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Physics Paper 1 2010

Multiple choice physics past paper

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Which of the following groups of quantities contains one which is NOT an S.I. base quantity? (A) Mass, length, time (B) Current, temperature, length (C) Volume, temperature, time (D) Time, mass,temperature 3.1415926 expressed to TWO significant figuresis (34 (B) 3.14 © 32 @) 31 The symbol for the unit of the moment of a forceis, @ oN @®) Nm © kgm'st ©) kgms? ‘Theunit ofelectrical resistance isexpressed as A 19=1V.A1 ®) 19=1AVv © 19=1AN" @) 19=1waH The time period of a simple pendulum oscillating withasmallamplitudedependson the (A)__ massofthependulum bob (B) _amplitudeoftheoscillation (©) __lengthofthependulum (D)__forcewithwhich thependulumis set intomotion 6 Three immiscible liquids P, Q and R have differentdensities. Qis denser than but ess densethanR. Whichofthe followingdiagrams showshow the liquidssettlein the measuring, cylinder? (A) @) © ©) A bus with luggage loaded on top is more likely totipover when roundingacomerthan the same bus without the luggage. The reason for thisis that the luggage (A) increases the weight of the bus (B) __raisesthe centre of gravity ofthe bus (©) __ lowers the centre of gravity of the bus (D) _increasesthe momentum ofthe bus GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (A) (B) © ©) Srefersto the following diagram. Lem} x y 10N 40N Auniform rod XY of weight 40 N is held in equilibrium, horizontally, as shown in the diagram above. Which of the following is true? @ 4,T, Which of the following is used to calculate the efficiency ofa machine? LoadxDistancemovedbyEffot x 100% Effortx Distance moved by Load 1 1a stance moved by L« x 100% Effortx Distance moved by Effort 1 Effortx Distance moved by Effort x 100% Load x Distance moved by Load 1 Effortx Distance moved byLond x 100% Loadx Distance moved by Effort 1 Items 1011 referto the following velocity. time graph which showsaball being thrown vertically upwards fromthe ground, Downward motion isassumedto be positive. Velocity mis 30. 20. 74 Timels 10. The point, X, on the graph shows when the ballis . (A) _atitshighestpointabovethe ground (B)_. atreston the ground (C)__justaboutto be thrown upwards (D) nits wayhalfway downwards 11, Thegradient of the line, PQ, represents the (A) distancetheball hascovered (B) displacement of the ball from the ground (C) acceleration ofthe ball as it moves (D) velocity ofthe ball foritsentire ight GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE “12. 13. Item 12 refers to the following diagram 20ms X, Y and Z are three billiard balls of equal ‘mass whose centres lie ina straight line. Y and Z are touching each other and are stationary. X, travelling with a velocity of20 ms", impinges on Y. Assuming that the spheres are perfectly elastic, the resultant motionafterimpactis (A) X,YandZallmoveontogether, each witha velocity of 10ms" (B) — Xand ¥ remain stationary while Z. moves on with a velocity of 20ms" (©) X,YandZremainstationary (D) _Xremains stationary while Y andZ move on together each with a velocity of 10ms" Item 13 referstothe following diagram which shows two positively charged spheres AandB suspended by insulating threads, A B 1 1 ' ! i I i If the spheres come to rest as shown in the diagram, the force keeping them apartis the (A) electrostatic force (B) gravitational force (©) magnetic force (D) centripetal force 15. 16. 17. Which ofthe followingtoolsis/aredesignedto take advantage ofa large moment provided byarelatively small force? 1, Clawhammer I, Crowbar MI, Pair oftweezers IV. Pairofwire cutters (A) Mlonly (B) and IVonly (© — LMandittonty ©) L.Mand1Vonly Which ofthe followingisa unit ofwork? (A) kgm (8) Nm? © Nm (D) asp When acarismovingataconstant speed the energy changes occurringare (A) chemicalenergy tokineticenergy (B) chemical energy topotential energy (C)__ kineticenergy topotential energy (D) chemical energy tonuctear energy Item 17 refersto the following diagram which, shows adam, ey Water Dam ‘The pressure on the dam at the bottom of the reservoirdependson the (A) depth ofthe water (B) volume ofwaterheld by the dam (C) mass of waterheld back by the dam (D) __lengthofthereservoir GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE 19 Apiece ofstringiistied ontoasmall stoneand thestoneisthen suspended, totally immersed, inwater. The tension in the string will be (A) 210 (B) equal to the weightofthestone (©) ___lessthan the weight of the stone (D) more than the weightof the stone A solid object when placed in a beaker of water justsinks tothe bottom. Which of the followingshouldbedonetomake the object float? 