1. A straight long wire carries an electric current to the top of the page.

The current is placed in a

[Link] current?

A. Left. B. Right.

C. To the bottom of the page. D. To the top of the page

2. Temperature is a measure of ____ of the particles in an object.

a) the difference between the potential and kinetic energy
b) the sum of the potential and kinetic energy
c) the average potential energy
d) the average kinetic energy
3. The natural direction of heat flow is from high-temperature reservoir to a low temperature reservoir, regardless
of their respective heat contents. This fact is incorporated in the
A. First law of thermodynamics.
B. Second law of thermodynamics.
C. Law of conservation of energy.
D. Law of conservation of entropy.
4. If a fixed volume cylinder containing water, is heated by a Bunsen burner, what is the type of thermodynamic
process?
A. Isochoric
B. Isobaric
C. Adiabatic
D. Isentropic

5. An object moves at a constant speed of 6 m/s. This means that the object:
A. Increases its speed by 6 m/s every second
B. Decreases its speed by 6 m/s every second
C. Doesn’t move
D. Moves 6 meters every second

6. The graph represents the relationship between velocity and time for an object moving in a straight line. Which
of the following statements is true?
A. The object speeds up
B. The object slows down
C. The object moves with a constant velocity
D. The object stays at rest

7. A soccer player kicks a ball with an initial velocity of 10. meters per second at an angle of 30.° above the
horizontal. The magnitude of the horizontal component of the ball’s initial velocity is

(A) 5.0 m/s (B) 8.7 m/s (C) 9.8 m/s (D) 10. m/s
 8. A 0.2-kilogram red ball is thrown horizontally at a speed of 4 meters per second from a height of 3 meters. A
0.4-kilogram green ball is thrown horizontally from the same height at a speed of 8 meters per second.
Compared to the time it takes the red ball to reach the ground, the time it takes the green ball to reach the
ground is

(A) One-half as great (C) The same

(B) Twice as great (D) Four times as great

9. A child kicks a ball with an initial velocity of 8.5 meters per second at an angle of 35º with the horizontal, as
shown. The ball has an initial vertical velocity of 4.9 meters per second and a total time of flight of 1.0 second.
[Neglect air resistance.]The maximum height reached by the ball is approximately

(A) 1.2 m (B) 2.5 m

(C) 4.9 m (D) 8.5 m

10. Which of the following shows an example of Newton’s third law of motion?
A. Objects in free fall have equal acceleration.
B. A woman presses on both sides of a box with equal forces.
C. A girl hits a volley ball. Her hand exerts a force on the ball, and the ball exerts a force on her hand.
D. A moving cart becomes more difficult to stop as more mass is added to it.

[Link] charges Q1 and –Q2 are separated by a distance r. The charges attract each other with a force F. What is the
new force between the charges if the distance is cut to one-fourth and the magnitude of each charge is
doubled?

A.16F B.64F C.48F D. F

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[Link] types of errors caused by equipment that has not been correctly zeroed.

A. Experimental errors
B. Zero errors
C. Systematic errors
D. Parallax errors

13. What is the magnitude of the two coplanar vectors 3m acts towards to east and 4m
towards to the north?

A. 4m B. 5m C. 6m D. 8m

14 A unit vector parallel to the resultant of vectors A= 2i + 6j and B = i-2j is:-

3 2 3 4
A. 5
𝑖 + 5𝑗 C. 5 𝑖 + 5
𝑗

4 3 2 3
B. 5
𝑖 + 5𝑗 D. 5 𝑖 + 5
𝑗

15 The sum and difference of two non-zero vectors A and B are equal in magnitude. What
can you conclude about these two vectors?

A. A and B have the same direction

B. A and B have opposite direction
C. A and B have the same magnitude
D. A and B are perpendicular to each other.

16 . Which of the following is a vector quantity?

A. Power B. momentum C. Temperature D.

Energy

17 . If vector P is 6m in x-direction and q is 8m in the -y direction, then what is the value

of the vectorp + q?

A. 10m at 530 from x – direction

B. √136 m at 450 from x-direction
C. 10m at 370 from x-direction
D. √136 m at 300 from x-direction
 18. The state of an ideal gas was changed three times in a way that the pressure stays the same. The graph
represents three isobaric lines. Which of the following
is true about the pressure of the gas?
(A) P1>P2>P3
(B) P1>P2<P3
(C)P1<P2<P3(D)P1=P2=P3 .

19 What is the name of the following statement: “When two systems are in thermal equilibrium with a third system,
then they are in thermal equilibrium with each other”?

(A)First LawofThermodynamics
(B)Second Law of Thermodynamics
(C)Mechanical equivalent of heat
(D)Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
20. An object is thrown straight up. Which of the following is true about the sign of work done by the
gravitational force while the object moves up and then down?
A. Work ispositive on theway up, work is positive on thewaydown
B. Work is negative on the way up, work is negative on the way down
C. Work isnegative on theway up, work ispositive on theway down
D. Work is positive on the way up, work is negative on the way down.
21. The fringe width (β) of the interference pattern in the Young’s double slit experiment increases

A. with increase in wavelength

B. With decrease in wavelength

C. independent of wavelength

D. none of these

22. All of the following wires are made of the same material but are different sizes. Identify the wire with the
lowest resistance.

