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1.
In a vibrating object, if the frequency of the applied force

and the natural frequency are the same and in the same
direction the

amplitude of displacement will be zero

system will be damped

system will be at resonance

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Which of the following is not an equation of
motion?

v = u + at

s = ut + at
2

v = u + as

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A body drops from 10m, it will hit the ground
in

2 seconds

1 Second

2 seconds

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A winding drum is used to lift a 60 kgf load by
application of a 20 kgf effort. The crank handle
is 44 cm and the drum is 11 cm radius. What is
the efficiency of the windlass?

60%

75%

133.3%

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The area under a velocity/time graph
represents the

work done

the distance travelled

the energy converted

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An aircraft travels at 500 km/hr for 30 minutes
at steady speed. How far does it move in that
time?

250 km

500 km

1000 km

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The oscillation produced by a pendulum
2500mm long has a periodic time of

3 seconds

300 milliseconds

1.25 seconds

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A body rotating at an angular velocity of 5
radians/sec, with a radius of 5 metres has a
speed of

25 metres per second
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5 metres per second

5 metres per second

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Which of the following statements describes
centrifugal force?

Smaller than centripetal force and acts in the opposite
direction

Greater than centripetal force and acts in the opposite
direction

Equal to centripetal force and acts in the opposite
direction

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10.
A spring extends 7 cm to the ground and back
again 20 times a minute. What is the period?

1/3 cycle

3 seconds

7 cm

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The number of radians in a semi circle are

2

exactly 3

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The landing speed of an aircraft is 54 m/s. If
the maximum deceleration is 3m/s
2
the
minimum length of runway required is

162m

486m

360m

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A mass of 400 kg moves 27metres, with a force
of 54N, what is the work produced?

1458 J

10.1 KJ

583.2 KJ

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In a gear train the driver has 100 teeth and the
driven has 50 teeth.

The driven rotates half as fast

The driven rotates twice as fast

The driver and driven rotate at the same speed.

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Velocity is

a scalar quantity

a vector quantity

not a quantity

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How long will it take a car moving at 60 km/hr
to travel 90 km?

90 minutes

40 minutes

75 minutes

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'For every action there is an equal and opposite
reaction.' This is known as

Newtons third law

Newtons second law

Newtons first law

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18.
What is the angular velocity of a shaft rotating
at 300 RPM in radians/second?

2 radians/second

5 radians/second

10 radians/second

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If a body starts at rest and reaches 84 m/s in 3
seconds, its acceleration is

28 m/s
2

252 m/s
2

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14 m/s
2

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The advantage of using a machine is

input work is less than the output work

mechanical advantage of output

mechanical advantage of input

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The angular velocity of 500 RPM is, in
rads/seconds is equal to

1000 rads/s

16.66 rads/s

8.33 rads/s

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22.
An oscillation is produced by a pendulum,
which is length L, mass of pendulum is m and
gravity g. What is its Periodic Time (T)?

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An aircraft of mass m (kg) moves with a thrust
of F (N), accelerates with an amount a (m/s2).
Which law relates the three values?

3rd Newtons Law

1st Newtons Law

2nd Newtons Law

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If a mass on the end of a spring is released and
allowed to oscillate, it extends down reaching
10cm above the ground at the bottom and
24cm above the ground when it rebounds back
up. What is the amplitude of the oscillation?

7 cm

14 cm

28 cm

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An aircraft of 2 metric tonnes lands with 400
kilojoules of energy, 10 kiloNewtons of force is
applied at the brakes, how far does the aircraft
take to stop?

400 M

40 M

800 M

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An aircraft flies 1350 nmiles in 2h 15mins.
What is the average speed?

600 nmiles/hour
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150 nmiles/hour

600 miles/hour

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An object travels 18 km in 1 minute 30
seconds. What is its average speed?

100 ms

270 m/s

200 m/s

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Newton's laws of motion apply to

gases and liquids only

solid substances only

all substances irrespective of state

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What is the rate of gravity?

0.981 m/s
2

12.7 m/s
2

9.81 m/s
2

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A satellite requires 10 Joules to rotate half a
revolution, which takes 30 seconds. What is the
energy required for one day?

57,600 J

14,400 J

28,800 J

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A car travelling at a speed of 5 m/s accelerates
at the rate of 1 m/s
2
. How long will it take to
reach a speed of 20 m/s?

