ASSIGNMENT 1 (REVIEW PHYSICS)

THEORY OF FLIGHT





Number of Questions : 3

1. For this assignment you will follow all directions from your lecturer/instructor.
2. Attempt all questions.
3. Ensure your name and student number is completed on the Assignment paper.

QUESTION

1. A force of 10 million Newton's is expressed numerically as
a) 1 MN
b) 10,000 KN
c) 10,000,000 MN

2. The SI unit of energy is the
a) Pascal (Pa)
b) Watt (W)
c) Joule (J)

3. The heat required to change a liquid to a gas is called the heat of
a) fusion
b) vapourisation
c) condensation
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4. An atom with 3 free electrons is said to be
a) trivalent
b) covalent
c) pentavalent

5. The specific gravity of a substance is calculated by
a) the density of the body divided by the density of water
b) density of the body multiplied by the density of water
c) density of the body squared multiplied by the density of water

6. The most common refrigerants are
a) water, ammonia, freon
b) water, freon, carbon dioxide
c) ammonia, freon, methyl bromide

7. In fibreoptics the type of cable is chosen by
a) matching the diameter of the cable to the wavelength
b) distance required to travel
c) the strength of signal needed

8. What is the kinetic energy of an aircraft of mass of 2 metric tonnes and has a velocity of 2m/s?
a) 2 kJ
b) 4 kJ

c) 8 kJ

9. What is the mass number of an element?
a) Number of electrons and protons
b) Number of neutrons and protons
c) Number of electrons and neutrons

10. What is the momentum of a ball of mass 2 grams and has a velocity of 10cm/s
a) 0.0002 kgm/s
b) 20 kgm/s
c) 5 kgm/s

11. What do you get when you add 2H2 and O2
a) H2O
b) 2H2O2
c) 2H2O

12. A time period of 10 microseconds is equal to a frequency of
a) 10 kHz
b) 1 Mhz
c) 100 kHz

13. When heat flows from a hot area to a cold area it is called
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation

14. the specific heat capacity of a gas heated at constant pressure, when compared to the specific
heat capacity of a gas heated at constant volume, is
a) the same
b) less
c) more

15. A gyroscope suffers from apparent wander. This is due to
a) friction on the gimbals and bearings
b) the aircraft flying along a north/south track
c) the earth's rotation

16. 1 Newton is equal to
a) 1 joule per second
b) 1 kilogram of force
c) 1 kilogram meter per second per second

17. 1 degree rise on the centigrade scale will cause a
a) 0.911 degree rise in Fahrenheit
b) 33 degree rise in Fahrenheit
c) 1.8 degree rise in Fahrenheit

18. Adiabatic compression is when
a) kinetic energy is gained
b) no heat is lost or gained
c) heat is given off to the surroundings

19 . You add 2 vectors together. The 3rd vector you get is called the
a) sum
b) resultant
c) component

20. What is the atomic number of an element?
a) The number of protons in the atom
b) The number of electrons in the atom
c) The number of neutrons in the atom

21. The heat required to change a solid to a liquid is called the heat of
a) fusion
b) vapourisation
c) condensation

22. The SI unit of mass is the
a) pound (lb)
b) metre (m)
c) kilogram (kg)

23. The SI unit of acceleration is the
a) square metre (m2)
b) metre per second squared (m/s2)
c) metre per second (m/s)

24. The SI unit of density is the
a) cubic metre (m3)
b) Pascal (Pa)
c) kilogram per cubic metre (kg/m3)

25. Latent heat is the
a) heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1oC
b) heat required to change the state of a body
c) heat required to raise 1kg of matter by 1K

26. 1 Calorie is equal to
a) 400 J
b) 40 J
c) 4 J

27. 1 BTU equals
a) 1055 Joules
b) 1055 kJ
c) 1055 Calorie
28. The speed of sound in air at 0oC is approximately
a) 331 m/s
b) 181 m/s
c) 3 x 108 m/s

29. The extension of a spring can be determined using
a) Charles' Law
b) Hooke's Law
c) Newton's 2nd Law

30. Relative density is
a) density of medium
density of water
b) density of water
density of medium
c) density of water x density of medium