A. B C

D
23 . Binding energy is:

A the amount of energy required to break a nucleus apart into protons and neutrons.
B. the amount of energy required to break a nucleus apart into protons and electrons.
C. the amount of energy required to break a nucleus apart into electrons and neutrons.
D. the amount of energy released when neutrons change energy levels.

24 A group of physics students performs an experiment with electric circuits. Which of the following circuits can
be used to measure the electric current and voltage?

A.

25. . Which of the following about the nuclear force is true?

A. It is an attractive force between electrons and protons in an atom. B. It is an attractive force between
electrons and neutrons in an atom. C. It is much weaker than the electromagnetic force.

D. It is much weaker than the gravitational force.

E. It is a strong, short-range, attractive force between the nucleons.

26 If the level of sound in the room is said to be 70 dB this means that the
sound power intensity is
A 7.0 x 10-12 W/m2 B 1.0 x 10-7 W/m2

C 1.0 x 10-5 W/m2 D 70 x 10-12 W/m2

27. Two positive charges of magnitude 2.4x10-9c and 1.6x10-9c are separated in

air by a distance of 2cm. How much electro-statics potential is

produced by the two charges at mid way between them?

A. 3.6kv B. 0.72kv C. 2.16kv D. 1.44kv

28 Which one of the following is the correct order of scientific method from
beginning to an end.

[Link] a question 3. Analyze5. Experiment [Link] ground

research 4. Hypothesis 6. Conclusion

A. 1,2,3,4,5,6, C. 1,3,4,5,2,6
B. 1,2,4,5,3,6 D. 1,4,3,2,5,6
29 Error in measurement can occur due to the individual qualifies of
the experimenter, this is known as ________________error.
A. Instrumental C. Random
B. Personal D. Parallel
30 Which one has the least significant number
A. 368.003 C. 0.32
B. 0.00008 D. 0.165

31. When two displacement vectors 6m and 3m are added, they cannot give a
total displacement of

A. 2m B. 3m C. 6m D. 9m

32. A city jogger runs four blocks due east, eight blocks due south and another
two blocks due east what is the magnitude of the jogger’s displacement?

A. 14block B. 8.4block C. 2 blocks D. 10 blocks

33. One of the following is the counter part of torque in translational

motion?

A. Angular momentum C. Angular impulse

B. Moment of inertia D. Force

 34. When a torque acting up on a system is zero, which one of the
following will be constant?

A. Force C. Angular momentum

B. Linear momentum D. Instant momentum

35. If a net torque is applies to an object is zero then one of the following
is necessarily zero?

A. Constant angular velocity C Constant moment of inertia

B. Angular acceleration D. Increasing moment ofinertia

36. The net work done in accelerating propeller from rest to an angular
velocity of 200rad/sec is 3000J. What is the moment of inertia of the
propeller?

A. 0.15kgm2 B. 1.25kgm2C. 15kgm2 D. 15.5kgm2

[Link] of gas isbasedonanideal gasmodel. Thefollowingstatementsabouttheideal gasare

true. EXCEPT:
(A) Theaverage molecularkineticenergyisdirectlyproportionalto the absolutetemperature
(B)Allmoleculesmovewiththesamespeed
(C)Allmoleculesmakeelasticcollisionswitheachotherandthewallsofthe container
(D)Allmoleculesobeylawsof classicalmechanics.

38 .What is the current through each resistor in the multi loop circuit given below?
a

I1 R2= 12Ω I2

R1= 8Ω R3= 20Ω

loop1 loop2

I3

b
ε1= 6 V ε2= 3 V
A .I1= - 6.3 A, I2 = 9.2A, &I3 = 2.9 A.
B.I1= 9.2A ,I2=6.3A,& I3=2.9A
C .I1=2.9 A , I2 =9.2 A , &I3=6.3A
D I1=3.6A I2= 2.9A & I3=9.2A
 39.A hydraulicliftisused tolifta [Link] pistonhas aradiusof 5cmandthelargepistonhas a radius of
50cm. If adriver appliesa force of88N tothe small piston,what istheweight ofthe car
thelargepistoncansupport the car?

40 Radio waves are diffracted by large objects such as buildings, whereas light is not
noticeably diffracted. Why is this?
A) Radio waves are unpolarized, whereas light is plane polarized.
B) Radio waves are polarized, whereas light is plane unpolarized.
C) Radio waves are coherent and light is usually not coherent.
D) The wavelength of light is much greater than the wavelength of radio waves.
E) The wavelength of light is much smaller than the wavelength of radio waves.

41. In a Young's double slit experiment, if the separation between the two slits is 0.050 mm and
the distance from the slits to a screen is 2.5 m, find the spacing between the first-order and
second-order bright fringes for light with wavelength of 600 nm.

