Department of Applied Physics and Astronomy
College of Sciences
University of Sharjah
Course Name Remedial Physics
Course ID 1430106
Semester Spring 2016/2017
Exam Final Date 31/05/2017
Place Time 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Instructor Dr. Yassir Abdu Dr. Muhammad Azeem
Student’s name: ID: Section:
MCQ# Answer MCQ# Answer MCQ# Answer MCQ# Answer MCQ# Answer
1 6 11 16 21
2 7 12 17 22
3 8 13 18
4 9 14 19
5 10 15 20
Part I Part II
Total
MCQs Q1 Q2
Marks Assigned 30 5 5 40
Marks Obtained
Please read the following instructions carefully:
a) The exam is made up of two parts (Part I and Part II) covering 9 pages.
Part I: 22 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). Only 20 correct answers are required
for a full mark. Mark your answers using Pen only.
Part II: 2 Long Questions. Show all your work. Box or circle your final answers.
b) Calculators are allowed. Sharing calculators is strictly forbidden.
c) Mobile phones are not allowed inside the exam room.
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Part I: MCQs
Q1. The number of significant figures in 18.0 is:
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Q2. 1 mile is equivalent to 1609 m so 65 mile/hour is:
A) 16 m/s
B) 29 m/s
C) 81 m/s
D) 123 m/s
Q3. A particle moves along the x axis from xi to xf . Of the following values of the initial and
final coordinates, which results in a negative displacement?
A) xi = 4m, x f = 6m
B) xi = – 4m, x f = – 8m
C) xi = – 4m, x f = 2m
D) xi = – 4m, x f = – 2m
Q4. An object is shot vertically upward. While it is rising:
A) its velocity and acceleration are both upward
B) its velocity is upward and its acceleration is downward
C) its velocity and acceleration are both downward
D) its velocity is downward and its acceleration is upward
Q5. A racing car traveling with constant acceleration increases its speed from 10 m/s to 40 m/s
over a distance of 50 m? How long does this take?
A) 2 s
B) 3 s
C) 5 s
D) 6 s
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Q6. An object is thrown straight up from ground level with a speed of 50 m/s. Its distance above
ground level 2.0 seconds later is:
A) 25 m
B) 50 m
C) 60 m
D) 80 m
Q7. Which expression is false concerning the vectors shown in the sketch?
A) C = A +B
B) C + A = –B
C) A + B + C =0
D) A2+B2=C2
Q8. A vector has a magnitude of 810 m and points at an angle of 18° above the positive x axis.
What are the x and y components of this vector?
x component y component
A) 560 m 585 m
B) 770 m 250 m
C) 585 m 560 m
D) 250 m 750 m
Q9. A newton is the force:
A) of gravity on a 1 kg body
B) of gravity on a 1 g body
C) that gives a l g body an acceleration of 1 cm/s2
D) that gives a 1 kg body an acceleration of 1 m/s2
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Q10. A 9000 N car is pushed along a level road by four students who apply a total forward force
of 500 N. Neglecting friction, the acceleration of the car is:
A) 0.055 m/s2
B) 0.54 m/s2
C) 1.8 m/s2
D) 9.8 m/s2
Q11. Which of the following bodies has the largest kinetic energy?
A) Mass 3M and speed V
B) Mass 3M and speed 2V
C) Mass 2M and speed 3V
D) Mass M and speed 4V
Q12. A car (mass = 800 kg) is traveling at 12 m/s along a horizontal road when the brakes are
applied. The car skids to a stop in 4.0 s. How much kinetic energy does the car lose in this
time?
A) 4.8 × 104 J
B) 5.8 × 104 J
C) 1.2 × 105 J
D) 3.2 × 105 J
Q13. A 2 kg block is lifted vertically 1 m at constant speed by a boy. The work done by the boy
is about:
A) 2.0 J
B) 10 J
C) 20 J
D) 0.1 J
Q14. What power is needed to lift a 60 kg person a vertical distance of 10 m in 30 s?
