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1

The diagram above represents a portion of a micrometer screw gauge in which the horizontal scale is in millimetres. What is the reading on the instrument?

  • A. 3.72mm
  • B. 3.50mm
  • C. 3.30mm
  • D. 3.28mm
  • E. 3.22mm
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2
A loaded test-tube which floats upright in water is carefully and slightly depressed and then released. Which of the following best describes the sub-sequent motion of the test-tube?
  • A. Circular
  • B. Rotational
  • C. Random
  • D. Oscillatory
  • E. Translational
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3

The diagram above illustrates the velocity-time graph of the motion of a body. Calculate the total distance covered by the body

  • A. 50m
  • B. 65m
  • C. 175m
  • D. 225m
  • E. 300m
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4
A ball of mass 5.0kg hits a smooth vertical wall normally with a speed of 2ms-1 and rebounds with the same speed. Determine the impulse experienced by the ball
  • A. 20.0kg ms-1
  • B. 10.0kg ms-1
  • C. 5.0kg ms-1
  • D. 1.3kg ms-1
  • E. 0.0kg ms-1.
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5
A rocket is launched from the surface of the earth. If the radius of the earth is 6.4 x 106m and the acceleration of free fall due to gravity is 1Oms-1 calculate the escape velocity of the rocket.
  • A. 2.53 x 104ms-1
  • B. 1.13 x 104ms
  • C. 8.00 x 103ms-1
  • D. 4.23 x 103ms-1
  • E. 6.41 x 104ms-1
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