PHYSICS

PREP# 01

1. Perpendicular distance in moment of force is also called ______________

Your Answer: D. torque arm

2. An object will sink if the upthrust is less than the weight of the object.

Your Answer: A. True

3. The actual value of acceleration due to gravity is ________

Your Answer: C. 9.8 ms⁻²

4. Which of the following is used to measure mass?

Your Answer: D. beam balance

5. In a radio-active isotope, 10 grams remains from a sample of 40 grams. How many

half lives has passed for this amount to remain?

Your Answer:A. 2 half lives

6. A glass block has a mass of 1.2 kg. What is the weight of the glass block?

Your Answer:B. 12 N

7. The atomic number of an atom is:

Your Answer: B. the number of protons in the atom

8. Which of the three types of radioactive radiation carry electric charge?

Your Answer:C. both alpha and beta

9. Which of the following is an English unit?

Your Answer: C. mile

10. An alpha particle is a ...................................

Your Answer: B. a helium nucleus

11. Power output is measured in

Your Answer: B. watts

12. The image formed in a plane mirror is

Your Answer:A. virtual and laterally inverted

13. Particles packed very close together; vibrate but do not change positions. This
explains the behaviour of ______________ particles.

Your Answer: A. solid

14. A girl weighing 600 N walks up a flight of stairs, 20 m high, in one minute. Her
power output is

Your Answer:A. 200 Watts

15. The unit for specific heat capacity is

Your Answer: C. J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹

16. A block of weight 25 N lies on a horizontal table top. It covers a surface area
of 0.64 m². What pressure is exerted on the table?

Your Answer: C. 39.06 Nm-²

17. One Newton is the force that will move:

Your Answer: B. 1 kg from rest to 1 ms⁻²

18. A rock of mass 0.20 kg is dropped from a height of 25 m above the ground. The
speed of the stone is 10 ms⁻¹, just before it hits the ground. What is kinetic
energy?

Your Answer:
19. Two forces of 18 N and 5 N act in the same direction parallel to each other.
The magnitude of the resultant force is

Your Answer: C. 23 N

20. A thick wire has ___________ resistance than a thin wire.

Your Answer: A. less

21. A toaster, which is a kitchen appliance requiring a lot of heat to be produced will
contain a

Your Answer: D. thin and long wire

22. A circuit component which affects resistance in a circuit is

Your Answer: A. bulb

23. - 42 ⁰C is equal to

Your Answer: B. 231 K

24. A boy is standing 1 m in front of a plane mirror. He moves to a distance where

there is a distance of 7.8 m between himself and his image. What is the distance
between the boy and the mirror?

Your Answer: B. 3.9 m

25. The diagram below shows four identical pieces of plasticine mould into four
different shapes. Which will produce the greatest pressure?

Your Answer: D. D

26. N m⁻² is the unit for

Your Answer: B. Pressure on a solid

27. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

Your Answer: D. speed

28. The example, "hot air rises from above the land and cool air from across the
ocean rushes in to take its place". This is an example of:

Your Answer:B. CONVECTION

29. Sam is using an electric grass cutter which has a 5 A (Amperes) fuse fitted in its
plug. It has a potential difference of 12 V. What is the resistance?

Your Answer: A. 2.4 Ω

30. Which of these lenses below, shows a concave lens?

Your Answer: C. c)

31. Which of the following radioactive particles can be stopped by only paper?

Your Answer: C. alpha particles

32. In hydraulic systems, a small force is used to create a

Your Answer: B. very large force

33. 1 metre is equivalent to

Your Answer: D. 100 cm

34. The turning effect below will show _______________ moment of force.

Your Answer: A. clockwise

35. Which of the following is correct?

Your Answer: B. Weight = density x volume x gravity

36. The electromagnetic spectrum is made up of light waves of different wavelengths.

Which wavelength can humans see with the naked eye?
Your Answer:B. visible light

37. Which of the following statement(s) explain Archimedes' principle?

Your Answer: D. i, ii, iii

38. Which of the following examples would friction be the greatest?

Your Answer: C. a man pushing a sofa across the carpet

39. The combing of the nuclei of atoms is called ____________ .

Your Answer: B. fusion

40. Beta particles has a charge of

Your Answer: B. – 1