Section A

Answer all questions in the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet.

1. The diagram shows two pendulums X and Y of different lengths, masses and materials.

40 cm 20 cm
Y
metal
X 5 kg
glass
2 kg

Which statement is true?

A Period of Y is longer as it is larger in mass.
B Period of X is longer as it is smaller in mass.
C Period of Y is shorter as it has a shorter length.
D Period of X is shorter as it has a longer length.

2. Fig.2.1 shows the reading of the zero error of the micrometer screw gauge. Fig.2.2 shows
the reading of the same instrument when it is used to measure the width of an object.

Fig.2.1 Fig.2.2

What is the actual width of the object?

A 4.63 mm
B 4.73 mm
C 4.83 mm
D 4.85 mm
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3. Fig.3.1 shows a trolley that starts rolling down a sloping runway connected to a flat floor. All
the surfaces are smooth.
?

Fig.3.1

Which one of the following velocity-time graphs best illustrates the motion of the trolley?
v / m/s v / m/s v / m/s v / m/s

4. Two cars A and B are racing on a 200 m straight track. Their motion is different as shown in
the displacement-time graphs in Fig.4.1.

Fig.4.1
Which of the following of the race is/are correct?

I Car A wins the race

II Car B overtakes car A at t = 4s
III Average velocity of A is larger than that of B.
A I only
B II only
C II & III only
D I & III only
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5. An object at rest experiences a varying resultant force over time as shown in Fig.5.1. Which
of the following velocity-time graph is correct?

F/N

t/s
0 10 20 30

Fig.5.1

A B

C
D

6. A motorist travelling at 10 m/s can bring his car to rest in a distance of 10 m. If he had been
travelling at 30 m/s, in what distance could he bring the car to rest using the same braking
force?

A 17 m
B 30 m
C 52 m
D 90 m

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7. Ice of mass 10 g, volume 11 cm3 and temperature -3°C is added to water of mass 20 g,
volume 20 cm3 and temperature 30°C in a cup. The ice melted and all the water returns to
30°C. What is the final density of the water?

A 0.91 g cm-3
B 0.95 g cm-3
C 0.97 g cm-3
D 1.00 g cm-3

8. A body was suspended in 100 cm3 of water by a piece of thread as shown in Fig.8.1.

volume / cm3 200

150

100

50

Fig.8.1

What is the density of the body if its mass is 250 g?

A 0.40 g cm-3
B 1.25 g cm-3
C 2.50 g cm-3
D 2.78 g cm-3

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9. A uniform bar has a mass of 25 kg and its length is 8 m. A man lifts edge Q vertically up with
a force F such that the bar pivots at edge P.
F

8m

Fig.9.1

What is the magnitude of force F to just lift edge Q off the floor?

A 12.5 N
B 62.5 N
C 125 N
D 250 N

10. A pivoted window of weight 100 N is opened with a force of 30 N as shown in Fig.10.1

Fig.10.1

What is the magnitude of the resultant moment about the pivot?

A 1 Nm
B 5 Nm
C 35 Nm
D 41 Nm

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11. A ball is released from a height h above a table. The air resistance is assumed to be
negligible and 50% of its kinetic energy is lost at each bounce. What is the speed of the ball
right before it touches the ground for the third bounce?

gh
A
4

gh
B
2

gh
C
4

gh
D
2

12. A ball rolls down from a terrain as shown in Fig.12.1.

Fig.12.1

At which point does the ball has the highest kinetic energy and at which point does the ball
has the highest gravitational potential energy respectively?

highest kinetic energy highest gravitational

potential energy
A 1 2
B 2 2
C 3 3
D 2 3

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13. Fig.13.1 shows a U-tube containing some oil and also some water of density 1.00 g cm-3.

Fig.13.1

What is the density of the oil?

A 0.80 g cm-3
B 0.90 g cm-3
C 1.11 g cm-3
D 1.25 g cm-3

14. The system shown in Fig.14.1 contains a liquid. A downward force of 100 N is exerted on the
piston K.

100 N

Piston K Piston L
Area
40 cm2 Area
liquid 2 cm2

Fig.14.1

What will be the upward force exerted by the liquid on piston L?

