BEDOK SOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2015
Secondary 4 Express
Subject Code: 5059/01
Subject: Physics
Date: 12th August 2015
Paper: 1

Duration of Paper: 1 hour

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write in soft pencil.
Write your class, index number and name on the Answer Sheet in the spaces provided.
Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

There are forty questions in this section. Answer all questions.

For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you
consider to be 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 question paper.

Setter: Mr Adrian Lim

This document consists of 16 printed pages.

1.

Figure 1 shows a micrometer screw gauge when it is completely closed. Figure 2

shows the reading off the external diameter of a pipe. If the pipe has a thickness of
1.00 mm, what is the internal diameter of the pipe?

2.

8.50 mm

B 9.50 mm

10.47 mm

D 10.50 mm

The time taken for a pendulum to swing from rest position A to B is 0.8 s. What is the
time taken for the pendulum to make 20 complete oscillations?

0.8 s

1.6 s

16.0 s

32.0 s

3.

The distance time graph of a man is shown below. What was the average speed
over the 12 s ?

4.

A 0.5 m/s

B 0.58 m/s

C 0.75 m/s

D 1.33 m/s

A 100 kg rock is being hung freely on the Moon. When an astronaut pushes the rock
from the side, he will feel that

5.

the rock is easier to push than on the Earth.

the rock is more difficult to push than on the Earth.

the rock requires the same effort to be pushed as on the Earth.

the rock requires no effort to be pushed.

A kite hangs freely on the branch of a tree as shown. Which point is possibly the
centre of gravity of the kite?

6.

The diagram below shows a special flask filled with water. Which of the following
statement is true?

A Point P has a higher pressure than point Q.

B Point R has a higher pressure than point Q.
C Point Q has the highest pressure as compared to point P and point R.
D Point P, point Q and point R have the same pressure.
7.

A hydraulic press is being balanced by a 150 N force and a 1500 kg mass as shown.
Calculate the piston area A. (g = 10 m s-2 )

A 1 cm2
C

B 10 cm2

100 cm2

D 1000 cm2

8.

A manometer is connected to a 1000 mmHg air pressure at one end and the other
end is left opened as shown. Given that the manometer is filled with mercury, what is
the pressure at point P?

9.

A 300 mmHg

B 700 mmHg

C 1000 mmHg

D 1300 mmHg

In the Brownian motion experiment, why is smoke used?

A

Smoke particles are big enough to be seen and light enough to be affected by
the motion of the air particles.

Smoke particles can restrict the motion of the air particles.

Smoke particles serve as a good contrast for the air particles to be seen.

Smoke particles are black and can easily be identified through the microscope.

10. Which of the following is true?

1

Molecules in a solid are stationary.

Molecules in a liquid are constantly in motion.

Molecules in a gas repel each other.

2 only

2 and 3 only

1,2, and 3

None of the above.

11. Object A is 2 kg. It has a temperature of 40 C and has an internal energy of

500 000 J. Object B is 2 kg. It has temperature of 50 C and has an internal energy of
400 000 J. Which of the following statement is correct?
A

Heat flow from object A to object B.

Heat flow from object B to object A.

No heat flow between object A and object B.

There is not enough information to determine the direction of heat flow.

12. Which of the following is false?

We wear white to keep ourselves warm during winter.

We wear white to keep ourselves cool during summer.

Aluminium foil are used to keep food warm.

Pipes are painted black to minimise transfer of thermal energy.

13. A thermocouple indicates 0.1 mV at ice point and 2.6 mV at 500 C. What will be the
temperature when the thermocouple indicates 3.0 mV?
A 80 C

560 C

C 580 C

600 C

14. 8000 J of energy is used to heat up 4 kg copper block from 15 C to 20 C. What are
the specific heat capacity of copper and the heat capacity of the copper block?
Specific heat capacity of

Heat capacity of copper

copper /J kg-1K-1

block /J K-1

400

400

400

1600

1600

400

1600

1600

15. Which of the following is not a difference between boiling and evaporation?
A

Evaporation is a slow process but boiling is a fast process.

Evaporation takes place at the surface of the liquid but boiling takes place
throughout the liquid.

Evaporation takes place from 0 C to 100 C inclusive but boiling takes place only
at the boiling point.

During boiling, bubbles are formed but not during evaporation.

16. What is the frequency of the wave shown below?

Hz

C 4 Hz

8 Hz

1
8

Hz

17. A light ray travels from a medium P to medium Q. given that medium P has a
refractive index of 1.5 and medium Q has a refractive index of 1.2, which of the
following rays is/are possible outcome(s)?

A 3 only

1 and 3 only

C 2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

18. The focal length is

A

the distance from the light source to the image.

the distance from the object to the centre of the lens.

the distance from the image to the centre of the lens

the distance from the focal point to the centre of the lens.

19. An object O is placed at the position shown. What are the characteristics of the
image produced?

real, inverted and diminished

real, inverted and same size as object

real, inverted and enlarged

virtual, upright and enlarged

20. Which of the following is/are the properties of electromagnetic waves?

1.

