Mastery Practice Paper 2 2011

TIPS FOR PAPER 2

Section B ( Essay )
Bahagian B ( Esei )

1. To answer the question of definition of the terminologies, concepts, principles or Physics law
need to state in sentences. The answer in form of formula is not acceptable.
Maksud bagi mana-mana istilah, konsep, prinsip atau hukum Fizik perlu dinyatakan dalam bentuk ayat.
Jawapan berbentuk rumus tidak diterima.

2. To answer the questions of comparison, state the similarities and differences between the given
diagrams.
Untuk menjawab soalan Perbandingan, jawapan mesti merangkumi persamaan dan perbezaan dari rajah-
rajah yang diberi.

3. Use diagrams or graphs whenever necessary to make the points clearer.

Rajah atau graf boleh disertakan untuk menjelaskan lagi jawapan..

4. Pay attention to the marks allocated. The marks usually indicate the number of points required.
Beri perhatian kepada markah yang diperuntukkan untuk setiap soalan. Jumlah markah menunjukkan
bilangan fakta jawapan yang diperlukan.

5. Answer in table form for suggested modifications. e.g

Bagi menjawab soalan cadangan pengubahsuaian, jawapan perlu dijadualkan.

Suggested modifications Explanation

Cadangan pengubahsuian Penerangan
……………………………. …………………………..

Section C ( Essay )
Section C ( Esei )

1. To answer question “explain the suitability of each characteristics and determine the most
suitable …. .”, detect 4 different characteristics from the given diagrams or table. The answer
must be in table form.
Bagi menjawab soalan “ Terangkan kesesuian setiap ciri dan pilih yang paling sesuai …..”. kenalpasti 4 ciri
yang berbeza daripada rajah atau jadual yang diberi.
Jawapan perlu dalam bentuk jadual.

Characteristic Explanation

. ….. is chosen because of …….(repeat all the characteristic)

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PHYSICS CONCEPTS FOR PAPERS 2 AND 3

No. CONCEPTS MAGNITUDE MEANING

Low / small Slow increase of velocity
1 Acceleration
High / big Fast increase of velocity
Low / small Lighter / less compact
2 Density
High / large Heavier / more compact
Small Spring is soft / easy to stretch
3 Force constant
Large / big Spring is stiff / difficult to stretch
Easily heated up , short time to heat up
Low / small
Need less heat to raise temperature
More difficult to heat up, takes more time to heat
4 Specific Heat Capacity
up
High / large
Need more heat to raise temperature, use more
fuel
Need less heat to melt / vaporise
Low / small
Time to melt / vaporise is shorter
5 Specific Latent Heat
Need more heat to melt / vaporise
High / large
Time to melt / vaporise is longer
Melts at low temperature / Freezes at low
Low temperature.
Melting point / Starts melting earlier / Starts freezing later
6
Freezing point Melts at higher temperature / Freezes at higher
High temperature.
Starts melting latter / Starts freezing earlier
Starts boiling at lower temperature
Low Starts boiling earlier
Slower to begin condensation
7 Boiling point
Starts boiling at higher temperature
High Starts boiling latter
Faster to begin condensation
Low / small Substance that refracts light less
8 Refractive index
High / large Substance that refracts light more
Small Easier for total internal reflection to occur
9 Critical angle
Large / big Difficult for total internal reflection to occur
Large / long focal length
Low
Refract light less
10 Power (of a lens)
Short focal length
High
Refract light more
Short Higher power
11 Focal length
Large / long Lower power
Frequency (of Short wavelength
12 High
electromagnet wave) High penetration power
Low frequency
Wavelength (for
13 Long / large Low penetration power
electromagnet wave)

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High pitch
14 Frequency (sound) High Short wavelength
Spreads out less
Having lower resistance compared to wires of the
Low / small
same thickness and length.
15 Resistivity
Having higher resistance compared to wires of the
High / large
same thickness and length.
Supply a larger current through the same
16 e.m.f. of cell Large / big
resistance.
Power (of electrical Uses more energy per second
17 High / large
device)
Voltage (working voltage Needs a smaller current to produce a fixed amount
18 High
of electrical device) of power.
Can measure large current
19 Range (of an ammeter) Big
Usually has a lower sensitivity
Can measure higher voltage
20 Range (of a voltmeter) Big
Usually has a lower sensitivity
Decays faster
Short
Reactivity decreases faster
21 Half-life Decays slowly
Long Reactivity decreases slowly
Radioactivity lasts longer
Changes shape easily when acted upon by external
Low
force
22 Rigidity
Does not change shape easily when acted upon
High
by external force
Low Breaks easily / breaks under small external force
23 Strength
High Difficult to break / Needs a large force to break
Low Wet a surface (glass) easily
24 Surface tension
High Does not wet a surface easily
Low Does not rust easily / quickly
25 Rate of rusting
High Rust easily / quickly

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SECTION B

QUESTION 1 TRIAL PERLIS

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ANSWER’S EXAMPLE

(a) Mass is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

(b)
Lorry Car

Mass of the lorry is Mass of the car is

Mass
_____________ ______________
Ability to speed Takes__________ to ___________ to speed
ahead speed ahead ahead
Start moving _____________ to start ______________ to start
from rest moving from rest moving from rest

- Mass of the lorry is ___________ than mass of the car.

