What is Energy ? / āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ ?



 

 





What is Energy ? / āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ ?






Energy is the capacity to do work. : āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāĨ¤



  • Unit / āĻāĻ•āĻ•: Joule (J)

  • Same as Work / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āĻ•


Types of Energy / āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°


1. Kinetic Energy (āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ)


Energy possessed by an object due to its motion. : āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Formula: KE = 1/2​mv2


Where / āϝ’āϤ:



  • m = mass (kg) / āĻ­ā§°

  • v = velocity (m/s) / āĻŦ⧇āĻ—


2. Potential Energy (āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ)


Energy possessed due to position or height. : āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Formula: PE = mgh


Where / āϝ’āϤ:



  • m = mass (kg) / āĻ­ā§°

  • g = gravity (9.8 m/s²) / āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ

  • h = height (m) / āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž


Law of Conservation of Energy / āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āϏāς⧰āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ


Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another.


āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋ, āχ āĻ•ā§‡ā§ąāϞ āĻāϟāĻž ā§°ā§‚āĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āφāύāĻŸā§‹ ā§°ā§‚āĻĒāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Example / āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:
Falling ball: PE → KE
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āϤāϞāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Mechanical Energy / āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ


Mechanical Energy = Kinetic Energy + Potential Energy : āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ = āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ + āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ


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MCQs : Energy


Q1. What is energy ? / āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A) Force B) Work C) Capacity to do work D) Power


Ans: C
ExplanationEnergy is the ability to do work. : āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāĨ¤


Q2. Unit of energy ? / āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻāĻ•āĻ• ?


A) Newton B) Joule C) Watt D) Meter


Ans: B
ExplanationEnergy is measured in Joule (J), same as work. : āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻāĻ•āĻ• āϜ⧁āϞ (J), āϝāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻāĻ•āϕ⧋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q3. Kinetic energy depends on ? / āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇ ?


A) Mass B) Velocity C) Both D) Height


Ans: C
ExplanationKE = ½mv², so it depends on both mass and velocity. : KE = ½mv² → āĻ­ā§° āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q4. Potential energy depends on ? / āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇ ?


A) Mass B) Height C) Gravity D) All


ns: D
ExplanationPE = mgh, so it depends on mass, height, and gravity. : PE = mgh → āĻ­ā§°, āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q5. Example of kinetic energy / āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ


A) Sitting boy B) Moving car C) Standing box D) Book on table


Ans: B
ExplanationMoving objects possess kinetic energy. : āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q6. Example of potential energy / āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ


A) Running boy B) Flying bird C) Water in tank D) Moving train


Ans: C
ExplanationWater stored at height has potential energy. : āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q7. Law of conservation says / āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŸā§‹ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ


A) Energy destroyed B) Energy created C) Energy conserved D) Energy lost


Ans: C
ExplanationEnergy can neither be created nor destroyed. : āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋāĨ¤


Q8. Falling object converts / āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) KE → PE B) PE → KE C) No change D) Loss


Ans: B
ExplanationAs object falls, height decreases → PE converts into KE. : āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āϤāϞāϞ⧈ āφāĻšāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧈ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q9. Mechanical energy = ? / āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ = ?


A) KE B) PE C) KE + PE D) None


Ans: C
ExplanationMechanical energy is sum of KE and PE. : āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ = āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ + āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤


Q10. At highest point, KE is? / āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ KE?


A) Max B) Zero C) Negative D) Constant


Ans: B
ExplanationAt highest point, velocity = 0 → KE = 0. : āωāĻšā§āϚ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻŦ⧇āĻ— 0 āĻšāϝāĻŧ → āĻ—āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ 0āĨ¤


Numerical (Energy with Explanation)


Q11. m = 2 kg, v = 5 m/s, KE = ?


KE = ½ × 2 × 5² = 25 J


ExplanationFirst square velocity (5² = 25), then multiply. : āφāĻ—āϤ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ— āϞāĻ“āĻ•, āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


Q12. m = 1 kg, h = 10 m, PE = ?


PE = 1 × 9.8 × 10 = 98 J


ExplanationEnergy increases with height. : āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


Q13. m = 5 kg, v = 2 m/s, KE = ?


KE = ½ × 5 × 4 = 10 J


ExplanationVelocity squared = 2² = 4, then apply formula. : āĻŦ⧇āĻ—ā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ— ā§Ē, āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


Q14. m = 3 kg, h = 5 m, PE = ?


PE = 3 × 9.8 × 5 = 147 J


ExplanationMultiply all values (m × g × h). : āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ āĻŽāĻžāύ āϗ⧁āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻ•āĨ¤


Q15. KE = 20 J, PE = 30 J, Total Energy = ?


Total = 50 J


ExplanationMechanical Energy = KE + PE = 20 + 30 = 50 J : āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ = KE + PE = ā§Ģā§Ļ āϜ⧁āϞ


Final Quick Revision



  • KE depends on velocity² : KE ∝ v² (āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ)

  • PE depends on height : PE ∝ āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž

  • Total energy is always constant : āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