PHYSICS

1)
The ionization potential of the alkali metals are (Li5.4eV, Na5.1, k43, Rb42eV,
Cs3.9) which of these would you expect to be active chemically?
a) Cesium
c) cadmium
b) Potassium
d)Silicon
2)

Quantities such as volume, which involve a magnitude only are called,

a) Scalar quantities
c) Quantity
b) Vector quantities
d) All of the above

3)
Such as force And velocity, which involve a magnitude and a direction in
space are called,
a) Vector quantities
c) Scalar quantities
b) line of action
d) Quantitative
4)

The single force is called the ______ of the original forces.

a) Resultant
c) Frictional force
b) Electromotive force
d) none of the above

5)

What equation are called the first condition of equilibrium?

c) Fx2+Fy2
a) R=0, Fx=0, Fy=0
b) R = Fx = Fy=0
d) Fx=0, Fy=0

6)

A set of coordinates axes attached to some specified body or bodies.

a) Reference system
c) Inertial reference system
b) Cartesian
d) interference

7)

What are the two forces involved in every interaction between two bodies.
a) Action and Reaction
c) Resultant
b) Late reaction
d) Magnitude

8)
Define as one relative to which a body does remain at rest or move uniformly in a
straight line when no force acts on it.
a) Inertial reference system
c) Resultant
b) Cartesian
d) interference
9)

The forces acting on a rigid body do not all pass trough one point.
a) Nonconcurrent
c) Frictional forces
b) Concurrent
d) Resultant

10)

May also act When there is no relative motion.

a) Frictional forces
c) Magnitude
b) Vector
d) Non of the above

11)

Is a device for whirling an object With a high velocity.

a) Relay
c) VOM
b) Centrifuge
d) Centrifugal switch

12)
Any object that is given an initial velocity and which subsequently follows a path
determined by the gravitational force acting on it and by the frictional resistance of
atmosphere is called,
a) Initial velocity
c) Final velocity
b) Projectile
d) Projection
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15)

The path followed by the projectile.

a) Projectile
b) Trajectory

c) Friction
d) Velocity

A motion along a straight line.

a) Plane motion
b) Rectilinear motion

c) Emotion
d) Universal motion

Is a motion in a curved path which lies in a fixed line.

a) Equilibrium
c) Frictional forces
b) Plane motion
d) Rectilinear motion

16)
____Is applied to any form of activity that requires the exertion of the muscular
or mental effort.
Ans. Work
17)

What is the unit of Work?

Ans. One Newton Meter or one Joule

18)

Who discovered the hookes law?

Ans. Robert hoooke

19)

What is the equivalent of Kinetic energy?

Ans. Ek=1/2 mv2

20)

What is a device for measuring the velocity of a bullet?

Ans. Ballistic Pendulum

21)

What do you call on a symmetrical body rotating about an axis, where one
point of which is fixed?
Ans. Top

22)

It refers to the relative change in dimensions or shape of a body which is

subjected to stress?.
Ans. Strain

23)

The strain produced by a hydrostatic pressure is called?

Ans. Volume Strain

24)
The lack of coincidence of the curves for increasing and decreasing stress is
known as?
Ans. Elastic Hysteresis
25)
What is the ratio of stress to strain?
Ans. Elastic Modulus of the material.

26)

What is the other term for shear modulus?

Ans. Modulus of Rigidity or Torsion Modulus.

27)
The force with which the elastic body pulls back on an object to which it is
attached is called?
Ans.Restoring Force
28)

What is the reciprocal of the bulk modulus?

Ans. Compressibility k.

29)

What is the ratio of the force to elongation?

Ans. Force Constant or Stiffness of the spring.

30)

What is the ratio of elongation to the force?

Ans. Compliance of the spring.

31)
A principle states that when two bodies collide, the total momentum is
constant.
Ans. Conservation of momentum.

32)

What is the study of fluids at rest?

Ans. Hydrostatics

33)

What is the simplest type of pressure gauge?

Ans. Open-Tube Manometer

34)
It consist of a flattened brass tube closed at one end & bent into circular form, it
is also the more convenient for most purpose than a liquid manometer.
Ans. Archimedes principle
35)
It is a curve whose tangent, at any point, is in the direction of the fluid velocity, at
that point.
Ans. Streamline
36)

It states that the laws of physics are the same in every inertial frame of reference.
Ans. Principle of Relativity

37)
The joint state of both systems that exists when all changes in the coordinates
have ceased is called?
Ans. Thermal equilibrium
38)

The melting process from solid phase to the liquid phase.

Ans. Change of Phase

39)
An instrument used to measure temperature above the range of thermocouples
and resistance and thermonometer.
Ans. Optical Pyromemeter
40)
A wall which enables a state coordinate of one system to influence that of
another is?

