700 BMAT Practice Questions Sclentific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions, i 72 kmih. its siren emits Mii64. An ambulance van speeds towards you at 1 fa sound at a constant 400 Hz frequency. You ae standing sil at E the roadside. Whatis the frequency of the sound that you heat ‘a. Less than 400 Hz b. 400 Hz 4 More than 400 Hz {@. Cannot bo determined from the information given 2.61 Arunneris running on the road when the alarm system ofa stall ary car he has just passed goes off. How fast is he running eg be hears the sound at 97.5% of the frequency heard by somal loving graphs best describes the relationship be- Standing stil? (Take the speed of sound in air as 340ml)" 4 g> Which of the following grap tween the length of a string and the pitch that it produces? a. He ie not running b. 25mis A - © 8.5 mis, $ 2 4. 15mis = = fe. None of the above 02.62 A computer speaker is used to play two notes. The second has haif the wavelength of the first note, Which ofthe folowing Length rectly describes the property of the second note produced in c Length D Parison to the same properly of the frst note? c. 5 8, The amplitude of the second note is half = b. The frequency of the second note is the same The intensity of the second note is lower d. The frequency of the second note is double , The amplitude of the second note is double Length Length 2.63 A min-submarine sends outa sonar signal ina direction dre below it. Ittakes 2.1 s for the sound wave to travel from the sub in 3 hit the side of a swimming rine t : fave generator makes waves that i ine to the ocean bottom and back to the submarine. fo20s Free corer ve sovonde, and the wave peeks are 10 m apart, ? How high up from the ocean floor is the mini-submarine? (Take the Bi: at what velocity are the waves moving’ ‘speed of sound in water to be 1490 mis) a 2mis a 1,565 m ams b.3)129m beams 4,066 m cams a bare e. 48 mis e 9517m 398 399700 BMAT Practice Questions Q2.67 Sound waves are an example of a. Longitudinal waves because the medium moves Bel dicularly to the propagation of the wave b, _Longitucinal waves because the medium moves paral the propagation of the wave a ¢. Transverse waves because the medium moves perpend| ularly to the propagation of the wave d. Transverse waves because the medium moves parallel the propagation of the wave 3 2.68 When the frequency of a sound wave is increased, which of the f towing options is correct? : a.| Increase Increase Increase b, Increase Increase No change’ Increase Decrease No change) ej ee “ d. Decrease Increase, No change! Decrease Decrease | No change § f. Decrease Decrease Q2.69 When two waves are superimposed, which feature of the restll wave Is the sum of the corresponding features for the two oll waves? ; Polarisation Velocity Displacement Wavelength Period Frequency 400 3 Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions (0270 An inclined ramp is a flat machine whose endpoints are at different © heights. Using a ramp enables objects to be moved upwards by _ moving further along a horizontal distance, rather than totally verti- cally, Ignoring friction, which of the following is true about moving an ob- | Ject with a given force (X) up a ramp versus without a ramp? : ae Sc bee fa same ‘Same | Bo [be Same Increased : «| Less Increased d. Less Same More Increased eee More Same Lis. None of the above 2171. A force is applied to a block with mass (mm). Which of the following changes will produce the greatest increase in the block's accelera- # tion? aa Triple Halve b. Double Triple | ae Double Double | E Halve Double i Double | CHave 401700 BMAT Practice Questions 92.72 02.73 02.74 a ‘A space shuttle weighing 5000kg is travelling at 100m/s up ‘A force of 10000N acting in the direction of its travel is then af to it for 6 seconds. What is the resulting change in velocity? amis 6 mis 12 mis 112 mis, 120 mis, gaore Balloons filled with helium float because helium is lighter than air stirrounding it. However, some balloons are filled wiliif and they also oat. Which of the fllowing best explains Wh air balloon rises? a a. The total mass of air in the balloon is greater thant of air outside the balloon Oe b. The density of hot aris lower than that of the air su the balloon 2 ©. The heat in the balloon pushes on the fabric of: which forces the balloon upwards . The hot air balloon has a hole at the bottom e. None of the above An Olympic weightierlits a 250 kg barbell from the gourd hight of 2 m. How much work has he done, and how much requ told the weight a hat height? (Take ra mis*) ‘Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions Which of the following statements regarding electricity is tue? {As the electric potential difference between two points de- creases, the electrical power decreases As the current flowing between two points decreases, the electrical power increases As the charge passing through two points increases per Unit time, the electrical power decreases None of the above | Which ofthe folowing would Increase the total resistance of a cy- bP lnarical wire the most? PTO EE Halvi Same. b._| Doubling [Same c...,| Same [Halving Same [Doubling None of the above 42V battery has an internal resistance of 0.10. If the battery is connected to a circuit consisting of a 10 and a 90 resistor in paral- F |el, whats the terminal voltage of the battery? 