Grade 10th Physics Worksheet

1. For what angle of projection is the range become maximum?

A)30𝑜 B) 45𝑜 C) 60𝑜 D) 90𝑜

2. ---------------- is the motion of a body along a curved path with constant radius at steady speed.

A) projectile motion B) uniform circular motion C) rectilinear motion D) uniform

accelerated motion

3. A projectile is fired from a gun located at 45m above the ground horizontally. How long does the
projectile remain in air? (use= 10m/s2)

A) 2seconds B) 4seconds C) 5seconds D) 3seconds

4. Which one of the following formulas used to calculate horizontal range of the projectile?

2𝑉𝑜 sin 𝜃 𝑣𝑜 2 sin 𝜃2 𝑣𝑜 2 2 cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 𝑣𝑜 2 sin2 𝜃

A. 𝑅 = 𝑔
B. 𝑅= 2𝑔
C. R = 2𝑔
D. 𝑅 = 𝑔

5. A projectile is launched at 20m/s with 30o from the horizontal. What is the total time of flight? (use
g=10m/s2)

A. 10seconds B.2seconds C. 1.2seconds D. 2.4seconds

6. A ball is thrown from the ground vertically up ward at 90o from horizontal so that it stays 10seconds
on air. (use g=10m/s2 and sin 90𝑜 = 0)

a) What was the initial velocity of the ball?

b) how high is the ball travelled just after 8 seconds?

c) What was the maximum height reached by the ball?

7. Consider a particle whirling about a circular path of radius 20cm with a tangential speed of 8m/s. what
is its angular velocity?
A) 40 rad/s B) 20 rad/s C) 160 rad/s D) 28 rad/s
8. From question number 8 what is the centripetal acceleration in terms of angular velocity of the particle?
A) 320m/s2 B) 64m/s2 C) 160m/s2 D) 80m/s2
9. A projectile is fired horizontally from the top of a 4.9m high tower. Find the time it stayed in air before
it strikes the ground? (Use g = 9.8m/s2)
A)1 second B) 2 seconds C) 3 seconds D) 4 seconds
10. Linear acceleration and angular acceleration are related by,
A) the mass B) the force C) the radius D) the torque
11. Which one of the following is true about the torque?
A) Torque is a turning effect of force B) Torque is a vector quantity
C) Torque is rotational analogue of force D) All are true
12. When a body is moving in uniform circular motion, which one is not correct?
 A) Its speed is constant B) Its velocity is constant C) Velocity is changing D)
𝑎𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 = 𝑎𝑐
13. The angular velocity of a belt of grindstone is 20rad/s. To what angle does the belt rotate in five
seconds?
A) 100rad B) 4rad C) 25rad 50rad
14. The moment of inertia of a body depends on: -
A) The mass of the body B) The shape of the body C) The axis of rotation of the body D) All
15. What is the moment of inertia of a solid sphere of mass 125kg and radius of 2m about any diameter?
A) 100kgm2 B) 50kgm2 C) 200kgm2 D) 150kgm2
16. The angular speed of rotating wheel increases uniformly from 25rad/s to 65rad/s in 5 seconds.
Calculate,
a) The angular acceleration

b) the average angular speed in 5 seconds

c) the number of revolutions made in 5 seconds

d) the angular speed and angular displacement just after 10 seconds

17. A projectile is projected from a horizontal ground with a velocity of 50m/s that makes an angle of
53𝑜 with the ground. (use = 10m/s2, sin 53𝑜 = 0.8, cos 53𝑜 = 0.6, sin 106𝑜 = 0.96), calculate

a) the required to reach the maximum height?

b) the total time of flight?

c) the range of projectile?

d) the maximum height reached?

e) the magnitude of its velocity after 5 seconds?

