Revision Questions Phy094
Revision Questions Phy094
CHAPTER 1 – 4
1. Find the dimension for all below;
a) 𝒗𝒕
b) 𝒗𝒐
c) 𝒂𝒕
d) 𝒙𝒐
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2. Show the expression of 𝚫𝒙 = 𝒗𝒐 𝒕 + 𝟐 𝒂𝒕𝟐 is dimensionally correct where
given the parameters; 𝒙 = 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒗𝒐 =velocity, 𝒂 = 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 and
𝒕 = 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒍
6. Rachel walks in the park at 𝟑𝟒. 𝟕𝟖 𝒎𝒔B𝟏 . What is her new speed in three
significant figures?
10. A 44 kg steps onto a scale and the scale reads 430 N. What is the
magnitude of the normal force acting on the child?
a) 44 N
b) 215 N
c) 430 N
d) 645 N
11. Draw a free body diagram for situation (a) , (b) and (c) below.
17. A 2.0 N rock slides on a frictionless inclined plane. Which one of the
following statements is TRUE concerning the normal force that the
plane exerts on the rock?
a) The normal force is zero newtons
b) The normal force is 2.0 N.
c) The normal force is less than 2.0 N, but greater than zero newtons.
d) The normal force is greater than 2.0 N.
18. A woman weighs a fish with a spring scale attached to the ceiling of an
elevator as shown in the figure. While the elevator is at rest, she measures
a weight of 40.0 N. Find the apparent weight does the scale read if the
elevator accelerates upward at 2.00 m/s2.
19. Two cars travel along a level highway. It is observed that the distance
between the cars is increasing. Which one of the following statements
concerning is TRUE?
a) The velocity of each car is increasing.
b) The leading car has the greater acceleration.
c) The trailing car has the smaller acceleration.
d) Both cars could be accelerating at the same rate.
21. A car starts from rest and accelerates in a straight-line path at a constant
rate of 2.0 m/s2. How far will the car travel in 12 seconds?
a) 180 m
b) 144 m
c) 6m
d) 24 m
22. Water drips from rest from a leaf that is 15 m above the ground. Neglect
air resistance, what is the speed of each water drop when it hits the
ground?
a) 30 m/s
b) 17 m/s
c) 40 m/s
d) 15 m/s
23. A car starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate. In the first
second, the car moves a distance of 2.0 m. How fast will the car be moving
at the end of 2.0 second?
a) 4.0 m/s
b) 16 m/s
c) 32 m/s
d) 8.0 m/s
24. A brick is dropped from rest from a height of 4.9 m. How long does it take
the brick to reach the ground?
a) 0.6 s
b) 1.0 s
c) 1.2 s
d) 1.4 s
25. Ball A is dropped from rest from a window. At the same distance, ball B
is thrown downward, and ball C is thrown upward from the same window.
Which statements concerning the ball after their release is TRUE if air
resistance is neglected.
a) At some instant after it is thrown, the acceleration of ball C is zero.
b) All three balls strike the ground at the same time.
c) All three balls have the same velocity at any instant.
d) All three balls have the same acceleration at any instant.
26. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the surface of earth. The ball rises
to some maximum height and fall back toward the surface of earth. Which
statements concerning the ball after their release is TRUE if air resistance
is neglected.
a) As the ball rises, its acceleration vector points upward.
b) The ball is a freely falling body for the duration of its flight.
c) The acceleration of the ball is zero when the ball is at its highest
point.
d) The speed of the ball is negative while the ball falls back toward the
earth.
27. A projectile is fired horizontally with an initial speed of 57 m/s. What are
the horizontal and vertical components of its displacement 3.0 s after it is
fired?
28. Draw the directions of velocity and acceleration of the ball starting from
point A, B, C to D point on the figure below.
a) x = 5.4 m ; y = 0.73 m
b) x = 7.7 m ; y = 0.91 m
c) x = 5.4 m ; y = 0.91 m
d) x = 5.7 m ; y = 0.73 m