Mid Semester Test

Physics
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Name : Allocation: 1 hr
Data needed to answer questions can be found in the Data, formulae and relationships sheet.
1 Which row gives the correct sub-multiple or multiple for both micro and mega? [1]
micro mega
A 1
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1
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B 1
!"
1
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C 1
!#
1
"
D 1
!#
1
#
2 $he resistive force F on a metal ball falling at low speeds in water is given b% the equation
F = brv where r is the radius of the metal ball, v is its velocit% and b is a constant.
What are the base units of b in the &' s%stem? [1]
A (g m s
!1
B (g m s
!)
C (g m
!1
s
!1
D (g m
!1
s
!)
3 * rubber rope of mass m and length x is stretched b% a tension force T.
When the rope is moved up and down a wave moves along the rope with a velocit% v.
Which equation is homogeneous and thus could be correct? [1]
A v
)
= T m x
!1
B v
)
= T m
!1
x
!1
C v
)
= T m
!1
x
D v
)
= T m x
4 * car of mass 1 (g travelling along a straight hori+ontal road has an acceleration of
1., m s
-)
when a driving force of ).# (. acts in the forward direction.
What is the resistive force acting bac(wards on the car? [1]
A ., (. B 1., (. C ).# (. D /./ (.
5 *n athlete bends down and then 0umps straight up into the air. *t the instant he starts his 0ump
three forces act on him - his weight, an upthrust from the air and the contact force with the
ground. What is the correct order in increasing magnitude of these three forces? [1]
A contact force 1 weight 1 upthrust
B upthrust 1 contact force 1 weight
C upthrust 1 weight 1 contact force
D weight 1 upthrust 1 contact force
6 'n the topic of d%namics, the equation F = ma is ver% important.
Define all the terms in this equation. ["]
7 * metal sphere is falling at a stead% speed in a tube containing oil. Describe all the forces
acting on the sphere. What is the net force on the sphere? [)]
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8 Define the newton 8.9. [1]
9 * 1) g apple falls off a tree. 6alculate the weight of the apple. [)]
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10 $he diagram shows a parachutist of mass ,) (g falling towards the ;arth. 'n each case,
determine the net force and the acceleration of the parachutist.
a
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11 $he gravitational field strength on the surface of <enus is ,.== . (g
!1
.
a 6alculate the weight of a >. (g roc( on the surface of this planet. [)]
b What is the weight of a similar roc( on the ;arth?s surface? [1]
12 &how that the equation v
)
= u
)
+ )as is homogeneous with respect to base units in the
&' s%stem. ["]
13 $he diagram shows the hori+ontal forces acting on a motorbi(e
and its rider travelling along a level road. $he total mass of the
rider and the motorbi(e is 1# (g. Determine the acceleration
of the motorbi(e. ["]
14 $he diagram shows the hori+ontal forces acting on a @) (g car.
$he total forward force acting on the car is / .. $he drag on the car depends on its speed v
and is given b% the eApressionB
drag = ."v
)
a *t a particular instant the car is travelling at a speed of ) m s
!1
. 6alculateB
i the net force on the car [)]
ii the acceleration of the car. [)]
b ;Aplain wh% %ou cannot use
v = u C at
to determine the velocit% of the car after a time t. [1]
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15 $he diagram shows an , (g person in a lift.
$he normal contact force acting on the person from the base of the lift is R. Determine the
magnitude of R when the liftB
a is travelling upwards at a constant velocit% of ). m s
!1
[)]
b is accelerated upwards at )." m s
!)
. ["]
$otalB
"=
&coreB D
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