MID YEAR EXAMINATION

2009
PHYSICS
FORM 4
Paper 1
One hour fifteen minutes

DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNLESS TOLD

This question paper consists of 50 questions.
Answer all questions. Each question is followed by four options. Choose the best option for each
question the blacken the correct space on the answer sheet.

______________________________________________________________________
This question paper contains 15 printed pages

Page 1 of 17

1 Which of the following is a derived quantity?

A Temperature
B Volume
C Length
D Mass
2 All of the following physical quantities and its SI units are wrong except
A
B
C
D

Physical quantity
Area
Mass
Power
Pressure

SI unit

cm 2
g
W
cmHg

3 Which of the following is the same as 76 km?

7.6 107 m
A
7.6 10 6 m
B
7.6 105 m
C
7.6 104 m
D
4 What is the frequency in units of Hz of a radio station that transmits radio waves with a
frequency of 96.3 MHz?
9.63 10 3 Hz
A
9.63 10 6 Hz
B
9.63 10 7 Hz
C
9.63 108 Hz
D
5 Which of the following gives the correct equivalence?
21 mm 3 2.1 10 6 m 3
A
350 mm 3 3.5 10 7 m 3
B
600 mm 3 6.0 10 2 m 3
C

Page 2 of 17

4 500 mm 3 4.5 10 4 m 3
D
6 Change 6.8 MV to V unit.
68 10 6 V
A
680 10 4 V
B
6.8 10 7 V
C
0.68 108 V
D

7 What is the example of a scalar quantity?

A Force
B Energy
C Velocity
D Momentum

8 Which of the following combination is correct?

A
B
C
D

Weight
Scalar
Scalar
Vector
Vector

Speed
Scalar
Scalar
Scalar
Scalar

Power
Scalar
Vector
Scalar
Vector

9 Which of the following instrument is most sensitive?

A Metre rule
B Measuring tape
C Vernier callipers
D Micrometer screw gauge
10 A glass rod is measured and its diameter is about 1 cm. The readings below are measured using
different instruments. Which of the following readings is measured with micrometer screw
gauge?
A 1.1 cm
B 10.5 mm
C 10.47 mm
D 1.026 mm
11

Page 3 of 17

9 cm

7 cm

6 cm

To fill up the tin, 1 500 drops of water is needed. What is the volume of a drop of water?
3

0.252 cm
3

0.378 cm
3

0.468 cm
3

0.675 cm

12 There are 4 sets of archery results A, B, C and D shown in the diagram below.
Which set is consistent but not accurate?
A

13

Page 4 of 17

What type of error is shown by the diagram?

A
Systematic error
B
Random error
C
Parallax error
D
Zero error

14

What is the value of the error in the diagram above?

0.03 mm
A
0.02 mm
B
C
0.02 mm
D
0.03 mm
15

(a) Without any object

(b) With an object

What is the diameter of the object in the diagram above?

A
2.34 mm
B
2.37 mm
C
2.40 mm
D
2.90 mm

Page 5 of 17

16 What is the sensitivity of micrometer screw gauge?

A 0.001 mm
B 0.01 mm
C 0.1 mm
D 1 mm
17 Which of the following is the correct order of scientific investigation in the study of physics?
A Conclusion, observation, experiment, hypothesis
B Hypothesis, experiment, observation, conclusion
C Hypothesis, observation, experiment, conclusion
D Observation, hypothesis, conclusion, experiment

18 What is the definition of acceleration?

A Rate of change of displacement
B Rate of change of distances
C Rate of change of velocity
D Rate of change of speed

19 When one object is travelling with constant velocity, its acceleration will be
A decreasing
B increasing
C constant
D zero

55 km h 1 .
20 A car travels on the road with constant speed of
distance travelled by the car?
A 3.7 km
B 7.75 km
C 13.75 km
D 825 km

15 minutes,
After

what is the

8 km
21 An aeroplane travels

due east in 1.5 minutes. After that, it changes its direction to north

and travels 10 km in 3 minutes 45 seconds. Find its average velocity in

20.8 ms 1
A

Page 6 of 17

ms 1

B
C
D

35.4 ms 1
40.6 ms 1
51.3 ms 1

15 ms 1
22 A girl starts cycling from rest and reaches a speed of
travelled by the girl?
A 8.5 m
B 37.5 m
C 43 m
D 68 m

in 5 seconds. What is the distance

23

15 ms 1
A bus moving at

20 ms 1
takes 12 s to accelerate to

Calculate its average acceleration.

0.28 ms 1
A
0.32 ms 1
B
0.37 ms 1
C
0.42 ms 1
D

8 ms 2
24 A van accelerates from rest to
minutes?
A 720 m
B 560 m
C 350 m
D 24.5 m

in 4.0 minutes. What is the velocity of the car after 1.5

2 500 ms 1
25 A rocket is moving at a velocity of
and it accelerates at a rate of
2.2 minutes.
Calculate the final velocity of the rocket.
1
ms
A 6 300
ms 1
B 5 400
Page 7 of 17

15 ms 2
for

C 4 480
D

ms 1
3 120

ms 1

26

4.2 cm

A strip of paper tape has been pulled by an object under a ticker-tape timer by a moving trolley.
The ticker-timer vibrates 50 times per second. What is the speed of the tape between P and Q?
7 cm s 1
A
63 cm s 1
B
70 cm s 1
C
140 cm s 1
D
27
s/cm
10

