Description : A body which is attached to a spring undergoes simple harmonic motion. The magnitude of the body's acceleration is: w) constant x) proportional to its displacement from its equilibrium position y) zero z) always increasing.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PROPORTIONAL TO ITS DISPLACEMENT FROM ITS EQUILIBRIUM POSITION
Description : Which of the following statements dealing with simple harmonic motion of a mass-spring system is TRUE? w) The acceleration is largest when the oscillating mass is instantaneously at rest. x) The ... of the motion. z) The acceleration is larger when the oscillating mass has its greatest velocity.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE ACCELERATION IS LARGEST WHEN THE OSCILLATING MASS IS INSTANTANEOUSLY AT REST
Description : The period of oscillation of a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion is: w) independent of the amplitude of the motion x) directly proportional to the frequency of oscillation y) independent of the frequency of oscillation z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INDEPENDENT OF THE AMPLITUDE OF THE MOTION
Description : In case of simple harmonic motion, displacement is proportional to the (A) Velocity (B) Acceleration (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : B) Acceleration
Description : Imagine that a 20 mile diameter hole is bored along the diameter of the Earth extending from the North Pole to the South Pole, that all air and gases are pumped out of this hole, and that the temperature ... between the loci of the hole with the opposite surfaces of the Earth. z) none of the above.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FOREVER OSCILLATE IN SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION ALONG THE OLE
Description : The equation, X = A cos(wt + f) (read: X equals A times the cosine of omega t + phi (fee)), can represent an expression for: w) accelerating due to gravity x) uniform straight line motion y) dc current z) a simple harmonic oscillator
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- A SIMPLE HARMONIC OSCILLATOR
Description : The periodic time of a body moving in Simple Harmonic Motion is a.Directly proportional to its angular velocity b.Directly proportional to the weight of the body c.Inversely proportional to ... d.Directly proportional to the momentum of swinging body e.Inversely proportional to the angular velocity
Last Answer : e. Inversely proportional to the angular velocity
Description : A body in Simple Harmonic Motion will attain maximum velocity when it passes through a.Point of 0.75 amplitude b.Extreme point of the oscillation of L.H.S. c.Point of half amplitude d.Extreme point of the oscillation at R.H.S. e.Mean position
Last Answer : e. Mean position
Description : The greatest induced EMF will occur in a straight wire moving at constant speed through a uniform magnetic field when the angle between the direction of the wire's motion and the direction of the magnetic field is w) 0 degrees x) 30 degrees y) 60 degrees z) 90 degrees
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 90 DEGREES
Description : If a sled has a constant acceleration of 2 meters per second squared and starts from rest, the distance in meters that it will have covered after 5 seconds is: w) 10 meters x) 20 meters y) 25 meters z) 50 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 25 METERS
Description : The maximum acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is ____. A. ω B. ω.r C. ω / 2 π D. 2 π / ω
Last Answer : B. ω.r
Description : The maximum acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is ____. (A) ω (B) ω.r (C) ω / 2 π (D) 2 π / ω
Last Answer : (B) ω.r
Description : For an object moving in uniform circular motion, the direction of the instantaneous acceleration vector is: w) tangent to the path of motion x) equal to zero y) directed radially outward z) directed radially inward
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- DIRECTED RADIALLY INWARD
Description : An object in equilibrium always has zero: w) velocity x) momentum y) mass z) acceleration.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- ACCELERATION
Description : In physics, a radian per second squared is a unit of: w) angular displacement x) angular velocity y) angular acceleration z) angular momentum.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ANGULAR ACCELERATION
Description : The angle between the velocity and acceleration of a body is: w) never 90 degrees x) never 180 degrees y) sometimes 180 degrees z) never 0 degrees
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- SOMETIMES 180 DEGREES
Description : An object is projected vertically upward near the surface of the earth. At the very top of its path, the object's velocity is zero, and its acceleration is: w) 0 x) 9.8 meters per second squared DOWNWARD y) 9.8 meters per second squared UPWARD z) depends on the mass of the object
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 9.8 METERS PER SECOND SQUARED DOWNWARD
Description : In physics, a radian per second is a unit of: w) angular displacement x) angular velocity y) angular acceleration z) angular momentum.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ANGULAR VELOCITY
Description : According to the kinetic theory, the Kelvin temperature of an ideal gas is proportional to which one of the following. Is the temperature proportional to the gas's average molecular: w) velocity x) momentum y) kinetic energy z) potential energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- KINETIC ENERGY
