TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

HPFP Physics II UNIT 2 REVISION – Part I

|1. Answer ALL questions |2. Circle the alphabet representing your selection|
|Total Marks: 60|

1. A force of 15 N acts on a 3 kg mass. What is the resulting acceleration?

a) 3 m/s²
b) 4 m/s²
c) 5 m/s²
d) 6 m/s²

2. Calculate the mass of an object that experiences an acceleration of 4 m/s² when a force
of 12 N is applied to it.
a) 2 kg
b) 3 kg
c) 4 kg
d) 5 kg

3. A 5 kg object is moving at 10 m/s. What is its momentum?

a) 25 kg·m/s
b) 40 kg·m/s
c) 50 kg·m/s
d) 60 kg·m/s

4. A 2 kg mass is accelerated from rest to 8 m/s in 4 seconds. What is the average force
applied?
a) 2 N
b) 3 N
c) 4 N
d) 5 N

5. What is the coefficient of friction if a 10 N force is required to move a 5 kg object on a

horizontal surface?
a) 0.1
b) 0.2
c) 0.3
d) 0.4

6. A 50 kg person stands on a scale in an elevator. What is the scale reading when the
elevator accelerates upward at 2 m/s²?
a) 490 N
b) 540 N
c) 590 N
d) 640 N

7. Two masses of 3 kg and 5 kg are 2 meters apart. What is the gravitational force between
them? (G = 6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ Nm²/kg²)
a) 1.5 × 10⁻¹⁰ N
b) 2.5 × 10⁻¹⁰ N
c) 3.5 × 10⁻¹⁰ N
d) 4.5 × 10⁻¹⁰ N

Page 1 of 9
 TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

HPFP Physics II UNIT 2 REVISION – Part I

8. A 2 kg object slides down a frictionless inclined plane at an angle of 30° to the horizontal.
What is the acceleration of the object?
a) 3.27 m/s²
b) 4.05 m/s²
c) 4.91 m/s²
d) 5.66 m/s²

9. What force is required to accelerate a 1500 kg car from 0 to 27 m/s in 10 seconds?

a) 3000 N
b) 3500 N
c) 4000 N
d) 4050 N

10. A 0.5 kg object is whirled in a circular path of radius 1 m at a speed of 4 m/s. What is the
centripetal force?
a) 4 N
b) 6 N
c) 8 N
d) 10 N

11. What is the normal force acting on a 70 kg person standing on Earth? (g = 9.8 m/s²)
a) 586 N
b) 686 N
c) 786 N
d) 886 N

12. A force of 20 N acts on an object for 5 seconds, changing its velocity from 5 m/s to 15
m/s. What is the mass of the object?
a) 5 kg
b) 8 kg
c) 10 kg
d) 12 kg

13. What is the acceleration of a 4 kg object subjected to a net force of 12 N?

a) 2 m/s²
b) 3 m/s²
c) 4 m/s²
d) 5 m/s²

14. A 50 kg object is placed on a surface with a coefficient of friction of 0.4. What is the
maximum frictional force?
a) 156 N
b) 176 N
c) 196 N
d) 216 N

15. What is the momentum of a 1000 kg car traveling at 20 m/s?

a) 10,000 kg·m/s
b) 15,000 kg·m/s
c) 20,000 kg·m/s
d) 25,000 kg·m/s

Page 2 of 9
 TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

HPFP Physics II UNIT 2 REVISION – Part I

16. A 5 N force acts on a 2 kg mass for 3 seconds. What is the change in velocity?
a) 5.5 m/s
b) 6.5 m/s
c) 7.5 m/s
d) 8.5 m/s

17. What is the weight of a 75 kg person on a planet where g = 3.7 m/s²?

a) 247.5 N
b) 277.5 N
c) 307.5 N
d) 337.5 N

18. A 20 kg object is pushed up a frictionless inclined plane at 30° to the horizontal with a
force of 200 N parallel to the plane. What is its acceleration?
a) 5.77 m/s²
b) 7.23 m/s²
c) 8.66 m/s²
d) 10.10 m/s²

19. What is the tension in a rope supporting a 10 kg mass accelerating upward at 2 m/s²?
a) 98 N
b) 108 N
c) 118 N
d) 128 N

20. A 500 g object is rotating in a circle of radius 0.5 m at 10 rad/s. What is the centripetal
force?
a) 15 N
b) 20 N
c) 25 N
d) 30 N

21. What is the net force on a 2 kg object moving at constant velocity?

a) 2 N
b) 4 N
c) 6 N
d) 0 N

22. A 100 N force gives a mass an acceleration of 20 m/s². What is the mass?
a) 4 kg
b) 5 kg
c) 6 kg
d) 7 kg

23. What is the acceleration of a 5 kg object subjected to a 15 N force eastward and a 10 N

force westward?
a) 0.5 m/s²
b) 1 m/s²
c) 1.5 m/s²
d) 2 m/s²

Page 3 of 9
 TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

HPFP Physics II UNIT 2 REVISION – Part I

24. A 1000 kg car is traveling at 20 m/s. How much force is required to stop it in 10 seconds?
a) 1000 N
b) 1500 N
c) 2000 N
d) 2500 N

