Form: 5 Subject: Physics Paper 2

Time Allowed: 1 hour

11:00 am – 12:00 noon

Date: 07/03/2006 Exam No: ____________

No. of pages: 16 (the front page included)

Instructions

1. Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet and insert the information required in the
spaces provided.

2. When told to open this book, you should check that all the questions are there. Look for the
words “End of Paper” after the last question.

3. All questions carry equal marks.

4. Answer all questions. You should mark all your answers on the Answer Sheet.

5. You should mark only one answer for each question. If you mark more than one answer, you
will receive no marks for that question.

6. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.

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There are 27 questions in Section A and 18 questions in Section B. The last page of this
question paper contains a list of physics formulae which you may find useful.

If necessary, take g = 10 m s-2.

Unless otherwise specified, all the cells are assumed to have negligible
internal resistance.

Section A

1. Mary runs 65 m due north. Then she turns 90o right and runs 25 m. Find her total
displacement?
A. 25.0 m B. 40.0 m C. 69.6 m D. 90.0 m

2.
v/ms-1
15

10

0
t/s
10 20 30

The graph given above shows the variation of velocity against time of a moving object. Find
the total displacement.
A. 150 m B. 250 m C. 275 m D. 325 m

3.

The displacement-time graph shown above shows the motion of a moving object. Which of
the following graphs best represents the variation of velocity against time?

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4. A man of mass 50 kg is standing in a lift which is moving upward. If the force exerted by the
man on the floor of the lift is 350 N, what will be the acceleration of the lift?
A. 3 ms-2 upward B. 3 ms-2 downward C. 7 ms-2 upward D. 7 ms-2 downward

5. In an archery competition, a player fully stretches a bow to

40 cm with a force F as shown in Figure 5.1. The value of
F varies as he stretches the chord. The variation of F to the
length stretched x is shown in Figure 5.2. Find the energy
stored in the stretched chord.
A. 60 J B. 72 J
C. 84 J D. 120 J
Fig 5.1

Fig 5.2

6.
u = 0 ms-1

3 kg metal ball rolls down a slope of height 6 m. It reaches the bottom of the slope with a
speed of 5 m s-1 . If the average friction between the ball and the slope is 6.33 N, find the
distance travelled by the ball.
A. 4.69 m B. 17.8m C. 22.5 m D. 27.2 m

7. A copper block at 80℃ is put into 1.6 kg water at 20℃. Assume that no heat is lost to the
surroundings. If the final temperature of the mixture is 35℃, find the mass of the copper block.
(Given: Specific heat capacity of copper is 380 J kg-1 ℃-1，specific heat capacity of water is
4200 J kg-1 ℃-1)
A. 3.66 kg B. 5.12 kg C. 5.89 kg D. 7.20 kg

8. In what way(s) does the Earth gain energy from the sun?
(1) conduction
(2) convection
(3) radiation
A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only

9. What is the minimum heat required to melt 0.20 kg of ice at -15℃? (Given: Specific latent
heat of fusion of ice = 3.34 x 105 J kg-1, Specific heat capacity of ice = 2100 J kg-1 ℃-1 )
A. 6300 J B. 66 800 J C. 73100J D. 79 400 J

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10. If it takes 3 s for the peak at A to travel to B, what are the speed and frequency of the wave?

A B

10 cm

Speed (m s−1) Frequency (Hz)

A. 0.0167 0.333
B. 0.0167 0.0167
C. 0.0333 0.667
D. 0.0333 0.0166
C
11. The waveforms at t = 0.5 s and t = 1.5 s are shown in the following figure.

travelling direction travelling direction

A
•
A
•

t = 0.5 s t = 1.5 s

What is the minimum possible frequency of the wave?

A. 0.25 Hz B. 0.5 Hz C. 0.75 Hz D. 1 Hz

12. A light ray passes through a triangular prism as shown in the following figure. What is angle θ?
(Take refractive index of glass = 1.5.)

