Multiple Choice Revision Questions

1.
Select the correct unit, derived from SI base units, for the estimated area under the graph.
Js-1 C As-1 V

2. The radius of a cheesecake in the staff room is 7.5 ±0.5 cm, what is the percentage uncertainty for the area of the
cheesecake?
3.34% 6.67% 13.34% 44.49%

3. Write 0.0000176700 to 2 significant figures.

4. Neil Armstrong uses a catapult to horizontally shoot a rock at Buzz Aldrin on the Moon from a height of 2 m. He
misses and it lands at Buzz's feed, 20 m from where it was fired.
Calculate the velocity the rock was fired at from the catapult. gMoon = 1.62 ms-2
1.6 ms-1 8.1 ms-1 12.7 ms-1 31.4 ms-1

5.
Choose the best graph that matches the following scenario: A rugby player accelerates for 3 seconds before making
contact and coming to a complete stop. She then accelerates again, until a team mate makes contact with another
player and she retreats 10 metres before accelerating forward again.
A B C D

6. Select one way to increase the terminal velocity of an object.

Increase the frictional force. Increase the driving force. Decrease the driving force. Increase the
mass of the object.
7. A mini-cannon of mass 35.5 kg fires a turnip of mass 1.2 kg. If the turnip leaves the cannon at 214 ms-1 over 0.3 s,
with what force does the mini-cannon recoil?
43 N 257 N 360 N 856 N

8.
The diagram shows a swing 1.43m long. Matilda has a mass of 35 kg and is released from rest at position A by Miss
Honey. Calculate the speed of Matilda at position B.
1.94 ms-1 3.75 ms-1 6.5 ms-1 14.1 ms-1

9.

A uniform plank GD has mass 13 kg and length 1.8 m. A mass 6.8 kg is attached to the plank at D. The plank remains
balanced due two ropes attached The tension in the rope at G is half the tension of the the rope at A, calculate the
tension in the rope at A. g = 9.81 ms-2
59 N 130 N 234 N 469 N

10.
Two wires, Q and W, are connected in series and a force, F is applied. Q and W have the same length, l the same
diameter, d but are made from different materials. Therefore, the Young's Modulus of Q, E, is twice the value of W.
Which expression is correct for the total extension in the system?
A B C D
11.
In order to calculate viscous drag (F), the equation above is used. What is a unit for η?
Nkg-1 Nms-1 Nkgm-1 Nsm-2

12. When two polarised filters have an angle of 45° between their two transmission axes, what is the intensity of the
light detected compared to the unpolarised incident light?
0% 25% 50% 100%

13.
An experiment is set up as shown above, with two speakers connected to the same signal generator and switched on.
At what points is the path difference an integer?
A, C and E B and D A and E A, B, C, D and E

14. The wavelength of a standing wave on a string fixed at both ends is 35 cm at the sixth harmonic, what is the full
length of the string?
0.7 m 1.05 m 2.1 m 2.45 m

15. Light of wavelength 7.12x10-7 m is incident on a diffraction grating with a line spacing of 1.89x10-6 m. Calculate the
angle from the normal to the 2nd order maximum.
13.2° 22.1° 48.9° 63.4°

16.
The image above shows the before and after of a collision between two objects. Calculate the mass of object B.
24 g 38 g 57 g 71 g
17.
A crash test car of 1384 kg travels at a constant velocity. It crashes directly into a wall and the sensors onboard
produce the force-time graph shown above. Estimate the impulse required to stop the car.
300 Ns 960 Ns 1920 Ns 3840 Ns

18.
Which row is correct for an atom of Carbon-13 ?
A B C D

19. Select the correct quark structure for: ve

u d ud N/A

20. Select the correct statement.

The more ionisations, the further the radiation will travel. The more ionisations, the faster the
radiation will travel. The less ionisations, the faster the radiation will travel. The less ionisations, the
further the radiation will travel.

21. When a light source moves away from an observer, the light undergoes __________.
blueshift redshift whiteshift blackshift

22. When a light source moves away from an observer, the wavelength becomes ____________.
Shorter Longer Stays the same