4

A car is travelling along the expressway under smooth traffic conditions. What is the
order of magnitude of its kinetic energy, in joules?
A

103

104

105

106

A quantity X varies with temperature as shown.

X

100 oC

is determined from the corresponding values of X by using this graph.

X is measured with a percentage uncertainty of 1% of its value at all temperatures.
Which statement about the uncertainty in is correct?

The percentage uncertainty in is least near 0 oC.

The percentage uncertainty in is least near 100 oC.

The actual uncertainty in is least near 0 oC.

The actual uncertainty in is least near 100 oC.

Two forces F1 and F2 act with an angle between them.

F2

F1

Which combination could produce a resultant force of magnitude 1 N?

F1 / N

F2 / N

less than 90o

more than 90o but less than 180o

less than 90o

more than 90o but less than 180o

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4

Water-bombing planes are deployed to help fight fires in the hotspots of Riau,
Indonesia. One such plane flies horizontally over a fire at a speed of 30 m s1 and drops
a giant water bomb to help extinguish the fire. It flies at a height of 200 m, as shown
below.

30 m s1

200 m

How far before the flame (distance d) must the plane release the water bomb?
A

0m

96 m

135 m

192 m

The variation of the force F with time t acting on a body of mass 200 g is as shown in
the graph below.
F/N

t / ms

Given that the velocity of the body at t = 75 ms is 15 m s1, what is the velocity of the
body at t = 150 ms?
A

24 m s1

30 m s1

39 m s1

55 m s1

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6

A fast moving neutron with an initial velocity u makes a head-on elastic collision with a
stationary proton. After the collision, the velocity of the neutron is v and that of the
proton is w.
Taking the masses of the neutron and proton to be equal, which one of the following
statements is incorrect?

The fact that the collision is elastic implies that u + v = w.

By considering kinetic energies of the particles, it can be shown that u2 = v2 + w2.

The speed of the proton after the collision is the same as that of the neutron before
the collision.

The proton and the neutron move off in opposite directions with equal speeds.

A stationary body floats in water.

Which statement about the forces acting on the body is correct?

The gravitational force is equal to the viscous force.

The gravitational force is greater than the upthrust.

The upthrust is zero.

The viscous force is zero.

An object is pushed from rest in a straight line by a variable force F along a rough
ground. The ground exerts a constant frictional force of 5 N throughout the motion of
the object. The variation with displacement x of the force F is shown below.
F/N

K
5

M
x/m

10
The magnitude of the kinetic energy of the object when it has travelled 10 m is the area
A

K+L

K+L+M

L+M

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9

In the diagram below, a 50.0 g ball at point X is projected up a smooth slope with a
velocity of 4.20 m s1, where it encounters a light spring after moving a distance of
0.200 m. The spring has a spring constant of 120 N m1.

60o
X
What is the maximum compression of the spring?
A

10

1.21 mm

5.93 mm

7.36 cm

7.70 cm

An aircraft flies along a horizontal circle of radius 10.0 km with a constant speed of
155 m s1.
wing of the
aircraft

What is the angle between its wings and the horizontal?

A

11

13.8

22.6

67.4

76.2

The bob of a simple pendulum is released from rest at P. The mass of the bob is m and
the length of the pendulum is L.
L
60o
P
Q
What is the tension in the string when the pendulum bob is at position Q (where the
string is vertical)?
A

0.50 mg

0.87 mg

1.3 mg

2.0 mg

12

Two stationary particles of masses M1 and M2 are a distance d apart. A third particle,
lying on the line joining the particles, experiences no resultant gravitational force.
What is the distance of this particle from M1?

M
d 2
M1

M
d 1
M2

M1
d

M1 M2

M1
d

M M
1
2

13 The diagrams below show the variation with time t of the displacement x and the
velocity v of a body when it is oscillating with simple harmonic motion.
x / cm
1.2
0

t/s

1.2
v / cm s1
6.0
0

t/s

6.0
What is the value of T ?
A

2
5

10

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14 A spring-mass system is subjected to a periodic driving force of constant amplitude and
of variable frequency f. The graph below shows how the amplitude of the spring-mass
system varies with f.
amplitude

f0

Which of the following graphs best represents how the amplitude of the spring-mass
system varies with f if the mass is decreased?
A

amplitude

amplitude

f0

f0

D
amplitude

amplitude

f0

f0

15 The specific heat capacity of ice is 2090 J kg1 K1 and its specific latent heat of fusion
is 334 kJ kg1. The density of ice is 917 kg m3.
How much heat is required to melt 1000 m3 of ice at a temperature of 20C?
A

38.6 MJ

345 MJ

38.6 GJ

345 GJ

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16 A heat pump takes a fixed mass of ideal gas through a cycle from X Y Z X as
shown.
pressure
p0

p0

Z
V0

2V0

Y
4V0

volume

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A

The mean kinetic energy of the gas molecules is the same at X and Y.

