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STPM 2018 Term 1 Trial

Physics 960/1
1 hour 30 minutes

SEK.MEN.KEB. TINGGI MELAKA

(Malacca High School. Estd.1826)
Ke Arah Kecemerlangan Pendidikan

STPM 2018 TERM 1

TRIAL EXAMINATION

PHYSICS
PAPER 1
(1 hour and 30 minutes)

Instructions to candidates:

DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

Answer all questions in Section A. Marks will not be deducted for wrong answers. For each question, four
suggested answers are given. Choose the correct answer and shade the corresponding letter on the
objective answer sheet provided.
Answer all questions in Section B. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

Answer two questions only in Section C. You may answer all the questions but, only the first
two answers will be marked. Write the answers in the answer sheets provided. All working should be
shown. For numerical answers, units should be quoted wherever appropriate. Begin each answer on a
fresh answer sheet.

Values of constants are provided on last page in this question paper.

Prepared by: Checked by : Certified by:

____________________________ ________________ ________________
(Pn. Ng Hwee Ing & Wee Choi Chiang ) (Mr Wee Choi Chiang) (Tn. Hj.Azmi B. Sakmis)
Guru Physics Tkn 6 Ketua Panitia Physics Tkn 6 PK Tingkatan 6

This question paper consists of printed pages.

 Section A [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

Suppose x  y z , where x has dimensions LT, y has dimensions L2T-1, and z has dimensions LT2.
m n
1
Then the values of m and n respectively are
2 1
A. and
3 3
B. 2 and 3
4 1
C. and 
5 5
1 3
D. and
5 5

2 A rough plane is inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. When a toy car of mass 1 kg is pushed
slightly to move downwards, it moves with constant velocity. Find the parallel force needed to push the
car up to move with uniform velocity. [Take g = 10 m s-2]

A 5N B 10 N C 15 N D 30 N

3 A stone is thrown horizontally from a higher ground of height h and the projectile has range L. From
what height the stone should be thrown to reach range 2L? Assuming the stone is thrown with the same
speed.

1 1
A h B h C 2h D 4h
4 2

4 A softball of mass 0.5 kg moves horizontally with a speed of 16 m s -1 towards a player. When the
player hits the ball with a bat, it rebounds horizontally with a speed of 20 m s -1. The magnitude of the
impulse acting on the ball is

A 2 kg m s - 1 B 18 kg m s - 1 C 26 kg m s - 1 D 36 kg m s - 1

5. A box moves with uniform velocity of 2.0 m s- 1 on a frictionless horizontal surface. Sand falls vertically
into the box at a rate of 100 kg per minute. Neglecting the speed of the sand during impact, find the
horizontal force required to enable the box to attain the horizontal speed of 2.0 ms -1 .

A 0N B 3.3 N C 6.7 N D 200 N

6 A body is moving with constant speed in the y-direction. For positive values of y, it experiences a
uniform acceleration in the x- direction. Which one of the paths A to D does it follow?
y

A.

x
x
B.
y

C.

7 An escalator moves 20 people (60 kg each) to a height of 5 m in one minute. Neglecting friction and
taking g = 10 ms-2, the power required is

D.

A. 100W B. 200W C. 1000W D. 2000W

8 Which of the following is true about an object performing circular motion with constant speed?

A It moves freely without being acted by any external force.

B It produces a force that acts towards the centre of the circle.
C It is acted by a force perpendicular to its direction of motion.
D It needs a greater centripetal force to move in bigger circle and higher speed.

9 The gravitational potential energy U of a body varies with its distance r from the centre of a planet as
shown in the diagram below.

What does the gradient at any point on the curve represent?

A. The gravitational potential at that point.

B. The gravitational field strength at that point.
C. The force pulling the body towards the planet.
D. The acceleration of the body towards the planet.

10 An object of mass m is released from rest from a spacecraft at a distance of R from the surface of the
Earth which has radius R and mass M . On reaching the Earth’s surface, the speed of the object is

A0 B GM C 2GM D gR

11 Which of the following is true about geosynchronous satellites of the Earth?

A The further satellite has shorter period.

B The further satellite moves with higher speed.
C The satellites move with the same angular speed.
D The orbiting period of a satellite depends on its mass.
12 The diagram below shows a uniform ladder of weight 200 N leans against a smooth wall. .

A boy of weight 300 N climbs the ladder. When he is at a position ¼ up the ladder, what is the frictional
force that holds the ladder at its base?

A 43 N B 58 N C 101 N D 500N

13 The diagram below shows a cyclist making a left turn on a rough road surface at constant speed v,
as viewed from behind. The total mass of the bicycle and rider is m and their combined center
of gravity is at G.

