Answer all questions

1. Which of the following measuring instruments do not measures a base quantity?

2. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

A. Weight C. Momentum
B. Distance D. Displacement

3. Diagram 3 shows the scale of a Vernier caliper.

Diagram 3
What is the reading of the Vernier caliper?
A. 1.92 cm C. 2.42 cm
B. 2.20 cm D. 3.42 cm

4. Diagram 4 shows the reading of a micrometer screw gauge when it is used to measure the
diameter of an object.

Diagram 4
If the zero error of the micrometer screw gauge is +0.02 mm, what is the actual reading
for the diameter of the object?
A. 5.66 mm C. 6.66 mm
B. 5.68 mm D. 6.68 mm

5. Which measurement is the longest?

A. 3.47 x 10-5 m C. 3.47 x 10-3 mm
B. 3.47 x 10-4 µm D. 3.47 x 104 cm

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6. Diagram 6 shows an investigation about the effect of force on the motion of objects.
Trolley of different masses are pushed by the same amount of force.

Diagram 6

Which of the following variables are correct?

Manipulated variable Responding Constant variable
variable
A Mass Force exerted Acceleration
B Force exerted Mass Acceleration
C Acceleration Force exerted Mass
D Mass acceleration Force exerted

7. Diagram 7 shows the data analysis of a scientific investigation.

Diagram 7

Which of the following are the correct variables for the investigation?
Manipulated variable Responding variable Constant variable
A Mass of pendulum bob Period of oscillation Length of pendulum
B Length of pendulum Period of oscillation Mass of pendulum bob
C Mass of pendulum bob Time for 10 oscillation Length of pendulum
D Length of pendulum Time for 10 oscillation Mass of pendulum bob

8. Diagram 8 shows a track for 200 m event. An athlete has finished the race in 25 s.

Diagram 8

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A. 14 m s-1 C. 6 m s-1
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B. 8 m s D. 0.167 m s-1
9. Diagram 9 shows the velocity – time graph of a moving object.

Diagram 9
Calculate the average velocity of its motion.
A. 1.42 m s-1 C. 6.42 m s-1
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B. 5.71 m s D. 10.00 m s-1

10. Diagram 10 shows a section of the ticker tape taken from the motion of a trolley in an
experiment using a ticker timer with frequency 50 Hz.

Diagram 10
Calculate the acceleration of the trolley.
A. 2.50 cm s-2 C. 25.0 cm s-2
B. 3.12 cm s-2 D. 31.25 cm s-2

11. Diagram 11 shows a tape chart which is produced by a moving trolley. The frequency of
the ticker – tape timer is 50 Hz and each strip of ticker tape contains 5 ticks.

Diagram 11

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 what is the acceleration of the trolley?
A. 40.00 cm s-2 C. 240.00 cm s-2
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B. 333.33 cm s D. 400.00 cm s-2
12. Diagram 12 shows a rocket starts at velocity 3 000 m s -1 and accelerates uniformly
upwards at 25 m s-2.

Diagram 12

What is the velocity of the rocket after 5 minutes?

A. – 4 500 m s-1 C. 2 875 m s-1
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B. – 10 500 m s D. 10 500 m s-1

13. Diagram 13 shows a plasticine and a feather being dropped during the moon exploration.

Diagram 13

Which of the following is true when both objects are dropped?

A. The velocity of the plasticine and the feather are constant
B. The rate of change of velocity of the plasticine and the feather are the same
C. The momentum of the plasticine and the feather are the same
D. The plasticine fell faster than the feather

14. Diagram 14 shows a safety sticker pasted inside a car.

Diagram 14

Why is it important for the passengers?

A. To increase the impulse during the accident
B. To reduce the time of impact during an accident

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 C. To reduce the inertia effect during an accident
D. To increase the impulsive force during an accident

15. “A heavy ship is difficult to start moving and when moving is difficult to stop”
This statement refers to
A. The concept of inertia
B. The concept of balanced force
C. The principle of conservation of energy
D. The principle of conservation of momentum

16. Which of the following shows the effect of inertia?

17. Diagram 17 shows a girl rolling an umbrella to remove the rain droplets.

Diagram 17

What is the physics concept involved in the above situation?

