EKHLASS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

LOT 4779, Taman Kijal Meraga 24100 Kijal, Kemaman, Terengganu. Malaysia

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2013

PHYSICS YEAR 9 PAPER 1
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1. A door requires a minimum moment of 32.5 N m to open it.

What is the minimum distance between the handle and the hinges if the door is to be pulled with a force on the handle not greater than 5! N" a. !.33 m c. !.$$ m b. !.#5 m d. 1.54 m

2. A dri%er&s foot presses on a pedal in a car with a force of 2! N as shown.

With how much force is the spring pulled" a. 2.5 N c. 1#! N b. 1!! N d. '!! N

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3. A non(uniform rod is balanced as shown. )i%en that the centre of gra%it* of the rod is 14.! cm from the end mar+ed A what is the mass of the rod"

a. 4! g c. 1!!! g

b. 1!! g d. 114! g

4. Which of the following diagrams shows a sphere in stable equilibrium"

a.

b.

c.

d.

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_________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ,igure below shows the cross(section of four solid ob-ects. Which ob-ect is most stable"

a.

b.

c. d.

#. ,igure below shows a non(uniform tree trun+ of weight 1!!! N resting hori.ontall* on two supports at / and 0. 1he centre of mass of the tree trun+ is at 2. what downward force must be applied at 3 to lift the three trun+ -ust clear of the support at 0"

a. 5!! N c. 1 !!! N

b. $5! N d. 12 5! N

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_________________________________________________________________________________ $. ,igure below shows an irregular(shaped ob-ect cut out from an aluminium sheet of uniform thic+ness. 4t hangs freel* from a nail at position 5. An iron bloc+ is attached to the aluminium sheets as shown below. Which position is most li+el* to be the centre of gra%it* of the aluminium sheet and iron bloc+ setup.

'. 1wo egg(shaped ob-ects 5 and 6 ha%e plastic shells and a piece of lead embedded inside at different positions as below. 7oth ob-ects are in a state of equilibrium.

Which of the following correctl* describes the t*pes of equilibrium for ob-ects 5 and 6" a. b. c. d. Object X 0table 0table 8nstable 8nstable Object Y 8nstable Neutral 0table Neutral

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9. ,igure below shows the side %iew of a roller coaster trac+. 1he car is released from position 3.

Which of the following statements is : are true" i. ii. iii. 1he total energ* is the same at each of the three positions shown. 1he +inetic energ* of the car is greater at / than at 2. 1he gra%itational potential energ* of the car is greater at 2 than at 3. b. i and ii d. i ii and iii

a. i onl* c. i and iii

1!. A bo* drops a ball from a height as shown in figure below. 4gnoring the effects of air resistance the total energ* is;..

a. )reatest at point 1. c. )reatest at point 3.

b. )reatest at point 2. d. 1he same at all points.

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11. A bo< is pushed 1! m along a hori.ontal surface b* a force of 'N. 1he frictional force opposing the motion is #N as below figure. =ow much of the wor+ done is con%erted to thermal energ* and +inetic energ* of the bo< respecti%el*"

a. b. c. d.

Thermal energy / J 2! #! #! #!

Kinetic energy / J #! 2! '! 14!

12. ,igure below shows two cubes both made of the same material but ha%e different si.es. 1he large cube has sides that are twice as long as the small. 0tanding on one side the small cube e<erts a pressure p > where a is the area of the face. =ow much pressure is e<erted b* the

larger cube when it stands on one side"

a. 2p c. 1#p

b. 'p d. 32p

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13. 4n figure below a manometer filled with water is connected to a gas suppl*.

,rom abo%e figure what is the pressure of the gas" a. b. c. d. ' cm of water more than atmospheric pressure. 12 cm of water more than atmospheric pressure. ' cm of water less than atmospheric pressure. 12 cm of water less than atmospheric pressure.

14. ,igure below shows a simple mercur* barometer. 1he height of the mercur* column is h. which of the following will cause h to change"

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4 ?%aporation of mercur* from the mercur* reser%oir. 44 @hanges in the gra%itational field strength. 444 2eplacing mercur* with water. a. 444 onl* c. 44 and 444 b. 4 and 44 d. 4 44 and 444

15. ,igure below shows a bo< of mass 4! +g being pushed up a 2.! m inclined plane. What is the wor+ done b* the 25! N force when the bo< reaches the top of the inclined plane which is 1.! m abo%e the ground"

a. 25! c. 4!! -

b. 5!! d. $5! -

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_________________________________________________________________________________ 1#. When a spring is compressed what form of energ* does it possess" a. 3otential c. Ainetic b. =eat d. 0ound

1$. A bric+ of mass !.' +g is accidentall* dropped from a high scaffolding. 4t reaches the ground with a +inetic energ* of 24! B. how high is the scaffolding" C 1a+e acceleration due to gra%it* g to be 1! ms(2 D a. 19 m c. 3!! m b. 192 m d. 3! m

1'. 4n an emergenc* a car screeched to a stop to a%oid colliding with a %an that had stopped suddenl* in front of it. What was the energ* change in%ol%ed in this process" a. b. c. d. Ainetic energ* is con%erted to sound energ* onl*. Ainetic energ* is con%erted to heat and sound energ*. 3otential energ* is con%erted to heat sound and +inetic energ*. Ainetic and potential energ* are con%erted to heat and sound energ*.

