rough 37 degrees inclined plane by a horizontal force of
75 N. If the initial speed of the block is 2 m/s up the plane and a constant kinetic friction force of
25 N opposes the motion, calculate:
a.) The initial kinetic energy of the block
b.) The work done by the 75N force
c.) The work done by the friction force
d.) The work done by gravity
e.) The work done by the normal force
f.) What is the net work done on the block

10. The free-body diagram shows the forces acting upon a 100-kg crate that is sliding down an
inclined plane. The plane is inclined at an angle of 30 degrees. The coefficient of friction
between the crate and the incline is 0.3. Determine the net force and acceleration of the crate.

11. An object is pushed up a smooth inclined plane from ground level to a point h above ground
with a force F. the angle of inclination is A . How much work is done?

12. The two diagrams below depict the free-body diagram for a 1000-kg roller coaster on the
first drop of two different roller coaster rides. Use the principles of vector resolution to determine
the net force and acceleration of the roller coaster cars. Assume a negligible effect of friction and
air resistance.

13. A force of 100 N is applied on a block of mass 5 kg to move it up an

inclined plane tilted at 30 degrees with the horizontal. The coefficient of
friction is 0.2.
1. Find the work done on the block?
2. Find the velocity acquired by the block when it displaces by 20 m on the
inclined surface?

14. A car of mass 2000 kg moves on a frictionless road with a speed of

60miles per hour, whose steepness is 6%.Find the power of the engine?
[1 mile = 1609.34 m]
15. A car of mass 2000 kg moves on an inclined rough surface whose
steepness is 30 with a constant velocity of 25 m/s .The frictional force on the
surface is 5000 N. Find the power of the engine in horsepower?
16. A package of mass 3 kg is pulled at a constant speed up a rough inclined
slope inclined at 400 to the horizontal .The coefficient of friction is 0.3. If the
package moves a distance of 10 m up the line of greatest slope. Find
a) Work done against gravity.
b) Work done against friction.