A) 30 W
B) 125 W
C) 160 W
D) 196 W
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Q15. A 2 kg block is thrown upward from a point 20 m above the Earth's surface. At what height
above Earth's surface will the gravitational potential energy of the Earth-block system have
increased by 500 J?
A) 5 m
B) 20 m
C) 46 m
D) 76 m
Q16. A block of mass m is released from rest at point P and slides along the frictionless track
shown. At point Q, its kinetic energy is:
A) mgh1
B) mg(h1-h2)
C) 2g(h1-h2)
D) mgh2
Q17. In a stationary homogeneous liquid:
A) pressure is the same at all points
B) pressure depends on the direction
C) pressure is independent of any atmospheric pressure on the upper surface of the liquid
D) pressure is the same at all points at the same level
Q18. One of the largest barometers ever built was an oil-filled barometer constructed in
Leicester, England in 1991, as shown below. The oil had a height of 12.2 m. Assuming P2 =
1.013 105 Pa, what was the density of the oil used in the barometer?
P1 = 0 Pa
A) 798 kg/m3 P2=Atmospheric
B) 847 kg/m3 pressure
C) 981 kg/m3
D) 1150 kg/m3
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Q19. A hydraulic press has an input piston of radius 1.2 cm and an output piston of radius 4.8
cm. What force must be applied to the input piston to obtain a force of 2000 N at the output
piston?
A) 50 N
B) 75 N
C) 125 N
D) 200 N
Q20. The density of mercury is 1.36 104 kg/m3. What is the mass of a 2.16 10–4 m3 sample of
mercury?
A) 0.0343 kg
B) 0.00294 kg
C) 2.94 kg
D) 5.44 kg
Q21. When a hard rubber rod is given a negative charge by rubbing it with wool:
A) positive charges are transferred from rod to wool
B) negative charges are transferred from rod to wool
C) positive charges are transferred from wool to rod
D) negative charges are transferred from wool to rod
Q22. A 5.0 C charge is 10 m from a –2.0 C charge. The electrostatic force on the positive charge
is:
A) 9.0 × 108 N toward the negative charge
B) 9.0 × 108 N away from the negative charge
C) 9.0 × 109 N toward the negative charge
D) 9.0 × 109 N away from the negative charge
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Part II: Long Questions
Q1. [5]
A 325 N force accelerates a 50.0 kg box from rest along a horizontal frictionless surface for a
distance of 20.0 m as shown in the figure.
a) Determine the acceleration of the box?
b) What is the final speed of the box?
c) How much work is done on the box?
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Q2. [5]
An in-ground swimming pool has the dimensions shown in the drawing. It is filled with water to
a uniform depth of 3.00 m.
(The density of water = 1.00 103 kg/m3; the atmospheric pressure = 1.01 105 Pa.)
a) What is the total pressure exerted on the bottom of the swimming pool?
b) What is the total force exerted on the bottom of the swimming pool?
c) If the surface area of the swimming pool is increased, will the total pressure on the
bottom of the pool increase, decrease, or remain the same? Explain your answer.
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Formula sheet
x x 0 x total distance v v 0 v
v avg savg a avg
t t0 t t t t0 t
Motion with constant acceleration
v vo at
x vot 1
2
at 2
v 2 vo2 2ax
x 1
2 vo v t
For free fall a g g 9.8 m / s 2 x y
Vectors
Ay
Ax = A cos , Ay = A sin , A , tan 1
Ax
Force and motion
Fnet ma Weight (W ) mg
Energy and Work
1
K mv2 U mgy Emec K U
2
W
W Fd cos F d Pavg
t
Wg mgd cos
K K f Ki W
K f U f Ki U i
Fluids
m F
P P P gh
V A
Ao
Fo Fi
Ai
Coulomb’s Law
q1 q2
F k 2
q = ne (e = 1.610-19 C)
r
k 8.99 109 N m 2 C 2
