2016-DSE PHY PAPER 1A, HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2016 PHYSICS PAPER 1 8.30 am ~ 14.00 am (2% hours) This paper must be answered in English GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS a @ @) (4) (5) ‘There are TWO sections, A and B, in this Paper. You are advised to finish Section A in about 50 minutes. Section A consists of multiple-choice questions in this question paper, while Section B contains conventional questions printed separately in Question-Answer Book B. ‘Answers to Section A should be marked on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet while answers to Section B should be written in the spaces provided in the Question-Answer Book. The Answer Sheet for Section A and the Question-Answer Book for Section B will be collected ‘separately at tho ond of tho examination. ‘The diagrams in this paper are NOT necessarily drawn to scale. The last two pages of this question paper contain a list of data, formulae and relationships which you may find useful, INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION A (MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS) (1) Read carefully the instructions on the Answer Sheet, Afler the announcement of the start of the examination, you should first stick a barcode label and insert the information required in the spaces provided. No extra time will be given for sticking on the barcode label after the “Time is up’ announcement. (2) When told to open this book. you should check that all the questions are there, Look for the words ‘END OF SECTION A’ after the last question. (3) All questions carry equal marks. (4) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised fo use an HB pencil to mark all the answers on the Answer Sheet, so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a rubber. You must mark the answers clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers cannot be captured. (6) 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) Nomarks will be deducted for wrong answers. OHRSMR ATR — ERTHE Not to be taken away before the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority end of the examination session All Rights Reserved 2016 2016-DSE-PHY 1A-1 1Section A. ‘There are 33 questions. Questions marked with * involve knowledge of the extension component. 1. Some icy cotd li id is kept cold inside a vacuum flask, Which statements are conect ? (1) The flask’s cork stopper reduces heat gain from the surroundings. @)_Thesitver coating on the inner surface of the glass wall is a good reflector of infra-red. G) The vacuum between the double gla walls reduces heat gain by radiation. A. (land @) only B. — (1)and @) only © @)and @) only Db. (2), @) and @) 2. 03 kg of water at temperature 50°C is mixed with 0.2 kg of ice at temperature 0°C in an insulated container of negligible heat capacity. What i the final temperature of the mixture ? Given: specific heat capacity of water= 42003 kg!°C! specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.34 » 10° kg"! A 18°C B 0°C c 18°C Dd. 30°C *3. When an ideal gas is heated fiom 25 °C to 50°C, the average kinetic energy ofthe gas molecules will A. double. B. increase by 41%, CC increase by 8.4%. D. increase by 4.1%. 4. The speedometer of a car shown below indicates the car's instantaneous speed. instantaneous velocity. average speed of the whole journey. average velocity of the whole journey. pomp 2016-DSE-PAY 1A-2 2A car travelling at 80 kin h”* duc east changes direction and travels at 60 kim ht due north. Which diagram represents the change in velocity of the ear? A peokmact ** kn to wh E 1 530 8 33 eH 100 km ht 53°} 100 km 6. A boy of weight exerts a downward pulling force F on a rope of weight G hung vertically fiom the ceiling. He stands still on the ground ceiling 4s shown, Which of the following gives the magnitude of the force ‘exerted by ie (the boy on the ground; 2) the rope on the eciling ? a ® A w G-F ‘ground B. w GHE c. Wor G-F D. W-P GHE 7. A block with initial speed 2 ms" slides down a rough inclined plane and stops after travelling a distance of 0.5 m. What is the deceleration of the block ? 