2020 H2 Physics Band 2 Revision 1 – Dynamics, Forces

Multiple Choice Questions

1 A block of mass 1.2 kg slides down a smooth slope from rest as shown in the diagram.

What is the momentum of the block along the slope after 4.0 s?

A 13 kg m s−1
B 16 kg m s−1
C 44 kg m s−1
D 47 kg m s−1

2 A body of mass 3.0 kg is acted by a force which varies with time t as shown in the figure below.
force / N

10

time / s
0 2 4 6 8 10
−5

Given that the initial velocity of the body is −2.0 m s–1, what is the velocity of the body at time t = 10 s?

A 0 m s–1 B 11 m s–1 C 15 m s–1 D 18 m s–1

3 A box of mass 8.0 kg rests on a horizontal rough surface. A string attached to the box passes over a
smooth pulley and supports a 2.0 kg mass at its other end.
pulley
8.0 kg

2.0 kg

When the box is released, a frictional force of 6.0 N acts on it.

What is the acceleration of the box?

A 1.4 m s−2
B 1.7 m s−2
C 2.0 m s−2
D 2.6 m s−2

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4 Two blocks X and Y, of masses m and 2m respectively, are accelerated along a smooth horizontal surface
by a force F applied to block X as shown.

What is the magnitude of the force exerted by block X on block Y during this acceleration?

F F 2F 3F
A B C D
3 2 3 2

5 A ball falls vertically and bounces on the ground.

Which of the following statements is correct on the forces acting while the ball is in contact with the ground?

A The force that the ball exerts on the ground is always equal to the weight of the ball.
B The force that the ball exerts on the ground is always equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to
the force that the ground exerts on the ball.
C The force that the ball exerts on the ground is always greater than the weight of the ball.
D The weight of the ball is always equal and opposite to the force that the ground exerts on the ball.

6 An object of mass 1.5 kg is sliding with a velocity of 3.0 m s −1 on a frictionless surface towards another
object which is stationary and has a mass of 2.0 kg. This head-on collision is completely inelastic.

If the duration of the collision is 0.050 s, what is the average force that is exerted between the objects
during the collision?

A 39 N
B 51 N
C 90 N
D 119 N

7 A piece of metal of unknown volume V is suspended from a string.

Before submersion in water of density 1000 kg m−3, the tension in the string is 10 N. When the metal is
fully submerged, the tension is 8 N.

What is the density of the metal?

A 200 kg m−3
B 800 kg m−3
C 1000 kg m−3
D 5000 kg m−3

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8 A hinged shelf is held horizontally against a wall by a chain PQ. The forces acting on the shelf are its
weight, the force exerted by the chain and the force exerted by the hinge H.

Which arrow could represent the direction of the force the hinge exerts on the shelf?

9 A uniform ladder of weight 100 N rests against a smooth wall at X and a rough ground at Z. N is the
normal contact force of the wall at X and R is the total force at the ground at Z. The height XY is 8.0 m
and length ZY is 6.0 m.

X
N

R 8.0 m

100 N
Z Y

6.0 m
What is the value of R?

A 37.5 N B 50.0 N C 107 N D 154 N

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10 On a building site, uniform L-shaped girders, of dimensions in centimetres as shown, are placed on the
ground on one side.

Which girder will fall over?

A B

130 140
40 30
100 100

50 50

C D

160 120
20
50
100 100

50 50

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Structured Questions

1 Fig. 1.1 shows momentum against time graphs for two colliding trucks A and B.
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momentum
/ 103 kg m s−1 B
10

0 time / s
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0

-10 A

-20
Fig. 1.1

The masses of trucks A and B are 2000 kg and 4000 kg respectively.

(a) Calculate the force on truck B by truck A during the collision.

force = ………………………… N [2]

(b) Explain why both trucks cannot come to rest at the same instant during the collision.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

(c) By means of appropriate calculations, determine the type of collision that the trucks experience.
Explain your answer clearly. [3]

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [3]

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2 A light helical spring is fixed at the base of a container as shown in Fig. 2.1.

