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Paper1 MultipleChoice May/June2013

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1The diagramsshow the readingsonameasuringcylinderbefore and afterasmallmetal cube isadded.

cm3 cm3

10 / 10
9 / 9
8 / 8
7 / 7
6 / 6
5 / 5
4
water / 3 / metalcube
2
1

before after

How many more identical cubescan be addedto the cylinder, without causingthe water tooverflow?Donotincludethecube alreadyinthecylinder.

A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

2 Whichpersonisexperiencinganacceleration?

A adriverofacarthatisbrakingtostopattrafficlights

B apassengerinatrainthatisstationaryinarailwaystation

C ashopperinalarge store ascendinganescalator(movingstairs) atauniformrate

D askydiverfallingatconstantspeedtowardstheEarth

3 Acartravels atvarious speedsduringashortjourney.

The table shows the distances travelled and the times taken during each of four stages

P,Q,RandS.

stage / P / Q / R / S
distancetravelled/km
timetaken/minutes / 1.8
2 / 3.6
2 / 2.7
4 / 2.7
3

Duringwhichtwostagesisthecartravellingatthesameaveragespeed?

A PandQ B PandS C QandR D RandS

4 TwoblocksofmetalXandYhang fromspring balances,asshown inthediagrams.

N N

0 0

1 1

2 2

3 3

4 4

5 5

Whatdoesthediagramshowabout XandY?

A Theyhave thesamemassandthesamevolumebutdifferentweights.B Theyhave thesamemassandthesameweightbutdifferentvolumes.C Theyhave thesamemass,thesamevolumeandthesameweight.

D Theyhave thesameweightandthesamevolumebutdifferentmasses.

5A1kgsampleofaluminium isstoredinalaboratory.Inadifferent laboratory,inthe sametown,there isa1kgsampleofiron.

Whichquantity mustthesetwosamplesalwayshave incommon?

A thesamedensity

B thesametemperature

C thesamevolume

D thesameweight

6 Ameasuringcylinderhas amassof120gwhenempty.

When itcontains50cm

160g.

ofa liquid,the total massofthe measuringcylinder and the liquidis

Whatisthedensity oftheliquid?

40 3

A 50 g/cm

50 3

B 40 g/cm

120 3

C 50

160

g/cm

D 50

g/cm

7 Acarmovesalong alevelroad.

Thediagramshowsallofthehorizontal forces actingonthecar.

800N

airresistance

500N

friction

2000Nforcefromengine

Whichstatementiscorrect?

A Thecarisslowingdown.

B Thecarisspeedingup.

C Thecarismovingataconstantspeed.

D Thecarismovingbackwards.

8 Thediagramshowsaforcebeingapplied toalevertoliftaheavy weight.

force

pivot lever

heavyweight

Whichchangewouldenabletheheavy weighttobeliftedwithasmaller force?

A Movetheforcetotheright.

B Movetheheavy weighttotheright.

C Movetheforcetotheleft.

D Movethepivottotheleft.

9 Thediagramshowsahydroelectricsystem.

reservoir

pipe

water

powerstation

Whatarethemainenergychangestakingplace?

A chemicalenergy→kineticenergy→electrical energy

Belectrical energy→gravitationalenergy→kineticenergyCgravitationalenergy→kineticenergy→electrical energyD kineticenergy→electrical energy→gravitationalenergy

10 Anescalator(movingstairs) and alift(elevator)are bothusedtocarrypassengersfromthesameundergroundrailwayplatformuptostreetlevel.

escalator lift

The escalatortakes20secondstocarry aman tostreetlevel.The useful workdone isW.Theusefulpower developedisP.Thelifttakes30secondstocarrythesameman tostreetlevel.

Howmuchusefulworkisdone bythelift,andhowmuchusefulpower isdevelopedbythelift?

usefulworkdone bylift / usefulpowerdevelopedbylift
ABC
D / morethanWmorethanWW
W / less than PP
less than P
P

11 Aman standsontheground.

Whichactionwillincreasethepressurethattheman exertsontheground?

A Theman slowlybendshisknees.

B Theman slowlyliesdownontheground.

C Theman slowlyraiseshisarms.

