Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

Fig. 5.1 shows a pendulum consisting of a metal sphere suspended by a thin string. The sphere undergoes small oscillations about its equilibrium po...

2024 Winter

5

Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

(a) State what is meant by simple harmonic motion.   [2] (b) A block is suspended from a spring, as shown in Fig. 4.1. The block is pull...

2024 Winter

4

Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

(a) State what is meant by resonance.   [2] (b) A small ball is held in place using a stretched string. One end of the string is fixed to a...

2024 Summer

4

Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

A block of mass $m$ oscillates vertically on a spring, as shown in Fig. 4.1. The acceleration $a$ of the block varies with displacement $x$ from it...

2024 Summer

6

Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

(a) State what is meant by resonance.    [2] (b) A small ball is held in place using a stretched string. One end of the string is fixed to ...

2024 Summer

4

Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

A heavy metal sphere of mass 0.81 kg is suspended from a string. The sphere is undergoing small oscillations from side to side, as shown in Fig. 4.1. ...

2023 Winter

2

Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

A small steel sphere is oscillating vertically on the end of a spring, as shown in Fig. 4.1. The velocity $v$ of the sphere varies with displacemen...

2023 Summer

5

Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

A heavy metal sphere of mass 0.81 kg is suspended from a string. The sphere is undergoing small oscillations from side to side, as shown in Fig. 4.1. ...

2023 Winter

3

Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

A pendulum consists of a bob (small metal sphere) attached to the end of a piece of string. The other end of the string is attached to a fixed point. ...

2022 Summer

3

Theory

CH13 - OSCILLATIONS

An object is suspended from a spring that is attached to a fixed point as shown in Fig. 3.1. The object oscillates vertically with simple harmonic ...

2022 Winter

2

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

A student creates a table to show reasonable estimates of some physical quantities. Which row is not a reasonable estimate? [Table_1]

2017 Summer

2

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A particle travels in a straight line with speed $v$. The particle slows down and changes direction. The new speed of the particle is $\frac{v}{2}$. ...

2017 Summer

3

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

The speed $v$ of a liquid leaving a tube depends on the change in pressure $\Delta P$ and the density $\rho$ of the liquid. The speed is given by the ...

2017 Summer

1

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

The values of displacement, velocity and acceleration of a vehicle can be deduced from graphs representing its motion. Often the areas under these gra...

2017 Summer

3

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

A ball is released from rest above a hard, horizontal surface. The graph shows how the velocity of the bouncing ball varies with time. At which point...

2017 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A ball is kicked upwards at an angle of 45° to horizontal ground. After a short flight, the ball returns to the ground. It may be assumed that ai...

2017 Summer

1

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

The mass of a rocket-propelled truck is approximately equal to the mass of the fuel in its tank. The fuel is ignited and the truck is propelled along ...

2017 Summer

2

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

An object is dropped at time $t = 0$ from a high building. Air resistance is significant. Three graphs are plotted against time. The height of the...

2017 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A student attempts to find the density $\rho$ of aluminium by taking measurements of a rectangular sheet. mass $m = 51.6 \pm 0.1$ g length $l = 100.0 ...

2017 Summer

2

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

The graph shows how the momentum of a motorcycle changes with time. What is the resultant force on the motorcycle? 

2017 Summer

2