1.

The rate of change of displacement or distance with time is called ---------- ANS: Velocity
2. The study of the relationship between force, matter and motion is called --------- ANS:
Mechanics
3. The quantities that have measurable physical properties is called ---------- ANS: Physical
Quantities
4. indicates the way the basic units, mass,length and time are represented with M, L and T.
ANS: Dimension
5. The rate of change of velocity with time is called ---------------- ANS: Acceleration
6. The quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called ------------ ANS: Vector Quantity
7. The dimension of force is ----------- ANS: MLT -2
8. The seven (7) fundamental quantities are ANS: Mass, Time, Length, Current, Luminuous
Intensity, Temperature, Amount Of Substance
9. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or substance is called ------------ ANS:
Temperature
10. The flow of energy from one object to another as a result of the difference in temperature of
the two objects is called ANS: Heat
11. The Basic quantities are ANS: Mass, Length and Time
12. The ability to do work is -------------- ANS: Energy
13. The product from remains of plants and animals is called ---------- ANS: Natural Gas
14. The four stages of coal formation are, ANS: Lignite, Bitumen, Peat and Anthracite
15. Hot water that has been trapped within the earth system is called ------- ANS: Geothermal
16. The energy from the sun is called ----------- ANS: Solar Energy
17. Heat is measured with an instrument called ANS: Thermometer
18. The dimension of Acceleration is ANS: LT -2
19. The product of Mass and Velocity is called ------------------------ ANS: Momentum
20. The product of Force and Time is called ----------- ANS: Impulse
21. If a deformed body returns to its original size and shape when the external deforming force is
removed, then the body is said to be
22. ANS: Elastic
23. The dimension of Velocity is ANS: LT-1
24. The maximum deformation that an elastic body can undergo without a permanent change in
its shape is called ANS: The Elastic Limit
25. A material which does not return to their original size and shape after being distorted is said
to be ANS: Inelastic
26. ---------------states that provided the elastic limit is not exceeded, the applied force is
proportional to the extension. ANS: Hooke’s Law
27. Which of the following situations is impossible? ANS: An object has constant non-zero
velocity and changing acceleration.
28. The branch of Physics that deals with study of motion of an object and its relationship with
such concepts as force and mass is known as ANS: Kinematics
29. The branch of Physics that deals with study of motion without regards to its cause is ANS:
Dynamics
30. An object moving in the +x direction experiences an acceleration of +2.0 m/s2. This means
the object ANS: is increasing its velocity by 2.0 m/s every second.
31. If the acceleration of an object is zero, then ANS: The object is moving with uniform
velocity
32. In a position-time graph, the instantaneous velocity at a particular point is ANS: The slope
33. of the tangent to that point on the graph
34. Under what condition is average velocity equal to the
average of the object's initial and final velocity? ANS:
The acceleration is constant.
35. What part of the position-time graph has the highest
constant speed in the figure shown ANS:o-a

36. If the acceleration –time graph for a motion is obtained as shown, The sketch of the velocity-
time graph for this motion will be ANS: Inear
37. An object is moving with constant non-zero acceleration in the +x direction. The position
38. versus time graph of this object is ANS: a parabolic curve.
39. A car starting from rest accelerates at a rate of 2.5 m/s2, what is the velocity of the car after
15.25 m ANS: 8.73 m/s
40. A plane lands on the runway with a velocity of 75 m/s and decelerates at 15 m/s2 to a
velocity of 40 m/s . Calculate the distance travelled on the runway. ANS: 134.17 m
41. A car travelling with a velocity of 20 m/s accelerates uniformly at the rate of 3 m/s2 to reach
a velocity of 27 m/s. Calculate the distance travelled.
