A piece of wire is wound tightly round a pen. The tums are next to one another but not overlapping, The diameter of the wire is measured using a micrometer. sorew gauge as shown below. |f 700 tums of the wire is needed to cover the whole of the length of the pen, what is the length of the pen? A 128.45cm B 256.9 cm © 1284.5cm =D 2569.0 cm ‘The acceleration due to the gravity of the Moon is one-sixth of that of the Earth. If a tone is thrown upwards, which graph shows the variation of the speed of the stone with time as it goes up on the Moon (M) and on the Earth (E)? Speed Speed mM E E Time Time Tine TimeA ball made of plasticine is thrown upwards towards the celling. At the highest point fits path, itis stuck a the celing, Which distance ~ time graph best deserbes the motion of he ball? Distance /m eT Distance fm Distance /m D LZ. Ko On the evening of National Day, fireworks shells are fired vertically into the air to height of 200 m. Ignoring air resistance, find the time taken for a fireworks shell reach its highest point after firing. z se A 2028 B 1838 C 89s D 63s A cyolist travelling at a speed of 7 m/s sees an obstacle in front and brakes. She decelerates uniformly to rest in 2 seconds. What is the distance she travels while braking to rest? 7.0m 5.0m 35m 25m com> Why does an object falling in the Earth's gravitational field reach a steady velocity? The Earth's gravitational field decreases as the object falls. ‘The mass of the object remains constant. ‘The weight of the object increases as it falls. Air resistance increases with increase of velocity. com>After the parachutist has been falling for 1 minute, his parachute opens. Which graph best shows how his speed varies with time? B speed -fninate time ‘minute time ‘Tminute time ‘minute time Two objects, A (6.0 kg) and B (4.0 kg), are stacked with one on top of the other as ‘shown in the diagram. A ‘Smooth ground Bt} on if the force between A and B is 2.0 N, what is the acceleration of B (in mis*) when B is being pulled by a horizontal force of 50 N? A 80 B 83 © 120 D 130 P, Q and R are three identical blocks resting on a rough surface. A force of 45 N is applied at one end as shown in the diagram below. A friction force of 5 N acts in the opposite direction on each block. What are the tensions Ts, between blocks P and Q, and Tz, between blocks Q and R, in the strings? R 45N com> z10 The diagram shows a man of weight 800 N standing in the middle of an Uniform, rigid, horizontal plank. The plank weighs 1000 N. Which free body diagram shows the forces on the plank? A N B “ N 900N 1000 900N oN € + 2 900N ~y 1000N 1000N 11 The shapes in the diagrams are drawn to the same scale. Which shape has its center of gravity furthest away from its base?12 13 ‘A box of mass 4 kg is being pulled up a ramp by a force F from rest as shown, 12m 8m The friction along the surface is 2 N and the final speed of the box on top of the ramp is 3 m/s. What is the force F required to bring the box to the top of the ramp? A 30.2N B 28.2N C 267N D 15N ‘An apartment block receives water from a nearby reservoir. A pump is necessary to lift the water into a storage tank at the top of the building. ‘The gravitational field strength is 10 Nikg. How much energy does the pump supply to lift each kilogram of water into the tank? A 5005 B 4004 © 1005 D 50414 Assmall electric motor is used to raise a weight of 2.0 N at constant speed through ‘a vertical height of 80 cm in 4.0 s. a zon |™™ ‘Assuming that the motor is 100% efficient, what is the electrical power supplied to the motor? A 040W B 16W c 64w D 4ow 15 A mass is held in equilibrium by a horizontal force of 40 N and a tension in a string of SON. 50N 40N mass What is the mass that is held in equilibrium? 3.0kg 4.5 kg 6.4 kg 6.0 kg vom> 16 Two liquids X and Y are placed in a U-tube. If X has a lower density than Y, which one of the following correctly shows the level of the two liquids? ta17 The diagram shows a bubble at the bottom of a pool, Bubble ‘Assuming that the temperature of the water is constant throughout the pool, which Of the following describes the change of the pressure and density of the air in the bubble as it rises to the surface? Pressure Density A increase increase B increase decrease c decrease increase D decrease = decrease ‘18 Anydraulic press is being balanced by a force of 200 N and a 300 kg mass. a 200.N ston Piston S000 | area X ‘area Calculate the area X of the larger piston, ignoring the weights of the pistons. 