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BRIGHTWOOD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

CANDIDATE NAME

Grade 09

Physics 5054/12
3rd term test
Paper 1 Multiple choice 1 hour
You must answer on the multiple-choice answer sheet.

You will need:

 Multiple choice answer sheet

 Soft clean eraser

 Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

INSTRUCTIONS

 There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.

 For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in
soft pencil on the multiple-choice answer sheet.

 Follow the instructions on the multiple-choice answer sheet.

 Write in soft pencil.

 Write your name, center number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the spaces provided unless this
has been done for you.

 Do not use correction fluid.

 Do not write on any bar codes.

 You may use a calculator.

 Take the weight of 1.0 kg to be 9.8 N (acceleration of free fall = 9.8 m/s²).

INFORMATION

 The total mark for this paper is 40.

 Each correct answer will score one mark.

 Any rough working should be done on this question paper.

This document has 21 number of pages

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1) What pair can you use to measure the circumference of a football?

A a micrometer and a vernier caliper

B a stop watch and a multimeter
C a laser and a stopwatch
D a piece of string and a meter ruler

2) The diagram shows the resultant R of a 5.0 N force and a 6.0 N force that act at a point P.

The angle between the 5.0 N force and the 6.0 N force can be any value from 0 0 to 900
Which value of R is not possible?

A 8.4 N
B 9.5 N
C 6.9 N
D 10.0 N

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3) A car of weight 18000 N moves with constant velocity along a horizontal road for 2 hours and 4
minutes. A driving force of 4000 N acts on the car.

What is the value of the force that’s working against the push force?
A. 5000 N
B. 4000 N
C. 9000 N
D. 18000 N
4) The diagram shows the equipment used to determine the density of a liquid

The beaker has a liter of the liquid and the beaker has a mass of 100g. What’s the density of the
liquid?

A 4 g/cm3
B 14.60 g/cm3
C 0.4 g/cm3
D 0.5 g/cm3

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5) Which list contains only scalar quantities?

A acceleration, displacement, mass

B acceleration, distance, speed
C displacement, mass, velocity
D distance, mass, speed

6) An unstretched elastic cord of length 20.0 cm stretches by 5.0 cm when a weight of 10.0 N is
suspended from it. The cord does not exceed the limit of proportionality

What is the total length of the cord when the weight is 4.0 N?

A 2.0 cm
B 22.0 cm
C 25.0 cm
D 30.0 cm

7) An object is placed at different depths in liquids of different densities. In which liquid and at what
depth is the pressure on the object the greatest?

A Liquid with density 800 kg/m3 at a depth of 6.00 m

B Liquid with density 1000.45kg/m3 at a depth of 8.00 m
C Liquid with density 1100kg/m3 at a depth of 50.0 mm
D Liquid with density 900.00kg/m 3 at a depth of 12.00 m

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8) A rocket carries fuel that is the same mass as its own. The rocket and fuel travel at speed v. The
engine of the rocket is fired and all of the fuel is expelled. The speed of the rocket increases to 2v.
What happens to the kinetic energy of the rocket?

A It halves.
B It increases by a factor of four
C It doubles
D It stays the same.
9) A car of mass 1500kg is driven up 420m up an incline in 180 seconds so that it rises 48.9m vertically.

How much gravitational potential energy did the car gain after 180 seconds?

A 718,800J
B 15,699.6J
C 630,000J
D 1,344,600J

10) In which situation is there no transfer of energy?

A a car battery lighting the head lights

B a car moving along a horizontal road at constant speed
C a solar panel charging up a battery
D a spacecraft orbiting the Earth at constant height

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11) A spacecraft carries a probe to Mars where the gravitational field strength is 3.7 N/kg. The weight of
the probe on Mars is 740 N. The gravitational field strength on Earth is 9.8 N/kg.
What are the mass and the weight of the probe on Earth?

