Ambo University Physics Department

Review Exercises for Remedial Students of 2024

Part I: Multiple Choice

1. If P and R are vectors such that P  (4iˆ  3 ˆj  2kˆ)cm and R  (2iˆ  ˆj  11kˆ)cm , then what
is the scalar product of P and R?
A) 0 B) 27 cm2 C) (35iˆ  40 ˆj  10kˆ)cm2 D) (6iˆ  2 ˆj  13kˆ)cm2
2. At t=0, a particle moving in the XY-plane with constant acceleration has a velocity of

u  (iˆ  2 ˆj )m / s and is at the origin. At t=3sec, the particle’s velocity is changed to

V  (2iˆ  7 ˆj )m / s. What is the acceleration of the particle?
A) (4iˆ  7 ˆj )m / s 2 B) (2iˆ  3 j )m / s 2 C) (3iˆ  9 ˆj )m / s 2 D) (iˆ  3 ˆj )m / s 2
3. A car travels 100km due East in 2 hours. It then travels 50 km South in 1 hour. What is
the magnitude of the resultant velocity of the car?
A) 50 2 km/hr B)75km/hr C) 150 km/hr D) 150km/hr
4. A rotating wheel initially rotates with 30rad/s. Its angular velocity at the end of 3 s
interval is changed to 90 rad/s. What is the constant angular acceleration of the wheel?
A) 15 rad/s2 B) 20 rad/s2 C) 18 rad/s2 D) 60 rad/s2
5. A ball is tossed from the ground and follows a parabolic path under projectile motion. If
air resistance is neglected, which one of the following statements is correct?
A) The vertical component of velocity is constant.
B) The projectile's velocity is constant.
C) The range of the projectile is independent of the angle of projection.
D) The horizontal component of velocity remains constant.
6. A block with mass m1 that slides on a frictionless table is attached by a massless string
over a massless, frictionless pulley to a hanging ball with mass m 2 as shown in the fig.
below. The tension in the string must be:
A) Equal to m2g B) Less than m2g C) Greater than m2g D) Equal to m1g

7. A boy drops a stone of mass 200g from a height of 20m. What is the momentum of the
stone when it just hits the floor?
A) 10kgm/s down B) 10kgm/s up C) 4kgm/s down D) 4kgm/s up
8. Three objects are located on the Y-axis: m1=2kg at 3cm; m2=1kg at the origin and m3=
3kg at -2cm. Where is the center of mass of the system?
A) Ycm=0 B) Ycm =1cm C) Ycm = 2cm D) Ycm = 3cm
9. Which one of the following is a measured value of a vector quantity?
A) 10m/s2 B) 10-19 Coulomb C) 10 watt D) 40 Pascal

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10. Given a force vector F=(5 iˆ  10 ˆj ) N, what is the unit vector in the direction of F?
5iˆ  10 ˆj
A) 125 C)
25
5iˆ  10 ˆj 5iˆ  10 ˆj
B) D)
2 125
11. The scalar product of the force vector F= ( 2iˆ  3 ˆj ) N and displacement S=
(4iˆ  ˆj )m is:
A) 5J B) (8 iˆ -3 ĵ )J D) (8 iˆ +3 ĵ )J
C) 30J
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12. The y-component of vector R shown in the figure below is
A. 5.2m C. -5.2m y
B. -3m D. 3m
300

R=6m
13. A train accelerates from 18km/h to 72km/h in 10sec. The distance travelled by
the train is:
A) 355m B) 325m C) 125m D) 255m
14. A ball is thrown vertically up with an initial velocity of 20 m/s and after some
time it returns. What is the maximum height reached by the ball? Neglect air
effect.
A) 80m B) 20m C) 70m D) 40m
15. The area under a velocity–time graph is
Displacement B) Acceleration C) Speed D) Force
16. A child, riding on a merry-go-round, travels a distance of 3000 m in a circle of
diameter 40 m. The total angle in radians through which she revolves is:
A) 50 B.75 C. 150 D. 200

Part II. Work Out

17. A ball is thrown in such a way that its initial vertical and
horizontal components of velocity are 40 m/s and 20 m/s, respectively.
Estimate the total time of flight and the distance the ball is from its
starting point when it lands.
18. A stone is thrown from the top of a building upward at an angle of
30° to the horizontal with an initial speed of 20 m/s. If the height of the
building is 45.0 m, (a) how long does it take the stone to reach the
ground? (b) What is the speed of the stone just before it strikes the
ground?
19. A ball is thrown horizontally with a velocity of 20m/s from a top of
a building 90m high. Calculate
a) The time taken to reach the ground

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b) The horizontal displacement
c) The resultant velocity with which it will strike the ground.
20. A wheel has a radius of 10 cm and accelerates from 5 rev/s to 15
rev/s in 5 s. What is the magnitude of the tangential acceleration of a
point at the tip of the wheel?
21. A rope is wrapped many times around a pulley of radius 20cm.
What is the average angular velocity of the pulley if it lifts a bucket to
10m in 5sec?
22. A particle moves in a circle 1.50 m in radius. Through what angle
in radians does it rotate if it moves through an arc length of 2.50 m?
What is this angle in degrees?
23. A wheel is under a constant angular deceleration of 5rad/s 2. Its
initial speed is 3rad/s. What angular distance will it travel just before
coming to rest?

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