25. What is the coefficient of static friction if a 5 kg block starts to slide on a horizontal surface
when a force of 20 N is applied?
a) 0.3
b) 0.35
c) 0.408
d) 0.45

26. A 50 kg person stands on a scale in an elevator. What is the scale reading when the
elevator accelerates downward at 3 m/s²?
a) 290 N
b) 340 N
c) 390 N
d) 440 N

27. Two masses of 2 kg and 3 kg are connected by a light string over a frictionless pulley.
What is the acceleration of the system?
a) 1.96 m/s²
b) 3.27 m/s²
c) 4.90 m/s²
d) 6.54 m/s²

28. A 200 N force acts on a 50 kg mass for 4 seconds. What is the final velocity if it starts from
rest?
a) 12 m/s
b) 14 m/s
c) 16 m/s
d) 18 m/s

29. What is the centripetal acceleration of an object moving in a circle of radius 2 m at a

speed of 5 m/s?
a) 10.5 m/s²
b) 11.5 m/s²
c) 12.5 m/s²
d) 13.5 m/s²

30. A 20 N force acts on a 4 kg mass for 3 seconds. Through what distance does it move if it
starts from rest?
a) 11.25 m
b) 22.5 m
c) 33.75 m
d) 45 m

Page 4 of 9
 TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

HPFP Physics II UNIT 2 REVISION – Part I

31. What is the gravitational force between two 1000 kg masses separated by 10 m? (G =
6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ Nm²/kg²)
a) 5.67 × 10⁻⁷ N
b) 6.67 × 10⁻⁷ N
c) 7.67 × 10⁻⁷ N
d) 8.67 × 10⁻⁷ N

32. A 5 kg mass is suspended by two ropes at 30° and 60° to the horizontal. What is the
tension in the rope at 30°?
a) 25 N
b) 28.9 N
c) 32.7 N
d) 35.4 N

33. What is the momentum of a 0.1 kg bullet traveling at 500 m/s?

a) 25 kg·m/s
b) 40 kg·m/s
c) 50 kg·m/s
d) 60 kg·m/s

34. A 1000 kg car accelerates from 0 to 30 m/s in 10 seconds. What is the average force
acting on the car?
a) 2000 N
b) 2500 N
c) 3000 N
d) 3500 N

35. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction if a 2 kg block sliding at 5 m/s comes to rest in 10
m on a horizontal surface?
a) 0.085
b) 0.107
c) 0.127
d) 0.149

36. A 50 kg mass hangs from two ropes at angles of 45° to the vertical. What is the tension in
each rope?
a) 245 N
b) 343 N
c) 441 N
d) 539 N

37. What is the centripetal force required to keep a 0.5 kg mass moving in a circle of radius 2
m at a speed of 6 m/s?
a) 7 N
b) 8 N
c) 9 N
d) 10 N

Page 5 of 9
 TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

HPFP Physics II UNIT 2 REVISION – Part I

38. A 10 kg mass is pushed up a 30° incline with a force of 100 N parallel to the incline. If the
coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.2, what is its acceleration?
a) 3.13 m/s²
b) 4.28 m/s²
c) 5.42 m/s²
d) 6.57 m/s²

39. What is the impulse delivered by a 50 N force acting for 0.1 seconds?
a) 3 N·s
b) 4 N·s
c) 5 N·s
d) 6 N·s

40. A 2000 kg car rounds a curve of radius 100 m at 20 m/s. What is the centripetal force
required?
a) 3000 N
b) 8000 N
c) 13000 N
d) 18000 N

41. What is the acceleration due to gravity on a planet with mass 5 × 10²⁴ kg and radius 5000
km? (G = 6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ Nm²/kg²)
a) 10.7 m/s²
b) 13.3 m/s²
c) 15.9 m/s²
d) 18.5 m/s²

42. A force F = (3i + 4j) N acts on a 2 kg mass. What is its acceleration?

a) (1i + 2j) m/s²
b) (2i + 1j) m/s²
c) (1.5i + 2j) m/s²
d) (2i + 1.5j) m/s²

43. What is the normal force acting on a 50 kg mass on a 30° incline?

a) 425 N
b) 425.7 N
c) 426.4 N
d) 427.1 N

44. A 5 kg mass is accelerated from rest to 10 m/s in 5 seconds. What is the average force
applied?
a) 5 N
b) 8 N
c) 10 N
d) 12 N

45. What is the work done by a 20 N force in moving an object 5 m at an angle of 60° to the
direction of motion?
a) 25 J
b) 50 J
c) 50√3 J
d) 100 J

Page 6 of 9
 TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

HPFP Physics II UNIT 2 REVISION – Part I

46. A 100 g bullet is fired with a velocity of 500 m/s. If the barrel of the gun is 0.5 m long, what
is the average force exerted on the bullet?
a) 15000 N
b) 20000 N
c) 25000 N
d) 50000 N

