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VINGWATERCITYINTERNATI
ONALSCHOOL
SECONDTERM TEST2022/2023ACADEMI
CSESSI
ON

SUBJECT:PHYSI
CS CLASS:SS2.

I
NSTRUCTI
ON:ANSWERALLQUESTI
ONS

1.Anobj
ectatresti
ssai
dtopossessA.pot
ent
ial
ener
gy,
B.ki
net
icener
gy,
C.chemi
calener
gy,
D.el
ect
ri
calenergy

2.Thei
cepoi
ntont
heabsol
utescal
eoft
emper
atur
eis.A.0K,
B.32K,
C.100K,
D.273K

3.Thebobofasi
mplependul
um t
akes8.0st
ocomplet
e10oscil
lat
ions. Det
ermi
net
hef
requencyof
osci
ll
ati
onoft
hebob.A.0.
125Hz,
B.1.25Hz,
C.7.
50Hz,D.8.
00Hz18

4.Thedi
agram abov
eill
ust
rat
esthemercur
y-i
n-gl
assther
mometerusedfordeter
mini
ngthet
emperat
ure
ofaroom.Usethedataonitt
odeter
minetheroom t
emperat
ure.A.3.
3°CB.7.0°CC.13°
CD.30.
0°C

5.Fr
equencyi
smeasur
edi
nA.r
adi
anpersecond.B.seconds.C.her
tz.D.f
arad
6.Awireofl
engt
h400cm i
sstr
etchedbet
weentwofi
xedpoints.Whenplucked,
itsf
undamental
fr
equencyi
s150Hz.Cal
cul
atet
hespeedofthewaveproduced.A.250ms−1.B.625ms−1.C.1200ms−1
D.1500ms−1

7.Thedi
agram abov
eil
lust
rat
esawav
efor
m.Det
ermi
net
henumberofwav
elengt
hsi
nit
.A.4.B.3½.
C.2½.D.2
8.Twoplanemirr
orsarei
ncli
nedtoeachothersucht
hatanobj
ectpl
acedbet
weent
hem has11i
mages.
Deter
minetheangleofi
ncl
inat
ionA.30°
.B.45°C.60°D.90°
2
9.Whent
hespeedofacari
shal
ved,
itski
net
icener
gyi
sA.doubl
edB.quar
ter
edC.hal
ved.
D.quadr
upl
ed
10.Toobtainav i
rt
ual,
erectandmagnifi
edimagefr
om athi
nconcav
emi r
ror,anobj
ectmustbe
pl
acedA.bet weenthefocusandthelens.B.att
hef
ocus.C.bet
weenthefocall
engt
handtwicethef
ocal
l
ength.D.beyondtwicethefocal
length

11.Whentwowav esaresuper
imposedoneachothert
hef oll
owi
ngoccur
rencesar
epossi
bleEXCEPTA.
Nodall
inesB.Ant
i nodall
i
nesC.Stat
ionar
ywavesD.Dispersi
on

12.Anobj
ectofhei
ght2.
5cm i
splaced20cm f
rom aconv
exmi
rr
oroff
ocall
engt
h10cm cal
cul
atet
he
hei
ghtofi
tsi
mageA.2.5cm,B3cm C.25/
3cm D.25cm

13.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngpr
oper
ti
esofwav
esi
sexcl
usi
vef
ort
ransv
ersewav
esA.Ref
lect
ionB.
I
nter
fer
enceC.Pol
ari
zat
ionD.Di
ff
ract
ion

14.Anobj
ecti
splaceinfr
ontoftwopl
anemi
rr
orsi
ncl
inedat60°t
oeachot
her
,det
ermi
net
henumberof
i
magesformed.A.2,B.3,
C.5,D.7

15.Whichofthefoll
owingpair
sofmusicali
nst
rumentsworkonthepri
nci
pleofvibr
ati
onofai
rinpi
pes.A.
Pianoandtheorgan,B.Gui
tarandf
lut
e,C.Trumpetandvi
oli
n,D.Fl
uteandtrumpet

16.Twoplanemir
rorsincl
inedat20°t
oeachother,
deter
minedt
henumberofi
magesf
ormedwhenan
objecti
spl
acedbetweenthem.A.17,B.18,
C.19,D.20

17.Thedistancebet
weentwopointsi
nphaseonaprogr
essi
vewavei
s0.
5m.I
fthespeedoft
hewav
eis
0.
2m/ s,
calculat
etheper
iod.A.4.
00s,
B.2.
50s,C.0.
25s,
D.0.
045s

18.I
nwhichoft
hef
oll
owi
ngmedi
aist
het
ransmi
ssi
onofsoundwav
efast
est
.A.Vacuum,
B.Ai
r,C.Wood,
D.St
eelpi
pe

19.Thedist
ancebet
weent hesuccessi
vecrestofawav et
rav
ell
ingat20m/
sis25cm,
cal
cul
atet
he
fr
equencyofthewave.A.0.8Hz,
B.50Hz,C.5.0Hz,D.80Hz

