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The SI unit of acceleration is the
metre per second (m/s)
metre per second squared (m/s
2
)
square metre (m
2
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Acceleration is
final velocity - initial velocity divided by time
final velocity x initial velocity divided by time
final velocity + initial velocity divided by time
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For a car weighing 1000 N, what force would
be required to accelerate the car to 3 ms
-2
305.8 N
3000 N
3270 N
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A vehicle accelerates uniformly from 21m/s to
56m/s in 7 secs. The acceleration is
8m/s
2
7.5m/s
2
5m/s
2
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Calculate the acceleration produced when a
force of 75 N acts on a mass of 150 kg.
2 m/s
2
11.25 km/s
2
0.5 m/s
2
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Which of Newton's Laws apply most directly to
a car which is slowing down due to the braking
action?
The 3rd law
The 2nd law
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The 1st law
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Newton's First Law of Motion is also known as
the
The Action and Reaction Law
Acceleration Law
The Inertia Law
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64.
Convert the angular velocity 200 rads/sec into
rotational speed in revolutions per minute
24,000 revs/min
12,000 revs/min
6000 revs/min
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A Boeing 747 is travelling on a heading of 0
degrees at 400 knots. A Boeing 767 is on a
heading of 90 degrees at 300 knots. Their
relative velocity is
700 knots
100 knots
500 knots
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A drive shaft has a speed 150 radians a
second. What is the speed in RPM?
4500
1500
9000
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The period of simple pendulum is
independent of its mass
longer on the earth than on the moon
longer for a heavy pendulum bob
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Which of Newton's laws relates to the formula:
Force = mass x acceleration?
2nd
3rd
1st
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A dot rotates around the circumference of a
circle. If the vertical position of this dot is
plotted on a graph with respect to time the
result will be
a transverse waveform
a linear motion
a sinusoidal waveform
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A radar rotates 1 revolution each 30 seconds
and uses 10J of energy each revolution. How
many joules does it use in a day?
720 kJ
7200 kJ
28.8 kJ
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Which of the following affect the velocity of an
object?
Speed and mass
Speed and direction
Speed and distance
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When an oscillating system produces a
sinusoidal pattern, it is said that the system is
undergoing what type of motion?
Vibrational
Harmonic
Circular
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For an object in circular motion at constant
velocity, if the radius of its path is doubled the
centripetal force will
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half
double
remain the same
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A body of mass 2 kg is released from a height
of 5 m in a vacuum. At what speed does it hit
the ground. Take value of g as 10 m/s
2
.
7.07 m/s
10 m/s
12.2 m/s
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A cyclist goes from rest to 50 m/s in 5 seconds.
What is the average acceleration?
12 m/s
2
8 m/s
2
10 m/s
2
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An object is undergoing SHM with a frequency
of 4 Hz. What is its period?
0.25 seconds
8 seconds
4 seconds
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A freely falling body, falling from a height of
2km, and assuming g = 10m/s
2
, will strike the
ground in a time of
400s
80s
20s
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What is acceleration?
Rate of change of velocity
Rate of change of movement
Rate of change of position
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A spaceship travels a distance of 480,000 miles
in 2 days. What is its speed?
10,000 mph
36,000 mph
48,000 mph
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A light aircraft flies in a semi-circle from point
A to point B. If the circle has a radius of 20km
and the time taken is 30 minutes, the average
speed is
80 km/h
110 km/h
125.7 km/h
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Ignoring air resistance, in a projectile launched
at an angle to the horizontal
the vertical velocity is constant
the horizontal velocity is unchanged during the journey
the vertical speed is maximum when vertical
displacement is maximum
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A forklift raises a load vertically at a velocity of
0.3 m/s whilst travelling forward at 0.4 m/s.
What is the resultant velocity of the crate?
0.7 m/s
0.12 m/s
0.5 m/s
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A belt driving a pulley is travelling at 6m/s, the
pulley is travelling at 8 rads/s. What is the
diameter of the pulley?
12/8
8/3
3/8
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If a body drops from 20 meters how long will it
take before it hits the ground?
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4 seconds
2 Seconds
2 seconds
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A cyclist covers a distance of 1,000 m at a
constant speed in 90 seconds, What is his
speed?
