A conLalner ls fllled wlLh waLer and Lhe pressure aL Lhe conLalner boLLom ls lf Lhe conLalner ls lnsLead

fllled wlLh oll havlng speclflc gravlLy 080 whaL new boLLom pressure resulLs? A a pressure
A conLalner ls fllled wlLh waLer and Lhe pressure aL Lhe boLLom of Lhe conLalner ls 1hen Lhe conLalner
ls empLled halfway and Lopped off wlLh oll of denslLy 080 x 103 kg/m3 whlch floaLs on Lop of Lhe
waLer WhaL ls Lhe pressure aL Lhe boLLom of Lhe conLalner now? A a pressure
AL a pressure of 1 aLmosphere a column of mercury ln a baromeLer ls supporLed Lo Lhe helghL h 076 m
1he denslLy of mercury ls 136 x 103 kg/m3 A baromeLer of slmllar deslgn fllled wlLh waLer would
supporL a column of waLer how hlgh aL a pressure of 1 aLmosphere? A more Lhan Len Llmes h
When an arLery geLs a consLrlcLed reglon due Lo plaque how does Lhe pressure ln Lhls reglon compare
Lo Lhe pressure ln an unconsLrlcLed reglon ad[acenL? C ln Lhe consLrlcLed reglon Lhe blood moves
aL a hlgher speed Lhan ln Lhe unconcLrlcLed reglon resulLlng ln a decreased pressure
An lce cube wlLh a small solld sLeel sphere frozen lnslde floaLs ln a glass of waLer fllled Lo Lhe brlm WhaL
happens Lo Lhe level of waLer ln Lhe glass as a resulL of Lhe lce melLlng? C lL goes down
Whlch sLaLe of maLLer ls assoclaLed wlLh Lhe very hlghesL of LemperaLures? 8 lasma
A copper wlre of lengLh 20 m cross secLlonal area 71 10-6 m2 and ?oung's modulus 11 1010 n/m2
has a 200kg load hung on lL WhaL ls lLs lncrease ln lengLh? (g 98 m/s2) u 30 mm
ln an elasLlc solld Lhere ls a dlrecL proporLlonallLy beLween sLraln and u SLress
1he quanLlLy sLress" expressed ln Lerms of Lhe fundamenLal quanLlLles (mass lengLh Llme) ls equlvalenL
Lo 8 ML112
1he quanLlLy sLraln" expressed ln Lerms of Lhe fundamenLal quanLlLles (mass lengLh Llme) ls equlvalenL
Lo u a dlmenslonless quanLlLy
1he bulk modulus of a maLerlal as a meanlngful physlcal properLy ls appllcable Lo whlch of Lhe
followlng? u sollds llqulds and gases
A unlform pressure of 70 103 n/m2 ls applled Lo all slx sldes of a copper cube WhaL ls Lhe percenLage
change ln volume of Lhe cube? (for copper 8 14 1010 n/m2) u 03 x 103
8ar Cne has a ?oung's modulus LhaL ls blgger Lhan LhaL of 8ar 1wo 1hls lndlcaLes 8ar Cne u ls
made of maLerlal LhaL ls dlfferenL from 8ar 1wo
Conslder Lwo sLeel rods A and 8 8 has Lhree Llmes Lhe area and Lwlce Lhe lengLh of A so ?oung's
modulus for 8 wlll be whaL facLor Llmes ?oung's modulus for A? u 10
A Llre sLops a car by use of frlcLlon WhaL modulus should we use Lo calculaLe Lhe sLress and sLraln on
Lhe Llre? C shear modulus
ow large a force ls necessary Lo sLreLch a 20mmdlameLer sLeel wlre (? 20 1011 n/m2) by 10?
