Aga Khan High School, Kampala

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
REVISION TEST PAPER, 2023

YEAR 9 PHYSICS 0625/1

Paper 1(Theory) 1Hour:20minutes

Student’s Name
Class/ Stream

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.

Write your name, class and stream clearly in the spaces provided above.

Write in dark blue or black pen.

Do not use paper clips, highlighters, and glue or correction fluid.

This paper contains two sections A and B. Answer all questions in both sections.

SECTION A: There are twenty 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 record your choice by ticking the appropriate box in the table
(answer sheet) provided on page2.

You will be penalized for TICKING more than one BOX for the same question.

Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.

SECTION B: There are 6 structured questions in this section. Answer all questions in the spaces
provided.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.
Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (i.e. acceleration due to gravity = 10 m/s2).

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Density of water = 1000kgm-3 Density of mercury = 13600kgm-3
Answer all questions by ticking the correct box.
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1. A spring is stretched by hanging a piece of metal from it.

Which name is given to the force that stretches the spring?

A friction B mass C pressure D weight

2. The diagram shows the vertical forces acting on a ball as it falls vertically through the air. The
ball does not reach terminal velocity.

Which row describes what happens to the resultant force on the ball and what happens to the
acceleration of the ball as it falls through the air? A

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3. A resultant force of 4.0 N acts on an object of mass 0.50 kg for 3.0 seconds.
What is the change in velocity caused by this force?
A 4.0 m / s B 6.0 m / s C 12 m / s D 24 m / s

4. The following statements are about motion.

1 A plane flies due East for 600 km.
2 A runner’s average speed in a race around a track is 5 m / s.
3 A snail crawls at 3 mm / s in a straight line towards a lettuce.
4 A tourist travels 500 km on a journey.
Which statements describe vector quantities?
A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4

5. The diagram shows an incomplete scale drawing to find the resultant of two 10 N forces acting at
a point in the directions shown.

What is the magnitude of the resultant force?

A 7.5 N

B 8.6 N

C 18 N

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 D 20 N

6. An object has a mass of 60 kg. It decelerates from 50 m/s to 20 m/s when a resultant force of 300
N acts on it. For how long does the force act?

A 0.071 s

B 0.17 s

C 6.0 s

D 14 s

7. A box of mass 2.0 kg is pulled across the floor by a force of 6.0 N.

The frictional force acting on the box is 1.0 N.
What is the acceleration of the box?
A 0.40 m / s2 B 2.5 m / s2 C 3.0 m / s2 D 3.5 m / s2

Which length is used to find the value of atmospheric pressure?

A 12 cm B 74 cm C 86 cm D 100 cm

8. What is needed to determine the density of a regularly shaped block? B

A a balance and a beaker

B a balance and a ruler

C a measuring cylinder and a beaker

D a measuring cylinder and a ruler

9. The graph represents the motion of a vehicle.

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 What is the distance travelled by the vehicle in 400 s?

A 20 m B 400 m C 4000 m D 8000 m

10. The diagram shows an aircraft flying in a straight horizontal line at constant speed.

W is the weight of the aircraft.

L is the lift (upward force) due to air flow over the wings.
T is the thrust force due to the engine.
D is the air resistance (drag).
The diagram shows the direction of these forces.

What are the relationships between the forces?

A L = W and T = D

B L = W and T is greater than D

C L is greater than W and T = D

D L is greater than W and T is greater than D

11. Four objects of different masses are on different planets.

The weight of each object on its planet is determined.
Which object is on the planet with the smallest gravitational field strength?

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12. A car mechanic is trying to loosen a wheel nut. He applies a force to the end of a spanner
  (wrench) at right-angles to the spanner.

Which method provides the largest turning effect on the nut?

A applying double the force to a spanner that is half as long

B applying the same force to a spanner that is twice as long

C applying double the force to the same spanner

D applying double the force to a spanner that is twice as long

13. A car of weight 11 000 N moves with constant velocity along a horizontal road.
A driving force of 5000 N acts on the car.
What is the force opposing the motion of the car?
A 5000 N B 6000 N C 11 000 N D 16 000 N

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What is the greatest speed reached?

