SPM Model Paper

PAPER 1

One hour and fiften minutes

Answer all questions.

1. Which of the following Velocity

quantities has the same unit
as impulse? C
Velocity C
A Work
B Momentum
B
C Weight D
D Kinetic energy
A
2. A car moves from a rest 0 0
0 0 Time
state with an acceleration of Time
1.5 m s–2 for 8 s. What is the D Velocity
Figure 1
velocity after 8 s? 7. Figure 2 shows a bird in
A 6.0 m s–1 flight. The bird is flying in a
B 8.0 m s–1 horizontal direction to the
C 10.0 m s–1 right. In which direction does
D 12.0 m s–1 0 air resistance act on the bird?
0 Time
3. Which of the following is a
vector quantity? 5. A student jumps down from
A Speed a height. He bends his legs
B Weight upon landing. Which of
C Energy the following statements is
D Density correct?
4. An object initially moves with A The student wanted to
a constant acceleration and reduce the impulse on his
then with constant velocity. feet.
Which of the following graphs B The student wanted to
shows this motion? reduce the impulsive
A force that acted on his Figure 2
Velocity feet.
C The student wanted to 8. The escape velocity, v of an
increase his velocity upon object on the surface of the
landing. Earth does not depends on
D The student wanted to A the mass of the object.
0 reduce his time of impact B the mass of the Earth.
0 Time
between his feet and the C the object’s distance from
floor. the centre of the Earth.
B Velocity D the Universal
6. A car is travelling along a Gravitational Constant.
straight horizontal road. The
speed-time graph is shown 9. The value of gravitational
in Figure 1. In the labelled acceleration, g, on the
part of the journey, which one surface of planet A and
0 indicates the resultant force planet B is the same. Which
0 Time
acting on the car is zero? of the following quantities is
the same for planet A and
planet B?

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A Mass × Radius 14. Water waves can be used to show reflection, refraction and diffraction.
Mass For each of these, which of the following shows the correct change in
B
Radius the speed of the water waves?
Mass2 Reflection Refraction Diffraction
C
Radius
Masa A No No Yes
D
(Radius)2 B No Yes No

10.
An object is allowed to fall C Yes No No
freely from a height of 20 m D Yes Yes Yes
above the surface of a
planet. Calculate the time 15. A stone is dropped on the 16. In a diffraction experiment,
taken for the object to reach a red light is incident on a
surface of water of a pond
the surface of the planet. single slit and diffraction is
at P. After 2 seconds, three
Given that the gravitational seen on the screen. Which
wave crests are produced on
acceleration of the planet is diffraction pattern appears on
the surface of the water as
¼ of the Earth gravitational the screen?
shown in Figure 3.
acceleration.
A
A 1.4 s C 3.5 s
B 2.8 s D 4.0 s
Y
11. An ice cube at a temperature
of 0°C is put into a drink at
a temperature of 10°C. After Wave P B
crests
a short time, some of the
ice has been melted and the
drink has cooled down to a X
temperature of 8°C. What C
is the temperature of the Figure 3
remaining ice?
A 0oC C 4oC Which statement is true?
B 2C o
D 8oC A Distance X is the
amplitude of the waves. D
12. A total of 25 200 J of heat
B Distance Y is the
energy is used to increase the
temperature of 800 g metal wavelength of the wave.
block from 30oC to 65oC. C Each circle represents a
What is the specific heat wavefront.
capacity of the metal block? D The frequency of the
A 390 J kg–1 oC–1 waves is 3 Hz.
B 740 J kg–1 oC–1
C 900 J kg–1 oC–1 17. Figure 4 shows an electromagnetic spectrum.
D 1120 J kg–1 oC–1
13. A sealed gas cylinder is left P Q R S
outside under the sun. What
will happen to the average
speed of the molecules and X-ray Visible light
the pressure of the gas in the
cylinder after sometime? Figure 4

Average Which of the following correctly name the waves at P, Q, R and S.

speed of Gas
P Q R S
the gas pressure
molecule A Ultraviolet Infrared Microwave Radio wave
A Decreases Decreases
B Infrared Ultraviolet Radio wave Microwave
B Decreases Increases
C Increases Decreases C Microwave Inframerah Ultraviolet Radio wave
D Increases Increases D Radio wave Ultraviolet Infrared Microwave

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18. Figure 5 shows a light ray Figure 7 C The pressure at point X is

travelling from air into a glass less than the pressure at
prism. What is the frictional force point Y.
if the block is moving with D The pressure at point X is
Air uniform velocity? the same as the pressure
42° A 72.5 N C 33.8 N at point Y.
64°
B 50.8 N D 14.0 N
23. Figure 10 shows an air
21. Objects with different masses bubble given out from a diver.
Glass are hung on a spring. Figure
74° prism 8 shows the extension of the
springs.