0.33 cm? 3.3 cm? 7.5 cm? 75cm? voa>19 The distance between the -20°C and 120°C markings is 50cm. - sion je ial . =—=———————_ <—— ta} What is the temperature when the distance between the marking at the end of the mercury thread and the ~20°C marking is 35 cm? A 50°C B 70°C c 78° D 98°C 20 The diagram shows four similar cans. Each can contains the same volume of water initially at 90 °C. After 10 minutes, which can will contain the warmest water? . ee) lid 4 lid dull black 21 The resistance of a piece of platinum wire in melting ice and steam are 800 0 and 910 respectively. What is the temperature reading in Kelvin when the resistance has a value of 1000.07 A 328K B 383K © 455K =D 495K 22 A student tries to cool her cup of tea by placing some ice cubes into it. Assuming there is no heat lost to the surroundings or to the cup, what is the mass of ice at 0°C. required to coo! 100 g of tea at 60 °C to 10 *C? Given : Specific heat capacity of tea and water = 4.2 Jig K) Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 336 Jig A 4209 B 5569 C¢ 500g D 625923 {nan experiment to find its specific latent heat of vaporization, water is vapourised using an immersion heater as shown. [*— Handle Heating element ‘Two sources of error in this experiment are: Error 1: water splashing out of the container; Error 2: vapour condensing on the handle of the heater and dripping back into the container. ‘What is the effect of these two experimental errors on the calculated value for the Specific latent heat of water? The specific latent heat will be ¢ Error 4 Error 2 A Less Less B Less More c More Less D More More ‘The diagrams represent two blocks of copper, P and Q, each receiving the same amount of energy W. The mass of P is twice the mass of Q. The temperature rise of P is half the temperature rise of Q. Pp Qs Mass = 0.20 kg Temperate tes = 10.01 Mass = 0.10 kg tw Temperature rise = 20.0 K Which statement about P and Q is correct? ” ‘A. The specific heat capacity of P is half the specific heat capacity of Q. B The specific heat capacity of P is twice the specific heat capacity of @. © The heat capacity of P is half the heat capacity of Q. D_ The heat capacity of P is twice the heat capacity of Q.25 ‘What is the property of a thermocouple that gives it an advantage over a liquid-in- glass thermometer when measuring temperatures which vary rapidly? ‘A Ithas a smaller specific heat capacity. B_ Ithas a smaller contact area. C _ Ituses the changing electromotive force as its thermometric property. D__Ituses a sensitive voltmeter to measure the changes in temperature. ‘The diagram shows a wave on a rope with two points X and ¥ marked. The wave is moving in the direction shown. direction of wave ‘What is the motion of the points X and Y? x Y A moving up ‘moving down B moving up moving up c moving down moving up D moving right moving right ‘The figure shows a displacement-time graph of a sound wave. Displacementiom rr) 10 Timelms 05 ‘What is the frequency of the sound wave? 50 Hz 100 Hz 150 Hz, 200 Hz com>28 Radio waves, visible light and X-rays are al pat of the electromagnetic spectrum. ‘What is the correct order of increasing wavelength? Shortest —————_________,. fongest A Radio waves Visible ight Xrays B Radio waves Xrays Visible light Cc Xrays Radio waves Visible light D Xrays Visible light Radio waves 29 The table below gives information about the wavelength and output power of some types of laser. Wavelength (in metres) 3.8.x, {gees Dye 55x10" Helium-neon 63x10" Nd-YAG 10.6 x10" The visible spectrum has wavelengths ranging from 4.0 x 107 mto 7.0 x 107m. Which laser emits infrared radiation? A Argon B Dye © Helium-neon D Nd-YAG 30 Which type of electromagnetic radiation travels at the highest speed through a vacuum? A Xrays B Visible light waves C Radio waves D Allhave the same speed313 students stand 1 m apart in front of a plane mirror thatis 1 m long. <—tm —> Mivoe $<» aecaeaaat, tm —3gs—1m —>y StudentX Student Y Student Z Student X stands in line with one edge. How many students can see the images of the other two? Ao B14 c2 D3 32 A ray of light enters a semi-circular glass block and emerges as shown In the figure. semicircular lass block ‘Which one of the following statements is correct? The angle of incidence at X is 0° and the critical angle of the glass is 57°. The angle of incidence at X is 90° and the critical angle of the glass is 33°. ‘The angle of incidence at X is 0° and the critical angle of the glass is 33°. ‘The angle of incidence at X is 90° and the critical angle of the glass Is 57°. com> 33 _If'an object is placed 30.0 cm from a converging lens, the image is real and ‘magnified. If he object is placed 