D Theman slowlyraisesonefootofftheground.

12 Thediagramshowsasimplemercury barometer.

cm vacuum

metrerule 70

mercury

Whichlength isusedtofindthevalueofatmosphericpressure?

A 12cm B 74cm C 86cm D 100cm

13 Athermometerbulbiscoveredbyapiece ofdamp absorbentcloth.

thermometer

air

dampcloth

bulb

Airatroomtemperatureisblownacrossthedamp cloth.Whathappenstothethermometerreading?

A Itremainsconstant.

B Itrises.

C Itrises then falls.

D Itfalls.

14 Agas storagetankhas afixedvolume. The graph showshowthe temperatureofthe gas inthetankvaries withtime.

temperature

X Y time

AttimeY,thegas moleculesare

A closer togetherthan attimeX.

B hittingthesidesofthetankharderthan attimeX.

C largerinsizethan attimeX.

D movingmoreslowlythan attimeX.

15 Thediagramsshowfourblocksofsteel.Theblocksarealldrawn tothesamescale.

Thesamequantity ofthermal energy(heat) isgiventoeachblock.Whichblockshowsthegreatestriseintemperature?

A B C D

16 Amercury thermometerwithnoscaleistapedtoarulerasshown.

Whenthethermometerisplacedinsteam,themercury levelrises to22.0cm.

Whenthethermometerisplacedinpuremeltingice,themercury levelfallsto2.0cm.

18ruler 16

thermometer

mercury

Whichtemperatureisshown bythemercury levelinthediagram?

A 6°C B 8°C C 30°C D 40°C

17 Thediagramshowsthecross-sectionofavacuumflaskcontainingahotliquidinacoldroom.

XandYarepointsontheinsidesurfacesofthewallsoftheflask.

coldroom

X Y

hotliquid

vacuum

Howisthermal energytransferredbetweenXandY?

A byconductionandconvection

B byconductiononly

C byradiation andconvection

D byradiation only

18 Thediagramshowsarefrigerator.

Thecoolingunitisplacedatthetop.Thecoolingunitcoolstheairnear it.

coolingunit

Whathappenstothedensity oftheairasitcools, andhowdoesitmove?

density oftheair / movementoftheair
ABC
D / decreasesdecreasesincreases
increases / movesdownstaysatthetopmovesdown
staysatthetop

19 Visiblelightandγ-raysarebothwaves.

Howmaytheycorrectlybedescribed?

visiblelight / γ-rays
ABC
D / longitudinallongitudinaltransverse
transverse / longitudinaltransverselongitudinal
transverse

20 Thediagramrepresentsawave.

displacement

distance

X Y

Howmanywavelengthsarethere betweenXandY?

A 2 B C

11 D

21 Different parts ofthe electromagneticspectrumare usedfordifferent purposes.Beloware fourstatementsabout parts ofthespectrum.

statement1: Infra-redwavesareusedintelevision remotecontrollers.

statement2: Radiowavesareusedtotransmit television picturesfromsatellitestoEarth.statement3: Ultra-violetwavesareusedforintruder alarms.

statement4: X-raysareusedforsecurity checks.Whichstatementsarecorrect?

A 1and2 B 1and4 C 2and3 D 3and4

22 Whichdiagramshowshowarayoflightcouldpassthrough aglassblockinair?

A B

glass

C D

glass

23 Whichdiagramcorrectlyrepresentsraysoflightpassingthrough aconverginglens inacamera?

A B

camera

objectimagelens

camera

object

lens

image

objectimagelens

24 Thediagramsrepresenttwosoundwaves.Thescalesinthetwodiagramsarethesame.

displacement

time

soundwave1

soundwave2

Whichstatementdescribesthewaves?

A Thewaveshave differentloudnessanddifferentpitch.

B Thewaveshave differentloudnessbutthesamepitch.

C Thewaveshave thesameloudnessandthesamepitch.

D Thewaveshave thesameloudnessbutdifferentpitch.

25 Astudentclaps once whenstanding100mawayfromalargewall.

Thespeedofsoundinairis330m/s.

Howlongafterclapping doesthestudenthear anecho?

A 0.30s B 0.61s C 1.7s D 3.3s

26 Whichstatementabout magnetismiscorrect?

A Aluminiumisaferrous metal.

