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3 The following phenomena can be explained using the principles of physics, except
A a pen appears bent in a glass of water
B a mobile phone function without wires
C formation of salt from neutralisation
D formation of rainbow
4 The physical quantity that cannot be defined in terms of other physical quantities is called
A non-physical quantity
B base quantity
C dimensionless quantity
D derived quantity
12 The velocity of a car is 108 km j-1. What is the velocity in units of ms-1?
A 20 C 50
B 30 D 60
13 The ability of an instrument gives consistent reading, when repeated readings are taken is
called as
A accuracy C sensitivity
B precision D error
14 Diagram 1 shows the scale of a vernier calliper to measure the diameter of a steel ball.
Diagram 1
Given that the zero error of the vernier callipers is +0.03 cm. What is the actual diameter of
the steel ball?
A 3.72 cm C 3.12 cm
B 3.75 cm D 3.25 cm
17 Which of the following statements based on the graph in Diagram 3 is not true?
Diagram 3
A When x = 0.04, y = 20 N
B Gradient = 500 N m1
C F directly proportional to x
D Area under the graph = 5.0 N m
18 Muthu cycles from his house to the shop. While coming back, he stops at Ahmads house.
What is his displacement from his house?
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A. 300 m
B. 400 m
C. 1 100 m
Diagram 4
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A 2 ms
B 4 ms-2
C 5 ms-2
D 8 ms-2
E. 10 ms-2
20 A lorry is moving with a velocity of 20 ms-1 brakes suddenly and stops after traveling 40 m.
The time taken to stop is
A 10 seconds
B 8 seconds
C 6 seconds
D 4 seconds
E 2 seconds
21 A motorcycle is moving with velocity of 10 ms-1 and reaches a velocity of 25 ms-1 after 3
seconds. What is its acceleration?
A. 5 ms-2
B. 8.3 ms-2
C. 11.7 ms-2
22 Which of the following is true regarding the motion of an object having zero acceleration?
A. The object is not moving
B. The object is moving with uniform velocity
C. The object is moving with minimum velocity
D. The object is moving with maximum velocity.
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23 The diagram 5 below shows a tape chart which is produced by a moving trolley. The
frequency of the ticker-tape timer is 50 Hz and each stripe of ticker tape contains 5 ticks.
Diagram 5
A. 20 cm s-2
B. 200 cm s-2
C. 240 cm s-2
D. 400 cm s-2
24 Diagram 6 shows a cat shaking its body from head to tail to shed the water when it gets
wet.
Diagram 6
25 Inertia balance is used to compare the masses of two different objects by comparing
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A. the amplitude of oscillation of the inertia balance
B. the period of oscillation of the inertia balance
C. the degree of damping on the inertia balance
D. the depression on the inertia balance.
26 Ahmad did an experiment as shown. Which of the following did not show the correct
observation and explanation when he quickly snatched the cardboard horizontally?
A. The coin remained stationary a while because its inertia of remaining at rest resisted
the motion.
B. The coin dropped into the glass because of gravity pull.
C. The coin dropped into the glass because inertia of motion of the cardboard starts
moving it.
A. kg ms-2
B. kg s-1m-1
C. kg m s-1
D. kg m-1s
28. Based on the velocity time graph above calculate the average velocity.
A 3.0 ms-1
B 4.6 ms-1
C 5.8 ms-1
D 6.2 ms-1
E 8.4 ms-1
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29. The momentum of a particle is dependent on
A. mass and acceleration
B. weight and force
C. mass and velocity