UniversityofSharjah CollegeofScience DepartmentofAppliedPhysics FORMA PhysicsPlacementTestAugust15,2007

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MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswers thequestion. 1)Which is a vector quantity? 1) _______ A)electric field strength B)electric charge C)electric potential difference D)electric resistance 2)A woman with horizontal velocity v1 jumps off into a stationary boat. 2) _______

After landing in the boat, the woman and the boat move with velocity v2. Compared to velocity v1, velocity v2 has
A)the same magnitude and the same direction B)the same magnitude and opposite direction C)smaller magnitude and the same direction D)larger magnitude and the same direction

3)The diagram below represents a simple circuit consisting of a variable

3) _______

resistor, a battery, an ammeter, and a voltmeter. What is the effect of increasing the resistance of the variable resistor from 1000 ohms to 10000 ohms? [Assume constant temperature.]

A)The ammeter reading decreases. B)The ammeter reading increases. C)The voltmeter reading decreases. D)The voltmeter reading increases.

4)Astraightglassrodappearstobendwhenplacedina

4) _______

beakerofwater,asshowninthediagrambelow.Whatisthe bestexplanationforthisphenomenon?

A)Thewateriswarmerthantheair. B)Lighttravelsfasterinwaterthaninair. C)Lightisreflectedattheairwaterinterface. D)Lightisrefractedasitcrossestheairwaterinterface.

5)Inthediagrambelow,Pisapointnearanegativelycharged

5) _______

sphere.
Whichvectorbestrepresentsthedirectionoftheelectric fieldatpointP? A) C) B) D)

6) _______

6)Whichwavephenomenonoccurswhenvibrationsinoneobjectcause vibrationsinanother? A)reflection B)intensity C)resonance D)tuning

7)Which graph best represents the relationship between the gravitational

7) _______

potential energy of an object near the surface of Earth and its height above Earths surface?
A) B)

C) D)

8)Thepicturebelowrepresentsawave.

8) _______

Ifthefrequencyofthiswaveis8Hz,thewavespeedis: A)48m/s B)16m/s C)3.2m/s D)7.64m/s 9) _______

9)WhenlisteningtoSharjahRadioat94.4MHz,whatisthewavelengthof theelectromagneticwaveproducedbyantenna? A)3.18m B)3X108m C)94.4m D)337m

10)If 3X+2Y=1 Y2X=4,thenthe(X,Y)pairaregivenby: A)(1,1) B)(1,2) C)(1,2) 11)VelocityistoSpeedasDisplacementto: A)Acceleration B)momentum C)Time D)Distance

10) ______

D)(0,0) 11) ______

12)A 45.0-kilogram boy is riding a 15.0-kilogram bicycle with a speed of

12) ______

8.00 meters per second. What is the combined kinetic energy of the boy and the bicycle?
A)240J B)480J C)1440J D)1920J 13) ______

13)The diagram below shows a resultant vector, R.

Which diagram best represents a pair of component vectors, A and B, that would combine to form resultant vector R?

A)

B)

C)

D)

14)The diagram below shows two identical metal spheres, A and B,

14) ______

separated by distance d. Each sphere has mass m and possesses charge q.

Which diagram best represents the electrostatic force Fe and the gravitational force Fg acting on sphere B due to sphere A?
A) B)

C)

D)

15)A laser beam is directed at the surface of a smooth, calm pond as

15) ______

represented in the diagram below. What does the laser beam hit?

A)the bird and the fish C)the bird and the seaweed

B)the crab and the seaweed D)the crab and the fish 16) ______

16)An astronaut drops a hammer from rest from 2.0 meters above the

surface of the Moon. If the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is 1.62 m/s2, how long will it take for the hammer to fall to the Moons surface?
A)0.62s B)1.6s C)1.2s D)2.5s 17) ______

17)The diagram below shows the lines of magnetic force between two north

magnetic poles.

At which point is the magnetic field strength greatest?

A)A B)B C)C D)D 18) ______

18)Which statement is true of the strong nuclear force? A)It acts over very great distances. B)It holds protons and neutrons together. C) It is much weaker than gravitational forces. D)It repels neutral charges. 19)ThefourfundamentalforcesofNatureare:Gravitational,Strong Nuclear,WeakNuclearand: A)Electromagnetic B)NormalForce C)Magnetic D)theforceintheSpring

19) ______

20)If10x=0.3,thenx= A)ln(0.3) C)log(3)1 B)log(3) D)3

20) ______

21)Ifthetemperatureofanobjectis0C,thenitstemperatureinKelvinand Fahrenheitis: A)273and32 B)32and212 C)273and32 D)0and100 22)Howhighdoyouthinktheearthsatmosphereextendsto? A)1millionmeters B)1000Km C)about30km D)500m 23)Thefollowingrulebelongstowhichbranchofscience? Rule:Foreveryactionthereisanequalandoppositereaction A)Mechanics:ThisisNewtonsSecondLaw B)Thermodynamics:ThisisthesecondLawofThermodynamics C)Magnetism:ThisisAmperesLaw D)Mechanics:ThisisNewtonsThirdLaw 24)Ironhasadensityof7860kg/m3.Whatisthedensityofironing/cm3? A)7860 B)786 C) 7.86 D)78.6

21) ______

22) ______

23) ______

24) ______

25)For a given ideal gas, in a container, if its temperature is constant the pressure of the gas is proportional: A)inversely to its volume. B)directly to its volume. C)inversely to the number of moles. D)inversely to the number of molecules. 26)A simple pendulum of length l is released from an angle of 15o as shown.. The total mechanical energy of the bob (Kinetic + potential energy) is:

25) ______

26) ______

A)maximum at theta = 15o B)minimum at theta = 15o C)constant for all the values of theta D)minimum at theta = 0.0

C 27) ompared to insulators, metals are better conductors of electricity because metals contain more free: A)protons B)photons C)electrons D)negativeions

27) ______

28)A plastic ball in a liquid is acted upon by its weight and by a buoyant force. The weight of the ball is 3.0N. The buoyant force has a magnitude of 3.6N and acts vertically upward. An external force acting on the ball maintains it in a state of rest. The external force, including direction, is: A) 0.6 N, downward B)0.6 N, upward C)3.0 N upward D)3.6 N, downward 29)Aconvexlenswhosefocallengthis10cmisheldagainstanopen windowlettingthesunlightin.Wherewilltheimageofthewindowbe formed? A)atthefocalpoint10cmfromthelens B)atthefocalpoint10cmfromthewindow C)atinfinity D)3mfromthelenssincethewindowis3maway 30)Howmanysignificantfiguresdoesthenumber0.0030have? A)1 B)2 C)3 D)4

28) ______

29) ______

30) ______

Answers:

1) A 2) C 3) A 4) D 5) A 6) C 7) A 8) B 9) A 10) B 11) D 12) D 13) A 14) B 15) A 16) B 17) B 18) B 19) A 20) C 21) C 22) C 23) D 24) C 25) A 26) C 27) C 28) A 29) A 30) B