LSS 4TH SEQ GBI PHYSICS DURATION: 2HRS

Questions 1 to 4
A fixed mass of an ideal gas is enclosed in a container by a frictionless piston.

Air

Idealgas

1) When the piston is in a position of mechanical equilibrium the molecules of the ideal gas and the molecules in the
air have the same average
[A] kinetic energy per unit volume [B] mass per unit volume
[C] rate of change of momentum per unit area when striking the walls [D] temperature

2) The piston is pushed quickly into the cylinder. Which of pressure, temperature and internal energy will increase?
[A] pressure, temperature and internal energy [B] pressure and temperature only
[C] pressure and internal energy only [D] pressure only

3) The gas is now taken isothermally from state X to a state Y as shown on the graph below. It is taken from Y to Z and
back to X.
P / 105 Pa
3.0 Y Z

2 .0

1 .0 X

0.0 1 .0 2.0 3 .0
V / 103 m 3

The work done by the gas during the process represented by YZ is

[A] 0J [B] 100J [C] 300J [D] 600J

4) Which of the following correctly describes the changes in internal energy of the gas in the cylinder during the
processes described in question 3?
X Y Y Z ZX
A No change Increases Decreases
B No change Decreases Decreases
C No change Decreases Increases
D Increases Increases No change

5) A boy of mass 60 kg jumps from a height of 1.25 m onto the floor. On landing he bends his knees and he is brought
to rest in 0.02s. What is the magnitude of the force he experiences on landing? (Take g as 10 ms -2)
[A] 600 N [B] 15 kN [C] 20 kN [D] 60 N

6)
N

100 N
150 N
W E
200 N o
60

The resultant of the forces shown in the diagram above is

 [A] 450 N in the direction S 60o W [B] 20 N in the direction S 60o W
[C] 0 N [D] 23 N in the direction W

7) An object of mass 4 kg is moving with a speed of 3 ms -1 and collides head on with an object of mass 2 kg moving in
opposite direction with a speed 4 ms -1. After collision, the objects stick together so that they move with common
speed equal to
[A] 0.60 ms-1 [B] 0.80 ms-1 [C] 0.67 ms-1 [D] 0.70 ms-1

8) The diagram below shows a uniform rod of length 1.0 m freely pivoted at P and suspended horizontally through a
frictionless pulley.
Frictionless pulley

1.0 m
P 30o
M = 3 kg
0.2 m

Suppose the system is in equilibrium, the mass of the rod, in kg is

[A] 1.5 [B] 3.0 [C] 4.0 [D] 0.5

9) A solid steel spear is fired horizontally under water. The forces acting on the spear just after release are the up thrust
of the water, u, the viscous drag, v, and the spears’ weight W.

With the direction of travel shown, the correct free body diagram just after release is

10) Two perfectly elastic spheres having the same mass, m travel on a smooth horizontal surface towards each other
with the same speed v and collide head on
[A] the sum of the momenta before impact is 2mv
[B] the sum of the momenta after impact is 2mv
[C] the sum of the kinetic energies after impact is zero
[D] the sum of the kinetic energies after impact is 2mv 2

11) A child pushes a box 5.0 m long along the floor with a force of 8.0 N at an angle of 38 o to the horizontal. What is
the work done by the child?
[A] 40 J [B] 24.0 J [C] 31.5 J [D] 50.8J

12) The mean square velocity of five molecules of velocities 2 m s -1, 3 m s-1, 4 m s-1, 5 m s-1 and 6 m s-1 is
[A] 10 m2 s-2 [B] 18 m2 s-2 [C] 20 m2 s-2 [D] 15 m2 s-2
Directions: For each of the questions below, ONE or MORE of the responses given are correct. Decide which of the
responses is (are) correct, then choose

A if 1and 2 only are correct

B if 2and 3 only are correct
C if 1only is correct
D if 3 only is correct
Directions summarized
A B C D
1,2 Only 2,3 Only 1 Only 3 Only

13)
A B C
P

The ends of a perfectly lagged bar AC are maintained at constant but different temperatures. When a steady state
has been achieved the rate of flow of heat P, across the cross section at B is measured. Which of the following
statements is/are correct?

1. P is proportional to the temperature difference between the ends of the bar

2. P is proportional to the thermal conductivity of the material from which the bar is made
3. P is proportional to the length of the bar
[A] [B] [C] [D]

14) For a steel wire subjected to a small tensile stress

1. The stress is directly proportional to the strain
2. The extension is directly proportional to the applied force
3. The wire attains permanent set
[A] [B] [C] [D]

15)
y x
Velocity of a body falling through a fluid Time

y y y y

0 x 0 x 0 x 0 x
[A] [B] [C] [D]

16)
y x
Momentum of a stone of mass 200g dropping from a height of 20 m Time
y y y y

0 x 0 x 0 x 0 x
[A] [B] [C] [D]
17)

y x
Thermo – emf of a thermocouple Temperature
 y y y y

0 x 0 x 0 x 0 x
[A] [B] [C] [D]

18) The graphs A to D below show how the velocity v of an object varies with time t.

