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General Physics

This document is a physics test for first year diploma students at Mufulira College of Education in Zambia. The test has two questions worth 25 marks each. Question 1 deals with vectors, components of forces, and calculating the resultant force and direction. Question 2 defines distance and displacement, distinguishes between average speed and average velocity, and derives and explains equations of motion for an object speeding up uniformly, including drawing a velocity-time graph. The test is 1 hour and 30 minutes long and worth a total of 50 marks.

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General Physics

This document is a physics test for first year diploma students at Mufulira College of Education in Zambia. The test has two questions worth 25 marks each. Question 1 deals with vectors, components of forces, and calculating the resultant force and direction. Question 2 defines distance and displacement, distinguishes between average speed and average velocity, and derives and explains equations of motion for an object speeding up uniformly, including drawing a velocity-time graph. The test is 1 hour and 30 minutes long and worth a total of 50 marks.

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UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

MUFULIRA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

NATURAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT, PHYSICS SECTION

2023 PHYSICS TEST ONE

DIPLOMA YEAR ONE (1)

DURATION: 1 hour 30 minutes

TOTAL: 50 MARKS.

INSTRUCTIONS: There are TWO (2) questions in this paper:

Attempt all two questions and show all necessary calculations.

Question 1
a. Differentiate between vector and scalar quantities. Give one example of each. [4]
b. Describe how you could find the resultant of two vectors. [6]
c. A system of forces is acting on an object. Given that the angles are measured with respect to
the positive x-axis,
(i) Fill in the table below and hence [10]

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Force/N Angle Horizontal Vertical
component/ component/N
N

20 450

10 300

8 750

20 600

12 150

(ii) Calculate the resultant force on the object and [2]


(iii) It’s direction [3]
Total marks (25)
Question 2
a) Define the following terms
(i) Distance [2]
(ii) Displacement[2]
b) Distinguish between average speed and average velocity. [4]
c) An object travelling along a straight line on a flat road speeds up uniformly from an initial
velocity, U to a final velocity, V in time t. Write down an expression for its
(i) Average velocity [2]
(ii) Displacement in terms of velocities and time [2]
(iii) Acceleration and show that the three most important equations of motion are
- V =u +at [2]
1 2
- s=ut+ a t [3]
2
2 2
- V =U +2 aS [3]
(iv)Draw a velocity time graph for this motion clearly indicating the displacement and
acceleration in time t. [5]
Total marks (25)

END OF TEST
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