Description : An object with a mass of 5 kilograms is a distance of 5 meters above the surface of the earth. If the acceleration due to gravity is 10 meters per second squared, the potential energy of the object relative to the ... is: w) 10 joules x) 20 joules y) 100 joules z) 250 joules e) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 250 JOULES
Description : As a pendulum swings from its highest to its lowest point, it has the SMALLEST acceleration when it is: w) at its lowest point x) at its highest point y) at a point 1/3 the distance from the top of its swing z) at a point 1/2 the distance from the top of its swing.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- AT ITS LOWEST POINT
Description : The gravitational potential energy between two bodies is inversely proportional to: w) the cube of the distance x) the first power of the distance y) the square of the distance z) it has no relation to distance
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE FIRST POWER OF THE DISTANCE
Description : A particle in simple Harmonic Motion while passing through mean position will have a.Maximum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy b.Average kinetic energy and average potential energy c. ... energy d.Maximum kinetic energy and maximum e.Minimum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy
Last Answer : a. Maximum kinetic energy and minimum potential energy
Description : The first equation of motion gives the relation between : (1) Position and time (2) Position and Velocity (3) Velocity and time (4) Velocity and acceleration
Last Answer : (3) Velocity and time Explanation: The equation v = u + at is called Newton's first equation of motion, where, u = Initial velocity, v = Final velocity, a = acceleration and t = time.
Description : If the resultant force acting on a body of constant mass is zero, the body's acceleration is: w) increasing x) decreasing y) always zero z) negative.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ALWAYS ZERO
Description : A satellite travels at a constant speed in a circular orbit. The acceleration of the satellite is w) zero x) toward the center of the orbit y) away from the center of the orbit z) at a tangent to the orbit
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE ORBIT
Description : An object covers distance which is directly proportional to the square of the time. Its acceleration is – (1) increasing (2) decreasing (3) zero (4) constant
Last Answer : (4) constant Explanation: When an object covers distance which is directly proportional to the square of the time, its acceleration is constant. This is seen in the cases of falling objects. This connection between time and distance was first observed by Galileo.
Description : A body is executing simple harmonic motion of amplitude 1 cm. Its velocitywhile passing through the central point is 10 mm/sec. Its frequency will be a.2.99 rps b.2.22 rps c.1 rps d.1.59 rps e.1.77 rps
Last Answer : c. 1 rps
Description : A body is vibrating with simple harmonic motion of aplitude 5 cm frequency 10 vibrations per second. The maximum value of velocity in cm/s will be a.3.14 cm/s b.314 cm/s c.3140 cm/s d.31.4 cm/s e.31400 cm/s
Last Answer : b. 314 cm/s
Description : The TOTAL energy of a vertically vibrating block attached to a spring is the same: w) only at those points above the equilibrium position x) only at the equilibrium position y) only at those points below the equilibrium position z) at all points in its motion
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- AT ALL POINTS IN ITS MOTION
Description : Kinetic energy is energy of: w) position x) radiation y) motion z) formation
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- MOTION
Description : The non-relativistic mass of an object w) must be the same as its weight x) depends on where you measure it y) does not change with increasing velocity z) is greatest at the poles
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DOES NOT CHANGE WITH INCREASING VELOCITY
Description : SHM is the motion in which acceleration of the body is proportional to its displacement and directed towards the mean position. A. True B. False C. Neither True Nor False D. None
Last Answer : A. True
Description : An insect of negligible mass is sitting on a block of mass M, tied with a spring of force constant K. The block performs simple harmonic motion with a
Last Answer : An insect of negligible mass is sitting on a block of mass M, tied with a spring of force constant K. The block ... /2 sqrt(k/M)` D. `2A sqrt(k/M)`
Description : The idea that we CANNOT know both the position and velocity of a subatomic particle at the same time was formulated by: w) Einstein x) Heisenberg y) Fermi z) Schroedinger
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- HEISENBERG
Description : Which of the following is an example of simple harmonic motion? (1) Earth spinning on its axis (2) Simple pendulum motion (3) Bali bouncing on floor (4) Motion of a ceiling fan
Last Answer : (2) Simple pendulum motion Explanation: When a body moves about a mean position in such a way that the acceleration is proportional to the displacement and is always directed towards the mean ... to execute a simple harmonic motion. The motion of a simple pendulum falls under this category.