v v v v

0 t

0 t 0 t 0 t
A B C D
Which is the most suitable graph in each case?
1) A ball thrown vertically upwards and returning to the ground [A] [B] [C] [D]
2) A stone projected down a vertical evacuated tube [A] [B] [C] [D]
3) An object released from an aero plane at a great height [A] [B] [C] [D]
4) An ice puck pushed forward on a smooth horizontal surface [A] [B] [C] [D]
1
P   c2 ,
19) Given that 3 an ideal gas in a cylinder has a root – mean – square velocity of 900 ms -1. The gas is now
heated so that its pressure increases by a factor of nine. Assuming that the volume of the cylinder does not
change in the process, the new numerical value for the root – mean – square velocity in ms -1 would be

[A] 2700 [B] 8100 [C] 1350 [D] 26

20) At a given moment in time, ten molecules have their speeds ( in ms -1) measured with the following results:
100, 300, 400, 400, 500, 500, 500, 600, 700, 900
What is the most probable speed?
[A] 900 ms-1 [B] 490 ms-1 [C] 100 ms-1 [D] 500 ms-1
21) The graph below shows the variation of acceleration with time for a body of mass 10 kg which starts from rest and
moves in a straight line.
Acceleration/ ms-2

0 5 10 15 Time/s
Use the graph to calculate the distance travelled in 15s.
[A] 50 m [B] 490 m [C] 125 m [D] 225 m
22) Two vessels A and B of equal volume are connected by a narrow tube of negligible internal volume as shown
below.

A B
 Initially, the whole system is filled with 3g of dry air at a pressure of 10 5 Pa and temperature 300 K. The
temperature of the vessel B is now raised to 600 K, the temperature of a remaining at 300 K. What is the new
pressure in the system?
[A] 1.33  10 Pa
5 5
[C] 2.7  10 Pa
5
[D] 4.0  10 Pa
5
[B] 10 Pa
23) A car moves from rest for 10 s with a constant acceleration of 0.5 ms -2. In this time, it covers a distance of
[A] 5 m [B] 10 m [C] 25 m [D] 30 m
24) Brownian motion is one evidence that supports
[A] the theory of random motion [B] the kinetic theory of matter
[C] the theory of solid particles in random motion [D] the theory of particles in motion
25) A piece of cork which is floating on water is acted upon by the forces of
[A] weight and viscosity [B] upthrust and viscosity
[C] weight and upthrust [D] weight and drag
26) A composite material made of X and Y in the figure below has X in contact with boiling water and Y in contact
with melting ice. If the composite rod is well lagged, what is the ratio of the conductivity of X to that of Y, when the
junction temperature is 60 oC.

100 oC X Y 0 oC
25.0 cm 75.0 cm
[A] 3 [B] 2 [C] 1 [D] 0.5

27. Which of the following equals the slope of a momentum –time curve.
A. Distance C. Velocity
B. Momentum D. Force
28. Which of the following equals the area under a velocity-time curve?
a. Distance C. Velocity
b. Momentum D. Force
29. Which is just strong enough to increase the speed of a 2kg mass by 4m/s in 2seconds.
a. 4N C. 8N
b. 12N D. 16N
30. The resultant of a 12N force and a 16N force acting at right angles to each other is.
a. 28N C. 20N
b. 0N D. 16N
31. A body of mass m moves along a circular path of radius r with angular velocity  . Which one of the following
equals centripetal force?
a. m r B. m r C.  r D. m r
2 2 2

32. A ball is thrown vertically upwards so that it returns to the thrower. The value of the acceleration of free fall at
the highest point reached is?
a. 9.8 m/s2 downwards C. 10.0 m/s2 downwards
b. 0m/s2 D. 9.8m/s2 upwards
33. Water is delivered through a flexible pipe at a rate of 0.5kg/s and at a speed of 5m/s. The maximum force the
water can exert is:
a. 2.5N B. 1N C. 6.25N D. 3N
34. A particle of mass 1.0kg is whirled in a vertical circle of radius 1.0m at a constant speed of 10m/s. The tension
in newtons at the highest point of its path is
A. 90.2N B. 109.8N C. 100N D. 19.8N
35. A boy on the edge of a tall building20 m high throws a stone horizontally outwards with a speed of 20 m s−1. It
strikes the ground at what horizontal distance from the foot of the building? (Use g = 10 m/s 2)
a. 10 m B. 40 m C. 50 m D. 65 m
36. Which of the following sets of physical quantities, x, y and z contain one vector and two scalar quantities

X Y Z
 A Force Torque Momentum
B Acceleration Velocity Electric field
strength
C Pressure B-field Energy
D Mass Work Temperature

37. A ball thrown with an initial velocity of 10 m s-1 at 45° to the horizontal has a speed after 2 seconds
of
A) 7.07 m s-1B) -12.53 m s-1 C) 14.4 m s-1 D) -14.4 m s-1

1)
F1
30° Pulley
30° F2
Pull
Figure 5
Bucket of sand

Figure 5 above shows a bucket of sand which is being pulled upward at a building site and at the instant shown, the
forces F1 and F2 have equal magnitude of 600 N and the bucket is moving with an acceleration of 2 ms – 2. Determine the
mass of the bucket and its contents. (4mks)
2) A 3.5 kg wooden plank is suspended horizontally by a rope as shown on the diagram in figure 1

Figure 1
30°
Plank
a) Draw a diagram indicating the forces acting on the plank
b) Calculate the tension in the rope. (4mks)