Department of Applied Physics & Astronomy

College of Sciences
University of Sharjah

Course Name Physics 1 laboratory

Course ID 1430116

Semester

Exam Final Date

Place Time

Instructor

Student’s name: ID: Section:

Part 1 Part 2
Marks
MCQs P4 P5 P6 P7 Total
assigned (12) (8) (9) (5) (6) (40)
Marks
Obtained

Please read the following instructions carefully:

(1) Exam time is 90 minutes
(2) The exam is made of 8 pages including the cover page
(3) For all calculations use the value of the acceleration due to gravity g = 9.80 m/s2
(4) Sharing calculators is not allowed
(5) Turn off your mobile and put it away
(6) Answer all the questions

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 Part (I)
Choose the closest answer from the possible choices following each question. (12 marks)

1- The smallest value (smallest division) that can be measured by the micrometer shown is:

A) 0.01 mm
B) 0.02 mm
C) 0.05 mm
D) 0.1 mm
E) 0.2 mm

2- The reading of the vernier caliper shown to the right is:

A) 11.25 ± 0.025 mm
B) 9.50 ± 0.01 mm
C) 9.65 ± 0.05 mm
D) 11.65 ± 0.05 mm
E) 11.65 ± 0.025 mm

3- The diagram below shows the magnitudes and directions of three forces applied on a particle at
P. What is the direction -measured counterclockwise from positive x-axis- of the resultant force
on the particle?

A) 26.6o B) 116.6o C) 63.4o D) 153.4o E) None of these

4- The device shown below is:

A) Electronic timer B) PC Timer C) Multi channel digital recorder

D) Pasco interface E) Time of flight accessory

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5- If NO net external force act on a system, then the total ………………… of the system is
conserved.

A) kinetic energy B) linear momentum C) potential energy

D) mechanical energy E) None of the these

6- A student throws a ball which follows the path as shown. When the ball is at the position of
the maximum height shown, what is the direction of the resultant force on it? (neglect the
air resistance)

(A) Along A (B) Along B (C) Along C (D) Along D (E) Along E

7- A 0.50 kg object slides down a frictionless inclined surface as shown to the right.
The acceleration of the object is

A) 4.90 m/s2
B) 5.88 m/s2
C) 7.35 m/s2
D) 7.84 m/s2
E) 9.81 m/s2

8- The graph represents the relationship between acceleration and time for an object moving in a
straight line. If the object starts its motion from rest, what is the velocity of the object after one
minute?

A) 19.6 m/s
B) 5 m/s
C) 588 m/s
D) 300 m/s
E) 150 m/s

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 Part (II): Solve the following questions
(Justify your answers)
Question (1): (5 marks)
In the “Density” experiment, a student obtained the results shown in the table below for a solid cylinder:

Trial (1) Trial (2)

Mass (g) 232.1 232.1
By laboratory balance
Diameter (mm) 25.11 25.11
By micrometer
Length (mm) 63.23 63.17
By vernier caliper

Use the measured values given in table 1 to complete table 2. (Show your calculation below)
7.42 g.cm^3
m (g) Δm Δd Δl ρ (g/cm3) ρ (kg/m3)
7420 kg/m^3
232.1 0.05 0.005 0.03 7.42*10^-3 7.42

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Question (2): (3 marks)

For the system shown, the relationship between the weight of the hanging mass and the acceleration of
the system was drawn as shown below.
0.5
0.45
0.4
0.35
0.3
w (N)

0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
0.05
0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
a (m/s2)

If the mass of the cart M = 250g, what is the weight of the hanging mass?

Slope = 0.3 kg
M+m = 0.3
m= 0.3 - .250 = 0.05 kg

w = mg = 0.05*9.8

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Question (3): (5 marks)
In the Vectors experiment, two forces are acting on the ring at the center of the force table as shown below.
Use vector analysis to complete the table below, where FR is the resultant of the two forces and FE is the
equilibrant force. (show your work in the space provided)

Force Magnitude Direction x-component y-component

F1 15 60 7.5 13
F2 10 300 5 -8.7
FR 13.2 19 12.5 4.3
FE 13.2 199 -12.5 -4.3

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Question (4): (4 marks)

In the Uniformly Accelerated Motion experiment, the relationship between the distance traveled by the
glider, X, in (m) and, t2, in sec2 is plotted as shown in the graph below. If the angle of the frictionless
incline θ=2.4o , calculate the acceleration of gravity (g) in this experiment. (Justify your answers)
i- What is the acceleration of gravity in this experiment?

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Slope = 0.2 m/s^2 X (m)

0.8 UAM
0.7
G = 0.2 *2)/sin2.4 = 9.55 m/s^2 0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
ii-What are the major sources of errors in this experiment? t2 (s2)

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Question (5): (5 marks)
In the Linear Momentum experiment; two carts of equal masses, m1 = m2, are placed on a
horizontal frictionless track. Cart 1 is given an initial velocity v1i to the right, and cart 2 was initially
at rest at the middle of the track. After collision, the two carts stick together and moving to the
right with constant velocity vf. The following table shows the readings of timer 1 and timer 2 for
one trial.
i- Complete the table. (show your calculation)

m1=400 g, The length of the glider 1 is L1= 20 cm

m2=400 g, The length of the glider 2 is L2= 20 cm
Trial 1
t1 (s) 0.161
t2 (s) 0.643
v1i (m/s) 0.2/.161= …
vf (m/s) 0.4/0.643
Pi .4*v1i
Pf (0.4+0.4)vf
Ki ½*0.4*v1i^2
Kf 0.5*(0.8)*vf^2

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ii- What is the type of this collision? why? Inelastic because the kinetic energy is not conserved

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iii- What is the difference between inelastic and perfectly (or completely) inelastic collision?

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Question (6): (6 marks)
In the conservation of mechanical energy experiment, the following results were obtained:
The mass of the plastic ball m = 25 g, the distance between the two photogates at position B is l = 0.10
m, the height of the top of the table from the floor H = 75 cm, as shown; t 1 is time between the two
photogates, and t2 is the time between the second photogate and the timer plate at C.

i- Complete the following table

t1 t2 vCx vCy Mechanical Mechanical
(s) (s) (m/s) (m/s) energy at B energy at C
EB (J) EC (J)
0.045 0.391

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VB = 0.1/0.045 = 2.22
Vcx = gt2 = 9.8*0.391= 3.83
Vc = 4.42
Ec = EB = 0.5*0.025*Vc^2 = 0.244

ii- Is the mechanical energy between B and C conserved? Explain yes because gravity force is the only
force acting on the ball and it’s a conservative force

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iii- What is meant by conservative force?

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Best wishes
Name:………………………………….… ID: ……………………...
Equation Sheet

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For all calculations, use g = 9.80 m/s2
2 2 2
m  Δm   Δl   2Δ d 
 , Vcylinder  πr L,2
Δρ        
V  m   l   d 


x  ,
N

v = v + at
f o
2
x = x + v t + ½at
f o o
x = x + ½(v + v )t
f o o f
2 2
v = v + 2a(x –x )
f o f o

 Fy 
Fx = F cos θ , Fy = F sin θ , F  ( Fx ) 2  ( Fy ) 2 , θ  tan 1  
 Fx 
a x  g sin  ,

FR=ma

 
P  mv , mv +mv =mv +mv
1 1i 2 2i 1 1f 2 2f

1
K mv 2 , U  mgy , E=K+U,
2
K i  Ui  K f  U f
   
P1i  P2i  P1f  P2f

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