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SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN LAKI-LAKI METHODIST

JALAN HANG JEBAT, 50150 KUALA LUMPUR

UJIAN SELARAS 2014

TINGKATAN EMPAT

FIZIK
(1 jam 30 minit)
Penggubal Soalan: Pn. Maria anak Basan, Pn. Lau Huei Choo

Disemak oleh; Disahkan oleh;

(ROSNANI BT ARIFFIN) (NIRMALA D/O SS NATHAN) (WONG CHEE KHEON)

Ketua Panitia Fizik Penolong Kanan Pentadbiran Pengetua

This question paper consists of 10 printed pages.

Section A
[40 marks]
Answer all questions.
1 Physics is the study of
A human behaviour
B the composition and structure of matter
C all matters that make up the Earth
D natural phenomena and properties of matter and energy

2 Which of the following is not one of the fields of study in physics?

A Heat B Waves
C Light D Organic compound

3 Which physical quantity has an incorrect SI unit?

Physical quantity SI unit
A Length Kilometer
B Time Second
C Temperature Kelvin
D Current Ampere

4 A radio station uses a frequency of 98.4 MHz for transmission. What is the frequency in Hz?
A 9.84 x 104 Hz B 9.84 x 106 Hz
C 9.84 x 107 Hz D 9.84 x 1010 Hz

5 Vector quantities are physical quantities that have

A direction only
B magnitude only
C magnitude and direction only

6 Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

A Momentum B Energy
C Displacement D Velocity

7 The reading has a high consistency if

A the deviation from the mean value is big.
B the deviation from the mean value is small.
C the relative error is small.
D the zero error is small.

8 Diagram 1 shows the scale of a micrometer screw gauge.

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 Diagram 1

What is the reading of the micrometer screw gauge?

A 1.22 mm B 2.88 mm
C 2.08 mm D 2.58 mm

9 Which measuring tool is the most sensitive?

A Measuring tape B Meter ruler
C Vernier calipers D Micrometer screw gauge

10 Which of the following is correct?

A 5 Mg = 5000 g B 500 mm = 5 x 10-5 m
C 5000 s = 5 ms D 500 MW = 3 x 107 kW

11 Velocity is defined as the

A rate of change of displacement. B rate of change of distance.
C rate of change of speed. D rate of change of acceleration.

12 When a cannon ball is shot, the cannon jerk to the back. Which concept describes this action?
A Force B Momentum C Inertia D Energy

13 Which of the following explains the difference between weight and mass?
A Weight is affected by the acceleration due to gravity but mass is not
B Weight is a scalar quantity whereas mass is a vector quantity
C Weight is measured in kg whereas mass is measured in g
D Weight is constant but mass is not

14 A car starts off at 5 m s-1 and accelerates at 4 m s-2 for 10 s. What is its final velocity?
A 25 m s-1 B 35 m s-1
C 15 m s-1 D 45 m s-1

15 Diagram 2 shows the motion of an object.

Diagram 2

Which of the following statement is true?

A The object is at rest B The object moves with uniform velocity
C The object accelerates D The object decelerates

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16. Diagram 3 shows a cardboard between a glass and a coin. If the cardboard is pulled, the coin will drop
into the glass.

Diagram 3

Which law of motion can best explain this situation?

A Newtons first law of motion
B Newtons second law of motion
C Newtons third law of motion
D Principle of the conservation of momentum

17 When the mass of an object decreases,

A the energy of the object increases.
B the acceleration of the object increases.
C the velocity of the object decreases.
D the inertia of the object decreases.

18 In an elastic collision, the following is conserved except

A Total energy B Total momentum
C Total potential energy D Total kinetic energy

19 Diagram 4 shows a rugby player kicking a ball. The mass of the ball is 500 g.

Diagram 4

What is the momentum of the ball flying at 3 m s-1?

A 1.9 kg m s-1 B 2.3 kg m s-1 C 1.5 kg m s-1 D 3.0 kg m s-1

20 A 1000 kg car travelling at 1.9 kg ms -1 collides with a 100 kg motorcycle which is at rest. After the
collision, both the car and motorcycle move together. What is their velocity after the collision?
A 1.50 m s-1 B 13.64 m s-1
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C 136.30 m s D 150.00 m s-1

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 Section B
[40 marks]
Answer all questions.

