PHYSICS Important Questions

PHYSICS IMPORTANT
MPORTANT QUESTION
SECTION- A
1. The states of motion and rest are relative. Explain.
2. Give an example where the velocity of an object is zero but its acceleration is not zero.
3. Can the velocity of an object be in a direction other than the direction of acceleration of
the object?Explain.
4. A vehicle travels half the distance L with speed v1 and the other half with speed v2.
What is the average speed?
5. When two right angled vectors of
of magnitudes ‘7 units and 24 units combine, what is the
magnitude of their resultant .
6. A ball is dropped from the roof of a tall building and simultaneously another ball is
thrown horizontallywith some velocity from the same roof. Which ball lands first?
Explain your answer.
7. The vertical component of a vector is equal to its horizontal component. What is the
angle made by the vector with X – axis?
8. Two forces of magnitudes 3 units and 5 units act at 60º with each other. What is the
magnitude of their resultant?
ant?
9. When two right angled vectors of magnitude 7 units and 24 units combine, what is the
magnitude of their resultant?
10. What is inertia? What gives the measure of inertia?
11. Can the coefficient of friction be greater than one?
12. If a bomb at rest explodes into two pieces, the pieces must travel in opposite directions.
Explain.
13. What happens to the coefficient of friction if the weight of the body is doubled?
14. According to Newton’s third Law. every force is accompanied by an equal andopposite
force.How can a movement
ent ever take place ?
15. When a bullet is fired from a gun. the gun gives a kick in the backward direction.
Explain. ?
16. Define force. What are the basic forces in nature ?
17. Can the coefficient of friction be greater than one ?
18. A horse has to pull harder during the start of the motion than later. Explain.
19. What happens to the coefficient of friction if the weight of the body is doubled ?
20. Why does the car with a flattened tyre stop sooner than the one with inflated tyres ?
SECTION- B (SAQ)
21. Can the equations of kinematics be used when the acceleration varies with time? If not,
what form would these equations take?
22. Show that the maximum height reached by a projectile launched at an angle of 45º is
one quarter of its range
23. If ⃗ + ⃗ = ⃗ − ⃗ , Prove that the angle between ⃗ and ⃗ 90º.
24. Show that the trajectory of an object thrown at certain angle with the horizontal is a
parabola.
25. Define the terms momentum and impulse. State and explain the law of conservation of
linear momentum. Give examples.
26. Define unit vector, null and position vector
27. Explain advantages and disadvantages of friction ?
28. Mention the methods used to decrease friction.
29. A force 2 ̅ + ̅ − Newton acts on a body which is initially at rest. At the end of 20
seconds the velocity of the body is 4 ̅ + 2 ̅ − 2 m/s. What is the mass of the body?
30. A stone is dropped from a height 300 m and at the same time another stone is projected
vertically upwards with a velocity of 100 m/sec. find when and where the two stones
meet.
SECTION- C (LAQ)
Note: Answer any two questions [2 × 8 = 16 M]

31. (a) Sate Newton’s second law of motion. Hence, derive the equation of motion F = ma
from it.
(b) Calculate the time needed for a net force of 5 N to change the velocity of a 10 kg
mass by 2 m/s.
32. Derive the equation of motion
X = v0t + at2 using appropriate graph.
33. (a) State parallelogram law of vectors. Derive an expression for the magnitude and
direction of the resultant vector.
(b) A projectile is fired at an angle of 60º to the horizontal with an initial velocity of
800 m/s:
(i) Find the time of flight of the projectile before it hits the ground
(ii) Find the distance it travels before it hits the ground (range).
(iii) Find the time of flight for the projectile to reach its maximum height.
34 a) Define angle of friction and angle of repose. Show that angle of friction is equal to
angle of repose for rough inclined plane?
b) A block of 4kg is resting on a rough horizontal plane and is about to move when
a horizontal force of 30N is applied on it find the total contact force exerted by the
plane on the block (g = 10m/s2)

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