10.0 cm from the same lens, the image produced is virtual. ‘Which could be the focal length (in cm) of the lens? A 100 B 150 c 200 D 30034 Array of light enters a diverging lens L and is refracted as shown. Which point is likely to be the focal point of the lens? 35 The diagram shows a negatively charged strip being placed near two Isolated upcharged metal spheres X and Y. X is then earthed momentarily, During the Whole process, X and Y do not touch. uncharged Negative positive uncharged 36 Inthe circuit shown, the battery has negligible internal resistance, Hoa, 600. ‘What is the potential difference across the 3.0 0 resistor? A 40v B 80V © 13V D 120v37 38 A positively ‘charged conducting sphere X is brought near toa neutral conducting sphere ¥ that is on an insulating stand, Which one of the following statements correctly describes what will happen? X will first be repelled away from Y and then will be attracted to Y. X will first be’ attracted to Y and upon contact will be repelled by Y. Nothing will happen. X will first be attracted to Y and upon contact will remain attached to Y. voa> Awire P of length 1.0.m has a resistance of 2.0.0. When connected to a cell, the current in the wire is 1.5 A. *) ‘Another wire Q is then connected to the same call. Q is of the same length and material as P, but its diameter is twice that of P. Q ‘What is the resistance of wire Q and the current in it? Resistance/Q Current A 0s 6.00 B os 0.38 c 1.0 3.00 D 4.0 07538 The circuit shows two identical lamps X and Y connected to a cell. L_4 w A wire W is then placed across lamp Y. Which of the following statements best describes what happens to the brightness of the lamps? Lamp X and ¥ become dimmer, Lamp X becomes dimmer and lamp ¥ becomes brighter. Lamp X and ¥ become brighter. Lamp X becomes brighter and lamp Y does not light up. voa> 40 Inthe circuit shown, at which point is thé current the’smallest?Pl<| (Slo) [Slo] [Slo lola) [Flo] Ra} [Sol 2/0] |Sla} [Slo} |8)<| Ilo} [Elo] [Ble} [le lo} [Plo] |&\<} {8a wol<| [Fl<} [8lo} [Sia elo] [El<] Slo} [Sjo} lof] Plo} [Slo] [Blo i evo] {S]<} [Alaa] |S} fo] [FE lco} [Jo] [a0]1 Anas, Jeremy and Sai were measuring the diameter of a ball beating using two instruments. The readings of the diameter are as shown below. 29000 pm 2.92¢m 0.0292 m Which of the following instrumentswes not used in the measurement? ‘A Micrometer Screw Gauge B Measuring tape © Metre rule D Vernier calipers 2 An object of mass, m is hung using 2 strings as shown below. sn 3N = ‘Which of the following diagrams illustrates clearly the direction of the forces? AGW. 8 SN SN a SN c SN . 3N 3N 3 Inthe question 2 above, what could not be the possible value of m? A 04 BOs ce o7 Dog4 Which graph below shows correctly how the ears displacement will change with time with the given velocity? wins" ° 1 b ob ks‘Asstone is dropped vertically on a rubber mat and rebounds vertically upwards. In the speed-time graph of thestone as shown below, which points indicate the highest Point reached as the stone is dropped? Speed! mis Time/s AA force of 24 N acts on a 4 000 g body which is originally moving at a constant velocity of 24 m/s. Infhow many seconds will the body acquire a velocity of 54 mis? A 9s B 6s © 5s D 4s {in question 6, what is the total distance covered by the body as it increases its velocity from 24 mis to 54 mis? A 324m B 270m © 195m D 75m8 —_Twoiron spheres of masses 4 kg and 1 kg are held at different heights above the ground in an unknown planet as shown in the diagram below. They are then released from rest ‘simultaneously. we @ Sm What isthe time at which the 1 kg sphere will hit the ground i the 4 kg sphere took 6 sto hit the ground? ax SAL “ize B 15s Cc 206 D 30s 9 Emest was trying to find a suitable quid that wil be able to make a coln float instead of sink in water. He placed hydrometers in 4 different liquids, P, Q, R and S. Which is a suitable Kquid thats able to make @ coin float in it? Liquid P Liquid Q Liguid R Liquid s10 Yong Sheng was trying to conduct an experiment using 2 forks and a toothpick. He interlocked the 2 forks and used a toothpick to support the forks on the brim of a ‘glass as shown below in Fig. 10.1 and its side view on Fig. 10.2 Forks ‘Toothpick, Glass —, Fig. 10.1 Fig. 10.2 This experiment could prebably demonstrates that the centre of gravity of the 2 forks is above the toothpick. the centre of gravity of the 2 forks is on the forks. the centre of gravity of the 2 forks is at the toothpick. the centre of gravity of the 2 forks is undeterminable, pomp 11 Ametre rule is being balanced