IN 2016 E.

C GAMO BAYRA BOARDING SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS WORK

SHEET 1 FOR GRADE 10thA-E

1. A force of 15 N is applied to a wire of cross-sectional area 3.0 × 10–6 m2. The wire extends by 1% of
the original length. The Young modulus of the wire, in N m–2, can be found from

2. The diagram shows a graph plotted using the results from an experiment in which a metal wire was
stretched.

The gradient of the graph equals the Young modulus of the metal. Which row gives the correct labels for
the axis?
y x

A. extension force

B. force extension

C. strain stress

D. stress strain

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4. A member which does not regain its original shape after removal of the load producing deformation is
said __________

a) Plastic b) Elastic c) Rigid d) None of the mentioned

5. An alloy has a relative density of 10. If the density of water is 1000 kg/m3, the density of the alloy is:

(a) 100 kg/m3 (b) 0.01 kg/m3 (c) 10,000 kg/m3 (d) 1010 kg/m3

6. A baseball of diameter 74.68mm and mass 145g lands in water. Will it float or not?

A. FLOAT B. Impossible to determine.

C. SINK D. IT may float or sink depending on the temperature.

7. A patient’s leg was put into traction, stretching the femur from a length of 0.46 m to 0.462m. The
femur has a diameter of 3.05 cm. With the knowledge that bone has a Young’s modulus of 1.6 X 1010 Pa,
what force was used to stretch the femur?

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Calculate the bulk modulus of materials

9. A wire 2 m long and 2 mm in diameter, when stretched by weight of 8 kg has its length increased by
0.24 mm. Find the stress, strain and Young’s modulus of the material of the wire. g = 9.8 m/s²

10. A mild steel wire of radius 0.5 mm and length 3 m is stretched by a force of 49 N. calculate a)
longitudinal stress, b) longitudinal strain c) elongation produced in the body if Y for steel is 2.1 × 1011
N/m².

12. A brass wire of length 2 m has its one end, fixed to a rigid support and from the other end a 4 kg
weight is suspended. If the radius of the wire is 0.35 mm, find the extension produced in the wire.

g = 9.8 m/s², Y = 11 × 1010 N/m²

13. What force is required to stretch a steel wire 1 cm2 in cross-section to double its length? Y = 2× 1011
N/m². Assume Hooke’s law.
14. The radius of a copper bar is 4 mm. What force is required to stretch the rod by 20% of its length
assuming that the elastic limit is not exceeded? Y = 12 × 1010 N/m².

15. 1. A 750 N weight is supported by two ropes fastened together by a knot, as shown in the diagram
below

18. A sign of mass M hangs from two cables as shown below. Calculate the mass of the sign if it is in
static equilibrium.

19. . Which expression gives the torque about the pivot produced by the force, F, in the diagram below?
20. A 56.0 kg person suspended by cables hangs motionless as shown. Calculate the magnitude of the
tension T1, T2 and T3 in each cable.

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25. Modulus of rigidity is

A. Tensile stress / Tensile strain B. Shear stress / Shear strain

C. Tensile stress / Shear strain D. Shear stress / Tensile strain

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29. Bulk Modulus: A 12-L volume of oil is subjected to pressure which produces a volume strain of -
3.0×10-4. The bulk modulus of the oil is 6.0×109 Pa and is independent of the pressure. The change in
the pressure of the oil in megapascals is closest to

A)1.6 MPa. B)1.4 MPa. C)2.0 MPa. D)1.8 MPa. E) 1.2 MPa.

30. Sum of all the forces acting on a body is zero". This condition represents equilibrium's

A) first condition B) second condition

C) third condition D) fourth condition

31. Three masses are attached to a uniform meter stick, as shown in Figure 12.9. The mass of the meter
stick is 150.0 g and the masses to the left of the fulcrum are m1 = 50.0 g and m2 = 75.0 g. Find the mass
m3 that balances the system when it is attached at the right end of the stick, and the normal reaction
force at the fulcrum when the system is balanced.

Hint

32. A point charge of +3.00 × 10−6 C is 12.0 cm distant from a second point charge of −1.50 × 10−6 C.
Calculate the magnitude of the force on each charge.

33. A positively charged metal sphere A is brought into contact with an uncharged metal sphere B. As a
result: it is ---------------------charge

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35. When you charge a balloon by rubbing it on your hair this is an example of what method of charging?

A. Friction B.Conduction C.Grounding D.Induction

36. A positively charged sphere A is brought close without touching to a neutral sphere B. Sphere B is
touched with a grounded wire. What is the charge on sphere B after the wire is removed?

A. Positive B. Negative

C. It stays neutral D. It depends on the contact time

E. It depends on the material that sphere B is made of

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40. The object in the diagram below is in equilibrium By resolving forces, calculate:

(a) the angle θ; (b) the magnitude of the force F.