8.2V BBV . 10.8V 42V 12.2V F } [0278 A student arranges four 60 resistors. How many functionally differ- ent resistors can be made if all resistors are used in each circuit configuration? Noose 403700 BMAT Practice Questions 2.79. The circuits below show identical flament bulbs designed to wof at 12V. 2.80 marked X will produce the most light? how would the total resistance of the circuit change? b. c. d. e. a b. ©. q A B c Decrease twofold Decrease fourfold Increase twofold Increase fourfold Increase eightfold 404 Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions it. When itis connacted to a 100 resistor, the current is 0.5 amps. What is the internal resistance of the battery? 0.0050 0.050) 050 8262 The vircult below has 3 resistors connected in parallel to a 12V bat- ‘tery, and a further resistor connected in parallel to those but on a branch of the circuit that has not yet been switched on. | o> SWITCH P f When switch P is closed, which of the following statements is true? ‘The voltage produced by the battery will be increased The voltage produced by the battery will be decreased ‘The current produced by the battery will be decreased ‘The power produced by the battery will be increased None of the above 405700 BMAT Practice Questions Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions 2.83 A charged particle is sitting stil in a magnetic field, What sf entation of the magnetic force acting on the charged particle? /:\Total internal reflection occurs when the angle of refraction into a "material prevents light from shining through the material. This oc~ ‘curs when the angle of refraction is 90°. a. In a direction perpendicular to the right of the! field be ifthe angle of incidence of a light travelling through air and into b. Inthe direction of the magneticfield another material is 30°, what does the index of refraction of the sec- ¢. _Inadirection perpendicular tothe lef of the magnelays [> ond material need to be in order fo cause total internal reflection of d. There is no magnetic force acting on the particles} the light? In the direction opposite to the magnetic field. ‘ 0 a 05 22.84 A magnetic field is directed perpendicular to a wire loop. Ifthe Nag 1 nnelic field is increased steadily, which of the following is rue/4h 2 an : Light cannot be internally reflected with this angle of a. An electromotive force will be created 3 Incidence b. Asecond magnetic field will be produced in a dired ‘opposite to the increasing magnetic field ‘The current through the wire will be constant. Which of the following is not a possible light ray through a glass Allof the above None of the above ag pe 8 2.85 Which of the following statements is true regarding a magnetio(s The rod must have a north and a south polé There is no current through the rod a The rod must be made of ferromagnetic material oni Allof the above D None of the above 2.86 Boos can see a higher frequency of electromagnetic waves humans. Consequently, which of the following colours are bee more likely to be attracted to? a. Red aA b. Yellow BB ©. Green Perc d. Blue ica) e. Violet Fe. Bandc f. None. All are possible 406 407700 BMAT Practice Questions 2.89. Rank the following by their wavelengths, from lowest waveleng highest wavelength: 4 |= Indigo I= Infrared I~ Orange IV - Ultraviolet Vv - Xrays a. V,IV,H, AL a be Vt I IV s cI ell dit, tl, V. VIVA, Mell f WALI. but not with sound waves in air? a. Doppler effect b. Polarisation c. Interference i d. Refraction fe. None of the above 2.91 If an object is released from rest 19.6 m above the ground, long does it take the object to reach the ground? A 4 second 2 seconds 3 seconds 4 seconds 20 seconds eaoge Move the solid to the Moon where the gravity is it Submerge the solid at the bottom of a swimming pi Double the volume and mass of the solid.” Allof the above None of the above paose 408 Scientiic Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions 92.83 If an astronaut in space squeezes water out of a tube and allows it fr ‘0 settle, what shape will the water take on? a. Aperfect sphere b. A lat thin sheet that expands in all directions. ©. Atubular shape d. Atear shape fe. None of the above 4294 Consider 3 liquid substances, A, B and C, with different densities. ‘+ Asolid block is able to float in a bucket of substance A. + When the same block is placed in a bucket of substance B, it quickly sinks to the bottom. + Substance A is less dense