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WONG SHIU CHI SECONDARY SCHOOL

Half – Yearly Examination 2021-2022
I.S.1 – Physics
Class : S 3 A / B / C / D Date : 17-1-2022(MON)AM1
Class no. : _____ Time allowed : 1 hr
Instructions : No. of pages : 3 + 4
1. There are TWO sections, A and B, in this Paper. Section A consists of 13 multiple-choice questions,
while Section B contains 4 conventional questions.
2. Answers should be written in the spaces provided in Question-Answer Book.
3. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or correct to 3 sig. fig.
4. Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J kg-1 oC-1

Section A : Multiple Choice Questions (13 marks, 28%)

1. Which of the following statements is / are correct?

(1) As temperature increases, molecules in a liquid move faster.
(2) As temperature increases, the average size of a molecule increases.
(3) As a solid expands, the mass will also increase.

A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (2) and (3) only

2. In an experiment, an electric heater is used to heat 150 g of water through a joulemeter. The initial
and final joulemeter readings are 21 621 J and 28 647 J respectively. If the duration of heating is
3 minutes and the temperature rises by 10 oC, what is the power of the heater?
A. 35 W B. 39 W C. 159 W D. 2342 W

3. Device A consumes power at 1000 W with an efficiency of 10 %. Device B consumes power at

20 W with an efficiency of 90 %. At least how many devices B is needed to produce useful power
as much as a device A?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 10 D. 18

4. The following graphs show how the volumes of the liquids of four liquid-in-glass thermometers
change with temperature. The scales used in the graphs are the same. Which liquid is not suitable
to be used in a liquid-in-thermometer?
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5. A cup of ice-cream is taken out from the freezer. Which of the following statements best describes
what will happen ?

A. Internal energy will be transferred to the ice-cream.

B. Temperature will be transferred to the ice-cream.
C. Coldness will be transferred from the ice-cream to the surrounding air.
D. Heat will be transferred to the ice-cream.

6. In which of the following cases has the largest amount of energy consumed by the electrical appliance?

A. Three 2.5 kW air conditioners operated for 5 hours.

B. A 750 W washing machine worked for 80 half-hour cycles.

C. 50 pieces of 3 W Christmas tree lights lit for 10 days.

D. 132 MJ of electrical energy delivered by a heater.

7. 0.1kg of oil at 100 oC is added to 0.5kg of oil at 40 oC. Calculate the temperature of the mixture.
A. 45 oC B. 50 oC C. 55 oC
D. Cannot be determined because the specific heat capacity of oil is not given.

8. Spheres P and Q are made from the same metal. P is bigger than Q. They are put together as
shown. If they are at the same temperature, which of the following statements is / are correct ?
(1) No heat flows between them.
(2) Both of them have the same internal energy.
(3) Both of them have the same heat capacity.

A. (1) only B. (2) & (3) only C. (1) & (2) only D. (1), (2) & (3)

9. Information about two metals, X and Y , is given below :

Mass of X : Mass of Y = 3 : 1
Specific heat capacity of X : Specific heat capacity of Y = 5 : 6
If an equal amount of energy is supplied to X and Y , what is the ratio of their temperature rise ?
A. 1 : 3 B. 3 : 1 C. 2 : 5 D. 5 : 2
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10. A bucket of sand of mass 2 kg has a heat capacity of 580 J °C−1. How much energy is required
to raise the temperature of the sand by 4 °C.

A. 1160 J B. 2320 J C. 4640 J D. cannot be determined

11. The specific heat capacity of ice and water are 2100 J kg−1 °C−1 and 4200 J kg−1 °C−1 respectively.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1)The heat required to raise the temperature of ice by 1°C is greater than that of water.

(2)The heat released when the temperature of ice decreases by 1°C is smaller than that of water.

(3)When ice of 1 kg at −10°C is mixed with water of 1 kg at 5°C, the temperature of the mixture is
higher than 0°C.

