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LHTB Physics Pre-Exam (2.3 Mechanics – Kinetics)

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For a car weighing 1000 N, what force would be required to accelerate the car to 3 ms-2...

a)

3000 N

b)

3270 N

c)

305.8 N

2.

A time period of 10 microseconds is equal to a frequency of...

a)

100kHz

b)

10kHz

c)

1mHz

3.

The SI unit of acceleration is the…

a)

metre per second squared (m/s2)

b)

square metre (m2)

c)

metre per second (m/s)

4.

If a body starts at rest and reaches 84 m/s in 3 seconds, its acceleration is…

a)

28m/s^2

b)

14m/s^2

c)

252m/s^

5.

The SI unit of velocity is the…

a)

metre per second (m/s)

b)

metre (m)

c)

metre per second squared (m/s2)

6.

An aircraft flies 1350 nmiles in 2h 15mins. What is the average speed?

a)

600nmiles/h

b)

600miles/h

c)

150nmiles/h

7.

A spring extends 7 cm to the ground and back again 20 times a minute. What is the period?

a)

3s

b)

7cm

c)

1/3 cycle

8.

A cyclist goes from rest to 50 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average acceleration?

a)

10m/s^2

b)

8m/s^2

c)

12m/s^

9.

What is the period of a frequency of 4 Hz?

a)

8 seconds

b)

4 seconds

c)

0.25 seconds

10.

A dot rotates around the circumference of a circle. If the vertical position of this dot is plotted on a graph with respect to time the result will be…

a)

a sinusoidal waveform

b)

a transverse waveform

c)

a linear motion

11.

A freely falling body, falling from a height of 2km, and assuming g = 10m/s2, will strike the ground in a time of...

a)

20s

b)

80s

c)

200s

12.

What is the angular velocity of a shaft rotating at 300rpm in radians/second?.

a)

2π radians/second

b)

5π radians/second

c)

10π radians/second

13.

The force that acts on a body to cause it to rotate in a circular path is called the...

a)

centrifugal force

b)

inertia force

c)

centripetal force

14.

An aircraft of 2 metric tonnes uses 800 kilojoules kinetic energy to make an emergency stop. Its brakes apply a force of 10 kiloNewtons. What distance does it travel before it comes to a stop?

a)

40m

b)

400m

c)

80m

15.

A body rotating at an angular velocity of 5 radians/sec, with a radius of 5 metres has a speed of...

a)

25 metres per second

b)

5π metres per second

c)

5 metres per second

16.

A mass of 400 kg moves 27metres, with a force of 54N, what is the work produced?

a)

1458J

b)

10.1 KJ

c)

583.2 KJ

17.

A mass on a spring nearly hits the ground 20 times a minute, its frequency is...

a)

3 cycles per second

b)

20 cycles per second

c)

1/3 cycles per second

18.

A body travelling at 20 m/s accelerates to 36 m/s in 8 seconds, what is its acceleration?

a)

8m/s^2

b)

4m/s^2

c)

2m/s^2

19.

A body dropped from 10 m will hit the ground in...

a)

2 seconds

b)

0.2 seconds

c)

1.41 seconds

20.

What is the rate of gravity?

a)

9.81m/s^2

b)

0.981m/s^2

c)

12.7m/s^2

21.

An object travels 18 km in 1 minute 30 seconds. What is its average speed?

a)

270m/s

b)

100m/s

c)

200m/s

22.

100 m is approximately…

a)

109 yards

b)

220 yards

c)

66 yards

23.

A car moves over a distance of 5 miles at steady speed in 10 minutes. What is the speed?

a)

30 mph

b)

15 mph

c)

60 mph

24.

A spaceship travels a distance of 480,000 miles in 2 days. What is its speed?

a)

36,000 mph

b)

48,000 mph

c)

10,000 mph

25.

A cyclist covers a distance of 1,000 m at a constant speed in 90 seconds, What is his speed?

a)

11.1 m/s

b)

12.5 m/s

c)

50 m/s

26.

How long will it take a car moving at 60 km/hr to travel 90 km?

a)

40 minutes

b)

75 minutes

c)

90 minutes

27.

An aircraft travels at 500 km/hr for 30 minutes at steady speed. How far does it move in that time?

a)

500 km

b)

1000 km

c)

250 km

28.

Which of the following affect the velocity of an object?

a)

Speed and direction

b)

Speed and distance

c)

Speed and mass

29.

Acceleration involves

a)

change in speed or direction of movement

b)

steady speed over a fixed period of time

c)

change in position with time

30.

What acceleration is produced if a mass increases speed from rest to 10 ft/sec in 5 seconds?

a)

2 ft/sec^2

b)

50ft/sec^2

c)

0.5ft/sec^2

31.