than substance C. {fa cylinder is filed with substances A, B and C, which of the fol- owing describes the order of the materials from bottom to top? ‘An objects thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 10 mis while an identical object is thrown vertically downwards with a speed of 20 mis. Ignoring fiction, which object undergoes a greater change: in speed in 2 seconds? {/a.. The object being thrown upwards The object being thrown downwards Both are the same Cannot be determined 409700 BMAT Practice Questions 02.96 02.97 22.98 Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions ‘A cannonball is shot straight up in the air (the cannon is img ‘ground level) IF the velocity as it leaves the cannon is Siri Sih high does the cannonball get, as measured from the ground? faq gravity to be 10 mis?) 3 ‘ACanadian woodcutter is using an axe to spl tree trunks into fire= "wood. That work involves the following energy forms: | 1. Chemical (muscle) energy. | 2. Chemical (binding) energy of wood, heat energy, sound energy a. 1.00m : and kinetic energy. b. 125m i 3, Mechanical kinetic eneray of the axe. ce. 200m 4. Mechanical potential energy of the axe. d. 225m if e. 250m Sg Which is the most likely chronological sequence in which these en- ergy exchanges take place? A cannonball (mass = 1 kg) ie chot up vertically at the sa fa 132249 as a bullet (mass = 0.01 kg) is shot horizontally 4 |b 1349392 fe 4319392 It they both start from the same height, which of the followin id. 1329394 ments is true? pe 3343192 (Ignore friction and take gravity to be 10 mis?) : Bii00 if the sun were to disappear suddenly at once, what would be the effect ofits disappearance on the orbit of the Earth? The cannonball will reach the ground first The bullet will reach the ground first Both will reach the ground at the sare time More information is needed to answer this qui pepe ‘a. The orbit would remain unchanged, due to the absence of an external force b, The orbit would slowly decay until the Earth was stationary If the initial height of a tennis ball in free fall is increased by a fea . of 4, by what factor will the final velocity increase at the point ti cc. The Earth would immediately become stationary hits the ground? Ld. The Earth would move in a straight line tangential to its pre- (Ignore air resistance) vious orbit pana |e. The Earth would fall toward the sun's former position b 4 I & 8 ‘ [-f. The Earth would accelerate into space d. 1 (lo. the velocity wil be the same) ee e. The increase depends on the value of the initial he 410 ant700 BMAT Practice Questions ‘Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions Q2.101¢ Which of the graphs below best represents the graph of acceleration versus time for the car above? A B c tine time 10 15 — time (s) Q2.101a Which of the follo a, The car has moved 100 m time a) b. The car moves with constant acceleration from: ~ ¢. The car moves with constant velocity from faa b.B °c d.D d. The car is reversing from t=10s and t=15s 102 Which of the following is the most probable situation to describe 2.101b Which ofthe following graphs best represents displ the motion of the object depicted inthe graph below? iment versus time for the car above? A 8 velocity (mis) ¢ Tm time | / time (s) [/a.. Acar accelerating then decelerating ina straight line | |B The earth in orbit | | @.Apendulum time a d, A rounders balll thrown by the pitcher and hit by a batter Ve. golf ball being hit from stand stil aA be ec 4.0 412 413700 BMAT Practice Questions Q2.103 An individual person is riding an elevator, which is going iy constant speed. Which ofthe fllowing correctly doscribes th acting on his feet? ee The force of the floor is lower than the force against his feet a b. The force of the floor is the same as the force of against his feet ‘ ©. The force of the floor is greater than the force 9 against his fect i 02.104 A cars travolling at 45 km/h, The driver Lrakes, bringing the cs restin a time of 3.6 seconds. What's the magnitude of the ave acceleration of the car in units of kmi/h?? a. 450 km/h? b. 12,000 km/h? ©. 24,000 kmihe 45,000 kmin? e. 60,000 km/h? Q2.105 A car can drive one perimeter of a circular track of radius 1/000) in 6 minutes. What is his average velocity? 2 2.8 mis 7.0 mis: 75 mis 17.5 mis 20.5 mis, eaoge Q2.106 A driver sees an accident ahead on the motorway. He brakes fai 20 mis and decelerates at a constant rate of -5 m/s2. How far doe the car go before it comes to a complete halt? 4m &m 15m : 30m oe 40m eaose a4 ‘Sclentific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions 107,A car is pulling into a motorway petrol station and has slowed to a J; complete stop. Whilst the car was slowing down, which of the fol lowing options was true? Cor ern a. Positive Positive Positive ‘Negative 2 Negative —_| Positive [a Negative Negative 08 Which of the following graphs best represents a car with a constant velocity? A displacement displacement © time time ° | acceleration | acceleration 0 time e 109 A car travels at a speed of 10 km/h and, upon seeing a road sign, itbrakes and comes to a stop after 10 metres. Ifthe car had initially been travelling at 100 km/h and it had decelerated at the same rate, how long would it have taken to come to a stop? 10m 40m 50m 100m 1000 m 415700 BMAT Practice Questions Q2.110 The graph below represents the distance travelled in a straight by a car. What is the total distance travelled by the car fe t=O tot = 10 seconds? E 2. 