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1st Year Physics 2nd Quarter Book Paper

40 marks · 1 hour · 28 questions. Covers: CHAP 4: Work, Energy and Power, CHAP 5: Solid and Fluid Dynamics, CHAP 6: Heat and Thermodynamics.

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1st Year Physics 2nd Quarter Book Paper

1st Year · Physics · Punjab (PTB)

Name: ____________Roll No: ________Class/Section: ________Date: ________Total marks: 40Time: 1 hour

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 12 × 1 = 12)

  1. At constant temperature, the kinetic theory of gases leads to:

    1. Boyle's law

    2. Charles law

    3. Avogadro's law

    4. Joseph Lussat's law

  2. Work has dimensions like:

    1. Torque

    2. Momentum

    3. Velocity

    4. Power

  3. The quantity which remains constant in the equation of continuity is:

    1. Volume

    2. Mass flow rate

    3. Pressure

    4. Area

  4. The Sl unit of product of pressure and volume is:

    1. Watt

    2. Joule

    3. Pascal

    4. Nm

  5. A ball is thrown upward. As it rises, its:

    1. K.E. increases, P.E. decreases

    2. K.E. decreases, P.E. increases

    3. Both K.E. and P.E. increases

    4. Both K.E. and P.E. remain constant

  6. The upthrust acting on a floating object is equal to:

    1. Volume of the object

    2. Density of the fluid

    3. Weight of the object

    4. Volume of water displaced

  7. The device which operates based on the second law of thermodynamics is:

    1. Thermometer

    2. Voltmeter

    3. Barometer

    4. Heat engine

  8. The work done is said to be negative if:

    1. Work is always positive

    2. (eq) < 90o

    3. (eq) > 90o

    4. (eq) = 90o

  9. The lift force experienced by an aeroplane wings is primarily due to:

    1. Viscosity of air

    2. Density of air

    3. Pressure difference above and below the wing

    4. Gravitational force

  10. The direction of flow of heat between two bodies in thermal contact is determined by:

    1. Internal energies

    2. Kinetic energies

    3. Potential energies

    4. Atmospheric pressure

  11. During free fall, the loss in P.E. is equal to:

    1. Loss in K.E.

    2. Gain in K.E.

    3. Total energy of the body

    4. Work done by friction

  12. Bernoulli's Theorem is applicable to:

    1. Solids

    2. Plasma state

    3. Fluids

    4. Liquids

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 8 of 12 · 8 × 2 = 16)

  1. Is work done by a variable force always positive?

  2. Explain how thermodynamics applies to biological systems, such as human body.

  3. Does velocity remain constant along a streamline in steady flow?

  4. A ball of mass m is held at a height h1 above a table. The table top is at a height h2 above the floor. One student says that the ball has potential energy mgh 1 but another says that it is mg (h1+h2). Whi is correct?

  5. A gas is expanding adiabatically. Explain what happens to temperature and pressure of the gas.

  6. How does pressure changes with depth in fluids?

  7. A body is being raised to a height H from surface of the Earth. What is the sign of work done by both (body and the Earth)? Justify.

  8. Give two examples of adiabatic process.

  9. When pure water fall on a flat glass plate. It spread on the plate while mercury. when falls on the same plate gets converted into small globules. why?

  10. What is non-conservative force? Give two examples.

  11. Does kinetic theory apply to real gases at all conditions?

  12. A person is standing near a fast moving train, is there any danger that he will fall towards it?

Q3. Long questions (Attempt any 3 of 4 · 3 × 4 = 12)

  1. Explain how do P.E and K.E are inter-convertable.

  2. Justify that mass remains conserved when a fluid flows through a pipe.

  3. A Carnot engine is operating between a high temperature reservoir at 600 k and a low temperature reservoir at 300 K. Calculate: (i) the maximum possible efficiency (ii) the amount of work output if the engine absorb 500 j of heat from the high temperature reservoir.

  4. Define K.E and derive an expression for the same.