by 2 newton-meteras shown below. ‘What is the location of its centre of gravity and its mass? Location of eg. Tem Mass 7 kg a 24.0 24.00 5 26.0 2.40 c 21.0 0.24 D 26.0 0.2412 _In the objects. shown below, which one does not display stable equilibrium given that their conttes of gravity are ofthe same height? + Contre of Gravity of object 13 In the figure shown below, what is the pressure of steam in a cylinder which would just false the valve, tthe area of the valve in contact with steam is 2 om and atmospheric pressure is 100 000 Pa? es ong, Ss pivot © valve t ate steam A 10 Nom? B 40.Niom? © 60.Nlom? D 60Nom® 14 Two different liquids are poured into a manometer as shown below. Liquid Q What is the ratio of the density of Liquid @ to Liquid P? : A 35 B53 c 83 c 8515 _ In the figure shown below, a test tube containing some salt is floating in a beaker of ‘water. What would happen to the test tube as some of the salt is placed into the beaker of water? Test tube [a Salt ‘A Risesmore B Sinks more © Remains the same D Cannot be determined 16 A meteorite of mass 10 kg enters the earth's atmosphere and its velocity reduced from ‘99:m/s to 1 mis by air resistance. The work done in Joules against air resistance is A 49x10? B 49x10" Cc 980 D 9900 17 Erwin threw a stone X vertically upwards with an initial velocity v, and Benedict threw another stone ¥ with the same velocity, v downwards, ‘Which of the following statements is true? X hits the ground with a greater velocity than Y. Y hits the ground with a greater velocity than x. The velocity with which X and ¥ hit the ground is the same. ‘The difference in velocities of X and Vis v. com> 18 Brownian motion is often demonstrated by viewing iluminated smoke particles contained in a Sealed transparent cel through a low-power microscope. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? ‘The illumination enables the observer to see the actual air molecules. ‘Small specks of light are seen to move about in random motion. ‘The observed motion is caused by the random motion of air molecules. ‘The speed of the observed motion would increase if the temperature rose. vou>19 ‘As thermal energy is supplied to a melting block of ce at 0°C, the ‘A potential energy of the water molecules inoreases B potential energy of the water molecules decreases © average kinetic energy of the water molecules increases. D__ average kinetic energy of the water molecules decreases. ‘AgasXexpandslinearlywithtemperaturechange.thevolumeis 20 ‘emwhenthetemperatureis -50 *C:and 50 cm'whenthetemperatureis 190°C, ‘whatisthetemperaturewhenthevolumeindicates 100 cm"? A 380°C B 800°C © 590°C De40°c ‘Which of the following processes is an illustration of heat transfer by only radiation? A From a hot flame to the water in a saucepan. 8 From the filament of an electric lamp to the inner surface of the bulb. C From the hot surface of an electric lamp to the rest of the room. From the sun to earth. Equal volumes ofa quid Q and water are alowed to cool under the same conditions from 80°C to 40°C and the time taken are respectively 10 and 17 min. What is the spectic heat capacity ofthe Kquid C7? Take specif heat capacty of water to be 4.2 JigKdensity of water tobe 1 000 kg/m? and density of liquid @ to be 1 400 kgim’. ‘A 3.000 Jikgk B 1.900 Jikgk © 980 Jikgk D 2.000 Jikak23 Two liquid of the same mass, P and @ are placed in @ room for cooling. Their cooling ‘curves are as shown inthe diagram below. ‘Temp °c o T/min ‘Which of the following statements is correct? Liquid P is having @ higher specific heat capacity than liquid Q. quid P is having @ lower specific latent heat of fusion than liquid Q. Both liquid P and liquid Q are having the same freezing point. ‘Sold P is having a higher specific heat capacity than solid Q. cou> 24 The diagram shows a transverse wave on a rope. The wave i travelling from left to right. At this instant shown, the points X and Y on the rope have zero displacement and ‘maximum displacement respectively. Which of the following describes the direction of motion of the points X and Y at this instant? Point x Point ¥ a downwards stationary 8 downwards downwards c upwards downwards D upwards stationary25 ‘Abeam of light passes through four optical devices P, @, Rand S. =7] + ‘Which of the following combinations is correct? P a R s A Plane mirror Prism Converging lens Diverging lens B Converging lens Diverging lens Prism Plane micror © Diverging lens. Gonverging lens Plane mitror Prism D Prism Plane mirror Diverging lens. Converging lens ‘The diagram shows a ray of monochromatic light