19. A machine is able to lift 2!! +g of bric+s %erticall* up to a height of 3! m abo%e the ground in 5! s. what is the power of the machine" a. !.12 +W c. #.! +W b. 1.2 +W d. 3!! +W

2!. 1he atmospheric pressure is 1!! +3a. What is the force e<erted b* the atmosphere on a rectangular surface that measures !.5 m b* !.4 m" a. 2! +N c. 2!! +N b. 111 +N d. 25! +N

21. ,igure below shows a simple mercur* barometer. At which point is the pressure equal to 1! cm =g below the atmospheric pressure"

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22. What is the height of a column of turpentine that would e<ert the same pressure as 5.! cm of mercur*" C ta+e densit* of turpentine > '4! +g m(3E densit* of mercur* > 13 #!! +g m(3D a. !.!# cm c. 5.! cm b. !.3! cm d. '1.! cm

23. ,igure below shows a manometer used to compare the pressure of two gases 5 and 6. what can be deduced about the pressure of the gases 5 and 6"

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a. b. c. d.

1he pressure of gas 5 is greater than that of gas 6 b* 5 mm =g. 1he pressure of gas 5 is greater than that of gas 6 b* 2! mm =g. 1he pressure of gas 5 is less than that of gas 6 b* 5 mm =g. 1he pressure of gas 5 is less than that of gas 6 b* 29 mm =g.

24. 4n a gi%en thermometer an e.m.f. of 4.# mF is generated when -unction 6 is in boiling water. 4f 6 is now placed in boiling liquid at 3!!!@ what would be the e.m.f. generated" a. b. c. d. 13 mF 13.' mF 13 F 13.' F

25. A thermocouple thermometer is calibrated at !!@ and 1!!!@. 1he results are shown in below. Temperature / 00C Thermocouple output / mV ! ! 1!! 22

@alculate the recorded temperature when the output of the thermocouple is 1' mF.
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_________________________________________________________________________________ a. !!@ b. 22!@ c. 1!!!@ d. '2!@

2#. ,igure below shows a h*draulic press. 1he small piston and the large piston ha%e areas of 2! cm2 and 3!! cm2 respecti%el*. A student applies a force of 12! N on the small piston to lift a load placed on the large piston. @alculate the pressure e<erted on the liquid b* the small piston.

a. b. c. d.

#! 3a #! +3a #!! 3a #!! +3a

2$. A force of #!! N acts on a surface of area !.5! m2 at angle of 3!!@ to the normal as shown in the diagram below. @alculate the pressure acting on the surface.

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_________________________________________________________________________________ a. 1!4! 3a b. 1!!4 3a c. 14!! 3a d. 1!44 3a

2'. 4n the setting up of a temperature scale one of the essential requirements is a thermometric substance which ............... a. 2emains gaseous o%er the entire range of temperature to be measure. b. =as a propert* that must %ar* linearl* with temperature. c. =as a propert* that need not %ar* linearl* but continuousl* with temperature. d. e<pands uniforml*

29. Which of the following thermometers is the most suitable for measuring rapidl* %ar*ing temperatures" a. 1hermocouple thermometer. b. Gercur*(in(glass thermometer. c. Alcohol(in(glass thermometer. d. 3latinum resistance thermometer.

3!. A mercur*(in(glass thermometer and a thermocouple thermometer are both calibrated using the same fi<ed points of ! !@ and 1!! !@. When both thermometers are used to measure the temperature of a bod* the temperatures measured on both thermometers will be e<actl* the same. a. ,or all temperatures between ! !@ and 1!! !@ onl*. b. Hnl* at the fi<ed points. c. ,or all temperatures at all times. d. When con%erted to the Ael%in scale. 31. 1he e.m.f. of a certain thermocouple with one -unction 3 in pure melting ice and the other -unction / in steam is 4.1 mF. With 3 still in melting ice and / now in a certain boiling liquid the e.m.f. is (11.# mF. 1he boiling temperature of the liquid in !@ is. a. I 2'3 c. J 1'3 b. (3'3 d. J 3'3

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_________________________________________________________________________________ 32. 1he general equation of defining the centigrade scale of temperature is 5 is a gi%en thermometric propert*. Which of the following statements is false" a. 8sing a mercur*(in(glass thermometer 5 is the %olume of the mercur* thread. b. 8sing a thermocouple thermometer 5! is the e.m.f. generated at ice point. c. 1he equation is necessar* to di%ide the temperature range proportionall* with the ph*sical propert* used in the calibration of a thermometer. d. 1he equation adopts 1!! degrees as steam point and ! degrees as ice point. where

33. 1he resistance of a piece of platinum wire in melting ice and boiling water are '!! K and 91! " respecti%el*. What is the temperature reading in degrees centigrade when the resistance has a %alue of 1!!! K. a. 55 !@ b. 11! !@ c. 1'2 !@ d. 222 !@

34. 1he length of a mercur* thread is 2 cm when immersed in pure melting ice and 3! cm when placed in a liquid of temperature 25!@. What is the length of the mercur* thread at steam point" a. 144 mm c. 144 cm b. 114 cm d. 114 mm

35. 4n figure below a uniform wooden plan+ is pi%oted at its midpoint. An ob-ect is then placed on the plan+.

