SECTION A

1. Which diagram shows the correct direction of the pressure exerted on the point X in a
liquid?
A.

B.

C.

D.

2. Diagram 1 shows a fish in the sea.

Sea water
6m

Diagram 1
Calculate the pressure exerted by the water on the fish.
(Density of water = 1000 kg m-3)
A.
B.
C.
D.

6 x 104 Pa
6 x 105 Pa
6 x 107 Pa
6 x 108 Pa

3. Diagram 2 shows a container with different shapes filled with a liquid.

Diagram 2
Which of the following comparison of pressures is true?
A.
B.
C.

P1 > P2 > P3
P1 = P2 = P3
P1 < P2 < P3

4. Diagram 3 shows bubbles of gas escaping from the mud and rise to the surface.

Diagram 3
Why the bubbles become larger as the bubbles rise to the surface of water?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Atmospheric pressure on the bubbles decreases

Atmospheric pressure on the bubbles increases
Water pressure on the bubbles decreases
Water pressure on the bubbles increases

5. Diagram 4 shows water spurts out from two containers containing liquid R and liquid
S. The distance of water spurts out for both liquid is same.
Liquid R

Liquid S

Diagram 4
Which of the following is correct comparison between the density of liquid R and
liquid S?
A.
B.
C.

Density of liquid R = density of liquid S

Density of liquid R > density of liquid S
Density of liquid R < density of liquid S

6. Diagram 5 shows a simple mercury barometer.

Vacuum

Glass tube

Mercury

Diagram 5
What is the physical quantity measured by the barometer?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Gas pressure
Liquid pressure
Atmospheric pressure
Vacuum pressure

7. Diagram 6 shows a manometer connected to a gas supply. The pressure given by the
gas supply is 86 cm Hg.

Gas supply

Mercury

Diagram 6
What is the value of h? (Atmospheric pressure = 76 cm Hg)
A.
B.
C.
D.

10 cm
76 cm
86 cm
162 cm

8. Diagram 7 shows mountaineers climbing Mount Everest.

Diagram 7
Why do the climbers have difficulty breathing at the top of the mountain?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The air layer is thicker

The air density is lower
The air temperature is lower
The atmospheric pressure is higher
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9. Which of the following equipment works based on atmospheric pressure concept?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Suction pump
Bunsen Burner
Hydraulic jack
Hot air balloon

10. Diagram 8 shows four gas jars which contain the same amount of gas particles and at
room temperature.

Diagram 8
Which jar has the highest gas pressure?
11. Diagram 9 shows the piston about to be pushed with the constant force into a flask
with holes.
Piston

Hole

Water
Flask

Diagram 9
Which of the following statements is false when the piston is pushed inwards?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The force exerts a pressure on the surface of the water

The pressure transmitted through the water is increasing
Water gushes out of the holes in all directions
Pressure is transmitted throughout the water

12. Diagram 10 shows a hydraulic jack which have cross-sectional area of the small
piston and the large piston is 0.4 m2 and 8 m2 respectively.
20 N

8 m2

0.4 m2

oil

Diagram 10
If the small piston is pushed with a force of 20 N, what will be the pressure
experienced by the larger piston?
A.
B.
C.
D.

50 Pa
100 Pa
200 Pa
400 Pa

13. Diagram 11 shows a simple hydraulic jack.

1000 N

Piston Y: Area = 20 cm2

Piston X: Area = 5 cm2

Diagram 11
Calculate the force that acts on the piston X to lift the load of 1 000 N.
A.
B.
C.
D.

250 N
500 N
2000 N
4000 N

14. Diagram 12 shows a cars hydraulic braking system.

Master piston
Brake pedal
To other wheel
Brake fluid
Brake shoe
Small piston

Wheel disk
Diagram 12
Why does the brake shoe grip the wheel disc when the brake pedal is pressed?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The force on the brake pedal is transmitted uniformly in the brake fluid
The pressure on each small piston is bigger than the pressure on the master
piston
The pressure on the brake pedal is transmitted uniformly in the brake fluid
The force on the brake pedal compresses the brake fluid

15. The presence of air bubbles in the hydraulic brake system causes the system to
function inefficiently. Which statement explains this observation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The air bubbles reduce the viscosity of the brake fluid

The air bubbles escape when the brake pedal is pressed
The air bubbles expand when the brake system becomes hot due to friction
The air bubbles are compressed when the brake is pressed

16. Diagram 13 shows a stone hung to a spring balance in air.

Diagram 13
What happens to the reading of the spring balance if the stone is immersed into the water?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Increase
Decrease
Remains unchanged
Becomes zero

17. Diagram 14 shows an object of mass 4.0 kg floating stationary in water.

Object

Water

Diagram 14
What is upthrust force acting on this object?
A. 4 N
B. 8 N
C. 40 N
D. 80 N

18. An object of mass 2 kg with density of 8 x 103 kg m-3 is completely immersed in sea water. If the
density of sea water is 1.03 x 103 kg m-3, calculate the buoyant force acting on the object.
A.
B.
C.
D.

