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Section A [15 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

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1

Which row shows an SI base quantity with its correct unit?

A
B
C
D

unit
coulomb
ampere
volt
degree celcius

Which of the following physical quantities have the dimensions of ML 2T-2 ?

A
B
C
D

SI base quantity
charge
current
potential difference
temperature

Force
Work
Energy
Angular Momentum

Three coplanar forces 155 N, 200 N and 300 N acting at a point O is shown in the diagram below.
y

300 N

200 N
x

155 N
What are the net forces of the x and y components?
A
B
C
D
4

x
-132 N
- 132 N
188 N
436 N

y
188 N
436 N
- 132 N
188 N

Which of the following errors is a systematic error ?

A
B
C
D

Zero error
Parallax error
Error due to wrong measurement
Error due to non-uniformity of shape

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5

The figure shows a body of weight W placed on a smooth plane inclined at an angle to the
horizontal. A force F acts horizontally on the body.
F

The resultant force acting downwards along the inclined plane is

A W cos + F cos
B W sin + F cos
C W sin - F cos
D W sin - F sin
6

Which graph represents the motion of a car that is travelling along a straight road with a speed
that increases uniformly with time?

An experiment is performed to measure the acceleration of free fall g. A body falls between two
fixed points. The four measurements shown below are taken.
Which measurements is not required for the calculation of g?
A
B
C
D

the distance fallen by the body

the initial velocity of the body
the mass of the body
the time taken for the body to fall

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A goods train passes through a station at a steady speed of 10 ms -1. An express train is at rest
at the station. The express train leaves the station with a uniform acceleration of 0.5 ms -2 just
as the goods train goes past. Both trains move in the same direction on straight, parallel
tracks.
How much time passes before the express train overtakes the goods train?
A 6s

10 s

C 20 s

D 40 s

A pendulum bob is held stationary by a horizontal force H. The three forces acting on the bob
are shown in the diagram.

The tension in the string of the pendulum is T. The weight of the pendulum bob is W.
Which statement is correct?
A
B
C
D
10

Which of the following is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum?

A
B
C
D

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H = T cos 30
T = H sin 30
W = T cos 30
W = T sin 30

In an elastic collision momentum is constant

Momentum is the product of mass and velocity
The force acting on a body is proportional to its rate of change of momentum
The momentum of an isolated system is constant

A machine gun fires 90 bullets per minute, each at a speed of 250 ms -1 relative to the gun. The
mass of each bullet is 20.0 g.
What is the magnitude of the recoil force on the gun?
A
C

4.5 N
45 N

B
D

7.5 N
75 N

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12.

A car of mass 750 kg has a horizontal driving force of 2.0 kN acting on it. It has a forward
horizontal acceleration of 2.0 ms-2.

What is the resistive force acting horizontally?

A
13.

0.50 kN

1.5 kN

2.0 kN

3.5 kN

An object of mass 4.0 kg moving with a speed of 3.0 ms -1 strikes a stationary object in an
inelastic collision.
Which statement is correct?
A
B
C
D

14

After collision, the total kinetic energy is 18J.

After collision, the total kinetic energy is less than 18 J.
Before collision, the total kinetic energy is 12 J.
Before collision, the total kinetic energy is less than 12 J.

A ship of mass 8.4 x 107 kg is approaching a harbor with speed 16.4 ms -1. By using reverse
thrust it can maintain a constant total stopping force of 920 000 N.
How long will it take to stop?
A
C

15

15 seconds
25 minutes

B
D

150 seconds
250 minutes

A cannon fires a cannonball with an initial speed v at an angle to the horizontal.

Which equation is correct for the maximum height H reached?

H=

v sin
2g

H=

g sin
2v

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( v sin )2
H=
2g

H=

g 2 sin
2v

Section B [40 marks]

Answer all questions in this section

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Section C [30 marks]
Answer any two questions in this section

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(a)

(i)
(ii)

(b)

State the principle of conservation of linear momentum.

[2 marks]
State two laws of motion which can be used to deduce this principle in the
case of collision between two bodies.
[4 marks]

(i)

State Newtons Laws of motion

(ii)

What is meant by perfect elastic collision?

[3 marks]
[1 marks]
(c)

A rocket is fixed vertically on its launching pad. Before launching is started, the mass
of rocket and its fuel is 1.9 x 103 kg. During launching, gas emitted from the rocket
with a velocity of 2.5 x 103 ms-1 relative to the rocket. The fuel is used at the constant
rate of 7.4 kg s-1 .
(Use g = 10 ms-1)
(i) Find the thrust of the rocket.
[2 marks]
(ii) Explain why there is a time lapse between the firing and the launching.
[3 marks]

19 (a)

State the conditions for equilibrium of a rigid body.

[1 mark]

(b)

A uniform ladder AB of length 2.5 m and weight 200 N leans against a smooth wall
as shown in the diagram.

Copy the diagram and show

(i)

The reaction R of the wall on the upper end A of the ladder.

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[1 mark]
(ii)

The normal reaction P and the frictional force F at the lower end B of the ladder.
[2 marks]

(iii)

Calculate the magnitude of R, P and F

[3 marks]

(c)

A wooden block on a horizontal table is attached to a pan. As the weights are placed on the
pan, tension, T acts on the block, which is balanced by the frictional force F in the opposite
direction.
The frictional forces are classified into two types; static friction (limiting static friction) and
dynamic friction.
(i)

What is meant by limiting static friction and coefficient of limiting static friction?
[2 marks]

(ii)

Compare the magnitude of limiting static friction and dynamic friction. [1 mark]

(d) The diagram shows a block of mass of 20.0 kg being pulled by a load 10.0 kg. Given that
the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and surface is 0.4. Calculate the
acceleration of the block and the tension in the string, assuming the g = 10 m s-2.
[5 marks]

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(a)

An object is projected with initial speed v at angle with the horizontal.

Derive an equation for the path of the projectile.
[3 marks]

(b)

The diagram below shows a jeep travelling at constant speed 10 ms -1 towards a

security post.

A security guard holding his rifle 15 m above the ground shoots horizontally when
the jeep is 0.7 km from the security post. The bullet of the rifle strikes the jeep.
Calculate
(i)

the time taken by the bullet to strike the jeep

[2 marks]

(ii)

the distance of the jeep from the security post when it is struck.

[2 marks]

(iii)

the initial speed of the bullet

[2 marks]

(iv)

the speed and direction of the bullet when it strikes the jeep

[6 marks]

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