Paper 1 T ime: 1 hour 15 minutes Instructions: This paper consists of 50 questions. Answer all questions.

Each question is followed by either three, four or five options. Choose the best option for each question. 1. Which of the following occurrences in daily life cannot be explained using physics concept? A B C D Image of an object in a plane mirror is laterally inverted. A persons face appears blushed. A spoon in a glass of water appears bent. A solid cream in a sponge cake which is heated (known as Baked Alaska) does not melt.

2. Which of the following is not a field of physics? A Astronomy B Ethnology C Geology D Meteorology 3. Among the following, which is a base quantity? A Weight B Energy C Speed D Mass E Second 4. Which of the quantities below is a derived quantity? A Width B Mass C Temperature D Speed 5. Velocity, weight, work and energy are A base quantities B derived quantities C scalar quantities D vector quantities

6. Which of the following base quantity has the correct S.I. unit? Base quantity S.I. unit A Mass Newton B Length Centimetre C Time Minute D Temperature Kelvin 7. Acceleration is A a vector quantity only B both a derived and a scalar quantity C both a derived and a vector quantity 8. Weight is a derived quantity. This quantity can be expressed as A Mass B Mass C Mass D Mass
Length Time
Length Time Length Time Time
2 2 2 2

Length

9. The quantity that is not derived from the base quantity of mass is A B C D velocity momentum force density

10. Which of the following measurements is the shortest? A B C D E megametre kilometre micrometre centimetre gigametre

11. The respective values of the prefixes mega and micro are A 106,10-6 B 10-6,106 C 109,10-6 D 106,10-3

12. The moon is 384 400 000 m from the Earth. Which of the following is written with the correct prefix? A 0.3844 Gm B 3.844 Gm C 38.44 Gm D 3.844 Mm E 38.44 Mm 13. 252 km h-1 is equal to A B C D 35.0 ms-1 70.0 ms-1 90.7 ms-1 105.0 ms-1

14. Which of the following measurements is the longest? A B C D 1.2 10-5 cm 120 10-4 dm 0.12 mm 1.2 10-11 km

15. Which of the following measurements is the shortest? A B C D 1.23 103 m 1.23 104 cm 1.23 107 mm 1.23 109 m

16. Which of the following arrangements of prefixes is in descending order? A B C D Micro, deci, centi, Mega Mega, deci, centi, micro Centi, deci, micro, Mega Mega, centi, deci, micro

17. Which of the following arrangements of prefixes is in ascending order? A B C D Micro, milli, kilo, Mega Micro, kilo, centi, Mega Kilo, Mega, micro, centi Kilo, Mega, milli, micro

18. A reading is considered accurate if its A B C D percentage error is small relative deviation is small error is small zero error is small

19. A reading is more consistent if its A percentage error is smaller B relative deviation is smaller C error is smaller D average value is smaller 20. Which of the following sets of instruments is not suitable for measuring the circumference of a pipe? A Metre rule and string B Measuring tape C Vernier callipers 21. Which of the following graphs show that y is inversely proportional to x?
y

A
x

B
x y

C
x

22. An object starts its linear motion from rest. Which of the following quantities does not change throughout the motion? A Time B Initial velocity C Final velocity D Acceleration E Displacement 23. A student starts cycling from rest and reaches a speed of 12 ms-1 in 6 seconds. The distance travelled by him is A 18 m B 36 m C 54 m D 72 m 24. When object is travelling with constant velocity, its acceleration will be A decreasing B increasing C constant D zero 25. Vector is a quantity that has A direction only B magnitude only C both direction and magnitude 26. Weight is different from mass because A weight is affected by the acceleration of gravity B weight is scalar quantity C weight is measured in kg 27. Which of the following is the correct order of scientific investigation in the study of physics? A Observation, hypothesis, procedure, conclusion B Hypothesis, observation, procedure, conclusion C Hypothesis, procedure, observation, conclusion D Conclusion, observation, procedure, hypothesis 28. If you are sitting in a bus, what will happen to you when the bus brakes suddenly? A Surges forwards B Bends backwards C Remains stationary D Jumps upwards 29. The headrest of a car is to protect the A body B neck C legs D shoulders

30. Which the graphs below represents negative acceleration? s sf A

t

t v

B C

31. A A it B C

fully loaded train in motion is difficult to stop because is travelling with high speed its mass is very big its inertia is very big

32. Which of the following is not a safety feature installed in a vehicle? A Bumper B Air bag C Seat belt D Engine capacity 33. A ticker tape of length 24 cm contains 10 dots. Its average speed is A 1.2 cm s-1 B 2.4 cm s-1 C 120 cm s-1 D 240 cm s-1 34. Force is defined as A the change in impulse B the difference in pressure C the rate of change in momentum 35. An object is moving with zero resultant force. Which of the following inferens is not true? A Its velocity is constant B Its acceleration is zero C Its displacement is zero D It has encountered a constant resistance 36. The frequency used by a ticker tape is 50 Hz. What is the time for 51 dots? A 0.02 s B 1.02 s C 1.20 s

37. The diameter of a test tube is 1.68 cm. Table 1 shows the measurements made by four students: A, B, C and D. Which of the measurements is less consistent but less accurate? Student A B C D Diameter of test tube (cm) 1 2 3 1.68 1.68 1.68 1.65 1.69 1.67 1.58 1.58 1.58 1.78 1.68 1.88 Table 1

38. The inertia of a body increases with an increase in A weight. B volume. C acceleration. D mass. 39. Which of the following will change when a coconut falls freely? A Mass B Acceleration C Momentum D Weight 40. Among the quantities below, which is a scalar? A Impulse B Momentum C Energy D Acceleration 41.
F 30

Figure 1 In Figure 1, the force F is to be resolved along x-axis and y-axis. Which of the pairs of component of F is correct? Horizontal component Vertical component A F cos 30 F sin 30 B F cos 30 F sin 60 C F sin 30 F cos 30 D F tan 30 F tan 60

42. The use of seat belt is a car is to

A B C D

lengthen the time of collision increase the impulsive force reduce speed during collision increase momentum during collision

43. Which of the following is not a base unit? A Celsius B Ampere C Kilogram D Second 44. Given that three forces acting on a point are in equilibrium. Which of the conclusions below is correct? A All the three forces are acting in the same direction B The resultant force is zero C The angle between adjacent forces is 60

Wooden block

Frictionless slope

45.
F 30 10 N

Figure 2 A wooden block of 10 N is moving down a frictionless slope due to its weight, F, as shown in Figure 2. What is the value of F? A 0N B 5N C 8.7 N D 10 N 46. When a bullet is shot, the gun jerks to the back. Which of the following concept best describes this action? A Force B Momentum C Inertia D Energy 47. An airplane is flying with decreasing acceleration, hence its velocity is A increasing B decreasing C constant

48. An object is falling through a vacuum. Which of the following quantities does not change?

A B C D

Velocity Momentum Acceleration Impulse

49. A car with a mass of 1 000 kg was travelling with a velocity of 10 m s-1 before it collided with a concrete wall and stopped. If the time of collision was 2 seconds, what was the impulsive force received by the car? A 2000 N B 4000 N C 5000 N D 10 000 N 50. A bullet of 50 g mass is shot out from a gun of 2 kg mass with a velocity of 200 m s -1. What is the total momentum of the bullet and the gun after the blast, in kg m s-1? A 0 B 10 C 20 D 50 Questions End

Prepared by, _______________________ (Veviana Lee)

Checked by, ______________________ (Pn Fauzana Abdullah) Ketua Panitia Sains