INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Write your name, index number and class in the spaces at the top of this
page.
Answer all questions in Section A in the spaces provided and any two
questions in Section B in the lined paper.
Section A
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Section B
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TOTAL
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1 A father and a son conducted a bicycle race between two stations on a flat
ground.
distance
m
150
father
100
son
50
time
0
s
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Fig. 1.1
(b) Who ran a faster race? Explain your answer with reference to Fig. 1.1.
[2]
(c) Calculate the speed of the son when he is moving. Give your answer in
km/h.
2 Fig. 2.1 shows a 0.50 kg mass hanging at rest from a string in earth's
gravitational field.
ceiling
string
0.50 kg mass
`
ground
Fig. 2.1
[1]
(b) (i) Indicate on Fig. 2.1 with 2 arrows to show the 2 forces acting on the
0.50 kg mass. Write the name of the force next to each arrow. [2]
(ii) The gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg. Calculate the values of the
two forces you have drawn in Fig. 2.1.
(c) The string is cut and the 0.50 kg mass falls. During the falling motion of the
0.50 kg mass, it meets a constant air resistance of 3.0 N. Calculate the
acceleration of the body while in motion.
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3 Fig. 3.1 shows a body A of mass 2.0 kg at rest on the top of a smooth plank which
is 2.0 m long.
`
A
2.0 m
1.0 m
smooth plank d A
rest
30º
rough ground
Fig. 3.1
When body A is released, it slides down the smooth plank and it stops after traveling a
distance d over the rough ground.
(c) Describe the energy change which takes place when body A is moving
horizontally and finally at rest. [1]
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4 Fig. 4.1 shows a triangular object placed in front of 2 mirrors M1 and M2. The
path of the incident ray from a point of the object is drawn.
M1
incident ray
M2
Fig. 4.1
(a) Draw the image of the object formed in mirror M2. [1]
(b) Complete the path of the incident ray after reflections at M1 and M2. [2]
5 Fig. 5.1 shows a hemisphere shaped glass block of refractive index 1.49 with 3
paths of light rays. The centre of the hemisphere is at C.
ray 2 ray 3
ray 1
Fig. 5.1
(c) Draw the subsequent path of ray 1 after it is incident at point C. [1]
[1]
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6 Fig. 6.1 shows a snow house (also known as igloo) constructed in the places
where the landscape is covered by snow and the temperature is too low to
survive. The shape of the igloo is generally like a dome and is constructed from
blocks of snow.
Fig. 6.2 shows the cross-section of the igloo. The entrance is dug lower than the
sleeping area to create a cold sink.
air hole
sleeping areas
for people
cold sink
(a) State one thermal property of snow blocks that make them suitable for
building igloos.
[1]
(b) State the function of the air hole near the roof of the igloo and explain why
it is not placed at the highest position.
[2]
(c) State two main processes of heat transfer from the people inside the igloo
to the air inside the igloo.
[2]
(d) Explain the physics behind the igloo being warm inside even if the
temperature outside is very cold.
[2]
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7 Two resistors, of resistance 1.0 Ω and 2.0 Ω are connected in parallel with a
8.0 V supply as shown in Fig. 7.1.
8.0 V
1.0 Ω
2.0 Ω
Fig. 7.1
(a) State which resistor will transfer thermal energy at the smaller rate.
Explain your answer.
[3]
(b) The resistors of resistance 1.0 Ω and 2.0 Ω are now connected in series to
a 8.0 V supply as shown in Fig. 7.2.
8.0 V
1.0 Ω 2.0 Ω
Fig. 7.2
brown wire
13 A fuse
Fig. 8.1
[2]
(b) Fig. 8.2 shows a situation of too many connections by the 3-pin plugs to a
multi adaptor.
Fig. 8.2
State one electrical hazard that may arise and explain how it occurs.
[2]
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9 Fig. 9.1 shows a light metallic rod resting on top of two brass blocks and also
between the magnetic poles of a U-shaped magnet.
U-shaped magnet
S
metallic rod
N
brass block
brass block
Fig. 9.1
(a) Copy the metallic rod from Fig. 9.1 and draw the direction of the current in
the metallic rod when the switch is closed. [1]
(b) State which way the rod moves when the switch is closed. Give a reason
for your answer. [2]
(ii) the direction of current and the polarities of the poles are reversed. [2]
(e) Copy the following diagram which shows current flowing into the paper.
Draw the magnetic field present. [3]
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Time in min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Temperature of N in °C 65 50 35 35 35 32 29 26 26 26
(a) Plot a cooling curve (temperature against time) for substance N on the
graph paper provided. [4]
(iii) the room temperature at which the experiment was carried out.
Explain how you deduced your answer. [4]
11 Fig. 11.1 shows the full-scale positions of layers of air particles at rest.
Fig. 11.1
Fig. 11.2
R C R C
Fig. 11.2 shows the full-scale positions of layers of air when a sound wave
passes through it. The letters R and C are at the centre of rarefaction and
compression respectively.
(a) Describe what happens to the air molecule at the centre of compression
when one complete sound wave moves past it. [2]
(b) The sound wave in Fig. 11.2 has a frequency of 4125 Hz.
(c) Calculate the speed of this sound wave in Fig. 11.2. State clearly any
equation that you use. [2]
.
(d) A camper stands between two vertical cliffs in a valley.
(i) He claps his hands and hears the two echoes at the same time.
Explain his observation.
(ii) He now walks 165 m to one side and claps his hands again. He finds
that the time interval between hearing the first and the second echo is
2 seconds. Calculate the velocity of sound in air. [4]
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