ANS: 54.74
42. When a ball is thrown straight up with no air resistance, the acceleration at its highest point
ANS: is downward
43. A 10-kg rock and 20-kg rock are dropped from the same height and experience no
significant air resistance. If it takes the 20-kg rock a time T to reach the ground, what time
will it take the 10-kg rock to reach the ground? ANS: T
44. Two objects are dropped from a bridge, an interval of 1.0 s apart. Air resistance is
negligible. During the time that both objects continue to fall, their separation ANS:
increases
45. Ball A is dropped from the top of a building. One second later, ball B is dropped from
the same building. Neglect air resistance. As time progresses, the difference in their
speeds ANS: remains constant
46. A ball is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 20 m/s where
acceleration due to gravity is taken as 10 m/s2. The time taken to reach the maximum
height is ANS: 2s
47. The motions of a car and a truck along a straight road are represented by the velocity-time
graphs in the figure. The two vehicles are initially alongside each other at time t = 0. At time
T, what is true of the distances traveled by the vehicles since time t = 0? ANS: The truck
will have travelled further than the car
48. The figure below shows two vectors lying in the xy plane. Use to answer questions 57-59.1.\t
Determine the signs of the x and y component of A ANS: x component negative, y
component negative
49. Acceleration due to gravity is ANS: Always directed downwards
50. The figure below shows two vectors lying in the xy plane. Use to answer questions 51-53.1.\t
Determine the signs of the x and y component of B
ANS: x component positive, y component negative
51. A stone is thrown with an initial upward velocity of 7.0 m/s and experiences negligible
air resistance. If we take upward as the positive direction, what is the velocity of the stone
after 0.50 s? ANS: 2.1 m/s
52. Suppose an object is in free fall. Each second the object falls ANS: a larger distance than in
53. the second before
54. Human reaction time is usually greater than 0.10 s. If your friend holds a ruler
between your fingers and releases it without warning, how far can you expect the ruler
to fall before you catch it, assuming negligible air resistance? ANS: At least 4.9 cm
55. A bullet shot straight up returns to its starting point in 10 s. What is the initial speed of the
bullet, assuming negligible air resistance? ANS: 49 m/s
56. A ball is thrown downward from the top of a building with an initial speed of 25 m/s. It
strikes the ground after 2.0 s. How high is the building, assuming negligible air resistance?
ANS: 70 m
57. A package is dropped from a helicopter that is moving upward at a speed of 15 m/s. If it
takes 8 s before the package strikes the ground, how high above the ground was the
package when it was released? Neglect air resistance. ANS: 205 .08 m
58. To determine the height of a bridge above the water, a person drops a stone and measures
the time it takes for it to hit the water. If the height of the bridge is 41 m, how long will it
take for the stone to hit the water? Neglect air resistance. ANS: 2.9 s
59. A super hero flies downwards from the top of a building at an angle of 30 0 to the
horizontal covering a displacement of 100 m. The horizontal and vertical components (Ax
and Ay) respectively of this displacement is ANS: Ax= +86.6m, Ay= -50m
60. A stone is thrown straight upward and it rises to a height of 20 m. With what speed was it
thrown? (acceleration due to gravity= 10m/s< sup>2 )
ANS: 2OM/S
61. -A ball is thrown upward with a speed of 12 m/s on the surface of planet X where the
acceleration due to gravity is 1.5 m/s2 and there is no atmosphere. What is the
maximum height reached by the ball? ANS: 48 m
62. In the absence of an external force, a moving object will ANS: move with constant speed in a
straight line
63. When you sit on a chair, the resultant force on you is ANS: ZERO
64. You are standing in a moving bus, facing forward, and you suddenly fall forward. You can
imply from this that the bus' ANS: constant acceleration
65. A constant net force acts on an object. Describe the motion of the object. ANS: velocity
decreased.
66. A net force F accelerates a mass m with an acceleration a. If the same net force is applied to
mass 2m, then the acceleration will be ANS:a/2
67. Determine the signs of the x and y component of A+ B ANS: x component negative, y
component negative
68. If you blow up a balloon, and then release it, the balloon will fly away. This is an illustration
69. of ANS: Newton's third law
70. A net force F acts on a mass m and produces an acceleration a. What acceleration results if a
net force 2F acts on mass 4m? ANS: a/2
71. A body at rest or moving with uniform velocity will have acceleration ANS: 0
72. Two cars collide head-on. At every moment during the collision, the magnitude of
the force the first car exerts on the second is exactly equal to the magnitude of the
force the second car exerts on the first. This is an example of ANS: Newton’s
Third Law
73. A body at rest or moving with uniform velocity will have an acceleration that is ANS: zero
74. Action-reaction forces ANS: sometimes act on the same object
75. If a body is at rest or moving with uniform velocity, it is said to be in ANS: Equilibrium
76. Action-reaction forces are ANS: equal magnitude but point in opposite directions.
77. To satisfy first condition of equilibrium, if upward forces are positive then downward forces
must be ANS: Negative
78. The resultant of forces of 6 N and 3 N acting in the same line of action but opposite in sense
is ANS: 3N
79. The resultant of forces of 6 N and 3 N acting in the same sense and having the same line of
action is ANS: 3N
80. An object of mass m sits on a flat table. The Earth pulls on this object with force mg, which
we will call the action force. What is the reaction force?
