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HONG KAH SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2009
65
SCIENCE (PHYSICS/CHEMISTRY) 5116/02, 5117/02
PAPER 2

Sec 4 Express & 5 Normal Academic 2009

Additional Materials: 1 Hour 15 Minutes

> 1 Graph paper
> 3 sheets of lined paper

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.

Write your name, index number and class in the spaces at the top of this
page.

Write in dark blue or black pen.

You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs, tables or rough
working.

Answer all questions in Section A in the spaces provided and any two
questions in Section B in the lined paper.

For Examiner's Use

Section A
/45
Section B
/20
TOTAL
/65

This Question Paper consists of 11 printed pages, including this page.

Setter: Mr Chan Yook Mun

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Section A [45 marks]

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.

1 A father and a son conducted a bicycle race between two stations on a flat
ground.

Fig. 1.1 shows the distance-time graphs of the race.

distance
m

150

father
100
son

50

time
0
s
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Fig. 1.1

(a) State the distance for the race. ______________________________ [1]

(b) Who ran a faster race? Explain your answer with reference to Fig. 1.1.

[2]

(c) Calculate the speed of the son when he is moving. Give your answer in
km/h.

Speed = __________ km/h

[3]
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2 Fig. 2.1 shows a 0.50 kg mass hanging at rest from a string in earth's
gravitational field.

ceiling

string

0.50 kg mass
`

ground

Fig. 2.1

(a) State what is meant by the mass of an object.

[1]

(b) (i) Indicate on Fig. 2.1 with 2 arrows to show the 2 forces acting on the
0.50 kg mass. Write the name of the force next to each arrow. [2]

(ii) The gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg. Calculate the values of the
two forces you have drawn in Fig. 2.1.

first force = __________ N [1] second force = _________ N [1]

(c) The string is cut and the 0.50 kg mass falls. During the falling motion of the
0.50 kg mass, it meets a constant air resistance of 3.0 N. Calculate the
acceleration of the body while in motion.

acceleration = ________ m/s2 [2]

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows a body A of mass 2.0 kg at rest on the top of a smooth plank which
is 2.0 m long.

`
A
2.0 m

1.0 m
smooth plank d A
rest
30º

rough ground
Fig. 3.1
When body A is released, it slides down the smooth plank and it stops after traveling a
distance d over the rough ground.

(a) Calculate the

(i) gravitational potential energy of body A before it is released,

gravitational potential energy = _______J [2]

(ii) speed of body A at the end of the plank.

speed = __________m/s [2]

(b) If the friction on the rough ground is 14 N, calculate the distance d.

distance = _______m [2]

(c) Describe the energy change which takes place when body A is moving
horizontally and finally at rest. [1]
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4 Fig. 4.1 shows a triangular object placed in front of 2 mirrors M1 and M2. The
path of the incident ray from a point of the object is drawn.

M1
incident ray

M2
Fig. 4.1

(a) Draw the image of the object formed in mirror M2. [1]

(b) Complete the path of the incident ray after reflections at M1 and M2. [2]

5 Fig. 5.1 shows a hemisphere shaped glass block of refractive index 1.49 with 3
paths of light rays. The centre of the hemisphere is at C.

ray 2 ray 3

ray 1

Fig. 5.1

(a) Label the critical angle of glass in Fig. 5.1. [1]

(b) Calculate the critical angle of the glass block.

critical angle = ______ º [2]

(c) Draw the subsequent path of ray 1 after it is incident at point C. [1]

(d) Name which ray undergoes total internal reflection.

[1]

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6 Fig. 6.1 shows a snow house (also known as igloo) constructed in the places
where the landscape is covered by snow and the temperature is too low to
survive. The shape of the igloo is generally like a dome and is constructed from
blocks of snow.

Fig. 6.2 shows the cross-section of the igloo. The entrance is dug lower than the
sleeping area to create a cold sink.
air hole

sleeping areas
for people

cold sink

Fig. 6.1 Fig. 6.2

(a) State one thermal property of snow blocks that make them suitable for
building igloos.

