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2008 Physics Prelim H1P1
2008 Physics Prelim H1P1
Candidate Name
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PHYSICS
Higher 1
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
1 hour
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Data
speed of light in free space
elementary charge
e = 1.60 x 10-19 C
h = 6.63 x 10-34Js
u = 1.66 x 10-27 kg
me = 9.11 x 10-31 kg
mp = 1.67 x 10-27 kg
g = 9.81 m s-2
Formulae
s = u t + 12 at
v2 = u2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas
W = p V
hydrostatic pressure
p = gh
electric potential
V =
Q
4 0 r
resistors in series
R = R1 + R2 +
resistors in parallel
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A student takes 6 readings of the diameter of a rod: 5.9 mm, 6.0 mm, 6.1 mm, 5.8 mm,
6.0 mm, 6.2 mm.
The actual diameter of the rod is actually 5 mm. Which of the following best describe the
errors in the readings?
A
B
C
D
random error
low
low
high
high
systematic error
high
low
high
low
The capacitance C of a parallel plate capacitor is defined as the charge stored per unit
potential difference between its plates.
C=
Q
V
C2kg-1m-2s-2
C A2kg-1m-2
D A2kg-1m-2s4
L
g
When an object is in motion, its velocity and acceleration are always in the same
direction.
When an object is thrown upwards, its acceleration at the highest point is zero.
When velocity of an object is zero, its acceleration can be non-zero.
When acceleration of an object is zero, its velocity is zero.
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The figure below shows the displacement-time graph of a moving object from a point P.
Displacement /m
Time /s
Which of the following statements correctly describes the motion for the object?
A
B
C
D
6
A projectile is fired with an initial speed of 51.2 m s-1 at angle 44.5 above the horizontal on
a long flat firing range. Point A is the maximum height attained by the projectile. What is the
vertical component of the speed and location of the projectile 1.50 s after firing?
A
B
C
D
It is speeding up towards P.
It is slowing down towards P.
It is speeding up away from P.
It is slowing down away from P.
Speed/m s-1
21.2
21.2
35.6
35.6
Location
Before point A
After point A
Before point A
After point A
The 100 kg mass, which rests on a frictionless table, is attached to a 1 g mass through an
inextensible string that goes round a smooth pulley. What is the acceleration of the 100 kg
mass?
100 kg
1g
A
B
C
D
8
A trolley moving without friction on an air track collides with an identical stationary trolley
and they move off sticking together.
Which of the following about the conservation of energy and momentum is correct?
A
B
C
D
momentum
conserved
conserved
not conserved
not conserved
kinetic energy
conserved
not conserved
conserved
not conserved
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The force a ladder leaning on a smooth wall exerts on the wall and the normal reaction
force from the wall.
The force a ladder leaning on a smooth wall exerts on the rough floor and the normal
reaction from the floor.
Weight of a parachutist and the pull of the parachute on him when he is moving with
terminal velocity.
Weight of a floating object and the upthrust acting on it.
10 Two identical bar magnets are stored in a light plastic frictionless cylinder of negligible mass.
When the magnets are arranged as shown in the figure below, the balance reads W.
S
Plastic cylinder
N
N
S
Top-pan balance
If the mass of each magnet is M, which of the following is correct?
A
B
C
D
W = Mg
W = 2Mg
Mg < W < 2Mg
W > 2Mg
11 The diagram shows a uniform inclined beam with one end hinged to a wall A and the other
end is supported by a wire at B. The weight of the beam is W and the tension in the wire is
T. The angle EAC is 90.
E
T
D
C
B
W
What is the direction of the force exerted by the wall on the beam?
A
AB
AC
AD
AE
12 A spring obeying Hookes Law has an unstretched length of 50 mm and a spring constant of
200 N m-1. What is the tension in the spring when its length is 65 mm?
A
3000 N
300 N
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30 N
3N
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13 A lightweight object and a very heavy object are moving with equal speeds along a level
frictionless surface. Both objects subsequently slide up the same frictionless incline.
frictionless
incline
frictionless level surface
Which object rises to a greater height?