A. Momentum C. Deceleration
B. Inertia D. Impulse

18. Diagram 18 shows tow identical balls, P and Q, moving towards each other with a
velocity of v and 2v respectively. The collision between the two balls is an elastic
collision.

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 Diagram 18

Which statement is correct about the elastic collision?

A. The momentum of ball P before collision is equal to the momentum of ball Q before
collision.
B. The total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the
collision
C. The kinetic energy of ball P before the collision is equal to the kinetic energy of ball
before the collision
D. The total kinetic energy before the collision is not equal to the total kinetic energy
after the collision.

19. A force is applied to an object. Which of the following will occur?

A. The object speeds up
B. The shape of object changed
C. The mass of the object decreases
D. The object changes its direction of motion

20. Diagram 20 shows a boy pushing his grandfather who is sitting on a wheelchair with a
force of 44 N. The mass of the wheelchair and the grandfather is 62 kg.

Diagram 20

Find the acceleration, a, of the wheelchair.

A. 0 m s-2 C. 1.41 m s-2
B. 0.71 m s-2 D. 10.0 m s-2

21. Diagram 21 shows a football player moving his head backward to stop a ball that is
heading towards him.

Diagram 21

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 Which of the statement explain the above situation?
A. To reduce the impulse
B. To reduce the impulsive force
C. To reduce the stopping time of the ball
D. To increase the change in the momentum of the ball.

22. Diagram 22 shows an athlete bending his leg upon landing.

Diagram 22

Why does the athlete bend his leg upon landing?

A. To lengthen the time of failing to the ground
B. To shorten the time of failing to the ground
C. To lengthen the time of impact of his feet with ground
D. To shorten the time of impact of his feet with the ground

23. Diagram 23 shows a student throws an egg towards a piece of cloth that supported by two
of his friends.

Diagram 23

Which of the following explained why the egg doesn’t break?

A. Both the cloth and the eggshell are made of soft material
B. The egg has negligible momentum
C. The cloth lengthens the impact time so impulsive force is reduced
D. The cloth shortens the impact time so impulsive force is reduced

24. Diagram 24 shows a water rocket as it was launched.

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 Diagram 24

This situation can be explained by

A. Concept of inertia
B. Equilibrium of forces
C. Principle Conservation of Energy
D. Principle of Conservation of Momentum

25. Diagram 25 shows an astronaut with mass 60 kg that has travelled from Earth to the
Moon.

Diagram 25
What is the correct comparison?

Mass Weight
A Less Same
B Same Less
C More Same
D Same More

26. Diagram 26 shows movement of gas particles in the close container.

Diagram 26

Which of the following statements about the kinetic theory of gas is true?
A. Collision between gas molecules are elastic
B. Strong attractive forces exist between gas molecules
C. The volume occupied by the gas molecules cannot be ignored
D. The kinetic energy of the gas molecules depends on the type of gas

27. Diagram 27 shows a piece of a cake inside a refrigerator. The initial temperature of the
cake and the refrigerator are 27oC and 3oC respectively.

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 Diagram 27

Which statement is correct when the thermal equilibrium is reached?

A. Temperature of the cake is higher than the temperature of the refrigerator
B. Temperature of the cake is lower than the temperature of the refrigerator
C. Net rate of heat flow is from the cake to the refrigerator
D. Net rate of heat flow between the cake and the refrigerator is zero.

28. Diagram 28 shows cold milk being poured into hot coffee.

Diagram 28

Which statement is correct when the mixture is at thermal equilibrium?

A. Temperature of mixture is lower than cold milk
B. Temperature of mixture is higher than hot coffee
C. Net rate heat transfer of cold milk is lower than the hot coffee
D. Net rate heat transfer between the cold milk and the hot coffee is zero

29. Diagram 29 shows a heating curve of a solid

Diagram 29

What is the time taken for all the solid to melt?

