What is Energy ? / āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ ?
Energy is the capacity to do work. : āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāĨ¤
- Unit / āĻāĻāĻ: Joule (J)
- Same as Work / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻ
Types of Energy / āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°
1. Kinetic Energy (āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ)
Energy possessed by an object due to its motion. : āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Formula: KE = 1/2âmv2
Where / āϝ’āϤ:
- m = mass (kg) / āĻā§°
- v = velocity (m/s) / āĻŦā§āĻ
2. Potential Energy (āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ)
Energy possessed due to position or height. : āĻ
ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Formula: PE = mgh
Where / āϝ’āϤ:
- m = mass (kg) / āĻā§°
- g = gravity (9.8 m/s²) / āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āϤā§āĻŦā§°āĻŖ
- h = height (m) / āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž
Law of Conservation of Energy / āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āϏāĻā§°āĻā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another.
āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋ, āĻ āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻāĻāĻž ā§°ā§āĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύāĻā§ ā§°ā§āĻĒāϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Example / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ:
Falling ball: PE → KE
āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. Mechanical Energy / āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
Mechanical Energy = Kinetic Energy + Potential Energy : āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ = āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ + āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ
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MCQs : Energy
Q1. What is energy ? / āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ ?
A) Force B) Work C) Capacity to do work D) Power
Ans: C
Explanation: Energy is the ability to do work. : āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻā§°āĻžā§° āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāĨ¤
Q2. Unit of energy ? / āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻāĻāĻ ?
A) Newton B) Joule C) Watt D) Meter
Ans: B
Explanation: Energy is measured in Joule (J), same as work. : āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āϞ (J), āϝāĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q3. Kinetic energy depends on ? / āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Mass B) Velocity C) Both D) Height
Ans: C
Explanation: KE = ½mv², so it depends on both mass and velocity. : KE = ½mv² → āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q4. Potential energy depends on ? / āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Mass B) Height C) Gravity D) All
ns: D
Explanation: PE = mgh, so it depends on mass, height, and gravity. : PE = mgh → āĻā§°, āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q5. Example of kinetic energy / āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ
A) Sitting boy B) Moving car C) Standing box D) Book on table
Ans: B
Explanation: Moving objects possess kinetic energy. : āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q6. Example of potential energy / āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ
A) Running boy B) Flying bird C) Water in tank D) Moving train
Ans: C
Explanation: Water stored at height has potential energy. : āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q7. Law of conservation says / āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ
A) Energy destroyed B) Energy created C) Energy conserved D) Energy lost
Ans: C
Explanation: Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. : āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋāĨ¤
Q8. Falling object converts / āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) KE → PE B) PE → KE C) No change D) Loss
Ans: B
Explanation: As object falls, height decreases → PE converts into KE. : āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻāĻšāĻŋāϞ⧠āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q9. Mechanical energy = ? / āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ = ?
A) KE B) PE C) KE + PE D) None
Ans: C
Explanation: Mechanical energy is sum of KE and PE. : āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ = āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ + āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤
Q10. At highest point, KE is? / āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ KE?
A) Max B) Zero C) Negative D) Constant
Ans: B
Explanation: At highest point, velocity = 0 → KE = 0. : āĻāĻā§āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ 0 āĻšāϝāĻŧ → āĻāϤāĻŋāĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ 0āĨ¤
Numerical (Energy with Explanation)
Q11. m = 2 kg, v = 5 m/s, KE = ?
KE = ½ × 2 × 5² = 25 J
Explanation: First square velocity (5² = 25), then multiply. : āĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āĻā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ āϞāĻāĻ, āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Q12. m = 1 kg, h = 10 m, PE = ?
PE = 1 × 9.8 × 10 = 98 J
Explanation: Energy increases with height. : āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Q13. m = 5 kg, v = 2 m/s, KE = ?
KE = ½ × 5 × 4 = 10 J
Explanation: Velocity squared = 2² = 4, then apply formula. : āĻŦā§āĻā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻ ā§Ē, āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Q14. m = 3 kg, h = 5 m, PE = ?
PE = 3 × 9.8 × 5 = 147 J
Explanation: Multiply all values (m × g × h). : āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Q15. KE = 20 J, PE = 30 J, Total Energy = ?
Total = 50 J
Explanation: Mechanical Energy = KE + PE = 20 + 30 = 50 J : āϝāĻžāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ = KE + PE = ā§Ģā§Ļ āĻā§āϞ
Final Quick Revision
- KE depends on velocity² : KE ∝ v² (āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ)
- PE depends on height : PE ∝ āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž
- Total energy is always constant : āĻŽā§āĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§