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1) Which letter represents the amplitude of the wave shown in the figure below?
A B
C D
2) Wavefronts of speed (2 m/s) pass from deep water to shallow water as shown in the
figure below. What is the speed of the waves in the shallow water?
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v2 = v
3 1
v2 = v1
3
v2 = v
2 1
v2 = 3 v1
4) Standing waves result from the superposition of two waves. Which of the following
rows shows the correct information about the properties of these two waves?
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5) A diffraction grating with (20 lines/mm) is used to study the line spectrum of a light as
shown in the figure below. What is the number of the ( n th ) ordered diffraction
maxima which is at distance (x) from the center (O)?
1
2
3
4
643 Hz
500 Hz
357 Hz
214 Hz
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conservation of energy.
conservation of mass.
conservation of momentum.
conservation of both energy and momentum.
9) An electron and a proton have the same de Broglie wavelength, what is the ratio of
KE
their kinetic energy ( KEpe )?
5.68 × 10-4 1.83 × 103
0.42 × 102 2.38 × 10-2
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10) In the diagram shown below an electron is accelerated by two parallel plates (A)
and (B). What is the de Broglie wavelength of the electron when it strikes plate (B)?
0.1 nm
0.83 nm
1.0 nm
8.3 nm
238
12) If ( U ) nucleus undergoes successive (8) Alpha decays and (6) Beta decays, what
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210 214
Pb Pb
82 82
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1 1 0
n p + e + energy
0 1 –1
0.271 MeV
0.511 MeV
0.783 MeV
1.293 MeV
14) What is the activity of the radioactive material shown in the figure below after (60 s)?
8.660 decays/s
17.325 decays/s
34.650 decays/s
46.199 decays/s
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Write your answer for each of the following questions in the space provided.
Be sure to show all your work, including the correct units where applicable.
15) The graph below shows the variation of displacement ( y ) with time ( t ) of a wave ( M )
which has an intensity of ( I ).?
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(ii) Sketch the variation of the displacement (y) with time (t) of wave (Z). (1 mark)
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16) Two train whistles (A) and (B) each have a sound frequency of (392 Hz). Train (A) is
stationary and train (B) is moving away from train (A) at a speed of (35 m/s).
A cyclist is between them and moving towards train (A) with a speed of (15 m/s)
as shown in the figure below.
b. Calculate the frequency of the whistle sound heard by the cyclist from train (A)
only. (2 marks)
c. Calculate the sound wavelenght heard by the cyclist from train (B) only. (2 marks)
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18) Coherent monochromatic light of wavelength ( λ ) is incident on two narrow slits which
are (2 mm) apart. The pattern observed on the screen is (5 m) away from the slits as
shown in the figure below.
a. State two properties of light waves that happened in this case. (2 marks)
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19) A tuning fork of (460 Hz) causes resonance in the tube shown in the figure below
when the length ( L ) of the air column above the water is (18.3 cm) and (55.8 cm)
respectively.
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20) The electron in a hydrogen atom makes a transition from an energy level at ( -3.4 eV )
to a level at ( -1.5 eV ).
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a. Name the parts in figure (A) which are labeled (X) and (Y). (2 marks)
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22) The graph below shows the decay series of ( Th ) nucleus.
90
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232 228
c. Write a nuclear equation to represent the decay of ( Th ) nucleus to ( Ac )
90 89
nucleus. (1 mark)
23) A sample of a radioactive element has a mass of (6.96 g). After 2 hours and
54 minutes its mass is reduced to (1.74 g).
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Where the released energy is equal to (17.7 MeV). The binding energies per nucleon
are given in the following table:
2
H 1.12
1
4
He 7.07
2
1
n –
0
4
b. Calculate the mass defect in (kg) of helium ( He) nucleus. (2 marks)
2
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c. Determine the binding energy per nucleon (in MeV) for tritium nucleus ( H).
1
(3 marks)
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1) Which of the following is in correct order from the lowest to the highest energy?
2) Two waves (a) and (b) are shown in the figure below.
If wave (a) has an energy of (450 J), what is the energy of wave (b)?
50 150
225 300
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10 20
30 40
4) The figure below shows two pulses are about to pass through each other where
a point (P) is at the middle between them.
When the pulses interfere, which statement best describes the interference at
point (P)?
