Mechanics -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Interactive MCQs on “Mechanics”:

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Question 1: Which branch of physics deals with the study of motion and the forces that cause motion?

(a) Thermodynamics
(b) Optics
(c) Mechanics
(d) Electromagnetism

Question 2: What is the SI unit of force?

(a) Newton (N)
(b) Kilogram (kg)
(c) Meter (m)
(d) Joule (J)

Question 3: Which of Newton's laws of motion states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue to move with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force?

(a) Newton's First Law
(b) Newton's Second Law
(c) Newton's Third Law
(d) Newton's Law of Gravitation

Question 4: Which of Newton's laws of motion is described by the equation F = ma, where F is the force, m is the mass of the object, and a is the acceleration?

(a) Newton's First Law
(b) Newton's Second Law
(c) Newton's Third Law
(d) Newton's Law of Gravitation

Question 5: According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, if object A exerts a force on object B, then:

(a) Object B exerts a larger force on object A.
(b) Object B exerts an equal and opposite force on object A.
(c) Object B exerts a force on object A in the same direction.
(d) Object B does not exert any force on object A.

Question 6: What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth?

(a) 9.8 m/s²
(b) 3.14 m/s²
(c) 6.67 x 10^-11 m³/kg/s²
(d) 300,000,000 m/s

Question 7: Which of the following quantities is a vector quantity?

(a) Mass
(b) Speed
(c) Distance
(d) Velocity

Question 8: Which law of motion states that the force exerted by an object is equal to the negative of the change in momentum per change in time?

(a) Newton's First Law
(b) Newton's Second Law
(c) Newton's Third Law
(d) Law of Conservation of Momentum

Question 9: What is the work done on an object when a force is applied, and the object does not move?

(a) Zero
(b) Positive
(c) Negative
(d) Depends on the force applied

Question 10: Which of the following quantities is a scalar quantity?

(a) Displacement
(b) Force
(c) Velocity
(d) Temperature