Ans. Diathermic Wall

41)
A process of which liquid returns to solid phase or freezes when cooled to the
temperature a which it melted and give up heat.
Ans. Heat of Solidification
42)
It is a transfer of heat from one lace to another by the actual motion of hot
material
Ans. Convection
43)

It is a process where material flows due to differences in density.

Ans. Natural or Free Convection

44)

Energy in the form of electromagnetic waves.

Ans. Radiant Energy

45)

It is when material is forced o move by a blower or pump

Ans. Forced Convection

46)

It refers to the continual emission of energy from the surface of all bodies.
Ans. Radiation

47)

The pressure of a vapor in equilibrium with the liquid or solid at any temperature.
Ans. Vapor Pressure

48)

A process of constant temperature.

Ans. Isothermal

49)

Lines representing constant temperature.

Ans. Isotherms

50)
A vapor at the pressure and temperature at which it can exist in equilibrium with
its liquid.
Ans. Saturated Vapor
51)

The mass of water vapor per unit volume.

Ans. Absolute Humidity

52)

It is the ratio of partial pressure to the vapor pressure at the same temperature.
Ans. Relative Humidity

53)

A process taking place at constant pressure

Ans. Isobaric Process

54)

The number of molecules in a mole is called?

Avogadros Number
55)
It is when a substance undergoes a process in which the volume remains
unchanged.
Ans. Isochoric Process
56)

It refers to a sensation in the consciousness of human observer.

Ans. Loudness

57)

The word derived from the Greek word atomos meaning indivisible.
Ans. Atom

58)

It is a positively charged subatomic particles

Ans. Proton

59)

Who introduced the concept of lines of force?

Ans. Michael Faraday

60)

It is negatively charged subatomic particles.

Ans. Electron

61)

It is a statement of an important property of electrostatic fields.

Ans. Gausss Law

62)
The temperature at which solid and liquid of the same material coexist in phase
equilibrium at atmospheric pressure.
Ans. Normal Melting Point
63)
The temperature at which a liquid and its vapor exist in phase equilibrium at
atmospheric pressure.
Ans. Normal Boiling Point
64)
The temperature at which takes lace in phase equilibrium between a solid and its
vapor at atmospheric pressure.
Ans. Normal Sublimation Point
65)
The quantity of heat per unit mass that must be supplied to a material at its
melting point to convert it completely to a liquid at the same temperature is called?
Ans. Heat of Fusion
66)
The quantity of heat per unit mass that must be supplied to a material at its
boiling point to convert it completely to gas at the same temperature is called?
Ans. Heat of Vaporization
67)
What is the maximum amount by which the pressure differs from atmospheric
pressure?
Ans. Pressure Amplitude
68)
It is a form where two conductors separated by an insulator.
Ans. Capacitor
69)

What is the unit for capacitance?

Ans. 1 Coloumb per volt

70)

Capacitors whose capacitance may be varied at will.

Ans. Variable Capacitors

71)
The driver of a car traveling at 25m/s needs to quickly reduce the cars speed to
16m/s to round a curve in a highway. If the deceleration has a magnitude of 6m/s, how
far does it travel while reducing speed?
Soln: Vf2 = Vo2 + 2as
Ans. 30.75m

72)
A high jumper leap into the air with an initial speed of 5.8m/s. how high will she
be at the top of her flight?
Soln: Vf2 = Vo2 + 2gs
Ans. 1.71m

73)
An airplane traveling horizontally at 78m/s at an elevation of 210m drops bale of
hay to cows stranded in a snowstorm. At what horizontal distance from the cow should
the bales of hay be dropped?
Soln: S = Vot + 1/2gt2 : Vo = x/t
Ans. 510.63m
74)
A skier wishes to build a new rope tow to pull her self up a ski hill that is inclined
at 15o
with the horizontal. Calculate the tension need the rope to the skiers 54 kg
body a 1.2m/s2 acceleration ignore the friction.
Soln: T = ma + mgsin15
Ans. 202N
75)
Police investigator observes skid marks 30m long left by a 1200kg car. The
skidded to stop on a concrete highway having a coefficient a kinetic friction with the tires
of 0.80. estimate the cars speed at the beginning of the skid.
Ans. 21.7m/s
Soln: Vf2 = Vo2 + 2as
76)
A cement truck full of cement has a mass of 42,000kg it travels at the speed of
40mi/hr. calculate the trucks momentum in kg-m/s.
Soln: momentum() = mv
Ans. 7.5 x 105

