CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8: MID-POINT TEST: UNITS 3 AND 6

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Mid-point test: Units 3 and 6

1 a Write the equation that links speed, distance and time. [1]
speed=distance/time
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b On the axes below, sketch a distance/time graph for a train that:
• moves at a constant speed away from a station, and then
• stops at another station. [2]

c The diagram shows a car travelling forwards on a road.

F D

The car is getting faster.

There is a driving force, D, on the car and a force of friction, F, on the car.
Draw two arrows on the diagram to show the forces D and F.
Use your arrows to show the direction and size of these forces. [2]

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2 A seesaw is balanced and in a horizontal position.

a Marcus sits on one end of the seesaw, 2.0 m from the pivot. Marcus has a weight of 500 N.
Calculate the moment caused by Marcus sitting on the seesaw. [2]
Show your working.

500x2.0=1000Nm

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1000 N m
b Arun has a weight of 400 N. Arun will sit on the seesaw on the opposite side of
the pivot from Marcus.
Calculate the distance from the pivot that Arun must sit to balance the seesaw.
Show your working. [2]
400x2.0=800Nm
m=1000÷400
=2.5m

2.5
________________________ m
c The total weight of Arun, Marcus and the seesaw is 1500 N.
The base of the pivot has an area of 0.1 m2 in contact with the ground.
Calculate the pressure that the seesaw exerts on the ground with both Marcus and
Arun sitting on the seesaw. Assume that the seesaw is balanced and not moving.
Show your working. [2]
1500/0.1=15000N/m2

15000
________________________ N/m2

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3 The diagram shows a ray of light arriving at a mirror.

a Write the letter that shows the direction of the ray that has been reflected by the mirror.

B
_______________ [1]
b Which type of mirror is shown in the diagram? [1]
Tick (✓) one box.

curved

even

plane

line
4 Complete these sentences using words from the list.
The words can be used once, more than once or not at all.

reflection refraction changes normal

changes
When a ray of light passes from air into water, it _______________________ direction.

refraction
This is called _______________________ [2]

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