TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE

2017 JC1 MID-YEAR ASSESSMENT

Higher 2

9749
PHYSICS
29 June 2017
BOOKLET 1
2 hours 40 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

This paper consists of 2 booklets and a Multiple Choice answer sheet.
Booklet 1: Section A
Booklet 2: Section B and Section C
Write your name, index number and C.G. on the answer sheet and cover page provided.

Do NOT open the booklets until you are told to do so.

Section A
There are 24 questions in this section. Answer all questions. For each question, there are four
possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and shade the box below
the correct answer using soft pencil on the Multiple Choice answer sheet. The multiple choice
answer sheet will be collected after 45 minutes.

Sections B and C

Answer all questions in the spaces provided in Booklet 2. The number of marks is given in brackets
[ ] at the end of each question or part question. For numerical answers, all working must be shown.

Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough
working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

At the end of the paper, hand in booklet 2 only.

INFORMATION

The values of physical constants and a list of formulae are given on page 2.

This booklet consists of 13 printed pages.

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Data
8 –1
speed of light in free space c = 3.00 x 10 m s
–7 –1
permeability of free space o = 4 x 10 H m
–12 –1
permittivity of free space o = 8.85 x 10 Fm
–9 –1
(1/(36)) x 10 F m
–19
elementary charge e = 1.60 x 10 C
–34
the Planck constant h = 6.63 x 10 Js
–27
unified atomic mass constant u = 1.66 x 10 kg
–31
rest mass of electron me = 9.11 x 10 kg
–27
rest mass of proton mp = 1.67 x 10 kg
–1 –1
molar gas constant R = 8.31 J K mol
23 –1
the Avogadro constant NA = 6.02 x 10 mol
–23 –1
the Boltzmann constant k = 1.38 x 10 JK
–11 2 –2
gravitational constant G = 6.67 x 10 N m kg
–2
acceleration of free fall g = 9.81 m s

Formulae
uniformly accelerated motion s = ut + ½ at2
v2 = u2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas W = pΔV
hydrostatic pressure p = gh
gravitational potential  = –Gm/r
temperature T/K = T/oC + 273.15
1 Nm
pressure of an ideal gas p = < c2 >
3 V
mean translational kinetic energy of an ideal gas 3
E = kT
molecule 2
displacement of particle in s.h.m. x = xosint
velocity of particle in s.h.m. v = vocost

  ( xo  x 2 )
2
=

electric current I = Anvq

resistors in series R = R1 + R2 + ....
resistors in parallel 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + ....
Q
electric potential V =
4πε o r
alternating current/voltage x = xo sint
radioactive decay x = xo exp(–t)
ln2
decay constant  =
t1/2
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Section A (24 marks)

1 The period T of a certain oscillator is given by the following expression

5
m gk
T  2 3 .
z

where g is the acceleration due to free fall, m is the mass of the oscillator and k is a
constant.

What are the base units of z?

A kg-1 s B kg s-2 C m-1 s2 D m s-4

2 Vernier calipers, reading to 0.1 mm, are used to measure the internal and external
diameter of a length of glass tubing.

The measurements are:

internal diameter = 10.0 ± 0.1 mm
external diameter = 12.0 ± 0.1 mm

What is the mean wall thickness of the glass tubing?

A 1.0 ± 0.1 mm
B 1.0 ± 0.2 mm
C 2.0 ± 0.1 mm
D 2.0 ± 0.2 mm

3 Because of the random nature of the radioactive emission process, the count rate
recorded from a supposedly constant radioactive source is subject to statistical
fluctuations.

For example, if the total count recorded from such a source in a given time is N, then the
variation of repeated measurements is of the order N .

In order to obtain a mean count rate accurate to a precision of 1%, what is the number
of counts required?

A 100 B 1,000 C 10,000 D 100,000

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4 A ball moves along a straight line. The variation with time t of its displacement x is given
by the graph below.

At which point is the acceleration of the ball the greatest?

5 The figure below shows a velocity-time graph.

Which of the following motions could be represented by the graph?

A A car moving along a straight road but stopping at a series of traffic lights.

B A pendulum bob swinging back and forth about a vertical axis.

C A snooker ball bouncing from side to side on a snooker table.

D A steel ball bouncing on a flat surface.

6 An archer is firing an arrow towards a target, at a distance of 40 m away from him. He

fires horizontally, and the arrow hits a point 10 mm below point X.

If the bull’s eye is located 5.0 mm below point X, how far away from him should the target
be placed such that the arrow hits the bull’s eye? Assume that he fires with the same
velocity and that air resistance can be neglected.

A 10 m B 20 m C 25 m D 28 m
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7 The figure shows a cyclist riding his bike at constant acceleration before encountering a
small hump at position X. The tail-light of his bike breaks off the moment when the bike
hits the hump. Thereafter, he continues his ride with the same acceleration on the road
to position Y.

Which of the following correctly shows the path, in dotted line, of the tail-light from position
X to Y?
A X Y

B X Y

C X Y

D X Y
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8 An object hangs vertically by a thread tied at Q as shown in the diagram.

30
120
Q

If the system is in equilibrium and the tension in thread QR is 100 N, what is the weight
of the object?

A 50 N B 87 N C 100 N D 200 N

9 Diagram 1 shows two parallel forces F acting on a bar of length L pivoted at the centre P
of the bar. The forces give rise to a couple of torque M.

In diagram 2, the lines of action of the forces are moved a distance L/4 to the left.

diagram 1 diagram 2

F L/4 L/4 F
P
P
F F

What is now the torque of the couple?

