(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Physics

Write the type of energy possessed in the following case:

A falling apple

Write the type of energy possessed in the following case:

A wound-up spring

Write the type of energy possessed in the following case:

A moving cricket ball.

Give three examples of bodies possessing potential energy.

What is dissipation of energy?

State the energy changes which take place in Electricity is obtained from solar energy.

What is the main energy transformation that occur in:

Photosynthesis in green leaves.

What is the main energy transformation that occur in:

Charging of a battery.

Name the two groups in which various sources of energy are classified?

Give two examples each of renewable and non-renewable sources of energy?

Name a device in which solar energy is converted into electricity state its two uses.

How much hydro-electric power is generated in India?

State two advantages and two disadvantages of using hydro-energy for producing electricity.

Explain the principle of working of the windmill for generating electricity.

State two advantages and disadvantages of using wind energy for producing electricity.

State two advantages and disadvantages of using nuclear energy for producing electricity.

State the energy changes which take place when:

A body released from rest from the top of a building.

State the energy changes which take place when:

A body thrown vertically upwards from the ground.

State the energy changes which take place when:

In a heat engine.

State the energy changes which take place when:

A bulb glows, when torchlight is switched on.