B Asteel magnetcanbedemagnetisedbyheatingit.

C Thecore ofanelectromagnetisusuallymadeofsteel.

D Themagneticfieldlinesaroundabarmagnetareevenlyspaced.

27 Twosoft-ironrodsareplacedendtoendinsideacoilwhichisconnectedtoabattery.

coilsoft-ironrod soft-ironrod

Theconnectionsfromthebattery tothecoilarenowreversed.Whathappenstothesoft-ironrodsineachcase?

battery connectionsasshown / battery connectionsreversed
ABC
D / rodsattractrodsattractrodsrepel
rodsrepel / rodsattractrodsrepelrodsattract
rodsrepel

28 Three chargedballs, P, Q and R are suspendedby insulating threads.Ball P is negativelycharged.

BallQisbrought close toballP.

insulatingthread

P – Q

BallQisnowbrought close toballR.

Q R

WhatarethechargesonballQandonballR?

ballQ / ballR
ABC
D / positivepositivenegative
negative / positivenegativepositive
negative

29 WhichcircuitcouldbeusedtodeterminetheresistanceoftheresistorR?

A B

V A

R RA

C D

V A

RRV

30 Whichcopperwirewouldhave thesmallestresistance?

A along,thickwire

B along,thinwire

C ashort, thickwire

D ashort, thinwire

31 Thediagramshowsanelectrical circuit.

L M

P O

Betweenwhichtwopoints must avoltmeter be connectedtofindthe potential differenceacrossthebell?

A LandM B MandN C NandO D OandP

32 Thereadingontheammeterinthecircuitis1.0A.

Asecondammeterisconnectedinthecircuit.Italso reads1.0A.Atwhichlabelled pointisitconnected?

1.0A A

DB C

33 Thecircuitshowsabattery andfourlamps. Allthelamps arelit.

Onelampfailsandallthelamps goout.Whichlampfailed?

34 Adesk lampshould have a3Afusefitted,buta13Afusehas beenfittedbymistake.

Thelampisnotfaulty.

Thelampisswitchedon.Whathappens?

A Thefuseblows.

B Thefusedoesnotblowbutthelampdoesnotlight.

C Thelampdraws toomuchcurrent andthesupplycablescouldmelt.

D Thelampworksnormally.

35 Anelectriccurrent canproduceaheatingeffectandamagneticeffect.

Whichrowshowstheeffectthatarelayuses,togetherwithoneapplicationofarelay?

effectusedbyarelay / oneapplicationofarelay
ABC
D / heatingeffectheatingeffectmagneticeffect
magneticeffect / allowingasmallcurrent toswitchonalargecurrentchangingthevoltage ofanalternatingcurrentallowingasmallcurrent toswitchonalargecurrent
changingthevoltage ofanalternatingcurrent

36 Thediagramshowsamains transformerthathas anoutputvoltage of12V.

coilwith

1000turns soft-ironcore

240Va.c.input

12Va.c.output

Howmanyturnsofwireareinthesecondarycoil?

A 12 B 20 C 50 D 20000

37 Thediagramshowsanexperimenttodemonstrateelectromagneticinduction.

X A

wire

N S

XandYarejoined,inturn,byfourwires,eachmadeofadifferentmaterial.Each wireisthen moved quicklydownwardsbetweenthemagnets.

Whichmaterial willnot giverisetoaninducedcurrent inthewire?

A aluminium

B copper

C iron

D nylon

38 Inacathode-raytube, particlesarefiredatascreen.

Whataretheseparticles?

A α-particles

B electronsC neutronsD protons

39 Thegraph showshowthecountrate onadetectorduetoaradioactivesourcechangeswithtime.

countrate

4800

countsperminute

2400

0 1 2 3 4 5

time/hours

Whatisthecountrate at5.0hours?

A 960countsperminuteB 600countsperminuteC 150countsperminuteD 0countsperminute

40 Thediagramrepresentsacarbonatom.

––

–– key

neutron

+ + +

+ + –

protonelectron

––

Whatisthenucleonnumber(massnumber)forthisatom?

A 6 B 8 C 14 D 20

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