M18/4/PHYSISPM/ENGITZ1XX Noeue eee id et ed Physics Standard level Paper 4 ‘Thursday 10 May 2018 (aftemoon) 45 minutes Instructions to candidates Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so, ‘Answer all the questions For each question, choose the answer you consider to be the best and indicate your choice on the answer sheet provided Aclean copy of the physics data booklet is required for this paper. The maximum mark for this examination paper is [30 marks}. Z Type in quesher = 10S 2218-6510 15 pages © international Baccalaureate Organization 2018-2- M18/4/PHYSI/SPM/ENGITZ1XX 1. Astudent measures the radius r of a sphere with an absolute uncertainty Ar. What is the c‘Tractional uncertainty in the volume of the sphere? VI sprece= Save? AV at aye 3% 2. Ariver flows north. A boat crosses the river so that it only moves in the direction east of its starting point. What is the direction in which the boat must be steered? North: | \uP pact ft ; Vue | Wasa [e Veeisy tod 3. Anobject is projected vertically upwards at time t=O. Air resistance is negligible. The object passes the same point above its starting position at times 2s and 8s. 10 ms*, what is the intial speed of the object? a Q= lor bets . Ci ‘t reat 7 | 5 f: (vee pyatt)> Va reel \, ey + gceey> Ws HEF gr -2e > Wit “ porno = BW | - 02> GNI Wie 0%-3- M18/4/PHYSUSPM/ENGITZ1XX 4. uniform adder resting in ecutsum on rough ground ears against smooth wail) Sd. Mo. Which clagram conety shows the forces eco on the adder oF , C. D. No wnte fe ladder, pt ground __ — gro. 8. ‘An object falls from rest from a height /r close to the surface of the Moon. The Moon has no atmosphere When the object has falen to height above the surface, what is kinetic energy of the object at a eee eee gravitational potential energy of the object ath 3 Os ah > Pa 8 ¢ 4 ¥ cz 3 Pee . fs Sol Ke 7 2 3 _ 3 Pe ————— “Pe ot Pes Turn overM18/4/PHYSUSPM/ENGITZ1XX, 6. Child x throws a ball to child Y. The system consists of the ball, the children and the Earth. ‘What is true for the system when the ball has been caught by Y? child X child Y [Source: hitps:/pixabay.comeniplaying-ball-ids-boy-git-31339/) KO ‘The momentum of child Y is equal and opposite to the momentum of child X. B. The speed of rotation of the Earth will have changed. | The ball has no net momentum while itis in the air. (©) The total momentum of the system has not changed 7. Aniincreasing force acts on a metal wire and the wire extends from an initial length /, to a new length /. The graph shows the variation of force with length for the wire. The energy required to extend the wire from J, to is E. force, 1, halforiginal 7 length extension ‘The wire then contracts to half its original extension, ‘What is the work done by the wire as it contracts? Ete | A. 0.25E 8 050E (® ore eeM18/4/PHYSU/SPM/ENGITZ1XX 8. The distances between successive positions of a moving car, measured at equal time intervals, are shown, diagram not to scale tm 18m 20m 25m 3.0m amy 0Se ‘The car moves with oO Av. Ea i acceleration that in i i s acceleration that increases non-jinearly with time constant speed. = osm Ss oe constant acceleration + 9. An object is moving in a straight line. A force F and a resistive force fact on the object along the straight line Kee FS Both forces r a time t. ‘What is th ange of momentum with time of the object during time t? it \" Fes (® Fr Fux 2% v c (Fent 2 me! D. (F-/t a Bnav Far at © = & Fux = & cg 7 af rm L | Turn over vM18/4/PHYSISPM/ENGITZ1XX 410. A fixed mass of an ideal gas is trapped in a cylinder of constant volum@ and its temperature Vv is varied. Which graph shows the variation of the p wih temperature a degrees Celsius? e . ° C7 pressure pressure = oh, NK 0 Tempetature °C temperature /°C o#K c. = D. temperature /°C Tompavture °C 14. What are the units of the ratio —_SPesific heat capacity of copper_» ‘specific latent heat of vaporization of copper A nounits _ =< Qeml ee a. g 2 Sob CF ae Ym £. BASS at oot CoroM18/4/PHYSUSPMIENGITZ1UXX 12. Asealed cylinder of length J and cross-sectional area A contains N’ molecules of an ideal gas at kelvin temperature 7. What is the force acting on the area of the cylinder marked A due to the gas? oe Pens , p / NAT v [aR 1A eat Pome ner Z Nket Fae V O fle i 7 ae 7 ‘ Nar 2 nk \k= OF 1 he = Th 13. “A first-harmonic standing wave is formed on a vertical string of length 3.0m using a vibration ‘generator. The boundary conditions for this string are that itis fixed at one boundary and free at the other boundary, diagram not to scale vibration generator, ‘frequency = 300Hz 3.0m T The generator vibrates at a frequency of 300Hz. /\ ie Me What is the speed of the wave