SULIT 4531/2

Name:………………………………. Date:………
……

4551/2
Physics
Paper 2
May
2009
SMK LUBOK CHINA,
78100 LUBOK CHINA, MELAKA

MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2009

FORM 4RKA

PHYSICS
Paper 2
2 hours and 30 minutes

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Number
Section Mark
question
1
2
3
4
5
A
6
7
8
1
B
2
1
C
2
Total
1. This question paper concists of three
sections: Section A, Section B and
Section C.
2. Answer all questions in Section A.
3. For Section B and C, answer any one question. Write your answer in the spaces
provided on the question paper answer.
4. The diagrams in the questions provided are not drawn to scale unless stated.
5. The marks allocated for each sub-part of a question are shown in brackets.
6. You may use a non-programmable scientific calculator.
7. Hand in this question paper at the end of the examination.
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Prepared by, Verified by,

……………………. ...................……………………
(Pn.Rahayu Johari) (PN. NOR AZIZAH BT ALIAS)
Subject Teacher GKMP Science & Mathematics

The following information may be useful. The symbols have their usual meaning.

a= n =
1. v−u 16. sin i
t sin r
n =

2. v2 = u2 + 2as 17. real depth

appreantdepth
s = ut + at2 +
3. 1 18. 1 1 1
=
2 f u v
=
4. Momentum = mv 19. λ ax
D
v = f
5.. F = ma 20. λ

6. Kinetic Energy = ½ mv2 21. V = IR

7. Potential Energy = mgh 22. Q = It

Np Vp
8. Elastic Potential Energy = ½ Fx 23. =
Ns Vs
= Efficiency, n = x 100%
ρ m I s Vs
9. 24.
V I p Vp
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Power, P = IV
10. 25. g = 10 ms-2

Pressure, P = h g
11. ρ

Pressure , P =
F
12.
A

13. Heat, Q = mcθ

= constant
14. PV
T

15. E = mc2

Section A

[60 marks]

Answer all questions in this section

The time suggested to complete this section is 90 minutes.

1 A student measured the diameter of a wire using a rule as shown

in Figure 1.1.

20 Complete
curls
FIGURE 1.1

a) Why is the measurement doesn’t start from zero?

_______________________________________________ [1
mark]
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b) State a reason why the measurement is done by 20 curls and not

one curl.

__________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

c) What is the diameter of the wire?

_______________________________________________ [1
mark]

d) Suggest a suitable instrument which can be used to measure the

diameter of the wire.

______________________________________________________
[1 mark]

2. Table 1 shows the measurements of the diameter of a test tube ball by

using three instruments X, Y and Z. The actual measurement of the
diameter is 1.20 cm.

Measuring Instrument Diameter of test tube / cm

X 1.3 1.2 1.3
Y 1.24 1.22 1.23
Z 1.202 1.206 1.204

a) Name the measuring instruments X, Y and Z

X
Y
Z

b) Calculate the average reading for all the instruments used.

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[3 marks]

c) i) Based on the calculation in (b), which is the most accurate

instrument?

_________________________________________________ [1
mark]

ii) Give a reason for your answer in (c) (i).

_________________________________________________ [1
mark]

d) Give two ways to improve the accuracy of the measuring instrument

used.

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

[2 marks]

3. Read the following passage carefully.

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On June 14, 2008, three friends took a trip

to Kota Kinabalu to climb up Mount Kinabalu.
They were very excited. They took a bus at
12.00 midnight from Bayan Baru, Penang to the
bus terminal in Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur. The
distance from Bayan Baru to the bus terminal in
Jalan Duta is 450 km. They arrived at Kuala
Lumpur at 5.00 am on June 15, 2008. From the
bus terminal Jalan Duta, they took a taxi to
KLIA. They journey of 60 km took 45 minutes
and cost them RM 80.
The flight to Kota Kinabalu was fast as the
aeroplane flew with an average speed of 600
km/h and the flight took only 2 hours 30
minutes.
The next day they hiked up the Mersilau
trail which about 6 km long to Laban Rata, the
base station for Mount Kinabalu. Laban Rata is
about 3 000 m above sea level.
In the early hours of the next day, they
began their hike to the peak which is 4 095 m
above sea level. That morning the wind was
blowing with a velocity of 10 ms-1 and the
a) From the passage, identify the physical quantities and then classify
them into base quantities and derived quantities.

Base Quantity Derived Quantity

[4 marks]
b) State two advantages of using SI unit of measurement.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

4. Figure 2 shows an ammeter of 0—3 A range.

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Figure 2

a) i) Name component X. ________________________________________

[1 mark]
ii) What is the function of X?

_________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
b) Table 2 shows three current readings obtained by three students.

Studen Current / A
t 1 Reading
st
2nd Reading 3rd Reading
1 0.9 2.6 3.0
2 0.8 2.6 3.2
3 0.8 2.5 3.2

Table 2

i) Did all the students use the ammeter in Figure2?

___________________
[1 mark]
ii) Explain your answer in (b)(i).
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

5. Figure 1 show a ticker tape obtained from a trolley moving on a plane.

Each strip of ticker tape contains 11 ticks. The electrical supply to the
ticker timer is 50 Hz.
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Figure 1

a) Describe the movement of the trolley based on the ticker tape

above.
____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
b) Describe the power supply used to run the ticker timer.
____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
c) What is the time interval for 11 ticks on the ticker tape?

