Revision

CHAPTER 1

1. Draw a line from each unit on the left-hand side to the correct equivalent unit on the
right-hand side

2. Differentiate between scalar and vector quantity and give 3 example for each of the
quantity
3. State 3 basic quantities and their respective unit
4. State the derived unit for force and energy
5. It is given vector =2 + - 4 and = - + 4 . Find
a.
b. Find the angle between those two vector
c. The vector = 2 + in term of unit vector
6. Vector and are shown in FIGURE 1 below. Determine where =

FIGURE 1
CHAPTER 2
1. Distinguish speed and velocity.
2. Explain on how to get distance travelled displacement and velocity from the graph.
3. The graph represents the motion of two cars, A and B, as they move along a straight,
horizontal road.

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a. Describe the motion of each car as shown on the graph
b. Calculate the distance travelled by each car during the first 5.0 s.
c. At time t = 0, the two cars are level. Explain why car A is at its maximum distance ahead
of B at t = 2.5 s
4. The diagram below shows the path of a ball thrown horizontally from the top of a tower
of height 24 m which is surrounded by level ground.

a. Using two labelled arrows, show on the diagram above the direction of the velocity, v,
and the acceleration, a, of the ball when it is at point P.
i. Calculate the time taken from when the ball is thrown to when it first hits the ground.
Assume air resistance is negligible.
ii. The ball hits the ground 27 m from the base of the tower. Calculate the speed at which
the ball is thrown.
5. The figure below shows a skateboarder descending a ramp.

The skateboarder starts from rest at the top of the ramp at A and leaves the ramp at B
horizontally with a velocity v.
a. State the energy changes that take place as the skateboarder moves from A to B.
b. Explain why the acceleration decreases as the skateboarder moves from A to B.
c. After leaving the ramp at B the skateboarder lands on the ground at C 0.42 s later.
Calculate for the skateboarder:
i. the horizontal distance travelled between B and C,
ii. the vertical component of the velocity immediately before impact at C,
iii. the magnitude of the resultant velocity immediately before impact at C.

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CHAPTER 3
1. State the principle of conservation of linear momentum
2. Differentiate between elastic and inelastic collision.
3. A gun is fired. The mass of the gun is 20 kg, and the mass of the bullet is 10 g. The
bullet leaves the gun at a velocity of 500 . Calculate the recoil velocity of the gun
4. Trolley A is 4 kg and moving at 3 . . It hits Trolley B, which is 2 kg but stationary.
Trolley A is stationary after the collision. What is the velocity of Trolley B?
5. This diagram shows the force acting on a stone as it is fired from a catapult:

a. Using the graph, what will the change in momentum of the stone be?
b. If the stone has a mass of 40 g, with what velocity will it leave the catapult?
6. a. On a linear air track, a trolley A is pushed towards stationary trolley B with a velocity
of 0.54 . The trolleys stick together and move together after the collision. Each
trolley has a mass of 240 g. Find the velocity after the collision.
c. What is the kinetic energy before and after the collision?
d. Is the collision elastic or inelastic? Explain your answer.
7. A ball with mass, with initial velocity, collides with a ball mass, with initial
velocity, as shown in FIGURE 2 below. After the collision, the ball, moves with
the final velocity, an angle with vertical axis and the ball, with final velocity,
, an angle with horizontal axis. Construct the equation for this system using the
principle of conservation of linear momentum.

FIGURE 2

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 8. An object with mass M slides on a smooth frictionless surface with a speed 25
along x-axis. Suddenly it explodes into two pieces, P and Q which moves in different
direction as shown below. Determine the final velocity of both fragments if mass of piece
Q is one quarter of the original mass.

CHAPTER 4
1. State all the Newtons Law.
2. State the condition for an object to be in equilibrium.
3. Differentiate between static and dynamic equilibrium.
4. Differentiate between static and kinetic friction.
5. What do you understand about normal force?

6.

A block of mass 200 kg is pulled along an inclined plane of 30 by a force, F = 2 kN as

shown in above. The coefficient of kinetic friction of the plane is 0.4. Determine the
(a) normal force,
(b) net force,
(c) acceleration of the block,
(d) time taken for the block to travel 30 m from rest.
7. A 3.0 kg cube is placed on a rough plane. The plane is then slowly tilted until the cube
starts to move from rest. This occurred when the angle of inclination is 25. Calculate
the coefficient of static friction between the cube and the rough plane.
9. A wooden block of mass 2.0 kg block slides down with constant velocity on an inclined
rough plane of 30 from the horizontal axis.
i) Sketch a free body diagram to show forces acting on the wooden block.
ii) Calculate the kinetic frictional force between the wooden block and the rough
inclined plane.

CHAPTER 5
1. Define work and state its equation.

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 2. State 3 type of energy (that you have learnt) together with their definition.
3. State the work-energy theorem.
4. An object is exerted by a constant force of 5 N travels for a distance of 4.0 m. Sketch a
force-displacement graph and determine the work done by the object.
5. A 5 kg block is pushed horizontally on a smooth surface from a rest to a distance of 3 m
with a force of 80 N. Calculate the final speed of the block.
6. A block is released at point P and slides without friction until it reaches point Q. Section
PQ is a quadrant of a circle of 2.0 m radius, as shown in figure below. Calculate the
speed of the block at point Q.

CHAPTER 6
1. Define the circular motion.
2. Show and state the direction of the centripetal force.
3. Draw the direction of the centripetal acceleration and direction of linear velocity.
4. What type of force which causes an object to move in circular motion?
5. A ball of mass 100 g is attached to one end of string 60 cm long and whirled. The ball
makes 2 complete revolutions per second in a horizontal circle.
a. Calculate the centripetal acceleration.
b. What is the optimum banking angle for this curve if the speed is to be equal to
12 .
10. A 2 kg mass swings in a horizontal circle at the end of a cord of length 10 m. The rope
makes an angle of with the vertical?
a. Calculate the speed
b. Calculate the tension
c. Calculate the centripetal force

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