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වියාචනය (Disclaimer)

Idasara Academy ඉගෙනුම් සම්පත් නිර්මාණය කර ඇත්තේ සිසුන්ට මගපෙන්වීම, පුහුණුව සහ අධ්‍යයන උපායමාර්ග ලබාදී සහයෝගය දැක්වීමටය.

කෙසේ වෙතත්, සියලුම විභාග සහ නිල අවශ්‍යතා සඳහා, සිසුන් අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම ශ්‍රී ලංකා අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශයේ, අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රකාශන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විසින් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කරන ලද නිල පෙළපොත් සහ සම්පත් පරිශීලනය කළ යුතුය.

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Grade

12

Lesson 2.1 – Linear Motion & Projectile Motion 


Foundation (Q1–5)

  1. Define displacement and state how it differs from distance.

  2. What is uniform velocity?

  3. State the three equations of motion.

  4. Define acceleration.

  5. What is a projectile? Give one example.


Intermediate (Q6–10)

  1. A car starts from rest and accelerates at 3 m/s² for 6 s. Find final velocity.

  2. A body moves with constant velocity. What is its acceleration? Explain.

  3. A projectile is launched horizontally from a cliff. Explain why its horizontal velocity stays constant.

  4. A ball thrown upwards at 10 m/s. Find time taken to reach maximum height.

  5. A body travels 20 m in 4 s. Find average speed.


Advanced (Q11–15)

  1. A projectile is launched at 15 m/s at 35°. Calculate horizontal range.

  2. Derive time-of-flight formula for a projectile.

  3. Solve: A car accelerates from 10 m/s to 25 m/s in 5 s. Find acceleration and distance.

  4. Analyze motion of object with piecewise v–t graph.

  5. A projectile lands 30 m away after 2 s. Find initial velocity and angle.



Lesson 2.2 – Forces & Resultant Forces 


Foundation (Q1–5)

  1. Define force.

  2. What is meant by resultant force?

  3. State Newton's first law.

  4. Give two examples of forces.

  5. Draw parallelogram method of addition.


Intermediate (Q6–10)

  1. Two forces 6 N and 8 N act at right angles. Find the resultant.

  2. A 20 N force acts at 40°. Resolve into components.

  3. Explain normal reaction force.

  4. What is weight? Give formula.

  5. A box pulled with 50 N but friction is 20 N. Find net force.


Advanced (Q11–15)

  1. Solve three-force system using vector triangle.

  2. A body is acted on by forces (3i + 4j) and (−2i + 2j). Find resultant.

  3. Explain equilibrium using vector resolution.

  4. Determine friction force when object is on inclined plane.

  5. Analyse complex force diagram with tension, friction, and weight.



Lesson 2.3 – Moments & Equilibrium 


Foundation (Q1–5)

  1. Define moment of a force.

  2. State the principle of moments.

  3. What is a couple?

  4. Give one example of turning effect.

  5. Define centre of gravity.


Intermediate (Q6–10)

  1. A 10 N force acts 3 m from pivot. Find moment.

  2. A uniform rod balanced on pivot. What does this imply about moments?

  3. Explain difference between stable and unstable equilibrium.

  4. A seesaw is balanced. What can you say about clockwise and anticlockwise moments?

  5. Solve simple lever problem with two forces.


Advanced (Q11–15)

  1. Determine unknown force in non-uniform beam equilibrium.

  2. Analyse ladder leaning against wall with friction.

  3. Solve moment problem with multiple forces at different angles.

  4. Explain effect of shifting centre of gravity on stability.

  5. Calculate tension in cable supporting a beam at angle.



Lesson 2.4 – Newton’s Laws, Friction & Momentum 


Foundation (Q1–5)

  1. State Newton’s 2nd law.

  2. Define momentum.

  3. What is friction?

  4. Distinguish static and dynamic friction.

  5. Define impulse.


Intermediate (Q6–10)