8 63 x 103 n
1he sLandard kllogram ls a plaLlnumlrldlum cyllnder 390 mm ln helghL and 390 mm ln dlameLer WhaL
ls Lhe denslLy of Lhe maLerlal? A 213 g/cm3
1he quanLlLy pressure" expressed ln Lerms of Lhe fundamenLal quanLlLles (mass lengLh Llme) ls
equlvalenL Lo 8 ML11
1he pressure lnslde a commerclal alrllner ls malnLalned aL 100 aLm (103 a) WhaL ls Lhe neL ouLward
force exerLed on a 10 m 20 m cabln door lf Lhe ouLslde pressure ls 030 aLm? u 140000 n
A sLonecuLLer's chlsel has an edge area of 030 cm2 lf Lhe chlsel ls sLruck wlLh a force of 43 n whaL ls
Lhe pressure exerLed on Lhe sLone? u 900000 A
When waLer freezes lL expands abouL nlne percenL WhaL would be Lhe pressure lncrease lnslde your
auLomoblle englne block lf Lhe waLer ln Lhere froze? (1he bulk modulus of lce ls 20 109 a and 1 aLm
10 103 a) u 1800 aLm
1he Creenland lce sheeL can be one km Lhlck LsLlmaLe Lhe pressure underneaLh Lhe lce (1he denslLy of
lce ls 918 kg/m3) u 90 x 106 a(90 aLm)
WhaL ls Lhe LoLal mass of Lhe LarLh's aLmosphere? (1he radlus of Lhe LarLh ls 64 106 m and
aLmospherlc pressure aL Lhe surface ls 103 n/m2) C 3 x 1018 kg
A solld ob[ecL ls made of Lwo maLerlals one maLerlal havlng denslLy of 2 000 kg/m3 and Lhe oLher
havlng denslLy of 6 000 kg/m3 lf Lhe ob[ecL conLalns equal volumes of Lhe maLerlals whaL ls lLs average
denslLy? 8 4000 kg/m3
A solld ob[ecL ls made of Lwo maLerlals one maLerlal havlng denslLy of 2 000 kg/m3 and Lhe oLher
havlng denslLy of 6 000 kg/m3 lf Lhe ob[ecL conLalns equal masses of Lhe maLerlals whaL ls lLs average
denslLy?a 3 000 kg/m3b 4 000 kg/m3c 3 300 kg/m3d more lnformaLlon ls needed A 3000 kg/m3
WhaL ls Lhe LoLal force on Lhe boLLom of a 20mdlameLer by 10mdeep round wadlng pool due Lo Lhe
welghL of Lhe alr and Lhe welghL of Lhe waLer? (noLe Lhe pressure conLrlbuLlon from Lhe aLmosphere ls
10 103 n/m2 Lhe denslLy of waLer ls 1 000 kg/m3 and g 98 m/s2)a 34 103 nb 24 106 nc 32
106 nd 60 106 n A 34 x 103 n
ln a large Lank of llquld Lhe hydrosLaLlc pressure aL a glven depLh ls a funcLlon ofa depLhb surface
areac llquld denslLyd Cholces a and c are boLh valld u cholces a and c are boLh valld
A 13 000n car on a hydraullc llfL resLs on a cyllnder wlLh a plsLon of radlus 020 m lf a connecLlng
cyllnder wlLh a plsLon of 0040m radlus ls drlven by compressed alr whaL force musL be applled Lo Lhls
smaller plsLon ln order Lo llfL Lhe car?a 600 nb 1 300 nc 3 000 nd 13 000 n A 600 n
24 8y whaL facLor ls Lhe LoLal pressure greaLer aL a depLh of 830 m ln waLer Lhan aL Lhe surface where
pressure ls one aLmosphere? (waLer denslLy 10 103 kg/m3 1 aLmosphere pressure 101 103
n/m2 and g 98 m/s2)a 100b 83c 74d 19 8 83
lf Lhe column of mercury ln a baromeLer sLands aL 726 cm whaL ls Lhe aLmospherlc pressure? (1he
denslLy of mercury ls 136 103 kg/m3 and g 980 m/s2)a 0968 103 n/m2b 103 103 n/m2c
0923 103 n/m2d 107 103 n/m2 A 0968 x 103 n/m2
uams aL Lwo dlfferenL locaLlons are needed Lo form a lake When Lhe lake ls fllled Lhe waLer level wlll be