18. What is moment of inertia about the center of a disc of mass 5kg and radius 20cm?
A) 0.2kgm2 B) 0.1kgm2 C) 0.3kgm2 D) 0.4kgm2
19. If a football is kicked into the air at some angle ignoring air resistance, the horizontal component of
the velocity is,
A) Zero at the maximum point B) Remains constant C) Increases with time D) Decreases
with time
20. A ball tied to the end of a string is allowed to move in a circular path at a uniform speed. What keeps
the ball along the circular path?
A) Gravitational force B) Torque C) Tension force D) Moment of
inertia
21. A body in rotational equilibrium has a constant
A) Acceleration B) Angular acceleration C) Velocity D) Angular speed
22. A wheel of radius 20cm is accelerating at 10 rad/𝑠 2 . What is the tangential acceleration of a point at
the rim of the wheel?
A) 2 m/𝑠 2 B) 1m/𝑠 2 C) 3m/𝑠 2 D) /𝑠 2
23. What is the measure of the distribution of the mass of a body in relation to its axis of rotation?
A) Torque B) Moment of inertia C) Angular momentum D) Angular displacement
24.A torque of 8N m is applied to a bicycle wheel of radius 2m and mass 0.5 kg. Treating the wheel as a
hoop, find its angular acceleration.
A) 4 rad/𝑠 2 B) 2rad/𝑠 2 C) 5 rad/𝑠 2 D) 6rad/𝑠 2
25. A stone is thrown vertically straight up with a velocity of 20 m/s. Where do you find the stone at a
time of 2seconds ( use g=10m/𝑠 2 )
A) At maximum height B) On the ground C) Half way down ward D) None of the above
26.A ball is thrown vertically up ward returns to its starting point in 10 seconds. What is the initial
velocity of the ball?
A) 50 m/s B) 100 m/s C) 125 m/s D) 150 m/s
27. From the question number (17) above, what is the maximum height reached by the ball?
A) 50 m B) 100 m C) 125 m D) 150 m
28. Which one of the following is Not True about the direction of centripetal acceleration?
A) Tangent to the circle B) Toward the center
C) Perperdicular to the tangential speed D) In the direction of the force
29. Which one of the following is Not the units of angular displacement?
A) degree(o) B) revolution (rev) C) meter per second square D) radian (rad)
30. A projectile is fired from a gun located at 45m above the ground horizontally. How long does the
projectile remain in air? (use= 10m/s2)
A) 2seconds B) 4seconds C) 5seconds D) 3seconds
31. For what angle of projection is the vertical displacement (height) become maximum?
A)30𝑜 B) 45𝑜 C) 60𝑜 D) 90𝑜
32. A wheel rotates with a constant angular acceleration of 3.50 rad/s2. If the angular speed of the wheel
is 2 rad/s.
A) through what angle does the wheel rotate between t = 0 and t = 2s?
B) What is the angular speed of the wheel at t = 2s?
33. A small ball is attached to an in extensible string of length 1.5 m and is rotated with uniform angular
acceleration on a horizontal circle. The ball attains an angular velocity of 20 rad/s in 4 second starting
from rest. Calculate: -
A) The angular displacement of the ball in 4 sec?
B) The angular acceleration?
C) The final linear velocity at the end of 4 seconds?
D) The arc length the ball covers in 2 seconds?
E) The magnitude of the net acceleration of the ball just after 4 sec?
34. A girl can throw a stone to a maximum horizontal distance of 64m. If she throws the stone
vertically upward with the same speed, what is the maximum height reached by the stone?

A. 64m B. 32m C. 16m D. 8m

35. Which of the following is the motion of objects moving in two dimensions under the
influence of gravely? A. vertical velocity B. projectile motion C. horizontal velocity D.
uniform motion
36. A football is kicked off a wall at initial horizontal velocity of 12m/s. The wall is 2.1m high.
Find the range of the ball? A. 7.85cm B. 7cm C. 7.8cm D. 78cm

37. A wheel starts from rest and rotates with uniform angular acceleration to attain an angular
velocity of 8rad/s in 2second. If the radius of the wheel is 50cm,

Find A) the angular acceleration

B) the tangential acceleration

C) the total acceleration of a point on the rim.

38. Write at least three examples of uniform circular motion with their centripetal forces.
39. How we can estimate (guess) the Centre of mass for uniform objects?
40. Write at least four examples of projectile motions.