The gas loses heat to its environment as it goes from Y to Z.

Overall, there is net heat supplied to the gas.

The internal energy of the gas decreases when it goes from Z to X.

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17 The graph below shows the variation with distance x of the displacement y of a
transverse wave at a particular instant of time.
y / cm
2.0
0

0.4

0.2

x/m

2.0
A second transverse wave has the same amplitude, but has double the speed and
double the frequency of the first wave.
For the second wave, which of the graphs below shows the variation with distance x of
its displacement y?
y / cm
2.0
A

0
2.0

0.2

0.4

x/m

y / cm
2.0
B

0.2

0.4

x/m

2.0
y / cm
2.0
C

0.2

0.4

x/m

2.0
y / cm
4.0

4.0

x/m
0.2

0.4

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18 Ripples on the surface of a pond spread out in circles from the point of an initial
disturbance.
Assume that the energy of the wave is spread over the entire circumference of the
ripple. The amplitude A at a distance r from the initial disturbance is proportional to

1
r

1
r2

19 A student uses a loudspeaker of adjustable frequency to measure the depth of a water

well. He detected two successive resonances at 52.0 Hz and 60.0 Hz. The speed of
sound in air is 343 m s1.
What is the depth of the well? [Ignore end corrections.]
A

5.35 m

10.7 m

21.4 m

42.9 m

20 A grating with 250 lines per mm is used to view an incandescent lamp.

What is the number of complete visible spectra?
A

10

11

20

21 W, X, Y and Z are four points on a square as shown.

X

A point charge +Q is fixed at W. Another point charge Q is moved from X to Y.

Which of the following statements is true?
A

The electric potential at Z will increase.

The electric potential energy of the system will decrease.

The attractive force between the two charges will increase.

The magnitude of the electric field strength at Z will increase.

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22 An electron, placed at a point P inside a uniform electric field, experiences a force of
magnitude F. The horizontal lines below are equipotential lines and V1 > V4.
x
V1

V2

V3
Q

V4

The electron is moved from point P to point Q.

What is the change in the potential energy of the electron?
A

Gain of Fx

Gain of Fy

Loss of Fx

Loss of Fy

23 Five resistors of resistance R are connected as shown.

R
E

H
R

Between which two points is the resistance of the combination a maximum?

A

E and F

E and G

F and G

F and H

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24 A 6.0 V battery of negligible internal resistance is connected to one 1.0 k resistor, two
4.0 k resistors and a 5.0 k variable resistor as shown.

5.0 k
6.0 V

4.0 k
Y

X
1.0 k

4.0 k

VXY is the potential of X with respect to Y.

What are the limits of VXY?
A

2.0 V and 3.0 V

2.0 V and 3.0 V

0 V and 6.0 V

6.0 V and 0 V

25 A beam of ions, each of charge 3.20 1019 C and travelling at a speed of

6.0 104 m s1, enters a region where a uniform magnetic field of flux density
2.4 102 T acts normally to the original direction of the beam, as shown below.

beam of ions
6.0 104 m s1

0.195 m

magnetic field of flux

density 2.4 102 T
acting normally into
paper

When the ions are in the magnetic field, they travel in a circular path of radius 0.195 m.
What is the nucleon number of the nuclei of the ions in the beam?
A

15

30

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26 The diagram shows four parallel wires W, X, Y and Z that carry currents of different
magnitudes in the different directions.

2i

a
X

i
a
Z

Which wire has the largest resultant force acting on it?

A

27

A small magnet that is suspended by a thread is placed near the end of a solenoid
carrying a direct current i.

soft iron core

S

What happens to the magnet as the soft iron core is inserted into the solenoid?
A

The magnet will swing to the left.

The magnet will swing to the right.

The magnet will start to rotate.

Nothing happens.