81. ANS: The object pulling upward on the Earth with force mg
82. Which of the following is correct? ANS: The application of the conditions of the
equilibrium of the body is valid throughout
83. The net force of the body is zero that means the force are not being applied to the body at all
and hence the body is in equilibrium. ANS: The first part of the statement is false and other
part is true
84. Which of the following needs to zero for the perfect equilibrium? ANS: ∑Forces =0,
∑Moment = 0 and ∑θ≠ 0
85. If a block returns to its original position after slight tilt then it is in state of ANS: Stable
equilibrium
86. The acceleration due to gravity is lower on the Moon than on Earth. Which of the
following is true about the mass and weight of an astronaut on the Moon's surface,
compared to Earth? ANS: Mass is same, weight is less
87. If after a slight tilt body does not returns to its previous equilibrium , then it is said to be in
ANS: Unstable equilibrium
88. action force ANS: The toy pulling up on the Earth with an 8N force
89. Increasing the moment arm, increases ANS: Torque
90. A body is said to be in static equilibrium when it is ANS: At Rest
91. Swimming is possible on account of ANS: Third Law of motion
92. moving uniformly in a circular path ANS: COUPLE
93. A wagon weighing 1000kg is moving with a velocity of 50 km/hr. A mass of 250 kg is
dropped into it. The velocity with which the wagon now moves is ANS: 40 km/hr
94. A body is said to be in dynamic equilibrium when it ANS: is in uniform motion along a
95. straight line
96. A body of mass 3 kg experiences a force F which varies with time t as shown. What is the
increase in momentum of the object after 8 sec? ANS: 70 Ns
97. Increasing the force, increases the ANS: Torque
98.
99. A 20 kg object that can move freely is subjected to a resultant force of 45N in the negative X
direction. The acceleration of the object is ANS: 2.25 m/s 2 in the negative X direction
100. “A body will be in equilibrium if the resultant of all the forces acting on it is zero”. This is