Destructive No motion
Constructive Upward
Constructive No motion
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0.2 mm
0.4 mm
3 mm
6 mm
2
3
4
5
60 Hz
81 Hz
100 Hz
135 Hz
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photon
work function
threshold frequency
de Broglie wavelength
9) The diagram below shows the electron energy levels of the hydrogen atom.
Which of the illustrated transfers will emit photon with wavelength of ( 1.91 µm )?
W X
Y Z
10) If an electron was accelerated from (2 × 105 m/s) to (4.2 × 105 m/s), what will be the
change in its wavelength?
1.9 nm 2.6 nm
3.3 nm 3.6 nm
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11) What are the proton and the atomic number in the lead isotop ( 208
82
Pb ) ?
208 82
126 208
82 126
82 208
11.55 × 10–3 s–1
17.33 × 10–3 s–1
34.65 × 10–3 s–1
69.30 × 10–3 s–1
13) What is the correct formula to calculate the mass defect of Iron atom ( 56
26
Fe ) ?
14) A sample consists of ( No ) nuclie at time (t = 0 s). What is the number of nuclie
decayed after ( t = 1 t 1 )?
2
2
1 No 3 No
4 4
1
1 No N
2 2 o
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15) The figure below shows water waves in a ripple tank transfers from area (1) to area (2).
The fifth and the ninth crests of the waves are (35 cm) and (84 cm) respectively away
from the source. It takes (3 s) to travel from the fifth to the ninth crest.
b. Explain why the velocity of the waves in area (2) is greater than the velocity of the
waves in area (1). (1 mark)
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16) An ambulance and a truck are moving with the same speed and approaching each
other as shown in the figure below. The siren of the ambulance emits a sound of
frequency (508 Hz) and the driver of the truck hears it with a frequency of (542 Hz).
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17) The diagram below shows an oscillator of frequency (5.0 Hz) attached to a string of
fixed length ( L ) to form a stationary wave.
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b. A student changed the frequency of the oscillator to make the string oscillate at
the 3rd mode. Sketch on the grid shown below the wave that the student will see.
(2 marks)
c. When the 3rd mode is vibrating, the student decreased the tension of the string.
The speed of the wave increased from ( ν1 ) to ( ν2 ) and the string oscillated at the
2nd mode. Find the value of ( ν2 ) in term of ( ν1 ). (2 marks)
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c. If the length of the diffraction grating is reduced to half, calculate the diffraction
angel of the first separation. (3 marks)
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d. Find the threshold frequency ( fo ) of the metal used in the photoelectric cell
shown above. (4 marks)
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21) The figure below shows an excited electron in the Hydrogen atom.
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Nature
Charge
23) A sample of a radioactive nuclide initially contains (200000) nuclei and its half-life
is (2.3 s).
a. What is meant by that the half-life for this sample is (2.3 s). (1 mark)
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226
88
Ra 222
86
Rn + 42 He + Energy
Calculate the energy released from the above equation in (MeV). (3 marks)
25) ( 226
88
Ra ) nucleus is exited and emits a ( γ ) ray with wavelength of (6.67 × 10–12 m).
Find the binding energy per nucleon in (MeV). (2 marks)
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0.15 s 2.65 s
2.79 s 8.53 s
3) A particle undergoes (SHM) with maximum potential energy (PEmax) and amplitude (A).
If the particle is released from its maximum displacement, what will be the potential
energy when the particle is at a distance of ( A3 ) ?
PEmax 4 PEmax
9 9
5 PEmax 8 PEmax
9 9
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5) The figure below shows a light ray travelling from medium (P) to the air. Which of the
following expressions give the refractive index ( nP ) of medium (P)?
sin 45º sin 125º
sin 125º sin 45º
sin 35º sin 45º
sin 45º sin 35º
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7) A student measured the angle of refraction (θr ) for several different angles of incident
(θi ) for light travelling from air into medium (A) and then he repeated the experiment
using the same light travelling from air into medium (B) .The results are shown in the
graph below.
Which row in the table below compares the refraction indeces of mediums (A) and (B)
and the velocity of light in these mediums?
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9) In the diffraction grating experiment a violet light of wavelength (400 nm) passes
through a grating of slit separation (3.33 μm) as shown in figure below.
