Question 1

Which is a scalar quantity?

  A  

momentum

  B  

weight

  C  

power

  D  

moment

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Question 2

A girl jogs at 2.0 m s–1 in a straight line for 30 seconds, turns around and returns to her starting point 20 seconds later.

What is her average velocity and average speed?

  A  
  B  
  C  
  D  

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Question 3

A golf ball was hit from the surface of the Moon. The time of flight was 4.0 s.

What is the best estimate for the maximum height reached by the ball?

Acceleration due to gravity on the Moon = 1.6 m s–2.

  A  

3 m

  B  

15 m

  C  

40 m

  D  

80 m

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Question 4

The Figure below shows the path of a projectile launched from ground level with a speed of 25 m s−1 at an angle of 42° to the horizontal.

What is the horizontal distance from the starting point of the projectile when it hits the ground?

  A  

23 m

  B  

32 m

  C  

47 m

  D  

63 m

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Question 5

A suitcase weighing 200 N is placed on a weighing scale in a lift.

The scale reads 180 N when the lift is moving.

The lift is

  A  

moving down at a constant velocity

  B  

moving down with a decreasing velocity

  C  

moving up at a constant velocity


  D  

moving up with a decreasing velocity

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Question 6

Small water drops leave a tap with zero velocity at intervals of 0.20 s.

They then fall freely 0.80 m to reach a horizontal surface.

How far has a drop fallen when the previous drop hits the surface?

  A  

0.16 m

  B  

0.20 m

  C  

0.40 m

  D  

0.60 m

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Question 7

A pellet with velocity 200 m s−1 and mass 5.0 g is fired vertically upwards into a stationary block of mass 95.0 g. The pellet remains in the block. The impact causes the block to move vertically upwards.

What is the maximum vertical displacement of the block?

  A  

5.1 m

  B  

10 m

  C  

51 m 

  D  

100 m

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Question 8

A projectile is launched with a speed of 25 m s−1 at an angle of 35° to the horizontal, as shown in the diagram.


Air resistance is negligible.

What is the time taken for the projectile to return to the ground?

  A  

1.5 s        

  B  

2.1 s

  C  

2.9 s

  D  

4.2 s

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Question 9

Two identical balls, X and Y, are at the same height and a horizontal distance of 25 cm apart.

X is projected horizontally with a velocity of 0.10 m s–1 towards Y at the same time that Y is released from rest. Both X and Y move freely in the absence of air resistance.

What is the distance between the balls 1.0 s later?

  A  

0.15 m

  B  

0.25 m

  C  

2.4 m

  D  

4.9 m

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Question 10

The braking distance of a car is directly proportional to its initial kinetic energy.

The braking distance of a car is 18 m when its initial speed is 10 m s−1.

What is the braking distance of the car, under the same conditions, when its initial speed is 25 m s−1?

  A  

7.2 m

  B  

45 m

  C  

113 m

  D  

222 m

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