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American Academy Larnaca

Year 5 Test
Double Science
Physics
Topic P2.9: As fast as you can!
Thursday 21 May 2009
Multiple choice
Time: 20 minutes

FORMULAE
You may find the following formulae useful.

displacement s
average velocity = v=
time t

change in velocity (v − u )
acceleration = a=
time t

force = mass × acceleration F=m×a

momentum = mass × velocity p=m×v

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Investigating parachutes

Alison is investigating how the area of a parachute affects the time it takes to fall to the ground.
She cuts different sized pieces from plastic bags to make the parachutes.

1. In her investigation the independent variable is

A the gravitational field strength

B the height the parachute is dropped from
C the time taken to fall to the ground
D the area of the parachute

2. The parachute falls through 2 m in a time of 0.5 s.

What is the average velocity of the parachute?

A 0.5 m/s downwards

B 4.0 m/s downwards
C 0.5 m/s upwards
D 4.0 m/s upwards

3. Alison uses a computer simulation to analyse the motion and forces on a skydiver after he jumps
from his plane.
Which row of the table is correct for the skydiver as his parachute opens?

direction of motion direction of the resultant direction of the acceleration

of the skydiver force on the skydiver of the skydiver
A upwards upwards upwards
B downwards upwards downwards
C upwards upwards downwards
D downwards upwards upwards

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Falling

Jane makes a model to investigate the “vertical fall” involved in a fairground ride.
Marbles are timed as they fall through the oil in a glass tube.

directions
of forces
on marble
falling
marble

oil
rubber
bands
glass
tube

4. The diagram shows the directions of forces on a falling marble.

Jane and Asif are discussing what happens just after the marble is released.

The forces on the marble The marble accelerates because

Jane are unbalanced. resistance is bigger than gravity. Asif

Who is correct?

A Jane only
B Asif only
C both Asif and Jane
D neither

5. Eventually the marble reaches a constant speed.

Which row of the table describes the forces on it and its velocity?

the forces are the velocity is

A balanced changing
B unbalanced changing
C unbalanced constant
D balanced constant

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6. Jane times three identical marbles falling between the two rubber bands.
The values are 5.5 s, 5.7 s and 6.5 s.
She has no time to take more readings.
The value she should use in her investigation is

A 5.6 s
B 5.7 s
C 5.9 s
D 6.5 s

7. People take a risk when they go on this “vertical fall” ride at a theme park.

Which row of the table shows the conditions for people to be most willing to take the risk?

How much choice do the people have? Have the people seen the ride before?
A a little yes
B a little no
C a lot no
D a lot yes

8. At one part of the ride, the speed of the car changes from 2 m/s to 6 m/s in 0.5 s.
What is its acceleration?

A 1.5 m/s2
B 6.0 m/s2
C 8.0 m/s2
D 24 m/s2

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9. At one point during the ride a passenger exerts a force of 800 N on the seat.
The passenger is pushed into the seat in this direction
.
Which row of the table shows the size and direction of the force the seat exerts on the passenger?

size of force on the passenger (N) direction of force on the passenger

A 800 
B 800

C 810 
D 810

Investigating Forces

Donna and Alan are investigating forces.

They use this apparatus to measure the force needed to pull a wooden block up a slope.

wooden
1 N weights board
newton
meter

wooden
block support

They find the average force when different weights are put on the wooden block.
These are some of their results.

weight of block
6 7 8 9 10
(N)
average force needed to pull block up slope
3.5 4.1 4.7 5.9
(N)

10. The average force needed to pull the block with a 9 N weight is likely to be

A 5.0 N
B 5.3 N
C 5.5 N
D 5.6 N

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11. Which row of the table lists the variables that they considered in their investigation?

kept constant the variable they changed the variable they measured
(to ensure a fair test) (the independent variable) (the dependent variable)
A weight of block angle of slope pulling force
B angle of slope weight of block pulling force
C angle of slope pulling force weight of block
D pulling force weight of block angle of slope

12. These are the readings from the newton meter for a block weighing 7 N.

1st try 2nd try 3rd try 4th try 5th try 6th try
pulling force (N) 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.0

These readings show that the method used

A is reliable
B has no error
C is not a fair test
D should not be used to justify a conclusion

Collisions

Nafis and her friends are investigating what happens when cars collide.
They use a number of model cars on a frictionless track.

13. One of the model cars has a mass of 0.2 kg.

The car is given an acceleration of 4 m/s2.
The force needed to produce this acceleration is

A 0.05 N
B 0.8 N
C 2.0 N
D 8.0 N

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Use this information to answer questions 14, 15 and 16.

The velocity-time graph shows the motion of a different model car during one experiment.

10
velocity
in m/s
8

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

time in s

14. The acceleration of this car during the first 2 seconds is

A 0.2 m/s2
B 5 m/s2
C 10 m/s2
D 20 m/s2

15. After 5 seconds the momentum of the car is 4 kg m/s.

What is the mass of the car?

A 0.4 kg
B 0.8 kg
C 20 kg
D 40 kg

16. Between which times is the resultant force on the car equal to zero?

A between 0 and 2 seconds

B between 2 and 10 seconds
C between 10 and 11 seconds
D between 10 and 14 seconds

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Use this information to answer questions 17 and 18.

Another model car has a mass of 2 kg.

The diagram below shows the forces acting on the model car.

drag thrust
1.0 N 3.0 N

17. The acceleration of the car will be

A 1.0 m/s2
B 1.5 m/s2
C 2.0 m/s2
D 4.0 m/s2

18. To double the acceleration of the car we should

A double the thrust only

B double the drag only
C double the resultant force
D make the drag half the original value

19. Nafis and her friends discuss safety and collisions.

Increasing a driver’s An airbag reduces the risk

Nafis Heather
reaction time will reduce of injury because it has a
the risk of an accident. lot of kinetic energy.

A seat belt protects a driver in Reducing the friction in a

a collision by reducing the rate car’s brakes will improve
of change of his momentum. their effectiveness.
Colin Mary

Who is correct?

A Nafis
B Heather
C Colin
D Mary

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20. Nafis reads a web page about a driver who had an accident as he was driving to start a new job.
Which of these is most likely to have increased the risk of an accident?

A The car had air bags

B The car had crumple zones
C The driver did not know the road
D The road was dry

21. The driver was saved because he was wearing his seat belt.
According to official statistics, seat belts reduce fatalities by 30%.
This means that

A In 100 passing cars there will be 30 less accidents

B In 100 accidents there will be 30 less cases that are fatal
C In 100 passing cars there will be 30 accidents
D In 100 accidents there will be 30 fatal cases

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Nafis and her friends find out about stopping distances from the Highway Code.

Use this information to answer questions 22, 23 and 24.

= thinking distance = braking distance

speed of car

30 km/h 6m 6m

45 km/h 9m 14 m

60 km/h 12 m 24 m

22. What is the thinking distance when a car is travelling at 45 km/h?

A 6m
B 9m
C 14 m
D 23 m

23. What is the stopping distance when a car is travelling at 60 km/h?

A 12 m
B 23 m
C 24 m
D 36 m

24. The stopping distance for a car travelling at 90 km/h would be

A 18 m
B 28 m
C 56 m
D 74 m

TOTAL FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE PAPER: 24 MARKS

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