Figure 5
10 cm 20 cm 30 cm
What is the refractive index
of the glass prism?
A 1.42 C 1.55
B 1.49 D 1.60
100 g

19. Figure 6 shows a thin convex

lens is used to produce a
focused image of a candle on
the screen.
Screen
Lens
Candle
Figure 6
Various focused images
are produced on the screen
by moving the lens and
the screen backwards and
forwards. Which statement is
M Figure 10
The volume of air bubble
Figure 8
at X is 5 cm3. What is the
What is the mass of object volume of the air bubble
Image M? when it reaches the surface
A 110 g C 200 g of the water? Assume that
B 150 g D 300 g the atmospheric pressure is
equivalent to 10 m of water.
22. Figure 9 shows two mercury
A 5.0 cm3
barometers. Barometer 1
is measuring atmospheric B 7.0 cm3
pressure on day 1. Barometer C 8.0 cm3
2 is measuring atmospheric D 10.0 cm3
pressure on day 2. 24. Figure 11 shows a cylindrical
metal block hung by a spring
balance is immersed in a
beaker of water.
N

Mercury
0 0

always correct?
1 100
2 200
3 300
4 400
5 500

Spring balance
A The image is at the focus
6 600
7 700
8 800

Point Y
9 900

Point X 10 1000

point of the lens.

B The image is bigger than
the object.
Barometer 1, day 1 Barometer 2, day 2
C The image is closer to the
lens than the object. Figure 9 Water Block
D The image is inverted.
Which of the following
20. Figure 7 shows a boy pulling statement is true?
Figure 11
a block on a rough surface A The atmospheric pressure
with a force of 80 N. on day 1 is less than the Which of the following graphs
atmospheric pressure on shows correctly the change in
day 2. reading of the spring balance
F = 80 N B The atmospheric pressure as the block is pull up from
on day 1 is the same as the water?
Block 25° the atmospheric pressure
Friction
on day 2.

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A A
Spring
balance Voltage
reading X

0
Time
Y

B
Distance Z Voltage
B
Spring
balance Figure 13 0
reading Time
Which of the following shows
the condition of the lamps
correctly? C
Voltage
Lamp Lamp Lamp
Distance
X Y Z
0
C A Off Off Off Time
Spring
balance B On Off Off
reading
C On Off On D
D On On On Voltage

27. Figure 14 shows a thermistor 0

in an electric circuit. A Time
Distance
D voltmeter is connected across
Spring the thermistor.
balance 29. The table shows the electrical
reading energy consumption tariff.
Cost per
V Electrical units
unit (cent)
First 200 units 22
Next 100 units 32
Distance
Next 500 units 40
25. Figure 12 shows a simple Calculate the cost in RM of
circuit. The reading on the Figure 14 using a 1.5 kW air condition
ammeter is 0.80 A. The
As the thermistor becomes for 300 hours.
internal resistance of the
battery is given as 2 Ω. warmer, what happens to its A 90.00 C 136.00
resistance and the reading on B 120.00 D 150.00
the voltmeter? 30. Figure 15 shows a circuit
Voltmeter containing an ideal
A Resistance transformer.
reading
18 Ω
A Decreases Decreases
B Decreases Increases 12 V,
12 W
Figure 12 C Increases Decreases
D Increases Increases 12 V a.u.
What is the electromotive P Q
6 V, 12 W
force of the battery?
A 9.0 V C 16.0 V 28. Which of the following graphs
B 12.0 V D 24.0 V shows the output voltage
Figure 15
varies with time for a simple
26. A student sets up an electric a.c. generator? Which of the following
circuit. The switch is open statement is correct about the
(off) as shown in Figure 13. transformer?