1. Cuttingoffpartofthe object II. Dissolving lot of saltin the water TIL Carrying the beaker up tothe top of ahigh mountain (A) Ionly (8) Honly (©) LandIlonly (D) Mand tfonly Item 20 refersto the following diagram. 32 0 6 we 6s pew ee a — 24 cm® of air at a pressure P mm Hg are trappedin the syringe which isblocked at X. The piston is forced to the 8 cm? mark. The new pressure in terms of P is (Assume constant temperature) (PB (B) 3P © 38P (D) 24P 2 22, 23, In the pressure law which of the following, would betrue? 1 Ratio of pressure to Kelvin temperatures constant. I Volumeisconstant. TI. Pressure is constant. (A) Tonly (8) Wonly (©) TandIfonty () 1 Mand Itt Which of the following are characteristic features of aclinical thermometer? 1. Narrow constriction in the tube just above thebulb UL. _Limitedrange oftemperatures UI. Large bore to make the mercury morevisible (A) Ionly (B) —TandIonly (©). Iandilfonly (D) I, Mand Tt Which ofthe following arereasons why ahot liquid, placed ina double-walled vacuum flask, retains its heat fora long time? I. Bvacuatedspace between thedouble walls reduces the loss of heat by conduction. I Silverinnerwalls reduce the loss of heatbyradiation. Ml The silvered outer wall helps to albsorb heat from thesurroundings (A) LandIlonly ®) _—_IandIlfonly (©) Mandittonly (D) 1 Mand itt GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 24. 2s. Which of the following is longitudinal in 26, ature? (A) Infraredrays (B)_—_Lightrays (©) Soundwaves (D) Water waves Which of the following graphs illustrates 27. the variation ofppressure (P) with volume (V) fora gas obeying Boyle’s Law? @ ° v 28 ® ? Fe © ° TF o ° Agasismuch easier to compressthan a solid or liquid because the gas molecules (A) areverynumerous (B) — arearranged randomly (©) aremovingvery rapidly (D) _ haveno forces between them A fixed mass of gas at constant temperature iscompressed. Themolecules of the gaswill (A) hit the sides of the container more often (B) —_havemorekineticenergy (©) movemoreslowly (D) _havemoremomentum Which of the following waves has the GREATEST amplitude? GOON TOTHE NEXT PAGE 29. 30. Ey 32. 33. Which ofthe followingisthecorrectrelation 34, between the wavelength, 2, speed, », and frequency, f, ofa wave? Anlectric current in a metal consists ofa 4 flowof (A) neutrons (B) protons (©) electrons ) ions ‘The spreading of a wave into the region behindan obstructioniscalled (A) diffraction (8) refiaction (©) superposition (D) interference A loudhigh-pitched note results fromawave of (A) low frequency, largeamplitude (B) _lowfrequency, small amplitude (C)__highfrequency,smallamplitude (D) high frequency, largeamplitude Indomestic installation systems, which ofthe following should be placed inthe live wire? 1. Switches Il. Circuitbreakers 1, Fuses (A) Tonly (B) _ Ilonly (©) Mand only () 1, Handi Which of the following are the same for all electromagnetic waves travelling through a vacuum? L Speed I. Wavelength UL. Frequency (A) Tonly (B) _ TandIfonly (©) Wandittonly (@) Wand Which of the following diagrams doesNOT illustrate what happens when a ray of light meetsanair-water boundary? “ Water ®) Air © war 7 ©) GOON TOTHEN XT PAGI 39. Whichofthefollowingwouldbetheunit(s)of 37. the heat capacity of an object? (a) (B) © @) J kg! JK" Ske! Ke Which of the following is NOT one of the ‘ways in which the strength of the magnetic field near a solenoid (long coil) carrying 3 current ean be increased? (A) __ Increasing theresistance of the coil (B)__Increasingthecurrentinthecoil (©) Increasing the number of tums per unitlengthofthe coil (PD) Placingasoftiron core insidethecoil Inwhich of the following diagrams are the magnetic field lines plotted correctly? 1G) B) © @) Tand only and Monly MandIlonly 1, Mand 11 Whichofthe followingisequaltolkWh? 40. (A) @) «© @) 3.6 KI 36 Ks 360 KI 3600KF Each prism ormirrorofaperiscopeturnslight raysthrough anangleof @ 458 (B) 90" © 180° (D) 360° GOON TO [HE NEXT PAGE 4. 