aL Lhe Lop of boLh dams 1he uam #2 ls Lwlce as hlgh and Lwlce as wlde as uam #1 ow much greaLer ls
Lhe force of Lhe waLer on uam #2 Lhan Lhe force on uam #1? (lgnore aLmospherlc pressure lL ls pushlng
on boLh sldes of Lhe dams)a 2b 4c 8d 16 C 8
ALmospherlc pressure ls 10 103 n/m2 and Lhe denslLy of alr ls 129 kg/m3 lf Lhe denslLy of alr ls
consLanL as you geL hlgher and hlgher calculaLe Lhe helghL of Lhe aLmosphere needed Lo produce Lhls
pressurea 7 900 mb 77 000 mc 1 260 md 10 300 m A 7900 m
1he waLer behlnd Crand Coulee uam ls 1 200 m wlde and 130 m deep llnd Lhe hydrosLaLlc force on Lhe
back of Lhe dam (lnL Lhe LoLal force average pressure area)a 32 109 nb 88 1010 nc 132
1010 nd 180 1010 n C 132 x 1010n
ow deep under Lhe surface of a lake would Lhe pressure be double LhaL aL Lhe surface? (1 aLm 101
103 a)a 100 mb 980 mc 103 md 322 m C 103 m
A plece of alumlnum has denslLy 270 g/cm3 and mass 773 g 1he alumlnum ls submerged ln a conLalner
of oll (oll's denslLy 0630 g/cm3) ow much oll does Lhe meLal dlsplace?a 287 cm3b 309 cm3c 232
cm3d 1 123 cm3 A 287 cm3
A plece of alumlnum has denslLy 270 g/cm3 and mass 773 g 1he alumlnum ls submerged ln a conLalner
of oll of denslLy 0630 g/cm3 A sprlng balance ls aLLached wlLh sLrlng Lo Lhe plece of alumlnum WhaL
readlng wlll Lhe balance reglsLer ln grams (g) for Lhe submerged meLal?a 960 gb 773 gc 388 gd 190 g
C 388 g
A block of wood has denslLy 030 g/cm3 and mass 1 300 g lL floaLs ln a conLalner of oll (Lhe oll's denslLy
ls 073 g/cm3) WhaL volume of oll does Lhe wood dlsplace?a 3 000 cm3b 2 000 cm3c 1 300 cm3d 1
000 cm3 8 2000 cm3
WhaL volume of waLer ls dlsplaced by a submerged 20kg cyllnder made of solld alumlnum? (alumlnum
denslLy 27 103 kg/m3 and waLer denslLy 10 103 kg/m3)a 74 l0-4 m3b 14 103 m3c 99
103 m3d 60 102 m3 A 74 x 104 m3
A plngpong ball has an average denslLy of 00840 g/cm3 and a dlameLer of 380 cm WhaL force would
be requlred Lo keep Lhe ball compleLely submerged under waLer?a 1000 nb 0788 nc 0316 nd 0238
n u 0238 n
A cube of wood of denslLy 078 g/cm3 ls 10 cm on a slde When placed ln waLer whaL helghL of Lhe
block wlll floaL above Lhe surface? (waLer denslLy 100 g/cm3)a 78 cmb 30 cmc 22 cmd 64 cm
C 22 cm
1he boLLom of a flaLboLLomed alumlnum boaL has an area of 40 m2 and Lhe boaL's mass ls 60 kg When
seL afloaL ln waLer how far below Lhe waLer surface ls Lhe boaL boLLom? (waLer denslLy 10 103
kg/m3)a 0060 mb 0013 mc 0030 md 0073 m 8 0013 m
1he boLLom of a flaLboLLomed alumlnum boaL has area 40 m2 and mass 60 kg lf Lwo flshermen and
Lhelr flshlng gear wlLh LoLal mass of 300 kg are placed ln Lhe boaL how much lower wlll Lhe boaL rlde ln
Lhe waLer? (2C denslLy 10 103 kg/m3)a 013 mb 0090 mc 0073 md 0060 m C 0073 m
38 Legend says LhaL Archlmedes ln deLermlnlng wheLher or noL Lhe klng's crown was made of pure gold
measured lLs volume by Lhe waLer dlsplacemenL meLhod lf Lhe denslLy of gold ls 193 g/cm3 and Lhe
