Physics Worksheet two for Grade 12

1. Suppose = 3𝑖 - 2 𝑗 + 𝑘 and = -𝑖 - 4𝑗 + 3𝑘 and is a vector lying along x- axis with the

property that ⃗ .Then the vector is given by
A. 𝑖 B. 𝑖 C. 𝑖 D. 𝑖
√ √
2. Suppose = 3𝑖 - 2 𝑗 + 𝑘 and = -𝑖 - 4𝑗 + 3𝑘 and is a vector lying along x- axis with the property that
⃗ . Which of the following is a unit vector along ?
A. 2i-6j B. 𝑖 𝑖 C. 2i+6j D. √ 𝑖 𝑗
√ √ √
3. Suppose 3i 2 j and ⃗ i aj are two vectors in xy – plane. What is the value of a, such that ⃗ = 2i?
A. 3 B. 2 C. -2 D. -3
4. The sum and difference of two non – zero vectors A and B are equal in magnitude. What can you conclude about these two
vectors?
A. ⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗ have the same direction C. ⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗ have the same magnitude
B. ⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗ have opposite directions D. ⃗⃗⃗ and ⃗⃗⃗ are perpendicular to each other
5. Two non-zero vectors and ⃗ are related by . and ⃗ , where c is a scalar. If the two vectors have opposite directions,
then one of the following is true about c?
A. c is a positive number B. c is a negative number C. c = 1 D. c = 0
6. A vector that represents the position of an object in relation to another object is called
A. Unit vector B. Position vector C. Coplanar vector D. Collinear vectors
7. Two non-zero vectors D and E have precisely equal magnitude for the magnitude of D + E to be 3 times larger than
magnitude of D – E, what must be the angle between D and E?
A. 30° B. 37° C. 53° D. 60°
8. The vector 2i + j + k is perpendicular to i- 4j + k if  is equal to
A. 0 B. -1 C. 2 D. 3
9. What is the angle between vectors A = (a i + √ j) units and B = a √ i + aj) units?
A. 90° B. 60° C. 37° D. 30°
10. The magnitudes of the two vectors A and B are 12 units and 5 units, respectively. Which one of the following is NOT the
possible value for the magnitude of the resultant vector A + B?
A. 60 units B. 17 units C. 13 units D. 7 units
11. An airplane flies at speed of 720.0 km/hr at 370 North of west direction. How far does the travel to the west in 1hr?
A. 432km B. 720km C. 576km D. 504km
12. Determine the torque due to a force F = 2i – 3j + 4k N acting at a point r = 3i + 2j +3k?
A. 6i -6j +12k B. -6i +6j +12k C. 17i - 6j - 13k D. -17i + 6j + 13k
13. If vector P is 6m in the x-direction and vector Q is 8m in the y- direction .Then what is the value of the vector
P + Q?
A. 10m at 530 from x –direction C. √136𝑚 at 300 from x –direction
B. 10m at 370 from x –direction D . √136𝑚 at 450 from x –direction
14. Given vectors A = √3𝑖 + j and B = √3𝑖 - j .What is the smaller angle between the vectors?
A. 900 B. 600 C. 530 D. 450
15. Two forces F1= (8i + 3j)N and F2= (4i + 6j)N are acting on an object. What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant
force?
A. 5N, -370 B. 15N, 370 C. 5N, 1430 D. 225N, 1430
16. Four vectors are given below = 4i + 10j , ⃗ = -5i + 2j, = - 6i + 15j, ⃗ = 15i - 6j, Which pair of the vectors is
orthogonal ?
A. ⃗ B. ⃗ C. ⃗ D. ⃗
17. What is the magnitude of the resultant velocity for a bird flying first at a speed of 10m/s North East and then flying to
South at a speed of 8m/s?
A. 7.13m/s B. 16.6m/ C. 12.8m/s D. 7.07m/s
18. Two forces exerted on a block as shown in the figure below.
What is the horizontal of the component net force?
A. 70N ,East B. 14N, West
B. 30N, West D. 28N, West

19. Given four vectors = 2i – j , = 4i – 2j , = i- j and = 2i + 3j ,which pairs of these vectors

are collinear?
A. and B. and C. and D. and
20. Consider two forces in x-y plane: 𝐹1 = 10N, making a 300 angle above the horizontal and 𝐹2 = 20N ,
making a 600 angle above the horizontal. Which of the following is true ?
A. The magnitude of their resultant is 42N
B. The direction of their resultant vector is 450 above the horizontal
C. The horizontal and vertical components of their resultant are 15N and 26N respectively.
D. The horizontal and vertical components of their resultant are 18.66NN and 23.32N respectively.
21. A 10N force is applied in the direction of North – East, which of the following graphical representation of the force is
correct? (Assume the lengths of all arrows all are equal and the paper head points towards North)
A. C.

