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    ode Axubberbell of weight, Wis suspended fiom 4 suppertand is being displaced laterally at an angle, 8°, from the vertical oy a wind of constant force (72). The ball is in equilibrium and the tension in the string is 7. Lee 3 f H 1 1 1 i ‘Tension (1) 1 i 1 H all Wind @) Which of the following equations is correct? 1A) B) {c) @) Indetermining the density of a cube, a student records the following measurements: Length of side, /=3,0=0.1 om Mass of cube, m= 12.540.5g The stadent thon uses the equation p— to determine the density of the cube. ‘The percentage error in the calculated value ofp 5 (A 06% ®) 7% (©) 14% (DP) 40% Which of the choices below gives the dimensions of the universal gravitational constant G2, @ ®) «) 0) ‘The mumber of moles of cerbon 12 atoms ind.050kgis (03 ® 5 . (©) 6 . 2 Uf x=3img and y=9kg then (A) y=3x 10s (B) y=3x1x (©) y=3x10s (BD) y=3x10% 6. -4- tem 6 refers to the diagram and information below. Atrolley is travelling at a uniform velocity, , along a horizontal path. A lump of plasticine is released from a point directly above a point Pon its path. Theplesticine travelsa vertical distance, h, and acquites a speed ¥ (equal to thatof the trolley) before itlands directly on top ofthe trolley and sticks on it ‘Whatis the distance ofthe trolley from the point P when the plasticine begins to fall? (A) 8) © © > h niin vz 5 Aoman throws a ball with velocity, ,zhrough the airtowards his friend who is 60 mavway. Which of the following graphs represents the vertical component of the velocity ofthe ball whilst itis in motion? Velocity @ r a time B Velocity © @ time B D « Wot ) eh b time ‘ 4 > >) Yeoxly, ©) “A ine ; ‘ age A light spring is permanently connected between wo blocks of wood on a frictionless surface as in the diagram below, TIT Die Ske The masses‘of the blocks are 2.0 kg and $.0 ky and they can move freely along a straight horizontal track. The spring is compressed and the blocks are released simultaneously from rest When the acceleration of the heavier block is 10ms*, the acceleration of the lighter block willbe (A) Sms? 8 Wms ©) 20ms (D) 2sms? The following statements refer to an INELASTIC COLLISION 1. The total amount of momentum is NOT conserved. IL, The total emountof kinetic energy is NOT conserved. TI The total amount of a momentum is conserved. Which of the above statements is/are TRUE for an INELASTIC COLLISION? (A) Tonly ®) only (©) Land Monty ©) and Monty 10. n Two satellites 5, and S, are orbiting around a planet ofradius R. S, moves just above the surface and S, is mn orbitof sadius 42, The value of the ratio Orbital speed of S, @ ot 4 mw 2 B® 3 © 2 4 Which of the statements below BEST describes the motion of a geostationery satellite? (A) It moves with the same velocity as the earth (B) _ Its geographical location changesas the earth rotates, (C)_Itsacceteration is zero, (D) _Isangular velocity is equal to thatot the earth. whe 12) Theplank shown below is in equilibrium when acted on by the forces shown. Which statements is/are true? i IL. a. co) ®) © @) THP-® Pixty)=Wy Pra By Tonly, Land If only Tend Il only 1, Wand I 13. Arock is throwm vertically upwards from the ground. Neglecting air resistance, the graph that BEST shows the relationship between the kinetic energy, £, of the rock and its height, his: (A) Or OE E @) EY 14. 15, <8. ‘Avan has mass m. ‘The van’s engine has maximum power output of P, The LEAST time for the van to be accelerated from rest toa speed, », is a eo & (c) @) eB: mye Asstudent of weighi 500 N is planning a tip to the peak of Blue Mountain. From her starting point, this will involve au iscrease i altitude of 1 800 m, She buys “high calorie” energy bars which release 1 000 kJ of energy, when digested. Assuming her body to be 10% efficient, how many bars will she need to eat for the necessary gain in altitude? (A) 1 (B) 9 © 9 @) 900 16. 7 A mass hanging from a spring with force constant oscillates vertically with an amplitude a ‘The MAXIMUM velocity onthe mass during thissimpleharmonfe motion is (A) 4 A ) Fa - fm A © VE fe © 54 The displacement of a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion is piven by x= 8 sin O4ae The frequency of oscillation of theparticle is (A) 0.212 (B) oan © 5 He ) 8 Uz 1% Asystem made up of alight helical spring to which a small mass is attached, is forced 10 oscillate ax different frequencies, fin aiz. The response is shown in the diagram below amplitude ig frequency Ifthe experiment were done in en evacuated chamber, which graph BEST represents the result? (A) | (B) | f ¢ | 2 _ : frequency frequency Oo NA ) I & | i | 5 | 5 feéquency frequency 19, Stationary waves are produced by superimposing progressive waves of frequency $00 Hz. Successive nodes are separated by adisiance of 2 m. Whats the speed of the progressive waves? (A) 128mst @) — 280ms% © = 1000mst (@) = 2000ms" 20, "The diagram below shows an instantaneous position ofa transverse wave travelling fiom left to right alongastring, wave direction Which of the following correctly describesthe subsequent mation, ifeny, of the points R and S on the suing? a Point Point (A) stationary downwards . (B) downwards upwards (©) downwards stationary {D) upwards downwards 21, Two sources of water waves X'and ¥ generate waves which are out of phase by 180°, Ifthe waves from Xare of amplitude S m and the waves from Y are ofamplitude 3 m, which of the following graphs correctly describes the oscillation of a particle which is equidistant ftom BOTH Xand Y? displacementm 2 a) (B) ee © ‘time 2) displacemontim 2 r = > rime displacementim 8 ery fs time 22. 24. “Wd ‘The intensity of sound is directly proportional to the (A) amplitude ofthe oscillation (B) square ofthe emplinade of the oscillation (C) wavelength of the oscillation (D) _squareof the wavelength of oscillation A standing wave is set up 00 a stretched string XY as shown in the diagrarg below SF ad Which of the following statements is correct!) (A) Oscillations of Points Pane Q are out of phase with each other. (B) — Particleat Yartives at Point R one period Later, (C) Oscillations at Points ¥and @ are exactly in phase with each other. (D)— Oncilliatious at Puiats Qa Save exactly implaese with each: other Item 24 refersto the following diagram whick shows @ stationary wave on « string at one instant in time. Amplitude Distance Where on this stationary wave does an antinode exist? (A) Ponly (B} — Qonly (©) Sonly () — PandRonly 26. 21. -12- A liquid X floats in a container on top of another liquid Y. Light whose velocity is strikes the boundary with an angle of incidence 6. In Liquid ¥ the angle of refraction is 4, and the velocity is V,. Which pair of statements is TRUF if the wavelength DECREASES asthe light crosses the boundary? ~ 676, Wee B 9>@ ve © 9>6 v>¥, ©) 9>6 yor In a Young's two-slit experiment, light of ‘wavelength 500 nm produces fringes 2 mm apart on a screen, If light of wavelength 250 nm is used and the slit separation is oubled, how far apart would the fringes be? (A) 4 mm (B) 0Smm © 1 om () 2 mm X-rays differ fiom microwaves in that they (A) cannot be refracted (B) —_aredeviated by an clectric field (©) haveashorter wavelength (D) —cammotbe polarized 28. 29, 30. 31. ‘What is the ratio ofthe intensity oftwo souncls if one is 8.0 dB louder than the other? (A) 063 (B) 63 © ® (10 Accommodation in the human eye refers to (A) thedilation of the pupilto allow more light to enter the eye (B) ‘the adjustment of the lens to focus on objects according co their distance (©) changingthe shape of the eye so that the image fits on the retina (D) the use of lenses to correct defects invision ‘The near point of a defective eye is 30 cm from the eye, [f the normal near point is 25 om from the eye, the focal length of lens needed to correct this defect is Sem (B) 250m (C) 30cm () — 150em Which of the following types of thermometers has the WIDEST temperature ‘measuring range? (A) Platinumresistance (B) Mercury in glass (C) Constant volume gas (D) Alcohol inglass 32, 33. 34 sae The length ofthe iquidcolumn inamercury 35. thermometer at ice pointis 15 mm and at the ‘cam point is 220 mm. When placed ina cup of tea the length of the mercury column 19S mm. What is the temperature ofthe tea, as measured on the centigrade scale of this thermometer? A) 766°C B) 87.8°C © 881°C ©) 024°C 26. An immersion heater rated at 150 W is fied into a large block of cs atO°C, ‘The specific latent heat of fusion of the ieeis3 x 10 Jka". How long does it take to melt 10 g of ice? (A) 2s (B) Ss () 0s (D) 1808 ‘Which of the following statements is/are TRUE? 1. Whilst a substance is mehing its temperature remains constant, U, The uiple point ofa substance basa constant value. TH Theboiling point ofa liquid does not depend on the pressure of the surroundings. 37 (A) Tonly (8) [endLlonly (C) Uandiifoaly @) [Mand it Water falls from a height of 500m. What is the rise in ternperature of the water at the bottom ifall the energy gained is converted to intemal energy in the water? (A) 09K (B) 024K (©) 049K Dy 17K An insulated composite metal rod consists of 30 om of Metal 4 with @ conductivity of 0 W ite" K and 30 om of Meial 8 with a conductivity of 200 W m'K,

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