1.

When a body is accelerating, the resultant force acting on it is equal to its

A. change of momentum.

B. rate of change of momentum.

C. acceleration per unit of mass.

D. rate of change of kinetic energy.

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2. An object on the end of a light flexible string rotates in a circle as shown below.

The tension in the string is T when the string is at angle θ to the vertical. Which of the following
is true?

State Resultant force

A. not in equilibrium T

B. not in equilibrium T sinθ

C. in equilibrium T

D. in equilibrium T sinθ
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3. A sphere of mass m strikes a vertical wall and bounces off it, as shown below.

The magnitude of the momentum of the sphere just before impact is pB and just after impact is
pA. The sphere is in contact with the wall for time t. The magnitude of the average force exerted
by the wall on the sphere is

A. .

B. .

C. .

D. .
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4. An object is moving at constant velocity. Which one of the following quantities must have zero
magnitude?

A. Weight of object

B. Momentum of object

C. Kinetic energy of object

D. Resultant force on object

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5. 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.

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.

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6. A ball of mass m, travelling in a direction at right angles to a vertical wall, strikes the wall with
a speed v1. It rebounds at right angles to the wall with a speed v2. The ball is in contact with the
wall for a time Δt. The magnitude of the force that the ball exerts on the wall is

A. .

B. m(v1 + v2)Δt.

C. .

D. m(v1 – v2)Δt.
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7. 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.
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8. A light inextensible string has a mass attached to each end and passes over a frictionless pulley
as shown.

The masses are of magnitudes M and m, where m < M. The acceleration of free fall is g. The
downward acceleration of the mass M is

A. .

B. .

C. .

D. .
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9. Two blocks having different masses slide down a frictionless slope.

Which of the following correctly compares the accelerating force acting on each block and also
the accelerations of the blocks down the slope?

Accelerating force Acceleration

A. Equal Equal

B. Equal Different

C. Different Equal

D. Different Different
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10. A general expression for Newton’s second law of motion is

F=

What condition is applied so that the law may be expressed in the form F = ma?

A. The mass m is constant.

B. The acceleration a is constant.

C. The force F is constant.

D. The direction of the force F is constant.

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11. A small boat in still water is given an initial horizontal push to get it moving. The boat gradually
slows down. Which of the following statements is true for the forces acting on the boat as it
slows down?

A. There is a forward force that diminishes with time.

B. There is a backward force that diminishes with time.

C. There is a forward force and a backward force both of which diminish with time.

D. There is a forward force and a backward force that are always equal and opposite.
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12. A horse pulls a boat along a canal at constant speed in a straight-line as shown below.

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 represents a free-body diagram for the boat?

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13. If the resultant external force acting on a particle is zero, the particle

A. must have constant speed.

B. must be at rest.

C. must have constant velocity.

D. must have zero momentum.

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14. The velocity of a body of mass m changes by an amount Δv in a time Δt. The impulse given to
the body is equal to

A. mΔt.

B.

C.

D. mΔv.
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15. A ball is held at rest at point X and is then released. It drops on to a flat horizontal surface and
rebounds to a maximum height at point Y.

Which one of the following graphs best shows the variation with time t of the momentum p of
the ball as it moves between point X and point Y?

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

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.

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17. 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.

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.

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18. The velocity of a particle is changing. The rate of change of the momentum of the particle is
equal to the

A. acceleration of the particle.

B. net force acting on the particle.

C. work done on the particle.

D. change in kinetic energy of the particle.

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19. A block of mass m is pulled along a horizontal, frictionless surface by a force of magnitude F.
The force makes an angle θ with the vertical.

The magnitude of the acceleration of the block in the horizontal direction produced by the force
F is

A.

B.

C.

D.
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20. A frictionless trolley of mass m moves down a slope with a constant acceleration a. A second
similar frictionless trolley has mass 2m. The acceleration of the second trolley as it moves down
the slope is

A.

B. a.

C. 2a.

D. 4a.
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21. Three forces of magnitude F1 = 3.0 N, F2 = 4.0 N and F3 = 6.0 N act at a point. The point is in
equilibrium. The magnitude of the resultant of F1 and F2 is

A. 1.0 N.

B. 5.0 N.

C. 6.0 N.

D. 7.0 N.
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22. A toy cannon is mounted vertically on a cart. The cart is moving along a straight-line with
constant speed. A spring inside the cannon shoots a ball vertically upwards.

No resistance forces act on the cart and on the ball. Which one of the following statements is
true about the position where the ball will land?

A. The position depends on the speed of the cart.

B. The ball will land behind the cannon.

C. The ball will land inside the cannon.

D. The ball will land in front of the cannon.

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23. Mandy stands on a weighing scale inside a lift (elevator) that accelerates vertically upwards as
shown in the diagram below. The forces on Mandy are her weight W and the reaction force from
the scale R.

The reading of the scale is

A. R + W.

B. W.

C. R.

D. R – W.
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24. A body of weight 2W hangs vertically from a string attached to a body of weight W. Weight W
is released and both bodies fall vertically.

Air resistance may be neglected. What is the tension in the string during the fall?

A. Zero

B. W

C. 2W

D. 3W
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25. The graph below shows the variation with time t of the magnitude of the net force F acting on a
body moving along a straight-line.