2mst ms? 2ms? ams? Answer cannot be found as the angle of inclination of the plane is not given. Pop 2016-DSE-PHY 1A-3 3 [Geontcihenedpage ‘>8. An object at a certain height falls freely from rest under gravity, Which graph correctly shows the variation ofits gravitational potential energy U with time #7 Neglect air resistance and take U= 0 at the ground u u A. B. yu 0 ' 0 >t © u D. u ° >1 ; 2 9. A-crane moves a load of weight i steadily from point P to point Q as shown. ‘The work done on the load by the crane is A Wy. Bo Wty), Cc We D. Wz eos 8. "10, 12sem4 125 em “The above stroboscopic picture shows a particle projected horizontally at postion P into the arin a vertical plane, Subsequently the particle reaches positions Q and X such thatthe time interval between P and Q is equal to that between Q and R. Each square ofthe grid measures 1.25 em x 1.25 em, Find the particle's speed of projection at P. Neglect air resistance. (g = 9.81 ms?) A. 03mst B. 04ms? Cc asms D. | 0.6ms* 2016-DSE-PHY 1-4 4+13. Q Figure (a) Figure (b) IN IN 1 23N —— Tm ——+ ‘A uniform metre rule is supported by vertical wires P and Q and remains at rest horizontally as shown in Figure (a). ‘The tension in each wire is IN. When a weight of 4 N is hung from the metre cule at a certain position as shown in Figure (b), the tension in Q becomes 2.3 N while the metre rule remains horizontal. Find the distance x shown. 32.5 em, 375 em 675 em Answer cannot be found as the tension in P is not known, por On a smooth horizontal surface, a marble P moving with speed u collides head-on with another marble Q, which is at rest. After collision, P and Q move with different speeds as shown, B ana 2 pat rest vom Dos Which of the following statements about this collision is/are correct ? (Q) During coltision, the force acting on @ by P is equal and opposite to that acting on P by Q. 2) The total momentum of the two marbles is conserved only when the collision is perfectly elastic. (8) The kinetic energy lost by P must be equal to that gained by Q. A. Wonly B.— Q)only C—— ()and @) only D. and @) only Particles P and Q are fixed at distances r and r/2 respectively from the centre O ofa horizontal circular platform which is rotating uniformly as shown, ‘Tor VIEW The ratio of the acceleration of P to that of Q is pope 22. 1 24 nl 2016-DSE-PHY 1A-S 5 Goontothonextpage >"14. A satellite orbits the Earth in a circular path of radius 7.2 » 10° m, What isthe period of the satellite ? Given : mass of the Barth = 6,0 10 kg AL LA hours B. 1.7 hows Cc tday D. Answer cannot be found as the mass ofthe satellite is not known, 15. ‘The above figure shows a snapshot of a transverse wave which travels along a string. Which statement is correct ? ‘A. The wave is travelling tothe left if partiele P is moving upwards at this instant. B. _Patticles P and & are moving in the same direction at this instant. C. Particle Q is at rest at this instant. D. Particle & vibrates with an amplitude larger than that of particle Q. 7 surfer : direction of travel eet or ‘The surfer in the figure reaches a crest at the moment shown. ‘The erests of the water wave are 20 m apart and the surfer descends a verticat distance of 4 m from a crest toa trough in a time interval of 2s. What isthe speed of the wave ? AD Imst Bo 2ms? c Smst dD. 10mst "1. air ‘A parallel-sided glass sheet separates water from air. A ray of light in water is incident at an angle 9 on the glass sheet and finally emerges into air along the glass-air interface as shown, Find 6. Given: refractive index of water is 1.33. A alae Bdge C531 D, depends om the refractive index of glass.18, A string is tied to a vibrator while the other end is fixed to @ wall. A stationary wave is formed as shown, vibrator Which statement is correct when the frequency ofthe vibrator doubles ? A. The wavelength will double. B. The wave speed will double. C.