11.1 m/s
12.5 m/s
50 m/s
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A machine requires an effort of 40 N to raise
an object of 50 kg. If the object is raised 30 mm
when the effort moves a distance of 540 mm,
assuming 'g' = 10m/s
2
, the velocity ratio is
18
0.08
12.5
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If a shaft is rotating at 2000 RPM, then its
angular velocity is
20.95 radians per second
2095 radians per second
209.5 radians per second
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An aircraft flying in a circle of radius 500m
flies through an arc of 340
o
. What distance will
it cover?
18,840 m
3,000 m
3,140 m
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An aircraft of mass 300 T accelerates from rest
to reach a speed of 80 m/s before take off. It
covers a distance of 2 km on the runway. What
is its acceleration?
1600 m/s
2
160 m/s
2
1.6 m/s
2
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Resonance is a phenomenon whereby
the external excitation frequency is greater than the
natural frequency of the body
the external excitation frequency is equal to the natural
frequency of the body
the external excitation frequency is less than the natural
frequency of the body
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One radian is equal to
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the angle subtended at the centre of a circle when the arc-
length formed between two radial lines is equal to
the angle subtended at the centre of a circle when the arc-
length formed between two radial lines is equal in length
to the radius
66.67 degrees
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1.
In a vibrating object, if the frequency of the applied force and the natural
frequency are the same and in the same direction the
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2. Which of the following is not an equation of motion?
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3. A body drops from 10m, it will hit the ground in
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s = ut + at
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s = at
2
since u = 0
10 = (10)t
2
since a = 10 (approx.)
t = (10/5) = 2
4.
A winding drum is used to lift a 60 kgf load by application of a 20 kgf
effort. The crank handle is 44 cm and the drum is 11 cm radius. What is
the efficiency of the windlass?
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efficiency = 3/4 = 75%
5. The area under a velocity/time graph represents the
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An aircraft travels at 500 km/hr for 30 minutes at steady speed. How far
does it move in that time?
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500 km/h for 30 mins = a distance of 250 km.
7. The oscillation produced by a pendulum 2500mm long has a periodic time
of
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T = 2L/g = 62.5/10 = 6 x 0.25 = 6 x 0.5 = 3
8.
A body rotating at an angular velocity of 5 radians/sec, with a radius of 5
metres has a speed of
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Correct Answer: 25 metres per second
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Linear velocity = Radius x Omega (Omega = radians/sec). V
= 5 x 5 = 25 m/s.
9. Which of the following statements describes centrifugal force?
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Correct Answer: Equal to centripetal force and acts in the opposite direction
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Centrifugal is away from centre and equal (but opposite) to
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10.
A spring extends 7 cm to the ground and back again 20 times a minute.
What is the period?
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Correct Answer: 3 seconds
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Frequency = 20/60 = 1/3 Hz. Time period = 1/f = 3 seconds.
11. The number of radians in a semi circle are
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1 full circle = 2 radians, so a semicircle = radians = 3.142
12.
The landing speed of an aircraft is 54 m/s. If the maximum deceleration is
3m/s
2
the minimum length of runway required is
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Correct Answer: 486m
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v
2
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2
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2
= 0 + 2(3)s, 2916 = 6s, s =2916/6 = 486
13.
A mass of 400 kg moves 27metres, with a force of 54N, what is the work
produced?
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Correct Answer: 1458 J
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moving under gravity so the 400 kg is a red herring.
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14. In a gear train the driver has 100 teeth and the driven has 50 teeth.
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Correct Answer: The driven rotates twice as fast
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The smaller wheel rotates at the faster speed (of a ratio equal
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15. Velocity is
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16. How long will it take a car moving at 60 km/hr to travel 90 km?
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90 km = 1.5 x 60, therefore at 60 km/h it will take 1.5 hours
= 90 mins.
17.
'For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.' This is known
as
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Correct Answer: Newtons third law
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What is the angular velocity of a shaft rotating at 300 RPM in
radians/second?
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Correct Answer: 10 radians/second
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Angular velocity = 2(RPM)/60 = 2 x 300/60 = 10
radians/second.
19. If a body starts at rest and reaches 84 m/s in 3 seconds, its acceleration is
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Correct Answer: 28 m/s
2
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Acceleration = change in speed / time.
