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Law of conservation of energy - class-IX

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The law of conservation of energy implies that the:

  1. Total mechanical energy is conserved

  2. Total kinetic energy is conserved

  3. Total potential energy is conserved

  4. Sum of all kinds of energies is conserved


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Law of conservation of energy implies that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but can merely be transfered from one form to other. These forms are varied. Thus, when considering all forms of energy,(including workdone) the total sum never changes.

Energy conservation law says that:

  1. Energy can't be destroyed but can be produced.

  2. Neither energy can be produced nor can be destroyed.

  3. Energy can't be produced but can be destroyed.

  4. Energy can be produced and can be destoyed


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In physics, the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant—it is said to be conserved over time. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it transforms from one form to another.

The speed of a car of mass 1000 kg is reduced from 20 m/s to 10 m/s. What is the work done by the brakes of the car?

  1. 150 kJ

  2. 120 kJ

  3. 100 kJ

  4. 80 k J


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Work done by the brakes of a car will be the net change in the kinetic energy of car
$W=\dfrac{1}{2}m({v _2}^2-{v _1}^2)$
$W=\dfrac{1}{2}m({10}^2-{20}^2)$
$W=\dfrac{1}{2}m(100-400)$$=$$\frac{1}{2}1000(-300)$
$W=-150000J=-150KJ$
Hence, option A is correct.

When a stone falls freely towards the earth, its total energy ?

  1. First decreases and then becomes zero

  2. Remains constant

  3. Increases

  4. Decreases


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Since the ball is in free-fall, the only force acting on it is gravity. Therefore, we can use the principle of conservation of mechanical energy - initially the ball has potential energy and no kinetic energy. As it falls, its total energy (the sum of the KE and the PE) remains constant and equal to its initial PE.
Hence, option B is correct.

In which one of the following is electrical energy is converted to light energy?

  1. Radio

  2. Fan

  3. Television

  4. Electric iron


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The machine in which electrical energy is converted to light energy is television.

A steam engine converts

  1. Chemical energy into heat energy

  2. Heat energy into mechanical energy

  3. Chemical energy into mechanical energy

  4. Mechanical energy into heat energy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A steam engine converts heat energy into mechanical energy.

When an object falls freely towards the earth, then its total energy :

  1. Increases

  2. Decreases

  3. Remains constant

  4. Can't say


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Since the ball is in free-fall, the only force acting on it is gravity. Therefore, we can use the principle of conservation of mechanical energy - initially the ball has potential energy and no kinetic energy.
As it falls, its total energy (the sum of the KE and the PE) remains constant and equal to its initial PE.
Hence, option C is correct.

According to law of conservation of energy :

  1. Energy can be created but not destroyed and it can be transformed from one form into another

  2. Energy exists in only one form

  3. Energy exists in many forms but it cannot be transformed

  4. Energy can neither be created nor be destroyed but can change into different forms


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The law of conservation of energy states that in a closed system the total amount of energy is conserved and does not change. This means that energy may change from one form to another, but that the total amount of energy in the closed system remains constant. 

So accoding to this statement it is clear that only option D is best possible.

What is law of conservation of energy?

  1. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only be transformed from one to another.

  2. Energy can only be created nor destroyed. It can only be transformed from one to another.

  3. Energy can neither be created but can be destroyed. It can only be transformed from one to another.

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only be transformed from one to another is the law of conservation of energy. For example , object falling from certain height converts its potential energy to kinetic energy and at all instant total mechanical energy remains constant.

When you push a huge rock with all your might and fail to move it,then:

  1. transfer of muscular energy to stationary rock does not take place

  2. low transfer of muscular energy to stationary rock take place

  3. high transfer of muscular energy to stationary rock take place

  4. none


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Transfer of muscular energy to stationary rock does not take place as the displacement is zero so the work done by you is zero, avoiding any conversion of energy.

State whether the given statement is True or False :

The potential energy of a free falling object decreases progressively.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Because when body falls from a height potential energy decreases and kinetic energy progressively increases. During this total mechanical energy remains conserved.

A freely falling object eventually stops on reaching ground. What happens to its potential and kinetic energy while falling?

  1. Potential energy decreases and Kinetic energy increases

  2. Potential energy increases and Kinetic energy increases

  3. Potential energy increases and Kinetic energy decreases

  4. None


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Potential energy decreases and Kinetic energy increases when the object is falling but the total mechanical energy remains constant at every instant.

State whether the given statement is True or False :

Acceleration in an object could be zero even when several forces are acting on it.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It can be zero when all forces cancel out each other i.e. net force acting on object is zero.

When a pendulum oscillates, it comes to rest after sometime because :

  1. energy lost by pendulum to overcome friction is gained by pendulum

  2. energy lost by pendulum to overcome its speed is gained by surrounding

  3. energy lost by pendulum to overcome friction is gained by surrounding

  4. energy lost by pendulum to overcome friction is gained by surrounding and pendulum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

When a pendulum oscillates, it comes to rest after sometime because energy lost by pendulum to overcome friction is gained by surrounding. Hence total energy of pendulum and surrounding system remains conserved.

Find energy in kWh consumed in 10 hours by four devices of power 500W each?

  1. 10 units

  2. 20 units

  3. 30 units

  4. 40 units


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$P=500W=0.50kW$

$t=10h$

$W=Power $\times$Time$

$=0.50 $\times$10 = 5kWh$

For 4 devices$ = 4 \times 5 = 20$ units

Does the Law of Conservation of energy apply to machines?

  1. No, as machines require a constant input of energy in order to work

  2. Yes, the energy required to maintain motion is balanced by the energy lost to friction

  3. No, as machines can create energy from motion

  4. Yes, but only to perpetual motion machines

  5. No, as the law would apply to only perpetual motion machines


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Machines require input work to be done on them, which increases the potential, or kinetic energy, or both of the system.