- The ability to speed ahead by the lorry is ____________ than the car.
- Lorry ____________ to start moving from rest than the car.
- The ____________ the mass of the vehicle, the ___________ it is vehicle to start
moving from rest.
- The relevant concept is______________________

(c) (i) The __________ of the driver ____________ the forward motion when the car stops
suddenly.

(ii) Wearing ________________________

Restrain the body of the driver from being __________________
It__________________ the forward movement of the driver when the car stop
suddenly.

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(d)

Design or way Explanation/reason

Acceleration

Shape

Structure

Buoyant force (uptrust)

Stability of the motion

Question 2

Diagram 9.1 shows a phenomenon of light on mirror P.

Diagram 9.2 shows the same phenomenon of light on Q.
CX is the radius of curvature and F is the focal point.

Diagram 9.1 Diagram 9.2

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

(ii) Observe Diagrams 9.1 and Diagram 9.2. Compare the curvature of
mirrors, the focal length and the effect on the angle of reflection. State
the relationship between the curvature of the mirrors and their focal
lengths. [5 marks]

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(b) Diagram 9.3 shows two cars, R and S , travelling in the opposite directions, passing
through a sharp band. A mirror is placed at X .

Diagram 9.3

(i) Name the type of mirror at position X. [1 mark]

(ii) Explain how the mirror is able to help the driver of R’s car to see car S.
[3 marks]

(c) As a scout, you intend to design a solar cooker that can be used to boil water using
direct sun light. Suggest and explain how to build a solar cooker which can boil
water in shortest time, based on the following aspect:

(i) The type of a mirror used

(ii) The position of the water container

(iii) The material used for the cooker compartment

(iv) The colour painted on the outside and inside of the solar cooker.

[10 marks]

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Question 3

Diagram 10.1 and diagram 10.2 show the readings of two identical thermometers, one placed in a
beaker containing 500g of water, and another in 500g of cooking oil which have been heated for 2
minutes. Both liquids are heated at the same rate of heat. The initial temperature for both liquids
were 28 0C.

Diagram 10.1 Diagram 10.2

(a) (i) What is the meaning of specific heat capacity? [ 1 mark ]

(ii) Using Figures 10.1 and 10.2, compare the temperature, the rate of heat flow and specific
heat capacity. Relate the specific heat capacity with the rise of temperature to deduce a
physic concept. [ 5 marks ]

(b) In the day time, the wind blows from the sea to the land. Explain why this phenomenon
happens? [ 4 marks ]

(c) Diagram 10.3 shows the features of a car engine radiator that is used to
absorb the heat from the car engine.

Cooling coil

Fin blade
Cooling liquid

Fan

Diagram 10.3

Using your knowledge on the features of cooling liquid and the design of the car engine radiator,
explain how you would design a radiator that can absorb a large quantity of heat in a short time.
[ 10 marks ]

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Question 4

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Question 5

(a) Figure 9.1, Figure 9.2 and Figure 9.3 show a fisherman pulling out of the river. In Figure 9.1,
the fisherman finds it easy to pull up the fishing net while most of his catch is in the water,
due to the buoyant force. However as more and more of the catch is out of the water it
gets harder to pull up the net as shown in Figure 9.2 and 9.3.

Figure 9.1 Figure 9.2 Figure 9.3

(i) What is buoyant force?

[1 mark]

(ii) Using Figures 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3, compare the mass of the catch as well as the volume of
the catch while still immersed in the water.
Relating the amount of force required to lift the catch, the weight of water displaced
and the buoyant force, deduce a relevant physics concept.

[5 marks]

(b) A hydrometer is used to measure the density of acid in a car battery. Using a suitable
physics principle, explain how the hydrometer works.

[4 marks]

(c) The manager of a carnival near your home seeks your advice on designing and handling a
hot air balloon. The balloon should be able to; rise to about the height of a five-storey
building, carry up to three people and can be brought down to the same spot after a certain
time.
Explain your suggestion taking into account :
(i) the materials and other equipment required
(ii) safety aspects,
(iii) the best times in a day to launch the balloon
[10 marks]

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SECTION C

Question 1

Diagram 12.1 shows a patient is being fed with medicine from an intravenous injection
(IV) bottle. The medicine from the IV bottle is able to enter the patient’s vein due to the
difference in pressure.

DIAGRAM 12.1

(a) State one factor that affect the pressure in liquid.

[1 mark]
(b) Explain how the medicine flows from the IV bottle into the patient’s vein.
[4 marks]
(c) Diagram 12.2 shows a water supply system. Water from a water storage tank is
pumped to the water tank of a house in a housing estate.

DIAGRAM 12.2

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Table 12 shows the specifications of four water storage tanks, P, Q, R and S, that can be
used to store water in a housing estate.

