1.

Work is the
A product of force multiply by distance
B vector product between force and displacement
C scalar product between force and displacement
D vector product between force and distance

2. Which of the following situations require no work done on the football?

A Throw the football vertically downwards
B Pick up the football
C Carry the football down the field
D Kick the football to another teammate

3. On a force versus position graph, the area under the curve is a representation of
A. Force
B. Kinetic energy
C. Potential energy
D. Work

4. Two identical marbles are released from rest from point A. The blue marble rolls
along rail 1 while the red marble rolls along rail 2 and both finally reach point B, as
shown in the figure below. By ignoring all friction forces, which of the following
statement is NOT TRUE?

A
B
Rail 1

Rail 2

A Both marbles reach point B at the same velocity.

B Both marbles loss in gravitational potential energy.
 C The sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy is always the same for
both marbles.
D The red marble gain more kinetic energy compared to the blue marble.

5. A body moves with decreasing speed. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A The net work done on the body is positive and the kinetic energy is gained.
B The net work done on the body is zero and the kinetic energy is lost.
C The net work done on the body is negative and the kinetic energy is gained.
D The net work done on the body is negative and the kinetic energy is lost.

6.

Which car in the diagram has the most potential energy?

A P
B Q
C R
D S

7. Product of force and velocity is called

A. Work
B. Power
C. Energy
 D. Momentum

8. The following unit are TRUE for power, except

A. Newton meter per second
B. Joule/second
C. Watt
D. Newton meter

9. A vehicle travels at a constant speed around a circular track. Which statement is

TRUE concerning this vehicle?
A The velocity of the vehicle is changing
B The velocity of the vehicle is constant
C The vehicle has zero acceleration
D The vehicle has a velocity vector that points along the radius of the circle

10. Which one of the following expressions determines the minimum speed that the car
must have at the top of the track if it is to remain in contact with the track?
A v < MgR
B v < 2Gr
C v < 2Gr
D v <√gR

11. A car is traveling around a level, circular track. Which of the following forces causes
the car to stay in a circular path?
A. the force of air resistance acting on the car
B. the force of inertia propelling the car forward
C. the centripetal force from friction acting on the car’s tires
D. the applied force from the car’s engine turning the wheels

12. A 1.00 x 103 kg car is driven clockwise around a flat circular track of radius 25.0 m. If
the circular track were to suddenly become frictionless at the instant shown in the
diagram, the car's direction of travel would be
 A towards E
B a clockwise spiral
C towards W
D towards N

13. In a Ferris Wheel ride, a boy and the cart have a collective mass m and is moving in
circular motion at constant speed v at a distance r from the centre. Why does the boy
feel lighter at the top of the Ferris Wheel?
m v2
A He has an apparent weight of mg−
r
m v2
B He has an apparent weight of N−
r
m v2
C He has an apparent weight of mg+
r
D The gravitational field strength, g decreases since he is at a higher position
from the ground.

14. When an object experiences a uniform circular motion, the direction of the
acceleration is
A in the same direction as the velocity.
B in the opposite direction of the velocity.
C directed toward the centre of the circular path.
D directed away from the centre of the circular path.

15. An apple hangs on a tree on the Earth. Which of the following statements is correct?
A The force on the apple is greater than the force on the Earth because the Earth
is more massive.
 B The force on the Earth is greater than the force on the apple because the Earth
is more massive.
C The force on the apple is less than the force on the Earth because the tree is
supporting the apple.
D The forces on the apple and Earth are equal.

16. The force of gravity when object thrown upward is

A zero at the highest point
B increases as it rises up
C in the same direction of motion
D opposite to the direction of motion

17. Two objects with masses m1 and m2 separated by a distance 2d. Mass m2 is greater than
mass m1. A third object has a mass m3. All three objects are located on the same
straight line. The net gravitational force acting on the third object is zero. Which one
of the drawings correctly represents the locations of the objects?

D
18. The gravitational field strength at a point in a gravitational field is

A. The weight of a body at that point

B. The potential energy per unit mass at that point
C. The gravitational force per unit mass at that point
D. The gravitational attraction on a body at that point

19. A satellite is orbiting the earth in a circular orbit above the surface of the earth. Due to
poor maintenance, its antenna is detached from the satellite while it is orbiting. What
will happen to the detached antenna?
A. It falls vertically down to the earth
B. It moves away in the direction that is tangential to the orbit of the satellite.
C. It moves along with the satellite in orbit.
D. It move in an irregular way then fall down to the earth.

20. When a rocket is launched from the surface of the earth with velocity less than the
escape velocity, what will happen?
A It will slow down but will not fall back to earth.
B It will keep moving at a constant speed and not fall back to earth.
C It will slow down and eventually fall back to earth.
D It will speed up as it moves away from earth.