Introductory Physics 1 Test #1 -- Unit 1 to 3 November 16, 2020

Multiply Choices – Answer all questions

1. Which unit would be best to measure the length of a car?
A. Kilometer
B. Meter
C. Centimeter
D. Decimeter

2. To measure the diameter of a small pipe, we would use

A. thermometer
B. micrometer screw gauge
C. meter stick
D. vernier caliper

3. How many centimeters are in a kilometer?

A. 100,000
B. 1,000
C. 100
D. 10

4. A small steel ball is dropped from a low balcony. Ignoring air resistance, which statement
describes the motion?
A. It falls with decreasing acceleration.
B. It falls with decreasing speed.
C. It falls with constant acceleration.
D. It falls with constant speed.

5. A force acting on an object causes some properties of the object to change. Which list
contains only properties that can be changed by the action of a force?
A. Mass, motion and size.
B. Motion, mass and shape.
C. Shape, mass and size.
D. Motion, shape and size

6. An empty measuring cylinder weighs 20 g. When 20 cm3 of a fluid was added to it, its
weight increased to 60 g. What is the density of the liquid?
A. 0.5 g cm`
B. 5.0 g cm-3
C. 2.0 g cm-3
D. 0.2 g cm-3
7. Which of the following is a base quantity?
A. Momentum
B. Newton
C. Ampere
D. Joule

8. An example of a vector quantity is

A. density.
B. displacement
C. speed
D. electrical resistance

9. When used in front of a unit the prefix ‘tera’ means

A. 10+10
B. 10-6
C. 10-12
D. 10+12

10. A slice of bread is squeezed into a little ball. Which quantity does NOT change?
A. Mass
B. Density
C. Volume
D. Width

11. If force = mass x acceleration, the unit of force could be written as

A. kg-1 m s-2
B. kg m-1 s2
C. kg m s-2
D. kg-1 m-1 s2

12. An astronaut travels to the moon where he found his weight to be 134 N. If the moon’s
gravity is 1.67 m s-2, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. His mass is approximately 80 kg.
B. He would have a greater mass on Earth.
C. He would have a greater weight on Earth.
D. His weight is dependent on a planet’s gravitational field.

13. Which of the following is true of objects that float?

A. The weight of the object is equal to the weight of the water displaced.
B. The volume of the object is greater than the volume of the water displaced.
C. The weight of the object is greater than the weight of the fluid displaced.
D. The volume of the object is equal to the volume of the water displaced.
14. Starting from home, a person walks 6 km east, and then 3 km west. Chose the best
option.
A. Displacement = 3 km west; distance travelled = 9 km
B. Displacement = 3 km; distance travelled = 9 km
C. Displacement = 3 km east; distance travelled = 9 km
D. Displacement = 3 km east; distance travelled = 3 km

15. Object, X, floats in mercury and sinks in water. A solid object, Y, floats in both mercury
and water. Which of the following statements is true about X and Y?
A. X and Y are both denser than water.
B. X is less dense than water.
C. A and Y are both denser than mercury.
D. X is denser than Y.

Use the information below to answer question 16 and 17.

Different weights were attached to a spiral spring of natural length 6 cm and

the new lengths measured. Results from a typical experiment are shown in
the table below.

Load/N 0 50 100 150 200

Length of 6.0 8. 10.0 12.0 14.0
spring/cm 0

16. What would be the length of the spring when the load is 75 N?
A. 9.25 cm
B. 8.50 cm
C. 9.00 cm
D. 8.25 cm

17. From the results, it may be deduced that the extension of the spring is
A. directly proportional to the load.
B. directly proportional to the square of the load.
C. inversely proportional to the load.
D. Inversely proportional to the square of the load.

18. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is less than on the Earth. Which of the
following properties of a body would be different Earth and on the moon?
A. Weight
B. Volume
C. Density
 D. Mass

19. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental S.I. unit?

A. Kilogram
B. Newton
C. Meter
D. Second

20. The instrument best suited for measuring the external diameter of a test tube is a
A. micrometer screw gauge
B. vernier caliper
C. meter ruler
D. set square

21. Which quantity X is calculated using this equation?

Displacement
X = Time Taken
A. acceleration
B. displacement
C. velocity
D. speed

22. 1 gram is equal to

A. 10 milligrams.
B. 100 milligrams.
C. 1000 milligrams.
D. 10000 milligrams.

23. Which of the following factors does NOT affect stability?

A. Size of the base of support.
B. Relation of the line of gravity to the base.
C. Height of the center of gravity.
D. Potential Energy the body has.

24. Which of the following could be used to find the acceleration of an object?
change∈velocity
A.
time taken
change∈acceleration
B.
time taken
C. Distance travelled x time taken
distance travelled
D.
time taken
 25. What will happen to the motion of a stationary object if an unbalanced force act on it?
A. No change.
B. It will accelerate.
C. It will decelerate.
D. Impossible to say.

Question 26:
a) Name three (3) basic quantities and give their units.
Time- s
Length- m
Mass- Kg
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b) Name three (3) derived quantities and give their units.
Area -m^2
Volume- m^3
Speed- ms^-1
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c) Differentiate between scalar and vector quantities and give two (2) examples of each
quantity.
Scalar quantities have magnitude no direction for example speed
Vector quantities have magnitude and direction for example velocity
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d) What is friction?
The resistance that a surface encounters when moving over another
Surface
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e) Name two (2) situations where friction is useful.
Friction between tyres and the road prevents the car from slipping
Friction between brakes and the wheels helps the car to slow down

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f) Name two (2) situations where friction is not useful.
Friction can cause wear and tear of machinery
Friction between the chains on a bicycle and axle can make it difficult to
Pedal
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g) A car is travelling up a hill with a force of P. If the friction force is F, explain, with
the aid of a diagram, how P and F act in relation to each other.
As the car moves upwards the kinetic friction acts in the opposite against the wheels
of the car and the road is forcing it to slow down
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h) If the car goes down the hill, explain, with the aid of a diagram, the relation with P
and F.
As the car travels downhill the friction acts in the opposite direction trying to slow
down the vehicle
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i) What is the difference between Static friction and Dynamic friction?
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Marks
Static friction prevents the motion of an object while kinetic motion prevents the sliding of
an object reducing it’s speed therefore making it stop.

Question 27:
(a) A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly to 12 m s-1 in 5 seconds. It then
continues at this speed for 30 seconds and comes to rest in a further 7 seconds.
i) Draw a velocity-time graph to show the motion of the car.
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ii) Calculate the acceleration of the car during the first 5 seconds.
A=v-u/t
=12-0/5
=2.4ms^2
------ 3 Marks

iii) What was the retardation of the car?

-0.343ms^2

------ 2 Marks
iv) Calculate the total distance travelled by the car.
Distance = ½ (a+b)×h
=1/2(30+42)×12
=432m
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v) What is the average speed of the car?
=total distance/total time
432m/42
=10.29ms^-1
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b) i) State Newton’s first and second law.

Newton first law states that an object in motion and at rest stays unless the object
obtains an external net force
Newton’s second law states that force equals mass times acceleration
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ii) A toy rocket of mass 5 kg accelerates upwards from the surface of the Earth at a
rate of 7 m s-2. How great is the thrust from the motor? [g = 10 N kg-1
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Prepared by Winston D Ellis