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H2 Physics 9646
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6. A data and formula list is provided on page 2.

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Data Formulae
speed of light in a vacuum,
c = 3.00 10
8
m s
-1

permeability of free space,

o
= 4t 10
-7
H m
-1

permittivity of free space,
co = 8.85 10
-12
F m
-1

~ (1/(36t)) 10
-9
F m
-1

elementary charge,
e = -1.60 10
-19
C
the Planck constant,
h = 6.63 10
- 34
J s
unified atomic mass constant,
u = 1.66 10
-27
kg
rest mass of electron,
me = 9.11 10
-31
kg
rest mass of proton,
mp = 1.67 10
-27
kg
molar gas constant,
R = 8.31 J K
-1
mol
-1

the Avogrado constant,
L = 6.02 10
23
mol
-1

the Boltzmann constant,
k = 1.38 10
-23
J K
-1

gravitational constant,
G = 6.67 10
-11
N m
2
kg
-2

acceleration of free fall,
g = 9.81 m s
-2




uniformly accelerated motion, s = ut +
1
2
at
2
v
2
= u
2

+ 2as

work done on/ by a gas, W = p AV

gravitational potential, | =
G m
r


displacement of particle in s.h.m., x = xo sin et

velocity of particle in s.h.m., v = vo sin et

resistors in series, R = R1 + R2 + . . .

resistors in parallel, 1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + . . .

electric potential,
4
Q
r
o
V
tc
=


alternating current / voltage, x = xo sin e t

transmission coefficient, T = exp(-2kd)

where
2
8 ( )
2
m U E
k
h
t
=


radioactive decay, x = xo exp ( -t )

decay constant,
1
2
0.693
t
=


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1. A student takes the following readings of the diameter of a wire: 1.51 mm, 1.49 mm, 1.49 mm,
1.51 mm, 1.49 mm. Which of the following would be the best way to express the diameter of the
wire in the students report?
A 1.5 mm
B 1.498 mm
C (1.498 0.012) mm
D (1.50 0.01) mm
2. A car moves in a direction towards the south at a speed of 20 m s
-1
. It turns west at a later time.
If the speed remains the same, what is the change in the velocity of the car?
A 28.3 m s
-1
towards the south-west direction
B 28.3 m s
-1
towards the north-west direction
C 40 m s
-1
towards the west direction
D Zero, since only direction of motion changes
3. A lunar landing module is ascending vertically from the moons surface at a steady velocity of
10 m s
-1
. At a height of 120 m from the surface, a steel ball falls from its landing gear. Taking the
moons gravitational acceleration as 1.6 m s
-2
, what is the time taken for the ball to reach the
Moons surface?
A 20 s
B 7.5 s
C 6.1 s
D 4.0 s
4. The archerfish hunts by dislodging an unsuspecting insect from its resting place with a stream of
water expelled from the fishs mouth. The archerfish squirts water with an initial speed of 2.30 m
s
-1
at an angle of 19.5
o
above the horizontal. The stream of water just reaches a beetle on a leaf
at a height h above the waters surface, where h is the maximum height reached. What is the
horizontal distance d between the fish and the beetle when the water is launched?





A 0.10 m
B 0.17 m
C 0.22 m
D 0.34 m


d
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5. The motion of an object is represented by the acceleration-time graph shown in Figure 1. Given
that the object is initially at rest at time t = 0 s, what is the displacement of the object at t = 10 s?

A 0.0 m B 8.0 m
C 12.0 m D 16.0 m
6. A crane has a maximum safe working load of 1200 kg and is used to lift a concrete block of
mass 1000 kg. What is the maximum safe upwards acceleration of the block whilst being lifted?

A 0.20 m s
-1

B 0.85 m s
-1

C 1.2 m s
-1

D 2.0 m s
-1


7. Newton's third law concerns the forces of interaction between two bodies. Which of the
following statements relating to the third law is not correct?

A The two forces are equal and opposite so the bodies are in equilibrium.
B The two forces are at all times equal in magnitude.
C The two forces are always opposite in direction.
D The two forces must act on different bodies.







1.0

-1.0

a / m s
-2


t/ s

2

4

6

8

10

0

Figure 1



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8. A uniform rod AB of mass 2.0 kg is freely hinged to a vertical wall at point A. The rod is held in a
horizontal position by a force F
1
acting vertically from M, the midpoint of the rod, and by a force
F
2
from B acting at an angle of 50
o
to the vertical.