called the ANS: First condition of equilibrium
101. A 5 kg object is to be given an upward acceleration of 0.3 m/s2 by a rope pulling straight
upward on it. The tension in the rope is ANS: 51 N
102. If the vector sum the torques acting on it is zero, the body is said to be in? ANS:
Rational Equilibrium
103. Provided the force acting on an object is constant, as the mass of an object increases, the
acceleration of that object ANS: decreases
104. A body in equilibrium ANS: can move with constant velocity
105. After firing a cannon ball, the cannon recoils in the opposite direction from the ball. This
is an example of ANS: Newton’s Third Law
106. The torque is the vector product of two vectors force and displacement and is a vector ANS:
at 90° to the plane of the force and displacement
107. The unit of torque is ANS: Nm
108. In static and dynamic equilibrium, the body does not possess any ANS: linear or angular
acceleration
109. In static and dynamic equilibrium, the body does not posses any ANS: linear or angular
acceleration
110. The perpendicular distance between the point of application of force and the fixed point or
axis of rotation is called ANS: moment arm
111. Dynamic equilibrium is also known as ANS: kinetic equilibrium
112. When the net torque acting on a system is zero, which of the following will be constant?
ANS: angular momentum
113. Every point on a rotating body has the same? ANS: A) Angular velocity
114. The angular momentum of the body is conserved if the net external torque on it is?
ANS:Zero
115. A body in equilibrium does not possess any ANS: Acceleration
116. The second condition of equilibrium states that, “a body will be in equilibrium, if the
vector sum of all the torques acting on it is ANS: Zero
117. In an equilibrium problem, the point about which torques are calculated ANS: maybe
located anywhere
118. If the sum of the torques on an object in equilibrium is zero about a certain point, it is
ANS: always zero about all other points
119. An object in equilibrium must not have ANS: all of the above
120. If an object is in unstable equilibrium, any displacement will ANS: raise its center of
121.gravity
122. Racing cars need a high degree of stability when turning bends on the race track. Which of
the following features of these racing cars contribute to this stability? ANS: Their wheels
have a wide base
123. In the figure shown, the tension in the horizontal cord is 30 N. The weight of the object
is ANS: 34N
124. A rope extends between 2 poles. A boy of weight 90 N hangs from it as shown. The
tensions in the two parts of the rope is ANS: 350 N and 340 N respectively
125. Use the figure shown to answer questions 91-93, Point A is perpendicular to the page.
Find the torque about the axis A due to the 25 N force ANS: +8.5 N.m
126. A truck driver is trying to push a loaded truck with an applied force. Unfortunately, his
attempt was unsuccessful the truck stays stationary no matter how hard the driver pushes.
127.How much work is done by the driver? ANS: Zero
128. A container with a mass of 5 kg is lifted to a height of 8 m. How much work is done by the
gravitational force? ANS: -400
129. Rain drops are spherical in shape because of ANS: Surface Tension
130. Cohesive forces are the forces acting ANS: Between molecules of same material
131. Sound is produced due to ANS: Circulation
132. Sound passes from one place to another in form of ANS: Waves
133. The velocity in the X direction for a projectile motion ANS: Constant
134. The acceleration in the X direction for a projectile motion ANS: Zero
135. The Velocity in the Y direction for a projectile motion ANS: Changes Uniformly
136. The acceleration in the Y direction for a projectile motion ANS: Zero
137. In projectile motion, the magnitude of the velocity vector is ANS: same at impact as its
initial valueANS: 8.55CM
138. ........... states that a body will continue to move or remain at rest unless an external force
139.acts on it ANS: 0.384 s
140. the unit of force is ANS: N
141.
142. Which of Newton’s laws expresses the idea of inertia? ANS: 1st LAw
-2
143. the unit of acceleration is ANS: ms
144. the rate of change of displacement with time is called ANS: Velocity
145. the unit of velocity is ANS: ms-1
146. ............. is used for measuring the volume of liquids ANS: graduated cylinder
147. Newton’s second law is framed in terms of the concept of ........... ANS: momentum
148. A loaded sack of total mass 100kg fall down from the floor of a lorry 2m high. What is the
work done. ANS: 2000J
149. A boy of mass 50kg runs up a set of steps of total height 3.0m. What is the work done
against gravity? ANS: 1500J
150. the product of force and time is called ANS: Impulse
151. the product of mass and velocity is called ANS: Momentum
152. the S.I unit of weight is ANS: N
153. the S.I unit of mass is ANS: Kg
154.
155. .......... is used for the measurement of the diameter of a tube ANS: Vernier Callipers
6
156.
157. 10 is called ANS: Mega
158. 109 is called ANS: Giga
159. A person who studies how human activities affect the atmosphere and oceans is called
ANS: Climatologist
160. A person who tries to reconstruct how dinosaurs walk is called ANS: Paleontologist
161. A person who studies the structure of molecules is called ....... ANS: chemist
162. The quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called ANS: vector
163. A boy of mass 20kg climbs up 5 steps each of height 0.3 in 30s. Calculate the power of the
boy ANS: 10W
164. A boy of mass 20kg runs up a set of steps of total height 2m. Calculate the work done
against gravity. ANS:4ooJ
165. The quantity of matter in a body is called ANS: Mass
166. The measuring instrument used for measuring the diameter of a wire is called ANS:
Micrometer screw gauge
167. Any number that is used to describe a physical phenomenon quantitatively is called ANS:
Physical Quantity
168.
