Physics Practice Examination
Topics: Kinematics, Vectors, Projectile Motion, Newton's Laws & Force, Friction, Mass & Weight,
Energy and Work
1. A car accelerates from rest at 3 m/s². What is its velocity after 5 seconds?
2. What is the displacement of the car in the previous question?
3. A ball is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 20 m/s. How long does it take to reach the
highest point?
4. What is the maximum height reached by the ball?
5. If a vehicle moves with a constant velocity, what is its acceleration?
6. A body travels 100 m in 4 s and then 200 m in 5 s. What is the average speed?
7. What is the magnitude of a vector with components (3, 4)?
8. Find the angle between two vectors A = 3i + 4j and B = 4i + 3j.
9. What is the resultant of vectors A = 5i and B = 12j?
10. If vector A has magnitude 10 and makes a 60° angle with the x-axis, find its x-component.
11. Find the unit vector of a vector with components (6, 8).
12. Add the vectors A = 2i + 3j and B = -i + 4j.
13. A projectile is launched at 30 m/s at an angle of 45°. What is its time of flight?
14. What is the maximum height of the projectile in the previous question?
15. Find the horizontal range of the projectile.
16. At what angle should a projectile be launched to achieve maximum range?
17. If a projectile returns to the same height from which it was launched, what is its total vertical
displacement?
18. A stone is thrown horizontally from a height of 20 m. How long does it take to hit the ground?
19. State Newton's First Law of Motion.
20. A 5 kg object is acted upon by a net force of 20 N. What is its acceleration?
21. If the force on an object triples, what happens to its acceleration (assuming mass is constant)?
22. What is the reaction force when a book rests on a table?
23. Describe an example illustrating Newton's Third Law.
24. If an object moves at constant velocity, what can be said about the net force acting on it?
25. Define static and kinetic friction.
26. A box requires 50 N to start sliding. What is the static friction force?
27. What factors affect the force of friction between two surfaces?
28. How does increasing normal force affect friction?
29. Differentiate between mass and weight.
30. Calculate the weight of a 70 kg person on Earth.
31. Would the mass of an object change on the Moon? Why or why not?
32. If gravity on Mars is 3.7 m/s², what is the weight of a 10 kg object?
33. Define work in physics.
34. What is the work done if a force of 10 N moves an object 5 meters?
35. Define kinetic energy and give its formula.
36. A 2 kg object is moving at 3 m/s. Calculate its kinetic energy.
37. What is potential energy? Provide its formula.
38. Calculate the gravitational potential energy of a 5 kg object 10 m above the ground.
39. State the law of conservation of energy.
40. If 500 J of work is done in 10 seconds, what is the power output?
