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LOWER SIXTH TEST UNIT 1

1. The following values of potential difference (V) and electric current () were obtained from a
certain electronic device. It is suggested that = where and are constants.
a) Complete the table below by calculating log and log
I/ (A)

V/ (V)

3.5

1.0

20

2.0

55

3.0

112

4.0

196

5.0

log I/ (A)

log V/ (V)

b) Plot a graph of against

c) Calculate the gradient of the graph.
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d) Determine the values of and

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2.
a) State the difference between vector and scalar quantities and give TWO examples of
each.
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b) Calculate the magnitude and the direction of the resultant of the forces shown in the
figure below
50.0 N

60.0N

600
450

100 N
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3. In this question, all the effects of air resistance can be neglected.

An athlete in the javelin event runs along a horizontal track and launches the javelin at an angle
of 400 to the horizontal. The javelin rises to a maximum height and then falls to ground level. It
hits the ground 4.0 s after launching, at a point a horizontal distance of 75.2 m from the launch
point.
a) (i)

Show that the horizontal component of the launch velocity is 18.8 ms-1

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(ii)

Calculate the magnitude of the launch velocity.

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b) The length of the track from the start of the athletes run to the launch point is 33.5 m.
For this run, the athlete starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 1.50 ms-1 over the
complete length of the track.
(i)

Calculate the speed of the athlete when she reaches the launch point.

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(ii)

Calculate the time she takes to reach the launch point.

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c) The javelin leaves the athletes hand a height of 1.80 m above the ground. Calculate the
maximum height above the ground reached by the javelin.
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4.

Distinguish between
a) A systematic error and a random error
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b) Precision and accuracy

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c) Give an example of a situation where a random error might occur and one where a
systematic error might occur.
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d) Is it possible for an instrument to give precise but not accurate measurements? Explain
your answer.
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5.

a) Define linear momentum and state the principal of conservation of linear momentum.
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b) Distinguish between inelastic collisions and perfectly elastic collisions.
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c) Two objects, A of mass 30 g and T of mass 40 g, both are travelling at a speed of 35 ms-1
in directions of right angles to each other as shown in the diagram below. The two
objects collide and stick together. Calculate their speed and direction after the collision.

T
40 g
30 g
S
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6. An object of mass 2.4 kg is attached to the end of a light string which is then hung over a light
frictionless pulley attached to a fixed point. An object of mass 0.8 kg is then attached to the
other end of the string and held so the string is taut and the 2.4 kg mass is stationary. The 0.8 kg
mass is then released, as shown in the diagram below.
Fixed pulley

2.4 kg mass

0.8 kg mass

a) Calculate the acceleration of the masses

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b) Determine the tension in the string due to the acceleration

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7. A body of mass 5.0 kg is pulled along a horizontal surface by means of a force of 50N acting at
600 above the horizontal.
a) Calculate the acceleration of the body given that the friction force of the ground is 15 N.
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b) Determine the force that the body exerts on the ground.

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8. When a body is moving through the revisiting medium such as air it experiences a drag force D
which opposes the motion. D is given by the expression
D = CpAv2
Where p is the density of the resisting medium, A is the effective cross-sectional area of the
body, i.e. that area perpendicular to its velocity v. C is called the drag coefficient.
Show that C has no dimensions.
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END OF TEST