Physics

Mid-year. Review Sheet.

1. The density of a piece of brass is 8.4 g/cm3. If the mass of the brass is 510 g, find
the volume of the brass.
2. What is the mass of a 350 cm3 sample of pure silicon with a density of 2.336 g/cm 3?
3. A student finds a rock on the way to school. She placed the rock in 50cm 3 of water.
The volume of the water rises to 72.7 cm3, and the mass is 39.943 g. What is the
density of the rock?
4. A student has a rectangular block. It is 2 cm wide, 3 cm tall, and 25 cm long. The
block has a mass of 600 g. Calculate the density of the block.
5. A mineral sample with a mass of 392.0 grams in a measuring cylinder of water. If the
mineral has a density of 7.0 g/cm3, what was the original water level in the
measuring cylinder if the current water level is 200 cm 3?
6. A block of wood has a mass of 0.06 kg and a volume of 120.0 cm 3. What is the
density of the block of wood?
7. A box has weight of 44N on the Earth where g= 10N/kg. What would be the weight of
same box on Mars where g= 3.7N/Kg.
8. Big Bertha tips the scales at 950 Newtons. What is her mass? [g= 9.8 N/kg]
9. A space ship has a mass of 9000 kg. The space ship is launched from Earth and
lands on a distant planet where it has a weight of 56000 N. What is the gravitational
constant on this planet?
10. The elevator in the new office building warns that it can safely lift 300 kg at one time.
If John (850 N), Betty (530 N), Robert (740 N) and Alice (610 N) all get in the elevator
at once, can the elevator safely carry them up to the third floor? [g= 10 N/kg]

A force of a force of 5.9 N acts at an angle of 43 to the horizontal on 4.5-kg block

that is resting on a frictionless surface, as shown in the following diagram:

11.

5.9 N
4.5 kg

43o

a) Calculate the weight of the block. g= 10N/kg

b) Calculate the horizontal x component A tow truck pulls a car If the force tension in the
cable is 1000 N and if the cable makes a 60c) Calculate the vertical y component
degree angle with the horizontal
12.

a) Calculate the vertical y component of the

force with ground
b) Calculate the horizontal x component with
ground

13.

A force of 20 N acts at a distance of 20 cm

from a pivot. What is the moment of this force about the pivot? Answer in

14. If primrose has a weight of 18N and is 3m from the centre of a see- saw, how far
does Treavaughn have to be if he weighs 35N and the see-saw balanced.

15.

Graham needs to undo a tight nut on his bike. He has three spanners to choose
from. If he needs a moment of 200 N m to move the nut, calculate length of spanner
would be best to use if the force required to tight the nut is 250N.

16.
A see-saw of 4m is provided with a wedge at the center. Susan and Jason of
weights 500 N and 300 N respectively are sitting on the same side of the fulcrum at
2 m and 1.5 m from center respectively. If Karl weighing 600 N is sitting on the
opposite side at a distance of 2 m from the center where must Peter weighing 200 N
sit to balance the see-saw

17. The diagram below shows a uniform metre rule weighing 30 N The ruler is
balanced on a wedge at the 40 cm mark and a weight of 90 N at 10 cm mark. An
unknown weight W at the 100 cm mark balances the ruler. Calculate the value of the
weight W.

90N
Answers
1. 60.71 cm3 2. 817.60 g
7. 16.3 N
12. a) 500N

8. 96.7 Kg
b) 866N

3. 1.76 g/ cm3
9. 6.2 N/kg
13. 4Nm

4. 4 g/cm3

11. a)45N
14. 1.54m

5. 144 cm3
b) 4.31N

15. 0.8m

6. 0.5 g/cm3

c) 4.02N
16.1.25 m

17. 40N