Section A

[60 marks]
Answer all questions

Diagram 1.1 shows a liquid-in-glass thermometer.

Diagram 1.1
(a) (i) Name the liquid P used in the thermometer.
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[1 mark]
(ii)

State the physical change in the liquid when the temperature increases.
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[1 mark]

(b) Diagram 1.2 shows two types of thermometers.

Diagram 1.2
(i)

Which thermometer is more sensitive ?

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[1 mark]

(ii)

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

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[1 mark]

Diagram 2 shows a car and a lorry which has different mass approaching a zebra crossing
with same velocity 15 m s-1.
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Diagram 2
When the driver in the vehicles saw Siti walking across the zebra crossing, they applied the
brake at the same time until the vehicles came to a complete stop.
(a)

What is meant by mass ?

[1 mark]

(b)

(i)

Between the car and the lorry in Diagram 2.1, which first came to a complete
stop?

[1 mark]

(ii)

Give one reason for your answer in (b) (i).

[1 mark]

(c)

If the lorry had traveled a distance of 375 m before it came to a stop, calculate the
deceleration when the brake was applied until it stop.
[2 marks]

4 Diagram 2 shows the instance an aeroplane lands on a runway. The moment the
aeroplanes wheels touch the runway, its speed is 150 km h-1.
speed = 150 km h-1

runway

Diagram 2
(a)

What is the magnitude of the speed in SI unit.

[ 2 marks ]
(b)

The aeroplane takes 1.2 km to stop from the moment its wheels touched
the runway. Calculate the time taken.

[ 2marks ]
(c)

Explain why the aeroplane needs a long runway before it stopped?

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[ 1 mark ]