1.2 N
2.6 N
3.0 N
3.4 N

19. Which of the following equipment works based on Archimedes principle?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Suction pump
Vacuum cleaner
Hydraulic jack
Ballast tank

20. Diagram 15 shows a hot air balloon floating at a constant altitude. The mass of the
hot air balloon is 750 kg. The volume of the balloon is 1000 m3 and the density of the
surrounding air is 1.25 kg m-3.

Hot air balloon

Load
Diagram 15
What is the weight of the load?
A.
B.
C.
D.

1.25 x 104 N
1.18 x 104 N
7.50 x 103 N
5.00 x 103 N

21. Diagram 16 shows the cross-section of a submarine. When water in the ballast tank is pumped out
the submarine will rise up.

Ballast tank

Diagram 16
The submarine rises up because
A.
B.
C
D..

the upthrust on the submarine increases

the upthrust on the submarine decreases
the weight of the submarine increases
the weight of the submarine decreases

22. Diagram 17 shows two ping-pong balls are getting closed to each other when air is
blown.

Diagram 17
What is the principal involved in this situation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Electric Static Principle

Bernoullis Principle
Pascals Principle
Archimedes Principle

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23. Diagram 18 shows an aerofoil.

Diagram 18
Which part of the aerofoil has the highest pressure?
A.
B.
C.
D.

P
Q
R
S

24. Diagram 19 shows water flowing into a venturi tube.

Water out

Water in

Diagram 19

At which point has the lowest pressure?

25. What does wave carry when propagating from one point to another?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Energy
Power
Particle
Medium

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26. Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Light traveling from a lamp to a screen

A water ripple caused by a dipper moving up and down
A spring pushed backwards and forwards
A spring shook up and down

27. Diagram 20 shows an image of an unborn baby obtained by using an ultrasound.

Receiver

Source
Ultrasound beam

Diagram 20
If the frequency of the ultrasound used is 2 x 106 Hz and the speed of the ultrasound
in the body is 1500 m s-1, what is the wave length of the ultrasound in mothers
womb?
A.
B.
C.
D.

7.5 x 10-6 m
7.5 x 10-4 m
7.5 x 104 m
7.5 x 105 m

28. Diagram 21 shows a wave pattern.

Diagram 21
Which of the distance labelled A, B, C and D represents amplitude?
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29. Diagram 22 shows the displacement - time graph of a wave.

Displacement

Time

Diagram 22
What is the frequency of the wave?
A.
B.
C.
D.

8 Hz
4 Hz
0.25 Hz
0.125 Hz

30. Diagram 23 shows a displacement-time graph of an oscillating spring.

Displacement

Time

Diagram 23
The spring is undergoing
A.
B.
C.
D.

resonance
damping
modulation
rectification

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SECTION B
1.

(a)

Diagram 24(a), Diagram 24(b) and Diagram 24(c) shows a rock being hung
on a spring balance in the air, immersed in water and cooking oil respectively.
The reading of spring balance for each situation is shown in Diagram 24.

spring
balance

spring
balance
0.1 N

0.3 N

0.4 N

rock

rock

rock

(a)
(b)

(c)

Diagram 24
Using Diagram 24(a), Diagram 24(b) and Diagram 24(c), compare
i.

the reading of spring balance

...
[1 mark]

ii.

the weight lost

...
[1 mark]

iii.

the density of water and cooking oil

...
[1 mark]

(b)

Relate the weight lost and the density.

[1 mark]
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(c)

Deduce a relevant physics concept.

[1 mark]

2.

Diagram 25 shows a hydraulic jack with a cross-sectional area of the small piston and
the large piston is 0.2 m2 and 1.2 m2 respectively
6N

0.2 m2

1.2 m2
oil

Diagram 25
(a)

If a force of 6 N is exerted on the smaller piston, what is the output force acted on
the larger piston?

[2 marks]
(b)

If the smaller piston moves downward by 1.2 cm, what is the distance moved by
the larger piston?

[3 marks]
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