Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A skydiver jumps from an aircraft at time $t = 0$ and falls vertically downwards. The variation with $t$ of her velocity $v$ is shown in Fig. 2.1. ...

2024 Summer

4

Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A well has a depth of 36 m from ground level to the surface of the water in the well, as shown in Fig. 1.1. A student wishes to find the depth of t...

2023 Summer

4

Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

(a) State what is meant by the centre of gravity of an object.[1] (b) Two blocks are on a horizontal beam that is pivoted at its centre of gravity, a...

2023 Summer

6

Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A trolley A moves along a horizontal surface at a constant velocity towards another trolley B which is moving at a lower constant speed in the same di...

2023 Winter

3

Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A rigid uniform beam of weight $W$ is connected to a fixed support by a hinge, as shown in Fig. 2.1. A compressed spring exerts a total force of 8....

2023 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A person stands on the edge of a high cliff that is next to the sea. The person throws a stone vertically upwards. Air resistance acts on the stone. ...

2022 Summer

5

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A small glider moves along a horizontal air track as shown. At each end of the air track, the glider has a perfectly elastic collision with a fixed...

2022 Summer

5

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A child of mass 20 kg stands on the rough surface of a sledge of mass 40 kg. The sledge can slide on a horizontal frictionless surface. One end of a ...

2022 Summer

5

Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A sphere is attached by a metal wire to the horizontal surface at the bottom of a river, as shown in Fig. 2.1. The sphere is fully submerged and in...

2022 Summer

5

Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

(a) Define velocity. [1] (b) A constant driving force of 2400N acts on a car of mass 1200kg. The car accelerates from rest in a straight line al...

2022 Summer

6

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

What is a reasonable estimate of the mass of a raindrop?

2020 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

Which quantity is a scalar?

2020 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A galvanometer of resistance 5\(\Omega\) is to be used in a null method.In order to protect the galvanometer from damage due to an excessive initial c...

2020 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

Readings are made of the current $I$ for different voltages $V$ across a fixed resistor. The results are plotted on a graph to show the variation of $...

2020 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A stone is dropped from a height of 20 m above water. The graph shows the variation with time of the velocity of the stone. Which statement describ...

2020 Summer

2

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A car X is travelling at a constant speed $u$ along a straight road. At time $t = 0$ a second car Y is a distance $d_0$ behind car X and travelling at...

2020 Summer

4

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

The resultant force acting on an object is slowly increased. Which graph could show the variation with time $t$ of the momentum $p$ of the object?&nb...

2020 Summer

1

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

An astronaut has a weight of 660 N when she is standing on the Earth's surface. The acceleration of free fall on the surface of Mars is $3.71 \, \tex...

2020 Summer

3

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

A mass $m_1$ travelling with speed $u_1$ collides with a mass $m_2$ travelling with speed $u_2$ in the same direction. After the collision, mass $m_1$...

2020 Summer

3

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

The diagrams show a negative electric charge situated in a uniform electric field and a mass situated in a uniform gravitational field. Which row s...

2020 Summer

2