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STPM TRIAL 2009

PERSIDANGAN KEBANGSAAN PENGETUA-PENGETUA

SEKOLAH MENENGAH MALAYSIA
CAWANGAN MELAKA
PENILAIAN PENGESANAN PEPERIKSAAN
SIJIL TINGGI PERSEKOLAHAN MALAYSIA 2009
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1. A student measured in the length, width and height of a cubical wooden block, using a ruler with
accuracy of 0.05 cm. He then calculated the volume of the block, and his calculator registered
108.288. Which of the following alternatives would be the best one to express his results, without
losing accuracy and without including meaningless figure?

A.
B.
C.
D.

2.

108.29 cm3
108.3 cm3
110 cm3
108 cm3

What is the dimension of thermal conductivity?

B. ML-3-1

A. MLT-3

C. MLT-3-1

D. ML-3T-1

3. A projectile of mass m is fired with velocity v from a point P, as shown below.

600
P

Neglecting air resistance, the magnitude of the change in momentum between leaving P and
arriving at Q is
A. mv

B.

mv 3

C. 2 mv

D.

mv 2

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4. A body is moving with constant speed in the y-direction. For positive values of y, it experiences a
uniform acceleration in the x- direction. Which one of the paths A to D does it follow?

y
A.
x

B.

x
x

C.

D.

5. A ball hits the ground normally with a speed u. Which of the following is NOT TRUE if the
collision is elastic?

A.
B.
C.
D.

The particle rebounds along its original path with speed u.

The momentum of the ball is conserved.
The kinetic energy of the ball is conserved.
The total momentum of the ball and the floor is conserved.

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6. An 5.0 kg block slides down a rough plane which is inclined at 30 as shown below.

The box starts from rest and then moves a distance of 2.0 m as measured along the incline.
After it has moved this distance, its speed equals 2.0 m s-1. What is the coefficient of kinetic
friction between the block and the plane?
A. 0.46

B. 0.80

C. 1.04

D. 1.15

7. Two forces P and Q of the same magnitude act on a uniform metre rule pivoted at O as shown
below.

P
40cm
O
Q
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.

The resultant forces P and Q on the metre rule is zero.

B.

Both forces P and Q exert an anti- clockwise moment about O.

C.

The moment of force P about O is greater than that of force Q about O

D. The system is in static equilibrium.

8.
F

A force is applied to a regular cubical block of weight 10 N as shown above. What is the least
magnitude of F required to overturn the block?
A.

2N

B.

5N

C.

10 N

D.

20 N

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9. The diagram below shows a cyclist making a left turn on a rough road surface at constant
speed v, as viewed from behind. The total mass of the bicycle and rider is m and their
combined center of gravity is at G.

If R is the resultant force of the normal reaction and the frictional force, which vector
diagram represents the directions of forces acting on the bicycle and its rider in an
inertial frame?

10. A planet of mass m moves in a circular orbit of radius R round a sun of mass M with period T.
Which one of the following correctly shows how T depends on m, R and M?
3

A.

T R 2 m2

B.

T R2M 2

T R2M 2

T R2m

1
2

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11. A body is released from rest at a point P a distance 3R from the centre of an isolated planet
with radius R and mass M. What is the speed of the body on hitting the planet?

A.

2GM
3R

B.

GM
3R

4GM
3R

C.

2GM
R

D.

12. The given diagram shows two identical bodies, represented by P, Q moving in simple
harmonic motions.

If the springs are identical, the ratio of

A. 0.5

B. 0.707

Period of oscillation of Q
is
Period of oscillation of P

C 1.41

13. . A small mass executes s.h.m. about a point O with amplitude a

T
displacement from O at time
after passing through O is
8
A.

a
2

B.

a
2 2

C.

a
2

D. 2

and period T. Its

D.

a
8

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14. The diagram below shows the Searle's apparatus often used in determining the Youngs
Modulus of a metal. Which of the following statements NOT TRUE about the experiment ?

A. Two wires of the same material and length are hung side by side from the same clamp.
B. Long and thin wire should be used so as to produce a greater extension.
C. Vernier scale is used so as to measure the extension more accurately.
D. The error due to thermal expansion of the wire is not taken into consideration.

15. The graph below shows how the force F between two atoms in a solid varies with the
distance r between them. Which of the following statements about the distance a and b
marked on the graph is CORRECT?

A.
B.
C.
D.

The potential energy is a minimum at b.

When r < b, the force is repulsive.
The stiffness of the solid depends on the slope of the curve near a.
Area under the graph for r > b is equal to the bonding energy.

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A vessel of volume 1x10-3 m contains 0.72 g of an ideal gas of O2 at a pressure of 1x105

Pa. The r.m.s. velocity of the gas molecules is

16.

A 20 m s-1

B 110 m s-1

C 340 m s-1

D 650 m s-1

17. Which of the following is NOT an assumption in deriving the kinetic theory of gases?
A
B
C
D

Attractive forces between the molecules are negligible.