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A The transformer is a step Which action causes the LED

up transformer.
B The ratio of the number Spring
of turns in the primary coil
and the number of turns
in the secondary is 2 : 1. Moving N B Interchange the positions
C The output of the magnet
transformer is a direct
current. Stationary
D The output power of the coil
transformer is smaller. S cells.
31. A conductor carrying a current
Figure 16
is placed in the magnetic
field B. Which conductor What does the ammeter
experiences no force? shows when the magnet
A repeatedly moves slowly up
B and down?
A A reading constantly
changing from left to right
I and right to left.
B A steady reading to the
left.
C A steady reading to the
B
I right.
D A steady reading of zero.
33. The doping process of pure
B semiconductor with trivalent
element will
A cause the semiconductor
to be positively charged.
B produce n-type
semiconduktor.
C I C cause the resistance of
the semiconductor to
increase.
B D produce majority charged
carrier which are
electrons.
34. Figure 17 shows an
electronic switching circuit to
D I
lights up the light emmitting
to light up during the day?
A Replace the npn
transistor with a pnp
transistor.
LDR and R1.
C Interchange the positions
Centre-zero
ammeter of LDR and R2.
D Increase the number of
35. A nucleus consists of 90
protons and 144 neutrons.
After emitting two beta-
particles followed by an
alpha-particle, this nucleus
has
A 86 protons and 140
neutrons.
B 86 protons and 142
neutrons.
C 90 protons and 140
neutrons.
D 90 protons and 142
neutrons.
36. A powder contains 400 mg
of a radioactive material that
emits α-particles. The half-life
of the material is 5 days.
What is the mass of the
material remains after
20 days?
A 25 mg
B 50 mg
C 100 mg
D 200 mg
37. The following equation
represents a possible nuclear
fusion.
2
H + 21H → 31H + 11H
1

diode (LED) during the night. The mass defect from the
reaction is 0.004330 u. What
is the energy release in the
B LED Resistor, reaction?
R1
[1 u = 1.66 × 10–27 kg,
Battery c = 3.00 × 108 m s–1]
Resistor, R2 Light-dependent A 2.82 × 10-12 J
resitor, LDR
Transistor
B 6.47 × 10-13 J
32. Figure 16 shows a magnet is npn C 1.70 × 1012 J
suspended from a spring so D 5.66 × 1015 J
that it can move freely inside
Figure 17
a coil. The coil is connected
to a sentitive centre-zero
ammeter.

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38. In a photoelectric experiment 39. Which of the following is the

for incident radiation of minimum energy required to

Kinetic energy (eV)

wavelength of 400 nm, the
potential difference to activate
the ejection of electrons is
2 V. If the incident light is
changed to 300 nm, what is
potential difference required
to activate the ejection of
electrons?
A 2V
B Less than 2 V C
C Zero
D Greater than 2 V
remove an electron?
A Stopping potential
B Kinetic energy
C Work function
D Photon energy
P Frequency (Hz)
40. Figure 18 shows the
relationship between the Figure 18
frequency of radiation
incident on a photosensitive What does the point P
surface and the maximum represent?
kinetic energy of the emitted A Fundamental frequency
photoelectrons B Photoelectron frequency
C Photon escape frequency
D Threshold frequency

PAPER 2
Two hours and thirty minutes
Section A
[60 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

1. Two small tugboats are pulling a large ship in a harbour. Figure 1 represents the view from above and shows
the directions of the forces on the ship. Each of the tugboats is exerting a force of 100 kN on the ship.

100 kN

20°
Tugboats
20°

Ship 100 kN

Figure 1

(a) Determine the resultant force from these two forces and state the direction of this resultant force.
[2 marks]
(b) The engines of the ship are not operating and the water in the harbour is stationary. The ship is moving
in a straight line in the direction of the total force exerted by the tugboats. It is travelling at a constant
speed. Explain, in terms of the forces acting, why the ship is moving in a straight line at constant speed.
[2 marks]

2. One form of latent heat is the thermal energy needed to melt a solid.
Insulator
(a) Define specific latent heat. [2 marks]
(b) Figure 2 shows a method of measuring the thermal energy needed to Glass
Heater
melt ice. The ice is contained in a glass funnel and covered with an funnel
insulator. Ice
(i) The heater is switched on and the ice melts. The specific latent heat
of fusion of ice is 3.3 × 105 J kg–1. Calculate the energy needed to
melt 5.0 g of ice. [2 marks]
(ii) Before the heater is switched on, thermal energy from the room
causes some of the ice to melt. Describe the process by which the
ice gains thermal energy from the air. [1 mark] Figure 2

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3. A converging lens has a focal length of 3.0 cm. An object is 2.0 cm in height and is placed 5.0 cm from the
centre of the lens. Figure 3 shows the arrangement of the object and the lens.