20 secs

10 secs

15 secs

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A body starting from rest accelerates at the
rate of 20 metres per second squared. What is
the distance covered until the body reaches a
velocity of 50 metres per second?

0.625 kilometres

62.5 metres

50 metres

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An aircraft weighing 6400 pounds lands at a
speed of 10 ft/Sec and stops in 10 Seconds.
What force was generated by the brakes
(assuming gravity as 32 ft/sec
2
)

-200 Lbs

-2000 Lbs
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-640 Lbs

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What force is required to produce an
acceleration of 5 m/s
2
on a mass of 2 kg?

10 N

2.5 N

50 N

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A body dropped from 10 m will hit the ground
in

2 seconds

0.2 seconds

1.41 second

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If a force of 10 lbf produces an acceleration of
2.5 ft/sec
2
, on what mass is it acting?

25 slugs

4 slugs

4 lb

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The SI unit of velocity is the

metre per second squared (m/s
2
)

metre per second (m/s)

metre (m)

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What acceleration is produced if a mass
increases speed from rest to 10 ft/sec in 5
seconds?

50 ft/sec
2

2 ft/sec
2

0.5 ft/sec
2

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A wheel with a diameter of 0.5 m has an
angular velocity of 8 radians per second. The
linear velocity of the wheel rim is

4 m/s

2 m/s

16 m/s

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The linear equations of motion rely for their
derivation on one very important fact which is
that the

velocity remains constant

velocity is the distance divided by the time taken

acceleration is assumed to be constant

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A mass on a spring nearly hits the ground 20
times a minute, its frequency is

3 cycles per second

20 cycles per second

1/3 cycle per second

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F = ma is an equation which expresses

Newton's 1st law

Newton's 3rd law

Newton's 2nd law

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The size of Centripetal Force on an object
travelling in a circle

increases with an increasing radius of circle

increase with increasing mass of the object

decreases with increasing speed of the object

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The force that acts on a body to cause it to
rotate in a circular path is called the

centripetal force

centrifugal force
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inertia force

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If a captain applies a couple of 50Nm to a
control wheel 0.8m wide, what is the magnitude
of one of the forces?

62.5N

31.25N

125N

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A weight on a spring almost touches the floor 7
times over 21 seconds. What is its frequency?

1/3 cycles/second

7 cycles/second

3 cycles/second

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A car moves over a distance of 5 miles at
steady speed in 10 minutes. What is the speed?

30 mph

60 mph

15 mph

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100 m is approximately

66 yards

220 yards

109 yards

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An aircraft of 2 metric tonnes uses 800
kilojoules kinetic energy to make an emergency
stop. Its brakes apply a force of 10
kiloNewtons. What distance does it travel
before it comes to a stop?

80m

800m

40m

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Which of Newton's Laws apply most directly to
an aircraft which is accelerating down a
runway?

The 3rd law

The 1st law

The 2nd law

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If you drop a stone from the top of a cliff and it
falls freely, neglecting air resistance, the
acceleration of the stone as it falls

decreases

remains constant
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increases

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The frequency of a pendulum that completes 1
cycle in 4 ms is

0.00025 Hz

0.004 Hz

250 Hz

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A time period of 10 microseconds is equal to a
frequency of

1 Mhz

10 kHz

100 kHz

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A body travelling at 20 m/s accelerates to 36
m/s in 8 seconds, what is its acceleration?

2 m/s
2

4 m/s
2

8 m/s
2

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Acceleration involves

steady speed over a fixed period of time

change of position with time

change in speed or direction of movement

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What is the moment of inertia of a hollow
flywheel with a radius R, and mass M, and
speed ?

2
R

M x R

MR
2

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The SI unit of acceleration is the

metre per second (m/s)

metre per second squared (m/s
2
)

square metre (m
2
)

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Acceleration is

final velocity - initial velocity divided by time

final velocity x initial velocity divided by time

final velocity + initial velocity divided by time

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For a car weighing 1000 N, what force would
be required to accelerate the car to 3 ms
-2

305.8 N

3000 N

3270 N

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A vehicle accelerates uniformly from 21m/s to
56m/s in 7 secs. The acceleration is

8m/s
2

7.5m/s
2

5m/s
2

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Calculate the acceleration produced when a
force of 75 N acts on a mass of 150 kg.

