Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy, Force and Potential Energy, Equilibrium of Bodies, Stable Equilibrium, Unstable Equilibrium & Neutral Equilibrium etc.
Important Questions on Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
A ball whose kinetic energy is , is projected at an angle of with the horizontal. The kinetic energy of the ball at the highest point of its flight will be,

A ball whose kinetic energy is E, is projected at an angle of to the horizontal. The kinetic energy of the ball at the highest point of its flight will be –

Calculate the kinetic energy of a bus of mass moving with a speed of .

Which of the following is non-conservative force?

If the momentum of the body increases by then the increase in Kinetic energy of the body is

A car weighing kg changes its speed from km/h to km/h in seconds and a loaded truck weighing kg changes its speed from km/h to km/h in seconds. Find the ratio of the power of the car to the power of the truck.

A ball is dropped from a height of 20 m if it loses 10% of its kinetic energy on striking the ground, what is the height to which it bounces after its 3rd touchdown?

A bomb of 12 kg explodes into two pieces of masses 4 kg and 8 kg. The velocity of 8 kg is 6 m/s. The kinetic energy of the other mass is ?

An automobile engine of mass accelerates and constant power is applied by the engine. The instantaneous speed of the engine will be

If p and E represent linear momentum and kinetic energy respectively, then the graph between E and p is correctly shown by ?

Two unequal masses possess the same momentum, then the kinetic energy of the heavier mass is _____ the kinetic energy of the lighter mass.

Which of the following graph represents the potential energy and Kinetic Energy of a ball dropped from a height and reaches the ground?

Mark true or false and choose the appropriate option: 1. When the velocity of a ball decreases by 25% then K.E. also decreases by 44% nearly. 2. When the momentum of an object is increased by 25% then K.E. also increases by 44% nearly 3. If a ball dropped from height loses 25% of its K.E. striking the ground then the ball loses its height also by 25% after the bounce.

When the momentum of a body increases by, its K.E. increases by ?

Two unequal masses posses the same K.E. Then, the heavier mass has.

Work done upon a body is

Which of the following is true for an Unstable equilibrium ?

The acquired by a mass in travelling a certain distance , starting from rest, under the action of a constant force is directly proportional to:

Kinetic energy of a body can be increased more by _____.

An air molecule of mass and moving with a speed of has a kinetic energy of about
