UNIQUE SCIENCE ACADEMY

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

PHYSICS 5
9 054/01
Paper 1 Multiple Choice August 2010
Class C2 1
1
9 hour
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1 The diagram shows a micrometer scale.
20
0 5
mm 15
10

Which reading is shown?

A 5.64 mm B 7.14 mm C 7.16 mm D 7.64 mm

2 What must change when a body is accelerating?

A the force acting on the body
B the mass of the body
C the speed of the body
D the velocity of the body

3 A car driver takes a total of two hours to make a journey of 75 km. She has a coffee break of half
an hour and spends a quarter of an hour stationary in a traffic jam.
At what average speed must she travel during the rest of the time if she wants to complete the
journey in the two hours?

A 38 km / h
B 50 km / h
C 60 km / h
D 75 km / h
4 In a laboratory on Earth, balances show that an object has a mass of 2 kg and a weight of 20 N.

The same balances and object are then taken to the Moon, where the gravitational field strength is
less than on the Earth.
Are the mass and weight of the object the same, or less, than before?

mass weight
A less less
B less same
C same less
D same same

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5 A child tries to push over a large empty oil drum.

Where should the drum be pushed to topple it over with least force?

A B C D

6 A ball is released from rest and rolls down a track from the position shown.

What is the furthest position the ball could reach?

C
ball
starts
here B

7 A shop-keeper places two identical blocks of cheese on a set of scales and notices that their
combined mass is 240 g. Each block measures 2.0 cm x 5.0 cm x 10.0 cm.

What is the density of the cheese?

A 0.42 g / cm3 B 0.83 g / cm3 C 1.2 g / cm3 D 2.4 g / cm3

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8 Which object will experience an elastic deformation?
A a car damaged in a collision
B a football being kicked
C a log hit by an axe
D a target hit by an arrow
9 In a hydroelectric power station, water from a reservoir falls down a large pipe before entering the
turbines. The turbines then turn the generator.
What is the overall energy conversion?

A kinetic energy into chemical energy

B kinetic energy into electrical energy
C potential energy into chemical energy
D potential energy into electrical energy
10 When a 300 N force is applied to a box weighing 600 N, the box moves 3.0 m horizontally in 20 s.

300 N
3.0 m

600 N
What is the average power?

A 45 W B 90 W C 900 W D 1800 W
11 The diagrams show a spring having a length of 9 cm when loaded with a 100 g mass, and the
extension-mass graph for the spring.

3
extension / cm
2
9 cm
1

100 g 0
0 100 200 300
mass / g

What is the length of the spring after the 100 g mass has been removed?

A 7 cm B 8 cm C 9 cm D 10 cm
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12 Which type of energy is converted to thermal energy when atoms combine?

A chemical
B kinetic
C nuclear
D solar
13 A sledge of mass 25 kg is pulled across level ground with a horizontal force of 60 N. The constant
force of friction is 20 N.
What is the acceleration of the sledge?

A 0.63 m / s2 B 1.6 m / s2 C 2.4 m / s2 D 3.2 m / s2

14 The mass and density of four objects are given in the table.
Which object has the largest volume?

density
mass / kg
kg / m3

A 200 0.6
B 400 1.0
C 1000 2.0
D 1500 3.0

15 A uniform beam is balanced at its midpoint. An object is placed on the beam as shown in the
diagram.

30 cm

60 N

Which force will rebalance the system?

A 30 N acting upwards, 60 cm to the right of the midpoint

B 30 N acting upwards, 60 cm to the left of the midpoint
C 45 N acting downwards, 45 cm to the right of the midpoint
D 90 N acting downwards, 20 cm to the left of the midpoint
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16 A ball is dropped from a height as shown.

1
ball

Ignoring the effects of air resistance, the total energy is

A greatest at point 1.
B greatest at point 2.
C greatest at point 3.
D the same at all points.

17 A 300 N force is applied to a box in the direction XY in order to move it up a ramp of the
dimensions shown.

Y
30 0N

3m
5m

4m
X

How much work is done when moving the box from X to Y?

A 900 J B 1200 J C 1500 J D 3000 J

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18 The graph shows part of a car journey.

20

speed
10
in m / s

0
0 10 20 30
time / s

What distance is travelled by the car in the first 20 s?

A 100 m B 200 m C 300 m D 400 m

19 The diagram shows a lorry.

What is the best position for its centre of gravity and why is it placed there?

best position reason for the position

A as high as possible the lorry can accelerate more rapidly

B as high as possible the lorry is more stable
C as low as possible the lorry can accelerate more rapidly
D as low as possible the lorry is more stable

20 A body moving with a speed of 30 m / s has a kinetic energy of 1800 J.

What is its mass?

A 120 kg B 60 kg C 4 kg D 2 kg

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21 The diagrams show the same spring with different weights attached.

10 10
20 20
30 30
40 15 N 40
50 50 30 N

cm cm

When the weights are removed, the spring returns to its original length.