42, 43. 44, Whichofthe followingrelationshipsbetween 45, the electrical quantities iscorrect? (A V=Pr 46. The speed of light is highest when it passes through (A) water (B) air © glass (DP) avacuum ‘Total internal reflectionina medium occurs only when theangle ofincidence (A) equals90° (B)__equalstheangleofrefraction (©) __ isgreaterthanthecritical angle (D) _ islessthanthecritical angle ‘Thereffactive index ofa transparent medium with acritical angle,c, forlighttravelling from 4 the medium toairis amo. (@) 90 © — sing0 sine ©) sine ‘Magneticinduction occurs when (A) aNpoleattracts a $ pole (B) iron nails near a magnet become magnetised (©) amagnetis suspended and points in theNS direction (D) _anelectroscope is charged Which of the following characteristics ‘concerningammetersis correct? Resistance Circuit connection (A) Low inseries (8) Low inparallet (© High inparallel (@) — Figh inseries Item 47 refers to the following diagram, n—t co F The diagram above shows the inside of a three-pinelectric plug. The wiresarelabelled, F,GandH. Which of the following is true? I. His the earth wire with insulation colour, green/yellow. Il, Fistheneutral wire with insulation colour, blue. TIL Gis the live wire with insulation colour, brown, (A) Ionly (B) _ Iandlonly (© Mand ifonly () [Mandi GOON TOTHE NEXT PAGE 48. 49. Which of the followingcircuits can beused forhalf-waverectification? “ 2 Ourput @®) Output ae oO + Ouepat aye © : 2 Output Which of the following shows the magnetic fed between a barmagnet and piece of w [eos Tron wo fy se Sm © NS eS Tron (D) IN Ss D) Iron 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. Which of the following is the MOST suitable material for the core of an electromagnet? (A) Copper (B) Steel © Carbon (D) — Softiron When a wire is moved across a magnetic field, ane.m.f.isinduced because the (A) magneticfieldsinteract (B) magnetic fluxis cut by the wire (C)__ clectricfieldsinteract {D) lines of force behave like stretched elastic Item S2refersto the following diagram. Magnet Magnet s N Current ‘The wirein thediagram will move (A) towardsN (B) towards (© intothepaper (D) _ outofthe paper ‘Thenucleus ofan atom contains protonsand neutronsof (A) approximately equal mass (B) greatly differingmasses (C)__ oppositecharge (D) the same charge Isotopesof the an elementhave (A) differentatomicnumbers (B) — samemassnumbers (©) atoms with the same number of protons (D) atoms with different numbers of electrons GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE 55. 56. 57. Which ofthe followingare definitions forthe term'half-life' ofaradioactive nuclide? 1 The time taken for the activity of any give sample to fall to half its original value. II The time taken for half the nuclei present in any given sample to decay. II. Half the average number of dis- integrations per second, (A) TandIonly (B) TandIlonly (C) _ Mlandiffonly (D) 1, Wand It Radioactivity takes place in an atom as a resultof (A) nuclearinstability (B) —achemicalreaction (C) exposure to excess heat (D) excess stress on the atom Which of the following statements about radioactive decay are correct? I, __Itisdependentonconditionsexternal tothenucleus. II, Itisarandom process. III Itis due to changes in the nuclei of atoms, (A) TandITonly (8) TandIMonly (©) MandIttonly @) Mana Which ofthe following graphs showshow the activity ofaradioactive source varies with time? Activity (A) Time, s Activity (B) Time, 5 Activity © Time, s Activity @) Time, § GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 59. The diagram below showsthe shell modelof anatom, Which of the following statements is/are correct? I. Themass(nucteon) numberis 11 Il Theatomic (proton) numberis 5. TI The atom shown in the diagram is positively charged (A) Ionly @®) only (©) TandIonly ©) 1, Mand it 40 refers to the following information. The activity of a radioactive substance was measured at suitable intervals over aperiod ofdaysanditsradioactivedecay curve potted asshownbelow. i a0 00] 1004 — rrsa Thelin The half-life ofthe radioactive substances approximately (A) Iday (B) 2 days (© 3days ©) days IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 12380102010

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