Theory

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

A spring having spring constant $k$ hangs vertically from a fixed point. A load of weight $L$, when hung from the spring, causes an extension $e$. The...

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

Which is the  best defines elastic and plastic behaviour of a material?

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

The graph shows the non-linear force-extension curve for a wire made from a new composite material. What could be the value of the strain energy st...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

A steel string on an electric guitar has the following properties: diameter = $5.0 \times 10^{-4}\, \text{m}$ Young modulus = $2.0 \times 10^{11}\, ...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

A uniform wire has length $L$ and area of cross-section $A$. The wire is fixed at one end so that it hangs vertically with a load attached to its free...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

(a) Explain what is meant by strain energy (elastic potential energy).   [2] (b) A spring that obeys Hooke's law has a spring constant $k$....

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

In stress-strain experiments on metal wires, the stress axis is often marked in units of $10^8$ Pa and the strain axis is marked as a percentage. This...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

A spring is compressed by a force. The graph shows the compressing force $F$ plotted against the length $L$ of the spring. What is the spring const...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

Which graph represents the force-extension relationship of a rubber band that is stretched almost to its breaking point?

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH9 - DEFORMATION OF SOLIDS

A spring is compressed by a force. The graph shows the compressing force $F$ plotted against the length $L$ of the spring What is the spring consta...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

Which unit is not an SI base unit?

2023 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

What is the best estimate of the number of atoms in a piece of metal of volume 50 cm$^3$?

2023 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A copper pipe has a true diameter of 42.03 mm.A builder measures the diameter of the pipe five times using digital calipers. The measurements are show...

2023 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

Two forces, each of 10 N, act at a point P, as shown. The angle between the directions of the forces is 120°. What is the magnitude of the result...

2023 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

One object moves directly from P to R. In a shorter time, a second object moves from P to Q to R. Which statement about the two objects is correct...

2023 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A ball is kicked so that it has an initial velocity of 12 m s⁻¹ at an angle of 50° to horizontal ground. Assume that air resistance is neg...

2023 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

A camera drone of mass 1.20 kg hovers at a fixed point above the ground. The drone has four propellers. In a time of 1.00 s, each propeller pushes ...

2023 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

A box rests on the Earth, as shown. Newton’s third law describes how forces of the same type act in pairs. One of the forces of a pair is the w...

2023 Summer

MCQ

CH5 - FORCES, DENSITY & PRESSURE

A small ball is held at the surface of liquid oil in a container. The ball is released from rest and falls through the oil. The ball has velocity $v$....

2023 Summer

MCQ

CH4 - DYNAMICS

An object of mass $m$, moving at speed $u$ along a frictionless horizontal surface, collides head-on with a stationary object of mass $4m$. After t...

2023 Summer