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PHYSICS 5054
Topical Mock 1 1 hour

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● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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1 (a) (i) State the difference between a scalar quantity and a vector quantity.

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(ii) State two examples of each type of quantity.

scalar quantity vector quantity

1 ...................................................... 1 ......................................................

2 ...................................................... 2 ......................................................
[2]

(b) Fig. 1.1 shows the direction and size of two vectors P and Q.

Fig. 1.1

In the space next to Fig. 1.1, draw a labelled vector diagram to show the resultant vector
obtained by adding vector P to vector Q.

Draw vector P, vector Q and the resultant vector to the same scale as in Fig. 1.1.
[2]

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2 A car approaches a set of traffic lights. The lights change to red at time t = 0.

Fig. 2.1 shows how the speed of the car changes with time.

24

20
speed
m/s
16

12

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
t/s

Fig. 2.1

(a) The car starts to slow down a short time after the lights change to red.

Determine the time between the lights changing to red and the car starting to slow down.

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(b) (i) State what is meant by uniform acceleration.

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(ii) State how Fig. 2.1 shows that the deceleration of the car between t = 2 s and t = 7 s is
non-uniform.

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(c) Determine the distance the car travels from the moment the car starts to slow down until it
stops.

distance = ......................................................... [3]

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows a small brick hanging from a newton meter.

newton meter

brick

Fig. 3.1

The reading on the newton meter is 3.0 N.

(a) Describe how the reading on the newton meter is used to find the mass of the brick.

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(b) The same brick and newton meter are used in the apparatus shown in Fig. 3.2. The meter
rule is pivoted at its centre and is balanced. The reading on the newton meter is not shown.

newton meter 0

uniform metre
pivot rule
10 cm 20 cm

Fig. 3.2
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(i) State the principle of moments for a body in equilibrium.

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(ii) Determine the reading on the newton meter shown in Fig. 3.2.

reading = ......................................................... [2]

(c) A beaker of water is placed so that the brick is partly submerged in the water, as shown in
Fig. 3.3. The apparatus is adjusted to keep the rule horizontal.

newton meter 0

uniform metre
pivot rule
10 cm 20 cm

water

Fig. 3.3

Suggest why the reading on the newton meter is less than your answer in (b)(ii).

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 4 Fig. 8.1 shows a stationary horse and its rider, about to jump over two fences.

fences

Fig. 8.1

(a) Fig. 8.2 shows a side view of the horse.

Fig. 8.2

(i) On Fig. 8.2, draw and label the forces acting on the horse.

Include the force that the rider exerts on the horse. Label this force F. [3]

(ii) Explain how Newton’s third law applies to force F.

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(b) Fig. 8.3 shows a side view of the two fences. They both have the same height and a uniform
density.

Fig. 8.3

(i) On each fence in Fig. 8.3, mark with a cross the centre of mass. [2]

(ii) Explain why a wider base makes the fence more stable.

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(c) The total mass of the horse and rider is 520 kg.

(i) As they approach a fence, the horse and rider have a total kinetic energy of 4000 J.

Calculate their speed.

speed = ......................................................... [3]

(ii) The centre of mass of the horse and rider is 1.4 m above the ground.

The maximum potential energy gained by the horse and rider as they jump over the
fence is 3000 J.

Calculate the maximum height above the ground of the centre of mass during the jump.

The gravitational field strength g = 10 N / kg.

height = ......................................................... [3]

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5 A coin falls from rest through the air and eventually reaches a constant speed.

There is a resultant force acting on the coin due to the two forces P and Q shown in the diagram.

What happens to force P and what happens to the resultant force before the coin reaches
constant speed?

force P resultant force

A decreases increases
B decreases decreases
C increases decreases
D increases increases

6 The diagrams show the forces acting on four identical solid blocks.

Each arrow represents a force of 20 N.

P Q R S

Which blocks are in equilibrium?

A P and R only
B Q and S only
C P, Q and R only
D P, Q, R and S

7 A student lists three changes that affect the stopping distance of a car.

1 increasing the braking force

2 increasing the friction between the tyres and the road
3 increasing the speed of the car

Which change or changes increase the stopping distance?

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 1 only D 3 only

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8 The gravitational field strength in space is smaller than on the Earth’s surface.

A rocket is used to launch a satellite from the Earth’s surface into space.

How are the mass and the weight of the satellite affected as the satellite moves away from the
surface of the Earth and into space?

A Both the mass and the weight are unaffected.

B The mass decreases and the weight decreases.
C The mass increases and the weight is unaffected.
D The mass is unaffected and the weight decreases.

9 Some forces are applied at different distances from a pivot.

Which diagram shows the force that produces the largest moment about the pivot?

A B
90 cm 2.0 m

pivot pivot
50 N 30 N

C D not to
scale
50 cm 3.0 m

pivot pivot
80 N 18 N

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10 The diagram shows a children’s wooden play tower.

Which change to the tower makes it more stable?

A making the tower narrower

B making the tower taller
C lowering the centre of mass
D raising the centre of mass

11 Where on the graph is the limit of proportionality for an elastic

solid? Q
extension

O
0
0 load

A between O and P
B at P
C between P and Q
D at Q
12 A weight of 2.0 N is hung from a spring. The extension produced is 6.0 cm. The 2.0 N weight is
removed and an 8.0 N weight is hung from the spring. The spring does not pass its limit of
proportionality.

What is the new extension of the spring?

A 6.0 cm B 24 cm C 36 cm D 48 cm

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