A1m/s B2m/s C3m/s D4m/s

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15. The diagrams show a rectangular box with inside measurements of 5 cm × 6 cm × 4 cm.

The box has a mass of 40 g when empty. When filled with a liquid, it has a total mass of 220 g.
What is the density of the liquid?

A B

C D

16. A metal ball of mass 0.30 kg and weight 3.0 N is held so that it is below the surface of oil. It
experiences an upwards force of 0.30 N.

When the ball is released, what is its initial acceleration?

A 9.0 m/s2 B 1.0 m/s2 C 10 m/s2 D 11 m/s2

17. The diagram shows a stopwatch.

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 What is the reading on the stopwatch?

A 30.6 s B 33.0 s C 36.0 s D 36.6 s

18. Four objects are situated in places with different gravitational accelerations.
  Which object has the greatest weight?

19. An object is placed at different depths in liquids of different densities.

In which liquid and at what depth is the pressure on the object the greatest?

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20. A student measures the speed of a trolley. At one instant, the speed of the trolley is 1.0 m / s and
two seconds later the speed is 4.0 m / s.
What is the acceleration of the trolley?
A 1.5 m / s2 B 2.0 m / s2 C 2.5 m / s2 D 5.0 m / s2

21. Two men jump out of an aero plane at the same time. One of the men opens his parachute and
the other man remains in free-fall.

Why is the man in free-fall moving faster than the parachutist?

A The man in free-fall experiences greater air resistance.
B The man in free-fall has a greater mass.
C The parachutist experiences greater air resistance.
D The parachutist has not reached terminal velocity.

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22. A skier is standing still on a flat area of snow.

The weight of the skier is 550 N. The total area of his skis in contact with the ground is 0.015 m2.
What is the pressure exerted on the ground by the skier?
A 0.83 N / m2 B 8.3 N / m2 C 3700 N / m2 D 37 000 N / m2

23. A tall cylinder is partly filled with two liquids which do not mix. The two liquids have different
densities. A student measures the pressure due to the liquids at different depths.
Which graph shows how the liquid pressure varies between positions P and Q

Which graph shows how the liquid pressure varies between positions P and Q?

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24. A car travels along a horizontal road at constant speed. Three horizontal forces act on the car.
The diagram shows two of these forces.

What is the size and the direction of the third horizontal force acting on the car?
A 1200 N backwards
B 1200 N forwards

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 C 1800 N backwards
D 1800 N forwards

25. The graph shows how the strength of the Earth’s gravitational field varies as the distance from
the Earth’s surface increases.

Which row describes the effect that this has on the mass and on the weight of an object as it
moves further away from the Earth’s surface?

26. A measuring cylinder contains 40 cm3 of water.

A solid metal ball is dropped into the water and the water level rises to 56 cm3.
The mass of the ball is 80 g.
What is the density of the metal from which the ball is made?
A 0.20 g / cm3 B 1.4 g / cm3 C 2.0 g / cm3 D 5.0 g / cm3

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27. An object is moving with uniform deceleration.
Which statement describes its motion?
A Its rate of change of speed is decreasing.
B Its speed is constant.
C Its speed is decreasing.
D Its speed is increasing.

28. The gravitational field strength on the Moon is less than on the Earth.
Which of these is different when done on the Moon compared with when done on the Earth?
A the gravitational potential energy gained by a stone lifted through the same vertical height
B the kinetic energy gained by a ball when hit with the same force for the same period of time
C the momentum gained by a bullet when fired from the same gun
D the work done in accelerating a stone from rest to the same speed

29. A solid ball has a volume of 4.0 cm3. The density of the ball is 1.6 g / cm3.
What is the mass of the ball?
A 0.4 g B 2.5 g C 4.0 g D 6.4 g

30. An astronaut in a space station orbits above the Earth.

In the space station, the acceleration due to gravity is 7.5 m / s2.
On Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is 10 m / s2.
Which statement about the astronaut’s mass and weight in the space station is correct?

