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SECTION A ( STRUCTURES )
1. Diagram 1 shows an Infrared (IR) thermometer is used to measure human body
temperature.

Diagram 1
(a) What is the meaning of temperature?

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[1 mark]
(b) Name the S.I unit for temperature.

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[1 mark]
(c) The temperature measured is 36.8 oC.
What is the temperature in S.I unit?

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[1 mark]
(d) Complete the following sentence by underline the correct answer.
The body temperature of a person with fever is (higher / lower) than the normal
body temperature.
[1 mark]

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2 Diagram 2.1 shows a lady is using a spherical mirror while doing her make up.
The image in the mirror is bigger than her actual face.

Diagram 2.1
(a) Name the type of mirror in Diagram 2.1.

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[1 mark]
(b) State one other characteristic of the image produced by the mirror.

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[1 mark]
(c) Diagram 2.2 shows an incomplete ray diagram.
Complete the ray diagram to show how the image is formed.

[3 marks]

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3 Diagram 3 shows a pressure cooker used to cook meat.

Diagram 3
(a) What happen to the air pressure when the temperature of air inside the
pressure cooker increases?

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[1 mark]
(b) (i) State the gas law involved.

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[1 mark]
(iii) Explain by using the kinetic theory of gas, the gas law stated in 3(b)
(i).

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[2 marks]
( c) The air pressure inside the pressure cooker is 1 x 105 Pa at the temperature of
28oC. Calculate the air pressure inside the pressure cooker when the
temperature is 120oC.

[2 marks]

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4 Diagram 4 shows a drum is being hit and produces sound waves.

Diagram 4
(a) What type of wave is the sound wave?

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[ 1 mark]

(b) On Diagram 4, mark and label the wavelength,λ.

[ 1 mark]

(c ) (i) What happen to the sound if the sound wave propagates through a
vacuum?

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[ 1 mark]
(ii) Give reason for the answer in 4 (c)(i).

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[ 1 mark]
(d) A sound wave propagates in air with a speed of 330 m s-1 and wavelength
60 cm. Calculate the frequency of the sound wave.

[ 3 marks]

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5 Diagram 5.1 shows an arrangement of apparatus to study the reflection of waves for
plane water waves.

Diagram 5.1
Diagram 5.2 and Diagram 5.3 shows the plane water wave with different incident
wavelength, λ1 strike a reflector at the same incident angle.

Diagram 5.2 Diagram 5.3

(a) What is the meaning of wavelength?

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[1 mark]

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(b) Observe diagram 5.1 and diagram 5.2, compare;

(i) incident wavelength, λ1 of water wave.

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[1 mark]

(ii) reflected wavelength, λ2 of water wave

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[1 mark]

(iii) reflected angle, r

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[1 mark]

(c) Based on your answer in 5(b),

(i) state the relationship between incident wavelength, λ1 and reflected
wavelength, λ2.

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[1 mark]

(ii) state the relationship between incident angle, i and reflected angle, r
of the water wave.

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[1 mark]

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(d) Diagram 5.4 shows a beach barrier to reduce erosion of the beach.

Diagram 5.4
State suitable characteristic of the barrier and give your reason.

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[2 marks]

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6 Diagram 6 shows two hot water containers.

Diagram 6
(a) What is the meaning of specific heat capacity?

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[1 mark]
(b) Based on the information in Diagram 6, state the suitable characteristics of
the hot water container that can maintain the temperature of hot water for a
longer time.
Give reason for the suitability of the characteristics.

(i) Layer between inner and outer wall of container.

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[1 mark]
Reason

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[1 mark]

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 (ii) Type of colour for inner surface.

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[1 mark]
Reason

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[1 mark]
(iii) Specific heat capacity of container.

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[1 mark]
Reason

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[1 mark]
(c) Based on the answer in 6(b), determine the most suitable hot water container
to maintain the temperature of hot water for a longer time.

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[1 mark]

(d) An electric heater of 240 V, 2 kW is immersed into 3 kg of water and is

switched on for 5 minutes.
Calculate;

(i) The amount of heat absorbed by water.

[2 marks]
(ii) The rise in temperature of the water.
[Specific heat capacity of water = 4 200 J kg-1 0C-1]

[2 marks]

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 SECTION B ( DECISION MAKING )
7 Diagram 7.1 shows a periscope used by a submarine.
Diagram 7.2 shows the cross section of the periscope.

Diagram 7.1 Diagram 7.2

(a) (i) Name the light phenomenon occurred in the glass prism.

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[1 mark]
(ii) State two conditions for the phenomenon in7(a)(i) to occur.
[2 marks]

(iii) What are the advantages of using glass prism compared to a plane
mirror in the construction of a periscope?
[2 marks]

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(b) Diagram 7.3 shows an endoscope used in medical imaging.
Diagram 7.4 shows a light signal travelled through an optical fibre made of
glass which can be used as endoscope.

Diagram 7.3 Diagram 7.4

You are asked to investigate the characteristics of the optical fibres for the
design of the endoscope.
Table 7 shows the characteristics of four types of optical fibres.

Table 7
Explain the suitability of each characteristic of the optical fibre in Table 7
for use in medical imaging. Determine the most suitable optical fibre. Give
reasons for your choice.

[10 marks]

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 (c) Diagram 7.5 shows light ray passing through the XY surface of a glass
prism.

Diagram 7.5
(i) Calculate the refractive index of the glass prism.
[2 marks]

(ii) Determine the critical angle of the glass prism.

[2 marks]

(iii) What will happen to the refracted ray in the prism when it passes
through YZ surface?
[2 marks]

‘ PUSH YOURSELF BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO DO IT

FOR YOU ‘

Physics A+
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