Chapter 05, 06, 07 Quiz Total Marks: 40

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Multiple Choice Questions (01 mark each)

1. Which if the following is not the attribute of inelastic collisions:

a. Total energy remain conserved
b. Total K.E remain conserved
c. Total momentum remain conserved
2. The area under a force – time curve is:
a. Impulse
b. Change in momentum
c. Both of above
3. Polythene is an elastic material (True/ False)
4. An object above the ground is released from rest at time t = 0. Air resistance is negligible. What
is the distance travelled by the object between t = 0.20s and t = 0.30s?
a. 0.20m
b. 0.25m
c. 0.44m
d. 0.49m
5. A paper cone is held above the ground and dropped. It falls vertically and reaches terminal
velocity before it hits the ground. Which statement correctly describes the resultant force on
the falling cone before it reaches terminal velocity?
a. decreasing and upwards
b. decreasing and downwards
c. increasing and downwards
d. increasing and upwards
6. A graph showing the variation of the stress σ with strain ε for a material is shown below:

What is the Young modulus of the material?

a. 6.0 × 104 Pa
b. 1.2 × 109 Pa
c. 8.0 × 1010Pa
d. 1.2 × 1011Pa

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7. Describe the work done in given figure, where the mobile is falling
freely under the action of gravity. (2 marks)

8. Describe the useful energy conversions that happens in:

i. Car’s engine. (1 mark)
ii. Electrical Guitar (1 mark)

9. Discuss the stress – strain curves of brittle and ductile materials. (2 marks)

10. Match the following that best describes the relationship: (4 marks)

Force Constant (k) High UTS

Strong Material High Malleability

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Ductile Material Measure of Stiffness

Young’s Modulus

11. Victoria Falls is a water fall on the Zambezi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It has a
height of about 110m. Calculate the maximum speed of water at the bottom. Mention any
assumptions made. (4 marks)

12. A stationary canon of mass 1200 kg fires a 20kg shell at velocity of 300 ms-1. Calculate the recoil
speed of the canon. Explain your answer. (2 marks)
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13. A small 3.5W electical motor raises a 15N load through a vertical height of 1.0 m in 30s.
Calculate the efficiency of the motor. (3 marks)

14. A skydiver jumps off a helicopter and falls vertically towards the ground. The skydiver reaches a
steady velocity before he opens his parachute and lands safely on the ground.
a. Describe the energy changes taking place from the time the skydiver jumps off the
helicopter to the instant before he opens his parachute (2 marks)
b. The total mass of the skydiver is 80kg and his terminal velocity is 45m/s. Calculate the
rate of work done against drag. (3 marks)
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15. A 200mm long spring is suspended vertically. The length of the spring increases to 294 mm
when a mass of 280 g is attached to it.
a. Calculate the force constant of the spring.
(2 mark)
b. A second identical spring is suspended
alongside the first spring and both are then
attached to a rod of negligible mass.
Calculate the combined force constant of
this parallel arrangement. Explain your
answer. (2 marks)
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16. Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy of the wind into electrical energy.
Figure alongside shows a wind turbine.
a. When the wind speed is 8.0ms−1, the kinetic energy of the air
incident at the turbine per second is 1.2MJ s−1. Calculate the mass
of the air incident at the turbine per second. (2 marks)

b. A group of engineers are investigating the design of wind turbines. The maximum input

power P from the wind is given by the equation where A is the area swept
out by the rotating blades, t is the density of air and v is the speed of the wind.

The input power to the wind turbine is 1.2MW when the wind speed is 8.0 ms−1. The
density of air is 1.3kgm−3. Calculate the length L of the turbine blades. (2 marks)

c. A wind farm is required to produce an output power of 50MW when the average wind
speed is 8.0ms−1. The efficiency of each wind turbine is 42%. Calculate the minimum
number N of wind turbines required to meet this demand. (2 marks)