Fig. 2.1

Different masses are placed on top of the spring. The weight W of the mass and the length L of the spring
are noted.

The variation with weight W of the length L is shown in Fig. 2.2.

L / cm

0
0 1 2 3 4 5
W/N
Fig. 2.2

(a) (i) On Fig. 2.2, show clearly the area of the graph that represents energy stored in the spring when
the weight on the spring is increased from 2.0 N to 5.0 N. [1]

(ii) Determine the spring constant of the spring.

spring constant = ………………………… N m−1 [2]

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(b) The container is filled with water of density 1000 kg m−3. A uniform cube of weight 4.0 N is fixed onto
the spring and the length of the spring is observed to be 7.0 cm. The cube is fully submerged and is
stationary.

Calculate the density of the cube.

density = ………………………… kg m−3 [3]

(c) The spring breaks suddenly and causes the uniform cube to accelerate vertically upwards. The cube
eventually floats upright on the surface of the water.

Determine the fraction of its height that is above the water level.

fraction = ………………………… [2]

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3 (a) State the principle of conservation of linear momentum.

[2]

(b) A block X of mass 2.2 kg travelling at a speed of 6.0 m s1 on a smooth floor collides head-
on and sticks together with a block Y of mass 1.0 kg which is travelling at a speed of 2.0 m s1
in the opposite direction, as shown in Fig. 3.1. The collision lasts for 0.35 s.

2.2 kg 1.0 kg
6.0 m s1 2.0 m s1
X Y

floor water

Fig. 3.1

(i) Show that the blocks move with a speed of 3.5 m s1 to the right after the collision.

[2]

(ii) Determine the magnitude of the average force acting on either block during the
collision.

average force = N [2]

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(iii) The blocks then slide off the edge of the floor and into a tank of water as shown in
Fig 3.1. The density of water is 1000 kg m3.

The blocks have uniform densities and their dimensions are shown in Fig. 3.2.

0.10 m

0.10 m X Y

0.15 m 0.20 m
Fig. 3.2

1. The blocks eventually achieved equilibrium when they are submerged at depth
h as shown in Fig. 3.3.

water Y
h
X

Fig. 3.3

Explain how the blocks achieved this final position. You may draw a diagram if
you wish.

[2]

2. Calculate h.

h = m [2]

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4 A cylindrical container is filled full to the brim with a liquid of density ρ = 8.0 kg m−3. It is placed on a
weighing scale and registered a weight W = 100 N. A rigid sphere (which would float on the liquid if
allowed to do so) of volume Vs = 0.40 m3 and mass ms = 0.50 kg is pushed gently down and held beneath
the surface of the liquid with a rigid rod of negligible volume, as shown in Fig. 4.1.

rigid rod

Fig. 4.1

(a) (i) Calculate the weight of liquid which overflowed when the sphere is fully submerged in the liquid.

weight = ……......................................................... N [2]

(ii) Hence determine the reading on the scale.

reading = ……......................................................... N [2]

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(b) If instead of being pushed down by a rod, the sphere is held in place by a thin string attached to the
bottom of the container as shown in Fig. 4.2.

Fig. 4.2

(i) Calculate the tension in the string.

tension = ……......................................................... N [2]

(ii) Determine the new reading on the scale.

reading = ……......................................................... N [2]

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Topical TYS Structured Questions

Refer to the following Topical TYS edition purchased last year.

Past Examination Questions arranged by TOPIC 2009 – 2018 A LEVEL H2 TOPICAL PHYSICS by
SAPeducation

Dynamics
- Paper 3 Q1 [2011 P3 Q1] [12 marks]
- Paper 3 Q3 [2013 P3 Q6b] [9 marks]

Forces
- Paper 2 Q2 [2014 P2 Q1] [7 marks]
- Paper 2 Q4 [2016 P2 Q3] [8 marks]

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