AIBSBSS Physics Worksheet G-12 On Unit 2: Two Dimensional Motions 2024

1. If the launch angle of a projectile is increased from 30° to 60°, what happens to their ranges (assuming the
same initial velocity)?
A) It decreases B) It remains the same C) It increases D) It is impossible to determine
2. A projectile is launched at a certain angle with the horizontal. What is the relationship between the time to
reach the maximum height and the total time of flight?
A) Time to reach maximum height is half of the total time of flight
B) Time to reach maximum height is equal to the total time of flight
C) Time to reach maximum height is twice the total time of flight
D) It depends on the angle of launch
3. For a projectile launched at an angle to the horizontal, which component of velocity is responsible for
determining the time of flight?
A) The initial vertical velocity B) The initial horizontal velocity
C) The total velocity D) cannot be determined
4. At what point during projectile motion is the speed of the object the least (neglecting air resistance)?
A) At the point of launch C) At the maximum height
B) Just before it hits the ground D) Halfway through its flight
5. The range of a projectile depends on:
A) The initial horizontal velocity only
B) The initial vertical velocity only
C) Both the initial vertical and horizontal velocities
D) Only the time of flight
6. Why do ski jumpers lean forward while they are in the air?
A) To increase their speed
B) To reduce air resistance and stay airborne longer
C) To increase the vertical velocity
D) To balance themselves
7. Why does a golfer adjust the angle of the club to achieve different shot distances?
A) To change the speed of the ball C) To control the angle of projection
B) To increase the mass of the ball D) To minimize air resistance
8. When launching a rocket at a target, why must engineers account for both vertical and horizontal motion?
A) To minimize the fuel used
B) To ensure the rocket reaches the target despite gravitational effects
C) To control the rocket's speed
D) To maximize the rocket's velocity
9. In a long jump, why does an athlete’s horizontal speed remain fairly constant during the jump?
A) Because the ground provides constant support
B) Because air resistance is negligible
C) Because horizontal speed is not affected by gravity
D) Because of the athlete's weight
10. What is the relationship between the horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile?
A) They are independent of each other
B) The horizontal motion affects the vertical motion
C) The vertical motion affects the horizontal motion
D) Both affect each other
11. If the initial speed of a projectile is doubled, what happens to the horizontal range (assuming the same
angle of projection)?
A) It is halved B) It doubles C) It quadruples D) It remains the same
12. Which of the following is an example of projectile motion in the real world?
A) A car moving on a straight road C) A basketball shot towards the hoop
B) A satellite orbiting the Earth D) A runner sprinting on a track
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AIBSBSS Physics Worksheet G-12 On Unit 2: Two Dimensional Motions 2024

13. Why do archers aim above the target when shooting an arrow at long distances?
A) To account for wind resistance C) To increase the time of flight
B) To compensate for gravity pulling the arrow down D) To make the arrow fly faster
14. Why do artillery operators need to calculate the angle of launch carefully before firing a projectile?
A) To avoid wasting ammunition
B) To ensure the projectile reaches the intended target, accounting for distance and gravity
C) To minimize wind effects
D) To increase the speed of the projectile
15. A projectile launched at an angle will have maximum height when:
A. The vertical component of its velocity is maximum
B. The horizontal velocity is zero
C. The vertical velocity becomes zero
D. The horizontal velocity becomes maximum
16. At maximum height, the only acting force on the projectile is:
A. Air resistance
B. Gravitational force
C. Horizontal acceleration
D. Inertia
17. When a projectile reaches its maximum height, its acceleration is:
A. Zero B. Maximum C. Equal to gravitational acceleration D. Equal to its velocity
18. At which point in the flight of a projectile is the velocity entirely horizontal?
A. At launch
B. At the maximum height
C. Just before it hits the ground
D. Halfway between launch and the ground
19. Which quantity is conserved in both horizontal and vertical components of projectile motion?
A. Velocity B. Momentum C. Energy D. Time
20. Two projectiles are fired from ground level at equal speed but different angles. One is fired at an angle of
30 degrees and the other at 60 degrees. The projectile to hit the ground first will be the one fired at(neglect
air resistance):
A. 60 degrees B. 30 degrees C. both hit at the same time D. cannot be determine
21. A spinning object’s angular velocity is increasing with time. What type of motion is it undergoing?
A) Rotational equilibrium C) Constant angular velocity
B) Angular acceleration D) Linear acceleration
22. A uniform disc and a uniform ring, both of equal mass and radius, are rolled down an incline. Which will
reach the bottom first (neglecting air resistance)?
A) The disc B) The ring
C) Both reach at the same time D) It depends on the slope of the incline
23. When opening a door, you apply force farthest from the hinge to:
A) Increase the force
B) Decrease the force needed to create the same torque
C) Decrease the torque
D) Maintain the door's rotational inertia
24. In skating, why does a skater spin faster when pulling their arms inward?
A) Moment of inertia decreases, increasing angular velocity
B) Moment of inertia increases, decreasing angular velocity
C) Torque is applied to the skater’s body
D) The mass of the skater changes

