PHYSICS : 11TH JAYSHREE PERIWAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL QUESTION BANK P1

MEASURMENT AND UNCERTAINITES

1. Which of the following contains one fundamental and one derived unit?

A. ampere kilogram
B. ampere coulomb
C. joule newton
D. joule coulomb
(Total 1 mark)

2. The current, I, through a resistor is measured with a digital ammeter to be 0.10 A. The uncertainty in the
calculated value of I2 will be

A. 1 %. B. 2 %.

C. 5 %. D. 20 %.
(Total 1 mark)

3. Two cars, X and Y, are travelling towards a junction. The velocity of car X is VX and car Y is VY.

Which of the following vectors represent the velocity of Y relative to X?

(Total 1 mark)

4. A horse pulls a boat along a canal at constant speed in a straight-line as shown below.
horse

P F

L boat direction of travel

The horse exerts a constant force F on the boat. The water exerts a constant drag force L and a constant
force P on the boat. The directions of F, L and P are as shown. Which one of the following best

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 represents a free-body diagram for the boat?

A. B. F

L L

P P

C. D. F

L L

P
(1)

5. The length of each side of a sugar cube is measured as 10 mm with an uncertainty of ±2 mm.
Which of the following is the absolute uncertainty in the volume of the sugar cube?

A. ±6 mm3 B. ±8 mm3

C. ±400 mm3 D. ±600 mm3

(Total 1 mark)

M
6. The density of a metal cube is given by the expression where M is the mass and V is the volume
V
of the cube. The percentage uncertainties in M and V are as shown below.

M 12

V 4.0

The percentage uncertainty in the calculated value of the density is

A. 3.0 . B. 8.0 .

C. 16 . D. 48 .
(Total 1 mark)

7. In an experiment to measure the acceleration of free fall at the surface of the Earth the following results
were obtained.

2
Acceleration of free fall / m s
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 7.69
7.70
7.69
7.68
7.70

The results are

A. accurate and precise. B. inaccurate but precise.

C. accurate but imprecise. D. inaccurate and imprecise.

(Total 1 mark)

8. A student is verifying the equation

The percentage uncertainties are:

9. What is the percentage uncertainty in x?

B.

10. What is a correct value for the charge on an electron?

A. 1.60 x 10 12 B. 1.60 x 10 15 mC
C. 1.60 x 10 22 kC D. 1.60 x 10 24 MC
11. 1Which is a vector quantity?
A. Pressure B. Electric current
C. Temperature D. Magnetic field
12. 1Which of the following is a derived unit?
A. Mole B. Kelvin
C. Coulomb D. Ampere

MECHANICS

13. 1An aircraft is moving horizontally. A parachutist leaves the aircraft and a few seconds later opens her
parachute. Which graph shows the variation of the vertical speed v with time t for the parachutist from

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the time she leaves the aircraft until just before landing?

14. A projectile is fired horizontally from the top of a cliff. The projectile hits the ground 4 s later at
a distance of 2 km from the base of the cliff. What is the height of the cliff?
A. 40 m B. 80 m
C. 120 m D. 160 m
15. 1A net force acts on a body. Which characteristic of the body will definitely change?
A. Speed B. Momentum
C. Kinetic energy D. Direction of motion
16. A mass m attached to a string of length R moves in a vertical circle with a constant speed. The tension
in the string at the top of the circle is T. What is the kinetic energy of the mass at the top of the circle?

A. B.

C. D.

17. Three forces act at a point. In which diagram is the point in equilibrium?

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18. A projectile is fired at an angle to the horizontal. The path of the projectile is shown.

Which gives the magnitude of the horizontal component and the magnitude of the vertical component of
the velocity of the projectile between O and P?

19. A cyclist rides around a circular track at a uniform speed. Which of the following correctly gives the net
horizontal force on the cyclist at any given instant of time?

Net horizontal force along Net horizontal force normal to

direction of motion direction of motion
A. zero zero
B. zero non zero
C. non zero zero
D. non zero non zero
(Total 1 mark)
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20. A force F is applied to a body moving along a straight line. A resistive force f acts on the body.
Both forces act along the same straight line as the motion of the body. The rate of change of momentum
of the body is equal to

A. F f. B. F.

C. F + f. D. f.
(Total 1 mark)

21. Samantha walks along a horizontal path in the direction shown. The curved part of the path is a semi-
circle.

The magnitude of her displacement from point P to point Q is approximately

A. 2 m. B. 4 m.

C. 6 m. D. 8 m.
(Total 1 mark)

22. The graph shows the variation with time t of the acceleration a of an object.

Which of the following is the change in velocity of the object in the time interval 0 to 4 s?
1 1
A. 8ms B. 4ms
1 1
C. +4 m s D. +8 m s
(Total 1 mark)

23. Two spheres of masses m1 and m2 are moving towards each other along the same straight-line with
speeds v1 and v2 as shown.

