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Physics Practice Questions - ATPL8

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much work must be done by a force on a 100kg body in order to accelerate it from 0 to 20 m/s in 10 seconds?

a)

2 × 10³ J

b)

4 × 10³ J

c)

2 × 10⁴ J

d)

4 × 10⁴ J

2.

A railway truck with a mass of 10000kg rolling at 5m/s collides with a stationary truck of mass 12500kg. The trucks join together. At what speed do they move after the collision? Note: we shall assume that friction forces are small enough to ignore, so we can apply the law of conservation of momentum.

a)

2.2m/s

b)

3.5m/s

c)

1m/s

d)

Cannot be determined

3.

An engine reaches its top speed from rest in 7.5s. It is able to perform 250,000J of work in that time. The power of the engine is _________.

a)

1.8kW

b)

33.3kW

c)

298kW

d)

41kW

4.

If 150 Joules of work is needed to move a box 10m, what force was used?

a)

1500N

b)

15N

c)

1.5N

d)

150N

5.

Fahrenheit may be converted to Celsius by using the equation

a)

C° = 59\frac{5}{9} (F° - 32)

b)

C° = 59\frac{5}{9} F° - 32

c)

C° = 59\frac{5}{9} F° + 23

d)

C° = 95\frac{9}{5} F° + 32

6.

The slope of a velocity time graph represents the _________.

a)

Velocity of the object

b)

Displacement of the object

c)

Acceleration of the object

d)

Momentum of the object

7.

A fluorescent lamp is 25% efficient. Choose the statement that correctly describes how the lamp performs.

a)

25% of the energy supplied to the lamp is lost along the way.

b)

25% of the energy supplied to the lamp is transferred to light.

c)

75% of the energy supplied to the lamp is transferred to light.

d)

The lamp is not working properly.

8.

A mass of 500kg moves 42m with a force of 85N. What is the work produced?

a)

3570J

b)

210000J

c)

10800J

d)

None of the above.

9.

The stability of a body is increased by _______________________________.

a)

raising the position of its CoG and decreasing the width of its base

b)

lowering the position of its CoG and increasing the width of its base

c)

increasing the mass of the body

d)

raising the position of its CoG and increasing the width of its base

e)

lowering the position of its CoG and decreasing the width of its base

10.

If you push an object with force of 8N for 12m in 6s, how much power is used?

a)

18W

b)

16W

c)

30W

d)

24W

11.

The prefix 'n' (nano) means the quantity times ____.

a)

0.1

b)

1

c)

10^-9

d)

0.01

12.

What force is required to produce an acceleration of 12.5m/s² on a mass of 240kg?

a)

1000N

b)

1250N

c)

3000N

d)

2500N

13.

A bus of mass 4000kg starts from rest and rolls down a hill. If it travels a distance of 400m in 10s, calculate the acceleration of the bus.

a)

20000m/s²

b)

8m/s²

c)

None of the options.

d)

25m/s²

14.

How long will it take a car moving at 1600km/hr to travel 80km?

a)

80s

b)

180s

c)

180 min

d)

1.8s

15.

If a car travels 24km in half a minute, what is the car's velocity in m/s?

a)

800 m/s

b)

1040 m/s

c)

84 m/s

d)

20 m/s

16.

What is the momentum of a ball of mass 7g and has a velocity of 10cm/s?

a)

70 kgm/s

b)

0.0007 kgm/s

c)

70000 kgm/s

d)

None of the options.

17.

An elevator weighing 595N is to be lifted up at a constant velocity of 5m/s. What should be the minimum horsepower of the motor to be used?

a)

None of the options.

b)

0.4 hp

c)

4 hp

d)

3.5 hp

18.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that ________________.

a)

energy cannot be created or destroyed and cannot change its form

b)

energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can change its form

c)

energy can be created or destroyed, but cannot change its form

d)

energy can be transferred or transformed, but cannot be created or destroyed

e)

energy can be created or destroyed, but can change its form

19.

Two cars set out along highway at the same time, car A travels at an average speed of 165km/h and car B at an average of 105km/h. How far apart are the two cars after 2 hours and 6 minutes?

a)

60km

b)

40.5km

c)

126km

d)

48.5km

20.

How much work is done when an engine generates 200W in 25s?

a)

5MJ

b)

5kJ

c)

500MJ

d)

15J

21.

How does temperature affect the density of a gas at the SAME altitude or height?

a)

Density is not affected by changes in temperature.

b)

Density only changes with extremely cold temperatures.

c)

Density increases with an increase in temperature.

d)

Density decreases with an increase in temperature.

22.

What is the SI unit of density?

a)

kilogram per cubic meter

b)

kilogram per square meter

c)

kilogram per square kilometres

d)

kilogram per cubic kilometres

23.

Newton's first law of motion states that ______________________.

a)

None of the answers are correct

b)

For every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction

c)

The body continues to be in its state of rest or of uniform motion along a straight line, unless it is acted upon by some external force to change the state

d)

Objects in motion tend to speed up unless acted upon by an external force

e)

The rate of change of linear momentum of a body is directly proportional to the external force applied on the body; and this change takes place always in the direction of the force applied

24.

A roller coaster speeds along a track with considerable momentum. If a different roller coaster travels at six times the speed but one-third the mass of the first roller coaster, its momentum would be ________.

a)

half as much

b)

twice as much

c)

unchanged

d)

four times as much

e)

zero

25.

Which of the following is the unit of Force?

a)

kgm/s

b)

Nm/s

c)

kgm/s²

d)

cm/s

26.

What is the moment produced by the 15N force?

a)

15Nm clockwise

b)

150Nm anti-clockwise

c)

1.5Nm anti-clockwise

d)

0.15Nm clockwise

27.

