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Newtonian Mechanics and Forces

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Newtonian mechanics studies the motion of objects and the physical laws governing them. This hub covers friction, gravitational force, inertia, and vector quantities. Mastering these fundamental physics concepts is essential for various government competitive exams.

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Newtonian Mechanics and Forces Questions

Multiple choice physics motion and measurement physical quantities units - definitions and systems physical quantities like mass and weight

Which of the following quantity is unitless ?

  1. Velocity gradient

  2. Pressure gradient

  3. Displacement gradient

  4. Force gradient

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gradient of a quantity $Q$ is given as $\dfrac{\Delta Q}{\Delta x}$
Thus, a gradient will be unitless if its numerator has same dimensions as denominator, i.e. $x$ (which has the dimension $L$).
Thus, out of the options, Displacement has the dimension $L$ and hence its gradient will be dimensionless.

Multiple choice physics motion and measurement physical quantities units - definitions and systems physical quantities like mass and weight

Which of the following is unitless quantity?

  1. Pressure gradient

  2. Displacement gradient

  3. Force gradient

  4. Velocity gradient

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The gradient of any physical quantity is computed to as per unit length. This means it is a rate with respect to length. So, the Displacement gradient will also be length per unit length. Because a displacement gradient is the ratio of two quantities having dimensions of "length". That is, a displacement gradient has units of a meter per meter for example. 

The length dimensions will be cancelled, and we have a unitless quantity. While others will be having certain units. Hence it is a unitless quantity.

Thus option B is correct.

Multiple choice physics upthrust in fluids, archimedes' principle and floatation applications of floatation principle of floatation and its applications when do objects float on water?

A body floats in water because of:

  1. No force is acting on it

  2. The buoyant force acting on it

  3. Gravitational pull

  4. Friction between body and the water

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

When an object is floating, the net force on it will be zero. This happens when the volume of the object submerged displaces an amount of liquid whose weight is equal to the weight of the object.

Answer (B) the net force acting on this body is zero

Multiple choice physics types of energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy production of electricity from solar energy

Potential energy of a body depends on its:

  1. motion

  2. colour

  3. mass

  4. none of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

We know that potential energy is the energy possesd by the virtue of its position.
So, $F = mgh $
Where, $ m = $ mass
So, From above equation we can deduce that potential energy depends on the mass of the substance.

Multiple choice physics rotational motion of a rigid body and moment of inertia angular momentum (l) and conservation of angular momentum angular momentum in case of rotation about a fixed axis law of conservation of angular momentum

The angular momentum of a moving body remains constant if

  1. net external force is applied

  2. net pressure is applied

  3. net external torque is applied

  4. net external torque is not appled

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Angular momentum is conserved when the net external torque on a system is zero. Torque, not force or pressure, is what changes angular momentum. The absence of net external torque means angular momentum remains constant.

Multiple choice physics rotational motion of a rigid body and moment of inertia angular momentum (l) and conservation of angular momentum angular momentum in case of rotation about a fixed axis law of conservation of angular momentum

Which of the following laws is not always true as per the present world?

  1. Law of conservation of Angular momentum

  2. Law of conservation of Charge

  3. Law of conservation of linear momentum

  4. Law of conservation of Energy

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The law of conservation of linear momentum is generally true for isolated systems, but in the presence of external forces (which are ubiquitous), it is not always conserved for a specific body. However, in the context of fundamental physics, all listed conservation laws are highly robust, but linear momentum is often cited as the one most easily 'broken' by external forces.

Multiple choice physics rotational motion of a rigid body and moment of inertia angular momentum (l) and conservation of angular momentum angular momentum in case of rotation about a fixed axis law of conservation of angular momentum

Under the action of a central force, there is a conservation of-

  1. Angular momentum only

  2. Mechanical energy only

  3. Angular momentum and mechanical energy

  4. Neither angular momentum nor mechanical energy

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Under the action of a central force, there is a conservation ofAngular momentum and mechanical energy.

Multiple choice physics rotational motion of a rigid body and moment of inertia angular momentum (l) and conservation of angular momentum angular momentum in case of rotation about a fixed axis law of conservation of angular momentum

The angular momentum of a system of particles is conserved 

  1. When no external force acts upon the system

  2. When no external torque acts upon the system

  3. When no external impulse acts upon the system

  4. none of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Angular momentum is conserved when the net external torque acting on a system is zero. This is the rotational analog to the conservation of linear momentum, which occurs when the net external force is zero.