PHYSICS

UNITS AND DIMENSIONS

Two marks.
1) What are fundamental units? Give an example for fundamental units.
2) With a diagram explain the parallax method of measuring the large distance like a planet or a
star from the earth.
3) Distinguish between accuracy and precision of measurement.
4) Mention the types of errors.
5) Define (a) error (b) accuracy.
6) What is systemic error? Mention any one source of systemic error.
7) Write any two methods to minimize the systemic error.
8) The resistance R =V/I, where V=(100±5) volt and I= (10±0.2) A, Find the percentage error in R.
9) Define the term significant figures with example.
10) Write the number of significant figures in the following. a) 0.007 𝑚2 b) 2.64 𝑘𝑔
11) Give the number of significant figures in a) 0.00603 𝑚2 b) 0.0203 𝑘𝑔
12) Write the SI unit and dimensional formula for acceleration.
13) Write dimensional formula for force and work.
14) Name any two physical quantities, which have same dimensions.
15) Mention the Physical quantity represented by the dimensional formula [𝑀1𝐿1𝑇−1]
16) What are the advantages of dimensional analysis?

Three marks.
1) Name the SI unit of (i) momentum (ii) luminous intensity (iii) solid angle (iv) plane angle
(v) Power (vi) Impulse
2) Write the dimensional formula for pressure, wavelength and force.
3) Using the method of dimensions, deduce the relation connecting the time period, mass of the
bob, length of the pendulum and acceleration due to gravity.
4) Check the correctness of the equation 𝑣2 = 𝑣2 + 2𝑎𝑥 by the method of dimensions.
5) Check the correctness of the equation 𝑣 = 𝑣0 + 𝑎𝑡 by the method of dimensions.
6) Check the correctness of the equation 𝐾𝐸 = 1⁄2 𝑚𝑣2 by the method of dimensions.
7) Check the correctness of the equation 𝑉 = 𝑚𝑔ℎ by the method of dimensions.
8) Check the correctness of the equation 1⁄2 𝑚𝑣2 = 𝑚𝑔ℎ by the method of dimensions.
9) Write the limitations of dimensional analysis.
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10) Check the correctness of the equation 𝑥 = 𝑣0𝑡 + 𝑎𝑡 2 by the method of dimensions.
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 MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE

Two marks.
1) Distinguish between distance travelled and displacement of a particle.
2) Distinguish between speed and velocity.
3) Define uniform velocity and uniform acceleration.
4) What is position time graph? Draw 𝑥 − 𝑡 graph for an object at rest.
5) Draw position time graph for (a) a particle at rest,(b) a body moving with uniform velocity.
6) Draw the position time graph of a particle moving with
a) Positive acceleration. b) Negative acceleration.
7) Draw v-t graph for body moving in uniform acceleration.
8) Define relative velocity. When will the relative velocity of two bodies be zero?
9) Define relative velocity with an example.

Three marks.
1) Write the significance of v-t graph.
2) Derive the equation 𝑣 = 𝑣0 + 𝑎𝑡 with usual notation by using v-t graph.
3) Define relative velocity. When does the relative velocity become maximum and minimum if
two particles are moving along a straight line?

Five marks.
1) What is v-t graph? Derive the equation 𝑣2 = 𝑣2 + 2𝑎𝑥 with usual notation by using v-t graph.

2) What is v-t graph? Derive the equation 𝑥 = 𝑣0𝑡 + 2 𝑎𝑡

MOTION IN A PLANE

Two marks.
1) What are scalar and vector? Give example. OR Distinguish between scalar and vector.
2) A unit vector is represented by + + 𝐶 𝑘. If the value of and are 0.5 and 0.8
respectively, then find the value of 𝐶.
3) State and explain parallelogram law of vector addition.
4) What is a projectile? Give an example.
5) Write the equation for the trajectory of a projectile motion. What is the nature of its trajectory?

Three marks.
1) State and explain the triangle law of vectors addition.
2) What is resolution of vectors? Write expressions for 𝑥 and 𝑦 components (Rectangular) of a
vector. or
Obtain the equations for rectangular components of a vector in two dimensions.
3) Derive an expression for magnitude of resultant of two concurrent vectors.
or
Find the magnitude of the resultant of two vectors and in terms of their magnitude and
angle 𝜃 between them.
4) Obtain an expression for maximum height reached by a projectile.
5) Obtain an expression for time of flight of a projectile.
6) Obtain the expression for range of a projectile.

Five marks.
1) What is projectile motion? Show that trajectory of projectile is a parabola.
or
What is projectile motion? Derive an expression for trajectory of projectile.
or
Show that the path of the projectile is a parabola.
2) What is centripetal acceleration? Derive an expression for centripetal acceleration of a particle
in uniform circular motion.
or
What is centripetal acceleration? Derive the expression for radial acceleration.

LAWS OF MOTION

Two marks.
1. A net force of 5 𝑁 is acting on a body of mass 10 𝐾𝑔. What is the acceleration produced?
2. Define impulsive force. Give one example.
3. Calculate Impulse of force when a force of 10 𝑁 acting for 0.1 𝑠.
4. State Newton’s third law of motion. Give an illustration.
5. What are static friction and limiting friction?
6. Name any two forces acting on a car when it is moving on the level road.

Three marks.
1. State Newton’s first law of motion. Hence define Force and inertia.
2. Distinguish between impulse and impulsive force. Give an example for impulsive force.
3. Show that Impulsive force is equal to change in momentum.
4. Mention the common forces in mechanics.
5. Prove that the total momentum of an isolated system of interacting particle is conserved.
or
Prove law of conservation of linear momentum from Newton’s law of motion.
or
Total momentum of an isolated system of interacting particle is conserved. Prove it in the case
of collision of two bodies.
or
Prove law of conservation of linear momentum in the case of collision of two bodies.
6. Distinguish between mass and weight.
7. Write any three methods to reduce friction.
8. Mention any three advantages of friction.
9. Give any three disadvantages of friction
10. State laws of Friction.
11. Show that 𝑣𝑚 = √𝜇𝑠𝑅𝑔 for the motion of a car on level road.
Five marks.
1. State Newton’s second law of motion and derive, 𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎.
2. State and prove law of conservation of linear momentum.
or
State and prove law of conservation of linear momentum from Newton’s third law of motion.
3. Derive an expression for maximum safe speed of a vehicle on a banked road in circular
motion.
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