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25. A disk of radius 0.10 m and mass 0.1 kg is set into motion by a tangential force of 2.0 N applied at the edge
of the disk. If the angular acceleration of the disk is 400 rad/s², the torque and angular velocity at 2.0 s are,
respectively.
A. 0. 2 Nm and 800 rad/s B. 0.5 Nm and 100 rad/s C. 0.1 Nm and 200 rad/s D. 0.2 nm and 400 rad/s
26. Identify the correct statement about torque and angular momentum.
A. The change in angular momentum is inversely proportional to the torque exerted for a given time
interval.
B. No torque acts on an object when its angular momentum increases.
C. A small torque applied for a longer time and a large torque exerted for a shorter time have the same
effect on the change of angular momentum.
D. For the same time interval, a small torque and a large torque change angular momentum by the same
amount.
27. A disc rotates from rest with constant angular acceleration of 5 rad/ . What is its angular velocity after
completing 8 revolutions?
A. 5 rad/s B. 8 rad/s C. 20 rad/s D. 28 rad/s
28. A torque of 40 Nm is applied to a wheel with a moment of inertia of 8 kg. . What is the angular
acceleration of wheel?
A. 4 rad/ B. 5 rad/ C. 8 rad/ D. 10 rad/
29. A car’s wheel has an angular velocity of 12 rad/s and accelerates uniformly at 3 rad/ . How many
revolutions will it complete in 4 seconds?
A. 12 B. 32 C. 24 D. 16
30. In playing room a turn table of radius 2 m has moment of inertia 250 kg.m2 and is rotating about a
frictionless vertical axel. When a boy of mass 50 kg stands near the rim, the system rotates with angular
speed 3 rad/s. the boy walks towards the center and stands at 1 m from the axe. What is the final angular
speed of the system?
A. 4.5 rad/s B. 2.5 rad/s C. 5.4 rad/s D. 3 rad/s
31. A thin circular ring of mass M and radius r and moment of inertia Mr2 is rotating about its axis with a
constant angular velocity . Two objects each of mass m, are attached gently to the opposite ends of a
diameter of the ring. What would be the angular velocity of the wheel?
A. B. C. D.
32. A solid sphere with a mass of 10 kg and radius of 0.5 m is rotating at 30 rad/s. what is its angular
momentum?( Moment of inertia of a solid sphere: I = )
A. 75 kg. B. 150 kg. C. 120 kg. D. 180 kg.
33. A flywheel with moment of inertia of 6 kg. is spinning at 10 rad/s. what is the magnitude of the torque
required to bring it to rest in 5 seconds?
A. 6 Nm B. 12 Nm C. 20 Nm D. 24 Nm
34. A rotating flywheel has a moment of inertia 2 kg. and angular speed of 40 rad/s. if a torque of 8 Nm is
applied, how long will it take to bring the flywheel to rest?
A. 5 s B. 10 s C. 8 s D. 4 s
35. A wheel is spinning counterclockwise as viewed from above. According to the right hand rule, what is the
direction of its angular momentum vector?
A. Upward (out of the page) B. inward ( into the page) C. to the right D. to the left