20.Whenanobjecti
splacedatthecent
erofcur
vatureofaconcav
emi r
ror
,it
simageisf
ormedatA.The
focus,
B.I
nfi
nit
y,C.Thecenterofcur
vat
ure,
D.Adistancetwi
cetheradi
usofcurv
atur
e

21.Anobj
ecti
splaced10cm f
rom aconver
gingl
ensoff
ocall
engt
h15cm,
cal
cul
atet
hemagni
fi
cat
ionof
thei
mageformed.A.3,
B.1.5,
C.0.6,D.0.
3

22.Thesoundheardbyaper
sonaf
tert
her
efl
ect
ionofasoundi
scal
ledA.Rev
erber
ati
on,
B.Resonance,
C.Echo,D.Audi
bil
it
y

23.Whatposi
ti
onshouldanobjectshouldbeplacedi
nfrontofconcavemir
rort
oobtainanimagethati
s
samesizeastheobj
ect.A.Cent
erofcurvatur
e,B.Pri
nci
palfocus,C.Bet
weenpoleandpri
nci
palfocus,
D.
Betweencent
erofcur
vatureandpri
ncipalf
ocus

24.Anobserv
erhear
sanecho1. 26saft
erbl
owingawhist
lenearacl
if
f.Cal
cul
atet
hedist
anceofthe
obser
verfr
om thecl
if
f(speedofsoundinai
ris330m/
s).A.104.
0m,B.207.
9m,C.415.
8m, D.523.
8m

25.Thequal
it
yofnot
edependsoni
t’
sA.Fr
equency
,B.Pi
tch,
C.Ov
ert
ones,
D.Ampl
it
ude

26.Ref
ract
ionofli
ghtdi
ffersfrom r
eflecti
onint hatinref
racti
oni.Atl
easttwomediaar
einvolv
ed.i
i.
Therei
sachangei nt
hedirecti
onoft heray.ii
i.Thespeedoft heraychanges.Whi
chofthestat
ements
abovei
s/ar
ecorrectA.ionl
y ,
B.iandi ionly
,C.ii andii
ionly
,D.iandii
ionly

27.I
magesf
ormedbyconv
exmi
rr
orar
eal
way
sA.Magni
fi
ed,
B.Behi
ndt
hemi
rr
or,
C.Real
,D.I
nver
ted

28.Thefuncti
onaldif
fer
encebetweenalensandami r
roristhatalensA.Ref
lectabeam ofl
ightwhya
mirr
orrefr
actsit
,B.Refr
actabeam ofli
ghtwhyamirrorrefl
ectit
,C.Absor
bsincidentr
ayswhyami r
ror
tr
ansmitsit
,D.Transmit
sinci
dentray
swhymi rr
orabsorbsthem

29.Atr
ansver
sewavecanbedi
sti
ngui
shedf
rom l
ongi
tudi
nalwav
ebyA.Di
ff
ract
ion,
B.Ref
ract
ion,
C.
Refl
ect
ion,
D.Pol
ari
zat
ion

30.Theinverseoftheti
merequir
edf
orawav
etocompl
eteonef
ullcy
clei
scal
ledA.Wav
elengt
h,B.
Peri
od,C.Frequency,D.Ampl
it
ude
 SECTI
ONB-ESSAY

I
nst
ruct
ion:Answeronl
yfour(
3)quest
ions

1.(
a)st
atetwodiff
erencesbetweennoiseandmusicalsound.(
b)api
peclosedatoneendis1cm l
ong.
Theai
rinthepi
peissetintovibr
ati
onandaf undamentalnot
eispr
oduced.Thevel
oci
tyofsoundi
nairi
s
340m/s,cal
cul
atethefrequencyofthesound

2(
a)stat
et hreedif
fer
encesbet
weenheatandtemperatur
e(b)at
her
mometerhasi
tsstem markedi
n
mil
li
metersinsteadofdegr
eeCelsi
us.Thel
owerfi
xedpointi
s30mm andt
heupperfi
xedpointi
s180mm.
Cal
culat
ethet emperat
urewhenthether
mometerreads45mm

3(a)Whatisapr ogr
essi
vewave?(b)Aplaneprogr
essiv
ewaveisrepr
esentedbytheequati
ony=asi n
(2000πt–πx/17)wher ethesymbolshavethei
rusualmeani
ngs.Cal
cul
ateI.Thewavelength.I
I.I
ts
frequency
.II
I.I
tsperi
od

4(a)whati
sanecho?(
b)aboystandi
ngsomedist
ancefr
om t
hetopofatallcl
if
fcl
apshi
shandsand
hear
sanecho0.
5secslat
er.I
fthespeedoft
hesoundi
s340m/ s,
howfarishefrom t
hecl
if
f?

5(
a)Whati
swavemot i
on?(b)Thewavel
engthofawat
erwav
eis0.
01m andt
hef
requencyi
s15Hz.
Cal
cul
atet
he(
l)Speedofthewave.(
II
)Peri
odofthewave

6.
(a)Statet
hreecharact
eri
sticsofmusi
calsounds.(
b)anorganpipecl
osedatoneendi
s80cm l
ong.
Deter
mi net
hefrequencyofthefundament
alnoteift
hespeedofthesoundis340m/s