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

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

When a force $F$ moves its point of application through a displacement $s$ in the direction of the force, the work $W$ done by the force is given by $...

2012 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

What is a possible unit for the product $VI$, where $V$ is the potential difference across a resistor and $I$ is the current through the same resistor...

2012 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

What is a reasonable estimate of the average kinetic energy of an athlete during a 100 m race that takes 10 s?

2012 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A light-meter measures the intensity $I$ of the light falling on it. Theory suggests that $I$ varies inversely as the square of the distance $d$. W...

2012 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

In an experiment, a radio-controlled car takes $2.50 \pm 0.05$ s to travel $40.0 \pm 0.1$ m. What is the car’s average speed and the uncertaint...

2012 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

In an experiment to determine the acceleration of free fall using a falling body, what would lead to a value that is too large?

2012 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

Which feature of a graph allows acceleration to be determined?

2012 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

The diagram shows a laboratory experiment in which a feather falls from rest in a long evacuated vertical tube of length $L$. The feather takes tim...

2012 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

In the absence of air resistance, a stone is thrown from P and follows a parabolic path in which the highest point reached is T. The stone reaches poi...

2012 Summer

MCQ

CH5 - FORCES, DENSITY & PRESSURE

Each option gives a correct word equation involving force. Which option gives the definition of force?

2012 Summer