Heat transfer by radiation _______________________.

a)

requires a medium to transfer heat

b)

does not occur from light bulbs - they are too bright

c)

does not require any material between the radiator and the object receiving the radiation

d)

None of the options.

e)

is the same as conduction

28.

A machine with an efficiency of 60% raises a load of 150N vertically to a height of 10m. The work input to the machine is __________.

a)

1500J

b)

2500J

c)

525J

d)

500J

29.

Calculate the amount of work done in raising a glass of milk weighing 800g through a height of 40cm.

a)

10000J

b)

3.2J

c)

1J

d)

32KJ

30.

A 10kg object experiences a horizontal force which causes it to accelerate at 3m/s², moving it a distance of 50m, horizontally. How much work is done by the force?

a)

2000J

b)

80J

c)

40J

d)

1500J

31.

Explosions happen when the total momentum of the objects add up to zero.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

A child pulls a snow-covered sled up a hill. If he does 2666J of work on the sled and walks 43m up the hill, how large of a force must the child exert?

a)

6227N

b)

47N

c)

6075N

d)

62N

33.

Which of the following is NOT a method of heat transfer?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Condensation

34.

Laura goes for a cycle from her house to the post office 4km away. Refer to the graph to work out Laura’s speed cycling back home.

a)

12 km/hr

b)

12 mm/h

c)

16 m/s

d)

4.4 km/h

35.

If a body starts at rest and reaches 80m/s in 4s, its acceleration is ___________.

a)

252m/s²

b)

120m/s²

c)

20m/s²

d)

None of the options.

36.

A constant retarding force of 50N is applied to a body of mass 20kg moving initially with a speed of 15m/s. How long does the body take to stop?

a)

2.5s

b)

−2.5s

c)

6s

d)

5s

37.

If the velocity of tripled of an object, the centripetal force will ________________.

a)

quadruple

b)

increase by a factor of 9

c)

halve

d)

stay the same

38.

The smallest building block of matter is called __________.

a)

atom

b)

molecule

c)

crystal

d)

element

39.

Where is the magnetic field strength the strongest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

40.

Potential difference between terminals is also known as the difference in _____________.

a)

electric pressure

b)

charge

c)

current

d)

electric density

41.

A subsonic aircraft is travelling __________ the speed of sound.

a)

above

b)

below

c)

at

d)

not enough information provided

42.

The galvanometer gives _______ voltage readings for a DC generator.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

positive and negative

d)

zero

43.

An AC generator is also known as __________.

a)

alternator

b)

dynamo

c)

motor

d)

transformer

44.

Two busses set out on a journey in opposite directions. Bus A travels at an average speed of 150KPH and bus B travels at 120KPH. How far apart are the two busses after 2hrs and 15mins?

a)

607.5km

b)

67.5km

c)

718.6km

d)

342.8km

45.

Match the following circuit symbols with the correct components.

a)

1.

Cell

b)

2.

Resistor

c)

3.

Bulb

d)

4.

Ammeter

46.

True or False. Gasses are incompressible.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Which height indicates the atmospheric pressure in the given mercury barometer?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.

EMF induction takes place because of changing ___________.

a)

magnetic field

b)

resistance

c)

temperature

d)

current

49.

Convert 2750L into m³.

a)

2.75 cubic meter

b)

27.5 cubic meter

c)

0.275 cubic meter

d)

None of the answers is correct.

50.

Hydraulic machines are:

a)

Distance multipliers

b)

Use hydraulic fluid because it is compressible

c)

All are correct

d)

Increase force at the same ratio of the area of the pistons

51.

What is the work done in moving a charge of 5 C across two points with a potential difference of 4 V?

a)

20 J

b)

15 J

c)

10 J

d)

25 J

52.

A sample of gas at a temperature of 20°C has a volume of 40 cm³ at a pressure of 2 x 10⁵ Pa. If the pressure is increased to 6 x 10⁵ Pa while the temperature is raised to 30°C, what will the new volume be?

a)

13.4 cm³

b)

13.8 cm³

c)

10 cm³

d)

13.5 cm³

53.

A heater is supplied with 5000 J of electrical energy and produces 1500 J of thermal energy. What is the efficiency of the heater?

a)

30%

b)

25%

c)

None of the answers is correct

d)

35%

54.

How much work is done in lifting a 1500 kg object to a height of 50 meters? (Assume g=10 m/s²)

a)

750 KJ

b)

600 KJ

c)

7500 J

d)

75 KJ

55.

Which container has the highest liquid pressure at it's base?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

They all have the same pressure at their bases

56.

Two masses of mass 10.0 and 6.0 kg are hung from massless strings at the end of a light rod. The rod is virtually weightless. A pivot (fulcrum) is placed off center and the system is free to rotate. If the 6.0 kg mass is 4.0 m away from the pivot, how far away is the 10.0 kg mass if the system is not rotating?

a)

0.42 m

b)

2.4 m

c)

4.8 m

d)

4.2 m

57.

Given the velocity time graph of a moving object. Find the distance covered during motion.

a)

150m

b)

84m

c)

138m

d)

None of the answers is correct.

58.

If a constant force is applied, how does mass affect acceleration?

a)

Acceleration is directly proportional to mass

b)

Acceleration is inversely proportional to mass

c)

Mass and acceleration are independent

d)

None of the above

59.

500 kts equals to:

a)

926 km/hr

b)

926 mph

c)

1852 km/hr

d)

None of the answers is correct.

60.

If an aircraft is loaded with cold fuel, its range will:

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease initially

c)

Decrease

d)

Range is unaffected by fuel temperature