Physics revision worksheet

STRAND 1 MECHANICS
1. Which of the following is a requirement for conservation of angular momentum?
A. The net force on the body is zero.
B. The net torque on the body is zero.
C. The kinetic energy of the body is zero.
D. The net momentum of the body is zero.
2. Two forces are said to be in equilibrium if they are
A. equal in magnitude and have the same direction.
B. equal in magnitude and are in opposite directions.
C. different in magnitude and have the same direction.
D. different in magnitude and are in opposite directions.
3. A two-mass system is connected over a light frictionless pulley. The coefficient of kinetic friction
is 0.15.

Calculate the
(i) frictional force on mass B.

(ii) net force.

(iii) acceleration of the system.

(iv) tension in the string.

4. Two masses, 6 kg and 4 kg are suspended over a frictionless pulley as shown below. The
coefficient of kinetic friction,k , between 4 kg mass and the bench is 0.25.

Calculate the:
(i) frictional force.

(ii) net force.

(iii) acceleration of the system.

(iv) tension in the string

5. A satellite of mass 700 kg is launched from a site on the earth’s equator into an orbit of 250 km
above the surface of the earth. Assume the satellite orbit is circular.
Calculate the
(i) escape velocity of the satellite using.
(ii) kinetic energy of the satellite in orbit.

6. A 600 kg satellite is in a circular orbit above Earth at a height of 6380 km from Earth’s surface.
(i) Calculate the total distance from the center of the Earth to the satellite.
(ii) Calculate the gravitational force of attraction between the Earth and the satellite.
(iii) Show that the period of satellite does not depend on its mass.

(iii) Given that the linear speed (v) of the solid ball is 0.4 ms-1, calculate the maximum height (h) the
solid ball can go up the ramp

8. The volume, V, and radius, r, of several spherical objects were measured in an experiment. The
relationship between V and r is given by the formula V  kr2 . The graph of log V versus log r
was plotted as shown below.
 9. A diagram of the experimental set-up and a result table for the experiment on Extension of the idea
of kinetic energy is shown below.

(i) How is friction compensated in the above set-up?

Once the friction has been compensated, the following data was obtained.

(ii) Calculate the energy lost by the Mass (m) + scale pan.

10. The diagram below shows an experiment to study rotational motion. The torque applied on the fly
wheel is varied by adding masses. A graph of torque versus angular acceleration is plotted.
 (i) Give a reason why the above graph does not pass through the origin.

(ii) Write a mathematical equation that relates torque and angular acceleration.

11. The dimensions of a microscope slide are measured as

Length = (6.40 + 0.01) cm
Width = (5.60 + 0.01) cm
Height = (0.225 + 0.001) cm
(i) Calculate the percentage errors in all the measurements.
(ii) Determine the volume of the microscope slide with its absolute uncertainty.

12. A solid disc of moment of inertia 0.2 kg m2 rotates on a frictionless vertical axis
at 40 rad s1. Another disc of moment of inertia 0.05 kg m2 which is not rotating is
dropped onto it as shown below.

0.05 kg m2

0.2 ω
kg m2

If the two discs rotate together, determine the common angular velocity.

13. The length and width of a microscope slide were measured. The results were as
follows:

Length, L  (7.5  0.1) cm

Width, W  (2.6  0.1) cm

Calculate the area of the slide with the correct absolute uncertainty.

14. A cyclist and bicycle of total mass 80 kg move around an unbanked curve of radius
20 m. The maximum friction force between the tyres and the road is 250 N.
 Calculate the maximum speed that the cyclist can travel around the curve.

15. A satellite of mass 6000 kg moves in a circular orbit around the earth with a constant
speed of v ms1and at a height of 5000 km above the earth’s surface.
(a) Determine the speed of the satellite.

(b) Calculate the period of revolution of the satellite.

