Illustrate the law of conservation of energy by discussing the energy changes which occur when we draw a pendulum bob to one side and allow it to oscillate. Why does the bob eventually come to rest? What happens to its energy eventually? Is it a violation of the law of conservation of energy?

Soni says that the acceleration in an object could be zero even when several forces are acting on it. Do you agree with her? Why?

Look at the activities listed below. Reason out whether or not work is done in the light of your understanding of the term ‘work’.
• Suma is swimming in a pond.
• A donkey is carrying a load on its back.
• A wind-mill is lifting water from a well.
• A green plant is carrying out photosynthesis.
• An engine is pulling a train.
• Food grains are getting dried in the sun.
• A sailboat is moving due to wind energy.

In each of the following a force, $F$ is acting on an object of mass, $m$. The direction of displacement is from west to east shown by the longer arrow. Observe the diagrams carefully and state whether the work done by the force is negative, positive or zero.

The potential energy of a freely falling object decreases progressively. Does this violate the law of conservation of energy? Why?

 A can do a work in 6 days and B can do the same work in 9 day in how many they can do the same work together?

What are the various energy transformations that occur when you are riding a bicycle?

Can there be displacement of an object in the absence of any force acting on it? Think. Discuss this question with your friends and teacher.

A certain household has consumed 250 units of energy during a month. How much energy is this in joules?

A person holds a bundle of hay over his head for 30 minutes and gets tired. Has he done some work or not? Justify your answer.

An object thrown at a certain angle to the ground moves in a curved path and falls back to the ground. The initial and the final points of the path of the object lie on the same horizontal line. What is the work done by the force of gravity on the object?

What is the work done by the force of gravity on a satellite moving round the earth? Justify your answer.

Calculate the work required to be done to stop a car of $1500$ kg moving at a velocity of $60$ km/h?

Does the transfer of energy take place when you push a huge rock with all your might and fail to move it? Where is the energy you spend going?

Certain force acting on a $20$ kg mass changes its velocity from $5$ m s$^{-1}$ to $2$ m s$^{-1}$. Calculate the work done by the force.

An object of mass $40$ kg is raised to a height of $5$ m above the ground. What is its potential energy? If the object is allowed to fall, find its kinetic energy when it is half-way down.

A mass of $10$ kg is at a point $A$ on a table. It is moved to a point $B$. If the line joining $A$ and $B$ is horizontal, what is the work done on the object by the gravitational force? Explain your answer.

A freely falling object eventually stops on reaching the ground. What happenes to its kinetic energy?

A battery lights a bulb. Describe the energy changes involved in the process.

An object of mass, $m$ is moving with a constant velocity, $v$. How much work should be done on the object in order to bring the object to rest?