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JC 1 PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATIONS 2010

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Data

speed of light in free space, c = 3.00 × 108 m s–1

permeability of free space, µo = 4π × 10–7 H m–1
permittivity of free space, εo = 8.85 × 10–12 F m–1

(1/(36π)) × 10–9 F m–1

elementary charge, e = 1.60 × 10–19 C
the Planck constant, h = 6.63 × 10–34 J s
unified atomic mass constant, u = 1.66 × 10–27 kg
rest mass of electron, me = 9.11 × 10–31 kg
rest mass of proton, mp = 1.67 × 10–27 kg
molar gas constant, R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1
the Avogadro constant, NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol–1
the Boltzmann constant, k = 1.38 × 10–23 J K–1
gravitational constant, G = 6.67 × 10–11 N m2 kg–2
acceleration of free fall, g = 9.81 m s–2

Formulae

1 2
uniformly accelerated motion, s = ut + at
2
v2 = u2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas, W = p∆V
hydrostatic pressure, p = ρgh
Gm
gravitational potential, φ = −
r
resistors in series, R = R1 + R2+……….

1 1 1
resistors in parallel, = + + ........
R R1 R 2

Q
electric potential, V =
4πε o r

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1 The drag force F experienced by a steel sphere of radius r dropping at speed v through a
liquid is given by F = b r v where b is a constant.

Which of the following represents the SI base units of b?

A kg m s–2
B kg m s–3
C kg m3 s–3
D kg m–1 s–1

2 A body is dropped from rest from the top of a tower. It took (2.0 ± 0.1) s for the body to
fall to the ground.

What is the height of the tower with its associated uncertainty? (Take the acceleration of
free fall to be 10 m s–2)

A (20 ± 0.1) m
B (20 ± 0.2) m
C (20 ± 1) m
D (20 ± 2) m

3 Two forces 6.0 N and 8.0 N act at a point and the angle between the two forces are 80º.

6.0 N

80o
8.0 N

What is the magnitude of the resultant force?

A 5.5 N
B 9.1 N
C 10.8 N
D 11.7 N

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4 A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly along a straight road to reach a velocity
of 40 m s–1 in 7.0 s, after which it travels at constant speed.

velocity / m s–1

40

time / s

What is the distance covered by the car in the first 10 s?

A 140 m
B 260 m
C 286 m
D 400 m

5 The total stopping distance of a car traveling along a road is defined to be the sum of
reaction distance and the braking distance of the car.

Which of the following factors does not affect the reaction distance of the car?

A The alertness of the driver.

B The frictional force between the tyres of the car and the surface of the road.
C The speed of the car just before the brake is applied.
D The visibility of the surrounding environment ahead of the driver.

6 At the top of a 100-m cliff, a person throws a rock vertically upward with initial velocity of
20 m s–1.

Ignoring the effect of air resistance, what is the time taken for the rock to reach the
bottom of the cliff?

A 2.5 s
B 2.9 s
C 4.5 s
D 7.0 s

7 Which of the following statements is not true of two forces that give rise to a couple?

A They act in opposite directions.

B They act on the same body.
C They act at the same point.
D They have the same magnitude.

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8 A box remains stationary on a horizontal smooth surface.

Which of the following forces forms an action-reaction pair with the weight of the box?

A The force exerted on the Earth by the box.

B The force exerted on the box by the Earth.
C The force exerted on the ground by the box.
D The force exerted on the box by the ground.

9 A spring is extended by 2.0 cm when a force of 50 N is applied.

What is the elastic potential energy of the spring when it is extended by 5.0 cm?

A 0.031 J
B 3.1 J
C 31 J
D 310 J

10 A 60.0-kg woman stands in an elevator which moves upwards with a constant

acceleration of 2.00 m s-2. The mass of the lift is 4000 kg.

What is the tension experienced by the lift cable?

