SECTION A

Answer all questions

1 ‘Physics’ is a branch of science which means 10 A 600 g object with dimension 3 cm × 5 cm × 8

A study of particles cm. What is the density of the object in kg m–3?
B study of nature A 6 000 C 5 000
C study of living things B 5 500 D 4 500
D study of motion and energy
11 A physical quantity that has both magnitude and
2 The following phenomena can be explained using direction is called a vector quantity. Example of
the principles of physics, except vector quantity is
A a pen appears bent in a glass of water A energy C power
B a mobile phone function without wires B force D pressure
C formation of salt from neutralisation
D formation of rainbow 12 Which of the following statements is true about
zero error?
3 Which of the following is not a contribution of A It occur if an measuring instrument showing
physics? non-zero number before measurement.
A Electronic dictionary B It can be reduced by taking the average value
B Cutting metal using laser of repeated measurement.
C Electrical lamp C It can be reduced by taking the mode of
D Purification of metal repeated measurement.
D It occur if the observer is taking the reading
4 The physical quantity that cannot be defined in of measurement at a non-perpendicular
terms of other physical quantities is called angle to the measurement scale.
A non-physical quantity
B base quantity 13 Which of the following measurement readings is
C dimensionless quantity obtained by using a pair of vernier callipers?
D derived quantity A 1.21 mm C 1.21 cm
B 12.2 mm D 0.121 cm
5 Which of the following is a base quantity?
A Energy C Weight 14 Diagram 1(a) and 1(b) show the reading on a
B Mass D Volume micrometer screw gauge before and after being
used to measure the thickness of 20 pieces of
6 Which of the following physical quantities is not papers.
matched correctly with its unit?
A Force: kg m s– 2
B Work done: kg m2 s–2
C Density: kg m–3
D Acceleration: m s–1
(a) (b)
7 Based on formula of stretching force, F Diagram 1
F = kx What is the thickness of a piece of paper?
where x = expansion and k = constant. The unit of
‘k’ is A 0.341 mm C 0.366 mm
A kg m–1 C Nm B 0.358 mm D 0.362 mm
B N m–1 D kg m–2
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8 A radio station generates frequency of 89.3 MHz.
What is the standard form of this frequency in
Hz?
A 8.93 × 106 C 8.93 × 103
7
B 8.93 × 10 D 8.93 × 104

9 A car is moving with a velocity of 80 km h–1. Its

speed equivalent to Diagram 2
A 22.2 m s–1 C 1 330 m s–1 Diagram 2 shows several different readings of a
–1
B 288 m s D 80.0 m s–1 same wire being observed due to the reading
taken on different angle. What is the error occur
in Diagram 2?
 A Zero error
B Parallax error 21 A car travels at a velocity of 84.6 km h–1. What is
C Systematic error its velocity in m s–1?
D Random error A 11.8 C 84.7
B 23.5 D 304.8
16 What is the definition of consistency of a
measuring instrument? 22 Which speed - time graph applies to an object at
A Ability to obtain same reading for several rest?
measurements are taken. A B
B Ability to obtain a reading close to the actual
value.
C Sensitive to a small change of the
measurement.
D Ability to obtain an exact value of the
measurement.

17 Which of the following graphs shows that y and C D

x are independent?
A C

B D
23 Diagram 3 shows the velocity – time graph for
the motion of a car.

18 A general statement which is assumed to be true

before an investigation. It state the relationship
between the manipulated variable and the
responding variable. The statement is called
A observation C hypothesis
B inferens D conclusion

19 Which of the following steps is not necessary

Diagram 3
when plotting a graph?
Calculate the displacement traveled by the car.
A The responding variable on y-axis.
A 80 m B 100 m
B The variable line drawn through the origin.
C 120 m D 140 m
C x-axis and y-axis must labelled with physical
quantity and its unit
24 A car accelerates from rest. The graph shows how
D All point should marked correctly in the
the car’s speed changes with time.
graph.

20 Diagram shows the journey of a bus from city A

to reach city D.

