MID SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION

March 2014
PHYSICS
FORM 5
1 HOUR 10 MINUTES

Name : ___________________________ CLASS : _____________ Date : ____________

Instruction :
This question paper consist of 2 sections ; SECTION A and SECTION B. Answer all questions.

SECTION A

1 A pressure of 2 000 Pa is applied on the floor with an area of 0.2 m2. What is the force
produced?
A 0.0001 N C 800 N
B 400 N D 10 000 N

2 Figure 1 shows a wooden block of 6 kg. Find the biggest pressure that can be exerted by this
block to the table.

10 m

4m
3m

Figure 1
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A 1.5 Nm C 3.0 Nm−2
B 2.0 Nm−2 D 5.0 Nm−2

3 Figure 2 shows a beaker with a surface area of 50 cm2 put on a table.

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Figure 2

The beaker is filled with water of 5cm height. Calculate the pressure acting on the base of
the beaker. [Water density : 1.0 g cm−3
A 100 Pa C 500 Pa
B 250 Pa D 1 000 Pa

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4 Figure 3 shows a U-tube containing two non-mixable liquids, P and Q.

Figure 3

If the density of liquid P is 2.0 g cm−3 , what is the density of liquid Q?

A 0.76 g cm−3 C 1.50 g cm−3
B 2.50 g cm−3 D 2.50 g cm−3

5 Figure 4 shows a gas trapped by a mercury column in a tube immersed in a container

containing mercury. [Atmospheric pressure = 76 cm Hg]

Figure 4

Which one of the statements below is correct?

A The height, h of mercury column is more than 76 cm
B The height, h of mercury column is less than 76 cm
C The height, h of mercury column is equal to the atmospheric pressure
D The height, h of mercury column will be decreasing if placed below sea level

6 Figure 5 shows a manometer connected to a gas supply.

Figure 5

What is the pressure of the gas?

ρ = density of mercury ;
g = gravitational acceleration ;
Pgas = Pressure of the gas ;
Patm = Pressure of the atmosphere
A Pgas= Patm + hρg C Pgas = Patm ̶ hρg
B Pgas = hρg D Pgas = Patm

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7 What is Pascal’s Principle?
A The pressure of a gas is caused by the collision of gas molecules with the wall of the
container
B The pressure is transmitted equally throughout the whole enclosed fluid when a pressure
is applied in an enclosed system
C The pressure of a gas is directly proportional to its absolute temperature at constant
volume.
D The pressure of a gas is inversely proportional to its absolute temperature at constant
volume.

8 Figure 6 shows air flowing through a horizontal tube with a constriction in the middle
causing water to rise in the three vertical tubes.

Figure 6

If the length of the water columns in X, Y and Z are lx, ly, and lz respectively, which of the
following is correct?
A lx> ly > lz C lx > lz > ly
B ly > lz > lx D ly > lx = lz

9 Figure 7 shows a hot metal sphere immersed in cold water at 0oC.

Figure 7

Thermal equilibrium is reached when the

A Temperature of the sphere > Temperature of the water
B Temperature of the water > Temperature of the sphere
C No more heat transfer
D Total net heat transfer equal to zero

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10 Figure 8 shows a mercury-in-glass thermometer. The distance between -10oC and 110oC is
24 cm.

Figure 8

What is the value of θoC?

A 50oC C 70oC
B 60oC D 80oC

11 A student pours liquid P which is at 80oC into liquid Q which is at 50oC. The final
temperature of the mixture will be
A Higher than 80oC
B Lower than 50oC
C Equal to 50oC
D Between 50oC and 80oC

12 Two solids X and Y of equal mass but made of different substances are heated
simultaneously by identical heaters. The temperature-time graphs of X and Y are shown in
Figure 9 below.

Figure 9

Let cx = specific heat capacity of X

cy = specific heat capacity of Y

Which of the following comparison is correct?

A cx > cy C cx = cy
B cx < cy D cx = cy = 0

13 0.25 kg of water is boiling in a 2000 W electric kettle. How long does it take for the 0.25 kg
of water to totally vaporize?
[Specific latent heat of vaporization of water = 2.26 x 106 J 𝑘𝑔−1]
A 283 s C 1130 s
B 566 s D 2264 s

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14 The air pressure in a car tyre is 220 kPa at a temperature of 27oC. What is the air pressure in
the tyre at a temperature of 57oC? [Assume the volume of the air in the tyre is constant].
A 220 kPa C 440 kPa
B 242 kPa D 464 kPa

15 Before a long journey, the air in a car tyre has a pressure of 118 kPa and the temperature of
28oC. After a journey, the air pressure in the tyre is 138 kPa. What is the temperature of the
air in the tyre after the journey?
A 33 oC C 79 oC
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B 46 C D 83 oC

SECTION B

Answer all questions.

1 (a) Figure 1 below shows the displacement-distance and displacement–time graphs of an

oscillating system.

Figure 1

From the graphs determine the

(i) Period

(ii) Frequency

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 (iii) Wavelength

(iv) Speed of the waves

[6 marks]

(b) Figure 2 shows a tuning fork producing sound waves.

Figure 2

(i) Label the wavelength

(ii) Label areas of compression and rarefaction
[2 marks]

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2 (a) Figure 3 shows an interference pattern produced by two coherent sources P and Q

P Q

Figure 3

In the diagram above, draw and label one antinodal and one nodal line.

[2 marks]
(b) Figure 4 shows an experiment to study the interference of light waves.

Figure 4

(i) What is meant by monochromatic light?

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(ii) In the boxes above, label a, x and D and describe each of them below:

a = ………………………………………………………………………………………

x = ………………………………………………………………………………………

D = ..……………………………………………………………………………………..

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 (iii) What is the relationship between a, x, D and λ?

…………………………………………………………………………………...

(iv) Calculate the wavelength of light used if a = 0. 2 mm , x = 3 mm , and D is 4 m.

[10 marks]

END OF QUESTION PAPER

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