Suzhou Foreign Language School

2nd Monthly Class Test for IGCSE 2– December 2014

Subject: Physics

Total Marks: 100 (points) Time: 90 (minutes)

Test paper makers: Rehan&Shirley Test paper inspector: Shirley

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Part 1 Multiple Choice Questions 20 Questions (40 points)

1 .Which statement is correct about the speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum?
A Ultra-violet waves have the greatest speed.
B Visible light waves have the greatest speed.
C Infra-red waves have the greatest speed.
D All electromagnetic waves have the same speed.
2 Which diagram correctly shows rays passing through a camera lens?

3 Three rays of light fall on a converging lens as shown.

Which diagram shows the path of the rays after passing through the lens?

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4 Two thin converging lenses X and Y are used as shown to give a focused image of an
illuminated slit. The rays shown are parallel between X and Y.

What are the correct values for the focal lengths of X and of Y?

5 The diagram shows the path of a ray of light passing through a principal focus F of a lens.
Which broken line shows the direction of the ray after it leaves the lens?

6 Which diagram shows the correct order of the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum?

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7 A thin converging lens is used to produce, on a screen, a focused image of a candle.

The screen and the lens are moved back and forth and various focused images are produced on the
screen. Which statement is always true?
A The image is at the principal focus (focal point) of the lens.
B The image is bigger than the object.
C The image is closer to the lens than the object is.
D The image is inverted.
8 A parallel beam of light falls on a converging lens.
Which diagram shows what happens to the beam of light?

9 In the diagram, the distance OP is the focal length of the lens.

Through which point will the ray shown pass, after refraction by the lens?

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10 An object O is placed in front of a converging lens of focal length f.
At which point will the top of the image be seen?

11..Sound waves are often described using regions of high pressure and low pressure air. The
correct terms for these regions are...

A). compressions and rarefactions B). compressions and decompressions

C). decompressions and rarefactions D). decompressions and condensations

12.The speed of sound varies from substance to substance. Which of these lists of substances
ranks the speed slowest to fastest?

 A). liquids, solids, air B). solids, Liquids air

 C). air, liquids, solids D). liquids, air, solids

13.. Which of these gives the range of human hearing?

 A). 2 – 2000 Hz B). 20 – 2000 Hz

 C). 2 – 20 000 Hz D). 20 – 20 000 Hz

14.Which of these lines shows the path of a ray of light through a block of glass?

15. A girl stands at a distance from a large building. She claps her hands and a short time later
hears an echo. Why is an echo produced when the sound waves hit the building?
A. The sound waves are absorbed B. The sound waves are diffracted
C. The sound waves are reflected D. The sound waves are refracted

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16. A tennis player hits a ball and 0.4 s later hears an echo from a wall. The speed of sound in air
is 330 m/s. How far away is the player from the wall?
A. 66 m B. 132 m C. 264 m D. 825 m
17. A plane mirror is on a wall. Which is a correct description of the image formed by the mirror?
A. the right way up and smaller than the object
B. the right way up and the same size as the object
C. upside down and smaller than the object
D. upside down and the same size as the object
18. The image of a clock face as seen in a plane mirror is shown.

What is the time in the clock?

A. 1:25 B. 1:35 C. 10:25 D. 10:35
19. The diagram shows a ray of light entering a block of glass.

Which numbered angles are the angles of incidence and of refraction?

20. The ray diagram shows how an image is formed by a converging lens.

What is the focal length of this lens?

A. 8 cm B. 10 cm C. 18 cm D. 24 cm

Answer sheet:
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Part 2 Structured Questions 7 Questions (60 points)
21. Here are three quantities that are associated with waves in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Speed, wavelength, frequency
(a) Which of these is the same in a vacuum for both X-rays and radio waves? [1]

(b) What is the speed of infrared when it travels through a vacuum? What is it used for? [2]

(c) Fig. 2.1 shows the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Fig. 2.1
Name one type of radiation that has
(i) a higher frequency than ultra-violet,
.............................................................................................................................. [1]
(ii) a longer wavelength than visible light.
.............................................................................................................................. [1]
(d)One -rays emitted from a radioactive source have a speed in air of 3.0 x 108m/s and
a wavelength of 1.0 x 10-12m.
Calculate the frequency of the γ-rays.