B D.

22. Two vectors of magnitude 8unit in the direction of East and the second vector of magnitude 6 units in the direction North
are given. If you add the two vectors using graphical method, which graph represents the resultant of the two vectors
A. C.
8

6
6
8

B.
D.
6 6
8

23. The unit vector in the direction of 𝑖 𝑗 is___________ 8

A. B. i + j C. D. 2i-j
24. Which of the following pair of vector are collinear?
A. 𝑖 𝑗 and 𝑖 𝑗 C. 𝑖 𝑗 and 𝑖 𝑗
B. 𝑖 𝑗 and 𝑖 𝑗 D. 𝑖 𝑗 and 𝑖 𝑗
25. Which one of the following is incorrect statement about Vectors?
A. When you multiply a vector by a scalar, the magnitude of the vector changes, but not its direction.
B. If the vector is projected on to vector ⃗ the scalar projection gives the magnitude of the
component of that is in the direction of ⃗
C. The vector product of two vectors is when two vectors are multiplied together to produce another vector.
D. The scalar product of two vectors is when they are multiplied together to give a vector quantity
26. A vector that is limited to only dimension which acts in opposite or the same direction is called
A. Unit vectors B. position vectors C. coplanar vectors D. collinear vectors
27. The resultant of two forces 3P and 2P is R. If the first force is doubled then the resultant is also doubled.
The angle between the two forces is
A. 600 B.1200 C. 700 D. 1800
28. For what value of m such that the vectors A = mi + 5j –k and b= mi + mj + 6k orthogonal to each other?
A.{6,1} B. {-6,-1} C.{-6,1} D. {6,-1}
29. If ⃗ are unit vectors such that ⃗ = 0 then value of ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗ is
A. 1 B. 3 C. D. -3
30. The vector in the direction of the vector 𝑖 - 2 𝑗 + 2𝑘 that has magnitude 9 is
A. 𝑖 - 2 𝑗 + 2𝑘 B. 3 (𝑖 - 2 𝑗 + 2𝑘) C. D. 9( 𝑖 - 2 𝑗 + 2𝑘)
31. If = 2i - 3j + k and = -i + 2j + 7k then ⃗ is equal to:
A. - 1 B. -2 C.-3 D. -4
32. Magnitude of the vector 2i – 2j – k is:
A.4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1
33. For what value of m such that the vectors A = mi + 5j –3k and b= 2i + 10j - 6k Parallel to each other?
A.{2} B. {-2} C.{1} D. {-1}
34. A women deriving a 2000kg car along a level road at 30m/s takes her foot off the gas to see how far her car will roll before
it slows to a stop .She covers that it takes 150m. .What is the average force of friction acting on the car?
A. 9000N B. 6000N C. 3000N D. 400N
35. A deriver moving at a constant speed of 20m/s sees an accident up a head and hits the brakes .If the car decelerates at a
constant arte of -5 m/s 2, how far does the car go before it comes to a stop?
A. 120m B. 100m C. 40m D. 20m
36. Which one of the following statements is true about the motion of a particle in a circular path?
A. the centripetal acceleration is constant if the particle’s speed is constant
B. The tangential acceleration can be perpendicular to the velocity vector of the particle
C. The centripetal acceleration is always in the direction perpendicular to the velocity vector of the particle
D. The acceleration is always perpendicular to the velocity vector of the particle
37. A boy moving with constant acceleration covers the distance between two pints 60m apart in 5sec . Its velocity as it passes
the second point is 15m/ s. What is the acceleration?
A.3 m/s2 B. 2.4 m/s2 C. 1.8 m/s2 D. 1.2 m/s2
38. 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 an angle of 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 same time D. can’t be determined
39. An example of a body moving with constant speed but still accelerating is
A. A body moving on a straight road C. A body moving on a straight railway track
B. A body moving in a circular path D. A body Falling in a viscous fluid
40. A cricketer throws a ball vertically upwards with initial speed of 20m/s. How long is it in the air
before it returns to the cricketers hands?
A. 2 s B.10 s C. 1.5 s D. 4 s
41. A race car is moving at a constant speed of 35m/s a security car was moving at a speed of 5m/s as a race car passes by it
and was accelerating at constant rate of 5m/s2. What was the speed of the security car when it took over the race car?
A. 35m/s B.60m/s C.65m/s D.5m/s
42. A car starts moving from rest and its motion on a straight line is shown in the figure below. What is the average velocity of
the car within the first 6 seconds?
A. 1.67m/s B. 5.67m/s C. 5m/s D. 6m/s
43. Which one of the following statements is correct
regarding the motion in a plane?
A. When a body moves in a horizontal circle, its velocity is constant.
B. When a body moves in a vertical circle, its speed is constant.
C. In projectile motion the horizontal component of the motion is uniformly accelerated motion.
D. The centripetal force for a body moving in either vertical or horizontal circle is toward the center

