Secondary 3

Physics
Term 1

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EOT 1 Revision
Section A - MCQ

1 One nanometer is equal to __________________ .

A 1 x 10-8 m B 1 x 10-9 m C 1 x 10-10 m D 1 x 10-12 m

2 The scale of a pair of vernier calipers is shown in the diagram below.

0 5 10
What is the reading?

A 1.62 cm B 1.64 cm C 1.72 cm D 1.74 cm

3 Tom travels 50 km in the first 60 minutes of his journey. He then travels another 10
km in the next 40 minutes. What is his average speed for the entire journey?

A 0.6 m/s B 1.0 m/s C 10 m/s D 60 m/s

4 The diagram below shows a speed-time graph of an object.

It is known that the object travels 40 m in the first 4.0 s.

speed/m/s

time/s
4.0

What is the speed of the object at the end of the 4.0 s?

A 0 m/s B 10 m/s C 20 m/s D 40 m/s

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5 If a car is travelling on a straight road with a steady speed of 100 km/h, which
statement is correct?

A The velocity of the car is not constant and its acceleration is non-zero.
B The velocity of the car is not constant and its acceleration is zero.
C The velocity of the car is constant and its acceleration is non-zero.
D The velocity of the car is constant and its acceleration is zero.

6 An object of mass 2.0 kg is travelling towards the right when it is acted on by two
forces as shown.

direction of travel

12 N 5.0 N
2.0 kg

The acceleration produced by the resultant force is _____________ .

A 3.5 m/s2 towards the right

B 3.5 m/s2 towards the left
C 2.5 m/s2 towards the right
D 2.5 m/s2 towards the left

7 The diagram below shows a uniform metre ruler pivoted at 30 cm from the edge. An
object of mass 40 g is balanced at 10 cm from the pivot as shown.

10 cm

40 g

30 cm

Calculate the weight of the ruler.

A 0.2 N B 2N C 20 N D 200 N

8 An astronaut has a mass of 80 kg on Earth. On Earth, he can jump 30 cm off the

ground using a certain amount of force. On the Moon, he can jump 60 cm off the
ground using the same amount of force.

Which statement correctly explains this observation?

A His weight is smaller on Earth than on the Moon.

B His weight is larger on Earth than on the Moon.
C His mass is smaller on Earth than on the Moon.
D His mass is larger on Earth than on the Moon.

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9 The diagram below shows a waiter carrying a tray of food that weighs 10 N and
walking a distance of 5 m.

5m
Calculate the work done by the waiter in carrying the tray.

A 0J B 5J C 10 J D 50 J

10 A ball is released from rest at point A of an uneven slope as shown. Assume the
slope is frictionless.

At which point does the ball have the greatest speed?

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Section B

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

1. (a) Define density.

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(b) The stages in an experiment to determine the density of a solid are shown in
Fig. 1.1. A fixed amount of liquid is first poured into a cylinder, followed by
the solid. The density of the solid is to be determined.

measuring
cylinder

liquid

solid
liquid

balance

Fig. 1.1

(i) Use data from Fig. 1.1 to calculate the mass and volume of the solid.
Show your workings clearly.

(ii) Use your answers in (b)(i) to calculate the density of the solid.

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2. Fig 2.1 shows a ride at an amusement park. A passenger sitting in a cart slides
down an inclined plane AB and then along a horizontal runway BC.

Fig. 2.1

Figure 2.2 shows a graph of the speed of the cart against time.

4 6
Fig. 2.2
(a) Describe the motion of the rider between 0 and 6 s. (No calculations are
required)

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(b) Calculate the distance travelled by the rider.

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3. (a) State what is meant by centre of gravity.

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(b) Fig. 3.1 shows two empty garden pots A and B.

pot A pot B

Fig. 3.1

State and explain which pot is more stable. Give two reasons for your
answer.

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(c) A mechanical digger is used to remove soil from the ground as shown in Fig.
3.2. The weight of the soil is 36 000 N. The centre of gravity of the soil is a
horizontal distance 2.5 m from point Y.

soil

digger centre bucket

of
gravity
of soil

2.5 m

Fig. 3.2

(i) Calculate the moment due to the weight of the soil about Y. State its
direction about Y.

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(ii) Explain, in terms of the clockwise and anticlockwise moments, why

the digger does not tip over.

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4. Fig. 4.1 shows a boy using a rigid fishing rod to pull a fish out of a pond. The right
hand of the child acts as the pivot. The fishing line is perpendicular to the rod at
this instant.