Frequency = ………………. [3][Total:9]

22.(a) A periscope is an optical instrument containing two mirrors in a long tube. Fig. 1.1 shows
the path of a ray of light through a periscope, without the tube.

Fig.1.1
(i) On Fig. 1.1,
use the letter i to indicate clearly the angle of incidence of the ray striking mirror A,
use the letter r to indicate clearly the angle of reflection of the ray leaving mirror A. [2]

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(ii) Write down the equation that links i and r.

.......................................................................................................................................................[2]
(iii) Suggest a use for the periscope.
........................................................................................................................................................[2]
(iv) State what happens if mirror B is rotated through a small angle.
.........................................................................................................................................[2][Total: 8]
23 .A metal rail is 330 m long. Sound travels at 5000 m / s in the metal.
(a) Calculate the time taken for a sound to travel the length of the rail.Showing your working.

time taken = .............................................. s [3]

(b) Sound in air takes 1.0 s to travel 330 m.
As shown in Fig. 2.1, a man puts his right ear against one end of the rail. Another man strikes
the other end of the rail with a hammer.

Fig. 2.1 (not to scale)

Describe and explain what each man hears.
man with hammer ......................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................
man with one ear against rail .....................................................................................................
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24(a) An electric bell hangs from flexible wires inside a glass bell-jar, as shown in Fig. 5.1.

Fig. 5.1

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(i) When air is present in the bell-jar, the electric bell can be heard ringing clearly.
What properties of sound does this observation illustrate? Tick the box alongside
any appropriate answer. [2]

sound travels through air

sound travels through glass

sound travels faster than light

sound travels infinitely fast

(ii) As the vacuum pump removes the air from the bell-jar, the sound becomes quieter.
Eventually the sound cannot be heard at all, even though the bell can still be seen to be working.
Suggest what property of sound this observation demonstrates.
..................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................. [2]
(b) Fig. 5.2 illustrates a quarry where rock blasting is being carried out.

Fig. 5.2
An engineer at P sees the blast of an explosion at X, and after a short delay he hears
two bangs separated by a very short interval.
(i) Explain why the engineer hears two bangs.
..................................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................. [2]
(ii) The distance PX is 195 m and the short delay between seeing the blast and hearing
the first bang is 0.60 s. Calculate the speed of sound.

speed = ......................................... m / s [3][Total: 9]

25 (a) Fig. 6.1 shows a ray of light incident on the surface of a glass block.

Fig. 6.1

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On Fig. 6.1, accurately draw the reflected ray. [2]
(b) Fig. 6.2 shows a ray of light incident on a glass prism.

Fig. 6.2
Put one tick only in each line of the table to indicate which of the angles labelled in Fig. 6.2 are
the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction.

[2] [Total: 4]
26(a) Fig. 7.1 shows a ray of light incident on a mirror at X. The incident ray makes an angle of
50° with the surface of the mirror.

Fig. 7.1
(i) Complete Fig. 7.1 to show the normal and the reflected ray at X. [2]
(ii) State the values of
1. the angle of incidence, ............................................... [2]
2. the angle of reflection. ............................................... [2]
(b) Describe with the help of a diagram how you would find the position of the image produced by
a plane mirror.
..........................................................................................................................................

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....................................................................................................................................... [4][Total: 10]

27 (a) A beam of light is travelling parallel to the axis of a thin lens, as shown in Fig. 1.1.

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 Fig. 1.1

After passing through the lens, the rays all pass through the point F.
(i) Which word best describes what happens to the rays? Tick one box.
The rays converge

diffract

disperse

reflect
(ii) On Fig. 1.1, complete the paths of the two rays.
(iii) Complete the following sentence, referring to Fig. 1.1.
“The focal length of the lens is the distance between point ....... and point ...... .” [3]
(b) In this part of the question, you are required to draw an accurate ray diagram on
Fig. 1.2 for the lens in part (a).

Fig. 1.2

(i) From the top of the object, draw a ray that, after leaving the lens, passes through F.
(ii) From the top of the object, draw a ray that passes through P.
(iii) Mark in the image, and write “image” alongside it.
(iv) From your diagram, state two things that are the same (or approximately the same)
about the image and the object.
1. ...............................................................................................................................
2. ...............................................................................................................................
(v) From your diagram, state one thing that is definitely different about the image and
the object.
...................................................................................................................................[9][Total: 12]

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