Midterm Examination Reviewer

16. When a particle moves along a straight path, then the particle has
a. tangential acceleration only
b. centripetal acceleration only
c. both tangential and centripetal acceleration
17. When a particle moves with a uniform velocity along a circular path, then the particle
has
a. tangential acceleration only
b. centripetal acceleration only
c. both tangential and centripetal acceleration
18. is the simplest type of motion and is along a straight line path.
a. plane motion
b. rectilinear motion
c. curvilinear Motion
19. A ball impinges directly upon another stationary similar ball which brings itself to rest
due to impact. During the collision, half of the kinetic energy gets dissipated. The
coefficient of restitution will be
a.0.25
b. 0.5
c. 0.707
d.0.84
20. A ball is dropped from a height of 2.25 m on a smooth floor and it rises to a height of 1
m after the first bounce. The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the floor is
a.0.57
b.0.44
c. 0.33
d. 0.67
21. A wooden sphere of mass 1 kg is suspended on a string which is 1 meter. A bullet of
mass 50 grams is shot at the sphere with a velocity Vs and becomes embedded in it.
Because of the impact, the sphere is raised at a distance of 0.2 m above the horizontal.
What is the Vo of the bullet?
a. 26 m/sec
b. 35 m/sec
c. 42 m/sec
d. 4.2 m/sec
22. When a jet plane flying at 300 m/sec is at the very top of its trajectory, the apparent
weight of a passenger is one-half of her actual weight. Find the radius of curvature R of
the flight path at this point. Use g=10 m/sec.
a. 22 km
b. 30 km
c. 18 km
d. 16 km
23. A particle is traversing a curved path with a radius of curvature of 300 m with a speed
of 108 kmph and a tangential acceleration of 4 m/sec. The total acceleration of the particle
is
a. 5 m/sec
b. 4 m/sec
c. 3 m/sec
d. 1 m/sec
24. If the velocity of a projectile is increased by 2%, then what would be the percentage
change in the maximum height attained, if other factors are unchanged?
a.8.2%
b.1%
c.8%
d.4
25. If a projectile is thrown such that its horizontal range is four times the height attained,
then the angle of projection is
a. 90
b. 60°
c. 30°
d. 45
26. If a body is projected at an angle such that the horizontal range is equal to twice the
maximum height attained, then the angle of projection is said to be
a. sin (3)
b. tan (2)
c. cot (4)
d. tarn (1/2)
27. A body of mass 10 kg moving with a velocity of 1 m/s is acted upon by a force of 50 N
for two seconds. The final velocity will be
a. 22 m/sec
b. 10 m/sec
c. 21 m/sec
d. 11 m/sec
28. A motorbike starts from rest and accelerates at a rate of 4m/sec for 10 seconds and
then decelerates at 8m/sec until it stops. The total distance covered is,
a. 100 m
b. 200 m
c. 300 m
d. 500 m
29. The displacement-time graph for two particles A and B are straight lines inclined at 30
degrees and 45 degrees with the time axis. The ratio of velocities Va : Vb will be
a. 0.33
b. 0.52
c. 0.577
d. 0.877
30. A bus travels 100 miles between A and B at 50 mi/h and then another 100 miles
between B and C at 70 mi/h. The average speed of the bus for the entire 200-mile trip is:
a. more than 60 mi/h
b. equal to 60 mi/h
c. less than 60 mi/h
31. To take the longest possible jump, an athlete should make an angle of ____ with the
ground.
a. 90 degrees
b. 60 degrees
c. 45 degrees
d. 30 degrees
32. The kinetic energy of a body is stated to increase by 300%. The corresponding
increase in the momentum of the body will be %.
a. 50
b. 100
c. 200
d. 300
33. The motion of a body in x-y plane is represented by x= 4-9t and y=t 2 where x,y are in
meters. Find the magnitude of its absolute velocity at t= 6 sec.
a. 2.68 m/s
b. 5.4 km/hr
c. 10.77 m/s
d. 15.0 m/s
34. Block A is traveling with a speed Vo on a smooth surface when the surface suddenly
becomes rough with a coefficient of friction of u causing the block to stop after a distance
d. If block A were traveling twice as fast, that is, at a speed 2vs, how far will it travel on the
rough surface before stopping?
a. d/2
b. 2d
c. √2d
d. 4d
35. An airplane increases its speed at the average rate of 15 m/s². How much time does it
take to increase its speed from 100 m/s to 160 mls?