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42. Two students sit on either end of a uniform teeter‐totter with the fulcrum located at the
center. Student 1 sits 1.10 m from the pivot while Student 2 sits 0.85 m from the pivot. If Student
1 has a mass of 72 kg, what is the mass of Student 2?

43. Two masses (m1 = 3.00 kg, m2 = 5.00 kg) hang from the ends of a meter stick as shown. If
the mass of the meter stick is negligible, at what distance from the left of the meter stick should a
pivot be placed so that the system will be balanced?

44. The diagram below shows the top view of a door that is 2 m wide. Two forces are applied to
the door as indicated in the diagram. What is the net torque on the door with respect to the hinge
it is clock wise or anti clock wise?
46. Two forces, 12 N west and 5.0 N north, act on an object. What is the direction of a third force
that would produce static equilibrium?

A. 23south of east B. 23north of west C. 67south of east D. 67north of west

46. A 3.0 m uniform beam of mass 15 kg is pivoted 1.0 m from the end as shown below.

A 35 kg child sits 0.60 m from the pivot. How far, d, from the pivot, must a 20 kg child sit in
order for the beam to be in equilibrium?

A. 0.68 m B. 1.0 m C. 1.1 m D. 1.4 m

47. A 110 kg object is supported by two ropes attached to the ceiling. What is the tension T in
the right-hand rope?

A. 460 N

B. 540 N

C. 930 N

D. 1 300 N

48. State the condition for translational equilibrium.

A. F 0 B. F 0 C. 0 D. 0

49.A body is in rotational equilibrium when

A. 0 B. F 0 C. p 0 D. Ek 0

50. A mass of 5.0 kg is suspended from a cord as shown in the diagram below. What horizontal
force F is necessary to hold the mass in the position shown?

A. 28 N B. 34 N

C. 40 N D. 70
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52. Which law states that like charges repel each other, and opposite charges attract
each other?

(a) Newton's law of gravitation (b) Coulomb's law

(c) Ohm's law (d) Faraday's law

53. What is the process by which an object gains or loses electric charges by touching
another charged object without direct contact with a charging source?

(a) Induction (b) Conduction

(c) Electrification (d) Ionization

54. Which of the following statements is true about electric charge?

(a) Positive and negative charges have the same sign.

(b) Electric charge is always conserved in a closed system.

(c) Electric charge can be created or destroyed.

(d) Only electrons can carry electric charge.

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56. Which one is not the property of charge?

a) Charge is additive b) Charge is conserved

c) Quantization of charge d) A charge is self-destructive

57. Which among the following is the safest place during lightning?

a) Under a tree b) High wall

c) House with lightning arrester d) Under a light post

58. A student has a neutrally charged glass rod and a neutrally charged silk cloth. When the
student rubs the silk cloth on the glass rod, the rod acquires a net positive charge. What is the
charge on the silk cloth after the student performs this experiment?

A. The silk cloth is positively charged and has a greater magnitude of charge than the glass rod.

B. The silk cloth is negatively charged and has a smaller magnitude of charge than the glass rod

C. The silk cloth has the same charge as the glass rod

D. The silk cloth has a charge that is equal in magnitude to the glass rod's charge, but is negative

E. The silk cloth has no charge

59. Consider the given diagram of two electrical charges. Which of the following is true about
charges A and B?

A. A is negative and B is positive B.A is positive and B is negative

C. Both charges are negative D. Both charges are positive

60. Which law states that like charges repel each other, and opposite charges attract each other?

(a) Newton's law of gravitation (b) Coulomb's law

(c) Ohm's law (d) Faraday's law

61. If the force between two charges is 9N, what will be the force if the distance between them is
doubled and both the charges are increased to √2 times?

a) 9N b) 4.5N c) 3N d) 3.75N

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64: If the distance between two point charges is doubled, the Coulomb force between them:

(a) Doubles (b) Halves

(c) Becomes four times (d) becomes one-fourth

65. Two point charges, +2Q and -Q, are located at a distance’d’ from each other. If the
Coulombic force between them is F, what would be the force if the distance is reduced to’d/2'?

(a) 2F (b) F (c) 4F (d) 8F

66. If the distance between two point charges is increased by a factor of 3, how would the
Coulombic force between them change?

