Two forces of magnitudes 7 N and 5 N

act at a point. Which one of the

following is not a possible value for the
magnitude of the resultant force?
A.
B.
C.
D.

1N
3N
5N
7N

Which of the following contains three

scalar quantities?
A. mass, charge, speed
B. density, weight, mass
C. speed, weight, charge
D. charge, weight, density

Two objects X and Y are moving away from the point P. The
diagram below shows the velocity vectors of the two
objects.
Velocity vector for object Y

Velocity vector for object X

Which of the following velocity vectors best represents the

resultant velocity vector?
A.

B.

C.

D.

In an optical experiment a deflected ray of light is measured

to be at an angle (23 1)

Find the sine of this angle and then determine the

minimum and maximum acceptable values of this
experimental value.

Which of the following represents

two vector quantities?

A. distance, acceleration
B. kinetic energy, work
C. force, momentum
D. electric field strength, electric
potential

Given two masses, m1=(100.0 0.4 g) and

m2=(49.3 0.3 g), what is their sum
(expressed with proper uncertainties)?

149.3 0.7 g

The diagram shows two vectors X and Y.

X
Y

Which of the following best represents

the vector Z = X Y?
A.

C.

B.
Z

D.
Z

Add the following distances and express your

result in units of centimeters (cm).
1.250 x 10-3 m + 25.62 cm + 426 mm

68.3 cm

Which of the following lists two

scalar quantities?
A.
B.
C.
D.

emf, momentum
emf, weight
impulse, kinetic energy
magnetic flux, kinetic energy

The time taken for a stone dropped from rest

to fall vertically through 16 m is 2.0 s. Based
on these measurements, what is the best
estimate for the acceleration of free fall?

A.
B.
C.
D.

4.0 m s2
8.0 m s2
9.8 m s2
10 m s2

Which of the following is equivalent to

the joule?
A.
B.
C.
D.

N m2
N m2
kg m s2
kg m2 s2

A volume is measured to be 52 mm3. This

volume in m3 is
A.
B.
C.
D.

5.2 103 m3.

5.2 101 m3.
5.2 101 m3.
5.2 108 m3.

An object falls for a time of 0.25 s. The

acceleration of free fall is 9.81 m s2. The
displacement is calculated. Which of the
following gives the correct number of significant
digits for the calculated value of the
displacement of the object?
A.
B.
C.
D.

1
2
3
4

The kilowatt-hour is equivalent to

approximately

A.
B.
C.
D.

60 J.
3.6 x 103 J.
8.6 x 104 J.
3.6 x 106 J.

The time elapsed since the beginning of the

universe is of the order of
A.
B.
C.
D.

108 s.
1018 s.
1028 s.
1038 s.