If R is the resultant force of the normal reaction and the frictional force, which vector diagram
represents the directions of forces acting on the bicycle and its rider in an inertial frame?

A C

D
B
14 Two metal rods of the same Young modulus Y and the same cross-sectional area A, but of different
lengths L and 2L respectively, are joined together end-to-end to form a rod of length 3L. What are the
Young modulus and the force constant of the composite rod?

Young modulus Force constant

3 AY
A. 2Y
2L

AY
B. 2Y
3L

3 AY
C. Y
L

AY
D. Y
3L

15 Which of the shaded areas from the graphs below represents the amount of strain energy per unit
volume stored in a wire when the wire is loaded?
Section B [15 marks]
Answer all questions in this section in the space provided.
16. At position P on the line joining the centers of the Earth and the Moon as shown in the diagram
below, the gravitational field strength is equal to zero.

Earth
Moon

3.85  108 m

If the distance between the Earth and the Moon is 3.85x108 m and the mass of the Moon is equal
to 7.40x1022 kg,
(a) determine the distance x of the point P from the center of the Earth. [3]

(b) calculate the escape velocity from the point P. [3]

(c) On the axes below, sketch a graph to show the variation of gravitational potential V with the
distance x between the surface of the Earth and the Moon. [2]

x
0
17. A block of mass 2.00 kg is released from rest at distance 80.0 cm above a vertical spring and the spring
is then compressed by 20.0 cm before the block momentarily comes to rest as shown in the diagram below.

80.0 cm
80.0 cm

20.0 cm

(a) State the transformation of energy in the process above. [2]

(b) Calculate the force constant of the spring. [3]

(c) Two identical springs are then arranged in parallel and the same block is released from the same
height as shown in the diagram below.

Calculate the maximum compression of the spring system. [2]

Section C: Answer any two questions only from this section.

18. (a) Define the coefficient of static friction. [1]

(b) State two differences between static friction and kinetic friction. [2]
(c) A wooden block is placed on an inclined plane with coefficient of static friction 0.500 and
coefficient of kinetic friction 0.300 as shown in the diagram below. If the angle of inclination Ө is
increased gradually from zero, find the maximum angle that the block will remain stationary on the
slope. [4]

(d) The inclined plane in part (c) is now set at angle of inclination of 45.00. If the block is released
from rest, calculate the acceleration of the block sliding down the slope. [3]

(e) A mass of 225 kg hangs from one end of a uniform rod with another end hinged on the floor as
shown in the diagram below. The system is maintained in static equilibrium by a cable attached
to the upper end of the rod.

Uniform Rod

If the mass of the rod is 45.0 kg and the inclination angles of the rod and the cable are 45.00 and
30.0o respectively, determine
(i) the tension in the cable. [2]
(ii) the magnitude of the reaction force acting on the lower end of the rod by the hinge.
[3]
19. (a) Define Newton’s Laws of Motion. [3]
(b) Sand from a stationary hopper falls onto a moving conveyor belt at the rate of 5.0 kg/s. The conveyer belt is
supported by frictionless rollers. It moves at a constant speed of 0.75 m/s under the action of a constant
horizontal external force Fext supplied by the motor that drives the belt as shown in the diagram below.
(i) Explain the motion of the sand after it has fallen on the conveyor belt. [3]
(ii) Explain why the motor needs to supply an external force to drive the belt although it is moving at constant
speed. [2]
(iii) Determine the magnitude of the external force Fext [2]
(iv) Determine the power supplied by the motor. [2]
(v) calculate the kinetic energy acquired by the falling sand each second due to the change in its horizontal
motion. [2]
(vi) Explain the difference in the answers (iv) ad (v) above. [1]

20. (a) State two differences between an ideal gas and a real gas in term of molecules. [2]
(b) The diagram below shows 10.0 moles of oxygen gas (O2) contained in a cylinder enclosed by a
piston. At first, the length of cylinder containing the gas is 100 cm. The pressure of the gas, shown
by the pressure gauge, is 300 kPa. The area of cross-section of the cylinder is 0.120 m2.

(i) Explain how the molecules exert a force on the walls of the cylinder. [2]
(ii) Calculate the force exerted by the gas on the piston. [2]
(iii) Determine the temperature of the gas. [3]
(iv) Determine the root mean square speed of the molecules. [2]
(v) Calculate the internal energy of the gas. [2]
(vi) The piston is moved so that the volume of the gas decreases but the temperature of the gas
remains unchanged. Explain what happens to the root mean square speed of the gas. [2]