What is the angular separation between the first and second order maxima?
0.12° 0.36°
7.0° 20.8°
π
2π
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A
B
C
D
12) To which scientist does the atomic model which is called "the planetary model" refer?
Thomson Rutherford
Bohr De Broglie
13) In photoelectric effect ,if an electron is released from a metal surface with a maximum
kinetic energy of (1.01 × 10-19 J), what is the De Broglie wavelength of the fastest
electron?
2 3
3 2
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16) A simple pendulum undergoes (SHM) with a maximum displacement of (0.076 m).
The time taken for 25 oscillations is (23 s).
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17) A block-spring system of mass (m) is set to undergo (SHM) when it is released from its
maximum displacement.
2
vmax = 2kA
m
b. If the length of the spring is increased by 3 times, what will happen to the time
period? (1 mark)
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c. Find the angle at which the light ray comes out of the prism into the air (θr ).(2 marks)
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20) A source of monochromatic light (S) is located (2.0 m) below the surface of a
swimming pool and (1.5 m) away from one edge of the pool as shown in the figure
below.
b. If the water is replaced with oil, at what position (A) or (B) will the observer see
the light source? (2 marks)
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a. Explain: "The maxima are very bright when we use a diffraction grating instead of
two slits". (1 mark)
c. If the source in this experiment is replaced with another source, the separation
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22) The figure below shows a hawk flying directly away from an observer and towards
a distant cliff at a speed of (15 m/s) . The hawk produces a sound with frequency of
(800 Hz).
b. What is the frequency of the sound that the observer hears directly from the
hawk? (3 marks)
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a. In the table below, compare the photon behavior after the collision with the metal
surface in the photoelectric effect and in the Compton effect. (2 marks)
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1) The figure below shows different stages of simple harmonic motion (SHM) of a mass
attached to a spring. In which stage are the given values of potential energy (PE) and
kinetic energy (KE) are correct?
1 2
3 4
2) A simple pendulum and a mass on a spring system oscillated with (SHM). If both of
them are taken to the moon where the gravity is less than that of earth, what would
happen to their time period compared with its value on the earth?
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2.5 m 4.0m
5.1m 6.5m
4) The figure below shows the light wave fronts travelling from air to water. The speed
of the wave in air is greater than in water.
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5) The figure below shows a ray of light reflected by two plan mirrors (X) and (Y).
25° 40°
45° 65°
6) A wave has an amplitude of (50 cm) and wavelength of (70 cm), carried energy of
(250J). If the amplitude is increased by (30 cm), what will be the wavelength and the
energy of the wave?
14.9°
17.9°
22.4°
57.6°
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A
B
C
D
9) In Young's experiment if slits separation (s) and the distance of screen from the slits
(D) are both doubled, what will be the separation between the two adjacent
maxima (x)?
1 x x
2
x
2 x
4
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11 A sound source is moving away from a stationary observer. If the frequency heard by
the observer is (80%) of the source frequency. What is the speed of the source?
12) In Compton-effect, which of the following properties of scatter photon will increase?
Energy Frequency
Wavelength Momentum
13) The figure below shows the electron movement at energy orbit.
14) A light falls on a metal surface. When the energy of the light is doubled, the
maximum kinetic energy of electron ( KE max ) increased from ( 0.5 eV ) to ( 3.5 eV ).
What will be the work function of the metal ( ϕ )?
2.0 eV 2.5 eV
3.5 eV 4.0 eV
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15) A block attached to a spring, undergoes (SHM). One cycle of the variation of
displacement with time is shown in the figure below.
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16) An object oscillating with (SHM) has a velocity of (7 cm/s) when its displacement is
(2 cm), and a velocity of (4 cm/s) when its displacement is (10 cm).
17) In the table below, compare between the transvers wave and longitudinal wave.
(4 marks)
The direction
of particles
oscillation to
the direction of
wave motion
One example
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c. A student records in his lab notebook that a light beam has an angle of incidence
(50°) in air and an angle of refraction (31°) in a plastic block. (3 marks)
Yes No
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20) Two waves travelling in opposite direction interfere to produce a standing wave of
frequency (445Hz) and velocity (96 m/s).
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a. Write the two factors that affect wave diffraction through gaps. (2 marks)
1-
2-
b. Calculate the angular separation between the second - order green line and the
third – order green line. (3 marks)
c. Calculate the maximum number of maxima which will appear on the screen.
