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DUNMAN HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examination Year 6 Higher 2 PHYSICS

Paper 1 Multiple Choice Multiple Choice Answer Sheet Additional Materials:

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26 September 2011 1 hour 15 minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, index number and class at the top of this page as well as on the Answer sheet provided. There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet Read the instructions on the Answer Sheet very carefully. Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet.

This document consists of 29 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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Data speed of light in free space permeability of free space permittivity of free space c o o = = = 3.00 108 ms-1 4 10-7 H m-1 8.85 10-12 F m-1 (1/(36)) 10-9 F m-1 elementary charge the Planck constant unified atomic mass constant rest mass of electron rest mass of proton molar gas constant the Avogadro constant the Boltzmann constant gravitational constant acceleration of free fall e h u me mp R NA k G g = = = = = = = = = = 1.60 10-19 C 6.63 10-34Js 1.66 10-27 kg 9.11 10-31 kg 1.67 10-27 kg 8.31 J K1 mol1 6.02 x 1023 mol1 1.38 x 1023 J K1 6.67 10-11 N m2 kg-2 9.81 m s 2

Formulae uniformly accelerated motion

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3 work done on/by a gas hydrostatic pressure gravitational potential displacement of particle in s.h.m. velocity of particle in s.h.m. mean kinetic energy of a molecule of an ideal E = gas resistors in series resistors in parallel electric potential alternating current/voltage transmission coefficient where radioactive decay decay constant 1 R = R1 + R2 + .. 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + .. V = x = xo sin t T k = x = xo exp(-t) exp(-2kd) W = pV p = gh =
GM r

x = xo sin t v = vo cos t =
2 x0 x 2

A student uses a metre rule and a set-square to measure a series of vertical heights as shown.

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The metre rule is not vertical. What type of error is reduced by using a set-square and what type of error is caused because the metre rule is not vertical? error reduced by use of set-square A B C D random random systematic systematic error caused by non-vertical ruler random systematic random systematic

A student finds the density of a liquid by measuring its mass and its volume. The following is a summary of his measurements. mass of empty beaker mass of beaker & liquid = (20 1) g = (70 1) g [Turn over

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5 volume of liquid = (10.0 0.6) cm3

What is the uncertainty in the value of the density of the liquid? A 0.3 g cm-3 B 0.4 g cm-3 C 0.5 g cm-3 D 0.6 g cm-3

A car moving at constant speed of 20 m s 1 suddenly decelerates uniformly at 2.0 m s 2. What is the distance traveled by the car within the last second of its motion just before it stops? A 0.5 m B 1.0 m C 0.2 m D 0.8 m

A marble of mass M is projected at an angle from the top of a cliff of height H, as shown. Marble of mass M and kinetic energy E

At the instant of projection it has kinetic energy E. Which one of the following expressions gives the maximum height above the ground reached by the marble? 5 An astronaut falls vertically from the space vehicle and hops on the moon. The following statements are about the forces acting while the astronaut is in contact with the surface of the moon. Which statement is correct? A The force that the astronaut exerts on the moon is always equal to the weight of the astronaut. B The force that the astronaut exerts on the moon is always less than the weight of the astronaut.
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6 C The weight of the astronaut is always equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force that the moon exerts on the astronaut. D The force that the astronaut exerts on the moon is always equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force the moon exerts on the astronaut. 6 A block with a pendulum bob hanging inside lies on a rough horizontal surface. The total mass of the block and the pendulum bob is 100 kg. A force of 250 N is applied to the block and the pendulum bob makes an angle of 11.0 to the vertical axis. Block with pendulum bob inside 11 250 N

What is the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block? A 7 28 N B 42 N C 59 N D 94 N

A body of mass 2.0 kg is acted on by a force which varies with time t as shown below. force / N 5

time / s 1 2 3 4

-3

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If the force acts along the same direction as its motion where its initial velocity is 3.0 ms-1, what is its final velocity? A 7.5 ms-1 B 8.5 ms-1 C 9.0 ms-1 D 10.0 ms-1

A beam of particles or radiation is directed horizontally into vertical gravitational, electric and magnetic fields in turn.

The table shows features of the force on the beam and the shape of the beam in each case. gravitational field force
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8 shape of beam a horizontal line a curve a circle

Which particles or radiation are used in the beam? A B C D alpha particles beta particles gamma rays protons

A uniform rod has a wooden section and a solid rubber handle, as shown.

The length of the handle is l and the length of the wooden section is 4.00 l. The rod balances a distance 2.10 l from the rubber end.