A 2N
B 5N
C 80 N
D 2000 N

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15. The resistance of a piece of platinum wire in pure melting ice is 800 Ω. The resistance of
the wire in steam is 910 Ω. What would the temperature be when the wire has a resistance
of 1000 Ω?

A 55 °C
B 110 °C
C 182 °C
D 222 °C

16. The distance between the 10°C mark and the 90°C mark on a mercury thermometer is
25 cm. When the mercury level is 5 cm below the 90°C the temperature is approximately

A 16 °C
B 26 °C
C 74 °C
D 106 °C

17. A gas is heated in a rigid sealed container. Which quantity does not change?

A The average speed of the gas particles

B The average distance between the gas particles
C The average force exerted on the walls of the container by the gas particles
D The frequency of collisions on the walls of the container by the gas particles

18. Which of the following statements best describes the internal energy of a body?

A It is the total kinetic energy of all particles in a body.

B It is the total potential energy of all particles in a body.
C It is the total kinetic and potential energy of all particles in a body.
D It is the energy required to keep the internal part of a body at constant temperature.

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19. Fibre-glass coverings laid on the floor, walls and ceiling of a house can greatly reduce heat
lost to the surroundings. Fibre-glass consists of a large amount of fine glass fibres.

glass fibres

fibre-glass
coverings

Which of the following is/are the reason(s) for this use of fibre-glass to reduce heat lost to the
surroundings?
(i) Fibre-glass reflects radiation.
(ii) The specific heat capacity of glass fibres is small.
(iii) The glass fibres with trapped air are very poor conductors of heat.

A (ii) only
B (iii) only
C (i) and (ii) only
D (ii) and (iii) only

20. A double-glazed window has two sheets of glass separated by a layer of air shown in
Fig.20.1.

glass

air

window

Fig.20.1

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Thermal energy is transferred through the layer of air by conduction and convection. As
shown in Fig.20.2, the amount of conduction and convection depends on the thickness of the
layer of air.

Fig.20.2

A specially designed room is to be installed with these double-glazed windows. The

temperature of this room is kept constant with fluctuations in temperature to be kept to a
minimal. What is the thickness of the layer of air of the installed double-glazed windows most
suitable to maintain the temperature of the room and why?

A 0.5 cm, because there is little convection.

B 1.0 cm, because the total thermal energy transfer is minimal.
C 1.5 cm, because the total thermal energy transfer is small and conduction is low.
D 2.0 cm, because there is little conduction.

21. Fig.21.1 shows a graph of temperature against time when 0.5 kg of salt is being heated.

Temperature / °C

90

30
Time / s
0 300 720

Fig.21.1

If thermal energy is supplied to the salt at a rate of 100 W, what is the specific latent heat of
fusion of the salt?

A 1.4 x 103 J/kg

B 2.1 x 104 J/kg
C 8.4 x 104 J/kg
D 1.4 x 105 J/kg
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22. A piece of aluminum of mass m has a specific heat capacity of c. A piece of metal Y of
mass 2m has a specific heat capacity of 2c. Both of these metals receive the same quantity
of heat and the temperature of the metal Y rises by 10°C. By how much did the temperature
of the aluminum rise?
A 5°C
B 10°C
C 20°C
D 40°C

23. Fig.23.1 shows a wave generator making four oscillations a second to produce waves in a
ripple tank.
wave crest
wave generator

18.0 cm

Fig.23.1

Which set of values gives an accurate description of the waves produced?

frequency / Hz wavelength / cm speed / cm s-1

A 0.25 3.6 0.9
B 0.25 18 4.5
C 4 3.6 14.4
D 4 18 72

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24. Fig.24.1 shows two graphs referring to the same wave.

Displacement / m

0 Time / s
2.5

Displacement / m

Fig.24.1

0 Distance / m
0.9

Fig.24.1
What is the speed of the wave?