(2 marks)
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c. Find mathematically the new level to where the electron transmits. (1 mark)
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امتحان دبلوم التعليم العام للمدارس الخاصة (ثنائية اللغة)
للعام الدرايس 1438/1437هـ 2017 / 2016 -م
الدور األول -الفصل الدرايس الثاين
• زمن اإلجابة :ثالث ساعات. تنبيه • :املادة :الفيزياء.
• اإلجابة يف الورقة نفسها. • األسئلة يف ( )15صفحة.
تعليامت وضوابط التقدم لالمتحــان:
– يتم االلتزام باإلجراءات الواردة يف دليل الطالب ألداء امتحان دبلوم الحضور إىل اللجنة قبل عرش دقائق من بدء االمتحان لألهمية. –
التعليم العام. إبراز البطاقة الشخصية ملراقب اللجنــة. –
– يقوم املتقدم باإلجابة عن أسئلة االمتحان املقالية بقلم الحرب (األزرق مينع كتابة رقم الجلوس أو االسم أو أي بيانات أخرى تدل عىل –
أو األسود). شخصية املمتحن يف دفرت االمتحان ،وإال ألغي امتحانه.
– يقوم املتقدم باإلجابة عن أسئلة االختيار من متعدد بتظليل يحظر عىل املمتحنني أن يصطحبوا معهم مبركز االمتحان كتبا دراسية –
الشكل ( ) وفق النموذج اآليت: أو كراسات أو مذكرات أو هواتف محمولة أو أجهزة النداء اآليل أو
أي يشء له عالقة باالمتحان كام ال يجوز إدخال آالت حادة أو أسلحة
س – عاصمــة سلطنة عمــــان هي:
من أي نوع كانت أو حقائب يدوية أو آالت حاسبة ذات
الدوحة القاهرة
صفة تخزينية.
أبوظبي مسقط
يجب أن يتقيد املتقدمون بالزي الرسمي (الدشداشة البيضاء واملرص –
مالحظة :يتم تظليل الشكل ( ) باستخدام القلم الرصاص وعند أو الكمة للطالب والدارسني والزي املدريس للطالبات واللباس العامين
الخطأ ،امسح بعناية إلجراء التغيري. للدارسات ) ومينع النقاب داخل املركز ولجان االمتحان.
ال يسمح للمتقدم املتأخر عن موعد بداية االمتحان بالدخول إال –
غري صحيح صحيح إذا كان التأخري بعذر قاهر يقبله رئيس املركز ويف حدود عرش
دقائق فقط.
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1) "The number of oscillations in one second", what does this definition refer to?
Velocity Wavelength
Frequency Time period
2) The figure below shows the displacement ( x ) against time ( t ) for a simple pendulum
oscillating in simple harmonic motion (SHM).
Assuming that the resistance of the air is negligible, which graph shows how the
kinetic energy (KE) of this pendulum varies with time (t)?
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3 s 1.5 s
3
s 3s
2
4) The figure below shows four rays of light from a lamp below the surface of water.
A B
C D
5) A navigation buoy floating on the sea, oscillates up and down as shown in the figure
below.
If the buoy makes nine crests in exactly one minute, what will be the frequency of the
wave?
0.13 Hz 0.15 Hz
6.7 Hz 7.5 Hz
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6) In the figure below a man sees a stone at the bottom of a water pool.
Identify the correct path of the light that makes it possible for the man to see the
stone?
A B
C D
0.4 m 0.8 m
5 m 10 m
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9) A student connects two loudspeakers to a signal generator. When the student walks
from ( P ) to ( Q ) as shown in the figure below, he notices that the loudness of the
sound rises and falls repeatedly.
Diffraction. Interference.
Polarization. Reflection.
10) For a diffraction grating having (6.30 × 103 lines/cm), what is the wavelength of green
light whose second order maximum makes a diffraction angle of (40.2°)?
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A person standing behind the car listens to the sound of the siren reflecting from the
wall. What is the frequency of the reflected sound? (Take the speed of sound to be
(340 m/s)).
14 Hz 51 Hz
472 Hz 500 Hz
Bohr. Einstein.
De Broglie. Rutherford.
