JAR PHYSICS REVISION 3

1.

Starting from a speed of 5 m/s, a car accelerates uniformly to 20 m/s in 5 seconds. Its acceleration is:
A
-2 m/s2
B
3 m/s2
C
5 m/s2

2.

A mass of 450 g of water at 80 C is mixed with 300 g of water at 20 C without heat loss. The final temperature of
the water is:
A
16 C
B
56 C
C
66 C

3.

A molecule that gains an electron is called an:

A
ion
B
atom
C
isotope

4.

A plank of wood is 4 m long and weighs 60 N. It is uniform and is supported at its ends. A weight of 100 N is placed
on the plank 1.6 m from one end. The reactions from the supports on the plank are:
A
70 N;
90 N
B
60 N;
120 N
C
60 N;
100 N

5.

Car A has a mass of 2500 kg and is travelling at 50 km/h when it collides head on with car B (mass 3500 kg)
travelling at 10 km/h in the opposite direction. The speed of the combined wreck after the collision is:
A
5 km/h
B
10 km/h
C
15 km/h

6.

Gas is kept in a cylinder with a frictionless piston at constant pressure. Initially, the gas has a volume of 720 cm 3 and
a temperature of 27 C. Its temperature is reduced to -23C. What is its volume at this new temperature?
A
400 cm3
B
600 cm3
C
900 cm3

7.

A winch has an output power of 5 kW. What is the minimum time it will require to raise a load of 250 kg through a
height of 16 m?
A
8s
B
80 s
C
8000 s

8.

What is the value of n for the following chemical equation to balance?

2C2H2 + nO2 4CO2 + 2H2O
A
B
C

1
3
5

9.

A brake pad has an area of 400 mm2. The force from the brake pad on the disc is 6 kN. What is the average
pressure of the pad on the disc?
A
15 kN/m2
B
1500 kN/m2
C
15 MN/m2

10.

To convert F to C the equation is:

A

5(F - 32)
9

9(32 - F)
5

9(F - 32)
5

11.

Calculate the enthalpy released when 7.5 kg of copper cools from 80 C to 20 C. The specific heat capacity of
copper = 400 J/kg/C.
A
180 J
B
180 kJ
C
180 MJ

12.

What happens to the viscosity of a liquid as its temperature increases?

A
the viscosity decreases
B
the viscosity stays the same
C
the viscosity increases

13.

In comparison with the particles in a solid, the particles in a liquid are:

A
much further apart and the intermolecular forces are much weaker
B
roughly the same distance apart and the intermolecular forces are much weaker
C
much further apart and the intermolecular forces are much stronger

14.

A car decelerates uniformly from 90 km/h to 36 km/h in 6 seconds. How far does it travel in this time?
A
378 m
B
210 m
C
105 m

15.

A crate has a mass of 40 kg. It is being pushed at constant speed across a horizontal floor by a horizontal force of
300 N. The coefficient of friction between the crate and the floor is:
A
0.60
B
0.75
C
1.33

16.

A clean, stripped signal is obtained from a fibre optic system using:

A
a filter
B
a regenerator
C
an amplifier

17.

Which of the following is a transverse wave?

A
sonic boom
B
sonar
C
radar

18.

An aircraft of mass 40 tonnes is travelling at 540 km/h. Its kinetic energy is:
A
450 mJ
B
450 kJ
C
450 MJ

19.

The velocity ratio of a machine is given by the ratio:

A

V.R.

distance moved by effort

distance moved by load

V.R.

load
effort

V.R.

load x distance moved by load

effort x distance moved by effort

20.

A radar pulse is sent to an aircraft 30 km away. The speed of light is 3 x 108 m/s. The reflected signal will be
received after a time of:
A
0.1 ms
B
0.2 ms
C
0.4 ms

21.

An oil has a density of 850 kg/m3. Its relative density is:

A
0.85
B
8.5
C
85

22.

A device used to measure atmospheric pressure is the:

A
hydrometer
B
manometer
C
aneroid barometer

23.

Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation could have a wavelength of 500 nm?
A
X rays
B
visible light
C
microwaves

24.

A ball of mass 0.2 kg is dropped onto the ground from a height of 1.25 m. It rebounds to a height of 0.65 m. How
much energy was lost by the ball when it collided with the floor?
A
1.2 J
B
1.5 J
C
2.5 J

25.

In a concave lens, the image:

A
may be real or virtual, depending where the object is
B
is always virtual
C
is always larger than the object.

26.

What is the absolute pressure at a depth of 5m of water (specific gravity = 1.000) when the atmospheric pressure is
1.02 bar?
A
0.5 bar
B
1.52 bar
C
6.02 bar

27.

A fuel tank has a length of 3 m, a width of 2 m and a height of 0.8 m. It is filled to a height of 0.75 m with fuel of
relative density 0.8. The weight of fuel in the tank is:
A
360 N
B
3 600 N
C
36 000 N

28.

A radio signal has a frequency of 75 MHz. Its wavelength is:

A
4 cm
B
40 cm
C
400 cm

29.

Methanol has a specific heat capacity of 2500 J/kg/K, a boiling point of 65 C and a specific latent heat of
vaporisation of 1120 kJ/kg. How much energy is required to change 2 kg of methanol at 45 C to vapour at 65 C?
A
2 240 kJ
B
2 340 kJ
C
102 000 kJ

30.

A water heater has a power output of 2 kW. The time taken in seconds to raise the temperature of 15 litres of water
(specific heat capacity = 4200 J/kg/ C) from 20 C to 55 C is:

31.

32.

15 x 4200 x 35
2000

15 x 4200 x 55
2000

2 x 15 x 4200 x 35

A sample of gas is held in a rigid container. Initially, it has a gauge pressure of 0.50 bar and a temperature of 19 C.
It is heated so that its gauge pressure increases to 3.15 bar. Atmospheric pressure is 1.05 bar. The final
temperature of the gas is given by:
A

4.20 x 292
1.55

3.15 x 19
0.50

0.50 x 292
4.20

An aircraft is travelling due north at 400 km/h. It turns and heads due south at 300 km/h. The magnitude of the
vector change in velocity is:
A
100 km/h
B
500 km/h
C
700 km/h

33.

A brass tube has a length of 12.00 m at a temperature of 10 C. How much longer is it when the temperature is
60 C? (The coefficient of linear expansion of brass is 19 x 10-6 /K)
A
0.114 mm
B
1.14 mm
C
11.4 mm

34.

The following are the results to find the relative density of a fuel: mass of empty bottle = 19.2 g; mass of bottle filled
with water = 67.6 g; mass of bottle filled with oil = 55.5 g. The relative density of the fuel is:
A
0.75
B
0.92
C
1.13

35.

A racing car is travelling at a steady speed of 216 km/h round a bend of radius 80 m. Its centripetal acceleration is:
A
45 m/s2
B
60 m/s2
C
100 m/s2

36.

A bicycle has wheels with an outer diameter of 75 cm. What is the angular velocity of the wheels when the bicycle
has a linear velocity of 12 m/s?
A
8 rad/s
B
24 rad/s
C
32 rad/s

37.

The diagram below shows two forces acting at the same point. The resultant force has a magnitude of:
A
1 kN
B
5 kN
C
7 kN
3 kN
4 kN

38.

When light passes from air into Perspex it:

A
speeds up
B
bends towards the normal
C
changes frequency

39.

A copper-constantan thermocouple generates an e.m.f. of 4 mV when the cold and hot ends are held at 0 C and
100 C respectively. When the cold end is at 20 C the thermocouple generates an e.m.f. of 2.5 mV. What is the
temperature of the hot end?
A
62.5 C
B
82.5 C
C
102.5 C

40.

The diagram below shows two equal forces being used to turn a valve. The moment of this couple is:
A
7.5 Nm
B
15 Nm
C
30 Nm
50 N

30 cm
50 N