A 2M B M C M /2 D 0
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10 Three forces act on a body as shown.

Which vector diagram shows the resultant force R acting on the body?
C D
A B

11 A U-tube has one arm of area of cross-section A and the other of cross-section 4A. The tube
contains water of density 1000 kg m–3 and oil of density 850 kg m–3, as shown.

The column of oil on top of the water in the left-hand arm is of length 30.0 cm.

What is the difference in height x between the levels in the two arms of the tube?
A 4.5 cm B 6.2 cm C 23.8 cm D 25.5 cm
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12 Four blocks with identical length, breadth and height are immersed in water. The blocks
are held at the same depth and in identical orientations by vertical rods, as shown.

Water has density ρ.

Block W is made of material of density 4ρ.
Block X is made of material of density 2ρ.
Block Y is made of material of density ρ.
Block Z is made of material of density 0.5ρ.

Which statement is correct?

A The force by the rods on each of the blocks is the same.

B The force by the rod on W is twice the force by the rod on X.

C The upthrust of the water on each of the blocks is the same.

D The upthrust of the water on X is twice the upthrust of the water on W.

13 A wire that obeys Hooke’s law is of length x1 when it is in equilibrium under a tension T1;
its length becomes x2 when the tension is increased to T2.

What is the extra energy stored in the wire as a result of this process?

A
1
T2  T1 x 2  x1 
2

B
1
T2  T1 x 2  x1 
2

C
1
T2  T1 x 2  x1 
2

D
1
T2  T1 x 2  x1 
2
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14 A student made four statements about the motion of an object.

Which of the statements is incorrect?

A An object can have a non-zero acceleration but zero velocity.

B An object moving in the easterly direction can have an acceleration in the westerly
direction.
C An object can have a constant speed even if it is subjected to a varying acceleration.
D A stationary object cannot be made to move if the applied force is smaller than the
object’s weight.

15 A ball falls vertically onto horizontal ground and rebounds, as shown.

The ball has momentum p1 downwards just before hitting the ground. After rebounding,
the ball leaves the ground with momentum p2 upwards. The ball is in contact with the
ground for 0.020 s.

During this time interval, an average resultant force of 25 N acts on the ball.

What is a possible combination of values for p1 and p2?

p1 / kg m s–1 p2 / kg m s–1
A 0.15 0.65
B 0.20 0.30
C 0.30 0.20
D 0.65 0.15
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16 Consider a grasshopper at rest on the ground as shown.

In order to jump upwards, the 3.0 g grasshopper requires a take-off speed of 3.4 m s-1. It
acquires this speed by extending its hind legs and accelerating through a distance of 40
mm.

What is the magnitude of the resultant force exerted on the grasshopper?

A 0.010 N B 0.30 N C 0.43 N D 0.46 N

17 Three objects A, B and C are stacked on top of one another on the ground.

Which of the following statements is correct?

A The force exerted by object B on object C is equal to the weight of object B.

B The force exerted by object C on object B is greater than the force exerted by object
A on object B.
C The weight of object A and the force exerted by object B on object A are an action-
reaction pair of forces.
D The normal contact force exerted by the ground on object C is equal to the weight
of object C.

18 An escalator in a shopping mall transports shoppers from a lower floor to the upper floor. The
escalator is 12 m long and is inclined at an angle of 30o to the horizontal. The average traffic
flow is 10 shoppers per minute and the average mass of each shopper is 50 kg. Assume that
the change in a shopper’s kinetic energy is negligible.

What is average useful power output of the escalator’s motor?

A 490 W B 850 W C 2.9 kW D 29 kW

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19 The power P required to move an object through a medium at constant speed depends on
the speed v and the resistive force F acting on the object.

The resistive force F also depends on the speed v.

Which row shows a possible relationship between speed v, resistive force F and power P?

resistive force F power P

A proportional to v constant
B proportional to v proportional to v
C proportional to v2 proportional to v2
D proportional to v2 proportional to v3

20 A constant force is applied to a body which is initially stationary but free to move in the
direction of the force.

Assuming that the effects of friction are negligible, which of the following graphs best
represents the variation of P, the power supplied, with time t?
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21 In metalworking, a hot iron bar at 400 °C is submerged into a container of water at 30 °C.
The following data are provided:

Quantity Magnitude

mass of water mw

mass of iron bar 5.0 mw

specific heat capacity of water cw

specific heat capacity of bar 0.10 cw

specific latent heat of vaporisation of water 540 cw

Assuming that no heat is lost to the surroundings, when the bar and water have reached
thermal equilibrium, what fraction of water has vaporised?

A zero B 0.15 C 0.31 D 0.41

22 In the diagram the volume of bulb X is twice that of bulb Y. The system is filled with an ideal
gas and a steady state is established with the bulbs held at 300 K and 500 K.

300 K 500 K

There are n moles of gas in X.

How many moles of gas are in Y?

A 0.3 n B 0.6 n
C 0.8 n D 3.0 n
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23 Two ideal gases X and Y are contained in a cylinder at constant temperature. The mass
of X is m and of Y is 4m.

Which one of the following is the correct value of the ratio

average kinetic energy of the atoms of Y

?
average kinetic energy of the atoms of X

A 1 B 2 C 4 D 16

24 Which of the following is not an assumption in the kinetic theory of gases?

A The volume of the molecules is negligible compared with the volume of the gas.

B The duration of a collision is negligible compared with the time between collisions.

C Molecules experience negligible change in momentum on collision with the walls of

the container

D Collisions with the container walls cause no change in the average kinetic energy of
the molecules.