13) A nuclear reactor is used to produce a beam of neutrons. The neutron has a mass of
(1.67 × 10–27 kg) and a de Broglie wavelength of (2.0 × 10–10 m). What is the kinetic
energy of these neutrons?
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14) The figure below shows some energy levels in the hydrogen atom.
An electron does three transitions between the energy levels and emits photons with
different wavelengths as presented in the table below.
λ1 n=5 n=4
λ2 n=6 n=4
λ3 n=6 n=5
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Maximum velocity.
Minimum displacement.
Maximum acceleration.
b. If the amplitude of this motion is doubled, what will happen to its maximum
velocity? Explain your answer. (2 marks)
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17) A mass of (0.50 kg) suspended from a spring oscillates with a time period of (1.50 s).
How much mass must be added to the object in order to change the time period to
(2.0 s)? (3 marks)
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19) The below figure shows a ray of light entering from the air into an optical fiber.
a. Write two problems for using the optical fiber cables in communication. (2 marks)
b. If the light goes directly from the air into the core with angle of refraction
(r = 20°), calculate the angle of incidence (i). (2 marks)
c. Calculate the critical angle (c) as the ray refracts between the core and the
coating. (2 marks)
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d. If the optical fiber is now placed in water (nwater = 1.33) and the angle of incidence
(i) remains the same, what will happen to the following:
(choose the correct answer) (2 marks)
20) The figure below shows Young’s double-slit experiment. If a beam of light with a
wavelength of (500 nm) passes through the slits, an interference pattern is produced
on the screen.
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c. Calculate the spacing between the two adjacent bright maxima. (2 marks)
d. Find the distance between the maxima (Q) and (P). (1 mark)
f. How many maxima will be there between (θ = – 45°) and (θ = 45°)? (2 marks)
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21) A photon collides with an electron resulting in a scattering photon as shown in the
figure below.
a. Write the name of the effect shown in the figure above? (1 mark)
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امتحان دبلوم التعليم العام للمدارس الخاصة (ثنائية اللغة)
للعام الدرايس 1438/1437هـ 2017 / 2016 -م
الدور الثاين -الفصل الدرايس الثاين
• زمن اإلجابة :ثالث ساعات. تنبيه • :املادة :الفيزياء.
• اإلجابة يف الورقة نفسها. • األسئلة يف ( )14صفحة.
تعليامت وضوابط التقدم لالمتحــان:
– يتم االلتزام باإلجراءات الواردة يف دليل الطالب ألداء امتحان دبلوم الحضور إىل اللجنة قبل عرش دقائق من بدء االمتحان لألهمية. –
التعليم العام. إبراز البطاقة الشخصية ملراقب اللجنــة. –
– يقوم املتقدم باإلجابة عن أسئلة االمتحان املقالية بقلم الحرب (األزرق مينع كتابة رقم الجلوس أو االسم أو أي بيانات أخرى تدل عىل –
أو األسود). شخصية املمتحن يف دفرت االمتحان ،وإال ألغي امتحانه.
– يقوم املتقدم باإلجابة عن أسئلة االختيار من متعدد بتظليل يحظر عىل املمتحنني أن يصطحبوا معهم مبركز االمتحان كتبا دراسية –
الشكل ( ) وفق النموذج اآليت: أو كراسات أو مذكرات أو هواتف محمولة أو أجهزة النداء اآليل أو
أي يشء له عالقة باالمتحان كام ال يجوز إدخال آالت حادة أو أسلحة
س – عاصمــة سلطنة عمــــان هي:
من أي نوع كانت أو حقائب يدوية أو آالت حاسبة ذات
الدوحة القاهرة
صفة تخزينية.
أبوظبي مسقط
يجب أن يتقيد املتقدمون بالزي الرسمي (الدشداشة البيضاء واملرص –
مالحظة :يتم تظليل الشكل ( ) باستخدام القلم الرصاص وعند أو الكمة للطالب والدارسني والزي املدريس للطالبات واللباس العامين
الخطأ ،امسح بعناية إلجراء التغيري. للدارسات ) ومينع النقاب داخل املركز ولجان االمتحان.
ال يسمح للمتقدم املتأخر عن موعد بداية االمتحان بالدخول إال –
غري صحيح صحيح إذا كان التأخري بعذر قاهر يقبله رئيس املركز ويف حدود عرش
دقائق فقط.