What is the original length of the spring?

A 25 cm B 20 cm C 15 cm D 10 cm
22 The diagrams show some effects which are all due to the same cause.

a parachutist a meteor glowing as it brakes slowing down

reaching terminal velocity falls through the a bicycle
atmosphere

What causes these effects?

A friction
B heat
C mass
D weight

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23 A body is moving in a circle at a constant speed.

Which of the following statements about the body is true?

A There is no acceleration.
B There is a force acting at a tangent to the circle.
C There is a force acting away from the centre of the circle.
D There is a force acting towards the centre of the circle.
24 A block of mass 2 kg slides from rest through a distance of 20 m down a frictionless slope, as
shown.

m
20

10 m

What is the kinetic energy of the block at the bottom of the slope?

[The acceleration of free fall is 10 m/s2.]

A 20 J B 40 J C 200 J D 400 J

25 A man weighs 600 N. He runs up stairs of total height 4 metres in 3 seconds.

How much power is exerted by the man?

A 450 W B 800 W C 2400 W D 7200 W

26 Which of the following does not affect the pressure beneath the surface of a liquid?

A area of the liquid surface

B density of the liquid
C depth of the liquid
D strength of the gravitational field

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27 A manometer is connected to a gas supply.

connected to
air gas supply

8 cm

water 4 cm

Pressure can be measured in cm of water.

What is the pressure of the gas?
A 8 cm of water more than atmospheric pressure
B 12 cm of water more than atmospheric pressure
C 8 cm of water less than atmospheric pressure
D 12 cm of water less than atmospheric pressure
28 The diagram shows a cyclist leaning over in order to cycle around a corner.
Which force is necessary to maintain the motion around the corner?

cyclist
C

D
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29 A box X full of large granite rocks is weighed. An identical box Y full of small granite chippings is
then weighed.
X Y

large granite rocks small granite chippings

Which box weighs more and why?
heavier box reason

A X there is more air in box X

B X the density of a chipping is less than a rock
C Y there is less air in box Y
D Y the density of a chipping is greater than a rock

30 The diagrams show, to the same scale, the vertical sections of a set of circular vessels, each
containing the same depth of water.

P Q R S

Which one of the following statements is correct?

A The water exerts the greatest pressure on the base of vessel P.

B The water exerts the greatest pressure on the base of vessel S.
C The water exerts the same force on the base of each vessel.
D The water exerts the same pressure on the base of each vessel.

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31 A girl uses paper-clips to balance a toy bird on her finger as shown.

toy bird

paper-clips
What is the effect of the paper-clips?
A They help to raise the centre of mass above her finger.

B They help to raise the centre of mass to her finger.

C They help to lower the centre of mass below her finger.
D They do not affect the centre of mass but increase the weight.
32 A spring extends by 4 cm when 10 N is suspended from it. Two of these springs are used as
shown to carry a 30 N load.

30 N

What is the extension of each spring?

A 4 cm B 6 cm C 8 cm D 12 cm

33 Hydroelectric, tidal and fossil fuels are three sources of energy.

Which of these are renewable energy sources?

hydroelectric tidal fossil fuels

A no yes yes
B no no yes
C yes no no
D yes yes no

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34 How much energy would be released if 1 × 10–20 kg of matter was entirely converted to energy?
(The speed of light is 3 × 108 m / s.)
A 3 × 10–12 J B 9 × 10–7 J C 4.5 × 10–4 J D 9 × 10–4 J
35 The diagrams show a simple mercury barometer.
Which diagram shows the distance to be measured to find atmospheric pressure?
A B C D

36 A water manometer is connected to a gas supply. The diagram shows the water levels.

gas
supply
water

The water is replaced by mercury, which is more dense than water.

Which diagram shows the mercury levels when the manometer is connected to the same gas
supply?
A B C D

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37 The diagram shows a boy of weight 500 N sitting on a see-saw. He sits 2.0 m from the pivot.

4.0 m 2.0 m
500 N

What is the force F needed to balance the see-saw?

A 250 N B 750 N C 1000 N D 3000 N

38 A spring balance is calibrated to give readings in newtons.

The graph shows how the length of the spring varies with the load.

length of 6
spring / cm
5

0
0 5 10 15 20
load / N
A load causes the spring of the balance to extend by 3 cm.
What is the balance reading?

A 3N B 5N C 10 N D 15 N
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39 A rock climber of weight 600 N climbs up a rock face of vertical height 300 m in 3600 s.

What is the average power she generates against gravity during this time?

A 0.020 W B 50 W C 1800 W D 7200 W

40 The diagram shows a simple manometer.

X Y h

Side X is connected to a gas supply. Side Y is open to the atmosphere.

What pressure is the length h used to measure?

A the atmospheric pressure S

B the difference between the gas pressure R and the atmospheric pressure S
C the gas pressure R
D the sum of the gas pressure R and the atmospheric pressure S