47. What is the minimum coefficient of friction needed to keep a 1 kg mass from sliding down
a 30° incline?
a) 0.5
b) 0.55
c) 0.577
d) 0.6

48. A 20 kg mass is attached to a spring with spring constant 200 N/m. If it is displaced 0.1 m
from equilibrium, what is the restoring force?
a) 10 N
b) 15 N
c) 20 N
d) 25 N

49. What is the tension in a string supporting a 2 kg mass swinging in a vertical circle at the
bottom of its path if its speed is 5 m/s? (The radius of the circle is 1 m)
a) 49.6 N
b) 69.6 N
c) 89.6 N
d) 109.6 N

50. A 500 kg elevator accelerates upward at 2 m/s². What is the tension in the cable
supporting it?
a) 5400 N
b) 5600 N
c) 5900 N
d) 6200 N

51. A 2 kg mass is attached to a spring with spring constant k = 200 N/m. The system oscillates
on a horizontal frictionless surface. At t = 0, the mass is at its maximum displacement of 0.1 m
and moving towards the equilibrium position. What is the speed of the mass when it is 0.05 m
from the equilibrium position?

a) 1.94 m/s
b) 2.24 m/s
c) 2.45 m/s
d) 2.83 m/s

Page 7 of 9
 TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

HPFP Physics II UNIT 2 REVISION – Part I

52. Two masses m1 = 3 kg and m2 = 5 kg are connected by a light inextensible string passing
over a frictionless pulley. The system is released from rest. After 2 seconds, what is the tension
in the string? (g = 9.8 m/s²)

a) 33.8 N
b) 36.75 N
c) 39.2 N
d) 42.5 N

53. A uniform rod of length L and mass M is pivoted at one end and held horizontally. It is
then released and allowed to fall. What is the angular acceleration of the rod at the instant it
is released? (Moment of inertia of a rod about one end is (1/3)ML²)

a) g/L
b) 2g/L
c) 3g/2L
d) 3g/L

54. A particle moves in a circle of radius 2 m with non-uniform speed. At a certain instant, its
speed is 4 m/s and its tangential acceleration is 3 m/s². What is the magnitude of its total
acceleration at this instant?

a) 5 m/s²
b) 7 m/s²
c) 9 m/s²
d) 11 m/s²

55. A block of mass m slides down an inclined plane of angle θ with coefficient of kinetic
friction μ. If the block starts from rest at height h, what is its speed when it reaches the bottom
of the incline?

a) √(2gh(sin θ - μ cos θ))

b) √(2gh(cos θ - μ sin θ))
c) √(2gh(sin θ - μ cos θ)/(1 + μ tan θ))
d) √(2gh(cos θ - μ sin θ)/(1 + μ cot θ))

56. A satellite of mass m is orbiting Earth (mass M) in a circular orbit of radius r. What is the
minimum impulse needed to change its orbit to an elliptical one with apogee 2r?

a) m√(GM/2r)
b) m√(GM/4r)
c) m√(GM/6r)
d) m√(GM/8r)

57. A uniform solid sphere of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping down an inclined
plane of angle θ. What is its acceleration? (Moment of inertia of a solid sphere about its
center is (2/5)MR²)

a) (5/7)g sin θ
b) (5/7)g sin θ
c) (3/5)g sin θ
d) (2/3)g sin θ

Page 8 of 9
 TEXILA AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

HPFP Physics II UNIT 2 REVISION – Part I

58. Two particles of masses m1 and m2 are moving towards each other with velocities v1 and
v2 respectively. They collide head-on and stick together. What fraction of the initial kinetic
energy is lost in the collision?

a) (m1v1 + m2v2)²/(m1v1² + m2v2²)

b) (m1v1 - m2v2)²/(m1v1² + m2v2²)
c) m1m2(v1 - v2)²/((m1 + m2)(m1v1² + m2v2²))
d) m1m2(v1 + v2)²/((m1 + m2)(m1v1² + m2v2²))

59. A uniform rod of length L and mass M is suspended vertically by a hinge at its upper end.
It is displaced slightly and released. What is the magnitude of the force exerted by the hinge
on the rod when it passes through its equilibrium position? (Moment of inertia of a rod about
one end is (1/3)ML²)

a) 3Mg/2
b) 4Mg/3
c) 5Mg/4
d) 7Mg/6

60. A particle of mass m moves in a potential field U(x) = kx⁴/4, where k is a positive constant.
If the particle has total energy E, what is the period of its oscillation?

a) (π/2)√(m/k) (E/k)^(-1/4)
b) π√(m/k) (E/k)^(-1/4)
c) 2π√(m/k) (E/k)^(-1/4)
d) 4√2 Γ(5/4)/Γ(3/4) √(m/k) (E/k)^(-1/4), where Γ is the gamma function

|END|

Page 9 of 9