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density of rubber

What is the ratio density of wood ?

1.71

2.25

2.50

3.27

1 0

The graph shows the variation with pressure p of the volume V of a sample of gas. V V2 A

V1

p1

p2

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10 The work done during the change of state from A to B is A B C D zero p1(V2 V1) p2V2 p1V1
1 ( p2 p1 )(V2 V1 ) 2

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A cube of mass m and side d rests on a horizontal surface with one of its six faces as the base. A force acts on it such that it rolls over, turning through an angle of 90 and rests on an adjacent face as the new base.

Taking g to be the acceleration due to gravity, the minimum amount of work required to perform this is

A B
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A point mass is moving in a horizontal circle with a velocity of constant magnitude v. At one particular time, the mass is at P. A short time later, the mass is at Q, as shown. v

Which vector diagram correctly shows the change in velocity v of the mass during this time? A B

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The kinetic energy EK of a satellite in orbit varies with its distance r from the centre of a planet of radius R. Which one of the following graphs best shows the variation of EK with r ? A B

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Which statement about geostationary orbits is false? A A geostationary orbit must be directly above the equator. [Turn over

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13 B C D There is only one possible radius for a geostationary orbit. All satellites in a geostationary orbit must have the same kinetic energy. All satellites in a geostationary orbit must have the same speed.

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The diagram shows the graph of displacement against time for a body performing simple harmonic motion. At which time, A, B, C or D is the body travelling and accelerating in the opposite direction?
displacement

0 A

time

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A particle of mass 8 kg moves with simple harmonic motion and its kinetic energy E varies with position x as shown in the figure below.

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What is the period of oscillation of the mass? A

4 s 25

8 s 5

4 2 s 5

2 2 s 5

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The temperature of a hot liquid in a container of negligible heat capacity falls at a rate of 2 K per minute just before it begins to solidify. The temperature then remains steady for 20 minutes by which time the liquid has all solidified. The ratio of specific heat capacity of liquid to its specific latent heat of fusion is A B C 10 D 40

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The first law of thermodynamics states that U the increase in internal energy of a system is related to q the heat supplied to it and w the work done on it by the equation U = q + w What are U, q and w for a constant mass of ideal gas whose temperature is increased at constant pressure? U A negative q positive w negative [Turn over

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Two objects X and Y are made of the same material. Object X has a greater mass than object Y. Both objects are at the same temperature. Which of the following correctly compares the mean kinetic energy and the total energy of the molecules in the objects? mean kinetic energy of the molecules in X and Y A B C D same same greater in X than in Y less in X than in Y total energy of the molecules in X and Y greater in X than in Y less in X than in Y same same

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Waves from a point source pass through an area that is 2.0 cm wide, as shown.

16 cm Point source of waves

2.0 cm

Within this area, the intensity of the waves is I and their amplitude is A. The waves reach a second area of width 16 cm. What will be the intensity and amplitude of the waves when they reach the second area? intensity A B
I 8 I 64

amplitude
A 4 A 4

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I 64 I 256 A 8 A 1 6

C D

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The figure below shows a beam of unpolarised light passing through polaroids Q and R. The polarising axis of each polaroid is shown by the arrow where the axis of R and Q is 10 apart. Polaroid Q is fixed while polaroid R is slowly rotated from the position as shown.

At what angle from the true vertical do the first intensity minima of the emergent light occur? A 90 B 100 C 180 D 190

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Two wave generator S1 and S2 produce water waves of wavelength 0.5 m. A detector X is placed on the water surface 3 m from S1 and 2 m from S2 as shown in the diagram. Each generator produces a wave of amplitude A at X when operated alone. The generators are operating together and producing waves which have a constant phase difference of radians. What is the resultant amplitude at X? [Turn over

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A B C D

0
A 2

A 2A S1

3m

2m

S2

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A student sets up an experiment to demonstrate double slit interference, using light of wavelength 6.0 x 10-7 m. The main features of the apparatus, and some of the dimensions, are illustrated.

screen

What is the separation of the bright fringes on the screen? A 0.12 mm B 0.30 mm C 0.90 mm D 1.80 mm

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A narrow beam of monochromatic light falls at normal incidence on a diffraction grating. Third-order diffracted beams are formed at angles 45 to the original direction.

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19 What is the highest total number of images produced by light transmitted through this grating?

2 5

In the circuit below, the distance between the two parallel plates is 3.0 10-3 m. An electron is suspended between the plates.

6.0 V

What is the force on the electron?