A 0.3 m s-1
B 1.2 m s-1
C 150 m s-1
D 300 m s-1

25. Fig.25.1 shows an object placed 10 cm away from a converging lens which has a focal
length of 5 cm.

Fig.25.1

At which point will the image be formed?

A F2
B Q
C Between O and F2
D Between F2 and Q
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26. A ray of light travels from a glass block into air with an angle of incidence of 36° and an angle
of refraction of 60°. What is the refractive index of the glass?

A 0.60
B 0.68
C 1.47
D 1.67

27. An object placed in front of a plane mirror at O produces an image at I.

O
D
C
B

A I

If the object moves towards the mirror in the direction shown, in which direction does the
image move?

28. Given that the critical angle for glass is 42°, which of the following diagrams below correctly
represents the path of a ray of light through the glass prism?
30° 30° 30° 30°

A B C D

29. The wavelengths of visible light range from 4 x 10-7 m to 7 x 10-7 m. Which of the following
combinations represents wavelengths for infrared, red and violet light?

Infrared Red Light Violet Light

A 1 x 10-4 m 7 x 10-7 m 4 x 10-7 m
B 1 x 10-4 m 4 x 10-7 m 7 x 10-7 m
C 1 x 10-7 m 7 x 10-7 m 4 x 10-7 m
D 1 x 10-9 m 4 x 10-7 m 7 x 10-7 m

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30. Which of the following statements about electromagnetic radiation is false?

A X-rays are used in luggage scanners.

B Infrared radiation is used in sun beds.
C Gamma rays are used in cancer treatments.
D Microwaves are used for the transmission of cell phone data.

31. A ship passes over an ocean with a depth of 600 m. When the ship passes over a hump on
the seabed, the time interval between the reflected waves and transmitted waves is now 0.76
s. What is the height of the hump? (Speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s)

A 30 m
B 387 m
C 540 m
D 570 m

32. A man stands between two cliffs as shown in Fig.32.1 (not to scale) and claps his hands
once. Assuming that the velocity of sound in air is 330 m/s, what will be the time interval
between the two loudest echoes?

cliff 165 m 110 m cliff

Fig.32.1

1
A s
6

1
B s
3

2
C s
3

5
D s
6

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33. Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the electric field surrounding two negatively
charged spheres?

A B

C D

34. P, Q and R represent blocks of copper mounted on insulating stands that are apart from each
other as shown in Fig.34.1.

Fig.34.1

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At the start of an experiment, P was charged positively while Q and R were electrically
neutral. When R is momentarily earthed, which one of the following statements describes
correctly the charges on Q and R?

A Q and R both carry positive charges.

B Q and R both carry negative charges.
C Q remains neutral but R carries negative charges.
D Q carries negative charges but R carries positive charges.

35. A piece of wire 1 m long has a cross-sectional area of 2 mm2. Which piece of wire of the
same material has twice the resistance?
length / m area / mm2
A 1 4
B 1 1
C 2 4
D 2 1

36. The potential difference between the ends of a conductor is 12 V. How much electrical
energy (in J) is converted to other forms of energy in the conductor when 100 C of charge
flows through it?

A 0.12
B 8.3
C 88
D 1200

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37. The following consists of circuits with resistance wire/s. In which circuit will the cell lose its
energy at the fastest rate?

38. Fig.38.1 shows a cell connected in series with an ammeter and three resistors
(10 Ω, 20 Ω, 30 Ω). The circuit can be completed by a moveable contact M.

Contact M

Fig.38.1

When M is connected to X, the ammeter reads 0.6 A. What is the ammeter reading when
M is connected to Z?

A 0.1 A
B 0.2 A
C 0.3 A
D 0.6 A
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39. When is the lamp brightest in the circuit as shown in Fig.39.1?

Fig.39.1

A The LDR is covered and P is moved to Y

B The LDR is covered and P is moved to X
C Light is incident on the LDR and P is moved to Y
D Light is incident on the LDR and P is moved to X

40. One of the four identical bulbs in a circuit has blown as shown in Fig.40.1.

12 V

open circuit

V
Fig.40.1

What will be the voltmeter reading?

A 0V
B 3V
C 4V
D 12 V

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