AS-Level Physics Worksheet-2A (MCQ) QP+MS

Chapter: Dynamics
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Momentum and Newton’s Law:

1 The graph shows how the momentum of a motorcycle changes with time. 9702/11/M/J/14

What is the resultant force on the motorcycle?

A 50 N B 500 N C 2500N D 5000N

2 A molecule of mass m travelling at speed v hits a wall in a direction perpendicular to the wall. The
collision is elastic. What are the changes in the momentum and in the kinetic energy of the molecule
caused by the collision? 9702/11/M/J/15

3 Two bodies travelling in a straight line collide in a perfectly elastic collision. Which of the following
statements must be correct? 9702/12/M/J/13
A The initial speed of one body will be the same as the final speed of the other body.
B The relative speed of approach between the two bodies equals their relative speed of separation.
C The total momentum is conserved but the total kinetic energy will be reduced.
D One of the bodies will be stationary at one instant.

4 A golf ball of mass m is dropped onto a hard surface from a height h1 and rebounds to a height h 2.
The momentum of the golf ball just as it reaches the surface is different from its momentum just as it
leaves the surface. 9702_s17_qp_12

What is the total change in the momentum of the golf ball between these two instants? (Ignore air
resistance.)

5 A book of weight W is at rest on a table. A student attempts to state Newton’s third law of motion by
saying that ‘action equals reaction’. 9702_s17_qp_12
 If the weight of the book is the ‘action’ force, what is the ‘reaction’ force?

A the force W acting downwards on the Earth from the table

B the force W acting upwards on the book from the table
C the force W acting upwards on the Earth from the book
D the force W acting upwards on the table from the floor

6 The momentum of a car of mass m increases from p1 to p2. 9702/11/M/J/18

What is the increase in the kinetic energy of the car?

7 A tennis ball of mass 55 g is travelling horizontally with a speed of 30 m s–1. The ball makes
contact with a wall before rebounding in the horizontal direction with a speed of 20 m s –1. The ball
is in contact with the wall for a time of 5.0 × 10–3 s.
What is the average force exerted on the wall by the ball? 9702/12/M/J/18

A 110 N B 220 N C 330 N D 550 N

8 A nucleus collides with a stationary nucleus in a vacuum. The diagrams show the paths of the
nuclei before and after the collision.
No other particles are involved in the collision. May/June-19_13

Which diagram is not possible?

9 The resultant force acting on an object is slowly increased. 9702_s20_qp_12

Which graph could show the variation with time t of the momentum p of the object?
10 A ball of mass m travels vertically downwards and then hits a horizontal floor at speed u.
It rebounds vertically upwards with speed v. 9702/13/M/J/20
The collision lasts a time ∆t.
What is the average resultant force exerted on the ball during the collision?

11 An astronaut throws a stone with a horizontal velocity near to the Moon’s surface.9702/12/M/J/15
Which row describes the horizontal and vertical forces acting on the stone after release?

12 Newton’s third law of motion is often summarized as ‘Every action (force) has an equal and opposite
reaction.’
A book rests on a table.
If the weight of the book is the ‘action’ force, what is the ‘reaction’ force? 9702/12/M/J/15
A the pull of the book on the Earth
B the pull of the Earth on the book
C the push of the book on the table
D the push of the table on the book
13 Which statement defines force?
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A When a force acts on a body that is free to move, the force is the product of the mass of the body
and its acceleration.
B When a force acts on a body that is free to move, the force is the rate of change of momentum of
the body.
C When a force acts on a body that is free to move, the force is the work done by the force divided
by the distance moved by the body.
D When a force acts on a lever and causes a moment, the force is the moment divided by the
perpendicular distance of the force from the pivot.

14 A car has mass m. A person needs to push the car with force F in order to give the car acceleration a.
The person needs to push the car with force 2F in order to give the car acceleration 3a.
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Which expression gives the constant resistive force opposing the motion of the car?
A ma B 2ma C 3ma D 4ma

15 A bullet of mass 8.0 g travels at a speed of 300 m s–1. The bullet hits a target and stops after a time of
100 μs. 9702_w16_qp_12
What is the average force exerted by the target on the bullet?

A 24 N B 240 N C 2400 N D 24 000 N

16 Two blocks of masses M and m are joined by a thin string which passes over a frictionless pulley, as
shown. 9702_w17_qp_12

The acceleration of free fall is g.

What is the acceleration a of the two blocks?

17 A ship of mass 8.4  107 kg is approaching a harbour with speed 16.4 m s–1. By using reverse thrust it
can maintain a constant total stopping force of 920 000 N.
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How long will it take to stop?
A 15 seconds
B 150 seconds
C 25 minutes
D 250 minutes

18 Each diagram illustrates a pair of forces of equal magnitude. May/June-19_11

Which diagram gives an example of a pair of forces that is described by Newton’s third law of
motion?
19 The space probe Rosetta was designed to investigate a comet. The probe consisted of an orbiter and a
lander. The orbiter had a mass of 170 kg and the lander had a mass of 100 kg. When the two parts
separated, the lander was pushed towards the surface of the comet so that its change in velocity
towards the comet was 3.0 m s–1. 9702_w19_qp_12

Assume that the orbiter and lander were an isolated system.

The orbiter moved away from the comet during the separation.
What was the change in the speed of the orbiter?
A 1.8 m s–1 B 2.3 m s–1 C 3.0 m s–1 D 5.1 m s–1

20 A box rests on the Earth, as shown. 9702_w19_qp_13

Newton’s third law describes how forces of the same type act in pairs. One of the forces of a pair is
the weight W of the box.
Which arrow represents the other force of this pair?
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