NAME:_____________________( ) CLASS: _________ DATE: __________
Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions
Choose the most appropriate answer and write it in the boxes provided below.
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Multiple choice questions
1. Which of the following physical properties best explains why a balloon is filled with helium
gas instead of air?
A Low Density B High compressibility
C Takes the shape of the balloon D Has attractive colour
2. Which of the following examples is suitable to be measured using a vernier caliper?
A Height of a person B Length of a chair
C Diameter of a coin D Thickness of a cabinet
3. Olive oil floats in glycerine, but sinks in petrol. Arrange the three liquids in increasing
density.
A Olive oil, glycerine, petrol
B Petrol, olive oil, glycerine
C Glycerine, olive oil, petrol
D Olive oil, petrol, glycerine
4. A chair is generally made of plastics instead of glass. Which statement best explains why
plastics are chosen over glass for this application?
A Plastics are poor heat conductors than glass so that the person does not feel hot
when sitting on it.
B Plastics have better flexibility than glass so that it allows bending caused by different
weight of users sitting on it.
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C Plastics are more transparent than glass so that the appearance of the chair will be
more attractive.
D Plastic are harder than glass so that it will not be scratched easily.
5. Which of the following characteristics is not correct about a flower pot made of ceramics?
A It is brittle. B It is transparent
C It has poor electrical conductivity. D It has low solubility in water.
6. Which of the following is not used to measured mass?
A Beam balance B Double beam balance
C Electronic balance D Spring balance
7. The diagram bellows show four different materials with a same load placing on top of it.
Which of the following depicts a material with the highest flexibility?
8. Which of the following statements best explains why an object floats on water? An object
floats on water because ________________________________.
A it is lighter than water
B it is heavier than water
C it is denser than water
D it is less dense than water
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Refer to the set-up shown below and answer questions 9 and 10.
9. has/have the greatest density.
A Liquid Z
B Object 4
C Liquid Z and object 4
D Objects 3 and 4
10. Which of the following statements about the densities of the objects is not true?
A Object 1 has the lowest density.
B The density of object 2 is less than that of liquid Y but more than that of object
1.
C The density of object 4 is more than that of liquid Y but less than that of object
3.
D The density of object 3 is more than that of liquid Y but less than that of object
4.
Structured Questions
1a) What is meant by strength of a material?
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b) Why is the strength of material important to the structure of a bridge?
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c) Is hardness equivalent to strength in a material? Explain your answer by using one
specific example.
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2. What physical properties is the most suitable for making the following applications?
Explain your choice of answer.
a) Overhead wiring
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b) Swing at the playground
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3.
a) Reading: ____________ b) Reading: ____________
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c) Reading: ___________ d) Reading: ___________
4. The figure below shows an experiment used to determine the volume of a piece of
cork.
cork 50cm3
47cm3
3
40cm 40cm3 cork
weight
Figure 4
Answer the following questions using the information given in Figure 4. All working
must be clearly shown.
a) What is the volume of the weight? [1]
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b) What is the volume of the cork? [1]
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c) What is the function of the weight in this experiment? [1]
d) Given that the mass of the cork is 0.54 g, calculate its density in kg/m 3.
[2]
(e) What conclusion can you draw about the density of the cork as compared to
that of water? [1]
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5a) The density of a substance is 1.3kg/m3. Convert the density to g/cm3.
b) An object has a density of 0.25g/cm3. What is the density in kg/m3.
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