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1 Which option lists only base units?

A newton, joule, ampere

B volt, ampere, second
C ampere, second, metre
D second, metre, newton

2 A student uses a ruler to determine the circumference of a cylindrical can.

She puts a mark onto the can, then rolls it along the ruler three times, before reading the
position on the ruler at which it stopped.

What is the circumference of the can?

A 12.0 cm B 12.3 cm C 37.0 cm D 36.0 cm

3 The diagram below shows arrows representing two vector quantities.

Which quantities could they represent?

A energy and force

B energy and pressure
C acceleration and time
D acceleration and force
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4 A ball was dropped from rest, from a height above the ground.

Which graph showing how the speed v of the ball varied with time t is possible?

A B

C D

5 An object falls from rest through the air and the air resistance acting on it increases.
The object eventually reaches a constant speed.

Which quantity decreases until this constant speed is reached?

A acceleration B displacement C speed D weight

6 The speed-time graph below represents the journey of a car.

The dots separate the different sections of the journey. There are six different sections.
How may sections represent the car moving with non-uniform acceleration?

A 0 B 1 C 2 D 3
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7 The speed-time graph represents a short journey.

Which distance-time graph represents the same journey?

A B

C D

8 A cyclist travels along a hilly road without employing the pedals or brakes.

The graph below shows the variation of the cyclist’s speed with time.

Neglecting the effects of air resistance and friction, at which point did the cyclist reach the
bottom of the first hill?
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9 A man pulls a sledge of mass 25 kg across level ground with a horizontal force of 60 N.
A constant force of friction of 20 N acts on the sledge.

What is the acceleration of the sledge?

A 0.63 m/s2 B 1.6 m/s2 C 2.4 m/s2 D 3.2 m/s2

10 A car moves along a straight path up a slope.

The distance travelled by a car increases uniformly as shown in the graph below.

Which quantity is constant but not zero?

A acceleration of the car

B resultant force acting on the car
C energy in the kinetic energy store of the car
D energy in gravitational potential energy store of the car

11 A block slides down a frictionless slope as shown.

As the block presses on the surface, the surface pushes back on the block.
The force of the surface on the body is sometimes called the “normal contact force”.

In which direction does the “normal contact force” act?

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12 Trolley X and trolley Y are joined by a stretched spring.

Trolley X has twice the mass of trolley Y.

The trolleys were pulled apart and then released.

When the trolleys are released, the acceleration of X is 2.0 m/s2 to the right.

What is the initial acceleration of trolley Y?

A 1.0 m/s2 to the left

B 1.0 m/s2 to the right
C 2.0 m/s2 to the right
D 4.0 m/s2 to the left

13 Four solid blocks with flat surfaces are placed on some soft plasticine in the positions shown.

Which block sinks the deepest into the plasticine?

14 A builder leaves two identical, heavy, stone tiles resting on the ground.
X is placed vertically while Y is lying flat on the ground, as shown.

Which row correctly compares the forces and the pressures that the tiles exert on the ground?

force pressure
A same X more than Y
B same Y more than X
C different X more than Y
D different Y more than X
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15 The diagram shows two objects on a beam balance in equilibrium.

Which need not be the same?

A The weights of the two objects

B The masses of the two objects
C The volumes of the two objects
D The moments produced by the two objects about the pivot

16 A uniform plank is pivoted at its mid-point.

Two weights are added to the plank, one weight on each side of the pivot in the positions
shown.

A vertical force is applied at point X to balance the plank.

What is the magnitude and direction of this force?

magnitude direction
A 2.0 downwards
B 2.0 upwards
C 4.0 downwards
D 4.0 upwards
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17 A piece of card with uniform thickness is suspended freely from a horizontal pin.

Which point is most likely to be its centre of gravity?

18 A man performs some actions on a heavy wooden block.

In which situation is work done?

