PRUDENCE SCHOOL

HOME ASSIGNMENT (I): GRADE XI

SUBJECT: PHYSICS
TOPIC – LAWS OF MOTION
1 A body of mass 15 kg in hung by a spring balance in a lift. What would be the reading of the
balance when
(i) The lift is ascending with an acceleration of 2 ms-2
(ii) Descending with the same acceleration
(iii) Descending with a constant velocity of 2 ms-1?
(Take g = 10 ms-2)
2 A machine gun of mass 10 kg fires 20 g bullets at the rate of 10 bullets per second with a speed of
500 ms-1. What force is required to hold the gun in position?
3 A body of mass 5 kg starts from the origin with an initial velocity, ̂ ̂ ms-1. If a
constant force (̂ ̂) N acts on the body, Find the time in which the y- component of
velocity will become zero.
4 Define angle of repose. Deduce its relation with coefficient of static friction?
5 When a ball is thrown upward, its momentum first increases and then decreases. Is the
conservation of momentum violated in this process?
6 An army vehicle of mass 1000 kg is moving with a velocity of 10 m/s and is acted upon by a
forward force of 1000 N due to the engine and a retarding force of 500 N due to friction. What
will be its velocity after 10s?
(a) 5 m/s (b) 15 m/s (c) 10 m/s (d) 20 m/s
7 A body of mass 8 kg is moved by a force , Where x is the distance covered. Initial
position is x= 2 m and the final position is x = 10 m. The initial speed is zero. The final speed is
(a) 6 m/s (b) 12 m/s (c) 18 m/s (d) 14 m/s
In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason
(R)
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
8 Assertion (A): During turning a cyclist lens towards the centre of the curve; while a man splitting
in the car lens outwards of the curve.
Reason (R): An acceleration is acting towards the centre of the curve.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
9 Assertion (A): A quick collision between two bodies is more violent than a slow collision, even
when the initial and final velocities are identical.
Reason (R): The momentum is greater in first case.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D
10 Show that Newton’s second law of motion is the real low of motion.