incident from air onto a rectangular ‘lass block with'an angle of incidence, 2, it emerges into le with an angle of refraction (0f 80° as shown. @ It the refractive index of the glass block is 1.40, what is the value of #? A 784B 456° c 444°D 116° ‘Teng Yi was relaxing at home during his school holiday. He switched on his TV set and his radio. As he was relaxing, a telephone ring from his smartphone. He pioked it up with began talking over the phone, In the above situation, how many of the devices in talios are receiving signals in longitudinal wave? Ao B D c 229 A ship sends out ultrasonic waves from a transmitter to the seabed and picks up the roturned signal by a receiver. Ifthe time interval between sending out and receiving waves is 0.8 s, estimate the depth of the seabed beneath the sea. (Speed of ultrasonic wave in water is 1500 m/s) A 300mB 600m © 1200mD 1875m ‘A-sound wave travelling at 340 ms" produces the waveform shown below. ll} | —— 2m—— 340 mis — ~ What is the frequency of the sound wave? A 8Hz BB 170Hz © 340Hz D . 680Hz Two pith balls which are wrapped with aluminium foil, suspended from adjacent silk threads, attract each other. This indicates that | they carry charges of the same type. itely-charged, they are opposi . | only one of them is charged. A lonly B Monly © land tll only D Wand Itt only34 ‘The diagram shows a light positively charged spherical conductor suspended precisely in between two Insulated spheres P and Q which are connected to a high voltage direct current supply. Ye F ‘What will happen to the positively charged light spherical conductor if itis given a small displacement from its orginal position? A Itwili move towards Q and stay attracted to @. B twill move towards P and stay attracted to P. twill move towards P, touch P, and then move towards Q, touch Q, and continue this oscillation, touching P and Q. ly. DD _Itwill move towards @, touch Q, and then mave towards P, touch P, and. continue this oscillation, touching Q and P repeatedly. Each of the three resistors R in this network has the same resistance. 11, and are currents. Vj, Vand Vsare potential differences. Va Ve Vs Which of the following statements is not correct? Bo VPM, D WY=3v;Aa lecticl crcitis set up 2s shown below. The resistor Ris a length of resistanco Piteand he Jockey Jis able to side along the wire. The variable distance dat tra Jockey Jis measured from the right-hand end of R Readings from the voltmeter V and the ammeter A are taken and plotted against distance d. ‘Which pair of graphs for current /, and voltage V, is comect? Ee AY EARCAKR d transmission 34 Allof the following reasons explain why vollage is stepped up before A reduce energy losses in the cable B increase the efficiency of transmission C reduce the current flowing through the cables D increase the power available for transmission35 Which circuit shows how the heater in an electric iron, a fuse and a switch should be connected to a mains electricity supply? oro live live A g B newry_F-— neutral 37h — . can" * =6 connection to connection to metal frame of iron metal frame of ron _ ° oF ° EH live - live c g . >? 3 neutrgl neatra HX —_____. “+. earth connection to me connection to metal frame of iron metal frame of ron 36 plotting compass is placed above a wire. When a current flows from E to F, what direction would the needle in the compass point to? OOO 0 A B c D37 The diagram shows the front view of a loudspeaker. ‘North Pole South Pole coil I the current is lowing in the direction shown, the coil wll move A tothe right B tothe left. © outofthe page. D into the page. 38 Apermanent magnet is placed near a solenoid as shown. Which of the following is/are true? iron bar —> 4. A'S-pole is induced at Y when the magnet moves away from the solenoid, 2. AN-pole is induced at Y when the magnet moves towards the solenoid. ‘3. Nothing happens when the magnet does not move. A 2onlyB Sonly © tandZonlyD 1, 2and 3only 39 The diagram shows an ideal transformer. 1A Ammeter reading A 06 01 B 06 1.0 c 60 O41 D 60 1040 Fig. 40.1 on the right shows a trace ‘obtained on the screen of an oscilloscope when a given signal is applied to the input terminals. Fig. 40.2 below shows the Y-gain and time-base setting of the oscilloscope. Fig. 40.1 What is the amplitude and frequency of the signal? ‘amplitude 1V Trequency THz a a0 400 B 40 200 € 80 700 D 80 200 1 [a|2 [D3 [p]4 [DS [DJs [C]7 [els [po [e]iolc uifp {iz} a [13 { [aac [isla [isla [iz] [isa [19] a [20] c Ste las [3 [p Loa lb bos le ete ete ate eee 31] ¢ [32[8 [33] 8 [34] [35 ¢ [36/8 |37/c [38] 8 [39[C 140] a