The spheres collide. Which of the following gives the total change in linear momentum of the spheres as
a result of the collision?

A. 0 B. m1v1 + m2v2
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 C. m1v1 m2v2 D. m2v2 m1v1
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24. Two trolleys P and Q, are connected by a rubber band. They are at rest on a horizontal surface. The mass
of Q is twice that of P. The trolleys are pulled apart so that the band is stretched and are then released.

magnitude of initial acceleration of trolley P

The ratio is
magnitude of initial acceleration of trolley Q

1 1
A. . B. .
4 2

C. 1. D. 2. (1)

25. A ball of weight W is dropped on to the pan of a top pan weighing balance and rebounds off the pan.

pan

00.00

At the instant that the ball has zero velocity when in contact with the pan, the scale will read

A. zero. B. a value less than W but greater than zero.

C. W. D. a value greater than W.

(1)

26 An elevator (lift) is used to either raise or lower sacks of potatoes. In the diagram, a sack of potatoes of
mass 10 kg is resting on a scale that is resting on the floor of an accelerating elevator. The scale reads 12
kg.

elevator
10 kg

scale

The best estimate for the acceleration of the elevator is

A. 2.0 m s 2 downwards. B. 2.0 m s 2 upwards.

C. 1.2 m s 2 downwards. D. 1.2 m s 2 upwards.

(1)

27. The variation with time of the vertical speed of a ball falling in air is shown below.

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 During the time from 0 to T, the ball gains kinetic energy and loses gravitational potential energy Ep.
Which of the following statements is true?

A. Ep is equal to the gain in kinetic energy.

B. Ep is greater than the gain in kinetic energy.

C. Ep is equal to the work done against air resistance.

D. Ep is less than the work done against air resistance.

(Total 1 mark)

28. A truck collides head on with a less massive car moving in the opposite direction to the truck. During the
collision, the average force exerted by the truck on the car is FT and the average force exerted by the car
on the truck is FC. Which one of the following statements is correct?

A. FT will always be greater in magnitude than FC.

B. FT will always be equal in magnitude to FC.

C. FT will be greater in magnitude than FC only when the speed of the car is less than the speed of the
truck.

D. FT will be equal in magnitude to FC only when the speed of the truck is equal to the speed of the
car.
(1)

29. Two waves meet at a point in space. Which of the following properties always add together?

A. Displacement B. Amplitude

C. Speed D. Frequency
(Total 1 mark)

30. A ball of weight W is travelling horizontally towards a vertical wall. It strikes the wall and rebounds
p. Which of the following is
the magnitude of the impulse that the ball imparts to the wall?

A. W p B. W p

C. W D. p
(Total 1 mark)

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31. Joseph runs along a long straight track. The variation of his speed v with time t is shown below.

After 25 seconds Joseph has run 200 m. Which of the following is correct at 25 seconds?

1 1
Instantaneous speed / m s Average speed / m s
A. 1 1
8ms 8ms
B. 1 1
8ms 10 m s
C. 1 1
10 m s 8ms
D. 1 1
10 m s 10 m s
(Total 1 mark)

32. A particle moves under the influence of a force F. The graph below shows the variation of the force F
with the distance d moved by the particle.

0
0 d

The shaded area is equal to

A. the average value of F. B. the impulse produced by F.

C. the work done by F. D. the power produced by F.

(1)

33. An object of mass m is initially at rest. An impulse I acts on the object. The change in kinetic energy of
the object is

I2 I2
A. . B. .
2m m

C. I2m. D. 2I2m.
(1)

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34. A block rests on a rough horizontal plane. A force P is applied to the block and the block moves to the
right.

There is a coefficient of friction giving rise to a frictional force F between the block and the plane. The
force P is doubled. Will and F be unchanged or greater?

35. An impulse I acts on a body of mass m that is initially at rest. What is the distance moved by the body in
a time t after the impulse has been delivered?