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31. The figure below shows the first measuring cylinder containing some water.
A student allows 200 drops of water to fall into the water in the measuring cylinder. The second
measuring cylinder shows the volume of water after the addition of the drops.

(a) State

(i) the original volume of water in the first cylinder, [2]

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(ii) the final volume of water in the cylinder. [2]

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(b) Calculate the volume of water added. [2]

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(c) Calculate the average volume of one of the drops of water. [2]

32. Fig. 1.1 shows a set of masses made from the same material.

(a) Identify the quantity that is the same for all the masses.
Tick one quantity.
density
volume
weight [1]

(b) The largest mass is 2.5 kg.

State the number of grams in 2.5 kg.

2.5 kg = _____________________________ g [1]

(c) The three largest masses are 2.5 kg, 1.0 kg and 0.5 kg.
Calculate the combined weight of these three masses. Include the unit.

weight = ________________________________ [4]

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33. A truck accelerates uniformly along a straight, horizontal road. The mass of the truck is
2.0 × 104 kg.

(a) The speed of the truck increases from rest to 12 m/s in 30 s. Calculate

(i) the distance travelled by the truck during this time, [3]

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(ii) the acceleration of the truck during this time interval, [3]

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(iii) the resultant force on the truck. [3]

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(b) To maintain a uniform acceleration, the forward force on the truck must change.
  Explain why. [2]

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34 (a) A submarine descends to a depth of 70 m below the surface of water. The density of the water is
1050 kg/m3. Atmospheric pressure is 1.0 × 105 Pa. Calculate

(i) the increase in pressure as it descends from the surface to a depth of 70 m, [3]

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(ii) the total pressure on the submarine at a depth of 70 m. [2]

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(b) On another dive, the submarine experiences a total pressure of 6.5 × 105 Pa. A hatch cover on the
submarine has an area of 2.5 m2. Calculate the force on the outside of the cover.
[3]

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(c) The submarine undergoes tests in fresh water of density 1000 kg/m3. Explain why the pressure
on the submarine is less at the same depth. [1]

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25. A student has 500 identical, rectangular sheets of paper. The mass of 1.0 m2 of the paper is 0.080
kg.

(a) Using a meter rule, she measures the length of one sheet of paper and its width. The length is
0.300 m and the width is 0.210 m.

(i) Calculate the mass of one sheet of paper. [2]

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(ii) The student makes a single pile of the 500 sheets of paper. With a meter rule, she measures the
height of the pile. The height of the pile is 0.048 m. Calculate the density of the paper.
[3]

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(b) A second student has only 5 sheets of the same type of paper. Suggest how this student
determines the density of the paper to a similar accuracy. Additional apparatus may be used.
[2]

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26. Figure shows students getting onto a school bus.

(a) A student describes part of the journey.

The bus accelerates from rest at a constant rate for 10 s. It reaches a maximum speed of

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10 m / s.
The bus maintains a constant speed of 10 m / s for 60 s.
The bus then decelerates at a constant rate for 15 s, until it stops.
On figure below, draw the speed-time graph for this part of the journey made by the bus.

(b) On another part of the journey, the average speed of the bus is 7.5 m / s.
Calculate the distance the bus travels in 150 s.

distance = ____________________________ m [3]

27. Figure1 below shows a pin. Figure .2 shows a person pushing the pin into a wall.

(a) (i) The area of the top surface of the pin is 1.8 cm2. The person applies a force of 50 N.
Calculate the pressure exerted on the top surface of the pin.

pressure = ______________________________ N / cm2 [3]

(ii) The area of the top surface of the pin is 500 times larger than the area of the point.

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Calculate the value of the pressure exerted by the point on the wall.

pressure = ______________________________ N / cm2 [1]

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