20. The advantage of using a machine is
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21. The angular velocity of 500 RPM is, in rads/seconds is equal to
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Correct Answer: 16.66 rads/s
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500 x 2/60 = 1000/60 = 100/6 = 16.66
22.
An oscillation is produced by a pendulum, which is length L, mass of
pendulum is m and gravity g. What is its Periodic Time (T)?
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An aircraft of mass m (kg) moves with a thrust of F (N), accelerates with
an amount a (m/s2). Which law relates the three values?
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Correct Answer: 2nd Newtons Law
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If a mass on the end of a spring is released and allowed to oscillate, it
extends down reaching 10cm above the ground at the bottom and 24cm
above the ground when it rebounds back up. What is the amplitude of the
oscillation?
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Correct Answer: 7 cm
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(24-10)/2
25.
An aircraft of 2 metric tonnes lands with 400 kilojoules of energy, 10
kiloNewtons of force is applied at the brakes, how far does the aircraft
take to stop?
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Correct Answer: 40 M
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400,000 Joules. 10,000 N x distance = 400,000. Distance =
40 m.
26. An aircraft flies 1350 nmiles in 2h 15mins. What is the average speed?
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Correct Answer: 600 nmiles/hour
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Average speed = distance/time = 1350/2.25 = 600 nm/h.
27.
An object travels 18 km in 1 minute 30 seconds. What is its average
speed?
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Average speed = distance/time = 18000 metres / 90 seconds
= 200 m/s.
28. Newton's laws of motion apply to
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29. What is the rate of gravity?
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Gravity = 9.81 m/s
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30.
A satellite requires 10 Joules to rotate half a revolution, which takes 30
seconds. What is the energy required for one day?
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Correct Answer: 28,800 J
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20 Joules/rev x 1rev/min x 60 mins x 24 hours
31.
A car travelling at a speed of 5 m/s accelerates at the rate of 1 m/s
2
. How
long will it take to reach a speed of 20 m/s?
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The car gains 1 m/s every second, so to add 15 m/s it will
take 15 seconds.
32.
A body starting from rest accelerates at the rate of 20 metres per second
squared. What is the distance covered until the body reaches a velocity of
50 metres per second?
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Correct Answer: 62.5 metres
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V
2
=U
2
+2as, 50
2
=0+2(20)s, s=2500/40
33.
An aircraft weighing 6400 pounds lands at a speed of 10 ft/Sec and stops
in 10 Seconds. What force was generated by the brakes (assuming gravity
as 32 ft/sec
2
)
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Correct Answer: -200 Lbs
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Kinetic Energy at start of motion = Work done to dissipate it.
1/2mV
2
= Force x distance (note: Mass, m = 6400/32 = 200)
Distance = (u + v)/2 x t = (0 + 10)/2 x 10 = 50 ft. So, (1/2 x
200 x 100) / 50 = force. Minus sign simply means it is an
opposing force
34.
What force is required to produce an acceleration of 5 m/s
2
on a mass of 2
kg?
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Correct Answer: 10 N
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F = ma = 2 x 5 = 10 Newtons (Force is measured in
Newtons)
35. A body dropped from 10 m will hit the ground in
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s = ut + at
2
. Take s = 10, u = 0, a = g = 10. Calculate t.
(Remember that 0 x t = 0)
36.
If a force of 10 lbf produces an acceleration of 2.5 ft/sec
2
, on what mass is
it acting?
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Correct Answer: 4 slugs
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F = ma, 10 = m x 2.5, m = 10/2.5 = 4 slugs.
37. The SI unit of velocity is the
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Correct Answer: metre per second (m/s)
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38.
What acceleration is produced if a mass increases speed from rest to 10
ft/sec in 5 seconds?
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Correct Answer: 2 ft/sec
2
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Use 'v = u + at' where u = 0, v = 10, t = 5, so a = v/t = 10/5 =
2.
39.
A wheel with a diameter of 0.5 m has an angular velocity of 8 radians per
second. The linear velocity of the wheel rim is
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Correct Answer: 2 m/s
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V = r
40.
The linear equations of motion rely for their derivation on one very
important fact which is that the
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Correct Answer: acceleration is assumed to be constant
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41.