It Im
A. B.
m t

I
C. D. It
m

36 A cyclist accelerates in a straight line. At one instant, when the cyclist is exerting a forward force of 40
N, the air resistance acting on the cyclist is 10 N.
What is the rate of change of momentum of the cyclist at this instant?
A. 10 kg m s 2 B. 30 kg m s 2

C. 40 kg m s 2

D. 50 kg m s 2

37 A block of weight W is suspended by two strings of equal length. The strings are almost horizontal.

What is correct about the tension T in one string?

A. B.

C. D.

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38. A block of mass 1.0 kg rests on a trolley of mass 4.0 kg. The coefficient of dynamic friction between the
block and the trolley is 0.30.

A horizontal force F = 5.0 N acts on the block. The block slides over the trolley. What is the acceleration of
the trolley?
A. 5.0 m s 2 B. 1.0 m s 2

C. 0.75 m s 2 D. 0.60 m s 2

39 A student draws a graph to show the variation with time t of the acceleration a of an object.

What can the student deduce from this graph only, and what quantity from the graph is used to make this
deduction?

40. An object is dropped from rest. Air resistance is not negligible. What is the acceleration of the object at
the start of the motion?
A. Zero B. Increasing
C. Decreasing D. Constant
41. A student throws a stone with velocity at an angle to the vertical from the surface of a lake. Air
resistance can be ignored. The acceleration due to gravity is .

What is the time taken for the stone to hit the surface of the lake?

A. B.

C. D.

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42. A ball undergoes an elastic collision with a vertical wall. Which of the following is equal to zero?
A. The change of the magnitude of linear momentum of the ball
B. The magnitude of the change of linear momentum of the ball
C. The rate of change of linear momentum of the ball
D. The impulse of the force on the ball
43. An object of mass is initially at rest. When an impulse acts on the object its final kinetic energy is
. What is the final kinetic energy when an impulse of acts on an object of mass initially at rest?

A. B.

C. D.
44. A heat engine does 300 J of work during one cycle. In this cycle 900 J of energy is wasted. What is the
efficiency of the engine?
A. 0.25 B. 0.33
C. 0.50 D. 0.75

THERMAL PHYSICS

45. A container with 0.60kg of a liquid substance is placed on a heater at time t=0. The specific latent heat
of vaporization of the substance is 200kJkg 1. The graph shows the variation of the temperature T of the
substance with time t.

What is the power of the heater?

A. 1200 W B. 3000 W
C. 4800 W D. 13 300 W
46. of volume
3. What is the pressure of the gas?

47. An ideal gas and a solid of the same substance are at the same temperature. The average kinetic
energy of the gas molecules is and the average kinetic energy of the solid molecules is . What is the
comparison between and ?

A. is less than . B. equals .

C. is greater than . D. The relationship between and cannot be determined.

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48. An ideal gas has a volume of 15 ml, a temperature of 20 °C and a pressure of 100 kPa. The volume of
the gas is reduced to 5 ml and the temperature is raised to 40 °C. What is the new pressure of the gas?
A. 600 kPa B. 320 kPa
C. 200 kPa D. 35 kPa

49.What is the mass of carbon-12 that contains the same number of atoms as 14 g of silicon-28?

A. 6g B. 12 g

C. 14 g D. 24 g

50. The energy of the molecules of an ideal gas is

A. thermal only. B. thermal and potential.

C. potential and kinetic. D. kinetic only.

51. The ratio

thermal capacity of a sample of copper

specific heat capacity of copper

A. does not have any unit. B. has unit J kg 1 K 1.

C. has unit J kg 1. D. has unit kg.

52. Water at a temperature of 0 °C is kept in a thermally insulated container. A lump of ice, also at 0 °C, is
placed in the water and completely submerged.

Which of the following is true in respect of both the net amount of ice that will melt and the change in
temperature of the water?

Net amount of ice Change in

that melts temperature of water
A. all will melt no change
B. some will melt decrease
C. none will melt no change
D. all will melt decrease

53. The mole is defined as

1
A. the mass of an atom of the isotope carbon-12.
12

B. the amount of a substance that contains as many elementary entities as the number of atoms in 12 g
of the isotope carbon-12.
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 C. the mass of one atom of the isotope carbon-12.