Lens

Object

1 cm

1 cm
Figure 3

(a) On Figure 3, draw rays from the top of the object to show how the lens forms an image of the object.
Mark the image clearly. [2 marks]
(b) The image is magnified. State one other feature of the image. [1 mark]
(c) Calculate the linear magnification produced by the lens in this case. [2 marks]
(d) State the name of one optical device that produces a magnified image as shown in Figure 3. [1 mark]

4. A car accelerates from rest in a straight line. During the first 14 s, the acceleration is uniform, and the car
reaches a speed of 25 m s-1.
(a) (i) Calculate the acceleration of the car. [2 marks]
(ii) After the first 14 s, the speed of the car continues to increase but the acceleration decreases. From
70 s to 80 s after the start, the car moves at a constant speed of 55 m s-1. On Figure 4, draw a
possible speed-time graph for the car.
Speed / m s–1

60

40

20

0
0 20 40 60 80 Time / s
Figure 4
[2 marks]
(iii) Based on Figure 4, determine the distance travelled by the car when its acceleration is zero or
uniform. [2 marks]

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(b) At a later time, the driver applies the brakes to stop. He is wearing a seat belt and slows down in his
seat. A bag on the seat next to him slides forward, across the seat towards the front of the car. Using
ideas about the forces acting, explain why the driver slows down but the bag slides forward. [3 marks]

5. Figure 5.1 shows an electrical circuit consisting of a battery and two resistors 10 Ω and 40 Ω.
The potential difference across the 40 Ω resistor is 9.6 V.
(a) (i) Calculate the current in the 40 Ω resistor. [1 mark]
(ii) Calculate the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery. [1 mark]
10 Ω
(b) The student has three different voltmeters to measure the potential
difference across the 40 Ω resistor. These are labelled 0 – 2 V, 0 – 20 V
and 0 – 200 V. Each has a pointer that shows the potential difference on
a scale. Which of the following three voltmeters is best to measure this
potential difference? Explain. [2 marks]
40 Ω
(c) The student adds a resistor R to the circuit as shown in Figure 5.2.
Complete the table to show what happens after resistor R is connected.
State whether each quantity increases, decreases or stays the same and
give a brief explanation of why any change occurs. Calculations are not
required. Figure 5.1

Increase, decrease
or stay the same
Brief explanation
Quantity after resistor R is
connected
10 Ω
The current in
the 10 Ω resistor
The potential
difference across 40 Ω R
the 10 Ω resistor
The potential Figure 5.2
difference across
the 40 Ω resistor

[5 marks]

6. Figure 6 shows three satellites, K, L, and M, which are orbiting round the Earth in their respective orbits.

L
K

Figure 6

(a) Satellite M is a communication satellite, and also known as geostationary satellite.
State two characteristics of satellite M. [2 marks]

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(b) Satellites orbiting the Earth experience a centripetal force.

(i) Name the force that provides the centripetal force. [1 mark]
(ii) If the force you name in (b)(i) is ‘suddenly disappeared’, what will happen to the motion of the
satellite? [1 mark]
(c) The strength of gravitational field, g, at a distance R from the centre of the Earth follows the inverse
square law as follow:
1
g∝
R2
The satellite K, as shown in Figure 6, has a mass of 900 kg and its orbital radius is 19 200 km. The
radius of the Earth is given as 6 400 km and the magnitude of g on the Earth’s surface is 10 N kg-1.
Calculate the magnitude of the centripetal force experienced by the satellite K. [3 marks]

(d) (i) With reference to Figure 6, compare the orbital period of satellite K with satellite L. [1 mark]
(ii) State the law that relates to the orbital period of satellite and the radius of the satellite’s orbit.
[1 mark]

7. Thin wire, covered in plastic insulation, is used to make a solenoid (long coil). The solenoid is connected to
a sensitive ammeter. Figure 7 shows the N-pole of a steel magnet placed next to the solenoid.
X Y

Steel magnet

Solenoid
N

Figure 7

Point X and point Y are on the axis of the solenoid.