169. Hookean materials are those that ANS:Obey Hooke’s Law
170. Which of the systems of unit is universally accepted? ANS: Systeme Internationale
171. There are ...... fundamental quantities? ANS: 7
172. The rate of change of displacement with time is called ANS: Velocity
173. The foundation of all engineering and technology is .... ANS: Physics
174. The two types of mechanical energy are ANS: Potential and kinetic
175. An object of mass 10kg is moving at a constant velocity of 30m/s. Calculate the kinetic
energy ANS: 4500J
176. Calculate the radius of the circular path for which an object travels with a velocity and
centripetal acceleration of 9 m/s and 10 m/s^2 respectively. ANS: 8.1m
177. Centripetal acceleration is ANS: Always directed to the center of the circular path
178. Determine the velocity with which an object moves in a circular path having a diameter of
28 m, given that the object has a radial acceleration of 8.9m/s2. ANS: 11.2 m/s
179. The passengers in a carnival ride travel in a circle path having a diameter of 14 m
.They make one complete circle in a time T = 3 s. What is their acceleration? (
π=3.142) ANS: 30.7 m/s2
180. The passengers in a carnival ride travel in a circle path having a radius 6 m .They
make one complete circle in a time T = 4 s. What is their velocity? ( π=3.142) ANS:
94.26 m/s
181. A motorcycle travelling on the highway with a velocity of 150 km/hr passes a
car travelling at a velocity of 80 km/kr. What is the velocity of the motorcycle
from the point of view of a passenger in the car? ANS: 70 km/hr
182. The compass of an airplane indicates that it is headed due south, and the airspeed
indicator shows that the plane is moving through the air at 240 Km/h .If there is a wind of
100 Km/h from west to east, what is the direction of the velocity of the aircraft relative to
the earth? ANS: 230 South East
183. For projectile motion, the acceleration in the horizontal direction is ANS: Zero
184. If it takes 2.5s for a projectile to reach its maximum height, calculate the magnitude of
the vertical component of its initial velocity. (acceleration due to gravity, g = 10 m/s2)
ANS: 25 m/s
185. If a train’s velocity relative to a cyclist has a magnitude of 4 m/s and a woman’s velocity
relative to the train has magnitude of 3 m/s. Find the magnitude of the woman’s velocity
relative to the cyclist. ANS: 5 m/s
186. for projectile motion, the vertical component of the velocity is ANS: Zero at the maximum
height
187. For projectile motion, the acceleration in the horizontal direction ANS: is Zero
188. If a projectile is given an initial speed of 50 m/s, how long does it take for it to reach
189.maximum height? (acceleration due to gravity,g=9.8m/s2) ANS: 5.1 s
190. Calculate the speed of a projectile after 6 s, if its initial speed was 70 m/s. (acceleration
due to gravity, g = 10 m/s2). ANS: 10 m/s
191. A rock is thrown horizontally off a 150 m hill. After 5.53 s, it lands 100 m away
from the base of the hill. What is the value of the initial vertical component of its
speed? ANS: 0 m/s
192. A rock is thrown horizontally off a 150 m hill. After 5.53 s, it lands 100 m away from the
base of the hill. With what speed was it thrown? ANS: 18 m/s
193. The time of flight for a projectile is 20 s. if its horizontal range is 400m, what is the
horizontal component of it velocity? ANS: 20 m/s
194. The magnitude of the vertical and horizontal components of the velocity for a
projectile are 40 m/s and 30 m/s respectively. Calculate the magnitude of resultant
velocity. ANS: 50 m/s
195. An object is thrown at an angle θ with a speed of 13 m/s. if the horizontal component of its
speed is 5 m/s, calculate the vertical component of the speed. ANS: 12 m/s
196. The magnitude of the vertical and horizontal components of the velocity for a
projectile are 40 m/s and 30 m/s respectively. Calculate the angle of projection to the
nearest degree. ANS: 53 degrees
197. An object is kicked at a velocity of 2 m/s at an angle of 30°. Find the horizontal
components of its velocity. ANS: 1.7 m/s
198. A ball is kicked with an initial velocity of 12 m/s at an angle of 65°. Find the vertical
components of its velocity. ANS: 11 m/s
199. A stone is thrown at an angle across a 100 m wide valley. What is the horizontal position
of the stone after 1.3 s if the horizontal component of the initial velocity is 20 m/s? ANS:
26 m
200. A stone is thrown at an angle across a 100 m wide valley. What is the vertical
position of the stone after 1.5 s if the vertical component of the initial velocity is 24.5
m/s? (acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 m/s2) ANS: 25.7 m
201. An object is thrown at an angle across a 150 m wide gap. Find the maximum height
reached if the vertical component of the initial velocity is 30m/s? (acceleration due to
gravity = 9.8 m/s2) ANS: 45.9m