[1]

(b) State the function of the air hole near the roof of the igloo and explain why
it is not placed at the highest position.

[2]

(c) State two main processes of heat transfer from the people inside the igloo
to the air inside the igloo.

[2]

(d) Explain the physics behind the igloo being warm inside even if the
temperature outside is very cold.

[2]
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7 Two resistors, of resistance 1.0 Ω and 2.0 Ω are connected in parallel with a
8.0 V supply as shown in Fig. 7.1.
8.0 V

1.0 Ω

2.0 Ω

Fig. 7.1
(a) State which resistor will transfer thermal energy at the smaller rate.
Explain your answer.

[3]

(b) The resistors of resistance 1.0 Ω and 2.0 Ω are now connected in series to
a 8.0 V supply as shown in Fig. 7.2.
8.0 V

1.0 Ω 2.0 Ω
Fig. 7.2

(i) Calculate the total resistance of the circuit.

total resistance = ______ Ω [1]

(ii) Calculate the current through the battery.

current through battery = _____ A [2]

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8 (a) Fig. 8.1 shows the inside of an electric plug.

brown wire
13 A fuse

blue wire yellow/green wire

Fig. 8.1

There are four mistakes in Fig. 8.1.

Write down any two mistakes in Fig. 8.1.

[2]

(b) Fig. 8.2 shows a situation of too many connections by the 3-pin plugs to a
multi adaptor.

Fig. 8.2
State one electrical hazard that may arise and explain how it occurs.

[2]
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Section B [20 marks]

Answer ANY TWO questions on the lined papers provided.

9 Fig. 9.1 shows a light metallic rod resting on top of two brass blocks and also
between the magnetic poles of a U-shaped magnet.

U-shaped magnet
S

metallic rod

N
brass block
brass block

Fig. 9.1

(a) Copy the metallic rod from Fig. 9.1 and draw the direction of the current in
the metallic rod when the switch is closed. [1]

(b) State which way the rod moves when the switch is closed. Give a reason
for your answer. [2]

(c) State the effect on the movement of the rod when

(i) the current is increased,

(ii) the direction of current and the polarities of the poles are reversed. [2]

(d) The metallic rod is now replaced by a light plastic rod.

State and explain the effect on the movement of this new rod. [2]

(e) Copy the following diagram which shows current flowing into the paper.
Draw the magnetic field present. [3]

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10 A student performs an experiment to determine the freezing point of 0.10 kg of

substance N. The solid N is heated first until it changes into a liquid in a test
tube. During cooling the temperature of N is recorded at one-minute intervals.

Time in min 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Temperature of N in °C 65 50 35 35 35 32 29 26 26 26

(a) Plot a cooling curve (temperature against time) for substance N on the
graph paper provided. [4]

(b) From the graph, find the

(i) temperature of the liquid when the experiment is started,

(ii) melting point of N, and

(iii) the room temperature at which the experiment was carried out.
Explain how you deduced your answer. [4]

(c) Explain why a solid is incompressible in terms of molecular properties

(examples are, intermolecular forces and distances between molecules
and the motion of the molecules). [2]
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11 Fig. 11.1 shows the full-scale positions of layers of air particles at rest.

Fig. 11.1

Fig. 11.2

R C R C

Fig. 11.2 shows the full-scale positions of layers of air when a sound wave
passes through it. The letters R and C are at the centre of rarefaction and
compression respectively.

(a) Describe what happens to the air molecule at the centre of compression
when one complete sound wave moves past it. [2]

(b) The sound wave in Fig. 11.2 has a frequency of 4125 Hz.

(i) Define the frequency of a wave.

(ii) From Fig. 11.2, find the wavelength. [2]

(c) Calculate the speed of this sound wave in Fig. 11.2. State clearly any
equation that you use. [2]
.
(d) A camper stands between two vertical cliffs in a valley.

(i) He claps his hands and hears the two echoes at the same time.
Explain his observation.

(ii) He now walks 165 m to one side and claps his hands again. He finds
that the time interval between hearing the first and the second echo is
2 seconds. Calculate the velocity of sound in air. [4]

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