(a) (i) Explain why plastic is an electrical insulator. [1 mark]
(ii) Explain why the magnet is not made from aluminium. [1 mark]
(b) In an experiment, the magnet in Figure 7 is moved to the left and passes into the solenoid. The N-pole
of the magnet travels from Y to X at a constant speed. As it moves, the ammeter shows a small current.
Explain why there is a current in the solenoid when the magnet is moving. [3 marks]
(c) The N-pole travels from Y to X in 0.14 s. As it moves, the current shown on the ammeter is 0.045 mA.
The resistance of the solenoid is 1.2 Ω. Calculate
(i) the potential difference across the solenoid, [2 marks]
(ii) the charge that passes through the solenoid as the N-pole moves from Y to X. [2 marks]

8. Figure 8 represents a nuclear fusion reaction. Particle B

At very high temperatures, nuclei of the two isotopes, 21H
and 31H fuse together. Energy is produced and two new
particles are formed, particle A and particle B. 3
H
1
(a) Using Figure 8, state
(i) the number of neutrons in a nucleus of 31H,
Isotopes of hydrogen
(ii) the name of particle A,
2
(iii) the proton number of particle B, H
1 Particle A
[3 marks]

Figure 8

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(b) In the nuclear reaction in Figure 8, the energy released is given as 2.82 × 10-12 J. What is the mass
defect of the nuclear reaction in kg? [2 marks]
(c) A very high temperature is needed to force nuclei together. Explain why. [1 mark]
(d) The isotope of hydrogen H has a half-life of 12 years.
3
1
(i) State what is meant by half-life. [1 mark]
(ii) A sample contains 16 000 atoms of 31H, Calculate the number of atoms of 31H present in the sample
after 48 years. [2 marks]

Section B
[20 marks]

Answer any one question in this section.

9. (a) Figure 9.1 shows a metal surface illuminated with the ultraviolet light from the lamp. Electrons are emitted
from the metal surface with different velocities.
Ultraviolet light
Electrons

Metal

Figure 9.1
(i) Name the phenomenon illustrated above. [1 mark]
(ii) Explain how the electrons can be released from the surface of the metal and why the velocity of
each electron is different. [4 marks]
(b) Figure 9.2 shows the solar panels used to generate electricity in a solar power station. Table 9 shows the
specifications for four solar power stations, R, S, T, and U. You are tasked to study each specification in
Table 9 and determine the most suitable solar power station to supply electricity as alternative energy.

Figure 9.2

Life span of Connection of

Solar power station Location Size of solar panel
solar panel solar panel
R Desert 2m×1m 25 years Series
S Forest 1 m × 0.5 m 25 years Parallel
T Desert 2m×1m 5 years Series
U Forest 1 m × 0.5 m 5 years Parallel
Table 9
[10 marks]

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(c) An ultraviolet lamp dissipates 60 W of power in normal operation. Ultraviolet light from the lamp has a
frequency of 9.10 × 1014 Hz.
(i) What is the energy of an ultraviolet light photon? [2 marks]
(ii) How many photons are emitted per second by the lamp? State the assumptions you made.
[3 mark]

10. Figure 10 shows a mirror weighing 12 N hung on a wall with strings. Each string can withstand a maximum
force of 6 N.

Nail
60º

Figure 10

(a) What is meant by weight? [1 mark]

(b) Calculate the tension of the strings. Explain briefly whether the string can support the mirror without
breaking. [4 marks]
(c) Not long after the string supporting the mirror is snapped. The mirror fell from a height of 2 m and
broke.
(i) Calculate the time taken for the mirror to reach the floor. [2 marks]
(ii) Calculate the velocity of the mirror before it reaches the floor. [2 marks]
(iii) State one reason why the mirror traffic light is broken. [1 mark]
(d) Table 10 shows four methods, P, Q, R, and S, to hang a traffic light by using two cables in front of a
tunnel.

Low oxidation 30º 30º

Steel Maximum tension
= 80 N
Traffic light
P

Tunnel

High oxidation 60º 60º

Iron Maximum tension
= 80 N
Q Traffic light

Tunnel

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Low oxidation 60º 60º

Steel Maximum tension
= 90 N
R Traffic light

Tunnel

High oxidation 30º 30º

Iron Maximum tension
= 90 N
Traffic light
S

Tunnel

Table 10

You are required to determine the most suitable method to hang the traffic lights effectively based on the
following aspects:
• Angle between the cables and supporting pole
• Types of cable
• Maximum tension of the cable
• Oxidation rate of the cable
Explain the suitability of each aspects and determine the most suitable method to hang the traffic light.
Give a reason for your choice.
[10 marks]

Section C
[20 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

11. Figure 11.1 shows a mini ripple tank used to study a wave phenomenon.

Motor Beam

Straight
barrier

Side
barrier

Figure 11.1

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Figure 11.2 shows the bright and dark bands of the wave pattern formed on the screen when plane waves
pass through narrow and wide gaps.

