PHYSICS TEST BY MR. OBANDE P.

06/28/2019

PHYSICS TEST 1
SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS: Tick the correct answer

1. The graph shown was plotted in an experiment on a metal wire. The shaded area represents
the total strain energy stored in stretching the wire. How should the axes be labelled?

X Y y
A Force Extension
B Mass Extension
C Stress Energy
D Stress strain

X
2. The variation with applied force of the extension of a spring is shown in the graph. When
there is no force applied to the spring, it has a length of 1.0cm. What is the increase in the
strain energy stored in the spring when its length is increased from 2.0cm to 3.0cm?

A) 0.020J B) 0.030J C ) 0.040J D) 0.050J

3. The air-filled bubbles X and Y shown in figure 2 are formed at the ends of the tube with the
tap T, closed.
When the tap, T, is opened T
A) X would increase in diameter.
B) The diameter of X would be equal to the diameter of Y.
C) X and Y would coalesce. Figure
Y 2
X
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D) Y would increase in diameter.

4. Which two substances are normally both crystalline?
A) copper and diamond B) copper and glass C)diamond and glass D) diamond
and rubber
5. The modulus of elasticity is dimensionally equivalent to
A) Strain B) stress C) surface tension D) force
6. The work done in stretching a wire by 1 mm is 2 J. What will be the work in joules necessary
to stretch another wire of the same material but with double the radius of cross-section and
half the length by 1 mm?
A) 16 B) 8 C) 4 D) ¼
7. According to Hooke’s law of elasticity, within the elastic limit, if the stress is increased, the
ratio of stress to strain
A) Increases B) decreases C) becomes zero D) remains
constant
8. The energy stored per unit volume of a strained wire is
1
A) × ( load ) × ( extension )
2
1 E
B) 2 2
( strain)
1
C) E( srain)2
2
D) stress× strain
9. The property due to which sheets can be prepared from materials is called
A) Elasticity B) malleability C) brittleness D) ductility
10. Choose the wrong statement from the following
A) Small droplets of a liquid are spherical due to surface tension
B) Oil rises through the wick due to capillarity
C) In drinking a cold drink through the straw, we use the phenomenon of capillarity
D) Gum is used to stick two surfaces. In this process, we use the property of adhesion
11. The angle of contact between a glass capillary tube of length 10 cm and a liquid is 90o. If the
capillary tube is dipped vertically in the liquid, then the liquid will
A) Rise in the tube
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B) Get depressed in the tube

C) Rise up to 10 cm in the tube and will overflow
D) Neither rise nor fall in the tube
12. The height of water in a capillary tube of radius 2 cm is 4 cm. What should be the radius of
the capillary tube if the water rises to 8 cm in the tube?
A) 1 cm B) 0.1 cm C) 2 cm D) 4 cm
13. Given that the surface tension of soap solution is 1,6 N/m, the excess pressure in a soap
bubble of diameter 5 mm is
A) 2560 Pa B) 3720 Pa C) 1208 Pa D) 10132 Pa
14. Two soap bubbles of radii 3 cm and 4 cm coalesce under isothermal conditions to form a
single bubble. What is the radius of the new single bubble?
A) 3 cm B) 4 cm C) 5 cm D) 6 cm
15. When the inter molecular distance increases due to tensile forces,
A) There is no force between the molecules
B) There is a repulsive force between the molecules
C) There is a zero resultant force between the molecules
D) There is an attractive force between the molecules
16. Stress can be measured in:
A. N/m2
B. N·m2
C. N/m
D. N·m
17. Young’s modulus can be correctly given in:
A. N·m
B. N/m2
C. N·m/s
D. N/m
18. Young’s modulus is a proportionality constant that relates the force per unit area applied
perpendicularly at the surface of an object to:
A. the shear
B. the fractional change in volume
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C. the fractional change in length

D. the pressure
19. Young’s modulus can be used to calculate the strain for a stress that is:
A. just below the ultimate strength
B. just above the ultimate strength
C. well below the yield strength
D. well above the yield strength
20. The ultimate strength of a sample is the stress at which the sample:
A. returns to its original shape when the stress is removed
B. remains underwater
C. breaks
D. bends 180
21. A certain wire stretches by 0.90 cm when outward forces with magnitude F are applied to
each end. The same forces are applied to a wire of the same material but with three times the
diameter and three times the length. The second wire stretches by:
A. 0.10 cm
B. 0.30 cm
C. 0.90 cm
D. 2.7 cm
22. Solids having regular a arrangement of molecules through its structure is called:
A. Amorphous Solids
B. Polymeric Solids
C. Glassy Solids
D. Crystalline Solids
23. Which type of solids have definite melting point:
A. Crystalline Solids
B. Amorphous Solids
C. Polymeric Solids
D. Glassy Solids
24. Amorphous solids are also called:
A. Polymeric Solids
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B. Glassy Solids
C. Crystalline Solids
D. Brittle Solids
25. Which of the following is polymeric solid:
A. Glass
B. Iron
C. Steel
D. Nylon

SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. (a) With respect to either force and kinetic energy or separation and motion of particles,
differentiate between the different states of matter. (3 marks)
(b) The density of a solid is 1.2 ×103 Kgm−3 and its molar mass is 0.090 kg.
i. Calculate the average volume occupied by a single molecule of the solid.
ii. Estimate the distance between the centers of two adjacent molecules of the solid
stating any assumption that you make.
(The Avogadro constantN A =6.0 ×1023 mol−1 ) (3 marks)
(c) Materials could be classified as crystalline, amorphous or polymeric.
Define the terms in italics giving one example of each. (6 marks)
2. The net force F between two particles in a solid varies with their separation, r, according to
the equation
8.0× 10−20 2.0× 10−96
F= −
r2 r 10
a. Calculate, r 0 , the equilibrium separation. (3 marks)
b. The energy of the particles at this equilibrium position is called bonding energy.
Explain the meaning of the phrase in bold italics. (1 mark)
c. Sketch a graph showing how the force F between two adjacent particles varies with
their separation, r. (3 marks)
d. How can the graph in (b) above be used to explain Hookian behaviour of matter? (2
marks)
e. What is the physical significance of the area under the graph in (b) above? (1 mark)
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3. Define surface tension (2 marks)

ii) Describe an experiment to measure the surface tension at different temperatures of a
liquid. (7 marks)
b) Explain the following phenomena (2 marks)
i) A pond skater is able to walk over the surface of water without sinking
ii) A detergent dissolve in water will easily remove dirt from a greasy plate
iii) The molecules at the surface of a liquid have a higher potential energy than those
in the bulk
4. The figure above shows the force-extension graph for a metal specimen.

Calculate

a. The force constant of the speciment. (2 marks)

b. The work done in stretching the speciment up to
i. The proportionality limit
ii. Fracture (5 marks)
c. A steel bar is of length 0.5 m and has a rectangular cross-section 15 mm by 30 mm. If a
tensile forceof 36 KN produces an extension of 0.20 mm, calculate Young’s modulus for
steel. Assume that the limit of proportionality is not exceeded. (3 marks)
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