However this work is done on the machines by external systems that utilize their energies to convert them to work. 
So even though Law of Conservation of Energy holds for the entire system as a whole, it does not stand for the machines alone.

Based on the Law of Energy Conservation, which of the following would best maintain a machine's ability to do work without input of additional energy?

  1. Decrease the amount of contact between component parts

  2. Increase contact between component parts

  3. use solar energy as the source

  4. use chemical energy as the source

  5. increase the number of parts in the machine


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

If we use solar energy or chemical energy it would mean input of additional energy , which is restricted in this case.

To increase the ability to do work of machine , we have to avoid the wastage of energy in the form of  heat produced , this heat is produced due to friction between component parts of machine .Friction between parts can be reduced by decreasing the amount of contact between parts .By doing that saved energy (which is not converted into heat) will be converted into work and this would best maintain the machine's ability.

A tennis ball dropped from a height of 2 m rebounds only 1.5 m after hitting the ground. What fraction of energy is lost in the impact?

  1. $\dfrac { 1 }{ 4 } $

  2. $\dfrac { 1 }{ 8 } $

  3. $\dfrac { 1 }{ 2 } $

  4. $\dfrac { 1 }{ 16 } $


Correct Option: A
Explanation:


We know that the potential energy is dependent on the height. Let us consider the tennis ball dropped from height $H$ has P.E of $mgH$.

Then $mgh$ will be the potential energy while the ball rebounds.

Here,$H = 2m$ and $h = 1.5m$

Then, loss of energy  $ = \dfrac{mg(H-h)}{mgH}$

$=\dfrac { H-h }{ H } =\dfrac { 2-1.5 }{ 2 } =\dfrac { 1 }{ 4 } $

Therefore, fraction of energy lost in the impact $ = \dfrac { 1 }{ 4 } $

According to the law of conservation of energy, total energy is

  1. Increasing

  2. Decreasing

  3. Constant

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Before a rubber ball bounces off from the floor, the ball is in contact with the floor for a fraction of second. Which of the following statements are correct?

  1. Conservation of energy is not valid during this period

  2. Conservation of energy is valid during this period

  3. As ball is compressed, kinetic energy is converted to compressed potential energy

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The law of conservation of energy is valid at any instant & in all circumstances.

According to law of conservation of energy the total energy of the universe is:

  1. Increasing

  2. Decreasing

  3. Remains constant

  4. Above law does not say anything about the universe


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Law of conservation of energy states that Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Hence according to the law of conservation of energy the total energy remains constant. This law is applied everywhere in the universe.

According to the law of conservation of energy.

  1. energy exists in only one form

  2. energy can be created but no destroyed, and it can be transformed from one form to another

  3. energy exists in many forms but it cannot be transformed

  4. energy can neither be produced nor be destroyed, it can only be transformed from one form to another form


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Law of conservation of energy.

The temperature of water at the bottom of a large waterfall is higher than that of the water at the top, because

  1. the falling water absorbs heat from the sun.

  2. the KE of the falling water is converted into heat.

  3. the water at the bottom has greater PE.

  4. rocks on the bed of the river give out heat.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As the water falls, the Kinetic Energy of the water gets converted to heat energy increasing its temperature at the bottom than at the top.

Law of conservation of energy states that :

  1. energy cannot be destroyed but can be created and transformed from one form to another

  2. enerry exists in only one form

  3. energy exists in many forms but it cannot be transformed

  4. energy can neither be created nor be destroyed but can be transformed from one form to another


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor be destroyed but it can be converted from one form to another i.e total energy in the universe will never change.

Eg:- Potential energy of a gas or oil is changed into energy to heat a building.

A thorium nucleus emits an alpha particle. Which of the following fundamental physics principles can be used to explain why the direction of the daughter nucleus recoil must be in the opposite direction of the alpha emission?
I. Newtons third law
II. Conversation of momentum
III. Conversation of energy

  1. Only II

  2. Only III

  3. I and II only

  4. II and III only


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

By Newton's third law of motion, every action has equal and opposite reaction. Hence, the direction of the daughter nucleus recoil must be in the opposite direction to the direction of the alpha emission.


By law of conservation of momentum, the net momentum of the system should remain constant as no external force is acting on the system. Hence, momentum of the daughter nucleus must be opposite to the direction of the alpha particle so that the net momentum of the system remains zero.

By law of conservation of energy, the total energy of an isolated system remains zero. It cannot be used to conclude the direction of motion of the particles.

A ball is dropped from a height of $10\ m$. If the energy of the ball reduces by $40\%$ after striking the ground, how much high can the ball bounce back? $(g = 10 m s^{-2})$ :

  1. $6\ m$

  2. $4\ m$

  3. $10\ m$

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

$M g h = M \times 10 \times 10 = 100 M\  J.$
Energy is reduced by $40\%$ then the remaining energy is $60M\ J$.
Then, $60M=M\times 10\times {h}'$

or, ${h}' = 6\ m$

A stone of mass $m$ kg is whirled in a vertical circle of radius $20$ cm. The difference in the kinetic energies at the lowest and the topmost position is:

  1. $4 \ mg\  joule$

  2. $0.4\ mg\ joule$

  3. $40 \ mg \ joule$

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to the law of conservation of energy 
Total energy of the system (KE $+$ PE) will be equal at both  , topmost and bottom most point.
Therefore, $\bigtriangleup PE =\bigtriangleup KE$
 $KE _{b}-KE _{t} = PE _{t} - PE _{b}$
$PE _{t} - PE _{b} = m\times g\times (2\times r)$
$\bigtriangleup KE = 0.4 \ mg$ $joule$

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