A The man lifts the heavy wooden block through 3.0 cm.
B The man holds the heavy wooden block steady for 3.0 s.
C The man holds the heavy block and moves a distance of 3.0 m across a room.
D The man presses downwards on the heavy wooden block for 3.0 s which remains
stationary.

19 A crane lifts a load of 6000 N through a vertical distance of 15 m in 30 s.

What is the average useful power during this operation?

A 200 W B 400 W C 3 000 W D 12 000 W

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20 A child of mass 30 kg was at rest at the top of the slide and moves at a speed of 4.0 m/s when
she reaches the bottom of a slide.

Which statement is true?

A Work was done to remove energy from the child’s kinetic energy store.

B Work was done to transfer energy into the child’s gravitational potential energy store.

C Energy was transferred from the child’s kinetic energy store to her gravitational potential
energy store.

D Energy was transferred from the child’s gravitational potential energy store to her kinetic
energy store.

END OF PAPER (Physics)

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Section A

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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1 Table 1.1 below contains a number of scalar and vector quantities. Examiners’
Use

Table 1.1
Quantity Scalar Vector
Distance
Acceleration
Energy
Force

(a) Explain what is meant by a “vector” quantity.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(b) Hence or otherwise, complete Table 1.1 by placing a tick ( √ ) in each row to show
whether each quantity is a scalar or a vector quantity. [2]

(c) The SI unit for Energy is the Joule, which is said to be a “derived” unit.

Explain why it is a “derived” unit.

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………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

[Total: 4]
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2 Some students take part in a 400 m running race. Examiners’
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They complete one lap of an athletics track as shown in Fig. 2.1, finishing at the point
where they started.

Fig. 2.1

Cayden completes the lap in a time of 56 seconds.

(a) Calculate Cayden’s average speed.

average speed = ………………………… m/s [1]

(b) At the end of the race, their Physics teacher jokes that Cayden’s average velocity
was zero.

Explain whether their Physics teacher was correct.

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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(c) Another student, Darius, starts at the starting line of the track and begins to run.
He accelerates uniformly for 200 m.

Fig. 2.2

(i) Complete the distance-time graph in Fig. 2.2 to show his motion for the first
200 m. [2]

(ii) Halfway around the track, his shoelaces came undone so he comes to rest
to tie his shoelaces. After this, he runs at constant speed to the finish line.

Complete Fig. 2.2 to show this motion. [2]

[Total: 7]
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3 A commercial jet needs to reach a speed of 60 m/s before it can take off. Examiners’
Use
It takes the jet 30 s to reach this speed from rest.

(a) Calculate the acceleration of the jet.

acceleration = …………………... m/s2 [1]

(b) Calculate the minimum length of the runway to enable the jet to take-off.

minimum length = …………………………….. m [2]

(c) To take off, a larger jet on the same runway needs to reach the same speed of 60
m/s, from rest.
Explain how the acceleration of this jet will compare to that in (a).

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

(d) After take-off, the jet eventually reaches a constant velocity and maintains a constant
altitude (height).

Complete Fig. 3.1 by drawing arrows to show the forces acting on the plane.
Label the forces clearly with the names of the forces.

[2]
Fig. 3.1

[Total: 6]
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For
4 Fig. 4.1 shows the velocity-time graph of a skydiver. Examiners’
Use

Fig. 4.1

At time t = 0 s, the skydiver jumps out of the plane from rest.

His acceleration cannot be taken to be constant.

(a) Complete Fig. 4.1 by drawing the missing part of the graph from time t = 0 s to Point
A. [1]

(b) Describe the motion of the skydiver from time t = 0 s to Point A.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

(c) The skydiver deployed his parachute at Point B.

Describe and explain what is happening from Points B to C, referring to the forces
involved.

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……………………………………………………………………………………………………

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……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [3]
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(d) Using Fig. 4.1, calculate the total distance travelled by the skydiver while at constant
velocity.

Total distance = ……………………………. m [2]

[Total: 7]

5 Ethan is a veterinarian at a zoo.

During routine health inspections, the animals must be sedated before being pulled out of
their enclosures on wheeled trolley as shown in Fig. 5.1.

