SEKOLAH MENENGAH JK CHUNG LING BUTTERWORTH

PEPERIKSAAN AWAL TAHUN 2018

PHYSICS
FORM 5
2½ hours

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD

TO DO SO.

Answer all questions in Section A and Section B. All working must be

shown. For numerical answers, units must be quoted wherever they are
appropriate.
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This question paper consists of 30 printed pages.

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Pn Kan Lai Meng Cik Quah Kim Yen
The following information may be useful. The symbols have their usual
meaning.
1. Momentum = mv
2. F = ma
1
3. Kinetic energy = 2 mv2
4. Gravitational potential energy = mgh
1
5. Elastic potential energy = 2 Fx
 m
6. = v
F
7. Pressure, p = A
8. Pressure, p = h  g
1 1 1
9. f = u + v
v
10. Linear magnification, m = u
1
11. P = f
12. V = IR
13. E = V + Ir
14. Power, P = IV
15. g = 10 m s─2
16. v = f 
 ax
17. = D
18. g = 10 m s─2
energy
19. Power, P = time
 m
20. = V
Section A:
1. Diagram below shows a boy standing in front of a plane mirror.

The boy moves 1 m backwards.

Calculate the distance between the boy and his image.

A 3m B 4m
C 6m D 8m

2. Diagram shows an object which is placed at u cm from the centre of a

concave mirror of focal length 20 cm.

Which of the following is not correct?

u (cm) Characteristics of image

A 8 Virtual and magnified
B 15 Virtual and diminished
C 30 Real and magnified
D 45 Real and diminished
3. Diagram shows a light ray with an incident angle of 10o being reflected
by a plane mirror MN. The mirror is then rotated clockwise through an
angle of 15o.

10o

15o
M N

What is the new angle of reflection of the light ray?

A 10o B 15o C 25o D 50o

4. Diagram below shows two cars, P and Q, travelling in the opposite

directions, passing through a sharp bend.

Which mirror is the most suitable to be placed at X so that the driver in car P
can see car Q?
5. Which ray diagram for a concave mirror is not drawn correctly?
[C = centre of curvature of mirror, F = focal point of mirror]
6. Diagram shows a ray of light directed to a glass block.

Which statement is correct?

A The light refracts towards normal as it enters the glass block

B The incident angle is equal to the refracted angle

C The light travels faster as it enters the glass block

D The brightness of light increases as it travels in the glass block

7.

Diagram shows a ray of light passing from water to air. Which

labelled arrows, A, B. C or D shows the correct path of the ray
when it enters the air?

8. Diagram below shows a ray of light propagating from air to water.

 What is the refractive index of the water?
A 0.75
B 0.92
C 1.34
D 2.39

9. Melissa cannot see a coin placed in an empty basin as shown in

Diagram 9(a). However, she can see the coin when the basin is filled
with water as shown in Diagram 9(b).

Diagram 9

Melissa can see the coin in Diagram 9(b) due to

A. reflection of light
B. refraction of light
C. diffraction of light
D. total internal reflection of light
10. Diagram shows a light ray, R, is directed into a glass block.
 The critical angle of the glass is 48˚. In which direction, A, B, C or D
does the light ray travel after point O when the incident angle is 48˚?

11. Mirage is seen on a road on a hot day.

Which phenomena cause the appearance of mirage ?
A Refraction and reflection
B Refraction and total internal reflection
C Reflection and total internal reflection
D Reflection, refraction and total internal reflection

12. A student draws light rays passing through lenses P, Q, R and S as

shown in the diagrams below.
F is the focal point of lenses P, Q, R and S

Which drawing shows the correct path of the light rays?

A II only C I and III only

B I, II and IV only D I, II, III and IV

13. Which of the following diagrams correctly represents the ray diagram of
a convex lens?

14. For a given convex lens, the distance between an object and its sharpest
image on a screen is 80 cm. The image is inverted and same size as the
object. What is the focal length of the lens?

A 10 cm B 20 cm C 30 cm D 40 cm

15. The image of a distant building is formed by a convex lens on a screen

placed 10 cm away. A card is then placed right in front of the lens to
cover 25% of the area of the lens. What happens to the image?

A. 25% of the image will disappear.

B. The new image is 7.5 cm from the lens.
C. The image is still complete but less bright.
D. The image is still complete but its sharpness is reduced by 25%.

16. Diagram shows an object placed in front of a convex lens.

 What are the characteristics of the image formed?

A Real, inverted, diminished

B Real, inverted, same size

C Virtual, upright, enlarged

D Real, inverted, enlarged

17. A lens has a focal length f. What are the required conditions for the lens
to be used as a magnifying lens?

Type of lens Object distance

A Convex Less than f
B Convex Between f and 2f
C Concave Less than f
D Concave Between f and 2f

18. A graph involving image distance, v and object distance, u of a

 convex lens is shown in Diagram. What is the focal length of the
lens?

Diagram

A. 10 cm B. 15 cm C. 20 cm D. 40 cm

19. Diagram below shows the formation of the image of an object by a

convex lens.