[1 mark]
d) What is the initial velocity of the trolley based on the ticker tape?

[2 marks]
e) What is the final velocity of the trolley based on the ticker tape?

[2 marks]
f) Calculate the acceleration of the trolley.

[3 marks]

6. Ahmad cycles to school every day. The graph in Figure 2 shows a

typical velocity-time graph of Ahmad’s journey to school.
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Figure 2

a) Describe the following parts of Ahmad’s movement.

i) A to B
____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
ii) B to C
____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
b) For how long was Ahmad travelling at constant deceleration?
__________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

c) Calculate the total distance travelled by Ahmad.

[3 marks]
d) Find Ahmad’s average velocity for the whole journey.

[2 marks]
7. Figure 7(a) and 7(b) show two students of equal mass of 50 kg each
playing on a skateboard. The girl was stationary at the beginning and
then moves together with the boy after collision.

Before collision After collision

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Figure 7 (a) Figure 7 (b)

a) State the principle of conservation of momentum.

________________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

b) Calculate total momentum before collision.

[2 marks]

c) Calculate the velocity of the boy and girl after collision.

[3 marks]

d) Is the collision between the boy and girl elastic? Give reason for
your answer.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

8. ceiling

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Tin water M N
hand
P Q
R

(i) Diagram 8.1 (ii)

a) Diagram 8.1(i) shows tin P that is empty and tin Q that is filled with
water. A student find difficult to pushed tin Q. Write the inference
about the observation.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

b) Diagram 2.1(ii) shows a tin being released from the different

positions M and N. The hand of a student at position R needs
greater force to stop the motion of the tin falling from position M.
Explain this observation.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

c) Based on the observation (i) and (ii), state two factors that affect
the magnitude of the momentum of the object.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

d) If water flows out from a hole at the bottom of the tin Q, how would
the inertia of Tin Q depends on time?

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]
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Section B
[ 20 marks]

Answer any one question from this section.

The time suggested to complete this section is 30 minutes.

1. Figure 9 (a) shows the reading of an ammeter before any current is

connected to it.

Figure 9(a)

a) Explain the meaning of systematic errors. Give two examples of

systematic errors.

[5 marks]
b) A student used the above ammeter to measure current in electrical
circuit. Figure 9(b) shows the reading of the current from his
experiment.

Mirror

Figure 9(b)
i) There is a mirror near ammeter scale. Explain the function of the
mirror.
[4 marks]
ii) Using Figure 9(a) and Figure 9(b), shows the steps to get the
actual reading of the current.
[4 marks]

c) Suggest ways to improve the accuracy of measurement in any

instruments used in the laboratory.
[4 marks]
d) Explain the meaning of the following
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i) Consistency
ii) Accuracy
[3 marks]
2. a) Two importance aspects are involved in the description of a physical
quantity. What are these two aspects?
[2 marks]

b) i) What is the difference between base quantities and derived

quantities?
[2 marks]

ii) Name the five base quantities and state their SI units.
[5 marks]

iii) State the unit of force in terms of base SI unit.

[1 mark]

c) List in correct order the steps involved in the process of scientific

investigation.
[10 marks]

Section C
[ 20 marks]

Answer any one question from this section.

The time suggested to complete this section is 30 minutes.

1. Diagram 11 (a) shows two identical eggs being released from the same
height onto two different surfaces.

Diagram 11 (a)
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Diagram 11 (b) shows the conditions of the egg after they hit the
concrete floor and the sponge. It is observed that the egg stops faster
when it hits the concrete floor.

Diagram 11 (b)
a) i) What is meant by impulse?
[1 mark]
ii) Based on Diagram 11(a) and 11(b), compare the condition of the
eggs, the surface of the concrete floor and the surface of the
sponge and when the eggs hits the surfaces.

Relate the change in the conditions of the eggs and the surfaces
to deduce a relevant physics concept.
[5 marks]

b) Explain the change in energy that occurs from the point where the
egg is released until it reaches the position in Diagram 11 (b).
[4 marks]

c) Alfian is the construction supervisor of a building under

construction. He notices that carelessness may cause objects and
even his workers to fall off the building and causes injuries and even
death. To prevent this, Alfian wants to take precautions.

Using the appropriate physics concepts, suggest and explain

suitable ways and precautions that Alfian should take to:

i) prevent falling objects from hitting his workers on the ground,

ii) prevent injuries if his workers were to fall off the building.
[10 marks]
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2. a) The ticker-tape P, Q and R shown in the Diagram 12 (a) are

produced by three trolleys pulling the tapes through a ticker timer
operating at 50 Hz.

i) Describe the motion represented by each of the tape P, Q and R.

[6 marks]

Diagram 12 (a)

ii) Find the average velocity of the trolley that produces tape P.
[2 marks]
iii) Find the average acceleration of the trolley that produces tape R.
[3 marks]

b) A bullet of mass 20 g is fired from 2 kg riffle with a velocity of 20

ms-1 towards 3 kg block of wood. The block of wood is suspended
from the ceiling as shown in Diagram 12 (b)

Diagram 12 (b)

i) Find the recoil velocity of the rifle.

[3 marks]

ii) Find the maximum height reached by the block of wood after the
bullet is embedded in it.
[3 marks]
iii) Name the principle used in obtaining the answer to (b)(ii)
[1 mark]
iv) What energy changes occur when the bullet hits the block of
wood?
[2 marks]
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