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R2019_1 [15 marks]

1. An object is positioned in a gravitational field. The measurement of gravitational force [1 mark]


acting on the object has an uncertainty of 3 % and the uncertainty in the mass of the
object is 9 %. What is the uncertainty in the gravitational field strength of the field?
A. 3 %
B. 6 %
C. 12 %
D. 27 %

2. What is a correct value for the charge on an electron? [1 mark]


A. 1.60 x 10–12 µC
B. 1.60 x 10–15 mC
C. 1.60 x 10–22 kC
D. 1.60 x 10–24 MC

3. A stone falls from rest to the bottom of a water well of depth d. The time t taken to fall is[1 mark]
2.0 ±0.2 s. The depth of the well is calculated to be 20 m using d = 12 at 2. The
uncertainty in a is negligible.
What is the absolute uncertainty in d?
A. ± 0.2 m
B. ± 1 m
C. ± 2 m
D. ± 4 m

4. Light of wavelength 400nm is incident on two slits separated by 1000µm. The [1 mark]
interference pattern from the slits is observed from a satellite orbiting 0.4Mm above the
Earth. The distance between interference maxima as detected at the satellite is
A. 0.16Mm.
B. 0.16km.
C. 0.16m.
D. 0.16mm.

5. A car moves north at a constant speed of 3m s –1 for 20s and then east at a constant [1 mark]
speed of 4m s–1 for 20s. What is the average speed of the car during this motion?
A. 7.0m s –1
B. 5.0m s –1
C. 3.5m s–1
D. 2.5m s–1

A sphere fits inside a cube.


6. A sphere fits inside a cube. [1 mark]

The length of the cube and the diameter of the sphere are 10.0±0.2cm.
percentageuncertaintyofthevolumeofthesphere
What is the ratio percentageuncertaintyofthevolumeofthecube
?
3
A. 4π

B. 1
C. 2
D. 8

7. What is the unit of energy density? [1 mark]


A. J kg −1
B. J kg −1 m 3
C. J mol −1
D. J K −1

8. Which of the following expresses the watt in terms of fundamental units? [1 mark]
A. kg m 2 s
B. kg m 2 s-1
C. kg m 2 s-2
D. kg m 2 s-3

9. Which of the following expresses the units of capacitance in terms of fundamental [1 mark]
units?
A. s4 A2 m−2 kg−1
B. s2 Am−2 kg−1

C. s4 A2 m−2
D. s2 Am−2
Data analysis question.
A simple pendulum of length l consists of a small mass attached to the end of a light string.

The time T taken for the mass to swing through one cycle is given by

T = 2π√
l
g

where g is the acceleration due to gravity.

10. A student measures T for one length l to determine the value of g. Time [2 marks]
T = 1.9s ± 0.1s and length l = 0.880m ± 0.001m. Calculate the fractional
uncertainty in g.

11. Which of the following is a fundamental unit? [1 mark]


A. Ampere
B. Coulomb
C. Ohm
D. Volt

The maximum acceleration a of an oscillator undergoing simple harmonic motion


12. The maximum acceleration amax of an oscillator undergoing simple harmonic motion [1 mark]
(SHM) has a percentage uncertainty of 12%. The amplitude x0 of the oscillation has a
percentage uncertainty of 20%. If k = √
amax
x0
what is the percentage uncertainty in the constant
k?
A. 4%
B. 8%
C. 16%
D. 32%

13. The radius of a sphere is measured with an uncertainty of 2%. What is the uncertainty in[1 mark]
the volume of the sphere?
A. 2%
B. 4%
C. 6%
D. 8%

14. The volume V of a cylinder of radius R and height H is given by V = πR2H. The volume [1 mark]
of the cylinder was measured with an uncertainty of 10% and the height was measured
with an uncertainty of 6%. What is the uncertainty in the radius of the cylinder?
A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 4%
D. 8%

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