A. 2 s
B. 3 s
C. 4 s

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30. Diagram 30 shows the heating curve of a substance.

Diagram 30

Which statement is correct about the heat absorbed by the substance?

Stages Statement
A PQ It strengthens the bonds between the substance molecules
B QR It breaks the bonds between the substance molecules
C RS It decreases the kinetic energy of the substance molecules
D ST It weakens the forces between the substance molecules

31. The specific heat capacity of metal Q is 650 J kg-1 oC-1. The statement means that
A. 650 J of heat is required to melt 1 kg of metal Q
B. 650 J of heat is required to increase the temperature of metal Q by 1oC
C. 650 J of heat is required to increase 1 g of metal Q from 0oC to 100oC
D. 650 J of heat is required to increase the temperature of 1 kg of metal Q by 1oC

32. Diagram 32 shows a lead block, an iron block and aluminium block. All the blocks have
the same mass and same initial temperature and let to be cold. All the blocks have
different specific heat capacity, c. After 15 minutes the temperature of the blocks is
recorded.

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 Diagram 32
Which comparison is correct about the temperature of lead block, θ P, iron block, θQ, and
aluminium block, θR is correct?
A. θP > θQ > θR
B. θQ > θP > θR
C. θR > θP > θQ
D. θR > θQ > θP

33. Table 33 shows the value of specific heat capacities of several substances.

Substance Specific heat capacity / J kg-1 oC-1

Lead 130
Iron 450
Aluminiu 900
m
Table 33

Which of the following statements is true about the thermal properties of lead, iron and
aluminium based on Table 32?
A. Aluminium has higher melting point than iron and lead.
B. Lead has lower specific latent heat of vaporization than aluminium and iron
C. The rate of heat transfer of lead is lower than iron and aluminium
D. The heat capacity of 1 kg of aluminium is higher than iron and lead of same mass at
100oC.

34. 5400 J of heat is used to increase the temperature of 0.8 kg metal block. The specific heat
capacity of the metal block is 450 J kg -1 oC-1. What is the rise in temperature of the metal
block?
A. 9.6oC
B. 12.0oC
C. 15.0oC
D. 360.0oC

35. Diagram 35 shows 0.16 kg of water at temperature of 60 oC being poured into a glass
filled with ice at 0oC until it is fully melted.

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 Diagram 35

What is the mass of the ice that melts?

[Specific latent heat of ice = 3.36 x 105 J kg-1]
[Specific heat capacity of water = 4 200 J kg-1 oC-1]
[Assume no heat loss to the surrounding]
A. 0.04 kg
B. 0.08 kg
C. 0.12 kg
D. 0.16 kg
36. Diagram 36 shows a process in which a solid change to liquid.

Diagram 36

The heat absorbed during the process is called the

A. Specific heat capacity of the solid
B. Specific heat capacity of the liquid
C. Specific latent heat of vaporization
D. Specific latent heat of fusion

37. Diagram 37 (a) shows a dented ping pong ball of volume 30 cm3.
Diagram 37 (b) shows the ping pong ball inflated to 38 cm 3 after being placed in hot
water of temperature 100oC.

Diagram 37 (a) Diagram 37 (b)

What is the initial temperature of the air inside the ping pong ball?
A. 21.47oC C. 34.21oC
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B. 25.00 C D. 38.95oC

38. After a long journey the air pressure in a car tyre is increased. This can be explained by
A. Boyle’s Law
B. Charles’ Law
C. Gay – Lussac’s Law

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39. A closed container gas at temperature 25 oC and a pressure of 100 kPa. If the gas is heated
to 40oC, what is the pressure of the gas?
A. 62.5 kPa C. 105 kPa
B. 95.0 kPa D. 160 kPa

40. The volume of helium gas in a balloon at room temperature of 30 oC is 200 cm3. At what
temperature would the volume of the balloon increase by another 10 cm 3, assuming that
the gas pressure is kept constant.
A. 45.18oC C. 75.81oC
B. 50.18oC D. 85.81oC

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