— The amplitude will be halved. D. Particles X and ¥ will become vibrating in phase, 19. Diffraction will oceur whe light (1) passes through a pinhole. (2) passes by a sharp edge. 8) passes through a sit. A. ()only B. — Q)only C.— G@only D. (1, @and@) 20. A beam of white light is separated into different colours after entering a glass prism because lights of different colours A. ate diffracted to different extents by the prism. B. undergo total internal reflection at different angles inside the prism. C. travel at different speeds in vaca D. travel at different speeds in glass. 24 P (maximum loudness detected) Loudspeakers S, and S; connected to a signal generator emit sound waves which are in phase, Point 0 is equidistant from the loudspeakers while at point P maximum loudness is detected. The wavelength of the sound waves is A. Which statement is INCORRECT ? A, Both P5; and PS; must be integral multiples of wavelength 2. B. The definite value of the path difference PS; ~ PS; cannot be determined fiom the information given, C. Atleast one point of minimum loudness can be detected between O and P. DM loudness will be detected at P if the sound waves from S, and 5 are in antiphase. 2016-DSE-PHY 16-7 7 Goontothenextpage >22. An object is moving at constant speed towards a convex lens of focal length 10 em. At the moment ‘when itis at 100 cm fromthe lens, which of the following descriptions ofthe image is correct ? direction ofimage movement speed ofthe image A away from the lens faster than that ofthe object B. towards the lens faster than that of the object c. away from the lens slower than that ofthe object D. towards the lens slower than tha ofthe object 23. Which of the following are applications of ultrasound ? Q) sterilizing drinking water (2) detecting cracks in railway tracks G) breaking up kidney stones A. (and @) only B. (and) only © Q)and G) only DB. (),@)and@) "24 40 10 ns ° 1Sem Point charges +4 and +Q are fixed on the x-axis with +40 at the origin O and +9 at x= 15 em as shown. The respective electri fields due to the two charges are equal at A. x=100m. Bo y=Rem C x=20em. D. x=30em. 25. 109 0-1QMa nce oo tb 10K In the above circuit, the variable resistor R can be adjusted over its full range ftom 0 to 10 MQ. What is the approximate range of resistance between a and & ? A. 010 10kQ B. 10M 10KQ Cc 102 w1OMA D. — 10kQ 10M 2016-DSE-PHY 1A-8 826. 21. 28, "29. ‘Two filament light bulbs X’ and ¥ are connected in parallel to a dry cell. X is brighter than ¥. Which statements are correct ? (1) m1, the number of charges flowing through 'is greater than that flowing through ¥. Q) In Is, the electrical cnergy dissipated by X is greater than that dissipated by Y. G) —_Forevery unit charge passing the electrical energy dissipated by X is equal to that dissipated by Y. A. (1) and (2) only B, GZ) and (3) only, C.— Q)andG) only D.— (),@)and@) y Inthe above circuit, all the bulbs are identical, Ifthe voltage gradually increases, which bulbs) will bun out first? A. PandQ BOR cos DOT A television set in stand-by mode consumes 1.5 W. [fit isin this mode for 16 hours day, estimate the carbon dioxide (CO;) emission due to the electricity consumed in stand-by mode in a 30-day month. Given: 1 kW hof electricity consumed corresponds £0 0.8 kg, CO, emission from the povrer station. 