1 Diagram 5 shows a measuring instrument P that is commonly used to measure very small lengths
such as the diameter of a wire.
X

Diagram 5

(a) Name the parts labelled X on the measuring instrument.

[1 mark]

(b) What is the function of the part labelled X?

[1 mark]

Diagram 6

(c) Diagram 6 shows the reading on instrument P when its jaws are closed with nothing between
them. What is the zero error reading of instrument P?

[1 mark]
Diagram 7

(d) The reading on instrument P when it is used to measure the thickness of 50 pieces of graph
paper is shown in Diagram 7.
(i) What is the reading shown in Diagram 7?

[1 mark]

(ii) What is the actual thickness of the 50 pieces of graph paper?

[1 mark]
(e) Read the vernier calliper below.

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 (i)

Actual reading =

(ii)

Actual reading =

(iii
)
Actual reading =

[3 marks]

2 (a) What is meant by

(i) accuracy of a measurement,

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 [1 mark]

(ii) consistency of a measuring instrument,

[1 mark]

(iii) sensitivity of a measuring instrument.

[1 mark]

b) Diagram 8 shows the results of a dart shooting competition involving four competitors.

A B C D

Diagram 8

Which of the results can be described as consistent but not accurate?

Explain your answer.

[2 marks]

(c) The Diagram 9 shows an experiment which is being conducted to study the time taken for one
oscillation (from P to Q) of a simple pendulum with different lengths.

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 Diagram 9

(i) State the variables in this experiment.

(1) Manipulated variable

[1 mark]

(2) Fixed variable

[1 mark]

(3) Responding variable

[1 mark]

3 Diagram 10 shows the graph of velocity against time for the motion of a car.

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 Diagram 10

(a) State the physical quantity represented by:

(i) the gradient of the graph

[1 mark]

(ii) the area under the graph

[1 mark]

(b) Complete the table below.

Section of the graph Type of motion of the car

OA

AB

BC
[3 marks]

(c) A car starts to move from point O to point U, which is 50 m to the north in 60 s. The car then
moves to B, which is 120 m to the west in 40 s. Finally, it stops.
Calculate the
(i) total distance travelled by the car

[1 mark]

(ii) displacement of the car

[1 mark]
(iii) velocity of the car

[1 mark]

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4 Diagram 11 (a) shows an empty pickup truck. Diagram 11 (b) shows the same pickup truck carrying a
crate.

Diagram 11 (a) Diagram 11 (b)

(a) State Newtons first law of motion.

[1 mark]

(b) What is meant by inertia?

[1 mark]

(c) Compare the mass of the pickup truck in Diagram 11 (a) with the total mass of the pickup
truck and crate in Diagram 11 (b).

[1 mark]

(d) Compare the inertia of pickup truck in Diagram 11 (a) with inertia of pickup truck and crate
in Diagram 11 (b)?

[1 mark]
(e) What is the relationship between the inertia of an object with its mass?

[1 mark]

(f) When pickup truck in Diagram 11 (b) suddenly moves forwards, the crate will
move backwards. Explain why.

[1 mark]

(g) Give two examples of positive effect of inertia.

[2 marks]

5 Diagram 12 shows David jumping out of a boat onto the jetty. The boat moves the opposite direction
as he jumps.

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 Diagram 12

(a) What is the principle involved as described?

[1 mark]
(b) State the principle in (a).

[1 mark]
(c) Explain why the boat moves in the opposite direction when David jumps.

[1 mark]
(d) The mass of David is 60 kg. He jumps at a velocity of 3 m s-1. Calculate the velocity of the
boat of mass 20 kg as David jumps.

[2 marks]
(e) Name one application of the physics principle involved.

[1 mark]

(f) A bullet of mass 10 g is fired from a 4 kg rifle with a velocity of

200 m s-1. Find the recoil velocity of the rifle.

[2 marks]

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