MIDTERM 12 PHYSICS

1 When ice dancers spin as shown in the below diagram, the first dancer’s hand
applies a centripetal force to the second dancer’s hand. In which case the
centripetal force is maximum?

A X is 0.50 m and the d speed of a female skater’s center of mass is 9.0 m/s
B X is 0.45 m and the speed of a female skater’s center of mass is 10.0 m/s
C X is 0.45 m and the speed of a female skater’s center of mass is 9.0 m/s
D X is 0.50 m and the speed of a female skater’s center of mass is 10 m/s

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2 What would be the angular speed of the second hand of a clock in rad/sec?
A 0.205 rad/sec
B 0.105 rad/sec
C 2.05 rad/sec
D 1.05 rad/sec
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3 A car is traveling along a flat road in winter. The car approaches a patch of ice on a bend.
Why the car can’t go around the perfectly smooth, icy bend?
A Due to less centripetal force
B Due to high centripetal force
C Due to high air pressure
D Due to the high friction force

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4 When the Truck is at the position shown in the diagram below, what provides the centripetal
force to keep the truck moving in a circle?

A Friction
B Weight
C Tension
D None of these

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5 When the ball is at the top of a circular path during uniform circular motion the
centripetal force is

A FC = T + W
B FC = T- W
C Both of them
D None of these
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6 A water- slide is a good place to experience a

A Centrifugal force
B Centripetal
C Both of them
D None of these
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7 What happens when the string brakes?

A The ball moves tangent to the path, in a straight line

B The ball moves normal to the path, in a straight line
C None of these
D The ball falls inside the circular
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8 Calculate the gravitational field strength close to the surface of the moon if the
mass of the moon is 7.4 x 1022 kg and the radius is 1.74 x 106 m.
A 1.6 N/kg
B 2.6 N/kg
C 3.6 N/kg
D None of these
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9 State who provides the resultant force causing a centripetal acceleration when the
weight on the end of the swinging pendulum
A Gravitational force
B Friction force
C Tension force
D Magnetic force
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10 Consider the dwarf planet Pluto to be an isolated sphere of radius 1.2 x 10 6 m. and
mass of 1.27 x 1022 kg. What is the gravitational potential at the surface of Pluto?
A -0.59 J/kg
B -7.1 x 105 J/kg
C 0.59 J/kg
D 7.1 x 105 J/kg

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11 Which of the following is a free oscillation

A The wing beat of a mosquito
B The movement of the pendulum in an upright clock
C the vibrations of the cymbal after it has been struck
D the shaking of the building during an earthquake

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12 The bob of a simple pendulum has a mass of 0.40 kg. The pendulum oscillates
with a period of 2.0 sec. and an amplitude of 0.15 m. at one point in its cycle it has a
potential energy of 0.020 J. What is the kinetic energy of the pendulum bob at this
point?
A 0.024 J
B 0.044 J
C 0.14 J
D 0.18 J

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13 Which statement is correct? If a mass hung from a spring, oscillates with simple
harmonic motion.
A The force on the mass is directly proportional to the angular frequency of the
oscillation.
B The force on the mass is the greatest when the displacement of the bob is
greatest.
C The force on the mass is greatest when the speed of the bob is greatest.
D The force on the mass is inversely proportional to the time period of the
oscillation.

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14 Resonance occurs when the frequency of the driving force is………the natural
frequency of the oscillating system
A Equal to
B Less than
C More than
D None of these

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15 Damping ……………. The amplitude of resonant.

A Increases
B Reduces
C Both of these
D None of these

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 16 What is the internal energy of an object?
A The amount of heat supplied to the object
B The energy associated with the random movement of the atoms in the object
C The energy due to the attraction between the atoms in the object
D The potential and kinetic energy of the object.

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17 What is the definition of heat capacity?
A The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of an object through one-
degree Celsius.
B The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one kg of an object
through one degree Celsius
C The quantity of heat required to convert an object from solid to liquid without
change in temperature.
D The quantity of heat required to convert one kg of a substance from solid to liquid
without change in temperature.

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18 Four blocks made of different materials are each given the same quantity of internal
energy Which block has the greatest thermal capacity?

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 19 A 2 kg of copper is heated for 40 sec by a heater that produces 1000 J/s. The
specific heat capacity of copper is 400 J/kg-k. What is the rise in temperature?
A 5K
B 2OK
C 50K
D 10K

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20 Equal masses of two different liquids are put in identical beakers. They are heated
from 200 C to 300 C by heaters of the same power. Liquid 2 takes twice as long to heat
as liquid 1. Which statement is correct?

A Both liquids received the same amount of energy

B Liquid 1 received more energy than Liquid 2
C The thermal capacity of liquid 1 is equal to the thermal capacity of liquid 2
D Thermal capacity of liquid 1 is less than the thermal capacity of liquid 2.

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