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SCIENCE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

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FORCE, MOTION & PRESSURE

1.

Which of the following quantities have both magnitude and direction?

I. Displacement
II. Speed
III. Momentum

A.

I and II only

B.

I and III only

C.

II and III only

D.

I , II and III

2.

An athlete weighs 750 N. Determine the athlete's mass.

[g = 10 m s-2]

A.

750 kg

B.

375 kg

C.

75 kg

D.

7500 kg

3.

A body is more stable when its centre of gravity is

A.

at the centre.

B.

at its top.

C.

outside the body.

D.

close to the ground.

4.

The principle of flotation states that

A.

a floating body displaces its own weight of fluid in which it floats.

B.

a floating body experiences an upward force equal to its weight.

C.

a body immersed in a fluid does not displace the fluid.

D.

the upthrust on a floating body exceeds the body's weight.

5.

A body has a weight of 720 N. Calculate the mass of the body

[g = 10 ms-2]

A.

7.2 kg

B.

72 kg

C.

720 kg

D.

7200 kg

6.

Which of the following forces is mainly reduced when a lubricant is applied to the moving parts of an engine?

A.

Gravitational force

B.

Magnetic force

C.

Frictional force

D.

Centripetal force

7.

A car of mass 1600 kg moves with a velocity of 80 ms-1.

Determine the momentum of the car.

A.

1.28 x 106 kg ms-1

B.

3.2 x 104 kg ms-1

C.

6.4 x 104 kg ms-1

D.

1.28 x 105 kg ms-1

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