Given that F
1
= 2.0 N, find the value of F
2
,

A 8.81 N
B 11.5 N
C 13.7 N
D 27.4 N



9. Two spheres, A and B, are moving towards each other at speeds u
1
and u
2
respectively and
make a head-on elastic collision. After the collision, A and B move off with speeds v
1
and v
2

respectively, as shown.

What is the correct expression that equates the relative speed of approach to the relative speed
of separation?

A u
1
+ u
2
= v
2
v
1

B u
1
u
2
= v
2
v
1

C u
2
u
1
= v
2
v
1

D u
1
+ u
2
= v
1
+ v
2





u
1
u
2


before collision

A

B

after collision

v
1


v
2


B

A


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10. A beaker three quarters full of water resting on the pan of a spring balance registers a reading W
as shown in Figure 4. When the finger of a boy is immersed in the water without touching the
sides and the bottom of the beaker, the reading becomes W.
Which of the following statements is correct?

A W = W because the water has not overflowed from the
beaker.
B W < W because the water exerts an upthrust on the finger.
C W > W because the fingers weight is added to that of the
water in the beaker.
D W > W because the boys finger exerts a downthrust (downward force) on the water and
this is transmitted to the spring balance.
11. A pendulum bob hangs from the ceiling in a carriage in a train and is just above a certain mark
on the floor when the train is at rest. When the train is moving with constant velocity forwards,
the bob

A is behind the mark, so that the pendulum thread is along the resultant of the forces due to
the motion of the train and gravity.
B remains over the mark because the force due to the motion of the train is balanced by the
reaction of the thread on the support.
C remains over the mark because the motion of the train produces no additional force on
the bob.
D is behind the mark in a position in which the horizontal force exerted by the train on the
bob is unbalanced by the horizontal component of the tension in the thread.

12. A uniform ladder of weight W rests against a smooth inclined plane and on a rough floor as
shown in Figure 5. Find the magnitude of the force exerted by the inclined plane on the ladder,
in terms of W.
A 0.50 W B 0.75 W C 1.00 W D 1.25 W
60
o


Inclined plane

ladder

Figure 5







30
o


Figure 4






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13. A uniform notice board with a mass of 20.0 kg is supported by two thin inelastic wires, P and Q.
Figure 6 shows four suggested ways to support the uniform notice board. Which ones will be in
static equilibrium?

A All of the above.
B I & IV only.
C III only.
D I, III and IV only.
P


Q

60
o



60
o



III








P


Q

60
o



60
o



I









P



Q


60
o




60
o




II










P




Q



IV











Figure 6









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14. Initially, five identical uniform blocks, each of mass 2m and thickness h, are spread on a
horizontal table as shown in Figure 7a.

What is the minimum work done against gravitational force on the blocks to stack them on top of
one another as shown in Figure 7b?
A 8 mgh
B 10 mgh
C 20 mgh
D 25 mgh
15. A ski tow operates on a 15.0slope of length 300 m. The rope moves at a constant speed of
3.33 m s
-1
. If each rider has an average mass of 70.0 kg, what is the power required to operate
the tow with 50 riders, if friction is ignored?

A 3.02 kW
B 29.6 kW
C 107 kW
D 111 kW

16. A moving electron has kinetic energy K. After a net amount of work W has been done on it, it
moves at one-quarter of its original speed in the opposite direction. What is the expression for W
in terms of K?
A K
16
15

B K
16
15
+
C K
4
3

D K
4
3
+


h

5h

Figure 7a









Figure 7b











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17. A small electric motor is used to raise a weight of 2.0 N at constant speed through a vertical
height of 80 cm in 4.0 s as shown in Figure 8. The efficiency of the motor is 20%. What is the
electrical power supplied to the motor?

A 0.080 W B 0.80 W
C 2.0 W D 200 W


18. A particle moves through a circular arc of length l and radius r in time t. Which expression gives
its average angular velocity about the centre of the circle?
A.
rt
l

C.
lt
t 2

B.
lt
r

D.
t
r t 2

19. An airplane of weight W has to tilt its wings at an angle of 25 (as shown in diagram below) in
order to fly in a horizontal circle of centre at O with a constant speed of 150 m s
-1
. An
aerodynamic force L acts perpendicular to its wings.










What is the radius r of the path of the airplanes flight?

A 1.16 x 10
4
m
B 4.92 x 10
3
m
C 2.08 x 10
3
m
D 1.07 x 10
3
m

80 cm

2.0 N

motor

Figure 8










L
r
O
25
W
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20. A roller coaster car is on a track that forms a circular loop in the vertical plane. If the car just
maintains contact with the track at the top of the loop, what is the centripetal acceleration at this
point?

A g downwards
B g upwards
C Zero
D None of the above







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