A. 51°
B. 53°
C. 61°
D. 65°

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13. The following figure shows a longitudinal wave.

travelling direction

P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• • • • • • • • • • • t=0

P Q R S T U V W XY Z t=2s
• • • • • • • • • • •

1 cm
At t = 2 s, what are the directions of motions of Q and Y?

Q Y
A. Towards the right Towards the right
B. Towards the left Towards the left
C. Towards the right Towards the left
D. Towards the left Towards the right
D

14. In the figure below, a transmitter is set so that it produces some waves of wavelength = 3cm.

When the receiver moves from P to Q, which of the following graphs best shows the readings
of the meter?
A. B.
magnitude magnitude

P Q P Q

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 C. D.
magnitude magnitude

P Q P Q

15. A girl with her eyes 1.5 m above the ground stands in front of a wall, as shown in the
following figure. If a small mirror is to be hung on the wall, which position should it be
placed so that the girl can see the lamp behind her?

A. 1.50 m above the ground B. 1.63 m above the ground

C. 1.75 m above the ground D. 1.83 m above the ground

16. In the following figure, a factory uses ultrasonic waves to detect flaws in a steel rod.

C.R.O

ultrasonic
transmitter

steel rod
receiver

If the sound speed in steel is 6000 m s−1, what is the distance between the flaw and the
receiver?
A. 0.25 m B. 0.5 m C. 0.75 m D. 1.5 m

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17. A negatively charged oil droplet is allowed to fall between two charged plates as shown in the
following figure.
+ + + + + + + +

oil droplet

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Which of the following action will NOT slow down the fall of the oil droplet?
A. Use a lighter oil droplet with the same amount of negative charge on it.
B. Add more negative charge to the oil droplet.
C. Reverse the polarity of the plates.
D. Increase the voltage between the plates.

18. Which of the following is the correct circuit for measuring voltage across a resistor?
A B
V V

− + + −
V V

C D

V V

+ − − +
V V

19. All resistors in the following circuit are identical. When

the switch of the following circuit is closed, how do the
readings of ammeters A1 and A2 change? A1

Reading of A1 Reading of A2
A. Increases Decreases
B. Decreases Increases
• A2
C. Increases Increases
D. Decreases Decreases S
A

20. A lamp is switched on and it draws a current of I amperes for t minutes. How much charge has
passed through the lamp?
I t
A. It C B. 60It C C. C D. C
60t I

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21. An electron moves along the middle line between the coils X and Y, as shown in the following
figure.

coil X

electron

coil Y −
+ to d.c. battery

In which direction does the electron deflect after passing the coils?
A. Towards the coil Y. B. Upwards. C Downwards. D. No deflection.
D
22. The following figure shows a current flowing along a wire, from X to Y.

X Y

Which of the following figures best represents the magnetic field produced?
A. B.

X Y X Y

C. D.

X Y X Y

B
23. The following figure shows a simplified telephone system.

iron diaphragm
mouthpiece carbon blocks

carbon granules

Which of the following can increase the sensitivity of the earpiece?

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 (1) Increase the number of turns of the solenoid.
(2) Use a thinner iron diaphragm.
(3) Replace carbon granules with a carbon block.
A. (1) and (2) only B. (2) and (3) only C. (1) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)
A

24. An ion X 2+ has e electrons and n neutrons. Which of the following represents the atom X
correctly?
e+ n
A. eX B. e+en−−22 X C. e+en++22 X D. e+ ne−−22 X

25. The half-life of a radioactive source is 3 days. If the initial mass of the source is 100 g, what is
the weight of the decayed nuclei after 12 days?
A. 6.25 g B. 25 g C. 75 g D. 93.75 g

26. A thickness gauge for monitoring the thickness of metal foil is shown in the following figure.

GM counter

direction of
movement
meter foil

radioactive
roller source

Which of the following radioactive sources is suitable for the system?

