PHYSICS FIRST TERM MID EXAM PREPARATION QUESTIONS

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SECTION A. Multiple choice questions

1. A steering wheel of diameter 40 cm and the force of the couple needed to turn it is
10 N. Calculate the torque on the steering wheel.

A. 400 Ncm B. 4000 Ncm C. 200 Ncm D. 800 Ncm

2. A uniform metre rule is pivoted at the 50 cm mark.

A 0.5 kg weight is suspended at the 80 cm mark, causing the rule to rotate about the
pivot.
Assuming the weight of the rule is negligible, what is the turning moment about the
pivot?

a) 400 Ncm b) 150 Ncm c) 15 Ncm

3. A couple of products:
A. No motion B. Linear and rotational motion C. Purely rotational motion
D. Purely linear motion

4. SI unit of moments of couple is ….

A. Nm B. dyne cm C. Nm−2 D. none of these

5. A couple formed by two equal and opposite forces of 8N & separated by distance 3m
acts on a body in clockwise direction. This couple can be balanced by another couple
having

A. F = 6N & r = 4m in clockwise direction

B. F = 4N & r = 6m in clockwise direction
C. F = 6N & r = 4m in anticlockwise direction
D. F = 4N & r = 3m in anticlockwise direction

6. What is the unit of a moment?

A. Newton (N) B. Newton per metre (N/m) C. Newton metre (Nm)

7. What is the moment of a 6 N force acting 1.5 m from a pivot?

A. 9 N/m B. 4 Nm C. 9 Nm

8. The moment of a force is 24 Ncm. What size is the force if it acts 8 cm from the
pivot?
A. 0.3 N B. 3 N C. 72 N

9. Four beams of the same length each have three forces acting on them. Which beam
has both zero resultant force and zero resultant torque acting?

10. What does the principle of moments state?

A. Total clockwise force = total anticlockwise force

 B. Total clockwise moment = total anticlockwise moment
C. Total clockwise energy = total anticlockwise energy

11. Two identical weights are attached to opposite ends of a beam. Both are 1 m from
the pivot. What happens if the right-hand weight is moved closer to the pivot?

A. The beam rotates clockwise

B. The moment of the left-hand weight decreases
C. The beam rotates anticlockwise

12. Which pair of forces act as a couple on the circular object?

13. Which of the following is the correct definition of the centre of gravity?

A. The Centre of gravity is the point through which the weight of an object appears
to act for any orientation of the object
B. The centre of gravity is the point at the middle of all objects
C. The centre of gravity is the point through which the weight of an object appears
to act for some orientation of the object

14. Which of the following is the best expression for the Normal Force?

A. mg tanθ B. mg C. mg cosθ D. mg sinθ

15. What condition must be met if an object is to be in equilibrium?

A. force on it must be balanced
B. force on it must be unbalanced
C. resultant force more than 10 N
D. resultant turning effect of more than 10
16. If all forces on an object are equal and the object's motion is not changing, an object
is said to be in.
A. acceleration B. force C. stasis D. equilibrium

17. What is the definition of weight?

A. The amount of matter in an object.
B. The amount of space an object takes up.
C. The difficulty in getting an object to start or stop moving.
D. The force of an object due to gravity

18. The boys in the Figure below are about to kick the soccer ball in opposite directions.
What will be the net force on the ball? In which direction will the ball move?

A. 50 N to the left B. 200 N to the right C. 50 N to the right D. 200 N the left

19. What is a force?

A. A energy field that binds all living things together
B. An object that is moving at a constant rate.
C. A push or a pull acting on an object.
D. An object that is not moving.

20. Which of the following is not an example of force?

A. Tension
B. Weight
C. Friction
D. Mass
21. What is the moment acting on the seesaw?

A. 1.6Nm anticlockwise B. 1.6Nm Clockwise C. 16N anticlockwise D. 16Nm

Clockwise

22. What is the moment of the 10Kg mass about the pivot B .

A. 12 Nm B. 120 Nm C. 1200 Nm D. 0.12 Nm

23. A uniform beam of weight 40 N is 5 m long and is supported by a pivot situated 2 m

from one end. When a load of weight W is hung from that end, the beam is in
equilibrium as shown in the diagram.

What is the value of W.

10 N B 50 N C 25 N D 30 N

24. Door hinge is about 1.5 m away from handle, and a boy applies a force of 4 N.
moment of force will be.
A. 5.5 Nm B. 2.66 Nm C. 6 Nm D. 2.5 Nm
25. The diagram shows a beam. Without any weights, the beam balances at its centre.
Three weights are hung as shown. At which point does a load of 2 N balance the
beam?

26. Which one will loosened a nut more easily?

A. a short spanner because a larger turning effect can be produced

B. a long spanner because a larger turning effect can be produced.
C. a short spanner because a larger force can be produced
D. a long spanner because a larger force can be produced

SECTION B. Problem solving questions (show all your workings)

1. A parachutist weighs 1000N. When she opens her parachute, it pulls upwards
on her with a force of 2000N.
a. Draw a diagram to show the forces acting on the parachutist.
b. b Calculate the resultant force acting on her.
c. c What effect will this force have on her?

2. A stone is dropped into a fast-flowing stream. It does not fall vertically,

because of the sideways push of the water (Figure 4.7).

a. Calculate the resultant force on the stone.

b. Is the stone in equilibrium?

3. 5 A crate is sliding down a slope. The weight of the crate is 500N. The slope
makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal.
a. Draw a diagram to show the situation. Include arrows to represent the
weight of the crate and the contact force of the slope acting on the crate.
b. Calculate the component of the weight down the slope.
 c. Explain why the contact force of the slope has no component down the
slope. d What third force might act to oppose the motion? In which
direction would it act

4. A child of mass 40kg is on a water slide. The slide slopes down at 25° to the
horizontal. The acceleration of free fall is 9.81ms−2. Calculate the child’s
acceleration down the slope:
a. when there is no friction and the only force acting on the child is his
weight
b. if a frictional force of 80N acts up the slope

5. A wheelbarrow is loaded as shown in Figure 4.22.

a. Calculate the force that the gardener needs to exert to hold the
wheelbarrow’s legs off the ground.
b. Calculate the force exerted by the ground on the legs of the
wheelbarrow (taken both together) when the gardener is not holding the
handles.
6. A traditional pair of scales uses sliding masses of 10g and 100g to achieve a
balance. A diagram of the arrangement is shown in Figure 4.23. The bar itself
is supported with its centre of gravity at the pivot.

a. Calculate the value of the mass M, attached at X.

b. State one advantage of this method of measuring mass.
c. Determine the upward force of the pivot on the bar

7. Figure 4.24 shows a beam with four forces acting on it

 a. For each force, calculate the moment of the force about point P.
b. State whether each moment is clockwise or anticlockwise.
c. State whether or not the moments of the forces are balanced

8. The driving wheel of a car travelling at a constant velocity has a torque of

137Nm applied to it by the axle that drives the car (Figure 4.26). The radius of
the tyre is 0.18m. Calculate the driving force provided by this wheel.

9. A block of mass 1.5 kg is at rest on a rough surface which is inclined at 20° to

the horizontal as shown in Figure 4.28.

a. Draw a free-body diagram showing the three forces acting on the block.
b. Calculate the component of the weight that acts down the slope.
c. Use your answer to b to determine the force of friction that acts on the
block.
d. Determine the normal contact force between the block and the surface.

10. The force F shown in Figure 4.30 has a moment of 40 Nm about the pivot.
Calculate the magnitude of the force F.