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PHYSICS
PAPER 1
2011
1 ¼ Hours
PHYSICS
PAPER 1
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The following information may be useful. The symbols have their usual meaning.
sin i
18. n=
sin r
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Each question is followed by three, four or five options. Choose the best option for
each question then blacken the correct space on the answer sheet.
1 What is physics?
A Physics is the study of composition and properties of matter
B Physics is the study of the supply and demand of products in the market
C Physics is the study of physical phenomena around us.
D Physics is the study of living organism.
4 Physics is the branch of science concerned with the study of natural phenomena and
properties of matter and………
A Energy C Symmetry
B analysis. D Time
8 Which of the following base quantities is not pair with its SI unit?
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21 The following physical quantity contains one vector and one scalar quantity except
A displacement. Distance C energy, power
B velocity, speed D mass, weight
22 Which of the following lists of physical quantities consist of only scalar quantities?
A Mass, time, displacement, force.
B Density, speed, energy, temperature.
C Time, speed, momentum, temperature.
D Acceleration, speed, energy, time.
23 Which of the following is wrong concerning the measuring instruments used in the
laboratory?
A The metre rule has an accuracy of 0.1 m
A vernier calipers can be used to measure the external diameter of round
B
object.
C The micrometer screw gauge has an accuracy of 0.01 mm
D A measuring tape is less sensitive compared to the metre rule.
24 Four students A, B, C and D are using micrometer screw gauge (M), vernier calipers (V)
and metre rule (R) to measure the thickness of a book. They recorded the measurements
as shown below.Which student’s record is correct?
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25 Figure 1(i) shows the error of a vernier calipers. Figure 1 (ii) shows the reading of the
vernier calipers while measuring the thickness of a book.
Figure 1
26 A, B C and D show the shooting marks on a target. Which marks are the most accurate?
A 10.00 mm C 10.17 mm
B 10.00 cm D 10.17 cm
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34 A trolley is moving with a constant acceleration along a straight line. The ticker tape in
Figure 34 shows the motion of the trolley. The frequency of the ticker tape timer is 50 Hz.
• • • • • •
7.2 cm 2.4 cm
Figure 34
Calculate the acceleration of this trolley.
A 12 m s -2 C – 12 m s -2
-2
B 30 m s D – 30 m s -2
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36
P
2
0 1 4
V
Figure 36
Figure 36 shows the graph of P against V. The best equation to describe the relationship
between P and V is
A P= 1
V
B PV = 8
C P = -2V
D V = 2P
Figure 37
If AB = 5m , BC = 5m and CD = 7m ,find the total displacement of the object if it
moves from A to D
A 3m C 13 m
B 7m D 17 m
38 Ali rides a motorcycle with a constant speed 30 km h-1 . Bakar runs for a distance of 100
m in 15 s. Chan rides a bicycle for a distance of 240 km in 10 hours.
Which comparison is true?
A Speed of Ali = speed of Bakar < speed of Chan
B Speed of Ali = speed of Bakar = speed of Chan
C Speed of Ali > speed of Bakar = speed of Chan
D Speed of Ali =speed of Chan > speed of Bakar
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39 The following figure shows an object moves with a constant speed 5 m s-1 in a circle
How do you describe the movement of the object in terms of its acceleration
A The object is moving with zero acceleration
B The object is moving at a constant acceleration
C The object is moving with increased acceleration
D The object is moving with decreased acceleration
40 A sprinter starts running from the starting line and achieves a velocity of 21 m s-1 in 3 s.
Calculate his acceleration.
A 21 m s-2 C -7 m s-2
B 7 m s-2 D -21 m s-2
41 Object P and object Q move along a straight line in opposite direction with the same
speed of 4 m s -1 as shown in Figure 41.
P Q
Diagram 41
If the masses of object P and Q are 2 kg and 4 kg respectively, what is the total
momentum of both the objects?
A 2 kg m s -1 C 6 kg m s -1
B 4 kg m s -1 D 8 kg m s -1
Figure 45
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43 An ice skater, Siti with the mass of 60 kg is moving with the velocity 7 m s -1. She caught
up with her friend, Ali who has a mass of 40 kg, moving at a velocity of 3 m s -1. Siti held
onto Ali so that they move together as shown in the Figure 42..
before after
Diagram 42
44 Which of the following does not apply the Principle of Conservation of Momentum in the
case of explosion?
A Balloon moves forward when C Aeroplane moves forward when the gas
when the gas in it is released is ejected from the exhaust.
B Gun retracts when bullet is D Gas is released from the exhaust pipe as
fired the bus moves forward
45 Figure 44 shows a sprinkler which is commonly used for watering plants in a farm. It
rotates while ejecting the water backwards
Figure 44
The principle or law that describes the observation above is
A Newton’s first law of motion
B Newton’s second law of motion
C Law of conservation of momentum
D Law of conservation of energy
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25 N
box
Figure 46
What is the magnitude of frictional force acting between the box and the floor if the box is
moving with uniform speed?
A More than 25 N
B Less than 25 N
C Same as 25 N
Trolley
Friction compensated
runway
Wooden
block
Figure 47
How the movement of the trolleys?
A Uniform velocity
B Uniform deceleration
C Uniform acceleration
48 A worker pushes a cart with constant force on a frictionless track as shown in Figure 48.
Worker
Frictionless
track
Figure 48
The trolley will move with
A uniform velocity
B uniform acceleration
C uniform deceleration
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49 Which of the following graphs shows the relationship between acceleration and the mass
of an object which experiences a constant net force?
A. a C. a
m m
0 0
B. a D. a
m m
0 0
50 The graph in Figure 50 shows the change of velocity of two cars, P and Q traveling with
the same thrust on a frictionless road.
v/ms-1
P
Q
t/s
0
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