0.576 kg 0.720 kg S76 kg 720 kg pope ‘A student uses a search coil to study the strength of the magnetic field inside a long solenoid hich is connected fo an a.c. signal generator set ata certain frequency. Which of the following can improve the accuracy of this experiment 7 (1) Ensure the plane of the search coil is perpendicular to the field lines. @) Increase the signal generator's frequency and use the same current as before. G) Set the axis of the solenoid along an east-west direction to avoid the effects of the Earth's magnetic field. (yonly () and @2) only (2) and (3) only (1), @) and @) pope 2016-DSE-PHY 1A-9 9"20. A sinusoidal ac, of a certain frequency delivers arms, voltage Vem. If its frequency is doubled and its peak voltage is halved, what would be the rms. voltage ? A Aine 2 1 B. Te Mes, v2 « D. 1 x mov | In the above ereut, each light bulb works at its rated value *22.W, 1 V". The current inthe primary coil is 0.25 A. Find the efficiency ofthe transformer A 20% Be 40% Cc 68% D. «80% 32. Which of the following statements about ionizing radiations isfare correct? (1) Theionizing power of crpartcls is much stronger than that of particles @) radiation can be completely shielded by «10 em thick concrete wal (8) Tonizing radiations a, and all ndergo defletion in an electri ld A. (only B. (i)and Q) only ©. ()and Gy only D. — @)and@) only 33. Two radionuclides X and Yate of half-lives 3 hours and 4 hours respectively and initially there aro Ny and My undecayed nuclei respectively. Afler 24 hours, the number of undecayed nuclei of both miclides becomes the same. Find Ny : Ny. vapp END OF SECTION A 2016-DSE-PHY 1-10 10Data ‘molar gas constant Avogadro constant acceleration due to gravity universal gravitational constant speed of ligt in vacuum charge of electron electron rest mass permitivity of tree space permeability of fee space atomic mass unit astronomical unit light year parse Stefan constant Planck constant Rectilinear motion For uniformly accelerated motion v= what 1 3 = uthar 2 amp vis 24 2as List of data, formulae and relationships R831 1 mol! Nq=6.02 x 10 mot! 81 m7 (close to the Barth) 5.67 x 10" Na kg? €*3.00x 10° ms 1.60% 10" 9.11 x 107" ke. &~ 8.85 «10°C Na? tnx 107" > 1.661% 107 kg AUS 1.50 x 10! my ly=9.46 10% m pe=3.09 x 10! m=3.26 ly = 5.67 X10 Wis? K* = 6.3 x 10s (1 tis equivalent to 931 MeV) 206265 AU Are length =r8 2 ‘Surface area of cylinder. = = 2nrh + 2nr* ‘Volume of eylinder = wh ‘Surface area of sphere = dn? For small angles, sin 0* tan 0 8 (in radians) ‘Astronomy and Space Sefence Energy and Use of Energy ° y ohn gravitational potetial sf ‘uminanee celal ACT) ate of nrg enserby sonducton Doppler effet thecal transmitance U-value 1 smaximam power by wind turbine “Melcat Pigaies ~ eee Einstein's photueetrie equation 012A Rayleigh erterin (resolving power) I38ey power. povertatns cn ttetn inten | yop asta de Broglie formula Z=pe consti impedance A ” je = CoA ny rston otic Rayleigh eviterion (resolving power) o thy abe" transmitted intensity trough amedium 2016-DSE-PHY JA-11Al A2. AB A AS. Bi. B2. BB, BA BS, B6. BI. cl. 2. 3. ne AT Betdm pV = nkT 1 Ning® VE Nine aos _ 3RT 2N, Fx 2016-DSE-PHY 1A-12 fr energy t 1g heating and cooling ‘nergy transfer during change of state ‘equation of state for an ideal gas Kinetic theory equation ‘molecular kinetic energy force moment ofa force sravitaional potential encray kinetic energy mechanical power ‘centripetal acceleration Newton's law of gravitation feinge width in doubleslit interference iffcaction grating equation equation for a single lens bt pa p=—2, ney ps. p=% a pa R= 4 DS. R=R +R, ps, 4-4 yt RRR DI. P= =PR DB. F=BQvsina D9. F=Bilsind pio, p= Hel Ir pit, p= “eM 1 pr. e=wat ar pis, Tae % Np BL N=Ne* 2, 4M 1k 53. A=kV BA, A= Ame? n Coulomb's law lett fied st 1 point charge ngth due to clecttie field between parallel plates (aumericaly) resistance and resi resistors in series resistors in parallet power in a circuit force on a moving charge in a ‘magnetic field force on ¢ current-carrying ‘conductor in a magnetic field ‘magnetic field due fo a long staight wire magnetic field inside a long solenoid Induced emt ratio of secondary voltage to primary voltage in a transformer law of radioactive decay halflife and decay constant activity andthe number of undecayed nuclei mass-energy relationship