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AUCKLAND GRAMMAR
SCHOOL
FORM 6 AS PHYSICS EXAM

TERM 1 2011

TIME: 1 HOUR for Papers 1 and 2

TOTAL: 75 marks
PAPER 1: 25 marks

Multiple choice (40% of exam).

Answer the questions using the answer grid at the back of this paper.
You may remove this sheet carefully but make sure your name etc. is at the top and
hand it

PAPER 2: 50 marks

Long Answer (50% of exam).

Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
Answer all questions.
Question

Multiple
Choice / 25

Use g = 9.81 m s-2

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Data and Formulae

speed of light in free space,

c = 3.00 x 108 m s1

permeability of free space,

0 = 4 x 107 H m1

permittivity of free space,

0 = 8.85 x 1012 F m1

elementary charge,

e = 1.60 x 1019 C

the Planck constant,

h = 6.63 x 1034 J s

unified atomic mass constant,

u = 1.66 x 1027 kg

rest mass of electron,

me = 9.11 x 1031 kg

rest mass of proton,

mp = 1.67 x 1027 kg

molar gas constant,

R = 8.31 J K1 mol1

the Avogadro constant,

NA = 6.02 x 1023 mol1

the Boltzmann constant,

k = 1.38 x 1023 J K1

gravitational constant,

G = 6.67 x 1011 N m2 kg2

acceleration of free fall,

g = 9.81 m s2

uniformly accelerated motion,

s = ut + at 2

work done on/by a gas,

W = p V

gravitational potential,

= GM / r

simple harmonic motion,

a = 2 x

velocity of particle in s.h.m.,

v = v0 cos t ,

resistors in series,

R = R1 + R2 + . . .

resistors in parallel,

1/R = 1/R1 + 1/R2 + . . .

electric potential,

V = Q / (4 0 r )

capacitors in series,

1/C = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + . . .

capacitors in parallel,

C = C1 + C2 + . . .

energy of charged capacitor,

W = QV

alternating current/voltage,

x = x0 sin t

hydrostatic pressure,

p=gh

pressure of an ideal gas,

p = 1/ 3 Nm <c2> / V

radioactive decay,

x = x0 exp( t )

decay constant,

= 0.693 / t

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v2 = u2 + 2as

v = (x02 x 2)

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Paper 1 Multiple Choice.

Answer these questions by putting a horizontal mark in the appropriate box on the
answer sheet at the end of this paper.
1

Which product-pair of metric prefixes has the greatest magnitude?

A pico . mega

B nano . kilo

C micro . giga

D milli . tera

2
Which formula could be correct for the speed v of ocean waves in terms of the
density of seawater, the acceleration of free fall g, the depth h of the ocean and the
wavelength ?

Which of the following correctly expresses the volt in terms of SI base units?

A A

B W A-1

C kg m2 s-1 A-1

D kg m2 s-3 A-1

4
The measurement of a physical quantity may be subject to random errors and to
systematic errors.
Which statement is correct?
A
B
C
D

Random errors can be reduced by taking the average of several measurements.

Random errors are always caused by the person taking the measurement.
A systematic error cannot be reduced.
A systematic error results in a different reading each time the measurement is taken.

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5
An oscilloscope display consists of two separate traces, a waveform and a long
horizontal line.
The horizontal line may be taken as the zero level.
The grid on the screen is calibrated in cm squares, the timebase setting is 2.5 ms cm-1, and
the Y-sensitivity is 5 mV cm-1.

What are the period and the peak positive voltage of the waveform in the diagram?

6
The resistance R of a resistor is determined by measuring the potential difference V
across it and the current I in it. The value of R is then calculated using the equation

The values measured are V = 1.00 0.05 V and I = 0.50 0.01 A.

What is the percentage uncertainty in the value of R ?
A 2.5 %

B 3.0 %

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C 7.0 %

D 10.0 %

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7
A particle is moving in a straight line with uniform acceleration.
Which graph represents the motion of the particle?

8
An object has an initial velocity u. It is subjected to a constant force F for t seconds,
causing a constant acceleration a. The force is not in the same direction as the initial
velocity. A vector diagram is drawn to find the final velocity v.