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Which force will enable the s*stem to be re(balanced" a. b. c. d. 2! N acting downwards 4! cm to the right of the midpoint. 2! N acting upwards 4! cm to the left of the midpoint. 5! N acting downwards 1! cm to the right of the midpoint. 5! N acting upwards 1! cm to the left of the midpoint.

3#. ,igure below shows the same %ertical force of 2!! N e<erted b* a c*clist on the pedal of a bic*cle in three different positions A 7 and @.

0tate which position the force e<erts the largest moment about the pi%ot" a. A c. @ b. 7 d. A 7 and @

3$. ,igure 5.# shows a support for a leg in plaster and figure 5.$ shows a simplified diagram of the forces acting on the leg.
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@alculate the force , needed to +eep the leg in a hori.ontal position. a. 4! N c. 4!! N b. 4 N d. 44 N

3'. A hea%* uniform plan+ of length 3.! m is supported b* two forces ,1 at !.25 m from one end and ,2 at !.5! m from the other end as shown in figure below. @alculate the ratio of

a. !.' c. '

b. '! d. ''

39. While riding in a rollercoaster passengers in a car are initiall* at rest at the top of the trac+.
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_________________________________________________________________________________ 1he rollercoaster then tra%els down and round a circular loop in the trac+

What t*pe of energ* is possessed b* the car and passengers at point 5 and 6" C A? is Ainetic energ* 3? is gra%itational potential energ* D a. b. c. d. X A? onl* 3? onl* 3? onl* A? onl* Y 3? onl* A? onl* A? and 3? A? and 3?

4!. A bo< is pushed 1! m along a hori.ontal surface b* a force of 'N. 1he frictional force opposing the motion is #N as below figure. =ow much of the wor+ done is con%erted to thermal energ* and +inetic energ* of the bo< respecti%el*"

a. b. c. d.

Thermal energy / J 2! #! #! #!

Kinetic energy / J #! 2! '! 14!

41. ,igure below shows a bo< of mass 2 +g initiall* at rest being pulled up a smooth slope b* a
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_________________________________________________________________________________ 2# N applied force. 4f the distance mo%ed is 4 m along the slope and the speed of the bo< at that instant is ' m s(1 calculate the wor+ done b* the 2# N forces.

a. 1!4 B c. 144 B

b. 14! B d. 114 B

42. A dam situated #!! m abo%e a h*droelectric power station is able to suppl* 4.!! < 1!3 +g s(1 of water to dri%e the generators. Assuming the power station is 1!!L efficient what is the amount of electrical power generated" a. 24 GW c. 42 GW b. 22 GW d. 44 GW

43. ,igure below shows a mercur* manometer connected to a large %essel containing neon gas. )i%en that the atmospheric pressure is $#! mm =g calculate the pressure of the neon gas below.

a. '#! mm =g

b. '!# mm =g

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_________________________________________________________________________________ c. '## mm =g d. #!' mm =g

44. ,igure below shows a mercur* manometer connected to a large %essel containing neon gas. )i%en that the atmospheric pressure is $#! mm =g calculate the pressure of the neon gas below.

a. $1! mm =g c. $!1 mm =g

b. $$! mm =g d. $11 mm =g

Question 4 ! 4" an# 4$ base# on #iagram belo%&

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_________________________________________________________________________________ 45. 7ase on the three @ases of equilibrium which figure shows the cone is in unstable equilibrium because of tilted slightl* it topples o%er.

4#. 1he cone is in neutral equilibrium because of if it is slightl* displaced or rolled it will sta* in its new position.

4$. 4n figure A or 7 or @ the cone is in stable equilibrium because if it is tilted slightl* it returns to its original position without toppling.

4'. A filament bulb rate at 4! W con%erts 1!L of its electrical energ* suppl* into light energ*. @alculate the quantit* of light energ* emitted in fi%e minutes. a. 1.2 +B c. 2.1 +B b. 1.2 B d. 2.1 -

49. The upthrust on an object immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. Who are the )ree+ scientists stated an abo%e principle. a. Gendelee% c. Htto %on )ueric+e b. Archimedes d. Anders

5!. A +ettle iron containing water at 3! !@ is heated to 1!! !@. ,ind the change in temperature in !@ and A. a. b. c. d. C $! $ $!! $!
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K $! $ $! $!!

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