D. the amount of a substance that contains as many nuclei as the number of nuclei in 12 g of the
isotope carbon-12.

54. What is the mass of carbon-12 that contains the same number of atoms as 14 g of silicon-28?

A. 6g B. 12 g

C. 14 g D. 24 g
(Total 1 mark)

55. The volume of an ideal gas in a container is increased at constant temperature. Which of the following
statements is/are correct about the molecules of the gas?

I. Their speed remains constant.

II. The frequency of collisions of molecules with unit area of the container wall decreases.

III. The force between them decreases.

A. I only B. I and II only

C. I and III only D. II and III only

(Total 1 mark)

56. Two ideal gases X and Y are at the same temperature. The mass of a particle of gas X is larger than the
mass of a particle of gas Y. Which is correct about the average kinetic energy and the average speed of the
particles in gases X and Y?

57. What is not an assumption of the kinetic model of an ideal gas?

A. Attractive forces between molecules are negligible.
B. Collision duration is negligible compared with time between collisions.
C. Molecules suffer negligible momentum change during wall collisions.
D. Molecular volume is negligible compared with gas volume.
58. Under which conditions of pressure and density will a real gas approximate to an ideal gas?

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59. Q and R are two rigid containers of volume 3V and V respectively containing molecules of the same
ideal gas initially at the same temperature. The gas pressures in Q and R are p and 3p respectively. The
containers are connected through a valve of negligible volume that is initially closed.

The valve is opened in such a way that the temperature of the gases does not change. What is the change
of pressure in Q?

A. +p B.

C. D. p

WAVES

60. Three quantities used to describe a light wave are

I. frequency
II. wavelength
III. speed.
Which quantities increase when the light wave passes from water to air?
A. I and II only B. I and III only
C. II and III only D. I, II and III
61. Properties of waves are
I. polarization
II. diffraction
III. refraction
Which of these properties apply to sound waves?
A. I and II B. I and III
C. II and III D. I, II and III
62. A horizontal spring of spring constant k and negligible mass is compressed through a distance y from its
equilibrium length. An object of mass m that moves on a frictionless surface is placed at the end of the
spring. The spring is released and returns to its equilibrium length.

What is the speed of the object just after it leaves the spring?

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A. B.

C. D.

63. The diagram shows a second harmonic standing wave on a string fixed at both ends.

What is the phase difference, in rad, between the particle at X and the particle at Y?

A. 0 B.

C. D.

64. A string stretched between two fixed points sounds its second harmonic at frequency f.

Which expression, where n is an integer, gives the frequencies of harmonics that have a node at the centre
of the string?

A. B. nf

C. 2nf D. (2n + 1)f

65. A pipe of length 0.6 m is filled with a gas and closed at one end. The speed of sound in the gas is 300 m
s 1. What are the frequencies of the first two harmonics in the tube?
A. 125 Hz and 250 Hz B. 125 Hz and 375 Hz
C. 250 Hz and 500 Hz D. 250 Hz and 750 Hz

66. Two waves meet at a point in space. Which of the following properties always add together?

A. Displacement B. Amplitude

C. Speed D. Frequency (Total 1 mark)

67. A particle oscillates with simple harmonic motion with period T.

At time t = 0, the particle has its maximum displacement. Which graph shows the variation with time t of
the kinetic energy Ek of the particle?

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68. Two waves meet at a point. The waves have a path difference of . The phase difference between the
4
waves is

A. rad. B. rad.
8 4

C. rad. D.
2
(Total 1 mark)

69. A transverse wave travels from left to right. The diagram below shows how, at a particular instant of
time, the displacement of particles in the medium varies with position. Which arrow represents the
direction of the velocity of the particle marked P?

(Total 1 mark)

70. The graph shows how the displacement varies with time for an object undergoing simple harmonic
motion.

a varies with time t?

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 (Total 1 mark)

71. Light is diffracted at a single slit. Which of the following graphs best represents how the intensity I of the
diffracted light varies with the diffraction angle ?

A.

B.

C.

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 D.

(Total 1 mark)

72. A standing wave is established in air in a pipe with one closed and one open end.

The air molecules near X are

A. always at the centre of a compression.

B. always at the centre of a rarefaction.

C. sometimes at the centre of a compression and sometimes at the centre of a rarefaction.

D. never at the centre of a compression or a rarefaction.

(Total 1 mark)

73. Which of the following statements is true for a standing wave on a string?

A. No energy is transferred along the string.

B. The maximum kinetic energy of each segment of the string is proportional to the amplitude of the
segment.

C. Each segment of the string oscillates with different phase and frequency.

D. The amplitude along the string varies with time.

(Total 1 mark)

74. The fundamental (first harmonic) frequency for a particular organ pipe is 330 Hz. The pipe is closed at
one end but open at the other. What is the frequency of its second harmonic?

