GMAT PHYSICS PAPER 1 PRACTICE
EXAMINATION [2025/2026]
QUANTITATIVE PHYSICAL SCIENCES ASSESSMENT FOR
ADVANCED PROBLEM-SOLVING AND ANALYTICAL
REASONING
DESIGNED FOR APTITUDE TESTING IN QUANTITATIVE
REASONING AND SCIENTIFIC LOGIC SKILLS
SPRING SEMESTER EXAM 2026
Describe the energy transformations for a vehicle travelling uphill at constant speed.
Work is being done by the driving force and the is equal to the gain in gravitational potential
energy plus work done by friction
What is power?
Power is the rate at which work is done P = W/t
What is the derived unit of Power?
Watt (W)
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, What are the equivalent SI base units of the Watt?
kgm²s⁻³
What is the equation P = Fv used for?
The power developed by an object moving at constant speed against a constant resistive force.
How is % efficiency calculated?
(Useful output energy/total input energy) x 100
What is a tensile force?
A force produces an extension of the object.
What is a compressive force?
A force that reduces the length of an object.
What is Hooke's Law?
Force is proportional to extension so long as the elastic limit is not exceeded.
What is elastic deformation?
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When an object will return to its original shape when the load is removed.
, What is plastic deformation?
A permanent change in shape that remains once the load is removed.
What is k in F = kx
The force constant.
What are the units of force constant (k)
Nm⁻¹
What is represented by the area under a force-extension graph?
The work done stretching the object.
What is meant by an elastic material?
A material which can be significantly deformed and will return to it's original shape.
What is tensile stress?
The force applied per unit cross sectional area.
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, What is tensile strain?
The fractional change in length of an object.
What is a ductile material?
A material which can be drawn into a wire of hammered into thin sheets.
What is the limit of proportionality of a material?
The point at which a material stops obeying Hooke's Law
What is the elastic limit of a material?
The point at which a material starts to plastically deform.
What is the yield point of a material?
The point at which the material starts to extend rapidly as stress increases.
What is the ultimate tensile strength of a material?
The maximum stress a material can withstand before breaking.
What is the breaking strength of a material?
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The stress at the point of fracture.
EXAMINATION [2025/2026]
QUANTITATIVE PHYSICAL SCIENCES ASSESSMENT FOR
ADVANCED PROBLEM-SOLVING AND ANALYTICAL
REASONING
DESIGNED FOR APTITUDE TESTING IN QUANTITATIVE
REASONING AND SCIENTIFIC LOGIC SKILLS
SPRING SEMESTER EXAM 2026
Describe the energy transformations for a vehicle travelling uphill at constant speed.
Work is being done by the driving force and the is equal to the gain in gravitational potential
energy plus work done by friction
What is power?
Power is the rate at which work is done P = W/t
What is the derived unit of Power?
Watt (W)
1
Page
, What are the equivalent SI base units of the Watt?
kgm²s⁻³
What is the equation P = Fv used for?
The power developed by an object moving at constant speed against a constant resistive force.
How is % efficiency calculated?
(Useful output energy/total input energy) x 100
What is a tensile force?
A force produces an extension of the object.
What is a compressive force?
A force that reduces the length of an object.
What is Hooke's Law?
Force is proportional to extension so long as the elastic limit is not exceeded.
What is elastic deformation?
2
Page
When an object will return to its original shape when the load is removed.
, What is plastic deformation?
A permanent change in shape that remains once the load is removed.
What is k in F = kx
The force constant.
What are the units of force constant (k)
Nm⁻¹
What is represented by the area under a force-extension graph?
The work done stretching the object.
What is meant by an elastic material?
A material which can be significantly deformed and will return to it's original shape.
What is tensile stress?
The force applied per unit cross sectional area.
3
Page
, What is tensile strain?
The fractional change in length of an object.
What is a ductile material?
A material which can be drawn into a wire of hammered into thin sheets.
What is the limit of proportionality of a material?
The point at which a material stops obeying Hooke's Law
What is the elastic limit of a material?
The point at which a material starts to plastically deform.
What is the yield point of a material?
The point at which the material starts to extend rapidly as stress increases.
What is the ultimate tensile strength of a material?
The maximum stress a material can withstand before breaking.
What is the breaking strength of a material?
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The stress at the point of fracture.
