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TAMPINES JUNIOR COLLEGE

PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION

CANDIDATE
NAME
CIVICS
GROUP

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PHYSICS

Thursday, 3 Oct 2013

3 hours

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Section A (MCQ)
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the Multiple
Choice Answer Sheet.
Answer all questions.

This document consists of 8 printed pages.

Section A
1

In an experiment, the length and breadth of a rectangular card were found to be (64 2) mm
and (47 1) mm respectively. What was the maximum uncertainty in the value of the area?
A 70 mm2

B 90 mm2

C 100 mm2

D 200 mm2

Systematic and random errors may be compared by contrasting the following pairs of
properties:
P1: error can possibly be eliminated
P2: error cannot possibly be eliminated
Q1: error is of constant sign and magnitude
Q2: error is of varying sign and magnitude
R1: error will be reduced by averaging repeated measurements
R2: error will not be reduced by averaging repeated measurements
Which of the following properties apply to systematic error?
A P1, Q1, R2

B P1, Q2, R2

C P2, Q2, R1

D P2 Q1, R1

A ball was launched vertically upwards at 6.0 m s 1 from the ground. Another identical ball
was launched with the same velocity from the same position 1.0 s later.
How much time had elapsed after the second ball was launched when the two balls collided
with each other?
A 0.11 s

B 0.22 s

C 0.61 s

D 1.1 s

A golf player hit a ball up into the air and it dropped to the ground on the same horizontal
level a distance away. Two sets of calculation approaches were taken by an observer. One
approach ignores the effect of air resistance while the other considers air resistance as a
significant factor.
Which of the following physical quantities about the golf ball will carry the same value
regardless of the approach taken?
A Time of flight
B Kinetic energy at the maximum height
C Speed of impact
D Maximum kinetic energy

An object immersed in a fluid experiences an upthrust. Which of the following statements is

always correct?
A The upthrust on the object is equal to the weight of the object.
B The mass of fluid displaced by the object is equal to the mass of the object.
C The volume of fluid displaced by the object is equal to the volume of the object.
D The upthrust on the object is equal to the weight of fluid displaced by the object.

An object of mass 2.5 kg hangs from a spring which is attached to a smooth slope inclined
at 300 to the horizontal. The spring has a spring constant of 270 N m -1. What is the extension
of the spring if the mass hangs in equilibrium?

300

A 0.46 cm

B 4.5 cm

C 7.9 cm

D 9.1 cm

Two masses A and B of 7.0 kg and 5.0 kg respectively are connected by a cable and
mounted on a frictionless pulley as shown. What is the magnitude and direction of the
acceleration of B?

A 1.6 m s-2 downwards

B 1.6 m s-2 upwards
C 3.6 m s-2 downwards
D 3.6 m s-2 upwards
8

The rotor blades of a helicopter propel 2500 kg of air vertically downwards every
second. The air, initially at rest, is accelerated to a speed of 15 m s -1. If the helicopter starts
to rise with an acceleration of 12.5 m s-2, the mass of the helicopter is
A 1680 kg
B 2500 kg
C 3000 kg
D 3750 kg

Balls X and Y with velocities as indicated collide elastically.

X

4 m s-1

5 m s-1

Which of the following is a possible outcome?

X 5 m s-1

X 2 m s-1

14 m s-1

4 m s-1

11 m s-1

5 m s-1

1 m s-1

4 m s-1

10 An object of mass 2M travelling to the right with velocity v collides with another object of
mass M travelling to the left with velocity 2v. After collision, the objects stick together.
v

2v

2M

Which one of the following shows the total momentum and the total kinetic energy of the
two objects after the collision?
Total momentum

Total kinetic energy

3Mv2

4Mv

4Mv

3Mv2

11 A particle travels in uniform circular motion.

Which of the following correctly describes the linear velocity, angular velocity and linear
acceleration of the particle?
Linear velocity

Angular velocity

Linear acceleration

constant

constant

zero

constant

constant

constant

varying

constant

varying

varying

varying

varying

12 A disc is rotating about an axis through its centre and perpendicular to its plane. A point P
on the disc is twice as far from the axis as a point Q.
the linear velocity of P

At a given instant, what is the value of the linear velocity of Q ?

13 When a particle performs simple harmonic motion, the acceleration is out of phase with the
displacement by
A

/4 rad

/2 rad

3/4 rad

rad

14 A pendulum is constructed from a fixed length of light thread and a spherical, polystyrene
bob of low density. It is forced to oscillate in air at different frequencies f. The following
diagram shows how the amplitude of its oscillation varies with f.
amplitude
a

The experiment is repeated in a partial vacuum. Which graph best represents the variation
with f of the amplitude?
amplitude

amplitude

ao

ao

B
amplitude

fo

fo
amplitude

ao

ao
C

fo

f
D
fo

15 A satellite orbits a planet at a distance r from its centre. The satellite has a gravitational
potential energy of -3.2 MJ.
What is the sum of the kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy of the satellite if it is
orbiting the planet at a distance of 2r from its centre?
A -0.40 MJ
B -0.80 MJ
C -1.6 MJ
D -6.4 MJ

16 A stationary body is released from a point at a height of 4R from the surface of Earth.
Taking Earths mass to be M and its radius R, which one of the following is the correct
expression for the speed of the body upon reaching a height of R from the surface of Earth?

17 The diagram shows two charged spheres P and Q of small mass which are hung by
identical fine nylon threads from a fixed point X. It is found that, at equilibrium, the angle a is
greater than the angle b.

Which one of the following statements must be correct?

A The mass of P is less than that of Q.
B The mass of P is greater than that of Q
C The charge of P is numerically smaller than that of Q.
D The charge of P is numerically greater than that of Q.
18 Two point charges 2Q and +Q are positioned as shown.
At which point could the resultant electric field due to these charges be zero?

19 A plotting compass is placed between a current carrying wire and a solenoid as shown below.
The positions of the compass, solenoid and wire lie along a straight line. The solenoid is
connected to a battery E and a resistor R.

Ignoring the effect of the Earth's magnetic field, which is the most probable direction of the
compass?

20 The diagram below shows the paths of two charged particles X and Y of similar mass after they
enter the same magnetic field at the same point.

Which of the following can be concluded from the above?

A The speed of X is smaller than that of Y.
B The charges on X and on Y are opposite in signs.
C The magnitude of charge on X is smaller than that on Y.
D The magnitude of charge on X is greater than that on Y.

- The End of Section A-