2 m/s
2

11.25 km/s
2

0.5 m/s
2

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Which of Newton's Laws apply most directly to
a car which is slowing down due to the braking
action?

The 3rd law

The 2nd law
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The 1st law

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Newton's First Law of Motion is also known as
the

The Action and Reaction Law

Acceleration Law

The Inertia Law

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Convert the angular velocity 200 rads/sec into
rotational speed in revolutions per minute

24,000 revs/min

12,000 revs/min

6000 revs/min

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A Boeing 747 is travelling on a heading of 0
degrees at 400 knots. A Boeing 767 is on a
heading of 90 degrees at 300 knots. Their
relative velocity is

700 knots

100 knots

500 knots

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A drive shaft has a speed 150 radians a
second. What is the speed in RPM?

4500

1500

9000

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The period of simple pendulum is

independent of its mass

longer on the earth than on the moon

longer for a heavy pendulum bob

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Which of Newton's laws relates to the formula:
Force = mass x acceleration?

2nd

3rd

1st

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A dot rotates around the circumference of a
circle. If the vertical position of this dot is
plotted on a graph with respect to time the
result will be

a transverse waveform

a linear motion

a sinusoidal waveform
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A radar rotates 1 revolution each 30 seconds
and uses 10J of energy each revolution. How
many joules does it use in a day?

720 kJ

7200 kJ

28.8 kJ

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Which of the following affect the velocity of an
object?

Speed and mass

Speed and direction

Speed and distance

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When an oscillating system produces a
sinusoidal pattern, it is said that the system is
undergoing what type of motion?

Vibrational

Harmonic

Circular

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For an object in circular motion at constant
velocity, if the radius of its path is doubled the
centripetal force will
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double

remain the same

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A body of mass 2 kg is released from a height
of 5 m in a vacuum. At what speed does it hit
the ground. Take value of g as 10 m/s
2
.

7.07 m/s

10 m/s

12.2 m/s

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A cyclist goes from rest to 50 m/s in 5 seconds.
What is the average acceleration?

12 m/s
2

8 m/s
2

10 m/s
2

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An object is undergoing SHM with a frequency
of 4 Hz. What is its period?

0.25 seconds

8 seconds

4 seconds

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A freely falling body, falling from a height of
2km, and assuming g = 10m/s
2
, will strike the
ground in a time of

400s

80s

20s

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What is acceleration?

Rate of change of velocity

Rate of change of movement

Rate of change of position

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A spaceship travels a distance of 480,000 miles
in 2 days. What is its speed?

10,000 mph

36,000 mph

48,000 mph

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A light aircraft flies in a semi-circle from point
A to point B. If the circle has a radius of 20km
and the time taken is 30 minutes, the average
speed is

80 km/h

110 km/h

125.7 km/h

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Ignoring air resistance, in a projectile launched
at an angle to the horizontal

the vertical velocity is constant

the horizontal velocity is unchanged during the journey

the vertical speed is maximum when vertical
displacement is maximum

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A forklift raises a load vertically at a velocity of
0.3 m/s whilst travelling forward at 0.4 m/s.
What is the resultant velocity of the crate?

0.7 m/s

0.12 m/s

0.5 m/s

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A belt driving a pulley is travelling at 6m/s, the
pulley is travelling at 8 rads/s. What is the
diameter of the pulley?

12/8

8/3

3/8

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If a body drops from 20 meters how long will it
take before it hits the ground?
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4 seconds

2 Seconds

2 seconds

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A cyclist covers a distance of 1,000 m at a
constant speed in 90 seconds, What is his
speed?

11.1 m/s

12.5 m/s

50 m/s

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A machine requires an effort of 40 N to raise
an object of 50 kg. If the object is raised 30 mm
when the effort moves a distance of 540 mm,
assuming 'g' = 10m/s
2
, the velocity ratio is

18

0.08

12.5

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If a shaft is rotating at 2000 RPM, then its
angular velocity is

20.95 radians per second

2095 radians per second

209.5 radians per second

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An aircraft flying in a circle of radius 500m
flies through an arc of 340
o
. What distance will
it cover?

18,840 m

3,000 m

3,140 m

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An aircraft of mass 300 T accelerates from rest
to reach a speed of 80 m/s before take off. It
covers a distance of 2 km on the runway. What
is its acceleration?