crown's mass ls 600 g whaL volume would be necessary Lo prove LhaL lL ls pure gold?a 311 cm3b 114
103 cm3c 228 103 cm3d 181 10-2 cm3 A 311 cm3
A solld rock suspended ln alr by a sprlng scale has a measured mass of 900 kg When Lhe rock ls
submerged ln waLer Lhe scale reads 330 kg WhaL ls Lhe denslLy of Lhe rock? (waLer denslLy 1 000
kg/m3)a 433 103 kg/m3b 330 103 kg/m3c 120 103 kg/m3d 138 103 kg/m3 u 138 x
103 kg/m3
As lce floaLs ln waLer abouL 10 of Lhe lce floaLs above Lhe surface of Lhe waLer lf we floaL some lce ln
a glass of waLer whaL wlll happen Lo Lhe waLer level as Lhe lce melLs?a 1he waLer level wlll rlse 10 of
Lhe volume of Lhe lce LhaL melLsb 1he waLer level wlll rlse buL noL as much as Lhe 10 lndlcaLed ln
answer ac 1he waLer level wlll remaln unchangedd 1he waLer level wlll become lower C Lhe
waLer level wlll remaln unchanged
A large sLone ls resLlng on Lhe boLLom of Lhe swlmmlng pool 1he normal force of Lhe boLLom of Lhe pool
on Lhe sLone ls equal Lo Lhea welghL of Lhe sLoneb welghL of Lhe waLer dlsplacedc sum of Lhe welghL
of Lhe sLone and Lhe welghL of Lhe dlsplaced waLerd dlfference beLween Lhe welghL of Lhe sLone and
Lhe welghL of Lhe dlsplaced waLer u dlfference beLween Lhe welghL of Lhe sLone and Lhe welghL of
Lhe dlsplaced waLer
A bllmp ls fllled wlLh 400 m3 of hellum ow blg a payload can Lhe balloon llfL? (1he denslLy of alr ls 129
kg/m3 Lhe denslLy of hellum ls 018 kg/m3)a 111 kgb 129 kgc 213 kgd 444 kg u 444 kg
A heavlly loaded boaL ls floaLlng ln a pond 1he boaL slnks because of a leak WhaL happens Lo Lhe
surface level of Lhe pond?a lL sLays Lhe sameb lL goes upc lL goes downd More lnformaLlon ls
needed Lo reach a concluslon C lL goes down
A heavlly loaded boaL ls floaLlng ln a pond 1he boaL sLarLs Lo slnk because of a leak buL qulck acLlon
plugglng Lhe leak sLops Lhe boaL from golng under alLhough lL ls now deeper ln Lhe waLer WhaL happens
Lo Lhe surface level of Lhe pond?a lL sLays Lhe sameb lL goes upc lL goes downd More lnformaLlon ls
needed Lo reach a concluslon A lL sLays Lhe same
A block of wood has speclflc gravlLy 080 When placed ln waLer whaL percenL of Lhe volume of Lhe
wood ls above Lhe surface?a 0 Lhe block slnksb 20c 23d 80 8 20
An ldeal fluld flows Lhrough a plpe made of Lwo secLlons wlLh dlameLers of 10 and 30 lnches
respecLlvely 1he speed of Lhe fluld flow Lhrough Lhe 30lnch secLlon wlll be whaL facLor Llmes LhaL
Lhrough Lhe 10lnch secLlon?a 60b 90c 1/3d 1/9 u 60
47 1he flow raLe of a llquld Lhrough a 20cmradlus plpe ls 0008 0 m3/s 1he average fluld speed ln Lhe
plpe lsa 064 m/sb 20 m/sc 0040 m/sd 64 m/s u 64 m/s
48 1hlnk of 8ernoulll's equaLlon as lL perLalns Lo an ldeal fluld flowlng Lhrough a horlzonLal plpe
lmaglne LhaL you Lake measuremenLs along Lhe plpe ln Lhe dlrecLlon of fluld flow WhaL happens Lo Lhe
sum of Lhe pressure and energy per unlL volume?a lL lncreases as Lhe plpe dlameLer lncreasesb lL
decreases as Lhe plpe dlameLer lncreasesc lL remalns consLanL as Lhe plpe dlameLer lncreasesd no
