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SCIENCE SPM
MODULE 13
PAPER 1
1. Diagram 1 shows one of the strokes in the operation of the four-stroke petrol
engine.

Diagram 1
What happen during this stroke?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The spark plug gives out sparks.

The mixture air and fuel is compressed.
Exhaust gases are channeled out of the cylinder.
The mixture of air and fuel gets into the cylinder.

2. Diagram 2 shows a section of a ticker tape obtained from a moving trolley.

The ticker timer makes 50 dot-spaces per second.

Diagram 2
What is the average speed of the trolley?
A.
B.
C.
D.

10 cms-1
41 cms-1
25 cms-1
50 cms-1

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3. Diagrams below show some objects with the same mass.

Which object exerts the largest pressure on the floor?

4. Diagram 4 shows a spring balance with a stone dipped in the water.

4.5 N

2.5 N
water
displaced

Diagram 4

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What is the weight of the stone in the air?

A. 2.0 N
B. 2.5 N
C. 4.5 N
D. 7.0 N
5. Which of the Bernoullis tube shows the correct water levels?

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6. A moving car accelerates at 10 ms-2 for 4 seconds and reaches a velocity of 60 ms-1.
What is the initial velocity?
[Acceleration = change in velocity ]
time taken
A.
B.
C.
D.

6.0 ms-1
15.0 ms-1
20.0 ms-1
50.0 ms-1

7. Which of the following is matched correctly?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Q
Tape chart
P
Q
R
S

Characteristics
The object is moving at a constant velocity
The velocity of the object is decreasing uniformly
The velocity of the object is increasing uniformly
The velocity of the object is decreasing uniformly

8. Diagram 5 shows a hydraulic system.

Diagram 5

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What is the value of the force F that is required to lift the car weighing 4 500 N?
[Pressure = Force
Surface area
A.
B.
C.
D.

40 N
45 N
50 N
55 N

9. Diagram 6 shows a flying aeroplane with a force M acting on it.

Diagram 6
What is M?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Lift
Drag
Thrust
Weight

10. Diagram 7 shows the flows of air on an aeroplane.

Diagram 7
Which areas represented by A, B, C or D has the lowest pressure?

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PAPER 2
SECTION A + B

Weight
500g

Weight
500g
Cylindrical
rod with one
end
sharpened

Similar
cylindrical rod

Plasticine

Plasticine
Diagram 1

1. Diagram 1 shows an experiment to study the relationship between pressure and

surface area.
a) State one inference that can be made based on the observation on the
Diagram1.
..
b) State the variables in this experiment.
i)

Manipulated variable:..

ii)

Responding variable ...

iii)

Fixed variable

:...

c) What is the relationship between pressure and surface area?

.
.
d) Predict the dept produced on the plasticine when the mass of weight is
increased.
..

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2. Diagram 1.1 and 1.2 show the set up of an apparatus observed to study the
effect of mass on momentum.

Diagram 1.1

Diagram 1.2
Diagram 1.1 shows displacement distance of wooden block when trolley A collided with
the wooden block.
Diagram 1.2 shows displacement distance when trolleys A and B collided with the
wooden block.
a) The result of the experiment in Diagram 1.1 is recorded in Table 1.
Measure and record the displacement distance of the wooden block for Diagram
1.2
Trolley

Displacement distance (cm)

2.5

A and B

Table 1

b) State the variable in this experiment:

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(i)

Manipulated variable:...

(ii)

Responding variable .

(iii)

Fixed variable

:...

c) State a hypothesis that can be made from this experiment.

.
.
d) Predict the displacement distance of the wooden block if three trolleys are used.

e) State the operational definition of momentum (definition based on the

experiment)
.
.
f)

The vehicles below move at the same velocity.

Mark ( / ) the vehicle which has the highest momentum.

Diagram 2

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2. Diagram 3 shows the combustion cycle of an engine.

stroke

Compression stroke

.......

stroke

. stroke

Diagram 3
a) Name the type of engine shown in Diagram 1.

b) Name the strokes of the engine in the lined spaces provided in Diagram 1.

c) Name the other type of engine.

d) Mark ( / ) in the boxes provided in Diagram 1 to show the combustion of the fuel
takes place.

e) State one difference between engine in (a) and engine in (c).

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SECTION C
1. Study the following statement:

A full load lorry is harder to stop compared to an empty lorry

You are given two pails of the same size and sand.
a) Suggest a hypothesis to investigate the above statement.
mark]

[1

b) Describe an experiment to test your hypothesis in (a) on the following criteria.

i) Aim of the experiment
[1 mark]
ii) Identification of variables
[2 mark]
iii) List of apparatus and materials
[1 mark]
iv) Procedure or method
[4 mark]
v) Tabulation of data
[1 mark]

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MODULE 13 - ANSWERS
PAPER 1
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. A

PAPER 2
SECTION A + B
1.
a) The smaller the surface area the more is the depth// the bigger the surface area
the lesser is the depth
b) (i) The type of cylindrical rod // surface area
(ii) the depth (to which the cylinder sinks)
(iii) type of plasticine
c) Pressure increases when surface area is decreased
d) Depth increases when mass is increased
2. a) 4.2 cm
b) manipulated variable: Mass of the trolley
responding variable: Displacement distance
c)As the mass of the trolley increase, the displacement distance increase
d) More than 4.4 cm
e) Momentum is the displacement distance of the wooden block
f) mark at: lorry
3. a) Four-stroke petrol engine
b) Induction stroke
Compression stroke
Power stroke
Exhaust stroke
c) Four-stroke diesel engine
d) Mark at : Power stroke

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SECTION C
1. a) The greater the mass, the greater inertia.
b) (i) To study the relationship between the mass and inertia.
(ii) Variables:
Manipulated variable: mass of the pail
Responding variable : time of the swing
Fixed variable
: length of the rope
(iii)Apparatus and materials:
Pail, rope, sand, stop watch.
(iv)Procedure:
1. Hang two pails same size with same length of the rope.
2. Label the pails as A and B.
3. Fill pail A with sand and let pail b empty.
4. Swing the both pails at the same time.
5. Record the time taken for each pail to stop.

Sand

(v) Tabulation of data

Mass of the pail

Pail A
Pail B

Time to stop swing (s)

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