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2. An object is falling under gravity with terminal velocity. What is happening to its speed?
A It is decreasing to a lower value.
B It is decreasing to zero.
C It is increasing.
D It is staying constant.
3. A person just supports a mass of 20 kg suspended from a rope.
D 160 N
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6. Ten identical steel balls, each of mass 27 g, are immersed in a measuring cylinder containing 20
water. The reading of the water level rises to 50
of
B 8.1 g/
C 9.0 g/
D 13.5 g/
7. The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer. Which height is a measure of the atmospheric
pressure?
8. Which energy changes take place when a pedaling cyclist uses a generator (dynamo) to light his bicycle
lamp?
A chemical kinetic electrical light
B electrical
9. A substance consists of particles that are close together and moving past each other at random.
The average speed of the particles is gradually increasing. What best describes the substance?
A a liquid being boiled to form a gas
B a liquid being heated
C a solid being heated
D a solid being melted to form a liquid
10. The diagram shows a vacuum flask and an enlarged view of a section through the flask wall.
The main reason for the silvering is to reduce heat transfer by
A conduction only.
B radiation only.
C conduction and convection.
D convection and radiation.
11. A new liquid is tested to decide whether it is suitable for use in a liquid-in-glass thermometer.
It is found that the liquid does not expand uniformly with temperature. What will be the effect of this on the
scale of the thermometer?
A It has a short range.
B It is not linear.
C The markings are too close together.
D The markings are too far apart.
12. A liquid-in-glass thermometer consists of a bulb containing a liquid. The liquid can expand into a very
thin capillary tube.
The liquid in the thermometer is replaced by another liquid that expands more for the same temperature
rise. The new thermometer will have
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Her left hand feels warmer than her right hand. Which statement is the correct conclusion from the
experiment?
A The black side is hotter than the shiny one.
B The black side radiates more heat.
C The shiny side radiates more heat.
D The shiny side is cooling down faster than the black side
17. Which characteristics describe an image formed in a plane mirror?
A real and inverted
B virtual and upright
C real and larger than the object
D virtual and smaller than the object
18. An electrical quantity is defined as the energy converted by a source in driving a unit charge
round a complete circuit. What is this quantity called?
A current
B electromotive force
C potential difference
D power
19. Which conclusion can be drawn from the Geiger-Marsden alpha-particle scattering experiment?
A A positive charge is spread throughout the atom.
B Electrons are arranged in orbits.
C Electrons are negatively charged.
D There is a dense nucleus in the atom.
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20. The diagram shows an object O placed 3 cm away from a converging lens of focal length 6cm.
21. Wave forms are shown on an oscilloscope for a flute and a bassoon playing the same note. The
oscilloscope settings are the same for both wave forms.
22. The dipper in a ripple tank vibrates at a frequency of 4.0 Hz and the resulting wave pattern is
photographed. The distance between the two crests shown is 20 cm.
23. Waves pass from deep water to shallow water and refraction occurs.
The deviation angle d is measured for light rays of different frequency, including blue light and red light.
Which graph is correct?
25. How much energy is converted in a resistor of 5.0 carrying a current of 2.0 A for 10 seconds?
A 4.0 J
B 25 J
C 100 J
D 200 J
26. Why is a transformer used to connect a generator in a power station to a long distance transmission
line?
A to decrease the voltage and decrease the current
B to decrease the voltage and increase the current
C to increase the voltage and decrease the current
D to increase the voltage and increase the current
27. Density changes are responsible for which method of thermal energy transfer?
A conduction only
B convection only
C radiation only
D conduction, convection and radiation
28. A lens forms a blurred image of an object on a screen.
29. A boy strikes a rigid metal fence with a stick to create a sound along the fence. A girl listens with her ear
against the fence. One second after the fence is struck, the girl hears a sound through the air.
30. A detector is used to measure the count-rate near a radioactive source. The reading is 4000
counts per minute. After 30 minutes the count-rate has fallen to 500 counts per minute.
What is the half-life of the radioactive source? You may ignore the effects of background radiation.
A 3 minutes
B 5 minutes
C 6 minutes
D 10 minutes
31. The diagrams show an iron nail in four different situations. In which diagram will the nail become an
induced magnet?
33. In an electrostatics experiment, a plastic rod is rubbed with a cloth. The cloth becomes negatively
charged. Which diagram shows the charge on the rod, and describes the movement of charge?
35. Two parallel wires carry currents in the same direction. Which diagram shows the magnetic field around
each wire and the direction of the force on each wire?
36. A permanent
up and down on the
induces an e.m.f. in a
Which factor, on its
decrease the
the induced e.m.f.?
A increasing the
the coil
B increasing the
magnet
C raising the coil
D raising the support
magnet moving
end of a spring
coil.
own, would
maximum value of
number of turns in
strength of the
of the spring
38. A house-owner replaces a failed fuse for the lights of the house. When the lights are switched on the
second fuse also fails. The house-owner then uses a third fuse with a higher rating than the previous two.
Why is this not a sensible thing to do?
A Fuses only allow the circuit to work if the rating is exactly right.
B The third fuse will melt because the rating is too high.
C Using a fuse with too high a rating causes electric shocks.
D The circuit may work, but the fault is not corrected.
39. A wire has a resistance of 8 . A second wire, made of the same material, has half the length and twice
the cross-sectional area. What is the resistance of the second wire?
A 1
B 2
C 8
D 16
40. Which of the following would cost the least if operated from the same voltage supply?
A a 5000 W electric cooker used for 1 minute
B a 1000 W electric fire used for 10 minutes
C a 500 W electric iron used for 1 hour
D a 100 W lamp used for 1 day
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