What is the length of side X of the vector diagram?

A F

B Ft

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C at

D u + at

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9
Two rigid rods, XZ and YZ, are fixed to a vertical wall at points X and Y.
A load of weight W is hung from point Z.
The load is not moving.

Which diagram shows the forces acting at point Z?

10

Which quantities are conserved in an inelastic collision?

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The acceleration of free fall on a planet P is 1/6 of the acceleration of free fall on
Earth. The mass of a body on planet P is 30 kg.
What is its weight on planet P?
A 4.9 N

B 49 N

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C 180 N

D 290 N

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12 The diagram shows a cannon ball fired from a cannon.

The mass of the cannon is 1000 kg and the mass of the cannon ball is 10 kg.
The recoil velocity of the cannon is 5 m s1 horizontally.
What is the horizontal velocity of the cannon ball?
A 200 m s1

B 500 m s1

C 2000 m s1 D 5000 m s1

13
A stationary body explodes into two components of masses m and 2m.
The components gain kinetic energies X and Y respectively.

What is the value of the ratio X/Y ?

A 1/4

B 1/2

C 2/1

D 4/1

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Which statement about Newtons laws of motion is correct?
A The first law follows from the second law.
B The third law follows from the second law.
C Conservation of energy is a consequence of the third law.
D Conservation of linear momentum is a consequence of the first law.
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A bore hole of depth 2000 m contains both oil and water as shown. The pressure at
the bottom is 17.5 MPa. The density of the oil is 830 kg m-3 and the density of the water is
1000 kg m-3.

What is the depth x of the oil?

A 907 m

B 1000 m

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C 1090 m

D 1270 m

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The diagram shows a flask connected to a U-tube containing liquid. The flask
contains air at atmospheric pressure.

The flask is now gently heated and the liquid level in the right-hand side of the U-tube rises
through a distance h. The density of the liquid is .
What is the increase in pressure of the heated air in the flask?
A h

B hg

C hg

D 2hg

17
A rigid circular disc of radius r has its centre at X. A number of forces of equal
magnitude F act at the edge of the disc. All the forces are in the plane of the disc.
Which arrangement of forces provides a moment of magnitude 2Fr about X?

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Two 8.0 N forces act at each end of a beam of length 0.60 m. The forces are parallel
and act in opposite directions. The angle between the forces and the beam is 60 .

What is the torque of the couple exerted on the beam?

A 2.4 N m
B 4.2 N m
C 4.8 N m

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D 9.6 N m

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Three coplanar forces, each of magnitude 10 N, act through the same point of a
body in the directions shown.

What is the magnitude of the resultant force?

A 0N
B 1.3 N
C 7.3 N
D 10 N
20
In many old-style filament lamps, as much as 93 J of energy is emitted as thermal
energy for every 7 J of energy emitted as light.
What is the efficiency of the lamp, as the percentage of electrical energy converted to light
energy?
A7%

B8%

C 92 %

D 93 %

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The total energy input Ein in a process is partly transferred to useful energy output U,
and partly to energy that is wasted W.
What is the efficiency of the process?
A (U/W) 100 %

B (W/Ein ) 100 %

C (U/Ein ) 100 %

D [(U+W)/ Ein ] 100 %

22
An electrical component has a potential difference V across it and a current I through
it. A graph of I against V is drawn and is marked in three sections WX, XY and YZ.

In which ways does the resistance of the component vary within each of the three sections?

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23
In the circuit below, the battery converts an amount E of chemical energy to
electrical energy when charge Q passes through the resistor in time t.

Which expressions give the e.m.f. of the battery and the current in the resistor?

24
The potential difference across a resistor is 12 V. The current in the resistor is 2.0 A.
4.0 C passes through the resistor. What is the energy transferred and the time taken?

25

Which amount of charge, flowing in the given time, will produce the largest current?

