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SEKOLAH MENENGAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN UNION

PULAU PINANG

PEPERIKSAAN PERTENGAHAN TAHUN 2012

FIZIK TINGKATAN 5
KERTAS 2
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MASA: 2 2 jam

Nama:___________________________________( ) Tingkatan: 5S__

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1. This question paper contains printed pages. Section Question Full Marks Obtained Marks
2. This question paper consists of three sections: Section 1 4
A, Section B and Section C. 2 5
3. Write your answers for Section A in the spaces 3 6
provided in the question paper. 4 7
4. Write your answers for Section B and Section C on the A 5 8
writing papers provided. 6 8
5. Show your working, it may help you to get marks. 7 10
8 12
B 9 20
10 20
C 11 20
12 20
Total

The following information may be useful. The symbols have their usual meaning.
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Section A
Answer all questions in this section
(60 marks)
1. Diagram 1.1 shows an electrical measuring instrument.

Diagram 1.1
(a)(i) What is the physical quantity measured by this instrument?

[1m]

(ii) Name the error found on this instrument.

[1m]

(b) Diagram 1.2 shows two instruments, X and Y, that can be used to measure the thickness of a wire.

Diagram 1.2
(i) Which instrument is more suitable to measure the thickness of the wire?

[1m]

(ii) State one reason for your answer in 1(b)(i).

[1m]
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2. Diagram 2 shows a bag of cement of mass 35 kg on a ramp with 15 slope to horizontal. Frictional force exerted
between the bag and the ramp is 90.6 N.

(a) What is meant by frictional force?

[1m]

(b) Calculate the resultant force parallel to the ramp.

[2m]

(c) Based on your answer in (b), explain what happens to the motion of the bag of cement?

[2m]

3. Diagram 3 shows two identical feeding bottles submerged in liquids P and Q respectively.

Diagram 3
(a)(i) Draw and label two forces that act on the feeding bottles when they are submerged in liquid P.
[2m]

(ii) State the relationship between the two forces in your answer for 3.a.i..

[1m]
(b) State the physical principle that involved in the situation given in Diagram 3.

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(c) Some content of the feeding bottle submerged in liquid P is poured out. The bottle is again submerged in P.
(i) State what happens to the bottle.

[1m]

(ii) The bottle is put into a denser liquid. State what happens to the bottle. Explain your answer.

[2m]

4. Diagram 4.1 shows six pendulums with different lengths being tied to a thread.

Diagram 4.1
Pendulum X is oscillated at a frequency of 2 Hz. The other pendulums start to oscillate due to the oscillation of
pendulum X.
(a)(i) Which pendulum will oscillate with the maximum amplitude?

[1m]

(ii) Give one reason for the answer in 4.(a)(i)

[1m]

(iii) Name the phenomenon based on the answer in 4.(a)(i)

[1m]

(b) Calculate the period of oscillation of pendulum X.

[2m]
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(c) Pendulum X will stop oscillating after a few minutes.

On Diagram 4.2, sketch the displacement-time graph to show the damping process

[2m]

5. Diagram 5.1 and Diagram 5.2 show two identical polystyrene glasses are filled by hot water at the same
temperature.
Diagram 5.3 and Diagram 5.4 shows the changes in temperature of the water after 5 minutes the water is cooled.

(a) State the working principle used in the thermometer.

[1m]

(b) Using Diagram 5.1 and Diagram 5.2 , compare the mass of water in the both glasses.

[1m]

(c)(i) Using Diagram 5.3 and 5.4, compare

the reading of the thermometer.

[1m]
(ii) the rate of loss of heat from the water in the glasses after 5 minutes.

[1m]
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(d) Based on your answer in c(ii) compare the quantity of heat in the water in the glasses in Diagram 5.3 and
Diagram 5.4.

[1m]

(e) Based on your answer in (a) and (d), state the relationship between mass and quantity of heat in the water.

[1m]

(f) Sketch the graph temperature against time when the water in the glass in Diagram 5.1 is cooled for a long time.