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1) A pendulum of mass (m) oscillates around point (O) as shown in the figure below.
Which of the following describes its displacement (x), velocity (v) and acceleration (a),
at point (N)?
2) An object is moving with simple harmonic motion (SHM). When the object's
displacement is (0.2 m), its acceleration is (-3.2 m/s2). What is the frequency of its
motion?
1 2
Hz Hz
8π 5π
2 Hz 8 Hz
π π
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Which of the following graphs correctly shows how the acceleration (a) of the object
varies with time (t)?
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4) The figure below shows a ray of light incident on the edge of a piece of glass where
the angle (i ) is greater than the critical angle. Which arrow shows the direction of the
ray after it leaves the edge of the glass?
A
B
C
D
5) An ocean wave has an amplitude of (3 m) and energy (E). If weather condition change
so that the amplitude of the wave becomes (1 m). What will be the transported
energy?
1 1
E E
9 3
3 E 9E
6) The figure below shows water waves in a ripple tank crossing a boundary (PQ).
The waves take (10 seconds) to move from the boundary to point (S), what is the
speed of the water waves after crossing the boundary?
0.027 m/s 0.033 m/s
0.060 m/s 0.075 m/s
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Which points on the figure above are in anti-phase and which points have a phase
difference of (3π/2 rad)?
Z,B Y,B
Z,B X,A
Y,Z A,Y
Y,Z X,Z
Nodes Anti-nodes
A , B and C D , E and F
D , E and F A , B and C
B , D and C A , E and F
A , E and F B , D and C
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What is the only variable the student should change in the apparatus in order to
decrease the fringe spacing?
10) A parallel beam of light of wavelength (6 × 10-7 m) gets diffracted by a single slit of
width (0.3 mm). What is the angular position (θ) of the first minimum of the diffracted
light?
0.103o 0.115o
0.172o 0.344o
11) A stationary source emits a sound wave of (3000 Hz). An object approaches to this
source with a velocity of (4.5 m/s). What is the frequency of the reflected wave from
the object?
2921 Hz 2960 Hz
3040 Hz 3079 Hz
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13) Which of the following orbits has the highest radius in hydrogen atom?
A B
C D
14) A Light of (450 nm) wavelength strikes a metal surface causing electrons to be ejected
from the metal. If a light of the same intensity but a wavelength of (400 nm) strikes
the surface, what will happen to the number of ejected electrons and their energy?
Decreased Decreased
Decreased Increased
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Be sure to show all your work, including the correct units where applicable.
15) On the axis below draw the graph that shows the total energy and how the potential
energy (PE) and the kinetic energy (KE) vary with displacement (x) for an object
moving with (SHM). (3 marks)
(Note: label the (PE), (KE) and total energy (E) on the graph).
16) A (0.5 kg) object attached to a spring with a force constant of (8.0 N/m), vibrates in
simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of (10.0 cm).
b. Calculate the speed of the object when it is (8.0 cm) from the equilibrium
position. (2 marks)
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18) The figure below shows a wave on a string travelling towards the right.
b. If the speed of the wave is (2.0 m/s), calculate the frequency of the wave.
(2 marks)
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19) During a demonstration of an optical fiber, light is entering at one end and exiting at
the other with very little loss of light along the way. The core of the fiber is
surrounded by air as shown in the figure below.
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20) A beam of coherent light of wavelength (550 nm) is incident perpendicularly on a pair
of slits as shown in the figure below. The distance between the slits is (1.8 × 10-5 m).
Bright and dark fringes appear on a screen.
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d. Calculate the distance between two adjacent dark fringes on the screen.(3 marks)
e. How many maxima will be there between (0°) and (30°)? (2 marks)
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(i)
(ii)
(iii)
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22) In a lab experiment, a metal with a work function of (1.86 eV) is used to study the
photoelectric effect. Find the minimum frequency of incident light that causes
photoelectric emission. (2 marks)
23) The figure below shows the energy levels in an atom and the emitted wavelength of
four electron transitions.
a. Calculate the emitted energy when the electron moves from energy level (n = 4)
to energy level (n = 1). (1 mark)
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(i) To which energy level must it move to emit a photon with the smallest
momentum? (1 mark)
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