The shaded area represents

A. the total work done by F.

B. the change in the kinetic energy of the body.

C. the change in the momentum of the body.

D. the change in the velocity of the body.

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26. A body moving along a straight-line has mass 3.0 kg and kinetic energy 24 J. The motion is then
opposed by a net force of 4.0 N. The body will come to rest after travelling a distance of

A. 2.0 m.

B. 6.0 m.

C. 8.0 m.

D. 12 m.
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27. A brick is placed on the surface of a flat horizontal disc as shown in the diagram below. The
disc is rotating at constant speed about a vertical axis through its centre. The brick does not
move relative to the disc.

Which of the diagrams below correctly represents the horizontal force or forces acting on the
brick?

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28. Which one of the following correctly describes the changes, if any, of the kinetic energy and the
potential energy of the molecules of a liquid as it is boiling?

Kinetic energy Potential energy

A. increases increases

B. increases stays constant

C. stays constant increases

D. stays constant stays constant

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29. A block of mass M is held at rest on a horizontal table. A heavy chain is attached to the block
with part of the chain hanging over the table. The block and the chain can slide without friction.

The block is released. Which one of the following graphs best represents the variation with time
t of the speed v of the block as it moves on the table?

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30. An object is dropped from rest from a point several hundred metres above the surface of the
Earth at time t = 0. The object strikes the ground at t = T and air resistance is not negligible.

Which of the following sketch graphs best shows the variation with time t, of the speed v of the
object?

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31. The net force acting on a body is zero. Which of the following quantities must also have zero
magnitude for this body?

A. Momentum

B. Velocity

C. Speed

D. Acceleration
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32. A constant force of magnitude F acts on a body. The graph shows the variation with time t of
the momentum p of the body.

The magnitude of the force F is

A. 1000 N.

B. 200 N.

C. 20 N.

D. 0.05 N.
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33. A block on a frictionless horizontal table is attached by a light, inextensible string to an object P
of mass m that hangs vertically as shown below.

The pulley has zero friction and the acceleration of free fall is g. The acceleration of the block
and object P is

A. g.

B.

C.

D.
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34. The graph below shows the variation with load F of the length L of a spring.

Which of the following expressions gives the force per unit extension (the spring constant) of
the spring?

A.

B.

C.

D.
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35. A rocket is moving through space. The rocket engine ejects a mass m of exhaust gases in time t.
The speed of the exhaust gases, relative to the rocket, is v as shown below.

Which of the following expressions is the magnitude of the force exerted on the rocket by the
exhaust gases?

A. mv

B. mv2

C. mvt

D.
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36. A particle is moving around the circumference of a horizontal circle of radius r with constant
speed v.

Which of the following is the acceleration of the particle?

A. towards the centre of the circle

B. away from the centre of the circle

C. v2r towards the centre of the circle

D. v2r away from the centre of the circle

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37. In a fairground ride, a car of mass M travels on rails around a vertical loop of effective radius R.
At the top of the loop, the speed of the car is v. The car stays in contact with the rails, as shown
below.

The acceleration of free fall is g.

Which of the following is the correct expression for the force that the rails exert on the car?

A.

B.

C. Mg

D.
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38. A rocket accelerates vertically upwards by ejecting high-speed gases vertically downwards as
shown in the diagram below. At the instant shown the weight of the rocket is W and the
magnitude of the force the rocket exerts on the gases is T.

The magnitude of the net force on the rocket is

A. W.

B. T.

C. T + W.

D. T − W.
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39. A fire-fighting helicopter is flying at constant speed along a horizontal straight-line carrying a
bucket of water as shown in the diagram below. The rope to the bucket makes a fixed angle with
the vertical.

Which of the following diagrams is the correct free body diagram of the forces acting on the
bucket?

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40. Which of the following quantities must be zero for a particle in equilibrium?

A. Kinetic energy

B. Acceleration

C. Velocity

D. Momentum
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41. An elevator (lift) of mass m is raised vertically with constant speed v for a time t. The work
done on the elevator during this time is

A. mgv.

B. mgvt.

C.

D.
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42. The diagram below shows five wooden blocks joined by inelastic strings. A constant force
accelerates the blocks to the right on a frictionless horizontal table.

In which string is the tension the greatest?

A. W

B. X

C. Y

D. Z
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43. A force of magnitude F1 accelerates a body of mass m from rest to a speed v. A force of
magnitude F2 accelerates a body of mass 2m from rest to a speed 2v.

The ratio

A. 2.

B. 4.

C. 8.

D. 16.
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44. Sand falls vertically on a conveyor belt at a rate of m kg s–1.

In order to keep the belt moving at constant speed v the horizontal force that must be exerted on
the belt is

A. mv.

C. mv2.

D.
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45. Two unequal masses M and m are joined by a light inextensible string. The string passes over a
light frictionless pulley as shown.

The masses accelerate when released.

Which diagram is the correct free-body diagram for the two masses?

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46. An object of mass M is suspended from a spring. The extension of the spring is e. The same
object is suspended from an identical spring on the Moon where the acceleration of free fall is
less than that on Earth. Which of the following is correct?

Mass of the object on Moon Extension of spring on Moon

A. M e
B. less than M less than e
C. M less than e
D. less than M e
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47. 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?

A.

B.

C.

D. It
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48. A trolley of mass 1.5 kg is pulled along a horizontal table by a force of 5.0N.

The frictional force acting on the trolley is 0.50N.

The acceleration of the trolley is

A. 0.30 m s–2.

B. 0.33 m s–2.

C. 3.0 m s–2.

D. 3.3 m s–2.
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49. A frictionless trolley of mass m moves down a slope with a constant acceleration a. A second
similar frictionless trolley has mass 2m. The acceleration of the second trolley as it moves down
the slope is

A.

B. a.

C. 2a.

D. 4a.
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