Water storage
P Q R S
tank
Material used Metal Concrete Concrete Metal
Density Low High Low Low

Shape

Height from the

Low High High Low
ground

TABLE 12

You are required to determine the most suitable water storage tank. Study the
specifications of all the four water storage tanks based on the following aspects :
- The material used
- The density of the tank
- The shape of the tank
- The height of the tank from the ground
Explain the suitability of the aspects.
[10 marks]

(d) Diagram 12.3 shows a manometer with arms of different cross section. Liquid Y
of density
1 200 kg m-3 is poured into the manometer. The level of liquid Y is found to be
the same at both arms of the manometer.

DIAGRAM 12.3 DIAGRAM 12.4

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i. Explain why the level of liquid Y in both arms of the manometer are
equal. [2 marks]

ii. Diagram 12.4 shows the condition of liquids when another immiscible
liquid, X, is poured into the right arm of the manometer. Calculate the
density of liquid X. [3 marks]

Question 2

Encik Adli will be taking part in a four-wheel drive expedition to Taman Negara. In the
expedition, he will have to drive through a hilly and unpaved area, and to cross streams.

Table 11 shows the characteristic of vehicles that can be used in the expedition,

Characteristics
Engine Capacity Types of Diameter of
Mass / kg
(cc) / cm3 engine tyre / mm
Vehicles
P 3000 2000 Diesel 800
Q 1000 1500 Petrol 400
R 2000 2500 Diesel 600
S 1800 2000 Petrol 500
T 1500 2500 Petrol 500

Table 11

(a) What does mass mean ? [ 1 mark ]

(b) You are asked to investigate the characteristics of the four wheel
drive that can be used in the expedition.

Based on the table as shown in Table 11;

(i) Explain the suitability of each characteristics of the vehicles in the table
above
(ii) Determine the most suitable vehicle to participate in the expedition.

[ 10 marks ]

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Diagram 11

(c) Adli drives a car on a straight road. He starts from rest and reaches a velocity of 5
ms-1 after 20 s. Then, he maintain the speed for 30 s before he stop his car in 15s.

(i) Sketch the velocity – time graph to represent the motion of the car.
[ 5 marks ]

(ii) Based on the graph in (c) (i), calculate the distance traveled by the car.
[ 2 marks ]

(iii) What is the acceleration of the car? [ 2 marks ]

Question 3

When driver is travelling in a car on a hot and sunny day, he sees a pool of water appearing
on the road due to total internal reflection.

(a) (i) What is meant by critical angle ? [1 mark ]

(ii) Explain how the pool of water appearing on the road? [ 4 marks ]

b) An engineer choosed a glass with the refractive index , n = 1.6 as a core for
optical fibre that he want to produce.

(i) Calculate the critical angle of the glass. [ 2 marks ]

Q
P
o
60

glass
n = 1.6
Diagram 12

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(ii) Diagram 12 shows a part of light travel in a simple optical fibre.

Complete the paths of the light ray in the diagram until it come out
from the optical fibre. [ 3 marks ]

c) You are asked to investigate the characteristics of the material to produce

an optical fibre as in Diagram 12.

Type of materials Critical angle (o) Strength Flexibelity Diameter of fibre

P 42.86 Weak Flexible Thick
Q 38.40 Weak Inflexible Fine
R 30.85 Strong Inflexible Fine
S 24.41 Strong Flexible Fine
T 24.41 Strong Flexible Thick
Table 12

Based on the table above;

i) Explain the suitable characteristics of the material to produce an optical

fibre.

ii) Decide which material is most suitable to produce an optical fibre.

[ 10 marks ]
Question 4

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Question 5

(i) Diagram 11.1 shows the brake system of a car.

Brake pedal
Brake pads

Brake fluid

Brake disc

Diagram 11.1

(a) State the physics principle involved in the the operation of the brake system.
[1 mark]

(b) Exlplain how the system operates when the car needs to slow down.
[4 marks]
(c) Table 11.2 shows the specifications of components that can be used in brake systems ,
P,Q,R,S andT..

Specifications of components in a car brake system

Brake Specific heat capacity of Melting point
system Compression of Hardness of
brake disc of brake disc
brake fluid brake pads
J kg-1 0 C-1 0
C

P 360 930 Difficult High

Q 2400 1220 Difficult Low
R 890 580 Easy High
S 2210 1940 Difficult High
T 1460 2070 Easy Low
Table 11.2

Based on Table 11.2

You are required to determine the most suitable brake system and explain the
suitability of the aspects in Table 11.2
[10 markah]

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LOAD
Lo
BEBAN

X
Piston B
Piston A
Liqu

Diagram 11.3

(d) Diagram 11.3 shows a hydraulic system used to raise a load by a distance of X m.
A force of 50 N is applied on piston A of cross –sectional area 2 cm2.
Load is placed on piston B of cross –sectional area 15 cm2.

(i) Calculate the force acting on piston B .

(ii) Calculate the distance , X ,moved by piston B if the distance moved by piston A is 21 cm
[5 marks]

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