A. Th-234 (a γ source with half-life of 24 days)
B. U-238 (an α source with half-life of 4.47 × 109 years)
C. Ac-228 (a β source with half-life of 6.15 hours)
D. Ra-228 (a β source with half-life of 5.75 years)

Directions: Question 27 below consists of two statements. Decide whether each of the two
statements is true or false. If both are true, then decide whether or not the second statement is a
correct explanation of the first statement. Then select option A, B, C or D, according to the
following table:
1st statement 2nd statement
A. True True The 2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st statement.
B. True True The 2nd statement is not a correct explanation of the 1st
statement.
C. True False
D. False True

1st statement 2nd statement

27. The north pole of a magnet points towards Unlike poles of magnets attract each other.
the South Pole of the Earth.

Section B

28.

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 A tug car tugs a private car with a cable. The distance moved is 50 m and the angle between
the cable and the horizontal axis is 40°. If the work done by the tension of the cable is 12 000 J,
find the value of the tension in the cable.
A. 154 N B. 184 N C. 314 N D. 373 N

29. Two blocks R and Q connected by an inextensible string over a

smooth pulley are released from rest. R descends while Q rise up. At
a certain moment, the change in potential energy of R is 30 J and
that of Q is 20 J. Which of the following combinations correctly
represents the change in their kinetic energy?

ΔK.E. of R/J ΔK.E. of Q/J

A. 5 5
B. 6 4
C. 4 6
D. 12 8

30.

A ball X collides with a stationary ball Y of equal mass as shown.Which of the following
statements is/are correct?
(1) If the collision is inelastic, X and Ycome to rest.
(2) If the collision is inelastic, X and V stick together and move at 0.5v.
(3) If the collision is elastic. X comes to rest but Y moves at v forwards.
A. only (1) B. only (2) C. only (1) and (3) D. only (2) and (3)

31. A ball of mass 0.5 kg drops from 10 m high and rebounds to a height of 4 m. The time of
contact with the ground is 0.05 s. Find the change in velocity during the collision the average
force acting on the ball by the ground.
change in velcity / ms-1 reaction / N
A. 23.1 235
B. 14.1 235
C. 8.9 230
D. 23.1 230

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32.

t/ min

Hot liquid wax is left to cool down in air. The above diagram shows the variation of
temperature against time. During the period BC, which of the following statements is not
correct?
A. Heat is lost to the surroundings.
B. The average kinetic energy of the wax molecules, due to random motion, remains
unchanged.
C. The total potential energy of wax molecules decreases.
D. The internal energy of wax remains unchanged.

33. In the following figure, two loudspeakers X and Y are connected to a signal generator, and a
microphone is connected to a CRO.

When the microphone moves from P to Q, where P lies on the centre line between X and Y,
the reading of the CRO varies as shown in the following figure.

If the frequency of the signal generator is set at 850 Hz, and the speed of sound is 340 m s–1,
what is the path difference between XQ and YQ?
A. 0.5 m B. 0.75 m C. 1 m D. 1.5 m

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34. In the following figure, Young’s double-slit experiment is set up and yellow fringes are found
on the screen.

If the yellow filter is replaced with a red and a blue one, how will the separation between the
fringes change as compared with that of the yellow fringes?
Red filter Blue filter
A. Increases Increases
B. Increases Decreases
C. Decreases Increases
D. Decreases Decreases
B
35. The figures below show the traces on a CRO of four notes produced by different musical
instruments.
(1) (2)

(3) (4)

Which pair of notes have the same pitch?

A. (1) and (3) B. (2) and (3) C. (2) and (4) D. (1) and (4)

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36. When the switch is closed, the reading of voltmeter V1 is smaller than that when the switch is
opened.

V1

A
metal wire

V2

Which of the following could be the reason(s)?

