A ballon is going up at a steady velocity of 12m/s at a height of 32m above the

ground when an object is dropped from it. How long does it take for the object to
reach the ground ? (g=10 m/s2 ).
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: B
. What is the escape velocity of a body on the surface of the earth of radius ,R, if
the gravitational constant is G and the mass of the earth is m ? (Neglecting
energy loses to the surrounding).
A) sqrt(2GR)
B) sqrt(2GM/R)
C) sqrt(2GRM)
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: B
The magnitude of the gravitational attraction between the earth and a particle is
40N. If the mass of the particle is 4kg. Calculate the magnitude of the
gravitational field intensity of the earth on the particle.
A) 9.0Nkg-1
B) 10.0Nkg-1
C) 11.0Nkg-1
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: B
What is the gravitational potential at a point on the surface of the earth if
G=6.6x10-11Nm2kg-2 and the radius and mass of the earth are respectively
6.4x106m and 5.98x1024kg?
A) 4.2x107Jkg-1
B) 5.2x107Jkg-1
C) 6.2x107Jkg-1
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: C
The farther the distance from the earth , the ……………the weight.
A) greater
B) lesser
C) neutral
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: B
A stone is projected upwards at an angle of 300 to the horizontal from the top of
a tower of height 100m and it hits the ground at a point Q. If the initial velocity
of the projection is 100m/s . Calculate the maximum height of the stone above the
ground.
A) 125m
B) 225m
C) 325m
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: B
. A missile is projected with a velocity of 250m/s at an angle of θ to the vertical. If
the total time of flight of the missile is 25s. What is the value of θ?
A) 10 DEGREES
B) 20 DEGREES
C) 30 DEGREES
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: C
 When acceleration of a body is zero, velocity of the body.
A) (a) Decreases
B) (a) Increases
C) (a) Remains constant
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: C
What do the two types of collision have in common
A) Kinetic energy
B) Equal coefficient of restitution
C) Momentum
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: C
What type of collision is experienced by two bodies that stick together after the
collision?
A) Elastic collision
B) Perfectly elastic collision
C) Inelastic Collision
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: C
The Kinetic energy of a 12g Sparrow flying at 20m/s is
A) 2.4 J
B) 2.4x103 J
C) 1.44x103 J
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: B
A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 30mls. Calculate the
maximum height reached (g=10m/s2).
A) 40m
B) 45m
C) 50m
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
The rate of change of momentum is
A) Energy
B) Impulse
C) Force
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: C
A car starts from rest and has a constant acceleration of 4m/s2 in its first 3s. The
car travels
A) 18m
B) 6m
C) 12m
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: A
A 50kg crate slides down a ramp inclined at 35 degrees to the horizontal. The
normal reaction FN on the ramp is
A) 401N
B) 287N
C) 196N
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: A
The period of a 5.0g mass oscillating on a spring having spring constant of
150N/m is :µ
A) 0.045s
B) 0.0365s
C) 0.087s
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: B
The coefficient of kinetic friction µk is usually
A) Greater than the coefficient of static friction µs
B) Equal to the coefficient of static friction µs
C) Less than the coefficient of static friction µs
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: C
A force that gives a 2.0kg mass an acceleration of 3.6m/s2 would give an 8.0 kg
mass an
A) 0.2m/s2
B) 1.6m/s2
C) 0.9m/s2
D) 6.4m/s2
ANSWER: C
The period of a simple pendulum depends on its
A) Length
B) Maximum velocity
C) Total energy
D) Mass
ANSWER: A
The period of simple harmonic oscillator is 0.40s and the amplitude 12mm. The
maximum velocity of the oscillator is
A) 3.0x10-2 m/s
B) 3.8x10-2 m/s
C) 1.9x10-2 m/s
D) 4.3x10-2 m/s
ANSWER: C
What change in mass would be made to double the frequency of a simple
harmonic oscillator?
A) 4m1 = m2
B) 0.25m1 = m2
C) 2m1 = m2
D) none of the above
ANSWER: A
The frictional force between a crate standing on a surface in relative motion
depends on all but one of these.
A) Normal force on the surfaces,
B) Nature of the surfaces
C) Mass of the crate
D) Area of the crate in constant with the surface
ANSWER: D
. Calculate the tension in the wire of a hammer throwers hammer of mass 7kg , it
it is being swing round at 88.8m/s in a circle of radius 1.5m.
