NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA

SUNGAI BESI CAMP

57000 KUALA LUMPUR

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TEST

FOUNDATION PROGRAMME

SEMESTER I ACADEMIC SESSION 2021/2022

COURSE : PHYSICS 1

COURSE CODE : FPY 0316

DURATION : 2 HOURS

PROGRAMME : (Z0470, Z0080)

CODE

INSTRUCTION :

ANSWER ALL QUESTION

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THIS QUESTION PAPER CONTAINS ELEVEN (11) PAGES
INCLUSIVE OF THIS PAGE.
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LIST OF FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS

Quantity Symbol Value SI Unit

Atmospheric pressure Po 1.013×105 Pa

Avogadro constant NA 6.022 × 1023 mol-1

Boltzmann constant k 1.38 × 10-23 JK-1

Charge of electron e -1.60 × 10-19 C

Charge of proton p 1.60 × 10-19 C

Coulomb’s constant k 9 × 109 Nm2C-2

Density of water ρw 1.0 × 103 kgm-3

Gravitational acceleration g 9.81 ms-2

Gravitational constant G 6.67 × 10-11 Nm2kg-2

Mass of electron me 9.11 × 10-31 kg

Mass of neutron mn 1.67 × 10-27 kg

Mass of proton mp 1.67×10-27 kg

Molar gas constant R 8.314 JK-1mol-1

Permeability of free space μo 4π×10-7 Hm-1

Permittivity of free space εo 8.85 × 10-12 Fm-1

Planck’s constant h 6.626 × 10-34 Js

Speed of light in vacuum c 3.00 × 108 ms-1

Stefan-Boltzmann constant σ 5.6703 × 10-8 Wm-2K-4

LIST OF SELECTED FORMULAE

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Geometrical Equations Vf C eq=C 1 +C2 +C 3
Arc length = rθ W =nRT ln
Vi 1 1 1 1
= + +
Circumference of circle =2 πr Ceq C 1 C2 C 3
W =P ∆ V
2
Area of circle = π r Io
P V γ =constant I rms =
Area of cylinder =2 πrh √2
Vibrations and Waves
Volume of cylinder = π r 2 h Vo
a=−ω x
2
V rms =
Surface area of sphere =4 π r 2 √2
v=± ω √ A −x
2 2
V rms
4 3 Z=

√
Volume of sphere = π r m I rms
3 T =2 π
k 1
Mechanics XC=
v=u+at
1
T =2 π
√ l
g
2 πfC
X L =2 πfL
s= ( u+ v ) t v=fλ
2 Magnetism
1 F=Bqv
1 f=
s=ut+ a t 2 T
2 F=BIl
2 2 Optic s
v =u +2 as ❑B =BA cos θ
c
F=ma n= μo I
v
B=
τ =rFsinθ 2 πr
1 1 1
= +
F f u v μo I
P= B=
A 2r
d sin❑=mλ
W =Fs B=μ o∋¿
n1 sin θ1=n 2 sin θ2
v ∆
ω= =2 πf ε i=−N
r Electricity ∆t
1 1 1 1
v
2
2 = + + ∆I
a= =r ω R eq R1 R2 R3 ε L =−L
r ∆t
Req =R1 + R2 + R3
Gm1 m2 Modern Physics
F= 2 2
r P=I R E=hf
Matter Q1 Q2 E photon=W o + K max
F=k e
P= ρgh r2 2
E=mc
PV =nRT F V
E= = nλ=2 d sinθ
Q d
1
P= ρ< v 2 >¿ Q N=N o e
−t
3 C=
V ln 2
∆ Q=∆ U + ∆W T 1=
2
❑

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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

State basic principles and concepts of mechanics, thermal

CLO1 PO1
physics and thermodynamics.
Describe basic concept related to mechanics, thermal
CLO2 PO1
physics and thermodynamics.

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SECTION A (20 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. Identify the base quantity from the following.

A. Density
B. Mass
C. Speed
D. Volume

2. Which of the following is a use of dimensional analysis?

A. To understand the dimensional equation
B. To get the number of dimensional constant
C. To check the dimensional correctness of an equation
D. To solve the equation dimensionally

3. MLT– 2 matches with the dimensional formula of

A. modulus elasticity
B. force
C. strain
D. displacement.

1 2
4. What is the dimension of a derived quantity, ρ v , where ρ is the density of a
2
fluid and v is its speed?
A. ML– 1 T– 1
B. ML– 1 T– 2
C. ML2 T– 1
D. ML2 T– 2

5. Which of the following are TRUE about unit vector?

i. Unit vector has a magnitude equal to one.
ii. Has a unit and dimension.
iii. Use to specify direction.
iv. By dividing a vector with its magnitude, the unit vector can be obtained.