All electromagnetic waves can be reflected and refracted.

2.

All electromagnetic waves carry energy.

3.

All electromagnetic waves carry charges.

A 1 and 2 only

B 2 and 3 only

C 1 and 3 only

D 1, 2 and 3

21. Which of the following has the highest frequency?

A

Ultraviolet rays

Visible light

Microwaves

X-rays

22. Which of the following could be the possible difference and similarity between a
high-pitch and a low-pitch sound?

23.

Difference

Similarity

speed

wavelength

wavelength

speed

wavelength

frequency

frequency

wavelength

An electric bell is suspended in a bell jar as shown. An observer outside the bell jar
can see the clapper striking the bell but cannot hear any sound produced by the
striking. What is a possible reason?

The bell jar is filled with water.

The bell jar has very thick glass.

The bell jar is filled with inert gas.

There is a vacuum in the bell jar.

24. Which of the following sequence is the speed of sound in ascending order?
A

speed of sound in oxygen, speed of sound in mud, speed of sound in water.

speed of sound in ice, speed of sound in stone, speed of sound in alcohol.

speed of sound in fruit juice, speed of sound in iron, speed of sound in air.

speed of sound in steam, speed of sound in ink, speed of sound in mercury.

25. Which of the following statements about ultrasound is/are correct?

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Ultrasound has the same frequency as the sound wave that we hear.

Sound wave that human being cannot hear is known as ultrasound.

Ultrasound travels much faster than the sound wave that we hear.

A 2 only

2 and 3 only

C 1 and 3 only

none of the above

Which of the following about electrical field are correct?

1.

An electron experiences a force when it is placed in an electric field.

2.

Field lines cannot cross each other.

3.

Field lines flow from positively charged object to negatively charged object.

A 1 and 2 only

B 1 and 3 only

C 2 and 3 only

D 1, 2 and 3

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27. Two neutral conducting spheres are placed touching each other and supported by
insulating stands as shown. Which is the correct sequence to induce opposite
charges to the two spheres?

Separate the two spheres by pulling the insulating stands away from each other.

Earth the spheres instantaneously.

Remove the charged rod.

Placed a charged rod near the conducting spheres.

1423

4123

413

423

28. If 50 C of charge flows through a point in an electric circuit in 10 s, what is the

current passing through that point?
A 0.2 A

5A

C 60 A

500 A

29. A 2 m long wire with a radius of 1 mm has a resistance of 16 . What is the

resistance of the same type of wire which is 4 m long and has a radius of 2 mm?
A 4

C 16

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30

The graph shows the variation with voltage of the current in a 12 V lamp.

From the graph, which statement about the resistance of the lamp is correct as the
voltage increases?
A

The resistance of the lamp decreases throughout the voltage range.

The resistance of the lamp increases throughout the voltage range.

The resistance of the lamp increases at first and then decreases.

The resistance of the lamp remains constant.

31. The circuit diagram shows four identical resistors connected in a series with a
battery.

What are the possible readings on voltmeters V1 and V2?

V1

V2

1V

3V

2V

8V

3V

6V

4V

6V

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32. In the circuit below, how do the voltmeter readings change as the surrounding gets
brighter?

V1

V2

decreases

increases

remain unchanged

decreases

increases

increases

increases

decreases

33. What is the value of current, I1?

A 1A

3A

6A

4A

34. When one end of a magnet is placed near a compass, the pointer (N-pole) of the
compass turns and points at the magnet because
A

the pointer points at any end of a magnet.

the end near the compass is a N-pole.

the end near the compass is a S-pole.

A magnet always attracts the pointer of a compass.

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35. Which of the following is the correct sequence to effectively demagnetize a steel bar
using electrical method?
1

insert the magnetized steel bar into a solenoid.

connect direct current to a solenoid

connect alternating current to a solenoid

pull the steel bar slowly out of the solenoid

switch off the current supply

1245

3145

2145

1354

36. In which diagram (s) is/are correct poles for the electromagnet indicated?

A 2 only

B 1 and 2 only

C 2 and 3 only

D 1, 2 and 3 only

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37. The figure below shows an upwards force acting on a current-carrying wire. What is
the direction of the magnetic field?

38. A permanent magnet is placed near a solenoid as shown. Which of the following
is/are true?

A S-pole induced at Y when the magnet moves away from the solenoid.

A N-pole is induced at Y when the magnet moves towards the solenoid.

Nothing happens when the magnet does not move.

A 2 only

B 3 only

C 1 and 2 only

D 1,2 and 3

39. An ideal transformer has 10 V at the primary coil and 100 V at the secondary coil.
Given that there is 500 turns in the primary coil, what is the number of turns in the
secondary coil?
A 10 turns

B 50 turns

C 500 turns

D 5000 turns

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40. Which of the following is done to minimize heat loss by industrial power transmission
cables?
1

Increase the cross- sectional area of the cable

Step down the voltage of the wire

Use a shorter wire.

A 1 only

1 and 2 only

C 1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

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