The volume of the molecules is negligible compared with the volume of the gas.
The duration of a collision is negligible compared with the time between collisions.
The molecules experience negligible change of momentum on collision with the walls
of the container

18. The energy which must be supplied to 1 mole of gas initially at absolute temperature T,
pressure p and volume V, to increase its temperature by 1K, is Q1 at constant pressure and Q2 at
constant volume. The value of Q2 is
A
B
C
D

Q1
Q1 + pVT
Q1 - pVT
pV
Q1
T

19. The graph below shows the distribution of molecular speed at room temperature.

As the temperature is increased,

A
B
C
D

the peak position will move to the right and its height will increase
the peak position will move to the right and its height will decrease
the peak position will move to the left and its height will increase
the peak position will move to the left and its height will decrease

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An ideal gas undergoes a cyclic process involving two isothermal changes and two
adiabatic changes as shown in the diagram below.

Which of statements below is TRUE about the changes?

A
Heat is supplied to the gas and there is net work done by the gas without any increase
in internal energy.
B
There is net heat supplied to the gas causing its internal energy to increase.
C
The net work done by the gas causes the internal energy to increase, but the net heat
flow is zero
D
There is net work done on the gas causing heat to be released by the gas without any
change in internal energy.

21. A glass window pane is 1.4 m high, 1.1 m wide and 3 mm thick. The temperature at the
inner surface of the glass is 22C and at the outer surface 4C. How much heat is lost each
hour through the window? (Thermal conductivity of glass = 0.812 W m-1 K-1)
A. 2.7 107 J
B. 2.7 104 J
3
C. 7.4 10 J

D. 7.4 J

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The diagram below shows a conducting sphere of radius a carries an excessive charge
of + Q. An uncharged metal rod MN is brought near the sphere. The axis of the rod is
collinear with a diameter through a point L on the sphere.

Which of the following graphs best illustrates the variation of potential V with
distance x along their common axes?

A.

B.

23. An electron travels at speed of 1.0 x 106 m s-1 along the direction of the field lines in
a uniform electric field. Its speed is reduced to zero at a distance of 4.0 x 10-2 m. What is
the strength of the electric field?
A. 0.71 V m-1
B. 22x103

C. 71 V m-1
V m-1

D. 22x109 V m-1

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24. A 100 F capacitor is discharged through a resistor of resistance R. The graph below shows
the variation of voltage V across the capacitor against time t.

According to the graph, what is the approximate value of R?

A. 20 K

35 K

50 K

D 200 K

25. The diagram below shows three resistors of resistances 4 , 10 and 6 connected
in series. A potential difference of 10 V is maintained across them, with point Q
being earthed.
10V

10

Which graphs represents the change in electric potential along the resistor
network?

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26. The diagram below shows a cylindrical metal wire of cross-sectional area A contains n
conduction electrons per cubic meter. When a potential difference is applied across the
ends P and Q of the wire, electrons will drift from P to Q with a mean velocity v.

Consider the electrons in the shaded volume of length x m, which of the

following statements is NOT TRUE?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The number of electrons in the shaded volume is nAx.

All electrons in the shaded volume will pass through the cross-section at R in
time x / v.
The rate at which the conduction electrons
pass through
the
cross- section at R is nv.
The current flowing in the metal wire is given by neAv

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27. The diagram represents an aircraft of length l, wingspan x, flying horizontally at speed v in a
region where the Earths magnetic field, of uniform flux density B, is inclined at an angle
to the Earths surface.

Which expression gives the magnitude of the e.m.f. generated between the wingtips by
electromagnetic induction?
A.

B l v sin

B.

Blx

C.

Bxv

D.

B x v sin

28. . When a coil is rotated in a magnetic field, the induced e.m.f. E varies with time as shown
in the graph below.

Which of the following graphs, drawn to the same scale, would be obtained if the speed
of rotation of the coil were doubled?

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A.

29. An electron of mass m travels with speed v in a uniform magnetic field of strength B. The
instantaneous velocity of the electron makes an angle with the field lines as shown in
the figure.

During the time in which an electron takes to make one twist of the helix, what is the
distance d parallel to the magnetic field made by an electron?
A.

2 mv
Be

2 mv cos
Be

2 Bev cos
m

D.

2 Bev sin
m

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30. The figure below shows a thin horizontal copper plate where current I flows along the
direction OS in a vertical magnetic field.

P
Q
Copper plate

S
B

The Hall voltage which exists in the copper plate will produce an electric field acting along
the direction
A OP

B OQ

OR

D OS

31. A potential difference V is applied across a wire of length l and resistivity . If the wire has n
free electrons per unit volume, the drift velocity of the free electrons in the wire is

ne
Vl

V
nel

L
C

neV

V
nel

32. In an ideal transformer, the most important function of the soft-iron core is
A. to produce a uniform radial magnetic field in the two coils.
B. to reduce the back e.m.f. produced in the coils.
C. to increase the current in the coils.
D. to improve the flux-linkage between the two coils.