0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0

t/s

The diagram shows a motion chart of a moving trolley. Describe the motion of the trolley.
A The trolley travels on constant velocity
B The trolley travels on increasing velocity
C The trolley travels on decreasing velocity
D The trolley travels on constant acceleration

28

Page 8 of 17

s/cm
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6

t/s

The diagram shows a motion chart from a toy car. Describe the motion of the toy car.
A The toy car travels on constant velocity
B The toy car travels on decreasing velocity
C The toy car travels on constant acceleration
D The toy car travels on constant displacement
29
s/cm
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6

t/s

The diagram shows a motion chart from a toy car. What is the average velocity of the toy car if
the frequency of the ticker timer is 50 Hz?
40 cm s 1
A
50 cm s 1
B
60 cm s 1
C

Page 9 of 17

70 cm s 1
D
30 Which of the following graphs below shows negative acceleration?
A

31 A child can move an empty box but when the box is fully loaded, he cannot move the box. This
is because
A inertia increases
B weight increases
C applied force decreases
D frictional force increases

Page 10 of 17

32 Which of the following statements about inertia of an object is true?

A A stationary object has no inertia
B A free falling object has no inertia
C An object with a larger mass has a larger inertia
D A moving object has a larger inertia than a stationary object
33 Which of the following statements are the examples of conservation of momentum?
I The launching of a rocket
II The explosion of a bomb
III The motion of sound wave in air
IV The bouncing motion of ping pong balls with the table
A I, II and III
B I, II and IV
C I, III and IV
D II, III and IV
34 A rifle jerks to back when a bullet is shot. Which of the following best describes this action?
A Force
B Inertia
C Energy
D Momentum
35
100 g

5 ms 1
3 ms 1

5 ms 1
A ball hits a wall with a velocity
Calculate the change in momentum.
A 0.1 Ns
B 0.2 Ns
C 0.3 Ns
D 0.4 Ns

3 ms 1
and bounces back with a velocity

36 A force can change the following properties of an object except

A size
B shape
C colour
D velocity

Page 11 of 17

37
3 kg

7 kg

Two loads are connected through a frictionless pulley. When the load is released, the block
moves with an acceleration. What is the acceleration of the system?
3 ms 2
A
5 ms 2
B
7 ms 2
C
9 ms 2
D

38

20 kg

8 ms 2 .
A wooden box is raised up using frictionless pulley at an acceleration of
Calculate the tension of the rope.
A 40 N
B 90 N
C 200 N
D 360 N
39

Page 12 of 17

Lift

Balance scale

A boy of 45 kg standing on a balance scale in a lift.What is the reading of the balance scale if
the lift is stationary?
A 0
B 45 N
C 450 N
D 900 N
40 What is the meaning of impulse?
A Change of inertia
B Change of forces
C Change of acceleration
D Change of momentum
41 What is the meaning of impulse force?
A Change of momentum
B Change of acceleration
C Rate of change of momentum
D Rate of change of acceleration
42 Which of the following is not the way to decrease impulsive force?
A A car driver uses his safety belt
B A women wears high heel shoes
C A girl jumps down with her bended legs
D A goal keeper bring his hand back to catch the ball

2 000 kg
43 A moving lorry with a mass
and velocity
seconds.Calculate the force needed to stop the lorry.
3 200 N
A
2 300 N
B
1 400 N
C

Page 13 of 17

16 ms 1
can be stopped totally in 10

250 N
D
44 Which of the following is a safety feature installed in a vehicle?
I Seat belt
II Armrest
III Dashboard
IV Cushion chair
A I and II
B I and III
C II and III
D III and IV

45 Which of the following parts is the headrest protect?

A Legs
B Neck
C Head
D Shoulders
46 Which of the following designs is based on the principle of increasing the impact time during
an impact?
I The bumper of a car
II The rubber grip of a pen
III The shape of a rocket
IV Gloves of the football player
A I and II
B I and III
C I and IV
D II and III
47
1

20
15
10
5
0

Time/s
2

8 10

The diagram above shows a graph of velocity (v) - time (t) of an object. The average velocity of
the object for the whole motion is

Page 14 of 17

13 m s 1
A

15 m s 1
B

17 m s 1
C

19 m s 1
D
48
Velocity

Time

The graph in above shows how the velocity of an object increases until it reaches its terminal
velocity. Which of the following displacement-time graphs best describes the change in
velocity of the object?
A

Page 15 of 17

49
1
21

1.0

t/s

5.5

A car is moving uniformly on a road. When its driver sees a dog suddenly appear in front of the
car at t = 0 at a distance of d m. He brakes the car immediately. The change of velocity in the
motion is shown in the diagram above. The car stops at a distance of 2 m from the dog. Find d.
A 57.25 m
B 60.25 m
C 69.50 m
D 70.25 m

50
Acceleration

Car B

Q R

Car A

Time

The diagram above shows the acceleration - time graph of two cars travelling on a straight road.
Which statements in below is correct?
A Two cars have a same speed at time Q
B Car A has a larger acceleration than car B at time R
C Car A has a larger acceleration than car B at time P
D Two car has travelled the same distance from time P to Q

END OF QUESTION PAPER

Page 16 of 17

Prepared by ;

Pn Widya Hani binti

Mohd Radzi
Physics teacher

Checked by ;

Endorsed by ;

Page 17 of 17