1 g Nef btedenfon ° 10 t i | 2 ° 5 10 15 20 time (s) a. 18m b. 25m ©. 50m a. 100m e. 150m tre marker will the truck pass at that time? 8,000 m 12,000 m 17,400 m 17,600 m 17,800 m eaese the car change? a -5,0004 b. - 10,0004 c Od a. 5,000J e, 10,0004 416 2113 Which of the folowing statements is tue regarding the force of frc- tion? |. Friction is an example of a non-conservative force | D- _ The force of fiction is always in the opposite direction of motion ©. Heat is the form of energy released by friction ‘'d. Friction causes a loss of kinetic energy Fe. Allofthe above L114 A toy tyre rolls down a slope that is 10 m high. The speed of the toy tyre at the bottom of the ramp is 12 m/s. The radius of the toy tyre 's 40 mm. What is the tyre’s speed in revolutions/seconds at the "bottom of the ramp? fla. 6 revolutions/second b, 12 revolutions/second ©. 24 revolutions/second ‘d, 48 revolutions/second ['e. "96 revolutonsisecond B2415 Which one of the following objects Is likely o be the best emitter of @) thermal radiation? Assume that all objects have the same mass and all objects are made and filed with one single type of metal [A oylindor made of black metal |b. A cuboid made of white metal |G. A sphere of black metal ‘A sphere of white metal |e: Athin tat csc ortlack metal Af Athi, fat disc of white metal a b. . q, 16 Which ofthe folowing serves as a concise definition for a genera- [Two paraliel plates, separated by a magnetic field |b. Astraight conductor surrounded by a magnetic field | Aconducting plate, surrounded by an insulating col |e. Acondictng col rotating ina megocte ta {e, A toroidal magnet with a potential difference applied Ef. magnetic field surrounding a capacitor 417700 BMAT Practice Questions Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions Q2.117 A 2,000 kg car travelling at 30 m/s crashes into a 5,000 kg ii that is originally at rest. What is the speed of the trucklaftel collision, if the car comes to rest at the #1121'A hollow Styrofoam bal takes 3.7 seconds to reach the ground after having been dropped from the top of a building. A lead ball of the same size takes 3.05 seconds to reach the ground. Which one of fiction) the following statements best accounts for this discrepancy? a. 2mis a) There is gravitational force between the Styrofoam ball be 4mis and the building as it falls, slowing the ball down ©. 8 mis d. 10 mis +b. Air resistance acting on the Styrofoam ball is greater than e. 12mis the air resistance on the lead ball and thus slows it down more Q2.118 A cannonhall af mass 10kg is sitting on tho floor of a lift Th accelerates downwards at 4 m/s. How much would the cannon weigh (in N) if measured in the lit? (g=10 mis’). ©." The force of gravity on the hollow Styrofoam ball is greater than on the lead ball id. The lead ball does not reach terminal velocity a 25N ‘b. 5N . & 20 422 A Formula‘ caris accelerating from the starting line after the lights SendoN have tured green. What is the force that causes the car to accel. °. erate? ‘The oblique force of the road on the wheels. 2.119 A ball is initially rolling up a ramp at 0.5 m/s. It decelerates, stantly at a rate of 0.1 m/s?. How long does the ball take to co a complete stop? a 0258 ob. 15s ; ce. 28 i id. 25s 5s 22.120 A lit with weight X moves upwards at a constant speed. The et weight of the lit is supported by a single cable. The tension inh cable is [ | ppeos a. Equal toX 5 b. Greater than X 'e. Less than X d. Cannot be found $ 4 “18 The horizontal force of the road on the wheels The perpendicular force of the road on the wheels The horizontal force of the wheels on the road ‘The vertical force of the wheels on the road has completely stopped and exerts no force on the car's axels. The car is slowing down as it coasts towards the exit. Which of the fol lowing is true about the forces acting on the car? ‘There are no forces acting on the car ‘The net force acting on the car is backwards The net force acting on the car is upwards The net force acting on the car is forwards None of the above 419700 BMAT Practice Questions mm Hg 120 80 40 Which of the following statements is correct? ‘The reading has an amplitude of 50 mmig There are 6 complete wavelengths shown The object is in simple harmonic motion Allare correct None are correct peege 2.125 A rugby player weighing 100kg accelerates uniformly from restili speed of 12mis in 12 seconds. How much distance does he cole during those 12 seconds? 