Narrow gap Wide gap

        
Figure 11.2
(a) (i) Explain how the dark and bright bands are formed on the screen. [4 marks]
(ii) Observe the wave patterns in Figure 11.2. Compare the patterns and the wavelengths of the waves
before and after they pass through the gaps. Relate the size of the gaps, the wave patterns, and
the wavelengths to deduce a relevant physics concept. [5 marks]
(iii) Name the wave phenomenon shown in Figure 11.2. [1 mark]
(b) Figure 11.3 shows the seashore of a fishing village. During thunderstorm season, waves are big and
strong. The waves eroded the seashore, caused the jetty to collapse and damaged the fishermen’s boats.

Figure 11.3

To prevent similar damage in the future, the fishermen suggest building retaining walls and relocating
the jetty. Make further suggestions of ways to help the fishermen solve their problems. You should use
your knowledge of reflection, refraction and diffraction of waves to explain these suggestions, to include
the following aspects:
(i) the design and structure of the retaining wall,
(ii) the location of the new jetty,
(iii) the size or energy of the waves.
[10 marks]

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PAPER 3
Fourty five minutes
This question paper consists of one question.
Answer all questions in this section.
CANDIDATESʼ CHECKLIST

INSTRUCTION
You are not allowed to work with apparatus in the first fifteen minutes. This period is used to check the apparatus
list, read the question and plan the experiment which will be carried out. Mark (✓) in the box provided to check
the material and apparatus prepared and supplied.

Checklist for the apparatus and materials provided:

Number Apparatus or materials Quantity Checklist

1 Plasticine 30 g, 40 g, 50 g, 60 g, and 70 g were wrapped in plastic. 1
2 Hacksaw blade 1
3 Plywood (size 3 cm × 2.5 cm) 2
4 Stopwatch 1
5 Retort stand with clamp 1
6 G-clamp 1
7 Protractor 1

You are required to carry out an experiment to investigate the relationship between mass, m of a plasticine and
its period, T of oscillation. Arrangement of this experiment is shown in Figure 1.1.

Clamp
Hacksaw blade

Plasticine

Plywood

Retort stand 60
70
80 90 100 110
120
100 80 70 13
50 0110 60 0
012 50
14

13
40

0 15
0

40
30

014

0
30
015

160
10 20

20 10
18017016

170 180
0

Stopwatch Protractor

Figure 1.1

Carry out the experiment by using the steps below:

1. Attach a ball of plasticine with a mass of 30 g to the loose end of the hacksaw blade.
2. Move the saw blade to one side and release. Record the time taken for 10 complete oscillations using a
stopwatch.

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3. Repeat the step by using different masses of plasticine 40 g, 50 g, 60 g, and 70 g.

(a) For the experiment described above, identify:
(i) Manipulated variable [1 mark]
(ii) Responding variable [1 mark]
(iii) Constant variable [1 mark]
(b) (i) For each value of time taken for 10 complete oscillation, t, calculate the period of oscillation, T, of
the hacksaw blade using the following equation:
t
T=
10
Record the value of T. [2 marks]
(ii) Calculate T for each value of T in 3(b)(i). Record the value of T .
2 2
[1 mark]
(c) Tabulate your results for all values of m, t, T, and T2. [3 marks]
(d) On the graph paper, plot graph of T2 against m.