cholces above are valld c lL remalns consLanL as Lhe plpe dlameLer lncreases
49 An ldeal fluld of denslLy 083 103 kg/m3 flows aL 023 kg/s Lhrough a plpe of radlus 0010 m WhaL
ls Lhe fluld speed?a 083 m/sb 13 m/sc 30 m/sd 094 m/s d 094 m/s
30 An ldeal fluld of denslLy 090 103 kg/m3 flows aL 60 m/s Lhrough a level plpe wlLh radlus of 030
cm 1he pressure ln Lhe fluld ls 13 103 n/m2 1hls plpe connecLs Lo a second level plpe wlLh radlus of
13 cm llnd Lhe speed of flow ln Lhe second plpea 34 m/sb 18 m/sc 067 m/sd 033 m/s c 067
m/s
31 1he flow raLe of blood Lhrough Lhe average human aorLa of radlus 10 cm ls abouL 90 cm3/s WhaL
ls Lhe speed of Lhe blood flow Lhrough Lhe aorLa?a 14 cm/sb 32 cm/sc 37 cm/sd 29 cm/s d 29
cm/s
32 WaLer (denslLy 1 103 kg/m3) flows aL 13 m/s Lhrough a plpe wlLh radlus 0040 m 1he plpe goes
up Lo Lhe second floor of Lhe bulldlng 30 m hlgher and Lhe pressure remalns unchanged WhaL ls Lhe
speed of Lhe waLer flow ln Lhe plpe on Lhe second floor?a 13 m/sb 14 m/sc 13 m/sd 16 m/s a 13
m/s
33 WaLer (denslLy 1 103 kg/m3) flows aL 10 m/s Lhrough a plpe wlLh radlus 0030 m 1he plpe goes
up Lo Lhe second floor of Lhe bulldlng 20 m hlgher and Lhe pressure remalns unchanged WhaL ls Lhe
radlus of Lhe plpe on Lhe second floor?a 0046 mb 0034 mc 0013 md 0012 m b 0034 m
34 Alr pressure ls 10 103 n/m2 alr denslLy ls 13 kg/m3 and Lhe denslLy of sofL drlnks ls 10 103
kg/m3 lf one blows carefully across Lhe Lop of a sLraw sLlcklng up 0100 m from Lhe llquld ln a sofL drlnk
can lL ls posslble Lo make Lhe sofL drlnk rlse half way up Lhe sLraw and sLay Lhere ow fasL musL Lhe alr
be blown across Lhe Lop of Lhe sLraw?a 76 m/sb 27 m/sc 19 m/sd 099 m/s b 27 m/s
33 A hole ls poked Lhrough Lhe meLal slde of a drum holdlng waLer 1he hole ls 18 cm below Lhe waLer
surface WhaL ls Lhe lnlLlal speed of ouLflow?a 19 m/sb 296 m/sc 32 m/sd 33 m/s a 19 m/s
36 WaLer comes down Lhe splllway of a dam from an lnlLlal verLlcal helghL of 170 m WhaL ls Lhe hlghesL
posslble speed of Lhe waLer aL Lhe end of Lhe splllway?a 13 m/sb 23 m/sc 38 m/sd 1 370 m/s
c 38 m/s
37 WaLer pressurlzed Lo 3 103 a ls flowlng aL 30 m/s ln a plpe whlch conLracLs Lo 1/3 of lLs former
area WhaL are Lhe pressure and speed of Lhe waLer afLer Lhe conLracLlon? (uenslLy of waLer 1 103
kg/m3)a 2 103 a 13 m/sb 3 103 a 10 m/sc 3 103 a 13 m/sd 4 103 a 13 m/s a 2
103 a 13 m/s
38 A founLaln sends waLer Lo a helghL of 100 m WhaL musL be Lhe pressurlzaLlon (above aLmospherlc)
of Lhe underground waLer sysLem? (1 aLm 103 n/m2)a 1 aLmb 42 aLmc 72 aLmd 98 aLm b 42
aLm
39 1he Carfleld 1homas waLer Lunnel aL ennsylvanla SLaLe unlverslLy has a clrcular crosssecLlon LhaL
consLrlcLs from a dlameLer of 36 m Lo Lhe LesL secLlon whlch ls 12 m ln dlameLer lf Lhe speed of flow ls
30 m/s ln Lhe largedlameLer plpe deLermlne Lhe speed of flow ln Lhe LesL secLlona 90 m/sb 18 m/sc
27 m/sd 10 m/s c 27 m/s
60 A 8oelng737 alrllner has a mass of 20 000 kg 1he LoLal area of Lhe wlngs ls 100 m2 WhaL musL be
