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1) The document provides instructions for completing a physics Form 4S assignment with 5 questions covering various topics in physics including energy, forces, phase changes, and thermodynamics. 2) Question 1 involves defining energy, identifying forms of energy in examples, describing energy conversions in a flashlight, and calculating kinetic and potential energies of an oscillating pendulum. 3) Question 2 applies Newton's laws of motion to carriages on an amusement park ride during horizontal and free fall motion and calculates time and distance of free fall. 4) Question 3 involves filling in blanks about moments of forces, identifying situations with turning effects, and calculating distances, reaction forces, and moments using a sees

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Form 4 Physics Revision

1) The document provides instructions for completing a physics Form 4S assignment with 5 questions covering various topics in physics including energy, forces, phase changes, and thermodynamics. 2) Question 1 involves defining energy, identifying forms of energy in examples, describing energy conversions in a flashlight, and calculating kinetic and potential energies of an oscillating pendulum. 3) Question 2 applies Newton's laws of motion to carriages on an amusement park ride during horizontal and free fall motion and calculates time and distance of free fall. 4) Question 3 involves filling in blanks about moments of forces, identifying situations with turning effects, and calculating distances, reaction forces, and moments using a sees

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Form 4S Physics

Due date: 20th April, 2020

Instructions
1. Complete ALL Questions in Exercise books.
2. There is no need to rewrite questions, just number them correctly and answer in complete
sentences where necessary. This handout should be printed and placed in your book if possible.
3. All working should be shown.

Question 1 ( 15 Marks)

a) Define the term ‘energy’ and state its SI unit.


(2 marks)

(i) Complete Table 3 to show the MAIN form of energy associated with EACH of the following
examples.

(3 marks)

(ii) State the MAIN energy conversions taking place when a flashlight is turned on.

(2 marks)
b) Figure 4 shows a pendulum of mass 0.5 kg oscillating in a vacuum. X is the lowest position of the
pendulum, where its maximum speed is 1.8 ms-1.

(i) Calculate the maximum kinetic energy of the pendulum. (3 marks)


(ii) Use the principle of conservation of energy to find the maximum gravitational potential energy
of the pendulum.
(2 marks)
Question 2 (15 Marks)
(a) For a popular amusement park ride, patrons board a carriage at the top of a high tower and are
subjected to a wild ride of ‘terror’.

Name and state the Newton’s Law which applies if the:

(i) Carriage is moving horizontally at a constant speed in a straight line


(3 marks)
(ii) Carriage is in free fall.
(3 marks)

b) (i) Calculate the length of time that the carriage in Part (a) is allowed to free fall if it reaches a
speed of 64.8 km h–1 from rest. [Use g = 10 ms-2]
(5 marks)

(ii) Determine the distance the carriage falls in (b) (i).

(4 marks)

Question 3 (15 marks)

(a) (i) Fill in the blanks in the following passage about the moments of forces.

The ______________________ of moments states that when a body in equilibrium the sum of the
________________ about any ________________ is equal to the sum of the ____________________
about the same _________________.
(4 marks)

(ii) Apart from the ‘seesaw’, identify TWO situations in which a force will result in a turning
effect.
(2 marks)

(b) Figure 2 shows Kyle and Keion balanced on a seesaw. Kyle’s weight is 500 N and Keion’s
weight is 300 N. The seesaw is made of a uniform plank of weight 800 N which is 4 m long, pivoted at its
centre.
(i) By taking moments about the pivot, calculate the distance, x, that Keion must sit from the pivot to
balance the plank if Kyle sits 1 m from one end of the plank.

(4 marks)

(ii) If balanced, calculate the reaction force at the pivot.


(4 marks)

(iii) What is the moment of the reaction force about the pivot?
(1 mark)

Question 4 (15 Marks)

(a) A student was given a sample of candle wax in a test tube located in a water bath. She was asked
to demonstrate that temperature remains constant during a phase change.

(i) Describe the procedure she should use.


(6 marks)

(b) In Dominica, hydroelectricity is used to supply energy on a large scale.

(i)Describe how electricity is generated using the process of hydroelectricity.

(3 marks)

(ii)Discuss the rationale for the application of hydroelectricity as a viable alternative energy source
in Dominica.
(6 marks)

Question 5 (15 marks)


(a) i) Table 2 shows the type of thermometer, design feature and the reason for the design feature.
Complete the table by inserting the appropriate information.

TABLE 2

Type of Thermometer Design Feature Reason For Design Feature

Mercury-in-glass laboratory Narrow bore


thermometer
Constriction in bore Retaining a measured temperature

Thermocouple Ability to measure rapidly changing


temperatures

(3 marks)

ii) Define the upper and lower fixed points on the Celsius temperature scale and state their
respective values on that scale.
(4 marks)

(b) Figure 2 shows a sealed flask which contains a fixed mass of gas held at constant volume.

When heated, the temperature and pressure of the gas increase as shown in Table 3.

i) Complete the table above by converting Celsius to Kelvin.


(3 marks)

ii) Is the ‘Pressure Law’ supported by this set of data? Explain.


(5 marks)

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