A 31700 N
B 47200 N
C 47900 N
D 48700 N

11 A car of mass 1200 kg is accelerated by a resultant force of 3000 N for a time of 5.0 s.

What is the gain in momentum of the car?

A 2.5 kg m s–1
B 600 kg m s–1
C 6000 kg m s–1
D 15000 kg m s–1

12 A particle of mass m traveling with velocity u collides elastically and head-on with a
stationary particle of mass M.

Which expression gives the velocity of the particle of mass M after collision?

A u
mu
B
M
2mu
C
M +m
(M − m )u
D
M +m

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13 A 8.0-N force, acting at an angle of 30º with respect to the horizontal, is exerted on a 2.0-
kg crate as it slides along a horizontal ground with constant speed over a displacement
of 5.0 m.

What is the work done by the applied force?

A 0J
B 20 J
C 35 J
D 40 J

14 A 58.0-kg skier moves down along a slope that is at an angle of 25.0º with respect to the
horizontal. A constant resistive force of 50.0 N opposes the motion of the skier.

The skier reaches a speed of 38.7 m s–1 after covering a distance of 57.0 m along the
slope.

u 57.0 m

38.7 m s–1

25o

What is the initial speed of the skier?

A 21.9 m s–1
B 24.1 m s–1
C 32.0 m s–1
D 33.5 m s–1

15 An aircraft moving through air at velocity v experiences a resistive force F given by the
expression F = kv2, where k is a constant.

What is the power required to keep the aircraft moving at this constant velocity?

A kv
B kv2
C kv3
D kv4

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16 The diagram below illustrates Singapore on the Equator and Helsinki at a latitude of
60°N. The centripetal acceleration experienced by a person at Singapore is aE while that
at Helsinki is aH.

Helsinki

60°
Singapore

axis
Given that the Earth rotates about its axis with a period of 24 hours and that its radius is
6.4 × 106 m, what are the values of aE and aH?

aE / m s−2 aH / m s−2
A 1.7 × 10−2 1.7 × 10−2
B 1.7 × 10−2 3.4 × 10−2
C 3.4 × 10−2 1.7 × 10−2
D 3.4 × 10−2 3.4 × 10−2

17 An aircraft banks its wings at an angle of 17° with respect to the vertical to move in a
horizontal circular motion with a radius of 5000 m as shown in the diagram below.

5000 m
Lift
17°

Weight

What is the speed of the aircraft?

A 1.2 × 102 m s−1

B 4.0 × 102 m s−1
C 1.5 × 104 m s−1
D 1.6 × 105 m s−1

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18 A boy tries to move from the edge of a merry-go-round, spinning at constant angular
velocity, towards the centre.

Assuming that his speed relative to the merry-go-round is negligible, which graph best
illustrates the variation of his linear speed v, as measured by a stationary observer, with
time t?

v v

t t
A B

v v

t t
C D

19 Which of the following is true about geostationary satellites?

A The mechanical energy possessed by all geostationary satellites is the same.

B They are found above the equator because they have a common centre of rotation
that is the centre of the Earth.

C They are not used as communication satellites because they are limited by their fixed
position above the same spot on the Earth’s surface.

D They are perfect as observatory posts for sun spot activity because we can download
information from the satellite at any time of the day.

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20 Which of the following diagrams shows the variation of gravitational field strength
between Earth and Moon? (Take the displacement towards the right as positive.)

g / N kg−1 g / N kg−1
A B

Earth Earth Moon

Moon

C D g / N kg−1
−1
g / N kg

Moon

Earth

Earth Moon

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21 A positive and a negative charge are positioned at points X and Y as shown in the
diagram below, and R is a point along the line joining them. The electric potentials at R
due to X and Y are 3.0 J C−1 and −5.0 J C−1 respectively, and the electric field strengths
are 1.0 N C−1 and 0.71 N C−1 respectively.

Positive charge Negative charge

X R Y

(Diagram not drawn to scale)

What is the net electric potential and field strength at position R?