If the height of the object is 2 cm, what is the height of the image?
A 6.50 cm B 4.50 cm C 4.00 cm D 3.25 cm

20. In the compound microscope, the image formed by the objective lens is
A real and upright
B real and inverted
C virtual and upright
D virtual and inverted
21. Given that the period T of a loaded spring is
 m
2π√k
The natural frequency of a load spring decreases with
A spring constant, k
B acceleration due to gravity, g
C mass of the load, m

22. Diagram shows two situations where a ball floats and moves on the
surface of the water.

The direction of the movement of the ball is

A parallel to the direction of the wave propagation

B perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation

C the same as the direction of the wave propagation

D the opposite to the direction of the wave propagation

23.

Diagram shows how displacement varies with time as a wave passes a

fixed point. Which of the following correctly gives the amplitude and
period of the wave?

24. Diagram shows the cross section of water waves.

Which of the following statement is true about the water waves?

A T and U have the same phase

B Wave energy is transferred from position S to U

C The wavelength is the distance between S and U

D The particle at U oscillates in a direction parallel to the

direction of the wave propagation
25. The diagram shows a wavefront pattern produced by a dipper vibrating
at a frequency of 12 Hz in a ripple tank.

What is the speed of the waves?

A 2 cm s.1
B 8 cm s.1
C 12 cm s.1
D 18 cm s.1

26. The graph shows damping in an oscillating system.

Which of the following is using damping?

A. Shock absorbers in a car

B. Electric bell
C. Fire alarm
D. Electric motor
28. Which of the following sound waves would have the highest pitch?
29. Diagram shows a pattern of sound waves that is produced by a speaker.

Velocity of sound waves is 330 ms-1.

What is the frequency of the sound waves produced from the speaker?

A. 22 Hz B. 66 Hz C. 110 Hz D. 990 Hz

30.Diagram shows the apparatus set-up to study a characteristic of

sound waves.

Which comparison is correct between the incident sound wave and the
reflected sound wave??
A The reflected angle is bigger than the incident angle

B The speed of the reflected wave is the same as the speed of the
incident wave

C The wavelength of the reflected wave is less than the wavelength

of the incident wave
D The frequency of the reflected wave is lower than the frequency
of the incident wave

31. Diagram shows how the reflection of a sound wave is used to find the
depth of a wrecked ship.

What is the depth of the wrecked ship if the reflected sound wave is detected
0.2 s later?
[Speed of sound wave in water = 1 530 m s-1]
A 153 m
B 306 m
C 7 650 m
D 15 300 m

32.Diagram shows the propagation of sound wave in the air from the warmer
air area to the cooler air area.

Cooler air

Warmer
air
Which comparison about the wave is correct?

A. The wavelength at the upper level > the wavelength at the lower level
 B. The wave frequency at the upper level < the wave frequency at the
lower level
C. The speed of wave at the upper level < the speed of wave at the lower
level
D. The amplitude of wave at the upper level > the amplitude of wave at
the lower level
27. Diagram below shows a ripple tank with a sloping base and a vibrator
being vibrated.

Which of the following wave patterns can be seen on the screen?

33 Diagram below shows water waves propagating in an area of different
depths.

Which of the following diagrams shows the propagation of the waves

correctly?
34
.

D i a g r a m s h o w s t h e l o c a t i o n of a h o u s e w h e r e r a d i o
w a v e s f r o m t h e transmitting station can be received by a
radio in t h e h o u s e . This phenomenon is due to

A Reflection
B Refraction
C Diffraction
35. WhichD of the
I n t following
e r f e r e n cstatement
e is best explaining why sound wave is
easily diffracted compared to light wave?
 A Sound needs medium for its propagation.
B Sound is a longitudinal wave.
C The speed of sound is slower than light.
D The wavelength of sound is longer than light

36 Diagram shows a plane wave moving towards gap P.

Which physical quantity changes after the waves pass through gap P?
A. Frequency B. Amplitude C. Wave speed D. Wavelength
37 Diagram shows the fringes obtained when red light is used in a Young’s
double slit experiment.

Which of the following fringes are observed when red light is replaced
with blue light?
38. Diagram shows the interference pattern of water waves.

What happens to the separation between two consecutive nodal lines, x,

if the depth of water in the ripple tank is increased?
 A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Unchanged

39. Which statement is correct about the properties of electromagnetic

waves?

A Electromagnetic waves are longitudinal waves

B Electromagnetic waves propagate at 300 m s-1

C Electromagnetic waves undergo reflection, refraction, diffraction

and interference

D Electromagnetic waves consist of an electric field and a magnetic

field oscillating parallel to each other

40.

Diagram shows the propagation of a type of wave, X.

Which of the following is unlikely to be wave X?

A Sound wave B Radio wave

C X-ray D Visible light

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Section B:
1(a) (i) Diagram1.1 shows an incomplete ray diagram of the formation of
image by a convex mirror. F is the principal focus.
Complete the ray diagram to show how the image is formed.
Object Convex mirror

Principal axis
F C

Diagram 1.1 [3]

(ii) Name the phenomenon involved in the formation of the image.
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[1]
(iii) The image is upright and diminished.
State one other characteristic of the image.