1600 m/s
2

160 m/s
2

1.6 m/s
2

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Resonance is a phenomenon whereby

the external excitation frequency is greater than the
natural frequency of the body

the external excitation frequency is equal to the natural
frequency of the body

the external excitation frequency is less than the natural

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1.
In a vibrating object, if the frequency of the applied force and the natural
frequency are the same and in the same direction the
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Correct Answer: system will be at resonance
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2. Which of the following is not an equation of motion?
Correct Answer: v = u + as
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3. A body drops from 10m, it will hit the ground in
Correct Answer: 2 seconds
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s = ut + at
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s = at
2
since u = 0
10 = (10)t
2
since a = 10 (approx.)
t = (10/5) = 2

4.
A winding drum is used to lift a 60 kgf load by application of a 20 kgf
effort. The crank handle is 44 cm and the drum is 11 cm radius. What is
the efficiency of the windlass?
Correct Answer: 75%
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60/20 = 3
44/11 = 4
efficiency = 3/4 = 75%

5. The area under a velocity/time graph represents the
Correct Answer: the distance travelled
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6.
An aircraft travels at 500 km/hr for 30 minutes at steady speed. How far
does it move in that time?
Correct Answer: 250 km
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500 km/h for 30 mins = a distance of 250 km.

7. The oscillation produced by a pendulum 2500mm long has a periodic time
of
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T = 2L/g = 62.5/10 = 6 x 0.25 = 6 x 0.5 = 3

8.
A body rotating at an angular velocity of 5 radians/sec, with a radius of 5
metres has a speed of
Correct Answer: 25 metres per second
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Linear velocity = Radius x Omega (Omega = radians/sec). V
= 5 x 5 = 25 m/s.

9. Which of the following statements describes centrifugal force?
Correct Answer: Equal to centripetal force and acts in the opposite direction
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Centrifugal is away from centre and equal (but opposite) to
centripetal force.

10.
A spring extends 7 cm to the ground and back again 20 times a minute.
What is the period?
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Frequency = 20/60 = 1/3 Hz. Time period = 1/f = 3 seconds.

11. The number of radians in a semi circle are
Correct Answer:
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1 full circle = 2 radians, so a semicircle = radians = 3.142

12.
The landing speed of an aircraft is 54 m/s. If the maximum deceleration is
3m/s
2
the minimum length of runway required is
Correct Answer: 486m
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v
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2
+ 2as, 54
2
= 0 + 2(3)s, 2916 = 6s, s =2916/6 = 486

13.
A mass of 400 kg moves 27metres, with a force of 54N, what is the work
produced?
Correct Answer: 1458 J
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14. In a gear train the driver has 100 teeth and the driven has 50 teeth.
Correct Answer: The driven rotates twice as fast
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The smaller wheel rotates at the faster speed (of a ratio equal
to their diameters or number of teeth)

15. Velocity is
Correct Answer: a vector quantity
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16. How long will it take a car moving at 60 km/hr to travel 90 km?
Correct Answer: 90 minutes
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90 km = 1.5 x 60, therefore at 60 km/h it will take 1.5 hours
= 90 mins.

17.
'For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.' This is known
as
Correct Answer: Newtons third law
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18.
What is the angular velocity of a shaft rotating at 300 RPM in
radians/second?
Correct Answer: 10 radians/second
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Angular velocity = 2(RPM)/60 = 2 x 300/60 = 10
radians/second.

19. If a body starts at rest and reaches 84 m/s in 3 seconds, its acceleration is
Correct Answer: 28 m/s
2

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Acceleration = change in speed / time.

20. The advantage of using a machine is
Correct Answer: mechanical advantage of output
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Mechanical advantage is usually on the output

21. The angular velocity of 500 RPM is, in rads/seconds is equal to
Correct Answer: 16.66 rads/s
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500 x 2/60 = 1000/60 = 100/6 = 16.66

22.
An oscillation is produced by a pendulum, which is length L, mass of
pendulum is m and gravity g. What is its Periodic Time (T)?
Correct Answer:

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23.
An aircraft of mass m (kg) moves with a thrust of F (N), accelerates with
an amount a (m/s2). Which law relates the three values?
Correct Answer: 2nd Newtons Law
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24.
If a mass on the end of a spring is released and allowed to oscillate, it
extends down reaching 10cm above the ground at the bottom and 24cm
above the ground when it rebounds back up. What is the amplitude of the
oscillation?
Correct Answer: 7 cm
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(24-10)/2

25.
An aircraft of 2 metric tonnes lands with 400 kilojoules of energy, 10
kiloNewtons of force is applied at the brakes, how far does the aircraft
take to stop?
Correct Answer: 40 M
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400,000 Joules. 10,000 N x distance = 400,000. Distance =
40 m.