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36. If in a given rotational system of a body the angular momentum is increased with time, which one of the
following statement is not correct?
A. The radius of rotation may increase
B. The moment of inertia may increase
C. There is a torque exerted on the system
D. The is no torque exerted on the system
37. The radius of the wheel shown below is 0.75 m. what is its moment of inertia?

A. 2.25 kg. B. 3.38 kg. C. 6.75 kg. D. 9 kg.

38. Two blocks are connected by a string of negligible mass passing over a pulley of radius r = 0.2 m and
moment of inertia as shown in fig below. The block on the horizontal frictionless surface is moving with a
constant acceleration a = 2 m/ . If the pulley axis is frictionless, the string is inextensible and does not slip
on the pulley, what should be the moment inertia of the pulley?

A. 0.4 kg. B. 0.8 kg. C. 4 kg. D. 8 kg.

39. A block of mass m1 = 10 kg is placed on frictionless incline plane connected to mass m2 = 15 kg using a
string of negligible mass passing over a pulley of moment of inertia I = 0.25 kg.m2 and radius r = 10 cm as
shown in fig below. What is the torque on the pulley?

A. 2.5 Nm B. 4 Nm C. 5 Nm D. 12 Nm
40. An ice skater spins with an angular momentum directed upward. If the skater stops spinning by putting
their arms out, what is the direction of the torque applied to stop the spin?
A. Downward B. upward C. to the left D. to the right
41. A rotating object has an angular velocity of 10 rad/s and undergoes constant angular acceleration for 6
seconds. During this time, it rotates through an angular displacement of 300 rad. What is the angular
acceleration of the object?
A. 8 rad/ B. 10 rad/ C. 12 rad/ D. 0 rad/
42. A ceiling fan initially rotating at 50 rad/s is brought to a stop by applying a constant negative angular
acceleration of . What is the total angular displacement until the fan comes to rest?
A. 500 rad B. 650 rad C. 700 rad D. 300 rad

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43. A flywheel is rotating with angular velocity of 2 rad/s and acted by an acceleration of How long will
it take to complete three revolutions?
A. 0.57 s B. s C. 2 s D. 4 s
44. Kepler’s second law (the law of equal areas) implies that:
A) Planets move faster when closer to the Sun and slower when farther
B) Planets move slower when closer to the Sun
C) The speed of a planet is constant in its orbit
D) The orbit of a planet is circular
45. What happens to the gravitational force between two objects if the distance between them is doubled?
A) It quadruples B) It doubles C) It halves D) It decreases by a factor of four
46. The planet Jupiter is 5.2 times farther from the sun than Earth. How many earth years does it take for
Jupiter to orbit the sun?
A. 11. 86 years B. 9.5 years C. 25 years D. 15 years
47. The gravitational force between two masses is 200 N. If the distance between them is tripled, what will be
the new gravitational force?
A. 66.7 N B. 22.2 N C. 100 N D. 25 N
48. A planet of mass m is circling a star in an elliptical orbit as shown below. If its velocity at point A is
60,000 m/s and what is its velocity at point B?

A. 7,500 m/s B. 8,571 m/s C. 60,000 m/s D. 488,000 m/s

49. A satellite moves at a constant speed in a circular orbit about the center of the earth at an altitude half the
radius of the earth above its surface. If g is the gravitational acceleration at the surface of the earth and R is
its radius, then what is the speed of the satellite?

A. √ B. √ C√ D. √
50. What is the acceleration due to gravity at an altitude twice the radius of the Earth? ( is gravitational
acceleration on the surface of the earth)
A. 3 B. C. D.

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