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Fizik
Kertas 1
MEI
2008
1 ¼ jam
SEKTOR SEKOLAH BERASRAMA PENUH
BAHAGIAN SEKOLAH
KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

PEPERIKSAAN PERTENGAHAN TAHUN TINGKATAN 5 2008

FIZIK

KERTAS 1

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1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 50 soalan.

2. Jawab semua soalan.
3. Jawab dengan menghitamkan ruangan yang betul pada kertas jawapan.
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Kertas soalan ini mengandungi 23 halaman bercetak

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The following information may be useful. The symbols have their usual meaning.

ax
1. v2 = u2 + 2as 19. λ=
v−u D
2. a= sin i
t 20. n=
1 sin r
3. s = ut + at2
2 21. n = real depth
4. Momentum = mv apparent depth
5. F = ma 22. Q =It
6. Kinetic Energy = ½ mv2 23. V = IR
7. Gravitational Potential Energy = mgh 24. Power, P= IV
1 25. g = 10 ms-2
8. Elastic Potential Energy = Fx
2

m
9. ρ=
V

10. Pressure in liquid, P = hρg

F
11. Pressure, P=
A

12. Heat, Q = mcθ

13. Heat, Q = mℓ

PV
14. = constant
T

15. E = mc2

16. v= λf

Energy
17. Power, P =
Time

1 1 1
18. = +
f u v

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Each question is followed by three, four or five options. Choose the best option for
each question then blacken the correct space on the answer sheet.

1. Which of the following is the most accurate equipment?

A. Ruler

B. Vernier callipers

C. Micrometer screw gauge

D.
Measuring tape

2 Which of the following measurements of length is the longest

A 2520 cm
B 0.252 km
C 0.252 Gm
D 0.00252 Mm
E 2520000 mm

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3 Diagram 3 shows the reading of a part of vernier callipers when measuring the
thickness of a book.

Diagram 3

What is the thickness of the book?

A 0.51 cm
B 0.41 cm
C 0.91 cm
D 1.01 cm

4. A student carries out an experiment to study the relationship between the length
of a pendulum and a period of oscillation. Which of the following statements is
not true about the experiment?

A. The length of the string of the pendulum is the manipulated variable

B. The responding variable is determined by a stopwatch
C. The period of oscillation is the x-axis when plotting the graph
D. The mass of the pendulum used must be the same

5.

Diagram 5

Based on the velocity–time graph above, calculate the total distance travelled.

A 6m
B 16 m
C 24 m
D 30 m
E 46 m

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6. Which of the following graphs represents the correct relationship for velocity that
is directly proportional with time?

A.

Velocity (v)

B. Time (s)
Velocity (v)

Time (s)

C.
Velocity (v)

Time (s)

D.
Velocity (v)

Time (s)

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7. Which of the following shows an object moving with decreasing acceleration ?

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8. The diagram shows a coin is placed on a cardboard covering the top of a

beaker. When the card is quickly pulled horizontally , the coin falls into the
beaker.
Coin

Card

Beaker

Diagram 8

Which property of the coin makes this possible?

A Density
B Inertia
C Volume
D Thickness

9.

Diagram 9

Diagram 9 shows two identical balls moving towards each other with velocities u
and collides with a perfect elastic collision. Which of the following is true after
collision?

Velocity of P
A Zero
B Less than u in direction of R
C More than u in direction of R
D Equals to u in direction of R
Velocity of Q
Zero
Less than u in direction of S
More than u in direction of S
Equals to u in direction of S

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10. Which of the following objects acted on by a pair of forces will accelerate?

11. A box of mass 2 kg moves with a constant speed of 0.1 m s-1 when a force of 6 N
is applied.

0.1 m s-1

2 kg 6N

Diagram 11

What is the frictional force acting on the box?

A 0N C 3N
B 2N D 6N

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12 The diagram shows a high-jumper falls on a thick mattress.

Diagram 13

The purpose of putting a mattress after the bar is to

A decrease the impulsive force

B decrease the stopping time of the high-jumper.
C decrease the velocity of the high-jumper.
D decrease the jumping time of the high-jumper.

13 A boy in a moving lift feels that his weight has become lighter. Which one of the
following statements is true ?

A The lift is accelerating upwards

B The lift is accelerating downwards
C The lift is deceleration downwards

14 A car of mass 800 kg is being driven along a level road. The engine supplies a
forward force of 3600 N and the total resistive force is 2000 N.