A mass: 100 kg, weight: 370 N

B mass: 200 kg, weight: 1960 N
C mass: 740 kg, weight: 98 N
D mass: 200 kg, weight: 3700 N

12) A student determines the density of a liquid.

Which equipment does the student use?

A a balance and a ruler
B a balance and a measuring cylinder
C a beaker and a measuring cylinder
D a ruler and a beaker

13) A uniform beam is pivoted at its midpoint. An object weighing 600 N is placed on the beam 55 cm to
the left of the pivot as shown.

Where should a 200N weight should be placed to balance this?

A 165cm to the left

B 16.5m to the right
C 1.65m to the right
D 200cm to the right

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14) Yoko tries to measure the relationship between pressure and temperature

When she pulls the piston which of the following would she be able to observe

A An increase in pressure and a decrease in temperature

B A decrease in pressure and a decrease in temperature
C An increase in pressure and an increase in temperature
D A decrease in pressure and an increase in temperature

15) Which statement about Iron explains why it is a better thermal conductor than glass?
A Atomic vibration is passed on to neighboring Iron atoms slowly.
B Atoms move through the Iron and pass on kinetic energy.
C There are density changes within the Iron.
D There are free electrons in the Iron

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16) Ringo tried to measure a diameter of a straw with a micrometer

What’s the diameter of the straw?

A 7.24 cm
B 5.25 mm
C 5.24 mm
D 7.24 mm

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17) A bomb falls from rest through the air and eventually reaches a constant speed. There is a resultant
force acting on the bomb due to the two forces P and Q shown in the diagram.

What happens to force P and what happens to the resultant force before the bomb reaches constant
speed?

A Force P decreases, Resultant force increases

B Force P decreases, Resultant force decreases
C Force P increases, Resultant force decreases
D Force P increases, Resultant force increases

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18) Lord Kelvin and James Joule argued about the temperature of water on top of a waterfall. James
Joule argued that the water on top of the waterfall would be colder than the water in the bottom. Lord
Kelvin disagreed and said that there won’t be any difference.

Who is right here? and why are they right?

A James Joule is correct because of the cooling effect due to the wind blowing as water falls, making
the water at the bottom cooler.
B Lord Kelvin is correct because water loses energy due to evaporation during the fall, which causes
the water at the bottom to be colder.
C James Joule is correct because as water falls, gravitational potential energy is converted to kinetic
energy, and eventually to thermal energy, making the temperature at the bottom slightly higher
D Lord Kelvin is correct because there is no temperature difference between the top and the bottom of
a waterfall.

19) Air is trapped in a cylinder by a piston. The piston is moved inwards so that the volume of the air
reduces.

The density of the air in the syringe at the initial volume is 0.0010 g/cm³.
What is the density of the air in the syringe at the final volume?

A 0.0010 g/cm3
B 0.0020 g/cm3
C 0.0030 g/cm3
D 0.0040 g/cm

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20) Which letter indicates the limit of proportionality

A Between X and Y
B On Y
C Between Y and Z
D On X

21) Vernier calipers read to one tenth of a millimeter.

Which reading shows this precision?

A 3.3 cm
B 3.31 cm
C 3.310 cm
D 3.312 cm

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22) A woman runs 2.0 km from X to Y in 20 minutes and then rests at Y for 10 minutes. She then takes
10 minutes to run 1.6 km from Y to Z

What is the size of her average velocity for the journey from X to Z?

A 0.060 km / minute
B 0.080 km / minute
C 0.090 km / minute
D 0.130 km / minute
23) The diagram shows the distance–time graph for a moving object.

What is the moving object

A a ball thrown vertically upwards and falling back to the thrower
B a car, starting from rest, speeding up as it moves away from a traffic signal
C a rock dropped from a high cliff, falling into the sea below
D a train braking to a halt as it stops at a station

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24) The diagram shows white light passing through a prism.

Which of the following gives colors in the correct order from A to B?