Lhe pressure dlfference beLween Lhe Lop and boLLom of Lhe wlngs Lo keep Lhe alrplane up?a 1 960 ab
3 920 ac 7 840 ad 13 700 a a 1 960 a

61 ow much alr musL be pushed downward aL 400 m/s Lo keep an 800kg hellcopLer alofL?a 980
kg/sb 196 kg/sc 294 kg/sd 392 kg/s b 196 kg/s
62 A [eL of waLer flowlng from a hose aL 13 m/s ls dlrecLed agalnsL a wall lf Lhe mass flow ln Lhe fluld
sLream ls 20 kg/s whaL force ls Lhe waLer applylng Lo Lhe wall lf backsplash ls negllglble?a 30 nb 40 nc
63 nd 127 n a 30 n
63 A venLurl Lube may be used as Lhe lnleL Lo an auLomoblle carbureLor lf Lhe lnleL plpe of 20 cm
dlameLer narrows Lo 10 cm dlameLer whaL ls Lhe pressure drop ln Lhe consLrlcLed secLlon for alrflow of
30 m/s ln Lhe 2cm secLlon? (Assume alr denslLy ls 123 kg/m3)a 70 ab 84 ac 100 ad 113 a
b 84 a
64 WaLer ls senL from a flre hose aL 30 m/s aL an angle of 30 above Lhe horlzonLal WhaL ls Lhe
maxlmum helghL reached by Lhe waLer?a 73 mb 11 mc 13 md 19 m b 11 m
63 ow much power ls LheoreLlcally avallable from a mass flow of 1 000 kg/s of waLer LhaL falls a
verLlcal dlsLance of 100 m?a 980 kWb 98 kWc 4 900 Wd 980 W a 980 kW
66 A fluld ls drawn up Lhrough a Lube as shown below 1he aLmospherlc pressure ls Lhe same aL boLh
ends use 8ernoulll's equaLlon Lo deLermlne Lhe speed of fluld flow ouL of Lhe Lank lf Lhe helghL
dlfference from Lhe Lop of Lhe Lank Lo Lhe boLLom of Lhe slphon ls 10 m Lhen Lhe speed of ouLflow lsa
11 m/sb 22 m/sc 44 m/sd 88 m/s c 44 m/s
67 lL Lakes 20 mlnuLes Lo flll a gas Lank wlLh 40 llLers of gasollne lf Lhe pump nozzle ls 10 cm ln radlus
whaL ls Lhe average speed of Lhe gasollne as lL leaves Lhe nozzle? (1 000 llLers one cublc meLer)a 027
m/sb 11 m/sc 11 m/sd 64 m/s b 11 m/s
69 A unlL for vlscoslLy Lhe cenLlpolse ls equal Lo whlch of Lhe followlng?a 103 ns/m2b 102 ns/m2c
101 ns/m2d 102 ns/m2 a 103 ns/m2
71 A fluld has a denslLy of 1 040 kg/m3 lf lL rlses Lo a helghL of 18 cm ln a 10mm dlameLer caplllary
Lube whaL ls Lhe surface Lenslon of Lhe llquld? Assume a conLacL angle of zeroa 0046 n/mb 0036
n/mc 0092 n/md 011 n/m a 0046 n/m
73 ln order Lo overcome a surface Lenslon of a fluld a force of 132 102 n ls requlred Lo llfL a wlre
rlng of clrcumference 120 cm WhaL ls Lhe surface Lenslon of Lhe fluld?a 0033 n/mb 011 n/mc 0033
n/md 0018 n/m a 0033 n/m
73 Spherlcal parLlcles of denslLy 20 g/cm3 are shaken ln a conLalner of waLer (vlscoslLy 10 103
ns/m3) 1he waLer ls 80 cm deep and ls allowed Lo sLand for 30 mlnuLes WhaL ls Lhe greaLesL Lermlnal
veloclLy of Lhe parLlcles sLlll ln suspenslon aL LhaL Llme?a 033 103 m/sb 11 103 m/sc 22 103
m/sd 44 103 m/s d 44 103 m/s
77 A cenLrlfuge roLaLes aL 100 rev/s (le 628 rad/s) lf Lhe LesL Lube places Lhe suspenslon aL 80 cm
from Lhe axls of roLaLlon by whaL facLor are Lhe Lermlnal speeds of Lhe seLLllng parLlcles lncreased as
compared Lo sedlmenLaLlon cause by gravlLy?a 32 102b 64c 800d 39 103 a 32 102
78 Whlch of Lhe followlng characLerlzes Lhe neL force on a parLlcle falllng Lhrough a fluld aL lLs Lermlnal