44. 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 gravitational acceleration at the surface of the
earth and R its radius, than what are the speeds of the satellite?
A. √ B.√ C. √ D. √
45. A drivers of an automobile travelling at a constant speed of 20m/s suddenly applies a brake and the
automobiles comes to rest in 2.0 seconds after skidding for skidding for a certain distance. What is the length of the skid
distance?
A. 400m B. 10m C. 40m D.20m
46. Which of the following is correct about the motion
shown in the velocity – time graph below
A. Between C and D motion is with constant acceleration.
B. Between B and C the acceleration is 4m/s2
C. Between D and E the motion is with constant +ve acceleration
D. Total displacement is 84m
47. While going to school, a student travels 3km, East and then 4 km, North in 2 hrs. The magnitude of student’s average
velocity and average speed are respectively
A. 2km/hr and 7km/hr C. 2.5km/hr and 3.5 km/hr
B. 3.5km/hr and 2.5km/hr D.5km/hr and 7km/hr
48. A boy throws a ball vertically upward with an initial velocity of 20m/s .Neglecting air resistance, which of the following is
true about the motion of the ball?
A. Its velocity after 3s is 50m/s , downward C. The time taken to reach the maximum height is 4s
B. Its velocity after 1s is 30m/s , upward D. It maximum height is 20m/s.
49. Choose the correct statement about centripetal force and centripetal acceleration?
A. Centripetal acceleration and centripetal force are constant in direction but vary in magnitude.
B. For an object moving in a circular path, its centripetal force and Centripetal acceleration are parallel and
directed towards the center of the path .
C. Centripetal force on an object moving in a circular path tends to pull the object outward from its path.
D. Centripetal force on an object moving in a circular path is perpendicular to the radius of the path.
50. A bullet of 200g mass fired from a 30.0m high building, horizontally. At the same time a bullet of the same mass fired
vertically dawn form the same height. What can be concluded about the motion of the two bullets?
A. A bullet fired vertically takes more time to strike the ground.
B. Both bullets move with the same horizontal velocity
C. Both bullets strike the ground at the same time. D. A bullet fired horizontally takes more time to strike the ground
51. A car travelling at 20m/s starts to speedup. After 5 minutes its speed if 144m/s. What is the acceleration of the car?
A. 28.8m/s B. 0.41m/s C. 24.8m/s D. 0.55m/s
52. A bird flies at a speed of 10m/s to south relative the Earth. A wind blows at speed of 4m/s to East
relative to the Earth. What is the speed of the bird relative to the Earth?
A. 6m/s in the direction of North- East C.10.8m/s in the direction of North- West
B. 6m/s in the direction of South- East D. 10.8m/s in the direction of South- West
53. Which of the following is true about satellite motion?
A. For equal orbital radius, a satellite moving around the Earth has smaller speed than a satellite moving about Moon
B. A satellite closer to Earth is father than a satellite father from the Earth
C. A satellite moving closer to the Earth takes longer time to complete one revolution than a satellite father from Earth
D. For two satellites moving around the Earth at equal orbital radius, a heavier satellite has larger speed than a lighter one .
54. A student throws a ball vertically upward with a speed of 20m/s. The maximum height reached by the ball and its velocity
3sec after it was thrown are, respectively.
A. 105m and 50m/s upward. C. 15m and 10m/s downward
B. 20m and 10m/s downward. D. 20m and 30m/s upward
55. For an object moving in straight line,
A. If the velocity increase by equal amount in equal time interval, the velocity –time graph is straight line with
positive slope and the acceleration – time graph is horizontal
B. The slope of displacement – time graph and the area of the region under acceleration – time graph are,
respectively, the acceleration and velocity of the object.
C. If the displacement changes by equal amount in equal time interval, the displacement – time graph in horizontal line.
D. displacement – time graph and the slope of velocity – time graph are, respectively, the acceleration and
displacement of the object.
56. A car is travelling at constant velocity along a straight line. Which statement is correct?
A. The displacement of the car is in opposite direction
B. The displacement of the car increase linearly with time
C. The acceleration of the car is in opposite direction
D. The net force on the car is different from zero.
57. Instantaneous velocity is different from average velocity in that; instantaneous velocity is
A. In opposite direction to the displacement of the moving object C. The velocity at a particular instant of time
B. The average velocity during the time of acceleration D. The total displacement to the time taken
58. A car travelling at 20m/s starts to speedup. After 5 minutes its speed is 144m/s. What is the acceleration of the car?
A. 0.41m/s B. 28.8m/s C.0.55m/s D.24.8m/s
59. A projectile is fired in such a way that its horizontal range is equal to three times its maximum height. What is the angle of
projection?
A. 60° B . 53° C. 37° D. 120°