26. An aircraft flies 1350 nmiles in 2h 15mins. What is the average speed?
Correct Answer: 600 nmiles/hour
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Average speed = distance/time = 1350/2.25 = 600 nm/h.

27.
An object travels 18 km in 1 minute 30 seconds. What is its average
speed?
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Average speed = distance/time = 18000 metres / 90 seconds
= 200 m/s.

28. Newton's laws of motion apply to
Correct Answer: all substances irrespective of state
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29. What is the rate of gravity?
Correct Answer: 9.81 m/s
2

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Gravity = 9.81 m/s
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30.
A satellite requires 10 Joules to rotate half a revolution, which takes 30
seconds. What is the energy required for one day?
Correct Answer: 28,800 J
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20 Joules/rev x 1rev/min x 60 mins x 24 hours

31.
A car travelling at a speed of 5 m/s accelerates at the rate of 1 m/s
2
. How
long will it take to reach a speed of 20 m/s?
Correct Answer: 15 secs
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The car gains 1 m/s every second, so to add 15 m/s it will
take 15 seconds.

32.
A body starting from rest accelerates at the rate of 20 metres per second
squared. What is the distance covered until the body reaches a velocity of
50 metres per second?
Correct Answer: 62.5 metres
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V
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2
+2as, 50
2
=0+2(20)s, s=2500/40

33.
An aircraft weighing 6400 pounds lands at a speed of 10 ft/Sec and stops
in 10 Seconds. What force was generated by the brakes (assuming gravity
as 32 ft/sec
2
)
Correct Answer: -200 Lbs
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Kinetic Energy at start of motion = Work done to dissipate it.
1/2mV
2
= Force x distance (note: Mass, m = 6400/32 = 200)
Distance = (u + v)/2 x t = (0 + 10)/2 x 10 = 50 ft. So, (1/2 x
200 x 100) / 50 = force. Minus sign simply means it is an
opposing force

34.
What force is required to produce an acceleration of 5 m/s
2
on a mass of 2
kg?
Correct Answer: 10 N
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F = ma = 2 x 5 = 10 Newtons (Force is measured in
Newtons)

35. A body dropped from 10 m will hit the ground in
Correct Answer: 1.41 second
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s = ut + at
2
. Take s = 10, u = 0, a = g = 10. Calculate t.
(Remember that 0 x t = 0)

36.
If a force of 10 lbf produces an acceleration of 2.5 ft/sec
2
, on what mass is
it acting?
Correct Answer: 4 slugs
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F = ma, 10 = m x 2.5, m = 10/2.5 = 4 slugs.

37. The SI unit of velocity is the
Correct Answer: metre per second (m/s)
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What acceleration is produced if a mass increases speed from rest to 10
ft/sec in 5 seconds?
Correct Answer: 2 ft/sec
2

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Use 'v = u + at' where u = 0, v = 10, t = 5, so a = v/t = 10/5 =
2.

39.
A wheel with a diameter of 0.5 m has an angular velocity of 8 radians per
second. The linear velocity of the wheel rim is
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V = r

40.
The linear equations of motion rely for their derivation on one very
important fact which is that the
Correct Answer: acceleration is assumed to be constant
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41.
A mass on a spring nearly hits the ground 20 times a minute, its frequency
is
Correct Answer: 1/3 cycle per second
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20 cycles per minute = 20/60 cycles per second = 2/6 = 1/3
cycle per second.

42. F = ma is an equation which expresses
Correct Answer: Newton's 2nd law
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Newton's second law is F = ma (Force = mass x acceleration)

43. The size of Centripetal Force on an object travelling in a circle
Correct Answer: increase with increasing mass of the object
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Centripetal force = m x V
2
/r

44.
The force that acts on a body to cause it to rotate in a circular path is
called the
Correct Answer: centripetal force
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'Centripetal' force is the force pulling the rotating object
towards the centre of rotation. 'Centrifugal' force is the equal
and opposite reaction.