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[1]
(iv) Convex mirrors are used on the road to help drivers view traffic
around sharp corners. What is the advantage of using convex
mirror compared to plane mirror ?

………………………………………………………………………
[1]

(b) (i)Diagram 1.2 shows a concave light reflector. A lighting bulb is put at
the focal point of the reflector. Complete the path of rays from the bulb
on Diagram 1.2.

Principal axis Reflector

Bulb
Diagram 1.2
[1]
(ii) Give one device which uses this working principle.
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2.Diagram 2.1 shows a cat’s eye fixed into a road to help drivers when it is
dark or foggy. An incomplete light ray path entering a glass prism. The
critical angle of the glass prism is 40°.

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Diagram 2.1

(a) (i)What is meant by critical angle?

Tick ( / ) the correct answer in the box provided.

The angle of incidence when the angle of refraction is 90°.

The angle of incidence when the incident ray is totally reflected.

[1]
(ii) Calculate the refractive index of the glass prism.

[2]

(b) (i) On Diagram 2.1, complete the light ray path from point B. [1]

(ii) Name the light phenomenon occurs at B.

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[1]
3. Diagram 3.1 shows the appearance of the word PHYSICS as seen through
a magnifying lens.

Diagram 3.1

(a) (i) Which light phenomenon explains this situation?

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[1]

(ii) State the type of lens used.

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[1]
(b) (i) On Diagram 3.2, draw a ray diagram to show how the image in
Diagram 3.1 is formed.

Magnifying lens
Object 6

F F

Diagram 3.2 [3]

(ii) The focal length of the lens in Diagram 3.2 is f. Referring to f, suggest a
suitable position to place the object to produce an inverted and same size
image.

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[1]
4 Diagram 4.1 shows a cross-section of water wave in a ripple tank. Bright
and dark regions are formed on the screen.

Diagram 4.1
(a) What type of wave is this water wave?

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[1]
(b) What is transferred by the wave?

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[1]
(c) On Diagram 4.1,
(i) complete the light rays that pass through one of the crests to show 6
how a bright region is produced on the screen.
[1]

(ii) mark one distance which is equal to a wavelength of the water waves.
Label the distance using the symbol λ .
[1]

(d) When the frequency of the water wave is increased, what happens to :
(i) The wavelength of the water wave?

…………………………………………………………………………
[1]
(ii) The speed of the water wave?

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5 Diagram 5.1 shows the cross-section of a ripple tank.

Diagram 5.1
The wavelength of the water wave changes as it moves from region A to
region B.
(a) What is the meaning of wavelength?

………………………………………………………………………….

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[1]
(b) Based on Diagram 5.1,
(i) compare the wavelength between region A and region B.

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[1]
(ii) compare the depth of water between region A and region B. 5
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[1]
Based on answers in 5(b),
(i) state the relationship between the depth of water and the wavelength.

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[1]
(ii) complete the sentence below.

When water wave travels from a …………………… region to a

………………….. region, the direction of propagation is refracted

………………….. the normal.

[1]
6. Diagram 6.1 shows waves moving towards a harbor.

Diagram 6.1
(a) (i) What is the meaning of diffraction?

………………………………………………………………………..

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[1]
(ii) Draw the wave pattern of the waves after passing through the
entrance of the harbor.
[2]

(b) The entrance is made wider to allow more ships to enter the harbor. What
is the effect on 5
(i) the diffraction of the waves?

………………………………………………………………………...
[1]
(ii) the harbour?

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[1]
(c) Diagram 6.2 shows another modification to the harbor to overcome the
heavy sea traffic problem. The wave pattern produced at the entrances is
shown in Diagram 6.2.

Diagram 6.2
(i) Name the waves phenomenon that is caused by the superposition of
waves from two coherent sources.

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[1]
(ii) Describe the movement of two similar ships that are located at A and B.
Explain your answer.

Location A : ………………………………………………………………..

Reason : ………………………………………………………………..

Location B : ………………………………………………………………..

Reason : ………………………………………………………………..

[4]

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7. Diagram 7.1 and Diagram 7.2 show two types of lenses P and Q. Both
have a focal length of 10 cm.

O = Optical centre
Lens P F = Principle focus Lens Q
Diagram 7.1 Diagram 7.2

(a) (i) What is the meaning of focal length? [1]

………………………………………………………………….

(ii) Using Diagram 7.1 and Diagram 7.2, compare the type of lens, the
effect on the parallel light rays after passing through the lens and the
type of image formed if an object is placed at a distance of 15 cm
from the lens. 6
[3]

Diagram 7.1 Diagram 7.2

(b) Calculate the power of the lens P in unit Diopter.

[2]
(b) With the aid of labelled diagram, explain how the focal length of a
convex lens can be estimated. [4]

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(c) Diagram 7.3 shows an arrangement of two lenses to construct a simple

astronomical telescope.

Diagram 7.3
You are required to give some suggestions to design a simple astronomical
telescope in which a distant object can be seen clearly and brightly, based on
the following aspects:
(i) Type of lens used
(ii) Focal length of the objective lens and eye piece
(iii) Diameter of the objective lens
(iv) Magnification of the final image formed
(v) Distance between the lenses. [10]
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