Define specific heat capacity. Explain how it is different from the heat capacity of a substance.
Define Young’s modulus and explain how it is used to measure the elasticity of a material.
State the first law of thermodynamics. Describe its application in an isothermal process.
Derive the expression for the gravitational potential energy of a mass m at a height h above the Earth’s surface.
Define kinetic energy and derive its expression in terms of mass and velocity.
State Newton’s third law of motion. Explain how this law applies to the motion of a rocket.
A particle starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 5 meters per second squared. Find the distance covered by the particle in 10 seconds.
Explain the importance of dimensional analysis in physics. How can it be used to check the correctness of an equation?