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Grade 10

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 39mins

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Class
Date
1.

A student determines the circumference of a football.

Which instrument gives a reading that is the circumference of the football?

a)

calipers

b)

micrometer

c)

rule

d)

tape

2.

A student lists three changes that affect the stopping distance of a car.

1 increasing the braking force

2 increasing the friction between the tyres and the road

3 increasing the speed of the car

Which change or changes increase the stopping distance?

a)

1 and 2

b)

1 and 3

c)

1 only

d)

3 only

3.

The gravitational field strength in space is smaller than on the Earth’s surface.

A rocket is used to launch a satellite from the Earth’s surface into space.

How are the mass and the weight of the satellite affected as the satellite moves away from the surface of the Earth and into space?

a)

Both the mass and the weight are unaffected.

b)

The mass decreases and the weight decreases.

c)

The mass increases and the weight is unaffected.

d)

The mass is unaffected and the weight decreases.

4.

A car of mass 800 kg has a forward acceleration of 2.5 m / s2.

A frictional force of 1200 N opposes the motion of the car.

What is the driving force due to the engine of the car?

a)

800 N

b)

1200 N

c)

2000 N

d)

3200 N

5.

A list of various quantities is shown.

acceleration

displacement

force

length

mass

velocity

How many of these quantities are vectors?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

6.

Which expression is used to calculate density?

a)

mass * volume

b)

volume/

mass

c)

volume + mass

d)

mass/

volume

7.

What is measured using a micrometer?

a)

area

b)

current

c)

length

d)

mass

8.

A car of weight 11 000 N moves with constant velocity along a horizontal road. A driving force of 5000 N acts on the car.

What is the force opposing the motion of the car?

a)

5000 N

b)

6000 N

c)

11 000 N

d)

16 000 N

9.

Which physical quantity does not change when a piece of copper is heated?

a)

density

b)

mass

c)

temperature

d)

volume

10.

A single metal bolt has a mass of 34 g.

Three of the bolts are immersed in a measuring cylinder

that contains 30 cm3 of water.

The reading on the measuring cylinder rises to 42 cm3.

What is the density of the metal?

a)

0.81 g / cm3

b)

2.8 g / cm3

c)

7.5 g / cm3

d)

8.5 g / cm3

11.

A single force is applied to a body.

What cannot happen?

a)

a change in the direction of the moving body

b)

a change in the mass of the body initially at rest

c)

a change in the position of the body initially at rest

d)

a change in the speed of the moving body

12.

There is no atmosphere on the Moon.

Two metal spheres of identical volume but different mass are at rest at the same height above the ground on the Moon. They are dropped at the same time.

How do the spheres move after release?

a)

The sphere with the larger mass has a smaller acceleration.

b)

The sphere with the larger mass hits the ground first.

c)

The sphere with the smaller mass has a smaller acceleration.

d)

The two spheres hit the ground together.

13.

What is an expression for the moment of a force about a pivot?

a)

distance the force moves from the pivot ÷ force

b)

force × distance the force moves from the pivot

c)

force × perpendicular distance of the force from the pivot

d)

force ÷ perpendicular distance of the force from the pivot

14.

Which statement about centre of mass is correct?

a)

Objects with a centre of mass at the same height are less stable when the base is larger.

b)

Objects with a centre of mass at the same height are more stable when the base is larger.

c)

Objects with higher centres of mass and smaller bases are more stable.

d)

Objects with identical bases are more stable when the centre of mass is higher.

15.

What is a possible mass for a normal adult person?

a)

7.5 kg

b)

75 kg

c)

750 kg

d)

7500 kg