Net electric potential / J C−1 Net Electric field strength / N C–1

A −2.0 −1.71
B 8.0 −0.29
C −2.0 1.71
D 8.0 0.29

22 A uniform electric field of 5000 N m–1 is applied between two parallel metal plates held at
a separation of 20 mm apart. A positive point charge of 1.0 µC is moved from point P to
Q along a path of 10 mm as shown in the diagram below.

+
P
10 mm
20 mm 50°
Q
–
(Diagram not drawn to scale)

What is the work done required to move the charge from P to Q?

A 3.2 × 10−5 J
B 3.8 × 10−5 J
C 5.0 × 10−5 J
D 5.0 × 10−3 J

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23 The diagram below shows a metallic block with dimensions 2x, 3x and 4x.

3x

4x R
P
Q Q

2x P
R

Which pair of faces will give the minimum electrical resistance?

A P
B Q
C R
D All resistances are the same.

24 The I−V characteristics of an electrical device P is as shown in the diagram below.

I/A

3.0

2.0

1.0

V/V

0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0

What is the value of its resistance when a p.d. of 2.0 V is applied across it?

A 0.25 Ω
B 0.50 Ω
C 1.3 Ω
D 4.0 Ω

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25 As the temperature of a thermistor rises, its resistance decreases.

Which of the following graphs best represents its I−V characteristics?

I I

V
V
A B

I I

V V
C D

26 Five identical resistors are connected as shown in the diagram using connecting wires of
negligible resistance.

P Q

K L M N
X

The end X of the connecting wire XQ may be connected at any of the positions K, L, M
or N.

Which two connections would result in identical effective resistance across PQ?

A K, M
B L, N
C K, L
D M, N

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27 Which of the following arrangement of bulbs, when connected across the same voltage
supply, will result in the brightest total illumination from all the bulbs?

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28 In an attempt to reduce cost of utilities, a company decided to use a circuit setup to

automatically switch off the air-conditioning when no one is in the office after sun sets.

Which of the following circuit setup is possible to achieve the needs of the policy?

A
RL
Power Supply

R1 Vout for air-conditioning

B
R1
Power Supply

RL Vout for air-conditioning

C
R1
Power Supply

RL Vout for air-conditioning

D
R1
Power Supply

RL Vout for air-conditioning

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29 The strength of a region of magnetic field P is to be measured using the following setup.
The magnetic flux density in the region of the wire BC is known to be 0.32 T. A small
mass of 5.0 g is required to be placed between AD to balance the wire frame ABCD
about the supports X and Y. A current of 1.0 A flows in the direction CBAD.

33 cm 33 cm

A B
X

Uniform small mass

Magnetic
Field P N S 20 cm

D C

to external circuit
supplying a current of 1 A

What is the magnetic flux density of P?

A 0.075 T
B 0.32 T
C 0.57 T
D 2.8 T

30 Which of the following pairs of charges would give an electric field pattern that is most
similar to the magnetic field pattern of the following magnet?

N S

A +

B + +

C +

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2010 JC1 H2 Physics Promotional Exam Paper 1

Answer Key

1 D 2 D 3 C 4 B 5 B
6 D 7 C 8 A 9 B 10 C
11 D 12 C 13 C 14 D 15 C
16 C 17 A 18 D 19 B 20 A
21 C 22 A 23 A 24 C 25 C
26 C 27 B 28 A 29 A 30 A

Solutions

1 [b] = [F]/[r][v] = [m][a]/[r][v] = (kg m s–2)/(m)(m s–1) = kg m–1 s–1

2 h = ½gt2 = ½ (10)(2.0)2 = 20 m
∆h/h = 2∆t/t ⇒ ∆h = 2[(0.1)/(2.0)][20] = 2 m

3 By cosine rule: x2 = (6)2 + (8)2 – 2(8)(6)cos 100º ⇒ x = 10.8 N

4 Distance = ½ (10 + 3) x 40 = 260 m

5 Frictional force between tyres and surface affects braking distance and not
reaction distance.

6 Taking downwards as positive:

s = ut + ½ at2 ⇒ 100 = (-20)(t) + ½ (9.81) t2 ⇒ t = 7.0 s or -2.9 s (rejected)

7 Two forces must act at different points. Otherwise, their line of action of forces
will coincide.

8 Action = Force exerted on the box by the Earth (Weight)

Reaction = Force exerted on the Earth by the box.