42m 24m 36m 72m 154m 420 — Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions H126:A rugby player weighing 100 kg accelerates uniformly from rest to ‘a speed of 12 mis in 12 seconds. What is the magnitude of the net, | force on the player? a 12N jb. SON, - 100.N 4, 120N 240. N i §22127 Which of the following graphs shows the rate of heat transfer from @) the heating element in the kettle to the water (with respect to time) for a kettle that is boiling water from room temperature? gs es Time - Time ic y Ds gs ge ' Time Time faa b.B °c 4.D 421| 700 BMAT Practice Questions Scientific Knowledge and Appicatons - Physics Questions ») of substance A and 44% of substance B by mass. Substance B is formed from the decay of substance A with na loss of mass and is, not normally found on an asteroid. was completely demolished. Whats the most likely explanation 4 this? a. The epicentre was focused at a point ascii oe) The halt-ife of substance A is 400 years. What is the approximate statue age of the asteroid? a. 300 years | c. The frequency with which the earthquake was § b. 400 years was atthe natural frequency of the statue ©. 800 years dd. Allof the above d. 1000 years: fe. None of the above a Fe. 1200 years ~ f.' 2400 years: 2131 The graph below shows the volume and density of several different 22.429 Which ofthe following graphs best represents te racoactve | surgical instruments. Which of the folowing instruments have the cay of Hg? same mass? A B Density 201 201 Hg Hg e time > 201 244 ea time ja AaD bl ABE Fe: B&E aa bB ec a0) id C&D | Fe CBE i f C&F 422 423700 BMAT Practice Questions ‘Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions 2.132 The table shows the properties of certain radioactive isotype Which of the following would be the best isotype to use as ait in the human body? three of the following effects can be attributed to thermal expansion? 1. A computer ceasing to function at high temperatures. rao Serer rr i. An object floating in cold water, but sinking in hot water. ee 3. Hot air rising above a radiator. Ce nAmencum 2a pha 7 4, The burning of wood in a stove. [BT Potonum 910 apne 210 days 5. Aring of coffee mark on the inside of a cooling cup of coffee. Noptuniumn 230 | Alpha ie <6. Melting of a plastic toy left in the sun. d.__| Thallium 20. Beta ars e. | Tin 113 Beta ; eh —| a peneats g.__| Sodium 22 _ le. 1,3.and6 th Substantium 89 ji 2.3and4 1___[Technetium 99 ~ fe. 2,3and5 ff 24and5 |g. 3,4and6 Q2.133 A scientist investigates how the count rate of the nuclear radial Uh. 3,5 and6 ‘emitted by a particular radioactive source changes with time: places a radiation detector 30 cm from the source, and records count rate every 2 hours for 12 consecutive hours. This give! 2435 Figure X shows a uniform aluminium disc with a hole atthe centr, following results Which one ofthe following diagrams shows how the disc ill appear once its put in an oven at 300 degroos Celsius? Time (hours) 24 | Count {{counts/minute Which of the following below is true? rer) Trae foie) O counts/second 240 counts/minute -4 counts/second _ 20 counisisecond 240 eounts/second 4 counts/second 12 counls/second 240 eounts/minute TPP 424700 BMAT Practice Questions Scientific Knowledge and Applications - Physics Questions 2.136 The nuclei of a radioactive element decay into the nuclei of anol element at a rate proportional to the number of nuclel in the element, 137 Which of the following is an example of a colloid? Milk, Whipped cream fa fe c. Smoke 4. pe, I. Fog 2 -Allof the above Zz e if you start with a pure sample of element X, and a plot of the uf : ber of the nuclei of Y as a function of time (1), which of the fol #22138 Which of the following statements is false regarding liquids? graphs do you expect to obtain? { a. Liquids are a condensed phase y Figure A |b. As miscibility of two fluids increases, emulsion formation increases |e. Liquids result from molecular interactions Liquids are more disordered than solids |e. They have litle intermolecular space, which makes them L._ ‘elatively non-compressible y £22139 A phase diagram is used to show the conditions under which a sub- Figure ¢ ® stance is in its sold, liquid or gaseous phase. What are the axes of the phase diagram? a. X= pressure; Y = freezing point Fb. X= pressure; Y = temperature c. X= vapour pressure; Y = temperature | d. X= pressure; Y = boiling point _ e. None of the above t 426 427700 BMAT Practice Questions 2.140 Two balls are dropped from a building, The balls are the same but ball A has greater mass than ball B. i true? a. The force of air resistance on either ball is 28 b. Ball Ahas greater air resistance ¢.. Ball B has greater airresistance d. The acceleration of both balls is 9.8 mis* fe. Ball Bhas greater velocity 428