[3 marks]
(e) (i) Based on your graph in 3(d), state the relationship between T2 and m. [1 mark]
(ii) If the mass of plasticine, m increases, what will happens to the period of oscillation, T? [1 mark]
(iii) State the physical quantity that represents the period of osicillation in this experiment. [1 mark]

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(ii) to slide forward as the frictional
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force on the seat is not strong
PAPER 1 60 enough from preventing it to
1. B 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. B Speed / m s–1 move forward.
6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. D V
40 5. (a) (i) Current, I =
11. A 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. C R
16. D 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A 9.6
21. C 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. C 20 =
40
26. D 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. B = 0.24 A
31. B 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. C
0
36. A 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. D 0 20 40 60 80 (ii) ε = IR = 0.24 × (40 + 10) = 12 V
Time / s (b) Voltmeter 0 – 2 V is not suitable
PAPER 2 (iii) s = (0.5)(14)(25) + (10)(55) because the scale is too small
Section A = 725 m and not enough to measure 10 V.
(b) When the brake is applied, the Voltmeter 0 – 200 V is not
1. (a) Resultant force suitable because the scale is
car slows down but the driver’s
= 100 kN cos 20o + 100 kN cos 20o too large, and 10 V is difficult to
body still moves forward due
= 188 kN read.
to its inertia. The seat belt
The direction of the resultant produces the force to resist Voltmeter 0 – 20 V is suitable
force is 20° from the 100 kN the driver moving forward. The and 10 V is in the middle of the
force follow the direction of inertial of the bag will cause it scale.
motion of the ship.
(b) The ship is moving in a straight
line at constant speed because Increase, decrease
the resultant force acting on it is or stay the same
zero. The resultant force acting (c) Quantity Brief explanation
after resistor R is
on a ship is balanced by the connected
drag (friction).
The current in the resistor Increase The resistance is
2. (a) The specific latent heat is of 10 Ω smaller.
defined as the amount of heat
energy required to change an The potential difference Increase The potential difference
object from solid state into a across the resistor of increases as the current
liquid state without change in 10 Ω increases.
temperature.
The potential difference Decrease The potential difference
(b) (i) Energy needed,
across the resistor of across the the resistor
Q = mL
40 Ω of 10 Ω increases
= (5.0 × 10−3 kg)(3.3 ×
105 J kg−1)
= 1650 J 6. (a) • Located at Geostationary (d) (i) The orbital period of satellite
(ii) Ice acquires heat energy Orbit. K < the orbital period of
from the air through • Orbit round the Earth in the satellite L
conduction through glass direction same as the direction (ii) The Kepler’s third Law
funnel. of rotation of the Earth. 7. (a) (i) There are no free electrons
3. (a) • Always located above the in the plastic.
same geographical position on (ii) Aluminium is not a magnetic
Lens the Earth’s surface.
Object material.
• The orbital period is the same (b) When magnet is moving, the
as the period of rotation of the magnetic field lines are cut by
P Earth, which is 24 hours.
Image solenoid wire. The changing
(any two answers) magnetic fields causing induced
1 cm (b) (i) Force of gravity e.m.f. in the solenoid and thus
1 cm (ii) The satellite will move in induced current flows in the
straight line tangent to its solenoid.
(b) Real / Inverted orbit.
(c) Linear magnification (c) (i) V = IR = 0.045 mA × 1.2 Ω
v h 3.4 k = 0.045 × 10−3 A × 1.2 Ω
= = i = = 1.7 (c) g = 2 → k = gR2
u ho 2 R = 5.4 × 10−5 V = 0.054 mV
gbRb2 = gkR2k (ii) Q = It = (0.045 × 10−3)(0.14)
(d) Projector
R2 6400 = 6.3 × 10−6 C
v – u 25 – 0 gk = b2 × gb = × 10
4. (a) (i) a = = Rk 19200 8. (a) (i) 2
t 14
= 1.79 m s−1 = 3.33 N kg −1 (ii) Neutron
(iii) 2
Fck = Wk = mk gk E 2.82 × 10–12
= 900 × 3.33 (b) Dm = 2 =
c (3.0 × 108)2
= 2997 N
= 3.13 × 10−29 kg

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(c) Nuclei repel each other and Section B Type of cable Steel cable is
required high kinetic energy 9. (a) (i) Photoelectric effect which is strong stronger and can
to overcome the repulsive (ii) • The light that incidents on withstand large
force. Therefore, very high the metal surface consists tensile forces. Steel
temperature is needed for nuclei of photons of different cable is chosen.
to acquired high kinetic energy. energy, E = hf.
(d) (i) Half-life is the time required Maximum The cable with larger
• Part of this photon energy
for a number of active tension of the tension is strong
is used to overcome
nucleus reduce to half of its cable is large enough to support
the work function of the
initial value. the weight of the
metal, while the rest is
(ii) traffic light without
transferred as the kinetic
16 000 ⎯→ 8 000 ⎯→ 4 000 12
⎯→ 2000 breaking the cable.
12 yrs 12 yrs yrs energy of the ejected
A cable with a
⎯→ 1000 electrons.
maximum tension of
12 yrs
• The emitted photoelectron
90 N is chosen.
The number of atoms has a range of kinetic
present is 1 000. energy, from zero to a Oxidation rate The oxidation rate of
maximum value. of the cable the cable should be
• Therefore, the emitted is low low so that it does
electrons have different not rust easily and
velocities. can last longer.
Method R is chosen because the angle
(b) Specification Explanation between the cable and the supporting
pole is large, the type of cable is
Location should be in Desert is a vast land and can get maximum
steel, high maximum tension and low
desert area sunlight without hindrance from tall trees and
oxidation rate.
so on.
Solar panel should be So that more sunlight can be converted into
large electricity. Section C