(a) It would be 1/9 times the original force (b) It would be 1/3 times the original force

(c) It would be 3 times the original force (d) It would be 9 times the original force
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71. Every material obeys the Hooke’s law within;

A. Elastic limits B. Plastic limit

C. Limit of proportionality D. None of these

72. The length of a wire is increased by 1 mm on the application of a certain load. In a wire of
the same material but of twice the length and half the radius, the same force will produce an
elongation of;

A. 0.5 mm B. 2 mm C. 4 mm D. 8 mm

73. What is the ratio of the change in length of an object to its original length when subjected to
a tensile force?

A. Young's modulus B. Shear modulus C. Bulk modulus D. Poisson's ratio

74. Ductile materials are defined as:

A. Materials that can be subjected to large strains before it

B. Materials that exhibit little or no yielding before failure Fractures

C. Materials that cannot be subjected to large strains

D. Materials those are elastic

75. Which type of deformation occurs when a material's length increases under the influence of
tensile stress?

A. Tensile deformation B. Compressive deformation

C. Shear deformation D. Plastic deformation

76. Which of the following materials would have the highest Young's modulus value?

A. Rubber B. Steel C. Glass D. Plastic

77. What is the term for the point on a stress-strain curve where a material undergoes permanent
deformation without any increase in stress?

A. Elastic limits B. Yield point C. Fracture point D. Breaking point

78. Which type of deformation occurs when a material's length decreases under the influence of
compressive stress?

A. Tensile deformation B. Compressive deformation

C. Shear deformation D. Elastic deformation

79. The fractional change in volume to its original or initial volume is;

A. shear stress B. bulk stress C. Shear strain D. Bulk strain

80. If an object is stationary or moving with constant velocity;

A. Only two forces with different direction are acting on the object

B. No force is acting on the object

C. The net force acting on the object is not zero

D. The net force acting on the object is zero

81. Which statement is true regarding the equilibrium condition of a rigid body?

A.A net force and torque acting on the body is not equal to zero

B. The net force and torque acting on the body is equal to zero

C. The net force acting on the body is equal to zero but the net torque is not equal to zero

D. A. The net force acting on the body is not equal to zero but the net torque is equal to zero

82. For which of the following stress the thickness of the material increased and its length
decreased when force applied?

A. bulk stress B. Tensile stress C. Compressive stress D. Shear stress

83. The type of stress in which the applied force is perpendicular to the cross section of the body
is;

A. Shear stress B. Compressive stress C. bulk stress D. tensile stress

84. Which one of the following is true statement?

A. The stress on a small elastic modulus produces large strain and noticeable deformation.
 B. The stress on a large elastic modulus produces large strain and noticeable deformation.

C. The stress on a steel band produces larger strain than the same stress on the rubber.

D. The relation between strain and strain is directly proportion when the material passes its
elastic limit.

85. The materials with larger young’s modulus are;

A. Require small force to produce a small change in their length.

B. More elastic in comparison with others.

C. Require large force to produce a greater change in their length.

D. Young’s modulus is relevant only for liquids.

86. What property of a material describes its ability to withstand impact without fracturing or
breaking?

A. Ductility B. Roughness C. Hardness D. Conductivity

87. What property of a material describes its mass per unit volume?

A. Ductility B. Roughness C. Hardness D. Density

88. When two wires of identical dimensions are used to hang 30kg weights, wire ‘A’ is observed
to stretch twice as wire ‘B’. Which of the following is true about Young’s modulus of wires
‘A’ and ‘B’?

89. When tension of 140N is applied to a piano wire of length 3.6m, it stretches by 4.0mm. If the
same tension is applied is applied to similar piano wire of length 14.4mm. By how much
will it stretch?

90. A specimen of oil having an initial volume of 1600cm3 is subjected to a pressure increase of
3.6x106pa and the volume is found to be decrease 0.6cm3. Calculate the bulk modulus of
the material.

91. A circular wire steel wire of 3m long is to stretch no more than 0.4cm when a tensile force of
400N is applied to each end of the wire. What minimum diameter is required for the wire?
Use Ysteel=20x1010N/m2

92. A steel wire of length 1.5m and diameter 1mm is joined to an aluminum wire of identical
dimensions to make a composite wire of length 3m. What is the length of the composite
wire? If it is used to support a mass of 5kg? (Use Ys=20x1010Nm-2, Ya=7x1010Nm-2)
93. A wire is stretched 3 mm by a force of 150 N. Assuming the elastic limit is not exceeded,
what is the force that will stretch the wire 5 mm?

94. from the wire in question 93, what the extension when the applied force is 450 N?

95. A circular rod of cross-sectional area 100 mm2 has a tensile force of 100 kN applied to it.
Calculate the stress in the rod.

96. A metal bar 5.0 m long extends by 0.05 mm when a tensile load is applied to it. What is the
percentage of strain?

97. A 50-kg person stands 1.5 m away from one end of a uniform 6.0-m-long scaffold of mass
70.0 kg. Find the tensions in the two vertical ropes supporting the scaffold.

98. The system in Fig. 3.1 is in equilibrium with the string in the center exactly horizontal.

Find

a. Tension T1 b. Tension T2 c. Tension T3, d. Angle θ.

Prepared by D.A & A.D