A mass on a spring nearly hits the ground 20 times a minute, its frequency
is
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Correct Answer: 1/3 cycle per second
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20 cycles per minute = 20/60 cycles per second = 2/6 = 1/3
cycle per second.
42. F = ma is an equation which expresses
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Correct Answer: Newton's 2nd law
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Newton's second law is F = ma (Force = mass x acceleration)
43. The size of Centripetal Force on an object travelling in a circle
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Centripetal force = m x V
2
/r
44.
The force that acts on a body to cause it to rotate in a circular path is
called the
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'Centripetal' force is the force pulling the rotating object
towards the centre of rotation. 'Centrifugal' force is the equal
and opposite reaction.
45.
If a captain applies a couple of 50Nm to a control wheel 0.8m wide, what
is the magnitude of one of the forces?
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1/2 Couple = 0.4 x F
25 = 0.4 x F
F = 25/0.4 = 62.5N
46.
A weight on a spring almost touches the floor 7 times over 21 seconds.
What is its frequency?
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Frequency = number of oscillations divided by time = 7/21 =
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47.
A car moves over a distance of 5 miles at steady speed in 10 minutes.
What is the speed?
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5 miles in 10 mins, 10 miles in 20 mins, 15 miles in 30 mins,
30 miles in 1 hr.
48. 100 m is approximately
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1 m = 3.3 ft. 100 m = 330 ft. 3 ft = 1 yd so 330/3 = 110 yards
49.
An aircraft of 2 metric tonnes uses 800 kilojoules kinetic energy to make
an emergency stop. Its brakes apply a force of 10 kiloNewtons. What
distance does it travel before it comes to a stop?
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50.
Which of Newton's Laws apply most directly to an aircraft which is
accelerating down a runway?
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Technically, all of Newton's laws apply but the word
accelerating indicates they are looking for the second law -
Force = mass x acceleration.
51.
If you drop a stone from the top of a cliff and it falls freely, neglecting air
resistance, the acceleration of the stone as it falls
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acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s
2
or 32 ft/s
2
52. The frequency of a pendulum that completes 1 cycle in 4 ms is
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53. A time period of 10 microseconds is equal to a frequency of
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Frequency = 1/time period. 1/0.00001 = 100,000 = 100 kHz
54.
A body travelling at 20 m/s accelerates to 36 m/s in 8 seconds, what is its
acceleration?
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V = u +at 36 = 20 + 8a 36-20 = 8a 16/8 = a.
55. Acceleration involves
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Acceleration is a vector (it has magnitude as well as
direction).
56.
What is the moment of inertia of a hollow flywheel with a radius R, and
mass M, and speed ?
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2
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57. The SI unit of acceleration is the
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58. Acceleration is
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59.
For a car weighing 1000 N, what force would be required to accelerate the
car to 3 ms
-2
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F = ma
F = 1000/9.81 x 3
F = 305.8 N
(The 'divide by' 9.81 is necessary to convert the 1000 N into
a mass (in kg)).
60.
A vehicle accelerates uniformly from 21m/s to 56m/s in 7 secs. The
acceleration is
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Acceleration = Change in velocity / time
Acceleration = (56 - 21)/7 = 35/7 = 5m/s
2
61.
Calculate the acceleration produced when a force of 75 N acts on a mass
of 150 kg.
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2
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a = F/m
62.
Which of Newton's Laws apply most directly to a car which is slowing
down due to the braking action?
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The car is decelerating therefore it is obeying the second law
- Force = mass x acceleration (but technically all three laws
apply).
63. Newton's First Law of Motion is also known as the
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Correct Answer: The Inertia Law
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64.
Convert the angular velocity 200 rads/sec into rotational speed in
revolutions per minute
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Correct Answer: 6000 revs/min
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200 x 60/2
65.
A Boeing 747 is travelling on a heading of 0 degrees at 400 knots. A
Boeing 767 is on a heading of 90 degrees at 300 knots. Their relative
velocity is
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66.
A drive shaft has a speed 150 radians a second. What is the speed in
RPM?
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150 x 60/2 = 4500
67. The period of simple pendulum is
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The only things that affect the period of a pendulum is the
length (greater length = longer period) and gravity (greater
gravity= shorter period)
68.
Which of Newton's laws relates to the formula: Force = mass x
acceleration?
