Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

In this experiment you will investigate how the current in a circuit depends on the arrangement of resistors within the circuit. You have been provide...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

In this experiment you will investigate the angle of tilt of a bottle when it contains different amounts of water. (a) (i) Use the water supplied to ...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

In this experiment, a tube is suspended from a length of wool. The tube will be rotated. You will investigate how the time taken for the rotating tube...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

In this experiment, you will investigate how the deflection at the centre of the loaded resistance wire of the arrangement shown in Fig. 2.1 depends o...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

A student wishes to determine the Young modulus $E$ of wood from the period of oscillation of a loaded wooden rule, as shown in Fig. 1.1. An equati...

2009 Summer

Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

An experiment is carried out to investigate how the current $I$ required to melt a wire varies with the diameter $d$ of the wire. The equipment is se...

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

The drag force $F$ acting on a moving sphere obeys an equation of the form $F = kA v^2$, where $A$ represents the sphere's frontal area and $v$ repres...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

The table contains some quantities, together with their symbols and units.[Table_1]Which expression has the units of energy?

2009 Winter

Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

In this experiment you will investigate the position of a wooden rod suspended in water as the depth of the water is varied. Assemble the apparatus, ...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

In this experiment you are provided with a ball suspended by a thread. You will investigate how the recoil distance is related to the length of the th...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

What is a reasonable estimate of the volume of an adult person?

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH14 - WAVES

Which combination of units could be used for expressing the power dissipated in a resistor?

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

A force of 10 N and a force of 5 N act on an object. The angle between the forces is 150°. The resultant force on the object can be resolved i...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH14 - WAVES

A signal of frequency 25 Hz is displayed on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope. What is the time-base setting? 

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A micrometer screw gauge is used to measure the diameter of a wire.The reading on the micrometer with the jaws closed is ($-0.05 \pm 0.02$) mm.The rea...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A projectile is launched at an angle to the horizontal at time $t = 0$. It travels over horizontal ground, as shown. Air resistance is negligible. ...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A train, initially at rest at a station, has a uniform acceleration of $0.20 \, \text{m} \, \text{s}^{-2}$ until it reaches a speed of $20 \, \text{m}...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

A rocket is fired from the Earth into space. Newton’s third law of motion describes how forces act in pairs. One of the forces of a pair is the...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

The graph shows how quantity $P$ varies with quantity $Q$ for a body falling vertically downwards in a uniform gravitational field with air resistance...

2021 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

Which quantities are conserved in an inelastic collision?

2021 Summer