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PHYSICS 2ND TERM EXAMINATION 2022/2023

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force of 20N pushes an object of mass 5.0kg along a rough horizontal surface where the frictional force is 5.0N.

What is the acceleration of the object?

a)

1.0 m/s 2

b)

2.0 m/s 2

c)

3.0 m/s 2

d)

4.0 m/s 2

2.

A student produces some revision notes on gravity, mass and weight. Which statement is not correct?

a)

A gravitational field is a region in which a mass experiences a gravitational force.

b)

Gravitational field strength has the unit N/kg

c)

Mass is a measure of the amount of matter

d)

Mass is equal to weight multiplied by gravitational field strength

3.

The input power to a motor is 300 W. In 20s it lifts a load of 400N through a height of 6.0m.

What is the efficiency of the motor?

a)

20%

b)

25%

c)

40%

d)

' 75%

4.

Which is correct? -

a)

Workdone=force x speed

b)

Work-done = force x distance moved

c)

Workdone= speed x distance moved

5.

Which is the incorrect relation statement?

a)

Density = mass/volume

b)

Weight = mass x gravitational field strength

c)

Speed = displacement /time

d)

Velocity = displacement /time

6.

Using the following mathematical relations that represent two physical quantities:

Quantity (A)= 1 /2 Xmass X velocity squared k.E=1/2mv2 Quantity (B)=Force x Displacement. (W = F. d) So that, the dimensional formula (ML2 T -2 ) represents :

a)

Quantity (A) only

b)

Quantity (B) only

c)

Both (A & B )

d)

Neither (A) nor (B)

7.

A horse tries to pull a wagon loaded with wood. If the pull force of the horse represents an "action", which force of the following represents the "reaction"?

a)

A The friction force between the wagon wheels and the ground.

b)

The pull force of the wagon to the horse.

c)

The air resistance to the wagon.

d)

The friction force between the horse legs and the ground

8.

Using the following relations:

(Force = mass x acceleration)

(Potential Energy = mass x acceleration x height) So, the relation between The Newton (the measuring unit of force)and The Joule( the measuring unit of potential energy) is

a)

Newton = Joule/meter

b)

Newton = Joule. Meter

c)

Newton = meter/ Joule.

d)

Newton = Joule.

9.

If the length of a rectangle = |5 ± 0.1 | m and

its width = |4 ± 0.2 | m. So, the rectangle area is :

a)

| 9 ± 0.3 | m2

b)

|20 ± 0.3| m2

c)

|20 ± 1.4 | m2

d)

|20 ± 0.5 | m2

10.

It's an example of vector quantity

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Energy

d)

Mass

11.

Which one of these options is NOT a vector quantity

a)

Force

b)

Displacement

c)

Momentum

d)

Energy

12.

A 5 kg ball is lifted 12 m above the ground. The ball:

a)

gains elastic potential energy

b)

gains gravitational potential energy

c)

gains kinetic energy

d)

gains mechanical energy

13.

Which of the following objects has the most kinetic energy?

a)

A 20 kg toddler running at 5 m/s

b)

A 50 kg toddler running at 30 m/s

c)

A 90 kg toddler running at 30 m/s

d)

A 100 kg toddler running at 5 m/s

14.

Which of the following is true for a system consisting of a mass oscillating on the end of an ideal spring?

a)

The kinetic and potential energies are equal to each other at all times.

b)

The kinetic and potential energies are both constant.

c)

The maximum kinetic energy and maximum potential energy are equal, but occur at different times.

d)

The maximum potential energy is achieved when the mass passes through its equilibrium position.

15.
A pendulum is released from point C.  Which statement is correct as it  swings from C to A?
a)
The PE increases and KE decreases
b)
The KE increases and PE decreases.
c)
The PE is maximum at A.
d)
The KE is maximum at C and B.
16.
A 40 kg crate is picked up by a crane to a height of 50m. The crate falls. What is the velocity of the crate just before it hits the ground?
a)
2000 Joules
b)
19,600 Joules
c)
19,600 m/s
d)
31.3 m/s
17.

M L -1 T -2 is the dimensional formula of .......

a)

acceleration

b)

force

c)

work

d)

pressure

18.

mole is the unit of ....

a)

temperature

b)

quantity of material

c)

plane angle

d)

luminous intensity

19.

600 inches due east is an example of ---

a)

Displacement

b)

Speed

c)

Acceleration

d)

Distance

20.

20km due east is an example of ---

a)

Scalar quantity

b)

Vector quantity

c)

Fundamental quantity

d)

Basic quantity

21.

500 miles is an example of …...

a)

Displacement

b)

Distance

c)

Force

d)

Speed

22.

The following are examples of scalar quantities, Except ---

a)

Time

b)

Temperature

c)

Velocity

d)

Mass

23.

One of the following is a vector quantity.

a)

Force

b)

Distance

c)

Mass

d)

Speed

24.

power is defined as the 

a)

capacity to exert a force

b)

product of force and  time

c)

product of force and distance

d)

energy expended per unit time. 

