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A bucket full of water is on the first floor of your house and another identical bucket with same quantity of water is kept on the second floor. Which of the two has greater potential energy ?

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  4. Define the term kinetic energy. Give one example of a body which posse...

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  5. State two factors on which the kinetic energy of a moving body depends...

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  6. Two toy-cars A and B of masses 500 g and 200 g respectively are moving...

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  7. A cyclist doubles his speed. How will his kinetic energy change : incr...

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  8. Name the form of energy which a wound up watch spring possesses.

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  9. Can a body possess energy even when it is not in motion ? Explain you...

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  10. Name the type of energy (kinetic or potential ) possessed by a moving ...

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  11. Name the type of energy (kinetic or potential ) possessed by a stone a...

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  12. Name the type of energy (kinetic or potential ) possessed by a compres...

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  14. Name the type of energy (kinetic or potential ) possessed by a bullet ...

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  15. Name the type of energy (kinetic or potential ) possessed by the water...

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  16. Name the type of energy (kinetic or potential ) possessed by a stretch...

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  17. Give one example to show the conversion of potential energy to kinetic...

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  18. State the energy changes that occur in the unwinding of a watch sprin...

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  19. State the energy changes that occur in the Burning coal while operatin...

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  20. State the energy changes that occur in the lighting of a torch bulb.

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