NAVAL BASE SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2 2013

SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS & 5 NORMAL (ACADEMIC)

SCIENCE (PHYSICS/CHEMISTRY)

5116/01
19 August 2013
1 hour

Setters: Mr Chai MH, Mrs Ong SH

Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write in soft pencil.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Write your name, index number and class at the top of the page and on the Answer Sheet.
There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there
are four possible answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate
Answer Sheet.
Read the instructions on the Answer Sheet very carefully.
Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.
A data sheet and a copy of the Periodic Table is found on page 19 and 20 respectively.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 20 PRINTED PAGES

INCLUDING THE COVER PAGE.

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1

The bob of a simple pendulum is swinging between points P and Q.

It takes 19.4 s to swing from P to Q and back to P twenty times. What is the period
of the pendulum?
A
B
C
D

19.4 2 s
19.4 20 s
(19.4 20) 2 s
19.4 20 s

The graph shows part of a car journey.

speed
in m/s

What distance is travelled by the car in the first 20 s?

A
B
C
D

100 m
200 m
300 m
400 m

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3

In the diagram below, OP and OQ represents two forces acting on an object O. Which one of
the following lines represents the magnitude and direction of the third force required to
maintain the object O in equilibrium?
P

O
A
B
C
D

OR
PQ
QP
RO

When a block of wood of mass 2 kg was pushed along a horizontal surface, the friction
measured was 3 N.
push
2 kg

friction = 3 N
When the block was pushed along the same surface with a force of 9 N, it moved with
a constant
A
B
C
D

acceleration of 3 m/s2.
acceleration of 4.5 m/s2.
speed of 3 m/s.
speed of 4.5 m/s.

If a nut and bolt are difficult to undo, it may be easier to turn the nut by using a longer
spanner. This is because the longer spanner gives
A
B
C
D

a larger turning moment.

a smaller turning moment.
less friction.
more friction.

The diagram shows a box of mass 40 kg being pushed up a 2.0 m inclined plane. What
is the work done by the 250 N force when the box reaches the top of the inclined plane
which is 1.0 m above the ground?

2.0 m

1.0 m

250 N
A
B
C
D

250 J
400 J
500 J
800 J

What happens to the volume and density of a fixed mass of liquid when it is heated?

A
B
C
D

density
decreases
increases
decreases
increases

Which of the following describes the movement of particles in iron and in air at 00C?

A
B
C
D

volume
decreases
decreases
increases
increases

iron
none
random
vibration
vibration

air
none
vibration
random
vibration

Why does the temperature of a liquid decrease when it evaporates rapidly?

A
B
C
D

Air molecules lose heat by colliding with the water surface.

Fewer molecules are left in the liquid.
Heat energy is lost by convection.
Some of the most energetic molecules leave the liquid.

10 A person stands barefooted on a stone floor. Why does the stone floor feel cold?
A
B
C
D

Air is unable to circulate between the feet and the floor.

Heat energy flows from the feet to the floor.
Heat energy flows from the floor to the feet.
The feet is at a lower temperature than the floor.

11 The critical angle for water is 48o. Which of the following diagrams does not represent
the behaviour of a light ray as it passes across a water to air boundary?
A

air

air

water

water
o

50o

50

45

45

C
air

air

water

water

48

48

50

50

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12 Which of the following diagrams A, B, C or D correctly shows the focal length f of a
converging lens?

principal focus

principal focus

A
converging
lens
f

distant object

image
of object

converging
converging
converging
lens
lens
lens

close
object

converging
lens

image
of object

distant object
image
of object
D

f
converging
lens

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13 The diagram shows a displacement-time graph produced by a sound wave.

Which of the following graphs represent the displacement-time graph if the loudness and
pitch are doubled?

14 The e.m.f. of a cell is quoted as 1.5 V. This means that the cell can supply 1.5
A
B
C
D

joules of energy.
joules of energy per ampere of current it delivers.
joules of energy per coulomb of charge it delivers.
joules of energy per second.

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15 Which graph best represents how voltage V varies with current I in a component in which the
resistance obeys Ohms Law?

16 A constant voltage d.c. source is connected as shown in the diagram, across two
resistors of resistance 400 k and 100 k.
400 k
1000 V
d.c.
100 k
The voltage across the 100 k resistor is
A
B
C
D

200 V.
250 V.
400 V.
1000 V.

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17 A certain type of torch bulb is designed to glow with normal brightness when connected
to one cell. Which of the following correctly describes the brightness of the bulbs in the
circuits?

circuit 1

A
B
C
D

circuit 1
brighter than normal
brighter than normal
dim
normal

circuit 2

circuit 2
brighter than normal
dim
brighter than normal
normal

18 The switch to an electric kettle should not be placed in the neutral wire because when
the switch is turned off
A
B
C
D

it will blow the fuse.

the heating element will still be live.
the metal casing will be live.
the wires will overheat.

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19 A small compass needle is placed beside a magnet.

compass
In which direction will the compass needle point?

20 The diagram shows a current in a conductor in a magnetic field.

What is the direction of the force on the conductor?

A
B
C
D

into the page

out of the page
towards the N-pole
towards the S-pole