Two Mark Questions

1. Define the term displacement. Is it a vector quantity or a scalar

quantity?
2. What is circular motion? Is circular motion an acceleration motion?
A boy runs for 20 min. at a uniform speed of 18km/h. At what speed should
he run for the next 40 min. so that the average speed comes 24km/hr.
5. A train accelerated from 10km/hr to 40km/hr in 2 minutes. How much
distance does it cover in this period? Assume that the tracks are straight?
6. A train starts from rest and accelerate uniformly at the rate of 5 m/s 2 for
5 sec. Calculate the velocity of train in 5 sec.
7. A bullet leaves a rifle with a muzzle velocity of 1042 m/s. While
accelerating through the barrel of the rifle, the bullet moves a distance of
1.680 m. Determine the acceleration of the bullet (assume a uniform
acceleration)
8. A bike riding at 22.4 m/s skids to come to a halt in 2.55 s. Conclude the
skidding distance of the bike.
9. A race scooter is seen accelerating uniformly from 18.5 m/s to 46.1 m/s
in 2.47 seconds. Determine the acceleration of the scooter and the
distance travelled.
10. A car is travelling with a speed of 36 km/h. The driver applied the
brakes and retards the car uniformly. The car is stopped in 5 sec. Find (i)
The acceleration of car and (ii) Distance before it stops after Appling
breaks?
11. Can displacement be zero? If yes, give two examples of such
situations.
Define one watt of power.
(2 Marks)
2. Name twy physical quantities whose unit is Joule.
(2 Marks)
3. What is gravitational potential energy?
(2 Marks)
4. What is the commercial unit of energy? Define it.
(3 Marks)
5. Give one example where work done on an object is negative.
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6. What work is said to be done to increase the velocity of a car from 15
km/h to 30 km/h, if the mass of the car is 1000 kg?
(3 Marks)
7. A body possess potential energy of 460 J whose mass is 20 kg and is
raised to a certain height. What is the height when g = 10 m/s 2 .
(3 Marks)
8. Derive the formula for kinetic energy.
(4 Marks)
9. With pendulum as an example the law of conservation of energy.
(4 Marks)
10. Derive the formula for potential energy.
(4 Marks)
Give the S.I. unit of G and its value. 1
2. g=GM/R 2 , what does these symbols denote? 1
3. When a ball is let free fall from the top of building. What is the
acceleration and what its sign? 1
4. A ball is projected vertically upwards with an initial velocity ‘u goes to a
maximum height ‘h’ before touching the ground. What is the value of
‘h’ ? 2
5. How is the weight of an object related to its mass? 2
6. The mass of the body on earth is 60kg, what is its weight on the earth
and on moon. 2
7. The mass of earth is 6x10 24 kg and that of the moon is 7.4x 10 22 kg. If the
distance between the earth and the moon is 3.84x10 5 km. Calculate the
force exerted by the earth and the moon. 2
G=6.67x10 -11 Nm 2 kg -2
8. Calculate the value of ‘g’ acceleration due to gravity. 1
9. Gibe difference between ‘g’ and ‘G’ 2
10. If ball is thrown up in the sky, what will happen to its value of ‘g’? 1
11. Derive the formula for the universal law of gravitation. 2
12. A car falls of a ledge and drops to the ground in 0.5 s. Let g= 10 ms -2
 a. What is its speed on touching the ground?
b. What is its average speed during 0.5s?
c. How high is the ledge from the ground?
Why do passengers tend to fall sideways when the bus takes a sharp u
turn? (2 marks)
2. Why should a passenger hold on to prevent himself from swaying in a
turning bus? (2 marks)
3. Why do passengers tend to fall back when it starts suddenly? (2
marks)
4. Why do passengers jumping out of a rapidly moving bus fall forward
with his face downwards, if he does not run forward? (2 marks)
5. Why does a passenger jumping out of a rapidly moving bus fall forward
with his face downwards? (2 marks)
6. Why can dust be removed by shaking it, or beating it by a
carpet? (2 marks)
7. Why does a bullet when fired against a glass window pane make a hole
in it, and the glass pane will smash it? (2 marks)
8. Why does an athlete take a longer jump if he comes running from a
distance than when he jumps suddenly from the take-off line? (2
marks)
9. What happens when you shake a wet piece of cloth? Explain,
why? (2 marks)
10. Why is it advised to tie a rope on the luggage while you travel by the
bus? (2 marks)
11. How does a boat move forward into the water when the boatman
presses one end of the pole against the ground? (2 marks)
12. Why is it difficult for a fireman to hose, which ejects large amount of
water at a high velocity?