Description : The motion of a body that repeats itself after a regular interval of time is – (1) a periodic motion (2) a simple harmonic motion (3) an aperiodic motion (4) an oscillatory motion
Last Answer : (1) a periodic motion Explanation: The motion of a body that repeats itself after a regular interval of time is called 'Periodic Motion'. Simple Harmonic Motion is a type of periodic motion where the restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement.
Description : Period of simple harmonic motion of a spiral spring or elastic thread is given by A. T = 2π (extension produced/gravitational field strength) B. T = 2π (extension produced/√( ... (extension produced)/gravitational field strength) D. T = 2π √(extension produced/gravitational field strength)
Last Answer : T = 2π × √(extension produced/gravitational field strength)
Description : Which of the following is an example of simple harmonic motion? (1) Earth spinning on its axis (2) Simple pendulum motion (3) Ball bouncing on floor (4) Motion of a ceiling fan
Last Answer : Simple pendulum motion
Description : The motion of a body that repeats itself after a regular interval of time is (1) a periodic motion (2) a simple harmonic motion (3) an aperiodic motion (4) an oscillatory motion
Last Answer : a periodic motion
Description : A bullet is fired with a muzzle velocity of 1000 meters per second from a rifle clamped to a window 4.9 meters above ground level. Neglecting air resistance, the horizontal distance from the rifle at which the bullet will strike the ground is w) 4.9 meters x) 500 meters y) 1000 meters z) 4900 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 1000 METERS
Description : A car traveling at a constant velocity of 20 meters per second passes a second car which is initially at rest. The car which was at rest starts accelerating at 10 meters per second squared the instant it is passed ... car. They will meet again in: w) 2 seconds x) 4 seconds y) 6 seconds z) 8 seconds
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 4 SECONDS
Description : A 5 kilogram mass is lifted at constant velocity from a shop floor by a rope that passes through a pulley attached to the shop's ceiling. Neglecting the mass of the rope and friction in the pulley, what is the approximate tension in the rope? w) 100 newtons x) 50 newtons y) 25 newtons z) 5 newtons
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 50 NEWTONS
Description : Consider a car driving around a circular bend in the road. Which of the following CANNOT be constant? w) velocity of car x) speed of car y) nonrelativistic mass of car z) angular momentum of the car about the center of the circle
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- VELOCITY OF CAR
Description : Which of the following statements is TRUE about an ELASTIC collision between two particles? Is it true that: w) neither particle loses any of its kinetic energy x) neither particle loses any of ... that lost by the other z) the total kinetic energy before and after the collision remains constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY BEFORE AND AFTER THE COLLISION RE
Description : The crack of a bullwhip results from the bullwhip's tip: w) approaching the speed of sound x) exceeding the speed of sound y) moving with constant velocity z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- EXCEEDING THE SPEED OF SOUND
Description : A pendulum which is suspended from the ceiling of a railroad car is observed to hang at an angle of 10 degrees to the left of vertical. Which of the following answers could explain this phenomena? w ... is moving with constant velocity to the right. z) The railroad car is accelerating to the right.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE RAILROAD CAR IS ACCELERATING TO THE RIGHT.
Description : A satellite is observed to move in a circle about the earth at a constant speed. This means that the force acting upon it is: w) zero x) parallel to the direction of the satellite ... velocity y) perpendicular to the direction of the satellite's instantaneous velocity z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PERPENDICULAR TO THE INSTANTANEOUS DIRECTION OF THE SATTELITE’S VELOCITY
Description : After a projectile is fired horizontally near the earth's surface, the horizontal component of its velocity, neglecting any air resistance: w) increases steadily x) decreases steadily y) first decreases, then increases z) remains constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- REMAINS CONSTANT
Description : A pendulum which is suspended from the ceiling of a railroad car is observed to hang at an angle of 10 degrees to the right of vertical. Which of the following answers could explain this phenomena? ... is moving with constant velocity to the right. z) The railroad car is accelerating to the right.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE RAILROAD CAR IS ACCELERATING TO THE LEFT.