9 F = k x ⇒ 50 = k (2.0/100), k = 2500 N m–1

EPE = ½ kx2 = ½ (2500)(0.05)2 = 3.1 J

10 On lift: T – 4060g = 4060(2), T = 47900 N

11 ∆p = F ∆t = 3000 x 5.0 = 15000 N s

12 By COM: mu = mv1 + Mv2 ---(1)

v2 – v1 = u ⇒ v1 = v2 – u --- (2)
2mu
Sub (2) into (1): v2 =
M +m

13 W = (F cos 30º)(5) = (8 cos 30º)(5) = 35 J

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14 By Principle of Conservation of Energy:

KEi + GPEi = KEf + GPEf + W
½ (58) v2 + (58)(9.81)(57 sin 25º) = ½ (58) (38.7)2 + (50)(57)
v = 33.5 m s–1

15 By Newton’s Second Law: ΣF = ma ⇒ Fapplied – kv2 = 0 ⇒ Fapplied = kv2

Papplied = Fappliedv = (kv2)(v) = kv3

16 aE = 6.4 x 106 (2π/(24*3600))2 = 0.034 m s–2.

aH = aE x cos 60o = 0.017 m s–2.

17 L sin 17o = mv2/r, L cos 17o = mg ⇒ tan 17o = v2/(9.81 x 5000) ⇒ v = 120 m s–1

18 v = rω ⇒ v decreases as r decreases.

19 Fact.

20 Field strength is a vector. Thus, taking right as positive, the individual field strength
due to Earth and Moon would be:

g / N kg−1 g / N kg−1

Earth Moon

The resultant field strength would then be as in Option A. Note also that since Earth
is more massive, the field strength of Earth is stronger than that of Moon. Hence, the
zero total field strength position is closer to Moon than Earth.

21 Net V = 3.0 + (-5.0) = -2.0 J C–1 (scalar sum).

Net electric field = 1.0 + 0.71 = 1.71 N C–1 (vector sum)

22 WD = 1.0 x 10–6 x 5000 x 0.010 x cos 50o =

23 Minimum resistance implies minimum distance (2x) and maximum cross-

sectional area (4x x 3x). (P)

24 R = 2.0 / 1.5 = 1.3 Ω

25 Fact

26 Position M would result in short circuit, net resistance = 0.

Position N would result in partial short circuit, net resistance= R (resistance of
each resistor)

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27 By the definition of potential difference, the larger the p.d. across a lamp, the
larger the amount of electrical energy converted to light (and heat) energy,
thus the brighter it would be. Option B gives the largest p.d. across all 3
resistors.

28 When light intensity decreases at sunset, resistance of LDR will also increase.
That would result in Vout to the air-conditioning being lower, and so stop its
operation. Although a thermistor would also work when light fails (because
temperature drops due to the lack of sun), it might also activate when the
weather turns cold during the day.

29 The small mass provides an anti-clockwise moment. Force induced in BC (by

Q) is downwards, and so provides an clockwise moment as well. Force
induced in AD (by P) is downwards, and so provides a anti-clockwise moment.

By principles of moments, when the current balance is in equilibrium,

(Force P moment) + (small mass moment) = (Force Q moment)

BP Il × D + mgD = BQ Il × D
BP (1)(0.2) + (0.005 )(9.81) = (0.32)(1)(0.2)
BP = 0.075T

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