A. i, ii, iii and iv

B. ii and iii
C. i, iii and iv
D. i and iv

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6. What is the unit vector of the following vector 55i + 75j + 43k?
A. 0.537i + 0.732j + 0.519k
B. 0.573i + 0.419j + 0.537k
C. 0.537i + 0.732j + 0.419k
D. 0.573i + 0.732j + 0.919k

7. If vector A = 5i + 2j + 11k and B = – 3i – 7j – 15k. Find vector C.

Figure 1
A. 8i + 9j + 26k
B. 2i – 5j – 4k
C. – 2i + 5j + 4k
D. – 8i – 9j – 26k

8. If a x b = 0, what does this mean?

A. Vector a and b are perpendicular to each other.
B. Magnitude of a and b is nearly zero.
C. Vector a and b are parallel to each other.
D. Magnitude of a and b is one.

9. Find the velocity of the particle for the time interval t = 5 s to t = 10 s as shown
in Figure 2.

Figure 2
A. 1 ms -1

B. 2 ms-1
C. 3 ms-1
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D. 4 ms-1
10. What does the slope of velocity–time graph represent?
A. Displacement
B. Velocity
C. Instantaneous velocity
D. Acceleration

11. The given statements are true about speed EXCEPT

A. It indicates how fast and which direction an object moves
B. Speed = distance / time
C. The unit is ms-1
D. It is scalar quantity

12. A construction worker accidentally drops a brick from a high scaffold. Find the
velocity of the brick after 4.0 s.
A. 32.0 ms-1
B. 27.4 ms-1
C. 24.3 ms-1
D. 39.2 ms-1

13. A ball is thrown into the air at some angle, with initial velocities ux and uy. What
is its velocity in the horizontal direction at the highest point of the ball’s path?
A. zero
B. remain constant
C. greater than initial velocity
D. less than initial velocity

14. A ball falls from the edge of a table. Ignore the effects of air friction. Which one
of the physical quantities associated with the ball during the fall remains
constant?
A. Kinetic energy
B. Potential energy
C. Momentum
D. Weight

15. A football is kicked at 8 ms-1 at 52° to the ground, it takes 0.6 s to reach
maximum height. Calculate the total horizontal distance travelled.
A. 2.96 m
B. 3.78 m

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C. 5.91 m
D. 7.56 m
16. The shape of the path a projectile follows _______________.
A. linear
B. wavy
C. circular
D. parabolic

17. The unit of the linear coefficient of friction is _______________.

A. dimensionless
B. newton/meter
C. newton
D. kilogram

18. You hit a wall with a stick.  The equal but opposite reaction is
_______________.
A. the wall pushes against you
B. you push against the stick
C. the stick pushes against you
D. the wall pushes against the stick

19. If a cable of an elevator snaps at certain level of a building, the acceleration is

_______________.
A. smaller than gravitational acceleration
B. greater than gravitational acceleration
C. the same as gravitational acceleration
D. zero

20. A foreman is worried about applying too much torque to a bolt using his wrench.
What could he do to reduce his torque on the bolt?
A. Decrease the length of the wrench.
B. Increase the length of the wrench.
C. Increase the force on wrench.
D. Reduce the friction between the bolt and wrench.
(CLO1:PO1 – 20 marks)

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SECTION B (30 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. The velocity, v of an object is given by the equation v=α + βl+ γ l 2 where l is

referring to length. If the equation is dimensionally correct, what are the
dimensions for α , β and γ , respectively?
(CLO2: PO1 – 4 marks)

2. The radius of the moon is approximately 1.74 × 10 3 km. Calculate the surface in
mm2.
(CLO2: PO1 – 2 marks)

3. a) Figure 3 shows the three vectors came out from the origin, O. Calculate
i. the sum of component along the x and y direction
ii. the magnitude of the resultant force
iii. the direction of the resultant force.

Figure 3

b) Find the angle between vector a = 3i – 6j + 9k and b = 3i + 2j + k.

(CLO2: PO1 – 6 marks)

4. Two cars, A and B are moving on two parallel lanes of a highway at a uniform
speed of 80 kmh−1 in the same direction, with A ahead of B. The driver of car B
decides to overtake car A and accelerates by 1 ms −2. Car B overtakes and
passes car A after 50 seconds. Determine the original distance between the two

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cars.
(CLO2: PO1 – 5 marks)

5. A 15 g ball with initial velocity 20 ms -1 is thrown downward at 40° below the

horizontal from a stage of height 3 m. Calculate the velocity of the ball when it
reaches the floor after 1 s.

Figure 4
(CLO2: PO1 – 4 marks)

6. A 5 kg block sit on inclined plane that makes a 25 ⁰ angle with the horizontal. It
is attached with the massless rope passing over massless frictional pulley on
which hangs a 10 kg mass. Assuming the ramp is frictionless, calculate the
acceleration of the block when the system is released.

Figure 5
(CLO2: PO1 – 5 marks)

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7. An object of mass 2500 kg hangs from a weighing scale suspended from the
ceiling of a lift as shown in Figure 6. Calculate the reading of the weighing scale
when
a) the lift is stationary
b) the lift descends with an acceleration of 1.5 ms -2.

Figure 6
(CLO2: PO1 – 4 marks)

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