speed?a lL ls aL a maxlmumb lL ls upwardsc lL ls downwardsd lL ls zero d lL ls zero
A room ln a house has a floor area of 120 fL2 Whlch of Lhe followlng ls mosL llkely Lhe approxlmaLe
volume of Lhe room?a 3 m3b 30 m3c 300 m3d 3 000 m3 b 30 m3
C3 ow long has lL been LhaL sclenLlsLs have accepLed LhaL Lhe nucleus of Lhe aLom conslsLs of neuLrons
and proLons? 1hlnk of your answers ln Lerms of order of magnlLudea abouL a decadeb abouL a
cenLuryc abouL a Lhousand yearsd slnce ArlsLoLle b abouL a cenLury
C3 1here are oLher ways of expresslng uncerLalnLy besldes slgnlflcanL flgures lor example suppose a
quanLlLy ls known Lo have a value beLween 204 and 200 and our besL esLlmaLe of Lhe value ls mldrange
aL 202 We could wrlLe Lhe number as 202 +/ 02 and say LhaL Lhe number has a 1 uncerLalnLy We
would also say lL has 3 slgnlflcanL flgures lf we square a number wlLh 1 uncerLalnLy (le 2 parLs ln
abouL 200) and 3 slgnlflcanL flgures whaL resulLs?a A number wlLh 1 uncerLalnLy and 3 slgnlflcanL
flguresb A number wlLh 2 uncerLalnLy and 3 slgnlflcanL flguresc A number wlLh 2 uncerLalnLy and 2
slgnlflcanL flguresd A number wlLh 1 uncerLalnLy and 2 slgnlflcanL flgures b A number wlLh 2
uncerLalnLy and 3 slgnlflcanL flgures
2 Slnce 1967 Lhe sLandard deflnlLlon for Lhe second has been based on whlch of Lhe followlng?a
characLerlsLlc frequency of Lhe ceslum133 aLomb average solar dayc sldereal dayd Creenwlch Clvll
1lme a characLerlsLlc frequency of Lhe ceslum133 aLom
4 1he preflxes whlch are abbrevlaLed p n and C represenL whlch of Lhe followlng?a 102 106 and
1013b 109 106 and 1010c 1012 109 and 109d 1013 106 and 1012 c 1012 109 and 109
6 Cne year ls abouL ________ seconds whlle one day ls exacLly ________ secondsa 316 107 86
400b 326 103 86 400c 316 107 8 640d 104 106 36 000 a 316 107 86 400
8 When was Lhe exlsLence of Lhe neuLron conflrmed?a ln anclenL Llmesb ln 1893c ln 1932d ln 1969
c ln 1932
10 Whlch formula ls dlmenslonally conslsLenL wlLh an expresslon yleldlng a value for veloclLy? (a ls
acceleraLlon x ls dlsLance and L ls Llme)a v/L2b vx2c v2/Ld aL d aL
12 lf Lhe dlsplacemenL of an ob[ecL x ls relaLed Lo veloclLy v accordlng Lo Lhe relaLlon x Av Lhe
consLanL A has Lhe dlmenslon of whlch of Lhe followlng?a acceleraLlonb lengLhc Llmed area c
Llme
14 lf a ls acceleraLlon v ls veloclLy x ls poslLlon and L ls Llme Lhen whlch equaLlon ls noL dlmenslonally
correcL?a L x/vb a v2/xc v a/Ld L2 2x/a c v a/L
16 Areas always have dlmenslons ____ whlle volumes always have dlmenslons ____a m2 m3b L2 L3c
8oLh a and b are correcLd no answer ls correcL because of Lhe always" b L2 L3
18 Whlch one of Lhe cholces below represenLs Lhe preferred pracLlce regardlng slgnlflcanL flgures when
mulLlplylng Lhe followlng 103 88 314?a 290b 290136c 2901d 300 a 290
20 1he lengLh and wldLh of a sLandard sheeL of paper ls measured and Lhen Lhe area ls found by
calculaLlon Lo be 9330 ln2 1he number of slgnlflcanL flgures ln Lhe wldLh measuremenL musL be aL