A. 110 Hz B. 165 Hz

C. 660 Hz D. 990 Hz
(Total 1 mark)

75. A beam of coherent light is incident on a single slit of width b. After passing through the slit, the light is
incident on a screen at a distance D from the slit.

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 Which of the following changes, carried out separately, in respect of b and D will result in an increase in
width of the first diffraction maximum formed on the screen?

b D
A. decrease increase
B. increase increase
C. decrease decrease
D. increase decrease

76. Two satellites of equal mass, S1 and S2, orbit the Earth. S1 is orbiting at a distance r
v
centre at speed v. S2 orbits at a distance 2r . The ratio of the
2
centripetal force on S1 to the centripetal force on S2 is

1 1
A. . B. .
8 4

C. 4. D. 8.

77. Two identical triangular pulses of amplitude X travel toward each other along a string. At the instant
shown on the diagram below, point M is midway between the two pulses.

X
X M

The amplitude of the disturbance in the string as the pulses move through M is

A. 2X. B. X.

X
C. . D. 0.
2

78. Which diagram best shows diffraction of plane wavefronts at a single slit?

A. B.

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C. D.
 C. D.

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79. A pulse is sent down a string fixed at one end.

Which one of the following diagrams best represents the reflected pulse?
A. B.

C. D.

(1)

80. A tube is filled with water and a vibrating tuning fork is held above its open end.

The tap at the base of the tube is opened. As the water runs out, the sound is loudest when the water level
is a distance x below the top of the tube. A second loud sound is heard when the water level is a distance
y below the top. Which of the following is a correct expression for the wavelength of the sound
produced by the tuning fork?

A. =y B. = 2x

C. =y x D. = 2(y x)
(1)

81. A wooden block is at rest on a horizontal frictionless surface. A horizontal spring is attached between the
block and a rigid support.

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 The block is displaced to the right by an amount X and is then released. The period of oscillations is T
and the total energy of the system is E.

X
For an initial displacement of which of the following shows the best estimate for the period of
2
oscillations and the total energy of the system?

Period Total energy

E
A. T
2
E
B. T
4
T E
C.
2 2
T E
D.
2 4
(1)

82. In order that the interference between the waves emitted by two light sources can be observed, it is
essential that the sources must emit waves that

A. have the same amplitude. B. are in phase.

C. have the same colour. D. have a constant phase difference between them.
(1)

83. The diagram below shows ocean waves incident on a stone barrier protecting boats anchored behind it.

Waves

Boats

Barrier

The boats could still be at risk of damage by waves mainly as a result of

A. refraction. B. standing waves.

C. diffraction. D. reflection.
(1)
84. Light travelling from water to air is incident on a boundary.

Y
Z air
X water
W

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 A. sin Z = constant × sin Y B. sin W = constant × sin Z

C. sin X = constant × sin Z D. sin W = constant × sin Y

(1)

85. The diagrams below show two standing wave patterns that are set up in a stretched string fixed at both
ends. The frequency of pattern 1 is f1 and that of pattern 2 is f2.

pattern 1 frequency f1

pattern 2 frequency f2

f1
The ratio is
f2

1 2
A. . B. .
3 3

C. 3. D. 6.
(1)

86. A string vibrates with fundamental frequency f

of the following correctly gives the frequency of vibration of the fourth harmonic of the string and the
wavelength of the sound in air?

Frequency Wavelength
f
A.
2 4

B. 4f 4

f
C.
2

D. 4f
4
(Total 1 mark)

87. Sound waves move faster in warm air than in cold air. The diagram below shows plane waves in cold air
moving towards a boundary with warm air.

I
warm air
II
III

cold air boundary

IV

Which of the arrows shows the possible direction of waves after reaching the boundary?

A. I B. II

C. III D. IV
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88. The graph shows how the velocity v of an object undergoing simple harmonic motion varies with time t
for one complete period of oscillation.

Which of the following sketch graphs best shows how the total energy E of the object varies with t?

(Total 1 mark)

89. A particle oscillates with simple harmonic motion with period T.

At time t = 0, the particle has its maximum displacement. Which graph shows the variation with time t of
the kinetic energy Ek of the particle?