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28

A roller coaster train moves in the Northward direction in a region where the Earths
magnetic field is horizontal. It loop-the-loop in a vertical circle as shown. The axle PQ
of the front wheels of the train is a conductor and is perpendicular to the Earths
magnetic field.
North

Y
P

Train leaves
the loop

Train enters
the loop

Top view

Side view

At which point, X or Y, of the loop will the induced e.m.f. in the axle PQ be larger, and
correspondingly, which end of PQ has a higher potential?
larger e.m.f.

higher potential

29 The diagram below shows a metal disc of diameter 2.3 cm situated in a uniform
magnetic field of flux density 3.6 105 T. The plane of the disc is perpendicular to the
magnetic field which is directed into the plane of the diagram. The disc is rotated about
an axis through its centre at 1500 revolutions per minute.
rotation
disc

region of uniform
magnetic field of flux
density 3.6 105 T

What is the magnitude of the induced e.m.f. between the centre of the disc and its rim?
A

0V

3.74 107 V

2.35 106 V

2.24 105 V

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30

The screen of a cathode ray oscilloscope is fitted with a grid ruled in cm. When a
sinusoidal potential difference is applied to the Y-input, the resulting trace is shown in
the diagram below. The Y-sensitivity is set at 2.00 V cm1 and the time-base is
switched off.

1 cm
1 cm
What is the root-mean-square value of the applied p.d.?
A

31

2.83 V

4.00 V

5.66 V

8.00 V

An ideal transformer has 100 turns in its primary coil and 500 turns in its secondary
coil. The power supplied is 2000 W and the alternating voltage in the primary coil and
secondary coils are Vp and 2000 V respectively.
Which of the following gives the correct value of voltage Vp and current Ip in the primary
coil?
Vp / V

Ip / A

400

1.0

400

5.0

10 000

1.0

10 000

5.0

32 The diagram shows a generator with supply cables linking to the factories. The
generator produces an electrical power of 2000 kW, 240 kV. The supply cables have a
total resistance of 1.5 k.
Generator
2000 kW
240 kV

supply cables

Factories

What is the power loss in the supply cables?

A

38.4 kW

104 kW

208 kW

2.00 103 kW

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33 The diagram shows five energy levels of an atom. Five possible transitions between the
levels are indicated. Each transition produces a photon of definite energy and
frequency.

Which spectrum corresponds most closely to the transitions shown?

increasing frequency

34 When electrons of energy E are incident on a pair of narrow slits 0.0600 m apart, the
bright bands in the interference pattern are separated by 0.400 mm on a screen
20.0 cm from the slits.
What is the value of E ?
A

0.136 eV

41.4 eV

105 eV

10400 eV

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35 Suppose Fuzzy, a quantum-mechanical duck of mass 2.00 kg, lives in a world in which
h, the Planck constant, is 2 J s.

Fuzzy is initially known to be within a pond 1.00 m wide.

What is the minimum uncertainty in the component of his velocity parallel to the width of
the pond?
A

36

0.250 m s1

0.500 m s1

1.00 m s1

2.50 m s1

Which of the following energy band diagrams is a possible representation of a p-type

semiconductor?
A

Conduction band

Conduction band
Donor level

Acceptor level

Valence band

Valence band

Conduction band

Conduction band

Donor level
Valence band

Acceptor level
Valence band

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37

Which of the following energy level diagrams can be used to build a laser?
A

B
E2
(metastable state)

E3
Fast decay

Optical
pumping

E2
(metastable state)

Optical
pumping

Laser transition

Laser transition

E1

E1

D
E4
(metastable state)

E3
(metastable state)

Laser transition

Laser transition
Optical
pumping

E3

E2
Optical
pumping

Fast Decay

Fast decay
E2
E1

Fast Decay

E1

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38 The variation with thickness x of the number n of -particles penetrating a material is
shown below.
n

What can be deduced from the graph about the -particles?

A

The -particles have approximately the same initial energy.

The range is independent of the initial energy.

The -particles produce high levels of ionisation.

The -particles have a large mass.

39 One reaction of a Beryllium nuclide and a neutron is as shown.

9
4

Be 01n 2 42 He 2X

What is particle X?
A

an -particle

an electron

a neutron

a proton

40 Uranium-238 decay by alpha-emission and has a half-life of 1.42 1017 s.

What mass of this nuclide will give an emission of one alpha-particle per second?
A

8.10 105 g

3.40 102 g

2.38 102 g

1.42 1019 g

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