Admission Number: Class: SRI LANKAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL RIYADH - KSA Physics Grade 8 1 hour 45 minutes Second Semester Examination 2017-18 Sunday 6 May 2018 ‘Total Marks Question [ Marks Instructions to Candidates 1 « Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your admission mumber and class. | 3 + This paper contains 11 questions on 13 pages. 4 + Encirele the number of each question answered. 5 + Do not use paper clips, highlighter, glue or correetion fluid. : + Copying will result in zero matks. 7 8 Information for Candidates 5 + The total mark for this paper is 100. 10 + The marks for cach question are shown in brackets (). un 2 Advice to Candidates z 4 + Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Z + Keep an eye on the time. 16 + Check your answers if you have time at the end. 7 + Write your answers neatly and in good English. 18 19 — 20 2 Name Marks| Signature 22 Marked by = 24 ‘Checked by 25 rota Department of Science, Sri Lankan International School Riyadh - KSAAnswer ALL questions in the spaces provided. 4. This question is about a smal fying insect called a bee. (a) The photograph shows a bee accelerating vertically upwards. lift Complete the diagram by adding another labelled force arrow. @ (b) The graph shows a 60-second journey made by the bee. During this time, the bee stops at some flowers to feed. 30 20-4 distance inm 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 time in s Department of science (Physies) Page 1.0f13 Grade 8(i) Which stage of the graph shows the bee stopping at a flower for the shortest period of time? (1) Oa ce oc Op (ii) Which stage of the graph shows the bee moving at the fastest speed? (a) CA os ac op i (ii) state the equation linking average speed, distance moved and time taken. «) {iv) Calculate the average speed of the bee during the first 35 seconds of its journey. 2) average speed = m/s (Total for the question 1 = 7 marks) Department of slenee (Physics) Page 2of 13, Grade 82. ‘The diagram below shows the velocity ~ time graph for a car travelling from the instant that the driver sees ‘an obstacle in the road ahead. Velocity / (m/s) 20) : 2 5 Time /s Use the graph to find out, a} How long the driver takes to react to seeing the obstacle (reaction time) ( b) How far the car travel in this reaction time (2) ) How long (time) it takes to bring the car toa halt once the driver stats braking. (2) Department of science (Physics) Page 3 0f 13 Grade 8¢)_ The total distance the car travel before stopping. @ (Total for the question 2 = 9 marks) 3. a)-Fillin the gaps in the sentences below, using only appropriate words from the following ist Do not use any word more than once. 4 Charge current few many potential ifference resistance Insulators are materials which possess very free electrons. Because of this, when a is applied across an insulator, the electric smn initis very small. The of a plece of insulator is likely to be very high. b). IFthe current flowing through a heater is 5 A, Calculate the charge that flows through It in, {6] (i) 1 second (ii) 12 minutes (ii) 1 hour (Total for the question 3 = 10 marks) Department of science (Physles) Page 4 af 13, Grade 84, Fig. below shows how the speed ofa truck varies during a period of 80s. time/s {a} In which section of the journey is the truck (i) travelling at constant speed, we (il) increasing its speed? Qi {b) Calculate the distance travelled by the truck in (i) the section ac, distance = . soon 1} (il) the section co. distance = mi) Depariment of science (Physics) Page 5 of 13 Grade 8(6) After point 0, the truck takes 30 s to come to rest. On Fig. above, draw a line to show this part of the motion of the truck. 2 (Total for the question 4= 10 marks) 5, This question is about electric charge. {a) When a balloon is rubbed with a cloth, the balloon becomes negatively charged. Tiek( the two correct statements in the table, 2 Statement negatively charged particles move from the cloth onto the balloon positively charged particles are rubbed off the balloon | negatively charged particles on the balloon are protons the cloth becomes positively charged : {b) When petrol passes through a delivery pipe, electrostatic charge can build up as shown in the diagram. delivery pipe (0). Give a reason why a build-up of charge can be dangerous. aay (ii) State how the build-up of electrostatic charge can be prevented. (a) Department of science (Physies) Page 6 of 13 Grade 8{c) The diagram shows coffee granules passing through a funnel into a container. As the granules pass through the funnel, they gain an electrostatic charge and spread out as they fal. _-—— funnel granules container Explain, in terms of charges, why the granules spread out. @ marks) {Total for Question 6. State whether following quantities are Vector or Scaler Quantity Scalar / Vector ‘Momentum Speed ‘Acceleration Time Force (Total for Question Department of science (Physics) Page 7 of 13 Grade 87. Aman stops and holds the wheelbarrow horizontally, a5 shown. 470N ‘The man exerts a total upward force of F N. The weight of the loaded wheelbarrow is 470N. (i) Mark X on the diagram to indicate the centre of gravity of the loaded wheelbarrow. @ {if)State the equation linking moment, force and perpendicular distance from the pivot. a) 4 (il) Calculate the force F. Department of science (Physics) Page 8 of 13, force F (Total for Question 7 = 6 marks) Grade &8. a}. When a voltage of 12 Vis applied across a door bell. There is a current of 0.2 A. (i) Calculate the resistance of the doorbell a Resistance (i) Calculate the current when voltage of 12 V is applied across a piece of wire of resistance 100 2 @) Current = Al {lil Calculate the voltage that must be applied across wire of resistance 20 0, ifthe currentis to be 25A, 8) Voltage = v Department of science (Physics) Page 9 of 13, Grade 8‘). State the name of the fallowing symbols 6) —@)— —O— | —&)— {Total for the question Department of science (Physics) Page 10 of 13 Grade 8 i9. Work out, giving your answers in kg m/s, the momentum of the following moving objects, a) Abowling ball of mass 6 kg travelling at § m/s @ ‘Momentum b) Atennis ball of mass 50 g travelling at 8 m/s 8) ‘Momentum = ©) Acar of mass 1000 kg at rest @ Momentum = d)__Aship of mass 40000 kg travelling at 3 m/s Q) Momentum = {Total for the question 9= 9 marks) Department of science (Physics) Page 11 of 13 Grade 810, a), State the principle of conservation of momentum @ b). A bullet of mass 0.01 kei fired with the velocity of 200 m/s towards a wooden block of mass 2 ke ‘Which is at rest as shown in the diagram below. The bullet is embedded in to the block after the collision and bullet and the block move together. m.20001 ke Cc nz = 2 kg 200 m/s 7 é omis a aes After {i) Calculate the momentum of bullet before collision R) Momentum = (ii) State the momentum of the block before collision ce Momentum =. (iil) Calculate the velocity of the combined object after the collision. (4) {Total for the question 10 = 9 marks) Deportmont of science (Physics) Page 12 of 13 Grade8114, The information in the following table was obtain from an experiment with the spring of original {(unstreched ) length $ cm. Toad force on spring/ | Length of | Extension of the Newtons spring /cm | spring / em o 50 2 5B a 65 6 74 8 83 10 97 iz 129 2} Complete the table by calculating the extension produced by each load. 6) b)_ Use your table to plot a graph of force (y - axis) against extension (x - axis). 6) ¢) Mark on your graph part that shows limit of proportionality (Hooks law) and elastic limit @ (Total for the question 11 = 13 marks) Department of science (Physics) Page 13 of 13 Grode 8