2000 N 3600 N

Diagram 14

What is the acceleration of the car?

A 2.0 m s-2
B 2.5 m s-2
C 4.5 m s-2
D 7.0 m s-2

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15

Diagram 15

Diagram 15 shows a container with a hole. When it is filled with oil, the oil will
flow out from the hole .If the same experiment is carried out on the Moon, what
will happen to x?

A unchanged
B increased
C decreased

16 A pendulum bob is hang on a string at a fixed point. It is displaced from position 1

and then released. It oscillates several times with decreasing amplitude before
stopping at position 2.

1 3
P R
2
1 16
Diagram

Where does the ball have the highest kinetic energy ?

A At position 1
B The first time at position 2
C The last time at position 2
D At position 3

17 A dry battery can deliver 3000 J of energy to a small 2 W electric motor before
the battery is exhausted. For how long does the motor run ?

A 1500 minutes
B 100 minutes
C 50 minutes
D 25 minutes

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18 Table 18 shows the input and useful output energy of three motors.

Input energy/ kJ Useful output

energy /kJ
Motor P 80 20
Motor Q 40 14
Motor R 60 45

Table 18

Which one is the most efficient?

A P
B Q
C R

19 A spring of 10 cm length extends by 6 cm when a load of 30 N is attached to it.

20 N

Diagram 19

When two identical springs are used to carry a 20 N loads, as shown in Diagram
19, what is the length of the spring system?

A 2 cm
B 4 cm
C 6 cm
D 12 cm
E 15 cm

20 The height of the mercury column of a simple mercury barometer will decrease if

A the glass tube is tilted

B the diameter of the glass tube is increased
C air is filled into the vacuum region above the mercury

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D the barometer is taken to the bottom of a swimming pool

21 Equal masses of oil are poured into four different containers as shown.

W X Y Z
Diagram 21

In which container is the pressure exerted by the oil on the base of the container
is the least?

A W
B X
C Y
D Z

22 Diagram 22 shows the water levels in a water manometer used to measure the
pressure of a gas supply.

Diagram 22

How much greater than the atmospheric pressure is the pressure of the gas
supply?

A 2 cm water

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B 5 cm water
C 10 cm water
D 12 cm water

23 The diagrams below show a simple barometer. Which diagram correctly shows
the measurement taken to determine the atmospheric pressure?

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24 Diagram 24 shows a simple hydraulic jack. The cross-sectional area of the
smaller piston is 5 cm2 while the cross-sectional area of the bigger piston is
25 cm2. When a force is applied to the smaller piston, it moves down a distance
of 6 cm.
force

force

hydraulic fluid

Diagram 24

What is the distance moved by the larger piston?

A 0.4 cm
B 0.8 cm
C 1.2 cm
D 1.6 cm
E 2.0 cm

25 Diagram 25 shows an object floating on the surface of water. Which of the

following statements is true?
object

water

Diagram 25

A The density of the object is greater than the density of the water.
B The volume of water displaced is equal to the volume of the object.
C The weight of water displaced is equal to the weight of the object.
D The mass of the object is equal to the buoyant force on the object.
26 Diagram 26 shows a ping-pong ball that does not fall when the water flows .

Filter funnel Water

Ping – pong ball

Diagram 26

Which principle explains the diagram ?

A Pascal’s principle
B Bernoulli’s principle
C Archimedes’ principle

27 Which of the following statements loses the highest heat in cooling to 10°C?

A A kettle filled with water at 60°C

B A glass filled with boiling water
C A swimming pool filled with water at 30°C.

28. Water is suitable to be used as a cooling agent because of its

A high heat capacity

B high density
C high latent heat
D high adhesive force between the molecules

29. The heat required to raise the temperature of 0.05 kg of a solid from 20oC to
40oC is 2100 J. What is the specific heat capacity of the solid?

A 1400 J kg-1 oC-1

B 2100 J kg-1 oC-1
C 3200 J kg-1 oC-1
D 4200 J kg-1 oC-1
30 The graph in figure below shows how the temperature of some wax changes as it
cools from liquid to solid. Which section of the graph would the wax be a mixture
of solid and liquid?

