SMJK Yu Hua, Kajang Mid year exam 2013 Subject Form Date / Day Time : Physics ( Paper 1 ) :5A5F

: 21.5.2013 / Tuesday : 11.35am 1.05pm Name : Class : I/C No : SPM PHYSICS Examination Paper 1 [50 marks] One hour and fifteen minutes Answer all questions. This question paper consists of 50 questions. Answer all questions. Answer each question by blackening the correct space on the answer sheet. Blacken only one space for each question. If you wish to change your answer, erase the blackened mark that you have made. Then blacken the space for the new answer. 6. The diagram in the questions provided are not drawn to scale unless stated. 7. You may use a non-programmable scientific calculator. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. This paper consists of 15 printed pages Set by : Pn. Juzira Bahiki Checked by : Mr. Tan Kok Tong Verified by : Mr. Pradeep Kumar Head of department : Pn. Lew Poh Peng Senior Assistant : Pn. Ean Yong Moon

1. A typical filament bulb is marked 270 V, 90 W. What is the resistance of the filament of the bulb? A 0.33 W B 3.00 W C 30.00 W D 810.00 W 2. Four participants P, Q, R and S took part in a shooting competition. The results of the gunshots are shown below.

Which participants is has the most consistent result? A P B Q C R D S 3. The figure below shows a force-extension graph for a spring which is loaded. [Assume that the compression of the spring does not exceed the elastic limit]

How much elastic potential energy is stored in the spring when its extension is 21 cm? A 32 J B 63 J C 158 J D 252 J 4. The figure below shows two wires J and K passing vertically through a cardboard.

Which of the following magnetic field pattern is produced on the cardboard when iron filings are sprinkled onto the cardboard while the switch is closed? A

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Which of the following shows correctly the type of mirror used in certain optical instruments? Type mirror used Optical instrument A Concave mirror Reflecting telescope B Convex mirror Reflector in a torchlight Dental mirror for checking C Plane mirror teeth A block resting on a floor has a contact area of 250.0 cm 2. If the pressure exerted by a block on the floor is 5 kPa, what is the mass of the block? [g = 10 m s-2] A 1.3 kg B 5.0 kg C 12.5 kg D 20.0 kg Based on the following electric circuit, calculate the internal resistance of the battery in this circuit.

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0.64 1.00 1.26 1.27

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Which of the following describes a scalar quantity and a vector quantity correctly? Scalar quantity Vector quantity A Acceleration Velocity B Speed Displacement C Force Pressure D Charge Electric current When an object is in equilibrium of forces, the object A must be moving with a uniform acceleration B must be moving with a uniform deceleration C must be stationary D is either stationary or moving with a uniform velocity

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10. Which of the following ray diagrams is not correct? [F = focal point] A

11. A man walks from A to C along the road AB and then BC as shown below.

What is the distance travelled and displacement of the man when he walks from A to C? Distance (m) Displacement (m) A 150.0 31.6 B 40.0 31.6 C 10.0 40.0 D 31.6 30.0

12. A man of mass 47 kg stands on a scale inside an elevator which is descending with an acceleration. If the scale reads 367 N, what is the acceleration of the elevator? [ Take g = 10 m s2]

A B C D

0.47 m s 2.19 m s-2 -2 3.09 m s 3.20 m s-2

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13. The following diagram shows the condition of a plastic bottle which initially contains hot air, before and after being put into a basin of ice.

A Boyle's law B Archimedes' law C Pressure law 14. Which of the following displacement-time graphs shows to a body which is always at rest? A

15. Which of the following is a correct description of the loudness of sound waves? A The loudness of sound increases with the frequency of sound waves. B The loudness of sound increases with the amplitude of sound waves. C The loudness of sound increases with the wavelength of sound waves. 16. A metal block of volume 1.4 m 3 is attached to a string and immersed in water as shown in the figure below.

What is the tension, T of the string? [Density of the metal block = 8 103 kg m-3; density of water = 1000 kg m -3] A 3.9 104 N B 4.9 104 N 4 C 9.8 10 N D 1.5 105 N 17. A ray of light passing into a glass block. The refractive index of the glass is 1.45.

What is the angle of incidence? A 28.81 B 29.91 C 33.35 D 34.51 18. Each line in the diagram below represents constructive interference.

The wave travels from P to Q in 2 s. What is the frequency of the wave?

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3 Hz 4 Hz 6 Hz 7 Hz

19. A quantity Z, is said to have magnitude and has no direction. Which of the following is possible a quantity of Z? A Acceleration B Displacement C Velocity D Distance 20. The figure shows a straight bare wire XY resting on two bare parallel wires which are connected to a battery and a switch.

When the switch is put on, the wire XY will A move to the left and its direction is found by using Fleming's right-hand rule B move to the right and its direction is found by using Fleming's right-hand rule C move to the left and its direction is found by using Fleming's left-hand rule D move to the right and its direction is found by using Fleming's left-hand rule 21. Among the following, which is not an electromagnetic wave? A Microwaves B Gamma rays C Cathode ray D X-rays 22. Which of the following about electromagnetic waves is not true? A They transfer energy from one place to another. B They can travel through a vacuum. C They travel at the speed of 3 x 108 m s-1 in air. D They can be refracted. 23. A lift in a shopping complex can raise 12 people through a height of 10 m in 10 s. The total mass of the lift and the 12 people is 1600 kg. What is the output power of the lift motor? [ Take g = 10 m s2] A 15.5 kW B 16.0 kW C 26.0 kW D 32.0 kW 24. The diagram shows a mercury thermometer.

Why does the capillary tube have a very narrow bore?

