FUTA Physics 2015/2016 Past Questions

A bridge 100m long weighs 500kN. A lorry weighing 100kN is 25m from one end of it. Find the force exerted at this support.

What is the kinetic energy of a rock of mass 220g after it has fallen freely for 5 seconds? g= 10m/s²

When equal masses of iron and water are given equal quantity of heat, the piece of iron becomes much hotter than water after a shorter time because:

The speed of light in air is 3.0 x 10⁸ What is its speed in glass having refractive index of 1.65?

Atmospheric pressure is 1.0 x 10⁵ N/m², if the barometer liquid has a density of 1250 kg/m³, what is the minimum length of the tube required? g= 10m/s².

Young's modulus for steel is 2 x 10¹¹ N/m². A weight of 100N hangs from a steel wire of length 3m and cross-sectional area 1.5 x 10^-6 m². Calculate the extension produced

A load of 50N is attached to one end of a long vertical wire of length 4m and diameter 2.4mm whose other end is fixed it the extension is 0.25mm, calculate the Young modulus of the material of the wire.

Which of the following statements is not true about the center of gravity of a body?

A car travels with a constant velocity of 45km/h for 10s . What is the distance it covers in this time?

A body is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of 9.78m/s. How high does it travel before it comes to rest momentarily: the top of its motion?

Which of the following statements is not true about the friction force?

A solid of mass 1 kg suspended by a string, is completely immersed in water. If the tension in the string is 5N, calculate the upthrust on the solid if g = 9. 78m/s²

The resistance of a piece of wire of length 20m, cross-sectional area 8.0 x 10^-6m² and resisitivity 4.0 X 10^-7 is:

A force of 0.6N acts on a body of mass 40kg, initially at rest. What is the resulting acceleration?

An object of mass 10kg is pulled over a rough surface by a 20N force. The object accelerates at a rate of 1.5m/s². Determine the frictional forc e between the object and the surface.

A body of mass 2kg, moving with velocity 5m/s collides with stationary body of mass 0.5kg if the two bodies move together after impact, calculate their common velocity.

A body of mass 200g and specific heat capacity 0.41/g.K cools from 37°C to 31°C. Calculate the quantity of heat released by the body.

The length of mercury thread when it is at 0°C, 100°C and unknown temperature X°C is 200mm, 220mm and 27Omm respectively. Determine the value of X.

The linear expansivity of a substance 1.2 X 10^-4K. A cube of this substance has a volume of 8.0 X 10³ cm³ at 30°C Calculate the increase in its volume at 80°C

At what temperature will the volume of a given ideal gas be three times its volume at 0°C?