A Red, green, violet

B Red, violet, green
C Violet, red, green
D Violet, green, red

25) When light passes from a denser material into a less dense material

A light slows down and bends toward the normal

B light slows down and bends away from the normal
C light speeds up and bends toward the normal
D light speeds up and bends away from the normal

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26) Identify the correct definition of the critical angle.

A The critical angle is the angle of incidence when the angle of refraction is exactly 90° and light
is refracted along the boundary
B The critical angle is the angle of refraction when the angle of incidence is exactly 90° and light
is refracted along the boundary
C The critical angle is the angle of incidence when the angle of reflection is exactly 90° and light
is reflected along the boundary
D The critical angle is the angle of incidence when the angle of refraction is exactly 90° and light
is reflected along the boundary
27) Which of the images correctly shows the focal length of the thin converging lens?

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28) What is the definition of the word amplitude?

A The number of complete waves that pass a point per second.

B The distance from the peak of one wave to the peak of an adjacent wave.
C The distance from the equilibrium position of a peak plus the same distance from a trough.
D The maximum distance from the equilibrium position of any point on a wave.

29) Which two points on the wave are exactly one wavelength apart?

A P and S
B Q and R
C Q and S
D P and R

30) What is the unit of wave speed?

A Hertz
B Meter
C Second
D Meters per second
31) A sound wave travels through air. The lines in the diagram show the positions of particles of air at
one particular time.

Which distance is the wavelength of the wave?

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32) When water waves travel from deeper water into more shallow water they are refracted

Why does the wave change direction in the manner shown?

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33) Which of the following groups contains only electromagnetic waves?

A Sound waves, γ-rays, X-rays.

B γ-rays, microwaves, sound waves.
C Radio waves, infrared waves, γ-rays.
D Radio waves, sound waves, microwaves.

34) Which of the following options shows the correct speed for electromagnetic waves in a vacuum?

A 3.0 × 104 cm / s
B 3.0 × 108 cm / s
C 3.0 × 1010 cm / s
D 3.0 × 108 km / s

35) Which of the frequency ranges below is completely audible by a human who has average hearing?

A 200 Hz to 200 kHz

B 5 Hz to 50 kHz
C 50 Hz to 5 kHz
D 50 kHz to 50 MHz

36) A high frequency note is played on a violin. The violinist then reduces the frequency of the note.
What change in the note do the audience hear?

A Pitch increases
B Pitch decreases
C Volume increases
D Volume decreases

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37) When objects vibrate, they produce sound waves. An object in a room vibrates.
However, a person in that same room does not hear anything. Why not?

A The room contains no air.

B The sound waves are travelling too fast.
C The amplitude of the sound waves is too great.
D The frequency of the sound waves is too great.

38) Echoes can sometimes be heard where a person is surrounded by distant, hard, flat surfaces.
In Greek mythology, Echo is a mountain nymph who was cursed by Hera to be only able to repeat
the last words she heard.
This ends tragically when she falls in love with Narcissus who, alas, loves only his own reflection. In
Physics, which wave property causes an echo?

A Reflection
B Refraction
C Diffraction
D Dispersion

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39) The depth of the sea under a ship is determined by sending a pulse of sound with a frequency of
3000 Hz from a transmitter on the bottom of the ship to the seabed.
The sound reflects from the seabed and returns to a receiver on the bottom of the ship.
The time between sending the pulse and receiving the reflected pulse is measured

The depth of the sea beneath the ship is 600 m and the time measured is 0.80 s. What is the
wavelength of this sound in the sea?

A 0.25 m
B 0.32 m
C 0.50 m
D 2.0 m

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40) Ultrasound is high-pitched and cannot usually be heard by human ears.

However, ultrasound does have many uses.
Which statement, or statements, in the list below are correct uses of ultrasound?
1. Testing materials to find breaks or other damage
2. Medical scanning of organs and soft tissues
3. Radar systems to find distance and velocity

A . 1 only
B 1 and 2
C 2 and 3
D 1, 2 and 3

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