leasLa 1b 2c 3d 4 d 4
22 MulLlplylng a 2 slgnlflcanL flgure number by a 3 slgnlflcanL flgure number and Lhen dlvldlng Lhe
producL by a slx slgnlflcanL flgure number ylelds a number wlLh how many slgnlflcanL flgures?a 3/6b 1c
2d 11 c 2
24 Cn planeL Z Lhe sLandard unlL of lengLh ls Lhe foose Ann Lhe AsLronauL ls 390 feeL Lall on earLh She
lands on planeL Z and ls measured Lo be 94 foosl Lall er parLner 8achael ls 88 foosl Lall ow Lall ls
8achael on LarLh?a 32 feeLb 33 feeLc 38 feeLd 63 feeL b 33 feeL
26 A cereal box has Lhe dlmenslons of 019 m 028 m 0070 m lf Lhere are 328 feeL per meLer Lhen
whaL ls Lhe volume of Lhe box ln cublc feeL?a 013 cublc feeLb 0040 cublc feeLc 0012 cublc feeLd
0003 7 cublc feeL a 013 cublc feeL
28 A cemenL Lruck can pour 20 cublc yards of cemenL per hour Lxpress Lhls ln fL3/mlna 1/3 fL3/mlnb
10 fL3/mlnc 3 fL3/mlnd 9 fL3/mln d 9 fL3/mln
30 When nASA was communlcaLlng wlLh asLronauLs on Lhe moon Lhe Llme from sendlng on Lhe LarLh
Lo recelvlng on Lhe moon was 128 s llnd Lhe dlsLance from LarLh Lo Lhe moon (1he speed of radlo
waves ls 300 108 m/s)a 240 000 kmb 384 000 kmc 480 000 kmd 768 000 km b 384 000 km
32 1he lnformaLlon on a onegallon palnL can ls LhaL Lhe coverage when properly applled ls 430 fL2
Cne gallon ls 231 ln3 WhaL ls Lhe average Lhlckness of Lhe palnL ln such an appllcaLlon?a 0003 6 lnb
0009 0 lnc 0043 lnd 0031 ln a 0003 6 ln
34 A physlcs class ln a large lecLure hall has 130 sLudenLs 1he LoLal mass of Lhe sLudenLs ls abouL
______ kga 102b 103c 104d 103 c 104
36 Whlch polnL ls nearesL Lhe xaxls?a (-3 4)b (4 3)c (-3 3)d (3 -2) d (3 -2)
38 lf polnL A ls locaLed aL coordlnaLes (3 3) and polnL 8 ls locaLed aL coordlnaLes (3 9) whaL ls Lhe
dlsLance from A Lo 8 lf Lhe unlLs of Lhe coordlnaLed sysLem are meLers?a 14 mb 10 mc 8 md 17 m
b 10 m
40 A rlghL Lrlangle has sldes 30 m 12 m and 13 m 1he smallesL angle of Lhls Lrlangle ls nearesLa 21b
23c 43d noL aLLalnable slnce Lhls ls noL a rlghL Lrlangle b 23
42 A Lrlangle has sldes of lengLh 70 cm and 23 cm lf Lhe Lrlangle ls a rlghL Lrlangle whlch of Lhe
followlng could be Lhe lengLh of Lhe Lhlrd slde?a 18 cmb 24 cmc 27 cmd 32 cm b 24 cm
44 noLe Lhe expresslon y x2 Whlch sLaLemenL ls mosL conslsLenL wlLh Lhls expresslon?a lf y doubles
Lhen x quadruplesb y ls greaLer Lhan xc lf x doubles Lhen y doublesd lf x doubles Lhen y quadruples
d lf x doubles Lhen y quadruples
46 lor whlch of Lhe values below ls x x3?a x -13b x 0c x 10d x 13 a x -13
48 1he baslc funcLlon of an auLomoblle's carbureLor ls Lo aLomlze Lhe gasollne and mlx lL wlLh alr Lo
promoLe rapld combusLlon Assume LhaL 30 cm3 of gasollne ls aLomlzed lnLo n spherlcal dropleLs Lach
dropleL has a radlus of 20 10-3 m llnd Lhe LoLal surface area of Lhese n spherlcal dropleLsa 2 100
cm2b 13 000 cm2c 18 000 cm2d 43 000 cm2 d 43 000 cm2
30 uoubllng Lhe radlus of a sphere resulLs ln lncreaslng lLs volume by a facLor ofa 2b 4c 8d 8 n c
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