Which ONE of the following combinations consists of only SCALAR quantities?
A - NSC Physical Sciences - Question 1 - 2022 - Paper 1
Question 1
Which ONE of the following combinations consists of only SCALAR quantities?
A. Velocity, speed and time
B. Time, distance and speed
C. Displacement, velocity and acc... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:Which ONE of the following combinations consists of only SCALAR quantities?
A - NSC Physical Sciences - Question 1 - 2022 - Paper 1
Step 1
Which ONE of the following combinations consists of only SCALAR quantities?
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The correct option is B. Time, distance, and speed are scalar quantities because they do not have direction.
Step 2
Which ONE of the following represents the acceleration due to gravity on a planet that has TWICE the mass and HALF the radius of the Earth?
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The correct option is D. 8g. The formula for gravitational acceleration is given by:
g' = rac{GM'}{r'^2}
For a planet with twice the mass and half the radius, it results in:
g' = rac{2G(2M_E)}{(0.5R_E)^2} = 8g
Step 3
How will the ACCELERATION and TOTAL MECHANICAL ENERGY of the ball at its maximum height compare to that immediately after it was projected?
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For ACCELERATION:
The correct option is A. Equal to. The acceleration due to gravity remains constant.
For TOTAL MECHANICAL ENERGY:
The correct option is D. Equal to. Mechanical energy is conserved in the absence of air resistance.
Step 4
Can an object travel at CONSTANT VELOCITY along a horizontal road at a constant speed if it is accelerating in the form of the following motion?
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Yes, an object can travel at constant velocity while accelerating if the acceleration is in a direction perpendicular to the direction of motion.
Step 5
Which ONE of the following statements about the power dissipated by the object is TRUE?
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The correct option is D. Increasing power. As the speed increases, the kinetic energy and hence the power increases.
Step 6
When block X reaches point Q, the string is cut and block X continues to move towards point R. Which of the above statements above is/are CORRECT as block X moves from point Q to point R?
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The correct option is C. (i) and (ii) only. The frictional force does more work when moving from P to Q, and the momentum decreases post Q.
Step 7
Which ONE of the following combinations of the OBSERVED FREQUENCY of spectral line f and the MOTION OF THE STAR is CORRECT?
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The correct option is A. OBSERVED FREQUENCY: Greater than f, MOTION OF THE STAR: Towards Earth. This is indicative of a blueshift.
Step 8
Which graph illustrated correctly shows how this relationship between F and r is presented?
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The correct option is B. The force decreases as the distance increases, leading to an inverse-square relationship.
Step 9
Which ONE of the following equations represents the reading on voltmeter V1 in terms of the readings on the other voltmeters?
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The correct option is A. V1 = V2 + V3 + V4. This indicates the total voltage in the circuit is the sum of the voltages across each component.
Step 10
If the speed of rotation of the coil is now DOUBLED, which ONE of the following graphs is CORRECT for one complete rotation of the coil?
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The correct option is A. The frequency of the induced emf will be doubled, resulting in a corresponding change in the graph.
Step 11
Which ONE of the following correctly describes the ENERGY TRANSITION of the atoms of the gas and the TYPE OF LINE SPECTRUM observed on the screen?
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The correct option is A. Higher to lower energy level leading to an emission spectrum observed on the screen.