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33. An a.c. supply is connected to a resistor. When the peak value of the e.m.f. of the supply is
Vo and the frequency is f , the mean power dissipated in the resistor is P . The supply
frequency is then changed to 3f , the peak value of the e.m.f. remains unchanged.
What is now the mean power in the resistor?
A. P

B. 3 P

C. 3P

D. 6P

34. The diagram below shows an operational amplifier.

Vi

50

Vo
1000

200

What is the gain of the amplifier?

A.4
B. 5
C. 6

D. 20

35. The displacement y of a point in a progressive wave with time t is given by

y = 0.15 sin 4 t
The wave has wavelength of 5.0 m. Determine the speed of the wave.
A 2.5 m s-1

B 10 m s-1

C 63 m s-1

D 79 m s-1

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36 The graph below illustrates a transverse pulse at a certain instant which is moving towards
the left along a stretched string.
y
P
x

What is the direction of motion of point P at this instant?

A
B
C
D

Positive-x direction
Negative-x direction
Positive-y direction
Negative-y direction

37 A point source of sound produces sound of power 500 W. What is the intensity level of
sound at 5.0 m away?
(Threshold intensity of hearing = 1.00x10-12 W m-2)
A 122 dB

B 128 dB

C 132 dB

D 140 dB

38 The frequencies of a tuning fork and a note of a piano are f1 and f2 respectively. When both
frequencies are played, beats are heard. If now a little plasticine is attached to the tuning
fork, it vibrates with frequency f3. It produces beats of higher frequency with the same piano
note. Which relation between the frequencies is TRUE?
A f3 > f1
B f1> f2
C f1 < f2
D f3 = f2
39 The consecutive notes produced by an open pipe are 264 Hz, 352 Hz and 440 Hz. What is
the frequency of the fundamental note?
A 22 Hz
B 44 Hz
C 88 Hz
D 264 Hz

40 A convex mirror has focal length f. Which statement is TRUE of the mirror?
A
B
C
D

The image size is always smaller than that of the object.

Virtual image is observed only when object distance is less than f.
Real image is observed when object distance is greater than f.
The image size is the same as that of the object when the object distance is 2f.

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41 Which electromagnetic wave has frequency in the order of 1.0 x 1016 Hz?
A Radio wave

B microwave

C visible light

D ultraviolet

42 The lens of a sunglasses is made up of lamination of two polarisers with its axis of
polarisation making an angle of 30o . What is the percentage of the intensity of the incident
light transmitted?
A 37 %

B 43%

C 57%

D 63 %

43 Two loudspeakers separated by a short distance produces sound of the same frequency. At a
position in front of the speakers, the path difference from the position to each of the speakers
is 1.2 m. At that position, maximum loudness is heard when the frequency is 1000 Hz and
the next maximum is heard when the frequency is increased to 1200 Hz. What is the speed
of sound based on the observation?
A 120 m s-1

B 240 m s-1

C 300 m s-1

D 340 m s-1

44 A converging lens of focal length 12.0 cm forms an upright image three times the size of the
object. The distance between the object and the image is
A 16.0 cm
B 32.0 cm
C 48.0 cm
D 64.0 cm

45 The diagram below show the air wedge formed by inserting a thin piece of paper at the edge
of two slide glasses.
Paper

When monochromatic light is incident normally from above, interference pattern is

observed. The fringe separation becomes narrower when
A
B
C
D

thinner paper is used

the paper is pulled further to the edge
monochromatic light of longer wavelength is used
the air wedge is replaced with water to form the water wedge

46 Sodium lamps emit light strongly at two very closely wavelengths. There are the sodium-D
lines at 589.0 nm and 589.6 nm. If a diffracting grating with 500 lines per mm is used,
calculate the angular separation between the first order spectra lines due to these
wavelengths?
A 0.017o
B 0.018o
C 17.13o
D 17.15o

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47. A photocathode whose work function is 2.7 eV is illuminated with white light that has a
continuous wavelength band from 400 nm to 700 nm. The range of the wavelength band in
this white light illumination for which photoelectrons are not produced is
A. 460 nm to 700 nm
B. 400 nm to 520 nm
C. 460 nm to 520 nm
D. 520 nm to 700 nm

48. Characteristic x-rays can be produced by bombarding targets with electrons. These x-rays
occur when
A
B
C
D

electrons from higher shells fill the vacant lower shell

electrons fill the vacant valence shell
electrons decelerate and radiate energy
electrons transfer all their kinetic energy to the target atoms.

49. For stable nuclei with large mass number, the ratio of protons to neutrons is
A equal to 1
B. greater than 1
C less than 1
D. unrelated to the stability of nuclei

50. Find the binding energy of carbon-12.

Assume:
mC = 11.996706 u
mp = 1.007276 u
mn = 1.008665 u
u = 1.66 1027 kg
A
B.
C.
D.

0.511 MeV
9.11 MeV
14.8 MeV
92.3 MeV

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