CHRIST CHURCH FOUNDATION SCHOOL
3RD FORM PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT
DUE DATE: MARCH 1ST 2018
1. In standard form the number 4176.38 is correctly written as
A 4.17638 x 101 B 4.17638 x 102 C 4.17638 x 103 D 4176 x 104
2. 11 The PE of an object at the top of this inclined plane is calculated as
A mgh B mgl C mg/l D mg/h
3. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
A. Acceleration B. Speed C. Velocity D. Momentum
4. Which of these quantities are dimensionless quantities
1 Relative density 11 Density 111 Force 1V Mechanical Advantage
A 1 and 11 B 11 and 111 C 1 and 1V D 11 and 1V
5. Which of the following is a base unit?
A Square meter B Newton C Second D Cubic meter
6. The length of this metal rod is
A. 43mm
B. 46mm
C. 53mm
D. 56mm
7. The diagram shows four forces acting on a block. What is the
resultant force?
A Zero B 7N to left
C 7N to right D 12N to right
8. Which diagram correctly shows the vector addition of 4N and 3N forces?
9. Which force when applied to move this box will not change its apparent
weight?
10. Which apparatus in the diagram is the least
stable?
11. Which is the force below acts between the surfaces of two objects to prevent them from sliding
A Friction B Magnetic C Electric D Gravitational
12. Which object is in unstable equilibrium?
13. Which of these glasses will be least stable when filled with water?
14. Which is the most likely position of the center of gravity of this donut?
15. According to Newton’s third law, if the sun pulls on the earth
A Then the earth pushes the sun with same force
B The earth pulls the sun with the same force
C The earth is drawn to the sun
D An unbalance force acts on the earth to make it orbit the sun
16. The equation used to calculate kinetic is
A ½ mv B mv2 C ½ mv3 D ½ mv2
17. The unit of electric charge is the
A Watt B Ampere C Coulomb D Ohm
18. Which extension vs force graph represents Hooke’s law?
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26. Which of the following are vector quantities?
A). mass and velocity
B). acceleration and force
C). mass and displacement
D). velocity and time
27. "Whenever 2 objects interact, the forces between them are equal and opposite". This is
A). Newton's First Law
B). Newton's Second law
C). Newton's Third law
D). not one of Newton's Laws
30. Newton's 3rd law is all about forces. Which of these is a clear demonstration of this law?
A. The recoil of a gun
B. An apple falling to the ground
C. The force of gravity on all objects
D. A comet would travel in a straight line if there was no gravity
31. What are the correct units for force?
A. joules
B. newtons
C. watts
D. m/s
32. A 100g toy car uses an electric motor that produces a force of 3 N. What is the car's acceleration?
A. 30 N
B. 300 N
C. 3 N
D. 0.3 N
33. Which of these is the correct formula linking mass and weight?
A. weight = mass x gravitational field strength ( W = m.g )
B. weight = mass ÷ gravitational field strength ( W= m/g)
C. mass = gravitational field strength x weight ( m = g.W )
D. mass = gravitational field strength ÷ weight ( m = g/W )
34. Which of these is the correct formula for density?
A. density = mass x volume
B. density = mass ÷ volume
C. density = volume ÷ mass
D. density = volume - mass
35. This metal cube of side 2cm has a mass of 32g.
The density is
A. 2 g/cm3
B. 4 g/cm3
C. 8 g/cm3
D. 16 g/cm3
36. Which one of these is a longitudinal wave?
A. Sound waves.
B. Water waves (on the surface).
C. Light waves.
D. Microwaves.
37. The number of waves passing a point each second is the...
A. period.
B. frequency.
C. wavelength.
D. wave speed.
38. What is the unit used to measure the number of waves per second?
A. watts (W)
B. meters per second (m/s)
C. decibels (dB)
D. hertz (Hz)
Numbers 39. and 40. both refer to the diagram on the right.
39. The water has been...
A. dispersed.
B. displaced.
C. diffracted.
D. diffused.
40. The density of the ball is:
A. 0.47 g/cm3
B. 3.50 g/cm3
C. 0.91 g/cm3
D. 1.10 g/cm3
In a small pool by the beach, 20 small water waves hit a rock every 5 seconds.
41. The frequency of the waves is....
A. 0.25 Hz
B. 0.25 s
C. 4 Hz
D. 4 s
42. The period of the waves is....
A. 0.25 Hz
B. 0.25 s
C. 4 Hz
D. 4 s
43. The time period of a sound wave with a frequency of 200 Hz will be...
A. 0.5 s
B. 0.2 s
C. 5 ms
D. 2 ms
44. Which of these is the standard unit for wave speed?
A. m Hz
B. Hz / m
C. m/s
D. s/m
45. Work done is measured in
A) joules
B) watts
C) coulombs
D) newtons
46. Which of these is NOT a store of energy?
A) chemical
B) gravitational potential
C) friction
D) kinetic
47. What is the formula for work done?
A) Work done = force x distance
B) Work done = force ÷ distance
C) Work done = mass x acceleration
D) Work done = mass ÷ acceleration
48. Circle the energy resources listed below which are classed as non-renewable?
Hydroelectric
Tidal
Oil
Wave
Coal
Nuclear
Solar
Geothermal
Wind
Nuclear
Gas
49. A tennis ball of mass 100g is thrown at a speed of 8 m/s. It has a kinetic energy of:
A) 3.2 J
B) 6.4 J
C) 3200 J
D) 6400 J
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