45.
If a captain applies a couple of 50Nm to a control wheel 0.8m wide, what
is the magnitude of one of the forces?
Correct Answer: 62.5N
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1/2 Couple = 0.4 x F
25 = 0.4 x F
F = 25/0.4 = 62.5N

46.
A weight on a spring almost touches the floor 7 times over 21 seconds.
What is its frequency?
Correct Answer: 1/3 cycles/second
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Frequency = number of oscillations divided by time = 7/21 =
1/3

47.
A car moves over a distance of 5 miles at steady speed in 10 minutes.
What is the speed?
Correct Answer: 30 mph
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5 miles in 10 mins, 10 miles in 20 mins, 15 miles in 30 mins,
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48. 100 m is approximately
Correct Answer: 109 yards
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1 m = 3.3 ft. 100 m = 330 ft. 3 ft = 1 yd so 330/3 = 110 yards

49.
An aircraft of 2 metric tonnes uses 800 kilojoules kinetic energy to make
an emergency stop. Its brakes apply a force of 10 kiloNewtons. What
distance does it travel before it comes to a stop?
Correct Answer: 80m
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50.
Which of Newton's Laws apply most directly to an aircraft which is
accelerating down a runway?
Correct Answer: The 2nd law
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accelerating indicates they are looking for the second law -
Force = mass x acceleration.

51.
If you drop a stone from the top of a cliff and it falls freely, neglecting air
resistance, the acceleration of the stone as it falls
Correct Answer: remains constant
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acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s
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52. The frequency of a pendulum that completes 1 cycle in 4 ms is
Correct Answer: 250 Hz
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53. A time period of 10 microseconds is equal to a frequency of
Correct Answer: 100 kHz
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Frequency = 1/time period. 1/0.00001 = 100,000 = 100 kHz

54.
A body travelling at 20 m/s accelerates to 36 m/s in 8 seconds, what is its
acceleration?
2

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V = u +at 36 = 20 + 8a 36-20 = 8a 16/8 = a.

55. Acceleration involves
Correct Answer: change in speed or direction of movement
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Acceleration is a vector (it has magnitude as well as
direction).

56.
What is the moment of inertia of a hollow flywheel with a radius R, and
mass M, and speed ?
Correct Answer: MR
2

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57. The SI unit of acceleration is the
Correct Answer: metre per second squared (m/s
2
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58. Acceleration is
Correct Answer: final velocity - initial velocity divided by time
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59.
For a car weighing 1000 N, what force would be required to accelerate the
car to 3 ms
-2

Correct Answer: 305.8 N
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F = ma
F = 1000/9.81 x 3
F = 305.8 N
(The 'divide by' 9.81 is necessary to convert the 1000 N into
a mass (in kg)).

60.
A vehicle accelerates uniformly from 21m/s to 56m/s in 7 secs. The
acceleration is
Correct Answer: 5m/s
2

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Acceleration = Change in velocity / time
Acceleration = (56 - 21)/7 = 35/7 = 5m/s
2

61.
Calculate the acceleration produced when a force of 75 N acts on a mass
of 150 kg.
2

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a = F/m

62.
Which of Newton's Laws apply most directly to a car which is slowing
down due to the braking action?
Correct Answer: The 2nd law
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The car is decelerating therefore it is obeying the second law
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apply).

63. Newton's First Law of Motion is also known as the
Correct Answer: The Inertia Law
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64.
Convert the angular velocity 200 rads/sec into rotational speed in
revolutions per minute
Correct Answer: 6000 revs/min
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200 x 60/2

65.
A Boeing 747 is travelling on a heading of 0 degrees at 400 knots. A
Boeing 767 is on a heading of 90 degrees at 300 knots. Their relative
velocity is
Correct Answer: 500 knots
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66.
A drive shaft has a speed 150 radians a second. What is the speed in
RPM?
Correct Answer: 4500
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150 x 60/2 = 4500

67. The period of simple pendulum is
Correct Answer: independent of its mass
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The only things that affect the period of a pendulum is the
length (greater length = longer period) and gravity (greater
gravity= shorter period)

68.
Which of Newton's laws relates to the formula: Force = mass x
acceleration?
Correct Answer: 2nd
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69.
A dot rotates around the circumference of a circle. If the vertical position
of this dot is plotted on a graph with respect to time the result will be
Correct Answer: a sinusoidal waveform
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frequency.