Diagram 30

A PQ
B QR
C RS
D ST

31 What is the quantity which is constant in all the three gas laws?

A The number of gas molecules

B The distance between the gas molecules
C The total force per unit area of the wall of the container
D The average kinetic energy of the gas molecules

32 A gas inside a container at a temperature of 30oC has a pressure of 1.20 Pa.

The container is heated at a constant volume until the temperature of the gas
inside it is 55oC.
What is the final pressure of the gas?

A 0.72 Pa
B 1.11 Pa
C 1.20 Pa
D 1.30 Pa
E 2.20 Pa

33 A concave mirror produces an image of the same size as the object. Where is the
position of the object?

A At the centre of curvature of the concave mirror

B Between the centre of curvature and the focal point of the concave mirror
C At the focal point of the concave mirror
D Between the focal point and the pole of the mirror
34 When a light ray passes from glass to air, the ray bends away the normal
because

A the frequency of light decreases

B the amplitude of light decreases
C the speed of light increases

35 Which of the following diagram does not undergo total internal reflection?

36 A coin is placed in a beaker. When the beaker is filled with a liquid to a height of
13 cm, the coin is seen at the position of 3.0 cm from the bottom of the beaker.
Determine the refractive index of the liquid.

A 1.30
B 4.33
C 0.23
D 0.77
37 A convex lens with a focal length of 15 cm is used to focus an object. The screen
is adjusted until a sharp image is formed at 30 cm from the screen.
What is the distance between the object and the screen?

A 10 cm
B 15 cm
C 30 cm
D 45 cm
E 60 cm

38 Which of the following ray diagrams produces virtual, upright and bigger than the
object image?

C
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Diagram 39

The diagram above shows the wavefronts produced in a ripple tank. What is the
wavelength of the ripple?

A 4 cm
B 8 cm
C 10 cm
D 15 cm
E 20 cm

40 Consider the below diagram. Which one of the angles (A, B, C, or D) is the angle
of reflection?
41 Diagram 41 shows parallel water waves entering deep water from a shallow
water region.

shallow water
Diagram 41
deep water
Which of the following correctly shows the resultant direction of the waves?

A C

B D

42 The diagram below shows a water waves travel from deep area to shallow area
in a ripple tank.

Diagram 42
What is the ratio of the wave speed in deep area to shallow area?
A 1:1 D 1:3
B 1:2 E 3:1
C 2:1
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Symbol Observation

Which of the observations above caused by the diffraction of waves?

A P only
B Q only
C P and Q
D Q and R

44 In a Young’s double slit experiment ,a monochromatic light used has a

wavelength of 7.0 x 10-5 cm. The light passes through the slit to form an
interference pattern. Diagram 44 shows a fringe pattern produced on the screen.

2.1 cm

Diagram 44

If the separation of the double slit is 0.5 mm, how far is the screen from the
double slit?
A 1.5 m
B 2.4 m
C 3.0 m
D 15.0 m
E 30.0 m
45 An audio generator emits sound with a wavelength of 0.15 m. If the frequency
is 2000 Hz, what is the speed of the sound?

A 300 ms-1
B 320 ms-1
C 340 ms-1
D 360 ms-1
E 380 ms-1

46 Which of the following is a common characteristic of visible light, ultraviolet rays,

infrared rays, gamma rays and X-rays?

A. Influenced by magnetic field.

B. Possess the same frequency.
C. Possess the same wavelength.
D. Possess the same velocity in vacuum.

47 All bulbs in the circuits below are identical. Which circuit has the smallest
effective resistance?

A C

B D

48 M, N, O and P are metal balls which behaves as follows :

M repels N;
M attracts O and
O repels P.
 If P is positively charged,

A N must be positively charged

B N must be negatively charged
C N must be neutral

49 Which of the following graphs shows the correct relationship between the
potential difference, V and current, I for an ohmic conductor?

A. C

B D

50 Three similar light bulbs are connected to a constant-voltage d.c. supply as

shown in Diagram 50. Each bulb operated at normal brightness and the ammeter
(of negligible resistance) registers a steady current.

Diagram 50

The filament of one of the bulbs breaks. What happens to the ammeter reading
and to the brightness of the remaining bulbs?

Ammeter reading Bulb brightness

A increases increases
B unchanged unchanged
C decreases unchanged
D decreases decreases

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