(1) The resistance of the ammeter is not negligible.
(2) The resistance of the voltmeter V2 is not large enough.
(3) The battery has internal resistance.
A. (3) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)
A

37. In the following circuit, the ammeter reading is 0.214 A when 10-Ω resistor is connected in
series with the battery.

3V

10 Ω

When another 10-Ω resistor is connected in series with the one in the circuit, the current drops
to 0.125 A. What is the internal resistance of a cell?
A. 2 Ω B. 4 Ω C. 8 Ω D. 16 Ω

38. The following figure shows an iron rod which is pulled along conducting wires by a force F in
a uniform magnetic field.

× × × × ×

× × × × ×
F
× × × × ×
P Q
× × × × ×

× × × × ×

An induced voltage is set up across the iron rod. Which of the following statements is/are
correct?
(1) Current flows from P to Q.

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 (2) A larger voltage will be induced across the iron rod if F moves with a higher speed.
(3) A steady voltage will be induced across the iron rod if F moves with a uniform speed.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (2) and (3) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

39. In the following figure, a magnet moves away from a coil, which is connected to a lamp.

S N

Which of the following will increase the brightness of the lamp?

(1) Insert a soft-iron core into the coil.
(2) Increase the speed of the magnet.
(3) Move the coil in the direction opposite to that of the magnet.
A. (1) and (2) only B. (2) and (3) only
C. (1) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)
D

40. The following figure shows the structure of an a.c. generator.

N S

Which of the following statements about the generator is/are correct?

(1) The induced current is the greatest when the coil is horizontal.
(2) The induced voltage is most negative when the coil is vertical.
(3) A greater voltage can be induced if the coil is winded on a soft-iron core.
A (1) and (2) only
B (1) and (3) only
C (2) and (3) only
D (1), (2) and (3)
4

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41. In the following figure, two coils are wound on an iron ring. One coil is connected to a battery
and a switch and the other to a lamp.

iron ring

primary coil secondary coil

When the switch is closed, what will happen to the lamp connected to the secondary coil?
A It lights up with gradually increasing brightness.
B It flashes at a constant frequency.
C It gives a flash of light.
D It does not light up.
C

42. The figure below shows two different power transmission systems, X and Y.

system X
heater

system Y
heater

If the total resistance of the transmission cables in both systems are 10 Ω, what is the ratio of
the power loss in transmitting power in system X to that in system Y? Assume no power loss
in transformers.
A. 10 : 1 B. 15 : 1 C. 20 : 1 D. 25 : 1

Directions: Each question below (questions 43 to 45) consists of two statements. Decide whether
each of the two statements is true or false. If both are true, then decide whether or
not the second statement is a correct explanation of the first statement. Then select
option A, B, C or D, according to the following table:

1st statement 2nd statement

A. True True The 2nd statement is a correct explanation of the 1st statement.
B. True True The 2nd statement is not a correct explanation of the 1st
statement.
C. True False
D. False True

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 1st statement 2nd statement

43. In a traffic accident, the average force The seat belt reduces the change in
acting on the passenger during impact is the passenger's momentum during impact.
much reduced by the seat belt that he
wears.

44. The amplitude of a travelling wave on a Waves on a string is caused by the vibrations of
string can be found from the particles of the string.
displacement-time graph of a particle on
the string.

45. Transmitting power at high voltage can Reducing the power loss in transmission cables
reduce the power loss in transmission can increase the efficiency of the transformers
cables. connected.
A
C
End of Paper

Useful Formulae in Physics

(a) Relationships between initial velocity u, uniform acceleration a, final velocity v and
displacement travelled s after time t:

v = u + at

1 2
s = ut + at
2

v 2 = u 2 + 2as

(b) Potential energy gained by a body of mass m when raised through a height h is mgh .

1 2
(c) Kinetic energy of a body of mass m moving with speed v is mv .
2

(d) Power = force × velocity

(e) Equivalent resistance of two resistors R1 and R2:

(i) in series = R1 + R2

R1 R2
(ii) in parallel =
R1 + R2

(f) Power = potential difference × current

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