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Newton's Second Law F = ma
69.
A dot rotates around the circumference of a circle. If the vertical position
of this dot is plotted on a graph with respect to time the result will be
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Correct Answer: a sinusoidal waveform
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This is why an AC generator produces a sine wave
frequency.
70.
A radar rotates 1 revolution each 30 seconds and uses 10J of energy each
revolution. How many joules does it use in a day?
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Correct Answer: 28.8 kJ
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2 revs/minute = 2 x 60 = 120 revs/hour = 120 x 24 = 2880
revs/day. 2880 x 10 = 28800 Joules = 28.8 kJ.
71. Which of the following affect the velocity of an object?
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Velocity is a vector (it has magnitude - speed, and direction)
72.
When an oscillating system produces a sinusoidal pattern, it is said that
the system is undergoing what type of motion?
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73.
For an object in circular motion at constant velocity, if the radius of its
path is doubled the centripetal force will
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Centripetal force - mV
2
/R
74.
A body of mass 2 kg is released from a height of 5 m in a vacuum. At what
speed does it hit the ground. Take value of g as 10 m/s
2
.
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75.
A cyclist goes from rest to 50 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average
acceleration?
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2
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Acceleration = change in speed / time.
76.
An object is undergoing SHM with a frequency of 4 Hz. What is its
period?
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Period = 1/f.
77.
A freely falling body, falling from a height of 2km, and assuming g =
10m/s
2
, will strike the ground in a time of
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From the equations of motion s = ut + 1/2at
2
. If it starts at
rest u (and hence ut) is zero. Use s = 2000 m, plug in the
numbers and transpose for t.
78. What is acceleration?
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Correct Answer: Rate of change of velocity
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Acceleration is rate of change of velocity.
79.
A spaceship travels a distance of 480,000 miles in 2 days. What is its
speed?
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480,000/48 = 10,000 MPH.
80.
A light aircraft flies in a semi-circle from point A to point B. If the circle
has a radius of 20km and the time taken is 30 minutes, the average speed
is
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Correct Answer: 125.7 km/h
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81.
Ignoring air resistance, in a projectile launched at an angle to the
horizontal
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82.
A forklift raises a load vertically at a velocity of 0.3 m/s whilst travelling
forward at 0.4 m/s. What is the resultant velocity of the crate?
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Correct Answer: 0.5 m/s
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83.
A belt driving a pulley is travelling at 6m/s, the pulley is travelling at 8
rads/s. What is the diameter of the pulley?
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v=r
6 = 8r
r = 6/8
dia = 2 x 6/8 = 12/8
84.
If a body drops from 20 meters how long will it take before it hits the
ground?
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Correct Answer: 2 Seconds
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s=ut+at
2
20=0+10t
2
20/5 = t
2
4= t
2
t = 2
85.
A cyclist covers a distance of 1,000 m at a constant speed in 90 seconds,
What is his speed?
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1000m/90secs = 11.1 m/s.
86.
A machine requires an effort of 40 N to raise an object of 50 kg. If the
object is raised 30 mm when the effort moves a distance of 540 mm,
assuming 'g' = 10m/s
2
, the velocity ratio is
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540/30
87. If a shaft is rotating at 2000 RPM, then its angular velocity is
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Correct Answer: 209.5 radians per second
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2 radians = 1 rev
60 revs per minute
2000 x 2/60 =
88.
An aircraft flying in a circle of radius 500m flies through an arc of 340
o
.
What distance will it cover?
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Circumference of a circle = d
= 3.14 x 1000m = 3140 m
340/360 = 17/18
17/18 x 3140 = 3000 (approx.)
89.
An aircraft of mass 300 T accelerates from rest to reach a speed of 80 m/s
before take off. It covers a distance of 2 km on the runway. What is its
acceleration?
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Correct Answer: 1.6 m/s
2
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Given u=0, v=80, s=2000
Using v
2
=u
2
+ 2as,
a= (v
2
-u
2
)/2s
a= 6400/(2 x 2000)
a= 1.6
90. Resonance is a phenomenon whereby
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the external excitation frequency is equal to the natural
frequency of the body
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91. One radian is equal to
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the angle subtended at the centre of a circle when the arc-
length formed between two radial lines is equal in length to
the radius
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