Life span of solar So that it can last longer and the cost of 11. (a) (i) The water waves formed act
panel should be long. repairing or replacing damaged solar panels can like lenses that converge
be reduced. and diverge the parallel
light rays from the lamp as
The connection of So that the voltage produced is high. shown in the figure.
solar panel must be in
series. Light from lamp

Solar power station R is the most suitable one because it is located in the
desert, have a large panel size, long life and the panels connection is in
series. Water wave

(c) (i) Photon energy, E = hf

= 6.63 × 10–34 × 9.10 × 1014 1 2
(c) (i) s = ut +
gt
= 6.03 ×10–19 J 2
(ii)Assumption: All electrical 1
2 = 0 + (9.81)t2
energy is transferred as 2
t = 0.64 s Light converge Light diverge to
photon energy.
to from bright from dark bands
E N(hf) N (ii) v2 = u2 + 2gℎ bands
P= = = (hf)
t t t = 0 + 2(9.81)(2)
Therefore, the number of v = 6.26 m s–1 (ii) • The waves pattern before
photons emitted per second, (iii) The mirror broken is due to passing through the gap
N P 60 great impulsive force acting is parallel.
= =
t hf 6.03 × 10–19 on it. • Waves after passing
= 9.95 × 10–19 (b) through the narrow gap
photon s–1 are circular.
10. (a) Weight is the force acting due to Characteristics Explanation • Waves after passing
gravitational force. through the wide gap are
Angle between A large angle
parallel but curve at two
(b) Resolving vertically the cable and between the cable
sides.
T cos 30° + T cos 30° = 12 supporting pole and the pole
• The wavelength before
2T cos 30° = 12 is large can reduce the effect
and after passing through
of tension on the
12 the gaps is the same.
T= cable. An angle of
2 cos 30° • Waves that pass through
60° is preferable.
T = 6.93 N the gap spread out at the
The string cannot support the edge of the gap causing
mirror because the string can the waves to diffract. The
only withstand a maximum force physic concept involved is
of 6.0 N. diffraction.

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(iii) The wave phenomenon is Time taken

diffraction of waves Mass of Period of
for 10
(b) (i) To build retaining walls, the (ii) plasticine, oscillation, T2 / s2
oscillation,
concrete structures must m/g T/s
t/s
be solid, rigid and can
withstand the impact of the 20 13.5 1.35 1.82
waves. The wall must be
30 16.9 1.69 2.86
strong and not easily crack.
The wall must have many 40 19.7 1.97 3.88
narrow gaps to reduce the
50 22.2 2.22 4.93
force from the incoming
waves. 60 24.8 2.48 6.15
The narrow gaps allow
waves to diffract and spread
out to reduce the amplitude (d)
of the waves causes the T2 / s 2
rough sea to calm down.
The wall must be high to 7
reduce overspill of the
waves. 6
(ii) The new jetty should be
built in the region of the bay. 5
The bay is deeper and
waves in the bay are usually 4
calmer.
(iii) The wave energy diverges 3
at the bay and spread out to
2
larger area.
The amplitude and size of
1
the waves are smaller at the
bay. m/g
The wave energy converges
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
at the cape.
(e) (i) T2 directly proportional to m.
PAPER 3 (ii) Period of oscillation, T increases
1. (a) (i) Mass of plasticine (iii) The period of oscillation represents inertia.
(ii) Period of oscillation
(iii) Length of hacksaw blade

Period of oscillation,
(b) (i)
T/s
1.35
1.69
1.97
2.22
2.48

(ii) T2 / s 2
1.82
2.86
3.88
4.93
6.15

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