a. 1.7 s
b. 0.058 s
c. 4.0 s
d. 0.25 s
36. Two particles with masses in the ratio 1:4 are moving with equal kinetic energies. The
magnitude of their linear momentum will conform to the ratio of
a. 1:8
b.1:2
c. square root of 2:1
d. square root of 2
37. A ball with a mass of 0.01 kg hits a hard surface vertically with a speed of 5 m/s and
rebounds with the same speed. The ball remains in contact with the surface for 0.01
seconds. The average force exerted by the surface on the ball is
a. 0.1. N
b. 1 N
c. 8 N
d. 10 N
38. A ball of mass 0.25 kg moving on a smooth horizontal table with a velocity of 10 m/sec
strikes an identical stationary ball & on the table. If the impact is perfectly plastic, the
velocity of ball B just after the impact will be
a. 5 m/sec
b. 10 m/sec
c. Zero
d. 2.5 m/sec
39. A body of weight 120 N rests on a rough horizontal surface ( μ= 0.3) and is acted upon
by a downward force applied at an angle of 30° with respect to the surface. The force
required to just cause the body to slide over the surface is about,
a. 22.5 N
b. 27 N
c. 0.2 N
d. 40 N
40. Two railway trucks of masses 10,000 kg and 80,000 kg moving in the same direction at
speeds of 10 m/s and 15 m/s respectively collide and subsequently move together.
Calculate common speed due to impact. Answer: 14.44
a. 10.0 m/s
b. 11.1 m/s
c. 12.22 m/s
41. A block weighing 981 N is resting on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction
between the block and the horizontal is 0.2. A vertical cable attached to the block provides
partial support. A man can pull horizontally with a force of 100N. What will be the tension,
T (in N) in the cable if the man is just able to move the block to the right?
a. 176.2
b. 196.0
c. 481.0
d. 981.0
42. Two metallic blocks having masses in the ratio 2:3 are made to slide down a
frictionless inclined plane starting initially from the rest position. When these blocks reach
the bottom of the inclined plane, they will have their kinetic energies in the ratio of
a. 2:3
b. 3:5
c. 3:2
d. 7:4
43. A vehicle having rectilinear motion is moving with a velocity of 36 km/h and
accelerates uniformly to 54 km/h over a distance of 125m. What will be the time taken to
cover this distance?
a. 5 seconds
b. 15 seconds
c. 20 seconds
d. 10 seconds
44. A car is moving with uniform acceleration covers 450 m in a 5 second interval and
further it covers 700 m in a 5 second interval. The acceleration of the car is.
a.7 m/s²
b. 50 m/s
c. 25 mis
d. 10 m/s
45. A block resting on an inclined plane begins to slide down the plane when the angle of
inclination is gradually increased at 30 degrees. Then the coefficient of friction between
the block and the plane is
a.0.38
b. 0.578
c. 0.72
d. 0.266
46. A stone is projected horizontally from a cliff at 10 m/sec and lands on the ground below
at 20 m from the base of the cliff. Find the height of the cliff. Use g= 10 m/sec.
a. 18 m
b. 20 m
c. 22 m
d. 24 m
47. A glass marble drops from a height of 3 meters upon a horizontal floor. If the
coefficient of restitution is 0.9, what is the height to which it rises after impact?
a. 2.43
b. 4.43
c. 0.61
d.3.0
48. A body move from rest with a constant acceleration of 5 m/s². The distance covered in
5 seconds is.
a. 12.5m
b. 62.5m
c. 96m
d. 124m
49. A body failing from a height of 20m rebounds from the hard floor. It loses 25% energy
in the impact, then the coefficient of restitution is
a. 0.81
b. 0.52
c. 0.43
d. 0.86
50. Two cars are moving in the same direction with a speed of 45 km/hr and a distance of
10 km separates them. If a car coming from the opposite direction meets these two cars at
an interval of 6 minutes, its speed would be
a.45 km/hr
b. 55 km/hr
c. 65 km/hr
d. 75 km/hr
51. A cube strikes a billiard ball, exerting an average force of 50 N over a time of 10
milliseconds. If the ball has a mass of 0.20 kg, the change in speed after the impact will be
a. 0.5 m/s
b. 1.5 m/s
c. 2.5 m/s
d. 5 m/s
52. A person walks up a stalled escalator for 90 seconds. When standing on the same
escalator, now moving, he is carried up in 60 seconds. How much time would it take him to
walk up the moving escalator?
a. 30 sec
b. 36 sec
c. 45 sec
d. 54 sec