A) 414
B) 434
C) 543
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: B
A 500N woman runs across a field with a velocity of 5m/s. Her momentum is (
g = 9.8m/s2 )
A) 2500kgm/s
B) 255.1kgm/s
C) 250kgm/s
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
When an object is dropped, its initial velocity is……
A) increasing
B) decreasing
C) zero
D) none of the above
ANSWER: C
Objects in motion solely under the influence of gravity are said to be in
………….
A) velocity
B) acceleration
C) free fall
D) none of the above of the above
ANSWER: C
The acceleration due to gravity g is the ……for all free-falling objects, regardless
of their mass or weight.
A) constant velocity
B) constant acceleration
C) velocity
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
A car travels with a constant velocity of 45km/h for 10s. What distance does it
cover in this time?
A) 100m
B) 125m
C) 145m
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
A car moving with a velocity of 24m/s, accelerates for 15s at the rate of 1m/s;
calculate the distance it travels during this time interval.
A) 39m
B) 80m
C) 473m
D) none of the above
ANSWER: C
A car is travelling with a uniform velocity of 72km/h. whatdistance does it cover
in 20s.
A) 100m
B) 300m
C) 400m
D) none of the above
ANSWER: C
The total distance travelled by an object in a projectile motion is given by the
expression
A) U2/g
B) 2U/g
C) 4U/g
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
The expression for the maximum horizontal range which can be attained by a
projectile with velocity, U is;
A) U/g
B) U2/g
C) U/2g
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
The expression for the horizontal range of a projectile is.
A) U Sin2\( \ominus \)/g
B) U2 Sin2\( \ominus \)/g
C) U Sin\( \ominus \)/g
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
An object falls from a height of 80m. calculate it velocity just before hitting the
ground?
A) 19.6m/s
B) 29.6m/s
C) 39.6m/s
ANSWER: C
A stone is dropped from a height of 196m Neglecting air resistance, calculate the
time at which the stone will strike the ground.
A) 4.33
B) 6.35
C) 8.35
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
A stone is thrown vertically upwards with an initial speed U. if g is acceleration
of free fall due to gravity, when all the stone return to the starting point?
A) U/g
B) 2U/g
C) 3U/g
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
Newton’s law of gravitation is given by the expression
A) Gm1m2/r2
B) Gm1/r2
C) Gm1m2/r
D) none of the above
ANSWER: A
Acceleration due to gravity g is given by the expression
A) Gmem1/Re2
B) Gme/Re2
C) Gme/R
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
The velocity, v, of a space shuttle in a time t is given by v =25 + 3t2. find the
instantaneous acceleration at t = 9s
A) 52m/s
B) 54m/s
C) 56m/s
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
A boy cycle continuously through a distance of 1.0km in 5 minutes. calculate his
average speed.
A) 2.33m/s
B) 3.33m/s
C) 4.33m/s
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
A car takes off from rest and covers a distance of 80m on a straight road in 10s
calculate the magnitude of its acceleration.
A) 16m
B) 26m
C) 36m
D) none of the above
ANSWER: A
The expression for the period T of a body in uniform circular motion is
A) 2πr/v
B) 2πv/r
C) πrv/2
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: A
A carpenter working at a construction site mistakenly drops his hammer from a
height of 125m. how long does it take to reach the ground
A) 5s
B) 15s
C) 25s
D) none of the above
ANSWER: A
How much work is done in raising a 2.0kg book from the ground to a height of
1.8m?