A. (2) only B. (3) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only

12. The chart represents the initial amounts of internal energy

(in arbitrary unit) and initial temperatures of objects X and
Y. The arrow shows how X becomes the final state X’, if
they are placed next to each other. Which is the final state
of Y ?
A. A B. B
C. C D. D

13. A metal block is heated uniformly and changes from a solid to liquid. Which of the following
statement(s) is / are correct?
(1) The melting point of the metal is 240 oC.
(2) Liquid state exists only in region B.
(3) The specific heat capacity of the metal in solid is smaller
than that in liquid.
A. (1) only B. (3) only
C. (1) & (3) only D. (2) & (3) only
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Class : S 3 A / B / C / D Class no. : _________ Mark : ________________

Section A : Multiple Choice Questions (13 marks, 28 %)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Section B : Structural Questions (34 marks, 52 %)

1. Kate is going to calibrate a mercury-in-glass thermometer.
(a) How to obtain the upper fixed point? (2 marks)

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(b) In (a), Kate finds that the lengths of the mercury thread at the upper and the lower fixed
points are 24 cm and 4 cm respectively. When she puts the thermometer in a glass of liquid
L at room temperature, the length of the mercury thread is 8.4 cm. Find the room
temperature. State your assumption behind your calculation. (3 marks)

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(c) Suggest one advantage AND one disadvantage of using mercury over alcohol for a
thermometer. (2 marks)

Advantage: ________________________________________________________________________
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(d) Kate is moving to Canada, where the temperature can be as low as -40C. Suggest one
reason why the calibrated thermometer is not suitable to measure the temperature there.
(1 mark)

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2. Benson uses the following set-up to determine the specific heat capacity of a metal. The metal
block is heated by the heater for 3 minutes.

The following results are obtained:

Mass of metal block = 3 kg
Initial temperature of metal block = 12 C
Final temperature of metal block = 69 C
Initial joulemeter reading = 16 250 J
Final joulemeter reading = 94 910 J

(a) Calculate the power of the heater. (2 marks)

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(b) Explain why drops of oil should be added to the hole holding the thermometer. (1 mark)
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(c) (i) Calculate the specific heat capacity of metal. (2 marks)

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(ii) It is found that the result obtained in (c)(i) is larger than the actual value. Suggest one way
to improve the accuracy of the experiment. (1 mark)
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(d) If a 6 kg block, of the same metal, is used, how will the specific heat capacity determined be
affected? Explain your answer briefly. (2 marks)
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(e) Benson tries to replace the metal block with a wooden block in order to find the specific heat
capacity of wood. Do you think it works? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
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3. Barry pours 0.8 kg of water at 95 °C into a cup noodle. The mass and
initial temperature of the noodles are 0.3 kg and 20 °C respectively.
(The specific heat capacities of water and noodle are 4200 and 2400 J
kg−1 °C−1 respectively.)
(a) Explain why polystyrene is a suitable material for making the cup.

(2 marks)

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(b) Find the temperature of the mixture of the water and noodles. And state any assumption you have
made. (3 marks)

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(c) Barry finds that the soup feels hotter than the noodles, even the two are at the same temperature.
Explain the phenomenon briefly. (2 marks)

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4. A large refrigeration system is installed in a warehouse for cold storage. A water tower is
attached for cooling down the system.

(a) Briefly explain why water is commonly used as a coolant in refrigeration system. (2 marks)
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(b) Describe the arrangement and movement of air molecules in microscopic view. (2 marks)
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(c) There are 5 storage rooms in a factory. If we want to decrease the room temperature of all
rooms from 25℃ to 10℃, find the amount of energy that has to be extracted. Given that the
mass and the specific heat capacity of air inside each storage room is 350 kg and
1000 J kg-1 ℃-1. (2 marks)
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(d) The refrigeration system is operating at a rate of 500 kW. Suppose 80% of the electricity is
used to cool down the air. Find the time required for cooling all the storage rooms from 25℃
to 10℃. (3 marks)
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