A B C
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The diagram below shows lines of electric equipotential drawn to scale. The change in potential on moving from one line to the next is always the same. At which point does the electric field strength have its greatest magnitude?

B C

27 Which of the following graphs correctly gives the dependence of power dissipated by a variable resistance R when connected to a battery with internal resistance? Power A B Power

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A battery of negligible resistance drives a current of 0.1 ampere vertically through a column of mercury contained in a tube. All this mercury is now poured into a tube that has an internal radius twice that of the first tube. If the same potential difference is applied across the top and bottom surfaces of the latter mercury column, what will be magnitude of the current in amperes? A 1.0 B 0.40 C 0.80 D 1.60

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In the circuit, each of the five resistors has the same resistance. Which resistor will have the greatest potential difference across it?

R3 R1 R2 R4 R5

R1

B R2

C R3

D R4 and R5

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Four identical light bulbs are connected to an ideal constant voltage d.c. supply as shown in the diagram. The filament of Bulb 1 breaks. What happens to the ammeter reading and the brightness of the remaining bulbs?

E
A 1 3

A B C D

Ammeter Reading Increase Decrease Increase Decrease

Bulb 2 Dimmer Dimmer Brighter Brighter

Bulb 3 Brighter Brighter Dimmer Dimmer

Bulb 4 Brighter Brighter Dimmer Dimmer

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X, Y and Z are three points in the same plane, equidistant apart, as shown. Steady electrical currents of equal magnitudes flow into the page in vertical wires at X and Y. Which direction best indicates the resultant magnetic field at Z?
X

Z Y

C
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Two long straight current carrying wires, X and Y are placed perpendicular to each other as shown in the figure below. Wire X Wire Y P

Current flows into the page in wire X and from left to right in wire Y. What is the direction of the force acting on wire Y at point P due to the magnetic field produced by wire X? A B C D 33 out of the page into the page towards wire X away from wire X

An alpha particle and a beta particle are injected perpendicularly into a uniform magnetic field. Both particles are found to move in circular orbits of the same radius. If the mass of the alpha particle is m1 and that of the beta particle is m2, what is the ratio of the kinetic energy of the alpha particle to that of the beta particle expressed in terms of m1 and m2?
1 m1 3 ( ) 4 m2 m2 3 ) m1

4(

m1 4m2 4m2 m1

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24 34 The variation with time of the current through, and of the potential difference across, a resistor are shown below.
potential difference current

time

Which graph best represents the variation with time of the power dissipated in the resistor? power A power B

time

time

power

power

time

time

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25 3 5 Which one of the following provides direct evidence for the existence of discrete energy levels in an atom? A The continuous spectrum of the light emitted by a white-hot metal. B The emission of photoelectrons from a metal. C The ionisation of gas atoms when bombarded by alpha particles. D The line emission spectrum of a gas at low pressure.

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A photon of light enters a block of glass after travelling through a vacuum. The energy of the photon on entering the glass block A increases because its associated wavelength decreases. B stays the same because the speed of radiation and the associated wavelength do not change. C stays the same because the frequency of the radiation does not change. D decreases because the speed of the radiation decreases.

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The diagram shows a typical X-ray spectrum produced by the bombardment of a heavy metal target by high energy electrons.

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Which of the following best explains the part of the spectrum labelled XY?

A The acceleration of the electrons striking the metal target. B The rise in temperature of the metal target. C Electron transitions between energy levels in the atoms of the metal target. D The diffraction of the electrons striking the metal target.

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A semiconductor X is made by doping germanium crystal with arsenic (donor). Another semiconductor Y is made by doping germanium with indium (acceptor). The two are joined end to end and connected to a battery as shown. Which of the following statements is correct? X Y [Turn over

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X is P-type, Y is N-type and the junction is forward biased.

X is N-type, Y is P-type and the junction is forward biased.

X is P-type, Y is N-type and the junction is reverse biased.

X is N-type, Y is P-type and the junction is reverse biased.

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Alpha, beta and gamma radiations 1 2 3 are absorbed to different extents in solids, behave differently in an electric field, behave differently in a magnetic field.

The diagrams illustrate these behaviours.

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Which three labels on these diagrams refer to the same kind of radiation? A 40 L, P, X B L, P, Z C M, P, Z D N, Q, X

Which conclusion can be drawn from the results of the experiment showing the scattering of -particles by gold foil? A B C D Electrons orbit the atomic nucleus in well-defined paths. Nuclei of different isotopes contain different numbers of neutrons. The atomic nucleus contains protons and neutrons. The nucleus is very small compared to the size of the atom. BLANK PAGE

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