[2m]

6. Diagram 6.1 and Diagram 6.2 show fringes are formed when identical monochromatic lights pass through the
double slits.

(a) What is the meaning of monochromatic light?

[1m]

(b) Explain how fringes are formed on the screen?

[2m]

(c) Using Diagram 6.1 and Diagram 6.2:

(i) Compare the distance between the slits, a

[1m]
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(ii) Compare the wavelength of the light, , that passes through the double slits.

[1m]

(iii) Compare the distance between the double slits and the screen, D.

[1m]

(iv) Compare the distance between the fringes, x

[1m]

(d) Using your answers in 6 (c) state the relationship between x and a .

[1m]

7. Diagram 7 shows the initial situation after 5 minutes when water is being boiled by an electric heater of power
1000W.

Diagram 7
(a) What is meant by specific latent heat of vaporization?

[1m]

(b) Based on Diagram 7;

(i) State one reason why the temperature does not increase even though heat is supplied.

[1m]
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(ii) Calculate the heat energy released by the immersion heater in 5 minutes.

[2m]

(iii) Calculate the specific latent heat of vaporization of water in the above process.

[3m]

(c) The actual value of specific latent heat of vaporization of water is 2.26 106 Jkg 1 .
(i) Explain why the value obtained in (b)(iii) is different from the actual value.

[1m]

(ii) Suggest two modifications to the arrangement of apparatus in Diagram 7 that will give a more accurate value of
specific latent heat of vaporization of water.

[2m]

8. Diagram 8.1 and Diagram 8.2 shows three identical filament bulbs marked 6V, 12W arranged in two different
ways and connected to a battery 6 V .
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(a) What is meant by 6V,12W ?

[1m]

(b) State the type of circuit in Diagram 8.1 and 8.2

(i) Diagram 8.1:

(ii) Diagram 8.2:

[2m]

(c) The bulbs in Diagram 8.2 are brighter than the bulbs in Diagram 8.1. Explain your answer.

[2m]

(d) The resistance of each bulb in Diagram 8.1 and Diagram 8.2 is 4 . Determine the current flow in each bulb.
(i) Diagram 8.1:

(ii) Diagram 8.2:

[4m]
(e) A student wants to design an incubator. Bulbs are used to heat up the incubator.
(i) Between the circuit in Diagram 8.1 and in Diagram 8.2, which circuit is the most suitable to be used by the student
to heat up the incubator.

[1m]

(ii) Give two reasons for your answer in 8(e)(i).

[2m]
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Section B
[20 marks]
Answer any one question from this section

9 (a) Diagram 9.1 shows two identical steel balls placed onto spring M and N. Both springs are elastic and fixed to a
horizontal surface. The springs are pushed down until the lengths of spring M and spring N are the same.
Diagram 9.2 shows the maximum heights reached by the balls when the hands are released.

(i) What is the meaning of elasticity?

[1m]
(ii) Using Diagram 9.1 and Diagram 9.2, compare the thickness of the spring wire and the maximum height reached
by the balls.
Relate the thickness of the spring wire with the maximum height of the ball to make a deduction regarding the
relationship between the thickness of the spring wire and the elastic potential energy of the spring.
[5m]

(b) The forces used to compress the springs in Diagram 9.1(a) and Diagram 9.1(b) are F1 and F2 respectively.
(i) Compare F1 and F2
[2m]
(ii) Using Diagram 9.1 and Diagram 9.2, state the energy chances that take place from the moment the spring is
compressed until the ball reaches its maximum height.
[2m]

(c) Diagram 9.3 shows an athlete performing a pole vault jump.

Using appropriate physics concepts, explain the use of suitable equipment and techniques to improve his
performance.
Your answer should include following aspects
(i) Athletes attire (ii) Pole used
(iii) Athletes movement (iv) Safety
[10m]
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10. A student carries out an experiment to investigate a water wave phenomenon using a ripple tank.
Diagram 10.1 and Diagram 10.2 show the pattern obtained on the screen of the ripple tank when two vibrators, S
and T, are vibrating simultaneously.

