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D. Parallax error while measuring the volume of a liquid using a measuring
cylinder
I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter that corresponds to the best answer? 6. Vector R has a magnitude of 36 units directed 120 from the + x-axis of a
Cartesian plane. What are the x- and y-components of the vector?
1. A piece of silicon wafer measures 10.2 mm X 6.5 mm X 2.8 mm. The volume
A. Rx= 18 units, Ry=31 units
of the water is best expressed as ____________________
B. Rx= 31 units, Ry=18 units
A. 185. 64 mm3
C. Rx= -18 units, Ry=31 units
B. 185. 6 mm3
D. Rx= -31 units, Ry=18 units
C. 185 mm3
7. Given the vectors P= i+3j and Q=2i-k, what is the result of P X Q?
D. 190 mm3
2. The temperature readings from a thermometer for six trials are as follows: a. -3i +j- 6k
28.4 C, 29.0C, 29.8C, 29.7C, 29.5C, 29.0C. What is the absolute b. 3i-j+6k
uncertainty of the set of measurements? c. -3i-j-6k
A. 0.8C d. -3i-j+6k
B. 0.6C 8. A boy kicks a box, giving it a speed of 6.0 m/s. The box slows down to a
stop after travelling distance of 3.0 m. What is the acceleration of the box?
C. 0.4C
A. 1.0 m/s
D. 0.2C B. 1.5 m/s
3. The student measures the speed of sound as 327.66 m/s. He estimates the C. 3.0 m/s
uncertainty in the result as ±3%. Which of the following gives the result to the D. 6.0 m/s
correct number of significant figures? 9. A stone P is projected vertically upward with a speed of 40.0 m/s. At the
A. 327 m/s same instant, a ball Q is dropped from a height 120 m exactly above P.
B. 327.7 m/s Q
C. 328 m/s The stone P and the ball Q will collide after____
D. 330 m/s A. 1.59 s
4. The volume of water in a bottle is one liter (1L). Which of the following is B. 2.20 s
120 m
equals to 1 L? C. 3.00 s
A. 1 dm3 D. 3.23 s P 40.0 m/s
B. 100 cm3
C. 1000 mm3 10. A ball is thrown at an angle to the horizontal. Neglecting air resistance, the
D. 106 𝜇m3 acceleration of the ball when it is in the air ______-
5. Which of the following is an example of systematic error? A. Is constant
A. Reading the scale of ruler incorrectly B. Decreases then increases
B. Measuring the diameter of a wire with a micrometer with a micrometer C. Changes direction
gauge that has a zero error of 0.02 mm D. Zero
C. Incorrect count of the number of oscillations of a simple pendulum
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11. The trajectory of an object projected with a speed of v at an angle of 60 to
the horizontal is as shown in the figure. 15. A car of mass 2,200 kg goes around a bend which has a radius P of curvature
of 50 m. The coefficient of static friction between the tires of the car and the
When the object is at the highest point P, road is 0.79. At what maximum speed is the car able to go round the bend
without skidding?
A. Its speed is 0.5 v
A. 13.1 m/s 60
B. Its acceleration is 0
B. 18.5 m/s v
C. Its velocity is 0
C. 20.0 m/s
D. The force on it is 0
D. 26. 2 m/s
12. A car A and another car B are moving along a straight road with speeds (20
16. A ball of mass 0.50 kg. is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 12.4
m/s) and 15 m/s respectively. If the cars are travelling in opposite directions,
m/s. After rising to a height of 5.0 m, its speed is 7.0 m/s. What is the value
what is the velocity of car A relative to car B?
of the average air resistance?
A. 5 m/s in the direction of car A
A. 0.333 N
B. 5 m/s in the direction of car B
B. 1.67 N
C. 35 m/s in the direction of car A
C. 4.91 N
D. 35 m/s in the direction of car B
D. 12. 2 N
13. A body remains stationary on an inclined plane.
17. An air molecule hits the wall of the container perpendicularly at a speed of u.
If the collision is perfectly elastic, what happens to the particle after collision?
A. It returns along its original path with a speed u, momentum and kinetic
energy are conserved.
B. It does not rebound; momentum is conserved but kinetic energy is not
conserved.
Which of the following correctly describes the frictional force on the body and the C. It returns along its original path with a speed of less than u, momentum is
resultant force? conserved but kinetic energy is not conserved.
D. It does not rebound, momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.
Frictional Force Resultant Force
18. Particles P and Q have masses 3.0 kg and 7.0 kg, respectively. Particle P is
A. zero Vertically downwards
located at 4.0 m on an axis. At what location along the x-axis should you
B. up the lane Zero
C. Down the plane Zero place particle Q so that the center of the mass will be at the origin?
D. zero Down the plane A. -9.3 m
14. Three blocks of masses 2.5 kg, 1.5 kg and 2.0 kg on a smooth surface are B. -1.7 m
connected by two inelastic strings and pulled by a force of 15.0 N. the C. +1.7 m
tensions in the strings connecting the blocks are T1 and T2. What are the values D. +9.3 m
of the tensions T1 and T2? 19. What would happen to the rotation of the Earth if the ice caps at the North
A. T1=2.50 N and T2= 3.00 N Pole and South Pole melt and the water produced flows towards the equator?
B. T1=8.75 N and T2= 5.00 N A. Speed of rotation of the Earth about its axis decreases.
C. T1=5.00 N and T2= 10.0 N B. Speed of rotation of the Earth about its axis increases.
D. T1=7.50 N and T2= 7.50 N C. Moment of the inertia of the Earth decreases.
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D. Rotational kinetic energy of the Earth increases. C. 4.4 X 1022 kg
20. A bicycle wheel of radius 0.2 m can rotate freely about a fixed axis. D. 7.8 X 1022 kg
Constant force of 3N is applied tangentially to the wheel of 0.4s. The wheel 25. A satellite drops to a lower orbit. Which statement about the satellite in the
starts to rotate from rest and its moment of inertia about the axis of rotation is new orbit is correct?
