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2nd Semester Examination - March 2013

Physics
Year 9

Time : 1 hour 30 minutes

Total Marks:

Subject Teacher :

Instructions

Question
No.

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Use black ink or ball-point pen.

Marks

 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name.
Answer all questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided - there may be more space than you
need.
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The total mark for this paper is 90.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets - use this as a guide as
to how much time to spend on each question.
Questions labeled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your
written communication will be assessed. You should take particular care on
these questions with your spelling, punctuation and grammar, as well as the
clarity of expression.
A calculator may be used.

Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Keep an eye on the time.
Try to answer every question.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Number of supplementary papers taken:
SECTION A
Select and circle the correct answer
1.

2.

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3.

The unit of moment is

A. kgm
B. Nm
C. kgms-1
D. Nms-1

4. The diagram shows a speed-time graph for a body moving with constant
acceleration. What is represented by the shaded area under the graph?

A.

acceleration

B.

distance

C.

speed

D.

time

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5. A tunnel has a length of 50 km. A car takes 20 min to travel between the two ends
of the tunnel. What is the average speed of the car?
A. 2.5 km / h
B. 16.6 km / h
C. 150 km / h
D. 1000 km / h

6. The correct formula for acceleration is

7. A spring is suspended from a stand. Loads are added and the extensions are
measured.

Which graph shows the result of plotting extension against load?

8.

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9.

Object A of mass 2kg moves at a speed of 2ms-1 if it collides with another

object of 3kg moving
direction with a speed of 4ms-1. What is the total
momentum after the collision?
A.

4kgms-1

B.

12 kgms-1

C.

6kgms-1

D.

16kgms-1

10.

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(Total 10 marks)

Section B
Answer all questions in the space provided.
The graph below shows the velocity/time graph for a journey travelled by a tractor.
(a) Use the graph to describe the motion of the tractor during each of the marked
sections.
OP....................................................................................................................
PQ ..................................................................................................................
QR ..................................................................................................................
RS ...............................................................................................................[4]
(b) Which two points on the graph show when the tractor is stationary?

point ................. and point ................. [1]

(c) State the greatest speed reached by the tractor.

greatest velocity = ................ m/s [1]

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(d) For how long was the tractor travelling at constant speed?

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at constant speed for ................... s [1]

(e) Find the acceleration during PQ.

Acceleration [3]
(f) State how the graph may be used to find the total distance travelled during the
200s journey. Do not attempt a calculation.
.................................................................................................................................... [1]
[Total 11
marks]
2.

Match the correct unit to the correct measurement.

a.

ms-1

Length

b. Time

ms-2

c. Mass

kms-2

d. Force

kg

e. Speed
f.

Acceleration

g. deceleration

nanometres
milliseconds
Newton
(Total 7
marks)

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3.

(a) Here are two statements made by people who havent learned their
Physics very well. Each statement is incorrect. In the space alongside each
statement, say what is wrong with the statement.

[2]
(b)Two imaginary planets apple and orange orbit their sun coconut.

Planet
Apple
Orange

Time of orbit
around coconut
(Earth=1)
1.2
1.4

Diameter
(Earth=1)
0.4
1.5

Gravitational Field
Strength
N/kg
2
20

Use the information given in the table to answer the following questions.
(i)

Which planet is in the outer orbit. Explain your choice.

.......................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................[2]
(ii) Astronaut has a mass of 100kg (including the space suit).
(a) State an equation which relates weight, mass and gravitational field strength.
....................................................................................................................................
[1]
(b)Calculate the weight of the Astronaut on planet Orange.

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Weight =.......................[3]
(Total 8 marks)

4. A solid plastic sphere falls towards the Earth. The table shows the velocity of the
sphere at different time intervals until it reaches the ground.
Time (s)

Velocity (m/s)

10

68

20

100

30

112

40

116

50

118

60

120

70

120

80

120

90

120

100

120

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(a) In the following grid draw the velocity-time graph for the above sphere. (4)
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(a) Indicate in the graph the terminal velocity of the object using the letter V
[1]
(b) What time does it reach the above velocity
Time .(1)

(c)

apart from air resistance what other force acts on the object.
..(1)

(d)

Which of the above twp forces is stronger before it reaches terminal velocity?
(1)

(e) Using arrows indicate the two forces on the object what t travels with terminal
velocity.
(2)

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[Total 10 marks]

5.

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(Total of 7
marks)

6.

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7.

(b) State the principle of moment.

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..[ 1]
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(Total of 5 marks)

3.

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4.

The above diagram shows a car with a dummy driver before and after a
collision test.

The mass of the dummy driver is 90 kg. The impact time to reduce the dummys
velocity from 45m/s to zero is 1.2 s.
(a)

(i) State the equation which relates acceleration, time initial and final
velocities of an object.
(1)

(ii)

Calculate the deceleration of the car.

deceleration= . (3)
(b)

Calculate the momentum of the dummy just before impact, and after

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Momentum before the impact = .....................................

Momentum after the impact = ....................................(3)
(c)

Calculate the average force on the dummy during impact.

force = ..................................... (3)

[Total 10 marks]

8. A car moves along a dry road.

The driver sees danger ahead. It takes her 0.6s to react before braking. This is called her
reaction time. In this time the car travels 15m.
(a) State the equation which relates speed, distance and time.
.............................................................................................................................[1]
(b) Use the above equation to calculate the speed of the car during the 0.6s it takes the
driver to react to the danger ahead.

Speed =........................[3]
(b) (i) Fill in the blanks with the given words (stopping, thinking, braking)
Total ..............distance = ....................distance + .................distance

[3]

(ii)The total stopping distance at this speed is 63m. What is the braking distance of
the car?
What effect does driving on a wet road have on the driver's reaction time?
Braking distance = ....................[2]
(c) (i) What effect does driving on a wet road have on the driver's reaction time?

...............................................................................................................[1]
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(ii) What other two factors besides speed affects the braking distance of a car?
..............................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................[2]
(Total 12 marks)

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