Diagram 10.1

Diagram 10.2

(a)(i) State the reason why the depth of water in the ripple tank must be uniform.
[1m]
(ii) Name the water wave phenomenon that is being investigated
[1m]
(iii) State the amplitude of the wave along the nodal lines
[1m]
(iv) Using a suitable diagram, explain how a nodal line is formed.
[2m]

(b) Observe Diagram 10.1 and Diagram 10.2.

(i) Compare the distance between vibrators S and T.
[1m]
(ii) Compare the distance between adjacent nodal lines.
[1m]
(iii) Compare the wavelength of the water waves
[1m]
(iv) State the relationship between a and x.
[a = distance between the vibrators, x = distance between adjacent lines]
[2m]

(c) Diagram 10.3 shows the plan of a football stadium. When an announcement was made using only one
loudspeaker, spectators at positions such as P, Q and R could not hear the announcement clearly.
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Diagram 10.3

Suggest and explain improvements to the sound system and transmission of the sound so that spectators all around
the stadium can hear the announcement clearly.
Your answer should cover the following aspects.
(i) The number of loudspeakers
(ii) The position of the loudspeakers
(iii) The amplification of the sound
[6m]

(d) The loudspeaker used in (c) is as shown in Diagram 10.4

Diagram 10.4
Explain whether D and L should be big or small so that sound from the loudspeaker can be transmitted over a
longer distance.
[4m]
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Section C
[20 marks]
Answer any one question from this section

11(a) What is meant by specific heat capacity?

Diagram 11.1
(b) Diagram 11.1 shows phenomenon which occur in our daily life. Using a physics concept,
(i) Explain how the phenomenon occurs
[3m]
(ii) Name the phenomenon occur
[1m]

(c) Diagram 11.2 shows a graph of temperature against time taken for heating 500g of a liquid using an immersion
heater of 48 W.

Diagram 11.2
(i) Calculate the specific heat capacity of the liquid
[3m]
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(ii) When the temperature of the liquid reaches 80, the liquid is poured into a beaker that contains 1 kg of water
which is at temperature of 25. Calculate the final temperature of the mixture. [water specific capacity = 4200 J
kg-1 -1]
[2m]

(d) Diagram 11.3 shows the arrangement of the apparatus to determine the specific heat capacity of an aluminum
block.

Diagram 11.3
Table 11.1 shows the materials that can be used in the arrangement of above set up. You are assigned to
investigate the materials shown in Table 11.1.
Set of Material
apparatus Plate X Liquid Y Material Z Power of immersion heater
P Wood Water Tissue 12 W
Q Asbestos Alcohol Plain Paper 48 W
R Wood Oil Plain Paper 24 W
S Asbestos Oil Tissue 48 W
T Copper Water Tissue 24 W

Explain the suitability of each material in Table 11.1, then determine the most suitable set of apparatus to be used
to determine the specific heat capacity of aluminum. State the reason for your answer.
[10m]

12. Diagram 12.1 Shows the arrangement of a voltmeter, ammeter, battery, switch and three bulbs.

Diagram 12.1
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(a) Name the physics quantity measured by the voltmeter.

[1m]

(b)(i) Draw a circuit diagram that represent the arrangement in Diagram 12.1 by using correct symbols
(ii) All the bulbs are arranged in parallel.
By using symbols, draw the possible arrangement of bulbs in parallel.
[4m]

(c) Table 12.1 shows four heating elements F, G, H and J with different specifications. Three identical heating panes
are needed to be fixed on three sides of an electric dryer.

You are required to determine the most suitable heating element that can produce highest amount of heat faster.

Study the specifications of all the four heating elements based on the following aspects:
(i) Diameter of the wire
(ii) Type of heating panel
(iii) Arrangement of three heating panels
(iv) Melting point of the wire
[10m]
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(d) Diagram 12.2 shows an electric bulb labeled 40 W 240 V.

Diagram 12.2
(i) State the energy transformation in the bulb
[1m]
(ii) Calculate
- The current flows in the filament of the bulb.
- The unit energy consumed when it is used for 8 hours a day in 20 days.
[4m]

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