OBJECTIVE QUETIONS

1. Which statement is correct about the earth gravitational force?

A) Not all objects on the earth are influenced by the earth gravitational force
B) The earth gravitational force is stronger when an object is further away from the centre of the earth
C) The acceleration of all falling objects is influenced by the earth gravitational force
D) The earth gravitational force that acts towards the centre of the earth is uniform

2. The diagram beside shows a coconut falling from a tree.

Which graph shows the relationship between gravitational
force, F, acting on the coconut and the mass, m, of the
coconut?
A. B. C. D.

3 Diagram below shows a mango falling from a tree.

Which acceleration-time graph represents the motion of the mango ?

A. B.

C.
D.

4 Diagram below shows a feather and a stone falling freely in a vaccum.

Which statement is correct about the motion ?
A. The feather and the stone fall with constant velocity
B. The feather and the stone have the same kinetic energy.
C. The feather and the stone reach the ground at the same time
D. The gravitational force acting on the feather and the stone
are the same.

5 Diagram below shows two iron ball bearings with different masses is released simultaneously at different position
Which quantity is the same for both iron balls when they are
dropped ?
A. Weight
B. Final velocity
C. Time of fall
D. Rate of change of velocity

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6 Diagram below shows a PVC vacuum tube is erected vertically. Three identical spheres made off cork, c,
rubber, r and steel, s are dropped through the tube. The time, t, taken to reach the base of the tube is recorded
as tc, tr and ts respectively.
Which comparison is correct?
A. ts > tr > tc
B. tc > tr > ts
C. tr > ts > tc
D. tr = tc = ts

7 A meteor which is moving at a speed of 100 ms-1 towards Mars is detected at a heightof 207.2 m from its
surface. The meteor reaches the surface of Mars after 2 s. What is the gravitational acceleration of Mars ?
A. 0.90 ms-2 B. 3.60 ms-2 C. 53.55 ms-2 D. 103.60 ms-2

8 The diagram beside shows the positon of a plate before

and after the table cloth is snatched away
The plate remains stationary due to
A) inertia C) momentum
B) impulse D) linear motion

STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
1. A coin and a feather are dropped from a height of 2m simultaneously.
a)(i) Describe the motion of the coin. [1 m]
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(ii) Name the type of motion in (a)(i) [1 m]

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b) In the same axes given below, sketch 2 separate graphs depicting the motion of the coin and the
feather [2 m]
velocity

time

c)(i) If gravitational acceleration is g and time taken for the coin to fall is x , write a simplified expression
for the final velocity, v, of the coin upon reaching the ground using the equation v = u + at [1 m]
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(ii) Why is the above expression unsuitable for the feather? [1 m]

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