MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A wooden plank rests in equilibrium on two boulders on opposite sides of a narrow stream. Three forces of size $P$, $Q$ and $R$ act on the plank.How a...

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

The diagrams show two mercury barometers standing side by side. The right-hand diagram shows a tube of bigger diameter, but the diagram is incomplete....

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A student fills two containers with water (density 1.0g/cm^3) and two with oil (density 0.8 g/cm^3), as shown in the diagrams.In which container is th...

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A piston traps a certain mass of gas inside a cylinder. Initially the piston is halfway along the length of the cylinder. The piston is now moved towa...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

Fig. 4.1 shows a manometer, containing mercury, being used to monitor the pressure of a gas supply.(a) Using the scale on Fig. 4.1, find the vertical ...

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A water manometer is used to measure the pressure of a gas supply to a house. It gives a reading of $h$ cm of water.Why is ...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

The diagrams show two swimming pools. One contains fresh water and the other contains salt water. Salt water is more dense than fresh water.At which l...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A small amount of air is introduced into the vacuum above the mercury in a mercury barometer tube.The mercury level goes down.Why does the mercury lev...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

The diagrams show two swimming pools. One contains fresh water and the other contains salt water. Salt water is more dense than fresh water.At which l...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A water manometer is used to measure the pressure of a gas supply to a house. It gives a reading of $h$ cm of water. Why is it better to use water r...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A lump of modelling clay is moved from a small measuring cylinder to a large measuring cylinder that has twice the diameter.The reading on the small m...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The speed–time graph for a train is shown.Which regions of the graph show the train moving?

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A man stands next to a railway track. A train travelling at 40 m/s takes 2.0 s to pass the man. What is the length of the train?

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A spring balance operates by the compression of a spring. It has been calibrated on the Earth in grams.A beam balance operates by balancing standard m...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A measuring cylinder contains 30 cm3 of a liquid.Some more of the liquid is added until the liquid level reaches the 50 cm3 mark.The reading on the ba...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

Which pieces of apparatus are the most appropriate for an experiment to plot an extension–load graph of a spring?

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A beam is pivoted at one end, as shown. The beam weighs 6.0 N and its weight acts at a point X 40 cm from the pivot.A force of 4.0 N is applied to the...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The diagrams show the forces acting on four moving objects. Which object is moving at a constant speed?

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A mass hangs vertically from a spring. The mass is raised to a point P and is then released. The mass oscillates repeatedly between point P and a lowe...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A force $F$ acts on an object and the object moves a distance $d$ in the direction of the force.What is the work done on the object?

2022 Summer