77)
A golf club strikes a golf ball the club and the ball remains in the contact for
0.6ms. that 45grm. Ball leaves the club with a speed of 75m/s. calculate the average
force of the club to the ball.
Soln; Ft = mAv , impulse(ft)=momentum(mAv) Ans. 5.25N
78)
A 100 kg Car traveling west at the speed of 15m/s has a head of collision with a
4000 kg truck traveling east at 0m/s. if the vehicle are locked together after the collision.
What is their final velocity?
Soln; m1v1+m2v2 = m1u1+m2u2
Ans. 5m/s toward east
79)
A skater traveling at 4m/s overtakes a 60kg skater traveling at 2m/s in the same
direction and collides with him. If the two remains in the contact after the collision , how
much kinetic energy is lost?
Soln: KE=1/2 mv2
Ans. 392J
80)
A 1kg ball moving at 5m/s collides with a 2kg ball moving in the opposite
direction at 4m/s. if the coefficient of restitution is 0.7, find the velocity of the 1kg ball
after the impact.
Soln: m1v1+m2v2 = m1u1+m2u2
Ans. U1=5.2m/s
81)
A 400 kg roller coaster car starts 48m above the ground and is 3m above the
ground at the end of the ride. Calculate the change in the potential energy of the car?
Soln: PE = mgh
Ans. -176,000J

82)
A ball dropped on a floor from a height of 1.5m bounces back to height of 0.85m.
what is the coefficient of restitution?
Soln: eh2/h1
Ans. 0.75
83)
A 50kg mass hangs at the end of the spring. Whan 20g more are added to the
end of the spring it strecthes 7cm more. Find the spring constant in N/m.
Sol;n: hooks law F=Kx
Ans. 2.8
84)
100g of water is mixed to a 150g of alcohol whose density is790kg/m3. Calculate
the specific gravity of the total mixture?
Soln:
Ans. 0.862
85)
How much oil at 2000C must be added to 50g of the same oil at 200C to heat it to
700C?
Soln: 200X + 20(50) = 70 (X+50)
Ans. X=19.23g
86)
How much heat is required to convert 100g of ice at -100C to steam at 1300C
under standard atmospheric pressure?
Ans. 74Kcal
Soln: =mCt
87)
A man standing 3360ft from a high cliff hits atree stump with an axe, and hears
the faint echo 64 later. What is the velocity of sound in the air that day?
Sol;n: V = d/t
Ans. 1050ft/s
88)
A man standing somewhere Between two walls of a wide canyon shout hello. If
the first echo Arrived after interval of 1.2s while the second arrived 0.6s later. How wide
is the canyon?
Soln: d1 + d2 = dr
Ans. 510m
89)

What is the velocity of a jet plane traveling at Mach number 2?

Soln; V = 2(340)
Ans.680m/s

90)
Two point charges are placed on the axis as follows. Charge Q1=4.0C is located
at x=0.2m and charge Q2=0.5 C is located at x=-0.3m. what are the magnitude of the
total force exerted by these two charges on a negative point charge Q3=6.0 C that
located at the origin?
Soln: F= F3,1 F3,2
Ans. 2.4N
91)
Four identical charges Q=5 C are place at the corners of a square of side 0.2 m.
find the magnitude of the total force exerted on one charge by the other charges.
Soln: F2,1 = F2,4 9x109(5 C2 /.22
Ans. 10.76
92)
Two resistors have a resistance of 25when connected in series and 6 when
connected in parallel. What is the resistance of the smaller resistor?
Soln: 1/R1 + 1/R2 t = 1/Rt
Ans. 10
93)

How fast does light travel in glass of refractive index 1.5?

Soln; n = c/v
Ans. 2x108m/s

94)
A beam light enters a lake an angle of incidence of 400 . find the angle refraction
if the index of refraction of water is 1.33.

Soln; n1 sin = n2sin

Ans. 290

95)
A flat bottom swimming pool is 8ft. deep how deep does it appear to be when
filled with water whose index of redraction is 4/3?
Soln: (1)(8)=(4/3)h2
Ans. 6ft
96)
Light incident from water (n=1.33) an angle incident of 300 on to the glass
(n=1.52). after traveling through the glass to the opposite parallel side, the light emerge
onto the air (n=1.00). what is the angle of refraction with which light is transmitted onto
the air at the second surface?
Soln: h1 sin1 = h2 sin2 = h3 sin3
Ans. 3 = 41.68
97)
An object is 4cm from diverging lens whose focal length is 12cm. where will be
the image?
Soln: 1/f = 1/p + 1/q
Ans. q= -6
98)
Find the focal length of a magnifying glass that produces an erect image
magnified 3times of an object 1.5cm away.
Soln:
Ans. f=2.25
99)
Two point charges are placed on the axis as follows. Charge Q1=4.0C is located
at x=0.2m and charge Q2=0.5 C is located at x=-0.3m. what are the magnitude of the
total force exerted by these two charges on a negative point charge Q3=6.0 C that
located at the origin?
Soln: F= F3,1 F3,2
Ans. 2.4N
100) 100g of water is mixed to a 150g of alcohol whose density is790kg/m3. Calculate
the specific gravity of the total mixture?
Soln:
Ans. 0.862