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Paper 2 Short Answer

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
1 (a) State the most appropriate instrument, or instruments, for the measurement of the
following.
(i) the diameter of a wire of diameter about 1 mm
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(ii) the resistance of a filament lamp
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(iii) the peak value of an alternating voltage
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(b) The mass of a cube of aluminium is found to be 580 g with an uncertainty in the
measurement of 10 g. Each side of the cube has a length of (6.0 0.1) cm.
Calculate the density of aluminium with its uncertainty. Express your answer to an
appropriate number of significant figures.

density = ................. ................ g cm3 [5]

2 (a) Distinguish between the moment of a force and the torque of a couple.
moment of a force ...........................................................................................................
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torque of a couple ............................................................................................................
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(b) One type of weighing machine, known as a steelyard, is illustrated in Fig. 2.1.

Fig. 2.1
The two sliding weights can be moved independently along the rod.
With no load on the hook and the sliding weights at the zero mark on the metal rod, the
metal rod is horizontal. The hook is 4.8 cm from the pivot.
A sack of flour is suspended from the hook. In order to return the metal rod to the
horizontal position, the 12 N sliding weight is moved 84 cm along the rod and the 2.5 N
weight is moved 72 cm.
(i) Calculate the weight of the sack of flour.

weight = N [3]

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3
A ball B of mass 1.2 kg travelling at constant velocity collides head-on with a
stationary ball of mass 3.6 kg, as shown in Fig. 3.1.

Fig. 3.1
Frictional forces are negligible.
The variation with time t of the velocity v of ball B before, during and after colliding with ball S
is shown in Fig. 3.2.

Fig. 3.2
(a) State the significance of positive and negative values for v in Fig. 3.2.
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(b) Use Fig. 3.2 to determine, for ball B during the collision with ball S,
(i) the change in momentum of ball B,

change in momentum = .......................................... N s [3]

(ii) the magnitude of the force acting on ball B.

force = ................................................ N [3]

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(c) Calculate the speed of ball S after the collision.
speed = ....................................... m s-1 [2]
(d) Using your answer in (c) and information from Fig. 3.2, deduce quantitatively whether
the collision is elastic or inelastic.
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4 (a) (i) Define potential energy.

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(ii) Distinguish between gravitational potential energy and elastic potential energy.
gravitational potential energy
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elastic potential energy .......................................................................................................
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(b) A small sphere of mass 51 g is suspended by a light inextensible string from a fixed
point P.
The centre of the sphere is 61 cm vertically below point P, as shown in Fig. 4.1.

Fig. 4.1
The sphere is moved to one side, keeping the string taut, so that the string makes
an angle of 18 with the vertical. Calculate
(i) the gain in gravitational potential energy of the sphere,

gain = .. J [2]

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(ii) the moment of the weight of the sphere about point P.

moment = ............................................... N m [2]

5 (a) Define what is meant by

(i) work done,
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(ii) power.
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(b) A force F is acting on a body that is moving with velocity v in the direction of the force.
Derive an expression relating the power P dissipated by the force to F and v.

[2]
-1

(c) A car of mass 1900 kg accelerates from rest to a speed of 27ms in 8.1 s.
(i) Calculate the average rate at which kinetic energy is supplied to the car during the
acceleration.

rate = .. W [2]

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6 (a) Define density.
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(b) Liquid of density fills a container to a depth h, as illustrated in Fig. 6.1.

Fig. 6.1
The container has vertical sides and a base of area A.
(i) State, in terms of A, h and , the mass of liquid in the container.
.............................................................................................................................................[1]
(ii) Hence derive an expression for the pressure p exerted by the liquid on the base of
the container. Explain your working.

[2]

(b) The change V in the volume V of some water when the pressure on the water increases
by p is given by the expression
p = 2.2 109 V/V where p is measured in pascal.
In many applications, water is assumed to be incompressible.
By reference to the expression, justify this assumption.
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7 A network of resistors, each of resistance R, is shown in Fig. 7.1.

Fig. 7.1
(a) Calculate the total resistance, in terms of R, between points
(i) A and C,

resistance = ................................................ [1]

(ii) B and X,

resistance = ................................................ [1]

(iii) A and Z.

resistance = ................................................ [1]

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hand it in with the rest of your answer paper.
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