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American Academy Larnaca Year 5 Test 1

Triple Science Topic P2.9 Topic P2.10 Physics As fast as you can Roller coasters and relativity

Wednesday 20 Octtober 2011 Wednesday 20 Oc ober 2011 Multiple choice

FORMULAE
You may find the following formulae useful.

Time: 20 minutes

average velocity

displacement time

s t

accelerati on

change in velocit y time

(v u ) t

force = mass acceleration momentum = mass velocity change in potential energy = mass gravitational field strength change in height

F=ma p=mv PE = m g h KE = m v2 E=VIt

kinetic energy = mass (velocity)2 electrical energy = voltage current time

power

work done time taken

W t

work done = force distance moved in the direction of the force

W=Fs

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MC PAPER Movement The graph shows how the speeds of four people change with time.

speed in m/s

Asif Ben 5 Carlos Dom 5 10 time in s

17. A B C D

Who has the highest acceleration? Asif Ben Carlos Dom

18. A B C D

What is Doms acceleration? 0.5 m/s2 1.0 m/s2 25 m/s2 50 m/s2

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MC PAPER Roller coasters 19. The diagram shows the screen of a computer roller coaster simulator. You can experiment with a simulator and find out What if? A ball rolls down the track, starting from O. ball O P R

Friction acts on the ball. You want the ball to finally stop at Q. Which of these must you do before you let the ball go? A B C D Lower O Lower P Raise Q Lower R

20. A B C D

To answer question 19 you carried out a controlled experiment a fair test a precise measurement a thought experiment

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MC PAPER Motion and work A cyclist is riding around a level track.

21. A B C D

Which of these could be a velocity of the cyclist? 20 m/s 20 m/s per second 20 mph 20 m/s northwards

22.

Each diagram shows the cyclists velocity at two different places (1 and 2) on the track. Which diagram does not show any acceleration (positive or negative)?
15 m/s

2 1 14 m/s 2 15 m/s 1 15 m/s

15 m/s 2

15 m/s 1 1 15 m/s 2 14 m/s

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MC PAPER Use this information to answer questions 23 and 24. The cyclist does work while pedalling the bike between points X and Y on the track.
15 m/s 15 m/s

20 m

23. A B C D

The amount of work done on the bike by the cyclist between X and Y is the energy transferred to the bike and the surroundings the force needed to overcome air resistance the increase in gravitational potential energy the increase in kinetic energy of the cyclist and bike

24.

The average force produced by the cyclist between X and Y is 200 N. The work done by the cyclist between X and Y is 4000 J 4000 W 10 J 10 W

A B C D

Motions 25. A B C D Which of the following can stay the same when a car goes round a bend? The acceleration The direction The speed The velocity

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MC PAPER 26. A car travels equal distances in equal times as it goes round a circular track. Which of these graphs is correct? speed speed

0 A

time

0 B

time

speed

speed

0 C

time

0 D

time

27.

The diagram shows the path of an electron going round the nucleus of an atom.

A D C In which direction does the electrostatic force on the electron act? B

28.

A car accelerates along a straight track at a rate of 3 m/s2. It was initially travelling at 10 m/s. What is its speed after 6 s? 12 m/s 18 m/s 19 m/s 28 m/s

A B C D

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MC PAPER Rockets and satellites Some students are investigating the motion of rockets. 29. They find the velocity-time graph for the motion of a rocket.

6 5 velocity in m/s 4 3 2 1 0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 time in seconds

What is the acceleration of the rocket? A B C D 10.0 m/s2 6.0 m/s2 3.6 m/s2 1.0 m/s2

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MC PAPER Use this information to answer questions 30, 31 and 32. The photograph shows a firework rocket.

The rocket is fired vertically upwards. 30. The diagram shows the forces acting on the rocket. The rocket has a mass of 0.4 kg. 22 N

6N The acceleration of the rocket is A B C D 8.8 m/s2 40.0 m/s2 55.0 m/s2 70.0 m/s2

31.

The rocket fuel stops burning. The acceleration of the rocket is now upwards and increasing upwards and decreasing downwards zero

A B C D

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MC PAPER 32. A rocket with a mass of 0.2 kg falls back to the ground. The momentum of the rocket just before it lands is 2 kg m/s. What is the speed of the rocket? A B C D 100.0 m/s 10.0 m/s 0.4 m/s 0.1 m/s

Use this information to answer questions 33 to 36. Two satellites orbit the Moon. Each satellite is in a circular orbit.
satellite P satellite Q

NOT TO SCALE
Moon

2000 km

2200 km

33.

Satellite P moves from its current orbit to the same orbit as satellite Q. The mass of satellite P is 200 kg. The average gravitational field strength between the orbits P and Q is 1.1 N/kg. What is the increase in gravitational potential energy of satellite P?

A B C D

40 000 000 J 44 000 000 J 440 000 000 J 484 000 000 J

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MC PAPER 34. The diagram shows part of the orbit of satellite P. Satellite P is travelling at a steady speed.
Moon direction of travel satellite P

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Which of these shows the direction of the acceleration of satellite P while it is moving in a circle when the satellite is in the position shown?

35.

Satellite Q has a mass of 200 kg. Its kinetic energy is 2.25 108 J. What is the speed of satellite Q? 2.25 106 m/s 1500 m/s 1060 m/s 750 m/s

A B C D

36.

Two students discuss satellite Q. Q orbits at a steady speed. Rob Satellite Q is accelerating whilst orbiting at a steady speed. Satellite Q has a constant velocity around the Moon. Steve

Who is correct? A B C D Rob only Steve only Both Rob and Steve Neither

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MC PAPER Ultracold neutrons Neutrons that have a very low energy are called ultracold neutrons. Their energy is similar to that of low temperature atoms. Ultracold neutrons have speeds less than 7.5 m/s. The mass of a neutron is 1.7 1027 kg. 37. A B C D The maximum momentum of an ultracold neutron is about 4.41 1027 kg m/s 1.28 1026 kg m/s 4.41 1027 kg m/s 1.28 1026 kg m/s

Use this information to help you answer questions 38 and 39. Ultracold neutrons can be reflected by a surface without losing any of their energy. They can hit the surface at any angle and still be reflected at the same speed. 38. After reflection an ultracold neutron will have the same speed as before. Which row of the table shows what will happen to its velocity and momentum after reflection? Velocity will be A B C D the same different the same different Momentum will be the same the same different different

39. A B C D

This reflection of ultracold neutrons could be used for storing neutrons cooling surfaces making surfaces shiny controlling a fusion reaction

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MC PAPER 40. An ultracold neutron is moving vertically upwards at 7.5 m/s. It is quickly stopped by the force of gravity. Gravitational field strength = 10 N/kg The height to which it rose before stopping is about A B C D 2.8 m 5.6 m 28 m 56 m

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