  1. A 4 kg object accelerates at 2 m/s². Find force.

  2. A 3 kg mass moving at 5 m/s. Find momentum.

  3. A 10 N force pushes block but friction is 8 N. Find acceleration.

  4. Explain action–reaction in walking.

  5. Calculate impulse when force 20 N acts for 0.5 s.


Advanced (Q11–15)

  1. Two trolleys collide elastically. Solve for final velocities.

  2. A 6 kg block on rough plane pulled at 30° with tension. Find acceleration.

  3. Analyze explosion problem using conservation of momentum.

  4. Solve friction problem on inclined plane.

  5. Derive impulse–momentum theorem.



Lesson 2.5 – Circular & Rotational Motion 


Foundation (Q1–5)

  1. Define centripetal force.

  2. What is angular velocity?

  3. Define frequency.

  4. Give an example of circular motion.

  5. Write formula for centripetal force.


Intermediate (Q6–10)

  1. A 2 kg mass moves in circle radius 3 m at 4 m/s. Find centripetal force.

  2. Distinguish angular and linear velocity.

  3. A wheel spins at 10 rad/s. Find frequency.

  4. Calculate moment of inertia of point mass.

  5. Define torque.


Advanced (Q11–15)

  1. Derive centripetal force expression.

  2. Analyse rotational KE problem.

  3. A flywheel accelerates uniformly from 5 to 25 rad/s in 4 s. Find angular acceleration and angle.

  4. Solve torque equilibrium problem.

  5. Determine angular velocity of satellite orbiting planet.



Lesson 2.6 – Work, Energy & Power 


Foundation (Q1–5)

  1. Define work.

  2. Give formula for kinetic energy.

  3. What is power?

  4. Define potential energy.

  5. State conservation of energy.


Intermediate (Q6–10)

  1. A 10 kg object lifted 4 m. Calculate PE.

  2. A car does 5000 J work in 10 s. Find power.

  3. A spring constant is 200 N/m. Find energy stored when stretched 0.1 m.

  4. Distinguish conservative and non-conservative forces.

  5. Explain energy transformation in simple pendulum.


Advanced (Q11–15)

  1. Analyze multi-step energy conversion problem.

  2. Determine speed of object sliding down frictionless incline using energy.

  3. Solve power output problem for motor lifting load.

  4. Derive KE = ½mv².

  5. A block slides with friction μ=0.2. Calculate work lost to friction.



Lesson 2.7 – Fluids at Rest (Hydrostatics) 


Foundation (Q1–5)

  1. Define density.

  2. What is pressure?

  3. State Archimedes’ principle.

  4. What is upthrust?

  5. Define relative density.


Intermediate (Q6–10)

  1. A substance has mass 50 g and volume 20 cm³. Find density.

  2. Find pressure at depth 5 m in water.

  3. Explain why objects feel lighter in water.

  4. A body floats. What can be said about densities?

  5. Calculate upthrust on object fully submerged.


Advanced (Q11–15)

  1. Determine buoyant force on irregular body using displaced water.

  2. Solve hydrostatic pressure problem at different depths.

  3. Explain stability of floating bodies using centre of buoyancy.

  4. A block partly submerged—solve equilibrium condition.

  5. Derive P = hρg.



Lesson 2.8 – Fluids in Motion (Hydrodynamics) 


Foundation (Q1–5)

  1. State continuity equation.

  2. What is flow rate?

  3. Define streamline.

  4. What is viscosity?

  5. State Bernoulli’s principle.


Intermediate (Q6–10)

  1. Water flows through pipe: A1=10 cm², v1=2 m/s. Find v2 if A2=5 cm².

  2. Explain Venturi effect.

  3. A fluid exerts lower pressure when speed increases—why?

  4. Define laminar and turbulent flow.

  5. Solve simple Bernoulli pressure difference.


Advanced (Q11–15)

  1. Apply Bernoulli to airplane lift.

  2. Solve continuity + Bernoulli combined problem.

  3. Analyse oil flow with viscosity effect.

  4. Derive equation of continuity.

Explain limitations of Bernoulli in real fluids.



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