A) 3.8J
B) 35J
C) 36J
D) 10.89J
ANSWER: B
Moment of Inertia I is the rotational analogue of _______ in linear motion
A) Impulse
B) Torque
C) Mass
D) Force
ANSWER: C
An example of a non-conservative force is ____
A) Tension
B) Normal Reaction
C) Gravity
D) Friction
ANSWER: D
A 1200kg car whose velocity is 6ms-1 rounds a turn whose radius is 30m. The
force acting on the car is ____
A) 48N
B) 240N
C) 147N
D) 1440N
ANSWER: D
An elastic collision conserves
A) Momentum but not kinetic energy
B) Kinetic energy but not momentum
C) Both kinetic energy and momentum
D) Neither kinetic energy nor momentum
ANSWER: B
A collision is perfectly inelastic when
A) The masses of the colliding bodies are equal
B) The velocities of the colliding bodies are equal after collision
C) When the bodies move off with same velocity after collision in same direction
D) when the two bodies move off with same velocity in opposite directions
ANSWER: C
Frictional force between two surfaces in contact depends on
A) Area
B) Nature of the surfaces in contact
C) The temperate of the bodies
D) None of the above
ANSWER: B
The amplitude of a harmonic oscillation is double, which of these remains
constant
A) Period
B) Total energy
C) maximum velocity
D) maximum acceleration
ANSWER: A
Centripetal acceleration has the expression:
A) v2 / r
B) vr2
C) v/r
D) none of the above
ANSWER: A
A body of mass 350kg is raised to a height of 45m above the ground. The work
done on the body is
A) 15.75kJ
B) 154.35KJ
C) 392.87J
D) None of the above
ANSWER: B
Which of these is a scalar quantity
A) Work
B) Force
C) Impulse
D) Velocity
ANSWER: A
When a block is placed on a vertical spring, the spring is compressed by 4.0 cm
calculate the mass of the block given that the constant of the spring is
1500N/M and g is 9.8m/s2
A) 6.12kg
B) 33.78kg
C) 0.61Kg
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
. Calculate the impulse delivered when a player kicks a ball with a force of 1500N
Assume the player’s foot acts on the ball for 5.0Ns
A) 7.5KNs
B) 7.5Ns
C) 0.3NS
D) 300Ns
ANSWER: B
The unit of angular momentum are
A) J.m
B) N.m
C) Kg/m2
D) Kg.m/s2
ANSWER: D
A vehicle travelling down a straight road at 25 m/s slows down to 11m/s in 5.0 s
what is the average acceleration
A) 2.8 m/s2
B) -2.8 m/s2
C) 10 m/s
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
A boy thrown a ball vertically downwards with an initial velocity of 14.7m/s . if
the ball hits the ground 2.0s later, what is the height of the position from the ball
was thrown ( g = 9.80m/s2)
A) – 49.0m
B) 10.4m
C) 49.0m
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
If a dropped object falls 19.6m in 2.0 seconds, how far will the ball fall in 4.0s?
A) 39.2m
B) 78.4m
C) 19 .6 m
D) None of the above
ANSWER: B
A truck pulls a loaded wagon with a constant force of 400N. If the total mass of
the wagon and the contents is 279Kg. What is the acceleration of the wagon?
(Ignore functional force)
A) 0.63m/s2
B) 1.6 m/s2
C) 1.6 m/s2
D) None of the above
ANSWER: D
If coefficient of static friction between a 40.0kg crate is 0.650 what horizontal
force must be applied to move the crate?
A) 392N
B) 225N
C) 167N
D) None of the above
ANSWER: B
Given that the gravitational constant is 7.0x10-11Nm2kg-2, what is the force of
attraction between 106kg mass of lead hanging one meter away from a 103kg
mass of iron ?
A) 7.0x10-2
B) 6.0x10-2
C) 5.0x10-2
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: A
The newton unit of force is equivalent to
A) Kg m/s2
B) Kgm/s
C) Kg m2s2
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
. What is the mass of an object that accelerates at 3.0m/s2 under the influence of a
5.0N FORCE?
A) 15Kg
B) 1.67Kg
C) 0.6 Kg
D) None of the above
ANSWER: B
. What is the weight of a 80.0 kg mass in Newton’s (g = 9.8m/s2)
A) 8.16N
B) 784N
C) 80N
D) None of the above
ANSWER: B
The mass of a body weighing 750N is
A) 76.5kg
B) 75.0 Kg
C) 93.58x10^5kg
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
Linear momentum has unit
A) Ns
 B) N/m
C) Kgm/s
D) all of the above
ANSWER: A
. Force x velocity is
A) Impulse
B) Work
C) power
D) Momentum
ANSWER: C
What is the gravitational potential due to a molecule of mass M, at a distance R
from it ?
A) GM2 /R2
B) GM/R
C) GM2 / R
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: B
Calculate the escape velocity of a satellite launched from the earth’s surface
(g=10m/s2 , Re = 6.4x106m).
A) 3.13x104m/s
B) 2.15x104m/s
C) 1.13x104m/s
D) NONE OF THE ABOVE
ANSWER: C

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