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Physics
Time: 1 Hour

(System of Particles and Rotational Motion) (Test 2)

MM. 25

1 mark each

1. If a body is rotating, it is necessarily being acted upon by an external torque?

2. What is the moment of inertia of a solid sphere about its diameter?
3. Define angular momentum.

2 marks each

4. What shall be the effect on the length of the day if the earth suddenly
contracts?
5. Why is a ladder more apt to slip when a person is high up on it.
6. Why it is more difficult to revolve a stone by tying it to a longer string than
by trying it to a shorter string?
7. Energy of 484 J is spent in increasing angular speed of a flywheel from 60
rpm to 360 rpm. Calculate the moment of inertia of the wheel.
3 marks each

8. Define angular acceleration. Give its SI unit and dimensional formula. How
it is related to linear acceleration?

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9. State and briefly explain the laws of rotational motion.

10.If the radius of the Earth contracts to half its present value without change in
its mass, what will be the new duration of the day?
5 marks

11.Define a rigid body. Name two kinds of motion which a rigid body can
execute. What is meant by the term equilibrium? For the equilibrium of a
body two conditions need to be satisfied. State them.

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