Assosa University

Colleges of Natural and Computational Science

Department of Physics
General Physics (Phys 1011)
Mid-exam 1 for 1st year Students (20%)

Date :- Thu, Dec 5, 2019

Time Allowed :- 2:00 hr

Code 02

Name: ID №: RU / / Section:

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Don't start until the invigilator order to do so.

2. Switch off your mobile phone.
3. All course materials and rough paper must be placed at the back of the room.
4. Write your Name and your ID № on the space provided.
5. If you have any questions during the exam raise your hand.
6. Cheating or attempt to cheating is strictly forbidden and will result “F” grade.
7. Make sure that your question paper has 11 questions and 8 pages including the cover page.
8. Write clearly and neatly.

Part I Part II Part III Total

5% 5% 10% 20%

Good Luck
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 PART I: Multiple Choice Questions (5%)
Choose the best answer for the following questions and write your answer on the blank in front
of question. ( 1 pt each)

1. If a man travels to a planet, that has mass and radius twice that of the earth, his weight
on that planet will be ______________?
A) equal to his weight on earth
B) twice his weight on earth
C) half his weight on earth
D) one-fourth his weight on earth

2. u =(5 ^i+5 ^j)m/s . When it

A ball is thrown from the ground with an initial velocity of ⃗
reaches the top of its trajectory, neglecting air resistance, then the horizontal velocity,
vertical velocity and magnitude of acceleration of the ball are respectively_________?
A) 5 m/s , 0 m/s , 9.8 m/s2
5 √2
B) m/s , 0 m/s , 9.8 m/s2
2
C) 5 m/s , 5 m/s , 9.8 m/s2
D) 0 m/s , 5 m/s , 9.8 m/s2

3. Which of the following is TRUE about uniform circular motion?

A) Both velocity and acceleration are constant.
B) Both velocity and speed are constant.
C) Both velocity and acceleration are not constant.
D) Both velocity and speed are not constant.

4. A lab technician measures the mass of a given body and he records 20.025 g, how many
significant figures are there in this measurement?
A) 4 C) 3
B) 2 D) 5

5. Which of the following set does NOT contain fundamental physical quantity?
A) Mass, length, heat, speed
B) Area, density, force, pressure
C) Heat, temperature, acceleration, momentum
D) Volume, velocity, electric current, time

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 PART II: Explanation (5%)

Write precise answer for the following question.

1. Define: i) Kinematics of a particle. (1 pt )

ii) Dynamics of particle. (1 pt )

2. State: i) Newtons first law of motion. (1 pt )

ii) Kepler's third law of planetary motion. (1 pt )

iii) Principle of conservation of mechanical energy. (1 pt )

PART III: Work Out (10%)

Solve the following question and show all the necessary step clearly.
⃗ =2 ^i +3 ^j+ 2 k^ , ⃗
1. Given three vectors A B=3 ^i +2 ^j+ k^ and C=−3
⃗ ^i+ 2 ^j+4 k^

Find: i) the resultant of these three vectors. (0.5 ₧ )

ii) the magnitude of their resultant. (0.5 ₧ )
iii) the unit vector in the direction of the the resultant. (1 ₧ )
2. Two projectiles are thrown with the same initial velocity, one at an angle θ and the other at 90 o-θ
from the ground.
i) Derive the maximum horizontal distance covered by them from the projection point? (1 pt )
ii) Derive the total time of of flight they can attain on air? (1 pt )
iii) What can you say about their range and total time of flight (compare)? (1 pt )
3. A block of mass m = 2kg slides down on an inclined plane as shown in the figure below.
(use g = 10 m/s2, sin 45o = cos 45o = √2/2 )

Find:
i) the acceleration of the block if the inclined plane has coefficient of kinetic friction 0.2 (1 pt )
ii) the work done by the friction force if the sliding distance is 1m. (1 pt )
4. Two identical balls of mass 1kg moving at 10m/s and -5m/s. If they meet in head on elastic
collision. find their velocities after collision? (3 ₧ )

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