on the string? A 0.90kms* Aer y Bo 4.2kms* 1 LIt toe y= 4G)+! ba 3.6kms* Ve oNM18/4/PHYSUSPM/ENGITZ1UXX 414. Two traveling waves re moving through a medium. The dlagram shows, for point nthe medium, the variation with time ¢ of the displacement d of each of the waves. For the instant when t= 2.0ms, what is the phase difference between the waves and what is the resultant displacement of the waves? / |.) Phase difference Resultant displacement/mm| ( + | rnd} * ‘ 2 pile 8 6 _ fie) c. eo cs 08 15, The diagram shows an interference pattern produced by two sources that oscillate on the surface of a liquid [Source: Science Photo Library www sciencephoto.com) Which of the distances shown in the diagram corresponds to one fringe width of the x Interference pattern? aM18/4/PHYSUSPMIENG/TZ1UXX 16. Asystem that is subject to a restoring force oscillates about an equilibrium position. For the motion to be simple harmonic, the restoring force must be proportional to De LSM E lastoray or cant D.__ the period of the oscillation a roa aquil: 17. Apatticle is displaced from rest atid released at time t= 0. It performs simple harmonic motion A. the amplitude of the oscillation 8 the displacement from the equilibrium positon C. the potential energy of the system. (SHM). Which graph shows-thé variation with time of the kinetic energy 6, of the particle? ) pee erey me le | Pe) \e EL eri ore G [mae p+ Turn over-10- M18/4/PHYSI/SPM/ENG/TZ1UXX 18. Three resistors are connected as shown, What is the value of the total resistance between X and Y? a 32 a“ ae bye 30 29 Ye Ce 150 B. 199 c. 602 D. 802 18. Aliquid that cota fogs ace carers is flowing through a square pipe wth sides A,B,C and D. Amagnetc eld acts nthe drecion shown across the pipe. (On which side of the pipe does negative charge accumulate? direction of flow of liquid 7 7 |< magnetic fieldn= M18/4/PHYSIISPMIENG/TZ1XX 20. Five resistors of equal resistance are connected to a cell as shown. ah 22th ¥ eiseetaasamas ae | THe eI Pt Whats comect about he power tissiate in the resistors? Zo A. The power dissipated ie gratestin resistor x 8. The power desipated is greatest in resistor. (©) The power cissipated i greatest in resistor Z D. The power dissipated is the same in all resistors. 21. Two resistors X and are made of unormeyinder ofthe same materia, X and Y are connected in series. X and Y are of equal length and the diameter of Y is twice the diameter of X ‘The resistance of Y is R. i What is the resistance of this series cqmbination? 8 Wi 3R So “t a & Ry Cc 3R Cre: V Turn over-12- M18/4/PHYSUSPM/ENG/TZ1UXX 22. An object of mass m at the end of a string of length r moves in a vertical circle at a constant angular speed «. What is the tension in the string when the object is at the bottotn of the circle? (AD moir+9) B m(#*r-g) C mg(a*r+1) D.— mg(a*r—1) 23. Newton's taw of gravitation _A is equivalent to Newton's second law of mation B, explains the origin of gravitation, “C)) Ie used to make predictions 2° isnot valid in a vacuum, 24, Which Feynman diagram shows beta-plus (B") decay? AY25. 28. 27. -13- M18/4IPHYSUSPM/ENGITZ1UXX ‘The average binding energy per nucieon of the '$0 nucleus is 7.6MeV, What is the total energy required to separate the hucleons of one nucleus of "$07 A 63MeV a Se Vs Bk Saye, B 6OMeV needy J : ‘o.) tt3Mev (D a7eMev Two pure samples of radioactive nuctides X and Y have the same initial number of atoms. The half-life of X is T, number of atoms of X j. 1 After a time equal to 4 half-lives of X the ratio MUMBer of atoms of X number of atoms of Y 8 What is the half-life of Y? ul - A 0287, eee i _ B 08F, oe ; 3, ‘ _/ ¥ 1% &) «, : The energy-level diagram for an atom that has four energy states is shown. ———_ inns snag L : What is the number of different wavelengths in the emission spectrum of this atom? A 4 B 3 Oe oD 7 Turn over28. 29. A (8 —— (2 Gensity ofthe fuel -14- to SPetilic energy of a fuel ‘What is equivalent energy density of a fuel density of the fuel . 1 energy stored in the fuel density of the fuel density of the fuel p. ——_deneiy of the fs) __ energy stored in the fuel ‘Three energy sources for power stations are 1. fossil fuet pumped water storage II nuclear fuel, ‘Which energy sources are primary sources? A Land lonly 8, Landill only ©. Mand it only D. land til M18/4/PHYSI/SPM/ENG/TZ1XX=18- M18/4/PHYSU/SPM/ENG/TZUXX 30, The diagram shows a simple climate model for the Earth absorbed by i atmosphere and absorbed by the reflected by the reflected by the clouds 19% surface of the Earth 51% atmosphere 6% clouds 20% What does this model predict for the average albedo of the Earth? ‘A) 030 B. 051 floor (h) eames = S 2 Cc. 0.70 - D. 081