70.
A radar rotates 1 revolution each 30 seconds and uses 10J of energy each
revolution. How many joules does it use in a day?
Correct Answer: 28.8 kJ
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2 revs/minute = 2 x 60 = 120 revs/hour = 120 x 24 = 2880
revs/day. 2880 x 10 = 28800 Joules = 28.8 kJ.

71. Which of the following affect the velocity of an object?
Correct Answer: Speed and direction
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72.
When an oscillating system produces a sinusoidal pattern, it is said that
the system is undergoing what type of motion?
Correct Answer: Harmonic
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73.
For an object in circular motion at constant velocity, if the radius of its
path is doubled the centripetal force will
Correct Answer: half
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Centripetal force - mV
2
/R

74.
A body of mass 2 kg is released from a height of 5 m in a vacuum. At what
speed does it hit the ground. Take value of g as 10 m/s
2
.
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75.
A cyclist goes from rest to 50 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average
acceleration?
2

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Acceleration = change in speed / time.

76.
An object is undergoing SHM with a frequency of 4 Hz. What is its
period?
Correct Answer: 0.25 seconds
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Period = 1/f.

77.
A freely falling body, falling from a height of 2km, and assuming g =
10m/s
2
, will strike the ground in a time of
Correct Answer: 20s
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From the equations of motion s = ut + 1/2at
2
. If it starts at
rest u (and hence ut) is zero. Use s = 2000 m, plug in the
numbers and transpose for t.

78. What is acceleration?
Correct Answer: Rate of change of velocity
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Acceleration is rate of change of velocity.

79.
A spaceship travels a distance of 480,000 miles in 2 days. What is its
speed?
Correct Answer: 10,000 mph
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480,000/48 = 10,000 MPH.

80.
A light aircraft flies in a semi-circle from point A to point B. If the circle
has a radius of 20km and the time taken is 30 minutes, the average speed
is
Correct Answer: 125.7 km/h
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81.
Ignoring air resistance, in a projectile launched at an angle to the
horizontal
Correct Answer: the horizontal velocity is unchanged during the journey
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82.
A forklift raises a load vertically at a velocity of 0.3 m/s whilst travelling
forward at 0.4 m/s. What is the resultant velocity of the crate?
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83.
A belt driving a pulley is travelling at 6m/s, the pulley is travelling at 8
rads/s. What is the diameter of the pulley?
Correct Answer: 12/8
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6 = 8r
r = 6/8
dia = 2 x 6/8 = 12/8

84.
If a body drops from 20 meters how long will it take before it hits the
ground?
Correct Answer: 2 Seconds
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2

20=0+10t
2

20/5 = t
2

4= t
2

t = 2

85.
A cyclist covers a distance of 1,000 m at a constant speed in 90 seconds,
What is his speed?
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1000m/90secs = 11.1 m/s.

86.
A machine requires an effort of 40 N to raise an object of 50 kg. If the
object is raised 30 mm when the effort moves a distance of 540 mm,
assuming 'g' = 10m/s
2
, the velocity ratio is
Correct Answer: 18
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87. If a shaft is rotating at 2000 RPM, then its angular velocity is
Correct Answer: 209.5 radians per second
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60 revs per minute
2000 x 2/60 =

88.
An aircraft flying in a circle of radius 500m flies through an arc of 340
o
.
What distance will it cover?
Correct Answer: 3,000 m
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Circumference of a circle = d
= 3.14 x 1000m = 3140 m
340/360 = 17/18
17/18 x 3140 = 3000 (approx.)

89.
An aircraft of mass 300 T accelerates from rest to reach a speed of 80 m/s
before take off. It covers a distance of 2 km on the runway. What is its
acceleration?
2

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Given u=0, v=80, s=2000
Using v
2
=u
2
+ 2as,
a= (v
2
-u
2
)/2s
a= 6400/(2 x 2000)
a= 1.6

90. Resonance is a phenomenon whereby
Correct Answer:
the external excitation frequency is equal to the natural
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91. One radian is equal to
Correct Answer:
length formed between two radial lines is equal in length to
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