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To improve sensitivity To increase the temperature range measured To prevent mercury returning to the bulb To reduce the amount of mercury used

25. A student takes the time for a pendulum to make twenty oscillations using a stopwatch. An error is caused by the student when he stops the stopwatch. He stops it either too slow or too fast. This error is an example of A stop error B random error C parallax error D zero error

26. 457 km h is equivalent to A 45.7 m s-1 -1 B 127 m s -1 C 253.89 m s D 1645.2 m s-1 27. Which diagram below represents a wave with constant amplitude of 4 cm and frequency of 5 Hz? A

28. The diagram below shows an object Q partially submerged in a liquid X.

If the weight of the object Q is 4.0 N and the density of liquid X is 1800 kg m-3, calculate the volume of liquid X displaced by the object. A 1.6 10-4 m3 B 2.0 10-4 m3 -4 3 C 2.2 10 m -4 3 D 2.9 10 m

29. The focal length of a thin converging lens is 10 cm. What is the maximum distance from the lens that an object can be placed so that the lens acts as a magnifying glass? A 10 cm B 15 cm C 20 cm D 30 cm 30. Determine which of the following values is equal to 100 pF. A 1.0 1014 F B 1.0 10-7 F -10 C 1.0 10 F D 1.0 1010 F 31. A wave of frequency 13 Hz travels between two points P and Q which are 60 m apart, with a velocity of 130 m s-1. How many wavelength are there in the distance PQ? A 4 B 6 C 8 D 9 32. A convex lens of focal length x cm produces a real, inverted and magnified image of an object. How far is the position of the object from the lens? A x cm B 1.5x cm C 2.0x cm D 2.5x cm 33. In the circuit shown below, the voltmeter reads 5 V and the ammeter reads 0.6 A.

Assuming that the ammeter has negligible resistance, what is the resistance of resistor R? A 5.3 W B 5.6 W C 8.3 W D 9.0 W

34. Which of the following resistor combinations has the lowest resistance? A

35. The diagram below shows a gas being compressed by a liquid. The area of cross -section of the small piston and the larger piston are 50 cm 2 and 70 cm2. What is the gas pressure if a force of 35 N is applied on the small piston?

A B C D

2800 Pa 7000 Pa 10500 Pa 14000 Pa

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The figure above shows a plane waves incident on a concave reflector. Which of the following statements about the reflected waves is not true?

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A B C D

The speed of the reflected and incident waves are the same. The frequency of the reflected waves is unchanged. The wavelength of the reflected waves is shorter than the wavelength of the incident waves. The reflected waves are circular with centre at F.

37. An electric appliance has been switched on for 4 hours. Calculate the quantity of electric charge passing through the circuit in this time if the current is 2 A. A 7200 C B 8C C 28800 C D 480 C 38. The diagram shows two objects X and Y, touching each other.

They are at thermal equilibrium if they have A the same density B the same volume C the mass mass D the same temperature 39. The figure below shows the displacement-time graph of a particle.

Which of the following is correct? A Its velocity is increasing. B Its velocity is decreasing. C Its acceleration is zero. D Its velocity is constant. 40. Which of the following ray diagrams is correct? A

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41. The diagram shows a mercury-in-glass thermometer. The distance between -10 C and 130C is 23 cm.

What is q C? A 79 C B 81 C C 86 C D 91 C 42. A boy dropped an object of mass 300 g from the top of KLCC. If the height of KLCC is 297 m, what is the momentum of the object just before touching the ground? [ Take g = 10 m s2] -1 A 9.00 kg m s -1 B 23.12 kg m s C 46.24 kg m s-1 D 89.10 kg m s-1 E 5940.00 kg m s-1 43. Sound waves with a frequency of 670 Hz is transmitted from a source. The waves are

reflected by a cliff 200 m away. If the reflected waves are detected 0.7 s after their transmission, the speed of the sound wave is A 381 m s1 B 551 m s1 C 571 m s1 D 621 m s1

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44. The figure below shows two iron nails P and Q, each with an insulated copper wire coil wound around it. The coils are connected in series with a battery.

Which of the following statement about the two nails is true when the switch is closed? A Nail P becomes hotter than nail Q. B The two nails P and Q experience a repulsive force. C The magnetic poles at the ends of the two nails P and Q are different. The strength of the magnetic fields produced by the two nails P and Q are of the same D length. 45. The figure below shows two blocks of brass, X and Y, each receiving the same amount of energy Q. The mass of X is twice the mass of Y. The temperature rises of X is half the temperature rise of Y.

Which comparison is correct about the specific heat capacity of X and Y? A Specific heat capacity of X < specific heat capacity of Y. B Specific heat capacity of X > specific heat capacity of Y. C Specific heat capacity of X = specific heat capacity of Y. 46. In which diagram below are the directions of the magnetic field and the magnetic poles of the solenoid correct? A

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47. The following diagram shows two similar ping-pong balls suspended on strings of the same length.

Which of the following diagrams show the condition of the ping-pong balls when air is blown between them?

48. The figure below shows the arrangement of an apparatus for studying the liquid pressure.

When the thistle funnel is pushed down into the liquid, the height difference, h of the liquid in the manometer. A decreases. B no change in liquid. C increases.

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49. Which circuit produces the brightest light? A

50. A 51 W electric immersion heater is inserted into a metal block which is lagged. The metal block is of mass 800 g and its specific heat capacity is 700 J kg-1C-1.

What is the temperature rise after the electric heater is switched on for 3 minutes? [Assuming no heat loss to the surroundings] A 0 C B 5 C C 8 C D 16 C

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Subject : Physics ( Paper 1 ) Mid year 2013 Answers: 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. D 10. D 11. B 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. C 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. B 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. C 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. B 41. B 42. B 43. C 44. C 45. C 46. B 47. C 48. C 49. A 50. D

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