25.

 What is the unit equivalent of joules? 

a)

Nm  

b)

Nm

c)

kgm/s

d)

kgm/s²

26.

What is the unit equivalent of watt?   

a)

Nm/s

b)

Nm 

c)

kg/m 

d)

kg/m  

27.

Which of the following sources has the same unit as energy?           

a)

Power   

b)

Work  

c)

Force  

d)

Momentum.

28.

Which of the following sources of energy is renewable?            

a)

sun

b)

Petroleum

c)

Coal

d)

Uranium

29.

Which of the following statements correctly defines quantitatively, the work done by a force? The product of the force and the distance moved

a)

parallel to the line of action of the force from a reference point

b)

perpendicular to the line of action of the force from a reference point

c)

on a line through the reference point

d)

by the object

30.

The mass on a loaded spiral  spring oscillates vertically between two extreme positions P and R equidistant from the  equilibrium position Q. Which of the following statements about the system is not  correct?

a)

The momentum of the mass is  maximum at Q

b)

The elastic potential energy of the spring is maximum at Q

c)

The kinetic energy of the mass  is maximum at P

d)

The total energy of the system is always constant

31.

A stone of mass 0.5kg is dropped from a height of 12m. Calculate its maximum kinetic energy.                            ( g = 10m/s2)       

a)

3.0J

b)

6.0J

c)

30.0J

d)

60.0J

32.

A 70 kg man ascends a flight of stairs of height 4m in 7s. The power expended by the man is        

a)

40W  

b)

100W 

c)

280W

d)

400W

33.

  A pump lifts water into an overhead tank at a height of 12m at the rate of 5kg/s. The power of the  pump is      

a)

60W 

b)

600W 

c)

720W

d)

1200W

34.

A 40kg girl climbing a flight of stairs expends energy at the rate  of  50W. The time taken for her to reach a height of 20m is      

a)

16s 

b)

32s

c)

80s 

d)

160s

35.

A boy of weight 300N climbs to the  top of a hill of height 20m. The work done by the boy against the force of gravity is           

a)

60000J  

b)

6000J

c)

320J

d)

15J

36.

  Under which of the following conditions is work done.  

a)

A man supports a heavy Load above his head with his hands

b)

A woman holds a pot of water

c)

A boy climbs unto a table

d)

A man pushes against a stationary petrol tanker.

37.

When velocity is plotted against the time taken, the gradient of the uniform graph obtained gives____ 

a)

Speed

b)

Acceleration

c)

Uniform speed

d)

Velocity

38.

In a v-t graph, area of the entire shape obtained gives

a)

Acceleration

b)

Distance

c)

Deceleration

d)

Total distance travelled

39.

The unit of linear expansivity is

a)

m/k

b)

mk 

c)

K

d)

K-1

40.

A copper rod is 3m long at a certain temperature. Calculate the length  for a temperature rise of 100k if the linear expansivity of copper is 17x10-6 k-1.

a)

3.0051

b)

3.0017

c)

3.5100

d)

3.0017.

41.

A garage hoist lifts a truck up 2 meters above the ground. Find the workdone by the truck. [Given: 1000 kg as the mass of the truck] 

a)

19620 J

b)

19800J

c)

17900J

d)

14452J

42.

How much net force is required to accelerate a 1000 kg car at 4.00 m/s2

a)

4000 N

b)

6000N

c)

4600N

d)

3420N

43.

Aimee has a toy car mass of 2 kg. How much force should she apply to the car so that it should travel with the acceleration of 8 m/s2

a)

13N 

b)

12N

c)

15N  

d)

16N

44.

The mass of the object is 1500 g. Find the weight of the object on the earth? (g = 10N/kg)

a)

150N

b)

1500N

c)

15000N

d)

15N

45.

Which of the following statements about the mass and the weight of a body is not correct? Its

a)

mass is a scalar quantity

b)

weight is a function of the gravitational pull on it

c)

mass on earth and on the moon is the same

d)

weight is a scalar quantity

46.

Rank the states of matter from weakest to strongest intermolecular forces.

a)

gas, solid, liquid

b)

solid, liquid, gas

c)

gas, liquid, solid

d)

solid, gas, liquid

47.

Rank the states of matter from slowest to fastest particle speed.

a)

gas, solid, liquid

b)

solid, liquid, gas

c)

gas, liquid, solid

d)

solid, gas, liquid

48.
Motion occurs when......................
a)

the speed of an object changes. 

b)

an object's distance from another object changes. 

c)

there is an increase or decrease in an object's speed. 

d)

none of the above

49.
Average speed is calculated..............
a)
by dividing the total distance by the total time. 
b)
by dividing distance by time. 
c)
by multiplying mass and acceleration. 
50.
What is acceleration?
a)

The speed and direction of an object's motion. 

b)

An increase or decrease in speed, or a change in direction. 

c)

The tendency of an object to resist change in its motion. 

d)

An increase or decrease in magnitudes and directions