0.5 kgm2. What is its angular velocity after 0.4 s? A. Its speed is lower
A. 0.12 rad/s B. The period of the orbit is shorter
B. 0.48 rad/s C. Its gravitational potential energy increases.
C. 1.20 rad/s D. Its total energy increases.
D. 1.60 rad/ s 26. Planet A has a mass and radius twice of planet B. Find the ration of the
21. Forces act on a uniform rod of weight 4N and length 40 cm as shown below. escape velocities from A and B.
The rod is free to rotate in a vertical plane. In which of the following is the rod A. 1:1
in equilibrium? B. 1:2
A. ↑ 2N 2N↑ C. 1:3
A. D. 1:4
27. A 7.00 m long rope is under a tension of 525 N and a wave travels along this
2N rope at 50.0 m/s. What is the mass of the rope?
B. ↑ A. 1.442 kg
2N
B. 2N↑ B. 1.258 kg
C. ↓ 2N C.
C. 2.258 kg
D. 1.551 kg
D. ↓ 2N 2N ↓ 28. The equation of a travelling wave is given as y= 15 sin(5t-3x), where t is in
22. Which of the following explains why a tightrope walker carries along pole? seconds and x is in cm. What is the speed of this wave?
A. To increase the area of his base A. 0.60 cm/s
B. To lower his center of mass B. 1.67 cm/s
C. To increase his moment of inertia C. 10 cm/s
D. To lower his potential energy D. 16 cm/s
23. A wheel of radius 0.25 m is kept rotating a constant angular velocity 0f 5.0 29. A body is performing simple harmonic motion. Which quantity remains
rad/s by a tangential force of 120 N. What is the power required? constant throughout the motion?
A. 15 W A. Acceleration
B. 30 W B. Speed
C. 60 W C. Angular velocity
D. 240 W D. Velocity
24. The gravitational potential V at a distance of 600 km from the surface of a 30. Which of the following is NOT true?
planet radius 5.2 X 106 m is -5.00 X 106 J/kg. What is the mass of the
planet? Travelling Wave Standing Wave
A. 4.5 X 1022 kg A. Wave profile moves Wave profile does not move
B. 3.9 X 1022 kg
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B. Energy is transferred along Energy is not transferred along the D. Change in temperature
the wave wave 36. A dam holds back the water in a lake. If the dam has a small hole 1.4 meters
C. Amplitude of vibration is the Amplitude of vibration varies below the surface of the lake, at what speed does water exit the hole?
same at all points sinusoidally A. 0
D. There are nodes and There are no nodes and antinodes
B. 5.2 m/s
antinodes
C. 27. 0 m/s
31. The emissive power of a sound source that emits sound in all directions is 50 D. 28.0 m/s
W. What is the distance from the sound source of a point where the intensity 37. One of the resonant frequencies of a pipe closed at one end and open at the
of sound is 2.0 X 10-6 W/m2? other is 300 Hz. Which of the following are also possible resonant frequencies
A. 0.10 m of the pipe?
B. 0.20 m A. 100 Hz and 200 Hz
C. 2.50 m B. 100 Hz and 500 Hz
D. 5.00 m C. 200 Hz and 400 Hz
32. In a hydraulic jack, a 5 kN force is applied to a piston with an area of 0.02 D. 200 Hz and 500 Hz
m2. Calculate the force produced by the other piston if its area is 0.4 m 2? 38. A planet moves fastest during its orbit around the Sun when _________
A. 0.25kN A. It is closest to the Sun and gravity has a stronger pull
B. 4 kN B. It is farthest from the Sun and gravity has a stronger pull
C. 10 kN C. It is closest to the Sun and gravity has a weak pull
D. 100 kN D. It is farthest from the Sun and gravity has a weak pull
33. If the mass of a ship is roughly 40,000 tons, how much water will it displace? 39. The equation of motion of an object reads x(t)= (5.0 m/s)t +(4.0 m.s2)t2 . What
A. 4 X 10 m3 is the acceleration of the object?
B. 4 X 103 m3 A. 1.3 m/s2
C. 4 X 102 m3 B. 1.5 m/s2
D. 4 X 104 m3 C. 2.0 m/s2
34. The termal conductivity of an insulating sheet off width 10 mm is 0.60 W/ D. 8.0 m/s2
(mK). If the rate of heat conducted per unit area is 240 W/m2, the 40. A submarine cruises at a depth of 300 m under the surface of the sea. If the
temperature difference between the two faces would be density of seawater is 1030 kg/m3, what is the pressure at this depth?
A. 4 K A. 3.031 X 106Pa
B. 5.2 K B. 3.090 X 106Pa
C. 60 K C. 3.132 X 106Pa
D. 130 K D. 3.193 X 106Pa
35. The change in length of a rod when heated does not depend on the
_________
A. Type of material
B. Mass of the rod
C. Initial length of the rod