Diagram 4
How far does the car travel before it reaches a
steady speed?
What is the displacement of the bus? A 100 m B 200 m
A 60 km B 100 km C 300 m D 400 m
C 128 km D 220 km
25 Diagram shows a strip of ticker tape which is C 150 N D 270 N
attached to a moving trolley.
30 Diagram 8 shows a moving lorry carrying sacks
The trolley is moving with a of rice.
A constant deceleration
B constant acceleration
C constant velocity
D decreasing velocity

26 Which of the following quantities is the same as

the product of Force and Time?
A Energy B Power
C Inertia D Impulse Diagram 8
The inertia of the lorry will decrease when
27 Diagram 5 shows the pattern of oil dripping at a A the lorry accelerates
constant rate from a moving car. B the lorry slows down
C the lorry stops
D some sacks of rice fall off the lorry

31 “A heavy lorry is difficult to start moving and

Diagram 5
Which of the following describes the motion of
the car?
A Acceleration followed by constant velocity
B Deceleration followed by constant velocity
C Constant velocity followed by acceleration
D Constant velocity followed by deceleration
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28 Diagram 6 shows a heavy steam roller.
difficult to stop while moving”.
This statement is refers to
A the concept of balanced force
B the concept of inertia
C the principle of conservation of momentum
D the principle of conservation of energy.
Diagram 9 shows the three forces P, Q and R
acting on three different objects and the
acceleration produced.

Diagram 6
It is difficult to change the direction of this
vehicle.
This statement is refers to
A the concept of inertia Diagram 9
B the concept of balanced forces Which of the following statements shows the
C the principle of conservation of energy forces arranged in ascending order of their
D the principle of conservation of momentum magnitudes?
A P,Q,R B P,R,Q
29 Diagram 7 shows a ball with a mass of 1500 g C Q,R,P D R,Q,P
moving at a speed of 4 m s– 1 being kicked by a
football player. The ball rebounds at a speed of 5 33 Diagram 10 shows a wooden block experiences
m s– 1. The time of contact of the ball with the an acceleration when it is pulled by a force of F.
player is 0.05s. The frictional force of 10 N acting on the wooden
block.

Diagram 10
The pulling force, F is
Diagram 7 A equals to 10 N. B greater than 10 N.
What is the impulsive force on the ball? C smaller than 10 N.
A 30 N B 120 N
34 Ali kicks a ball of mass 1.5 kg with a force of 50 C increase the time of impact
N and the time of impact between his boot and D increase the impulsive force
the ball is 0.2 s. What is the change in momentum
of the ball? 39 Which object has the largest inertia?
A 10 Ns B 15 Ns A B
C 250 Ns D 375 Ns

35 Diagram shows two trolleys each of mass 1kg

before and after collision. The initial velocity of Mass = 90 kg
trolley A and trolley B are 6 m s-1 and 4 m s -1 Speed = 20 ms–1
respectively. After collision, both trolleys move
together in the direction of their initial velocity. Mass = 360 kg
Speed = 40 ms–1

C D
–1

Diagram 11
What is the velocity of both trolleys after Mass = 1000 kg
collision? Speed = 38 ms–1 Mass = 12000 kg
A 1.0 m s-1 B 2.0 m s-1 Speed = 3 ms
-1
C 5.0 m s D 10.0 m s-1

36 A constant force of 20 N acts on a block placed 40 Diagram13 shows a high jumper is falling on a
on a rough surface as shown in Diagram 12. thick mattress.

Diagram 12
If the friction is 5 N, the block will move with
A constant velocity
B constant acceleration
C increasing acceleration
D decreasing acceleration
Diagram 13
37 A lorry of mass 9 600 kg is moving with a What is the function of the mattress?
velocity of 0.025 km s-1 on the highway. A To reduce the change in momentum of the
Suddenly it brakes and hit the road divider. high jumper.
Calculate the impulse of the lorry. B To reduce the time of impact between the
A 2.4 x 101 N s B 2.4 x 102 N s high jumper and the mattress.
C 2.4 x 104 N s D 2.4 x 105 N s C To reduce the impulsive force acting on the
high jumper.
38 Bumpers of cars are built from material that is
easy to crumple. This helps to
A decrease the velocity
B decrease the acceleration
 SECTION B
Answer all questions

1. Diagram 1 below shows a ticker tape, which is pulled by a trolley through a ticker timer that makes 50 dots in a
second.

Diagram 1

(a) Name the type of electric current used for the ticker timer.
[1 mark]
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(b) Describe the movement of the trolley.

[1 mark]
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(c) Find the acceleration of the trolley.

[2 marks]

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2. Diagram 2 shows the velocity-time graph of a car.

Diagram 2
(a) Describe the motion of the car in

(i) PQ………………………………………………………………………………………
[1 mark]

(ii) RS………………….……………………………………………………………………
[1 mark]

(iii) ST…………………..…………………………………………………………………..
[1 mark]

(b) Calculate the distance travelled from R to T.

[3 marks]
(c) Calculate the average velocity from R to T.

[2 marks]
(d) Calculate the acceleration of the motion at

(i) PQ………………………………………………………………………………………
[1 mark]
(ii) QR…………………………………………………………………………………….
[1 mark]

(iii) ST……………………………………………………………………………………..
[1 mark]

(e) Sketch the acceleration-time graph for the car for the first 10 s on the axes given below.

[2 marks]