STRAND 2 OSCILLATORY MOTION

1. Force of simple harmonic motion at centre position is always .

A. zero
B. negative
C. minimum
D. maximum

2. A mass is oscillating horizontally in Simple Harmonic Motion about the point O.

Which of the following describes its acceleration and velocity as the mass passes through the point
O?
3. A 5 kg mass is oscillating at the end of a spring with an amplitude of 12 cm. The spring constant, k,
is 700 N/m.

Calculate the
(i) angular frequency.

(ii) maximum velocity of the oscillating mass.

(iii) maximum acceleration.

(iv) kinetic energy of the mass at the centre/equilibrium.

4. The diagram given below shows the essential equipment used by Year 13 Physics students in the
experimental investigation of Simple Harmonic Motion.

The results of the experiment is given below as a graph of acceleration, a, versus displacement, x.

(i) State why it is important to choose a heavy mass.

(ii) State the relationship between acceleration and displacement.

(iii) Calculate the gradient of the graph.

(iv) Hence, calculate the angular frequency, .

5. A spring stretches 2 cm when a 20 g object is hung from it. The object is then replaced
by a mass of 50 g which makes it to oscillate in simple harmonic motion.

simple harmonic motion

2 cm

20 g

50 g

Calculate the period of oscillation.

6. The set-up on forced oscillations and resonance shown below is used to observe
forced vibrations and resonance using masses on a string.

l
90 cm

driver pendulum

forced pendulum
 (a) Calculate the period of the forced pendulum.
(b) Calculate the natural frequency of the forced pendulum.

7. An object undergoing simple harmonic motion has its displacement, x metres at time t
seconds given by the equation

x  0.3 cos 4π t

(a) State the amplitude.

(b) Calculate the maximum speed

STRAND 3 WAVES

1. The pitch (loudness) of a musical sound depends on the sound wave's

A. speed.
B. frequency.
C. amplitude.
D. wavelength.
2. When two waves with different frequencies are superimposed, it results in a composite
wave which has a variation in its amplitude. This phenomenon is known as .
A. beats
B. resonance
C. doppler effect
D. standing waves

3. The diagram given below shows the phenomenon of polarisation. During polarisation, the intensity
of the light is
A. zero.
B. doubled.
C. decreased.
D. unchanged
4. Use the diagram given below which shows the light near-normal incidence to a soap bubble to
answer Question.

When looking perpendicular on a thin film of soap bubble, different colours are visible because the
A. film does not reflect light.

2
B. reflected ray changes phase by .
C. reflected ray undergoes no phase change.
D. reflected ray undergoes a phase change of  .
5. Monochromatic light from helium laser of wavelength,  = 632.8  10-9 m is incident normally
on a diffraction grating containing 5000 lines/cm. Calculate the angle at which first-order maxima
is observed.

6. The equation of a certain wave travelling through a string along the x-axis has the following
equation:

where x and y are measured in meters and t in seconds.

(i) Determine the amplitude of the wave.

(ii) Write down the equation of an identical wave travelling in the opposite direction.

(iii) Calculate the wavelength,  .

7. A long pipe in air shown below is open at both ends. A harmonic frequency is measured at 330 Hz
and the next higher harmonic is measured at 396 Hz.

Calculate the length, l, of pipe.

Take speed of sound in air to be 340 ms-1 .

8. A 30 cm closed ended pipe is vibrating at its first overtone.

(i) Sketch the standing wave pattern.

(ii) If the speed of sound on that day is 340 m/s, calculate the frequency for first overtone.

9. The forward component of a standing wave is represented by

(i) Find its frequency.

(ii) Calculate the velocity of the wave.

(iii) Write the equation for the reflected component of the standing wave.

10. The diagram below shows two microscope slides arranged to enclose a wedge-shaped air film, by
placing a human hair between the slides at one end. The slides are illuminated with yellow light of
frequency 5.09 x 1014 Hz. Interference patterns of a wedge- shaped air film are observed having a
spacing of 5 mm.
(i) Explain why a dark fringe appears at O.

(ii) What is the thickness of hair?

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