A car travelling at a speed of 5 m/s accelerates at the rate of 1 m/s2. How long will it take to reach a speed of 20 m/s?

a)

10 secs

b)

15 secs

c)

20 secs

32.

Newton’s laws of motion apply to…

a)

all substances irrespective of state

b)

gases and liquids only

c)

solid substances only

33.

Which of Newton’s Laws apply most directly to an aircraft which is accelerating down a runway?

a)

The 1st law

b)

The 2nd law

c)

The 3rd law

34.

Which of Newton’s Laws apply most directly to a car which is slowing down due to the braking action?

a)

The 1st law

b)

The 3rd law

c)

The 2nd law

35.

F = ma is an equation which expresses...

a)

Newton’s 1st law

b)

Newton’s 3rd law

c)

Newton’s 2nd law

36.

What force is required to produce an acceleration of 5 m/s2 on a mass of 2 kg?

a)

10N

b)

2.5N

c)

50N

37.

If a force of 10 lbf produces an acceleration of 2.5 ft/sec2, on what mass is it acting?

a)

4 lbs

b)

25 slugs

c)

4 slugs

38.

What is acceleration?

a)

Rate of change of velocity

b)

Rate of change of movement

c)

Rate of change of position

39.

In a gear train the driver has 100 TPI and the driven has 50 TPI...

a)

The driven rotates twice as fast

b)

The driven rotates half as fast

c)

The driven rotates at the same speed

40.

An aircraft of 2 metric tonnes lands with 400 kilojoules of energy, 10 kiloNewtons of force is applied at the brakes, how far does the aircraft take to stop?

a)

40M

b)

400M

c)

80M

41.

A radar rotates 1 revolution each 30 seconds and uses 10J of energy each revolution. How many joules does it use in a day?

a)

720kJ

b)

28.8kJ

c)

7200kJ

42.

A light aircraft flies in a semi-circle from point A to point B. If the circle has a radius of 20km and the time taken is 30 minutes, the average speed is…

a)

125.7km/h

b)

80km/h

c)

110km/h

43.

The landing speed of an aircraft is 54 m/s2. If the maximum deceleration is 3m/s2 the minimum length of runway required is…

a)

360m

b)

162m

c)

486m

44.

The number of radians in a semi circle are...

a)

Exactly 3

b)

π

c)

45.

The angular velocity of 500 RPM is, in rads/seconds is equal to...

a)

16.66π rads/s

b)

8.33π rads/s

c)

1000π rads/s

46.

Which of Newton's laws relates to the formula: Force = mass * acceleration?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

47.

The period of simple pendulum is…

a)

longer on the earth than on the moon

b)

longer for a heavy pendulum bob

c)

independent of its mass

48.

A satellite requires 10 Joules to rotate half a revolution, which takes 30 seconds. What is the energy required for one day?

a)

28,000 J

b)

1,200 J

c)

14,400 J

49.

The size of Centripetal Force on an object travelling in a circle...

a)

increase with increasing mass of the object

b)

decrease with increasing mass of the object.

c)

increases with an increasing radius of circle

50.

For an object in circular motion at constant velocity, if the radius of its path is doubled the centripetal force will

a)

double

b)

half

c)

remain the same

51.

An aircraft weighing 6400 pounds lands at a speed of 10 ft/Sec and stops in 10 Seconds. What force was generated by the brakes (assuming gravity as 32 ft/sec)

a)

-200 lbs

b)

-2000 lbs

c)

-640 lbs

52.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.' This is known as...

a)

Newton’s first law

b)

Newton’s third law

c)

Newton’s second law

53.

One radian is equal to…

a)

the angle subtended at the centre of a circle when the arc-length formed between two radial lines is equal in length to the radius

b)

66.7 degrees

c)

the angle subtended at the centre of a circle when the arc-length formed between two radial lines is equal to π

54.

A weight on a spring almost touches the floor 7 times over 21 seconds. What is its frequency?

a)

1/3 cycles/second

b)

7 cycles/second

c)

3 cycles/second

55.

Which of the following statements describes centrifugal force?

a)

Greater than centripetal force and acts in the opposite direction

b)

Smaller than centripetal force and acts in the opposite direction

c)

Equal to centripetal force and acts in the opposite direction

56.

A body starting from rest accelerates at the rate of 20 metres per second squared. What is the distance covered until the body reaches a velocity of 50 metres per second?

a)

50 metres

b)

0.625 metres

c)

62.5 metres

57.

A body starting from rest accelerates at the rate of 20 metres per second squared. What is the distance covered until the body reaches a velocity of 50 metres per second?

a)

300 milliseconds

b)

1.25 seconds

c)

3 seconds

58.

A drive shaft has a speed 150π radians a second. What is the speed in RPM?

a)

4500

b)

9000

c)

1500