(Total 1 mark)

90. An organ pipe of length L is open at one end and closed at the other. Which of the following gives the
wavelength of the second harmonic standing wave in the pipe?

L
A. B. L
2

4L
C. 4L D.
3
(Total 1 mark)

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91. The fundamental (first harmonic) frequency for a particular organ pipe is 330 Hz. The pipe is closed at
one end but open at the other. What is the frequency of its second harmonic?

A. 110 Hz B. 165 Hz

C. 660 Hz D. 990 Hz
(Total 1 mark)

92. Which of the following statements is true for a standing wave on a string?

A. No energy is transferred along the string.

B. The maximum kinetic energy of each segment of the string is proportional to the amplitude of the
segment.

C. Each segment of the string oscillates with different phase and frequency.

D. The amplitude along the string varies with time.

(Total 1 mark)

93. A transverse wave travels from left to right. The diagram below shows how, at a particular instant of
time, the displacement of particles in the medium varies with position. Which arrow represents the
direction of the velocity of the particle marked P?

(Total 1 mark)

94. Monochromatic light of wavelength is incident on a double slit. The resulting interference pattern is
observed on a screen a distance y from the slits. The distance between consecutive fringes in the pattern is
a.
and a are all doubled. What is the new distance between consecutive fringes?

95. A point source of light of amplitude A0 gives rise to a particular light intensity when viewed at a
distance from the source. When the amplitude is increased and the viewing distance is doubled, the light
intensity is doubled. What is the new amplitude of the source?

A. 2A0 B. 2 A0
C. 4A0 D. 8A0
96. Which diagram shows the shape of the wavefront as a result of the diffraction of plane waves by an
object?

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CIRCULAR MOTION

97. A particle of mass m is moving with constant speed v in uniform circular motion. What is the total work
done by the centripetal force during one revolution?

mv 2
A. Zero B.
2

C. mv2 D. mv2
(Total 1 mark)

98.

A. gravitational force on the astronaut is zero.

B. astronaut and the spacecraft experience the same acceleration.

C. astronaut and the spacecraft experience the same gravitational force.

D. gravitational field at the position of the spacecraft is zero.

(Total 1 mark)

99. A particle P is moving in a circle with uniform speed. Which one of the following diagrams correctly
shows the direction of the acceleration a and velocity v of the particle at one instant of time?

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 A. a B. a
v

P v P

C. D.

a P a P
v

(1)

100. Points P and Q are at distances R and 2R respectively from the centre X of a disc, as shown below.

P 2R
R
X

The disc is rotating about an axis through X, normal to the plane of the disc. Point P has linear speed v
and centripetal acceleration a. Which one of the following is correct for point Q?

Linear speed Centripetal acceleration

A. v a

B. v 2a

C. 2v 2a

D. 2v 4a

101. A cyclist rides around a circular track at a uniform speed. Which of the following correctly gives the net
horizontal force on the cyclist at any given instant of time?

Net horizontal force along Net horizontal force normal to

direction of motion direction of motion
A. zero zero
B. zero non zero
C. non zero zero
D. non zero non zero
(Total 1 mark)
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102. A particle of mass m is moving with constant speed v in uniform circular motion. What is the total work
done by the centripetal force during one revolution?

mv 2
A. Zero B.
2

C. mv2 D. mv2

103.

A. gravitational force on the astronaut is zero.

B. astronaut and the spacecraft experience the same acceleration.

C. astronaut and the spacecraft experience the same gravitational force.

D. gravitational field at the position of the spacecraft is zero.

(Total 1 mark)

104. Two satellites of equal mass, S1 and S2, orbit the Earth. S1 is orbiting at a distance r
v
centre at speed v. S2 orbits at a distance 2r . The ratio of the
2
centripetal force on S1 to the centripetal force on S2 is

1 1
A. . B. .
8 4

C. 4. D. 8.
(1)

105 A small ball of weight W is attached to a string and moves in a vertical circle of radius R.

What is the smallest kinetic energy of the ball at position X for the ball to maintain the circular motion with
radius R?

A. B. W R

C. 2 W R D.

106 An object at the end of a wooden rod rotates in a vertical circle at a constant angular velocity. What is
correct about the tension in the rod?

A. It is greatest when the object is at the bottom of the circle.

B. It is greatest when the object is halfway up the circle.
C. It is greatest when the object is at the top of the circle.
D. It is unchanged throughout the motion.

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