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Physics 103 SECOND test
Time allowed: 25 Minutes

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1. Young’s modulus can be correctly given in:

A. N.m B. N/m2 C. N.m/s D. N/m E. joules
2. Young’s modulus is a proportionality constant that relates the force per unit area applied
perpendicularly at the surface of an object to:
A. the shear B. the fractional change in volume C. the fractional change in length
D. the pressure E. the spring constant
3. Young’s modulus can be used to calculate the strain for a stress that is:
A. just below the ultimate strength B. just above the ultimate strength
C. well below the yield strength D. well above the yield strength E. none of the above
4. A force of 5000N is applied outwardly to each end of a 5.0m long rod with a radius of 34.0cm
and a Young’s modulus of 125 × 108 N/m2. The elongation of the rod is:
A. 0.0020mm B. 0.0040mm C. 0.14mm D. 0.55mm E. 1.42mm
5. To shear a cube-shaped object, forces of equal magnitude and opposite directions might be
applied:
A. to opposite faces, perpendicular to the faces B. to opposite faces, parallel to the faces
C. to adjacent faces, perpendicular to the faces D. to adjacent faces, neither parallel or
perpendicular to the faces E. to a single face, in any direction

6. A shearing force of 50N is applied to an aluminum rod with a length of 10 m, a cross-sectional

area of 1.0 × 10-5 m, and a shear modulus of 2.5 × 1010 N/m2. As a result the rod is sheared through
a distance of:
A. Zero B. 1.9mm C. 1.9 cm D. 19 cm E. 1.9m

7. In a wire, when the elongation is 2cm energy stored is E. If it is stretched by 10cm, then the
energy stored will be
A. E B. 2 E C. 4 E D. 25 E

8. A rectangular block of plastic material 500 mm long by 20 mm wide by 300 mm high has its
lower face glued to a bench and a force of 200 N is applied to the upper face and in line with it.
The shear stress is:
A. 20 N/m2 B. 80 N/m2 C. 20 kN/m2 D. 80 kN/m2
9. A rectangular block of plastic material 500 mm long by 20 mm wide by 300 mm high has its
lower face glued to a bench and a force of 200 N is applied to the upper face and in line with it. If
upper face moves 15 mm relative to the lower face, the shear strain in the upper face, assuming
the deformation is uniform will be:
A. 0.5 B. 0.05 C. 0.005 D. 0.0005

10. A solid cylindrical steel column is 4.0m long and 9.0cm in diameter. What will be its decrease
in length when carrying a load of 80,000kg? Y= 1.9 x 1011Pa.
A. 3.6mm B. 7.0mm C. 9.0mm D. 2.6mm

11. A box-shaped piece of gelatin dessert has a top area of 15cm2 and a height of 3.0cm. When a
shearing force of 0.50N is applied to the upper surface, the upper surface displaces 4.0mm relative
to the bottom surface. What is the shearing stress for the gelatin?
A. 0.33 N/m2 B. 0.33 x 103 N/m2 C. 0.33 x 106 N/m2 D. 0.33 x 109 N/m2

12. A box-shaped piece of gelatin dessert has a top area of 15cm2 and a height of 3.0cm. When a
shearing force of 0.50N is applied to the upper surface, the upper surface displaces 4.0mm relative
to the bottom surface. What is the shearing strain for the gelatin?
A. 0.13 B. 1.33 C. 5 D. 0.75

13. The change in the shape of a regular body is due to

A. Bulk strain B. Shearing strain C. Longitudinal strain D. Volume Strain

14. An iron rod 4.00m long and 0.500cm2 in cross-section stretches 1.0mm when a mass of 225kg
is hung from its lower end. The Young modulus for the iron is?
A. 176 x 106 N/m2 B. 176 x 109 N/m2 C. 176 x 103 N/m2 D. 176 x 1012 N/m2

15. The bulk modulus is a proportionality constant that relates the pressure acting on an object to:
A. the shear B. the fractional change in volume C. the fractional change in length
D. Young’s modulus E. the spring constant

16. A cube with edges exactly 2cm long is made of material with a bulk modulus of 3.5×109 N/m2.
When it is subjected to a pressure of 3.0 × 105 Pa its volume is:
A. 7.31 cm3 B. 7.99931 cm3 C. 8.00069 cm3 D. 8.69 cm3 E. none of these

17. A cube with 2.0cm sides is made of material with a bulk modulus of 4.7 × 105 N/m2. When it
is subjected to a pressure of 2.0 × 105 Pa the length of its any of its sides is:
A. 0.85 cm B. 1.15 cm C. 1.66 cm D. 2.0 cm E. none of these

18. The value of bulk modulus of elasticity ………. with increase of pressure
A. increases B. decreases C. remains constant
D. increases first up to certain limit and then decreases E. unpredictable
19. ………… possesses no definite volume and is compressible.
A. Solid B. Liquid C. Gas D. Vapour

20. The bulk modulus of elasticity

A. has the dimensions of 1/pressure
B. increases with pressure
C. is large when fluid is more compressible
D. is independent of pressure and viscosity
E. is directly proportional to flow

21. Liquids
A. cannot be compressed
B. occupy definite volume
C. are not affected by change in pressure and temperature
D. are not viscous D. none of the above

22. A liquid compressed in cylinder has a volume of 0.04 m3 at 50 kg/cm2 and a volume of 0.039m3
at 150 kg/cm2. The bulk modulus of elasticity of liquid is
A. 400 kg/cm2
B. 4000 kg/cm2
C. 40 x 105 kg/cm2
D. 40 x 106 kg/cm2
E. none of the above

23. Elasticity of fluids is measured in terms of

A. Young’s modulus of elasticity
B. Shear modulus of elasticity
C. Bulk modulus of elasticity
D. None of the above

24. Compressibility is the reciprocal of

A. Bulk modulus of elasticity
B. Shear modulus of elasticity
C. Young’s modulus of elasticity
D. Any of the above

25. Bulk modulus of elasticity is the ratio of

A. Tensile stress to tensile strain
B. Compressive stress to compressive strain
C. Compressive stress to volumetric strain
D. None of the Above