Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A car is travelling along a level road at a steady speed. Fig. 1.1 shows the speedometer in the car. A speedometer registers how fast the car is going...

2012 Summer

4

Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A train is passing through a station at constant speed, as shown in Fig. 3.1. The track is horizontal. The engine produces a forward thrust of 70000 N...

2012 Summer

4

Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

In the left-hand column below are four physical quantities that might be measured in the Physics laboratory. In the right-hand column are eight statem...

2009 Summer

2

Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The car in Fig. 3.1 is on a level road.(a) Calculate the magnitude of the resultant force on the car.resultant force = ..................................

2009 Summer

2

Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Fig. 1.1 shows how the speed of a truck varies during a period of 80s.(a) In which section of the journey is the truck (i) travelling at constant spe...

2012 Summer

2

Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph of a moving object.(a) Which part, or parts, of Fig. 1.1 indicate when the object is(i) travelling at uniform spee...

2011 Winter

3

Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Two girls attempt to measure the speed of the water in a river, as shown in Fig. 2.1.(a) The distance between the two bridges is measured as 50 m.Sugg...

2011 Winter

3

Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

(a) Look at the distance/time graph that has been drawn for you.(i) Answer the following questions for the time interval AB.1. What is happening to th...

2009 Winter

2

Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

(a) The bus drives from its depot, without stopping, along the straight road to the football ground.From Fig. 1.1, find(i) the distance from the bus d...

2012 Winter

2

Theory

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Fig. 4.1 shows how the speed of an object varies during a period of 30 s.(a) State the speed of the object(i) at the start of the 30 s,speed = ..........

2011 Summer

3

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A digital stop-clock measures time in minutes and seconds. The stop-clock reads 00:50 when it is started (i.e. 00 minutes 50 seconds). It reads 02:10 ...

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A long-distance runner wishes to calculate her average speed for a race.Which calculation should she use?

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A heavy metal ball falls vertically downwards through air past four equally spaced levels J, K, L and M.The times taken to fall from one level to the ...

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

An arrow travels horizontally in a straight line at constant speed. In which direction does the weight act?

2019 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

Two rectangular blocks consist of different materials.Four different methods are suggested to compare the two masses.1 Compare the accelerations with ...

2019 Summer

2

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The diagrams show four solid blocks with their dimensions and masses.Which block has the greatest density?

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A mass of 20 kg is held stationary by a rope passing over a frictionless pulley. What is the tension $T$ in the rope?

2019 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A spring is suspended from a stand. Loads are added and the extensions are measured. Which graph shows the result of plotting extension against loa...

2019 Summer

6

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A wooden bar is pivoted at its centre so that it can rotate freely. Two equal forces $F$ are applied to the bar.In which diagram is the turning effect...

2019 Summer

2

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A machine is very efficient. What does this mean?

2019 Summer

3