A
B
C
D
4d
16d
25d
16 A warning siren on top of a tall pole is taken to be a point source and radiates sound waves
uniformly in all directions. At a distance 4d, the amplitude of the wave is A.
What is the distance from the siren at the point where the amplitude of the wave is 2A?
A
8d
4d
2d
17 A beam of initially unpolarised light passes through three polariods P1, P2 and P3. The
polarising axis of each polaroid is shown by an arrow. Polariods P1 and P2 are fixed, with
their polarising axes at 45 to one another.
What can be the angle of the polarising axis of polaroid P3 so that the intensity of the
emergent light is minimum?
A
45
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90
135
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18 A tall vertical cylinder is filled with water and a tuning fork vibrating at 400 Hz is held over its
open top. The water is slowly run out and the first resonance of the air column is heard
when the water level is 0.21 m below the top of the cylinder. Neglecting end corrections,
how far from the top will the water level be when the next resonance is heard?
A
0.32 m
0.42 m
0.63 m
0.84 m
19 If two waves of the same frequency are superposed in phase, the total intensity is
proportional to
A
B
C
D
20 A and B shown in the figure below are two coherent sound sources which are in phase.
Point X shows permanent zero displacement.
A
270 mm
90 mm
From the options given below, choose the sound wave with the minimum wavelength that
can satisfy this condition.
A
180 mm
90 mm
60 mm
45 mm
21 The graphs show the variation with potential difference V of current I for three circuit
elements.
The three circuit elements are a tungsten filament lamp, a metal wire at constant
temperature and a semiconductor diode.
Which of the following correctly identifies these graphs?
A
B
C
D
metal wire
Y
Z
Z
Y
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semiconductor diode
Z
X
Y
X
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22 A particular wire in a circuit has a resistance of 5.0 . What is the resistance of another wire
made of the same material, has the same cross-sectional area and which is three times as
long as the first wire?
A
15
45
125
23 In the circuit below, resistors X and Y, of resistances R and 2R respectively, are connected
to a 6 V battery of negligible internal resistance. When a voltmeter is connected across Y, it
gives a reading of 3 V.
zero
Between zero and 2 V
2V
Between 2 V and 6 V
24 What is the equivalent resistance between the points L and M in the circuit below if each of
the resistors has a resistance of 2 ?
N
A
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25 The diagram below shows a wire conductor, RS, positioned perpendicular to an uniform
magnetic field directed into the paper.
What is the direction in which the wire could be moved at a constant speed to produce the
maximum potential difference across its ends, R and S?
A
B
C
D
perpendicular to both the length of the wire and the magnetic field
perpendicular to only the length of the wire
perpendicular to only the magnetic field
in the direction 45 to the length of the wire
26 A plotting compass is placed next to a vertical wire PQ. When there is no current in the wire,
the compass on the horizontal plane ABCD points North as shown in the diagram. Which
diagram shows a possible direction for the compass to point when a current passes from Q
to P?
P
D
Q
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28 Let 0 be the de Broglie wavelength of an electron accelerated from rest through a potential
difference of 10 V and let 1 be that of an electron accelerated from rest through a potential
difference of 1000 V. The value of the ratio 0/ 1 is
A
1/10
10
100
29 The graph below shows the relationship between the energy E of a photon of
electromagnetic radiation and its wavelength . Points P and Q marked on the graph
represent two types of electromagnetic radiation.
E
P
ultraviolet
Infra-red
microwave
microwave
Q
Radio wave
X-ray
Gamma ray
ultraviolet
The maximum speed with which electrons are emitted is proportional to the intensity of
the incident light.
The number of electrons emitted per second is proportional to the intensity of the
incident light.
The maximum energy of the emitted electrons increases with the wavelength of the
incident light.
The wavelength of the incident light must be greater than a certain threshold value.
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