TEST 1 (25 marks)

1) The volume
by

of a liquid flowing through a pipe of radius

, where

and

in time is given

are the pressures at each end of the pipe,

is its length and is the viscosity of the liquid. Determine

(a) the SI base units of ,
(b) the value of with its uncertainty if
,
,
,
2) A ski jumper lands 96 m from its take off
point as shown in the diagram. Given that he is
in the air for 4.3 s and ignoring any effects of
wind resistance, find (a) the angle of take off,
(b) the speed of take off.
[4, 1]
3) (a) Rain drops fall vertically at a rate of 15
kg s-1and at an average velocity of 10 ms -1 on to
a flat roof of area 4 m2 inclined at 30 to the
horizontal. Calculate the pressure exerted on
the roof by the rain. State any assumption you
made.
[3, 1]

[2]
,
,
[4]

take off
point

96 m
45

(b) A shell of mass

, moving with a velocity of
-1
200 ms , explodes into a mass
moving with a velocity of 300 ms-1at 60 to
the initial direction of the shell and a mass moving with velocity ms-1 at an
angle to the initial direction of the shell. Calculate the value of and . [2, 2]
5) The diagram shows two forces acting on a uniform
ladder 5 m long resting against a smooth wall. The
A
P
ground is rough.
The ladder of weight 150 N has its foot 3 m from the
smooth wall. A horizontal force, P is exerted on the
ladder by the wall. Force Q (not shown) is the force the
wall
ground exerts on the ladder at B.
(a) Explain why the force Q must have (i) a vertical
component, (ii) a horizontal component.
[1, 1]
(b) Calculate the angle at which the force Q makes with
150 N
the ground.
[2]
B ground
(c) State and explain the effect on force Q if a person
stands on the bottom of the ladder and the direction of P is unchanged.
[2]

landing
point

TEST 2 (30 marks)

1) State whether the followings are true or false. (5 marks)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

All constants have no units (dimensionless)

A metre rule gives readings to an accuracy within 1 mm,
Uncertainty in using a digital multimeter can be both random and
systematic,
(iv) In linear motion, velocity and acceleration are always in the same
direction,
(v) At maximum acceleration a body can be at rest,
(vi) Kinetic energy is always lost in inelastic collisions,
(vii) Newtons First Law of motion is a consequence of Newtons Second
Law of motion,
(viii) When a falling parachutist opens his parachute, he abruptly moves
upwards due to a large air resistance on him,
(ix) Work done on an object moving at a constant speed and height is zero.
2) (a) A neutron with mass makes a head-on, elastic collision with a nucleus
of mass , which is initially at rest. (i) Show that if the neutrons initial
kinetic energy is , the kinetic energy that it loses during the collision is
. (ii) State with a reason the value of M for which incident neutron
will lose the most energy.

[4]

(b) A 30 kg spherical hollow steel buoy is fixed by a cable to the base of a

fast flowing river. If the cable makes an angle of 40 with the base of the
river, calculate the tension in the cable.
(Take density of steel = 780 kg m-3, density of water = 1000kg m-3) [3]
3) A boy weighing 700 N walks out on a uniform beam to remove the load of
80 N hanging at the end of the beam. The beam weighs 200 N and is 6 m
long. The wire can withstand a maximum tension of 900 N.

wire
60
hinge

beam
80 N load

(a) Sketch a free-body diagram of the beam [1], (b) Calculate (i) the
maximum distance d the boy can walk before the wire breaks [2], (ii) the
reaction force of the wall on the hinge when tension in the wire is
maximum.
[3]
4) Consider an elevator car (lift) with a mass of 700 kg which can carry up to
600 kg passengers. Take = 10 ms-2.
(a) An electric motor is used to raise the elevator with a full load from the
ground floor to the third floor, 9 m higher, in 30 s. Calculate the power of
the motor required.
[2]
(b) The elevator system can be made more efficient by incorporating a
counterweight, with a mass of 2000 kg as shown in the diagram below.

lift
weight

Calculate the total mass of people needed in the car to balance the system.
[2]
(c) When the system is balanced the elevator takes 30 s to make the upwards
journey to the third floor. Calculate the kinetic energy gained by the system.
[3]
(d) The elevator takes 10 s to accelerate and 10 s to decelerate using the same
magnitude of constant force in each case. Calculate the maximum speed
which the lift attains.
[4]
(e) A man has a mass of 68 kg. While standing in the balanced lift, he measures
his weight (in N) using spring scales as the lift moves up as described in part
(d). Calculate the reading on the scales when the lift is moving upwards at
the maximum speed calculated in (d).
[1]