BSS2012 Prelim Exam 2/4E5N ScPhy P1 & P2 Marking Scheme

5116/1 Sci(P/C) Paper 1 1 C 11 C 2 A 12 B 3 A 13 B 4 C 14 A 5 D 15 A 6 D 16 A 7 C 17 B 8 B 18 D 9 D 19 D 10 D 20 B

Paper 2 1(a) Friction / Air Resistance B1

Do not accept friction between the wheels and road surface. (b) The speed of the car is constant. / Car moves with constant speed. Resultant force acting on the car is zero, thus there is no acceleration. (c) B1 B1

F 5000 - 3000 a

= = = = = =

ma 1000 a 2 / 2.0 / 2.00 m/s2

C1 A1

(d)

a 2

46 m/s
Allow ECF from (d)

A1

(e)

Speed / ms-1

46

30 Time / s 0 (f) 1 m for correct shape of graph 1 m for indicating the correct speeds at t = 0 and t = 8 s B1 8

Car moves with constant deceleration.

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Correct diagram: Double arrow head used to denote resultant force, parallelogram with two dotted sides parallel to 120 & 60 N forces No marks to be awarded if more than 2 arrows missing

A1

Correct Scale:

Acceptable scales of 1 cm : 15 N or 1 cm : 12 N or 1 cm : 10 N 170 N 8 N 11.5 to 14.5 from 120 N 25.5 to 28.5 from 60 N

A1 A1 A1

Correct magnitude of resulant force: Correct direction of resultant force: Or

3(a)

Change in GPE

= =

0.0035 x 10 x 6 0.21 J

C1 A1

Do not award marks if student did not convert mass into kg. (b)

K.E gained mv v2 v
2 2

= = = = =

G.P.E lost 0.21 0.21 120 11.0 m/s (3sf) A1 Allow ECF from (a) C1

x 0.0035 x v

4(a) (b)

Conduction. A shiny surface is a bad radiator of heat. So the kettle loses heat slower and keeps the water for longer period.

B1 B1 B1

(c)

Plastic does not have free electrons unlike stainless steel. It can conduct heat by vibration of particles only.

B1 B1 A1

5(a) (b) (c)

Amplitude Frequency v

= = = = =

15 cm 20 5 f 4 x 60 240 cm/s = 4 Hz

A1

C1 A1

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6(a)

X: Infra-red radiation Y: Visible light

B1 B1

(b)

Ultraviolet radiation is used in any one of the following: Used to detect counterfeit notes Used in sub-beds to get a sun-tan Used to sterilize surgical equipment

B1

(c)

Award 1 mark each for any two of the following sets of differences:

B2

Sound waves cannot travel through vacuum but electromagnetic waves can travel through vacuum.

Sound waves are longitudinal waves but electromagnetic waves are transverse waves.

Speed of sound is slower than the speed of light in air.

7(a) (b)

Critical angle = 46 sin c =

A1

= = 1.39

C1

A1

(c)

The light ray must travel from optically denser medium to optically less dense medium. The angle of incidence is larger than the critical angle.

B1

B1

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8(a) (b)

Fuse. When the fuse melts and break the circuit, it will disconnect the lamps from the 240 V in the live wire. This protect the equipment and the user from danger.

B1 B1

B1

(c)

Total resistance of the circuit increases and the current in the circuit decreases. Hence, the lamps are now dimmer than normal brightness.

B1 B1

9(a)

On passing through the nozzle, the paint droplets lose electrons and becomes positively charged.

B1

(b)(i)

The paint droplets have the same positive charges, and they spread out because like charges repel.

B1

(ii)

As unlike charges attract, the negatively charged panel will attract the positively charged paint droplets.

B1

(c)

The paint is more evenly distributed / the panel will be painted more evenly.

B1

10 (a)(i) (a) (ii)

North pole. The ends of both rods are magnetized with the same poles. As like poles repel, the iron rods repel each other / move away from each other.

B1 B1 B1

(b) (i) A1

(b) (ii)

The iron rods repel each other / move away from each other.

B1

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11(a)(i)

The centre of gravity of an object is the point where the entire weight of the object appears to act from.

B1

(a)(ii)

For an object to be in equilibrium [], the total clockwise moments is equal to B2 the total anticlockwise moments[1] about the same pivot []. Round down total marks to nearest whole number.

(a)(iii)

F x 40 F

= =

30 x 6 4.5 N

C1 A1

(b)(i) (b)(ii)

Current through light bulb Total resistance of circuit

= = = =

1.5 x 2

3.0 A

A1

C1 4.0 12 9.0 = 3.0 V C1 A1

(b)(iii)

P.d. across R2 Resistance of R2

= =

2.0

A1

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12(a)

The wave travel as a series of compressions and rarefactions, where the direction of vibrations in the medium is parallel to the direction of wave travel.

B1 B1

(b) speed =

340

C1

A1 Max. distance = = 1.7 m

340

C1

Min. distance

0.51 m

A1

Award max. 2 marks if students have the correct calculation method but did not manage to convert from ms to s correctly.

(c)

The minimum distance would become much longer.

A1

The speed of infra-red radiation is much faster than the speed of sound in air. (d)

B1

= = 0.025 m

C1

A1

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13(a)(i)

Current flows from A to B.

B1

(a)(ii)

The side AB turns in an anticlockwise direction. Using Flemings left hand rule, a downward force acts on side AB, while an upward force acts on side CD.

B1 B1 B1

(a)(iii)

Any one of the following answers: Decrease the resistance of the rheostat/variable resistor. Inserting a soft iron core in the conducting coil Having more number of turns in conducting coil. Move the permanent magnets closer together Use stronger permanent magnets.

B1

(a)(iv)

There is no effect on / no change in the direction of rotation of the conducting coil.

B1

(b)

When a normal current flows through the electromagnet, the electromagnet is not strong enough to attract the soft iron armature.

B1

When current exceeds a certain value, the electromagnet becomes stronger and attracts the soft iron armature.

B1

The contact is then broken, the circuit is broken and the current is cut off.

B1

After the fault has been rectified, the reset button is pressed to return the armature to its original position and current can flow again.

B1