A) 1.5 cm
B) 3.0 cm
C) 4.5 cm
D) 6.0 cm E) 7.5 cm
42. In a single slit diffraction experiment, if the width of the slit increases, what happens to the
width of the central maximum on a screen?
A) It increases.
B) It decreases.
C) It remains the same.
D) It depends from the distance to the screen.
E) There is not enough information to determine.
43 .If you connect two identical
storage batteries together in parallel, and place them in a circuit ,the
combination will provide
A. twice the voltage and twice the total charge that one battery would
.B. half the voltage and half the total charge that one battery would.
C the same voltage and twice the total charge that one battery would.

D. twice the voltage and the same total charge that one battery would.
44 ) If the frequency of a system undergoing simple harmonic motion doubles, by what
factor does the maximum value of acceleration change?

T A) 3 B) 2 C) 8 D) 4

45 ) When a certain string is under tension T, the speed of a wave in the string is v.
What will be the speed of a wave in the string if the tension is increased to 2T without
changing the mass or length of the string?

A) v/2 B) v/ 2 C) 2v D) 4v E) v 2

46 Two simple pendulums, A and B, are each 3.0 m long, and the period of pendulum A
is T. Pendulum A is twice as heavy as pendulum B. What is the period of pendulum B?
A) T/ 2 B) T 2 C) 2T D) T/2 E) T A) 3 B) 2 C) 8 D) 4

47 .In the figure to the right, two boxes of masses m and 4m are in contact with each other on a
frictionless surface. What is the acceleration of the more massive box?
A. F/m B. F/(2m) C. F/(4m) D. F/(5m) E. F/(6m)
48 . A system of two blocks is accelerated by an applied force of magnitude F on the frictionless
horizontal surface. The tension in the string between the blocks is:
A. 3F B. 5F C. 3/8 F D. 1/3 F E. 1/5 F 18.

49 .Water flows at a constant speed of 16m/s through narrow section of the pipe. What is the
speed of water in the section of the pipe where its radius is twice of the initial radius?

(A) 16m/s (B)12 m/s (C)8 m/s (D)4m/s (E)2 m/s

50. The position of a particle moving along the x axis is given by x = (21 + 22t 6.0t2)m, where t is
in s. What is the average velocity during the time interval t = 1.0 s to t = 3.0 s?
a. 6.0 m/s b. 4.0 m/s c. 2.0 m/s d. 8.0 m/s e. 8.0 m/s
51 . The position of a particle as it moves along the x axis is given for t > 0 by x = (t 3t + 6t) m,
3 2

where t is in s. Where is the particle when it achieves its minimum speed (after t = 0)?

A 3m b. 4 m c. 8 m d. 2 m e. 7 m

. 52 If the 2nd condition of equilibrium is satisfied, body will be in

A. translational equilibrium
B. rotational equilibrium
C. static equilibrium
D. dynamic equilibrium

53. One end of a cylindrical pipe has a radius of 1.5 cm. Water (density = 1.0 103
kg/m3) streams steadily out at 7.0 m/s. The rate at which mass is leaving the pipe is
: A) 2.5 kg/s B) 4.9 kg/s C) 7.0 kg/s D) 48 kg/s
E) 7.0 103 kg/s

54. The equation of continuity for fluid flow can be derived from the
conservation of:
A) energy B) mass C) angular momentum
D) volume E) pressure
55. A constriction in a pipe reduces its diameter from 4.0 cm to 2.0 cm. Where the pipe
is narrow the water speed is 8.0 m/s. Where it is wide the water speed is:
A) 2.0 m/s B) 4.0 m/s C) 8.0 m/s D) 16 m/s E) 32m/s
56. Bernoulli's equation can be derived from the conservation of:

energy B) mass C) angular momentum D) volume E) pressure

[Link] diagram below shows three newton meters, in a two dimensional arrangement,
joined to demonstrate a system of three forces acting at a point. The readings represent
the magnitudes of the forces. Which system of forces could be in equilibrium?

D
58. A motorcycle stunt-rider moving horizontally, takes off from a point 1.25 m above the ground.

She lands 10m away from the take-off point, as [Link] was the speed at take-off?

A 5 m s-1

B 10 m s-1

C 15 m s-1

D 20 m s-1

59. An iron wire and a brass wire, of equal lengths and cross sectional area, are joined at one end. A
tensile force F is applied to the free ends as shown.

If
Young modulus of iron is twice that of brass, which statement is true?

A The extension of the brass wire is twice that of the iron wire.

B The extension of the iron wire is twice that of the brass wire.

C The stress of the brass wire is twice that of the iron wire.
D

The stress of the iron wire is twice that of the brass wire.
60. When a baseball is struck by a bat, the force of the bat on the ball is equal and opposite to
the force of the ball on the bat. This is an example of
A. Newton's first law B. Newton's second law C. Newton's third law
D. Newton's law of gravitation

61 . Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction are related to:

(a) the e.m.f. of a chemical cell (b) the e.m.f. of a generator
(c) the current flowing in a conductor (d) the strength of a magnetic field

62 . The mutual inductance between two coils, when a current changing at 20 A/s in one
coil induces an [Link] 10 mV in the other, is:
(a) 0.5 H (b) 200 mH (c) 0.5 mH (d) 2 H