Force

120 cm
120 cm Load
Right 30 cm
hand
Fig 4.1

(a) Given that the load of the fish is 40 N, calculate the minimum force required
by the boy in pulling the fish out of the pond. Assume the boy’s hand is
perpendicular to the rod.

(b) In order to pull out the fish more easily, should the boy place his left hand
nearer or further away from his right hand? Explain why.

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5. A water slide has a height of 10 m as shown in Fig. 5.1. It has a total length of
18 m. A boy of mass 40 kg starts from rest at the top and slides down the water
slide.

10
m

Fig. 5.1

(a) Calculate the gravitational potential energy of the boy at the top of the slide.

(b) An average frictional force of 15 N acts on the boy as he slides down.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the boy when he reaches the bottom of the
slide.

(c) Calculate the speed of the boy as he exits the slide into the pool.

(d) Suggest a reason why the slide operates with water flowing continuously
down the slide.

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6. Fig. 6.1 shows a car travelling towards the left. A resistive force of 2000 N is acting
on the car.

2000 N

Fig. 6.1

The car has a weight of 11000 N.

In a particular instance, the car accelerates uniformly from 10.0 m/s to 20.0 m/s in
6.0 s.

(a) Calculate the car’s acceleration.

(b) Calculate the resultant force acting on the car.

(c) On Fig. 6.1, complete the free-body diagram for the car by drawing

(i) the forward thrust acting on the car. Label this force F.

(ii) the normal reaction force acting on the front wheels and the back
wheels of the car. Label these forces R1 (for front wheels) and R2 (for
back wheels).

(d) Use your value in (b) to determine the magnitude of force F.

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7 Fig. 1.1 shows the speed of a car every 5.0 s over a period of 30.0 s.

time/s speed/ m/s

0 0
5.0 10
10.0 20
15.0 30
20.0 30
25.0 30
30.0 30

Fig. 1.1

(a) Using the values from Fig 1.1, draw the speed-time graph of the car using
the gridlines provided in Fig. 1.2. The first two points have been done for you.

Fig. 1.2

(b) Describe the motion of the car for the 30.0 seconds.

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(c) A second car slows down at a constant rate from a speed of 30 m/s to 0 m/s
within the same 30.0 s time period.

(i) Draw a line on Fig. 1.2 to show the motion of the second car.
(ii) Calculate the acceleration of the second car.

(iii) Between the first car and second car, comment on which car travelled a
longer distance. Support your conclusion with appropriate calculations.

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8 (a) Fig. 2.2 shows an Apache helicopter of mass 6000 kg hovering in the air
above the ground. An upward force U provided by the rotating blades keeps
the helicopter in a constant position above the ground.

ground

Fig. 2.2

(i) Use Fig. 2.2 to draw a free body diagram for the helicopter. Label the
forces.

(ii) Calculate the magnitude of the upward force U.

(iii) To move horizontally, the rotating blades are tilted to produce a forward
thrust as shown in Fig. 2.3. This causes the helicopter to fly horizontally
with an acceleration of 4.0 m/s2.

forward thrust

resistive force

Fig. 2.3

The forward thrust provided by the propellers is 25000 N.

Calculate the resistive force experienced by the helicopter.

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9 (a) A force of 120 N is applied to a brick, moving it 50 cm across a rough

surface as shown in Fig. 3.1.

50 cm

Fig. 3.1

Calculate the work done by the force.

(b) A skier weighing 550 N is pulled up a slope by holding a handle attached to a

moving cable as shown in Fig. 3.2. The cable is attached to pulleys which are
powered by an electrical motor with a power output of 800 W.

The slope is 100 m long and rises through a vertical height of 40 m. It takes 50 s
for the skier to reach the top of the slope.

Fig. 3.2

(i) Calculate the gravitational potential energy gained by the skier when
moving from the bottom to the top of the slope.

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(ii) Hence show that the power needed to lift her to the top of the slope
is 440 W.

(iii) Suggest two reasons for the difference between the motor’s power
output and the power in (b)(ii). (You may assume that only one skier
at a time may use the cable lift)

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(iv) To reduce the amount of electrical power required to transport a

skier to the top of the slope, an engineer proposed that the slope be
made less steep.

Based on energy considerations, explain whether the proposal will

work. (Assume that the cable pulls a skier with the same speed)

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