Fig. 5.1

Using ideas about Newton’s Law of motion, explain why Ethan can move the turtle on his
own, but requires the help of two more colleagues to move the rhino.

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

[Total: 2]
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For
6 Fig. 6.1 shows a skier of mass 75 kg. Examiners’
Use

Fig. 6.1
The total area of the skis in contact with the snow is 0.40 m2.

(a) Define pressure.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1]

(b) Calculate the total pressure exerted by the skier on the snow, leaving your answer to
an appropriate number of significant figures.

pressure = ………………….. Pa [2]

(c) The skier has been told that using narrower skis will make them go faster.

(i) Suggest why this might be so.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

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………………………………………………………………………………………... [2]

(ii) Following the advice, the skier switched to a set of skis which each has a
contact of area of 0.15 m2 with the snow.

State and explain how this will affect the pressure which the skier exerts on the
snow.

……………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………... [2]

[Total: 7]
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7. Fig. 7.1 shows a woman pushing a wheelbarrow full of rubble. Examiners’
Use

Fig. 7.1

The wheelbarrow and its contents have a combined weight of 300 N, which acts through
its centre of gravity, which is 0.30 m away from the centre of the wheel.

(a) Explain what is meant by “centre of gravity”.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1]

(b) On Fig. 7.1, mark the position of the pivot and label it with a Δ. [1]

(c) To lift the wheelbarrow and then hold it still, the woman needs to exert a minimum
force F at the handles, 1.0 m away from the centre of load.

Calculate this force F.

F = ………………………………. N [2]

(d) As the woman pushes the load, the contents slide towards the front of the
wheelbarrow.
Describe and explain the effect this shift would have on F.

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………………………………………………………………………………………………... [3]

[Total: 7]
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8 A man pushes a heavy crate up a slope as shown in Fig. 8.1. Examiners’
Use

Fig. 8.1

The crate has a mass of 50 kg and the builder pushes it with a force of 200 N.

(a) Calculate the energy gain in the gravitational potential energy store of the crate when
it reaches the top of the slope.

energy gain = ………………………. J [1]

(b) Since “energy cannot be created or destroyed”, explain how the energy gain
calculated in (a) came about.

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……………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]

(c) Calculate the work done by the builder.

work done = ……………………….. J [1]

(d) Account for the difference in your answers in (a) and (c).

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1]

[Total: 5]
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9 Fig. 9.1 shows an air track that can be used to investigate motion. Examiners’
Use

Fig. 9.1

Air comes out through a series of small holes in the air track.
Before air was blown out of the air holes, the glider was at rest on the track.

(a) When air is blown out from the air holes, an upthrust acts on the glider to push it
upwards.

Complete Fig. 9.2 to show the forces acting on the glider as it moved upwards from
rest.

Fig. 9.2
[1]

(b) Given that the glider has a mass of 0.050 kg, calculate the weight of the glider, leaving
your answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.

weight = …………………… N [1]

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(c) Given that the upthrust provided by the air is 1.8 N, calculate the acceleration of the Examiners’
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glider as it moved upwards from rest.

acceleration = ………………………….. m/s2 [2]

(d) The glider eventually maintains a steady height above the track and when pushed
forward, is able to move along the track on a cushion of air.

Explain the effect the cushion of air has on the horizontal motion of the glider.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………... [2]

(e) Two light gates connected to a data-logger are placed above the air track so that the
card will pass through them.

The glider moves at a constant speed to the right as shown in Fig. 9.3.

Fig. 9.3

The length of the card is 8.3 cm and it took 314 ms to pass through the first light gate.

(i) Calculate the average speed of the card as it passes through the first light gate.

average speed = ………………….. m/s [2]

(ii) State the time taken for the card to pass through the second light gate.

………………………………………………………………………………………... [1]

(iii) Provide a reason for your answer in (e)(ii).

……………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

[Total: 10]