SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN BANDAR SUNWAY

FORM 4
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2011

Name: ……………………………………………. Form: 4 ………………

PHYSICS
Two hours

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

SECTION A
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 physical quantities is not a base quantity?

A. Weight
B. Time
C. Temperature
D. Electric current

2. A radio station airs its programme by transmitting waves at a frequency of 102.3 MHz. How much
is this frequency, in Hz?
A. 1.023 X 102
B. 1.023 X 105
C. 1.023 X 106
D. 1.023 X 108
E. 1.023 X 103

3. Which of the following pair shows a base quantity and a derived quantity?

Base quantity Derived quantity

A Length Electric current
B Time Velocity
C Volume Velocity
D Velocity Time

4. Physical quantities are

A. Quantities that can be measured
B. Quantities that are derived from base quantities
C. Quantities that cannot be represented by a magnitude and a unit

5. Diagram 1 the path travelled by a car from P to S. What is the displacement of the car?
A. 5.0 km
B. 6.8 km
C. 8.2 km
D. 9.0 km

Diagram 1

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6. Diagram 2 is a velocity-time graph showing the motion of an object. Which of the following
describes the motion of the object?
velocity

Diagram 2
time

OJ JK
A. Uniform acceleration Decreasing acceleration
B. Increasing acceleration Decreasing acceleration
C. Increasing acceleration Uniform deceleration
D. Uniform acceleration Uniform deceleration

7. Diagram 3 the target board in game. Which results is consistent but not accurate?

Diagram 3
A C

B D

8. The time taken for an object to fall from a height of h m from the earth’s surface is t s. If the
gravitational acceleration on the Moon is 1.6 m s−2 , compare the time taken for the object to fall
from the same height on the Moon.
A. Same as t s
B. Less than t s
C. Longer than t s

9. Justin cycles at a velocity of 3.1 kmh−1. What is this velocity in m s−1 ?

A. 0.09 C. 1.16
B. 0.86 D. 11.61

10. The relationship between stretching force, F, with the extension, x, of a spring, is given by the
equation;
F = kx
Where k is a constant. What is the unit of k?
A. N m−1 C. kg m−1
B. N m −2
D. kg m−2
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11. Kamal rides a motorcycle. Bernard runs and Chandra cycles. Table below shows the distance
travelled and the time taken by these three students. Which statement shows the correct
comparison of their speeds?

Student Distance travelled Time taken

A. Kamal 30 km 1 hour Adam’s speed is the
same Bernard 100 m 15 s as Bernard’s speed
B. Chandra 240 km 10 hours Chandra’s speed is
greater than
Bernard’s speed
C. Adam’s speed and Chandra’s speed are greater than Bernard’s speed
D. Bernard’s speed is the same as Chandra’s but it is less than Adam’s speed.

12. A stone is released from a height , h. It takes 2.0 s to reach the ground. The height, h is
A. 8 m
B. 10 m
C. 15 m
D. 20 m

13. Diagram 4 shows the velocity-time graph for a moving car. What are the values of the acceleration
and displacement of the car?
Velocity / m s−1

Time / s
Diagram 4

Acceleration / m s−2 Displacement / m

A 5.0 80.0
B 5.0 240.0
C 5.0 320.0
D 10.0 240.0
E 10.0 200.0

14. A boy starts from rest and moves with uniform acceleration until he reaches a velocity of 30 m s−1
in 5 seconds. What is the distance travelled by the boy?
A. 6.0 m
B. 10.0 m
C. 15.0 m
D. 50.0 m
E. 75.0 m

15. A measurement is consistent if

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 A. The measured values are close to the actual value
B. The measured values are vastly varied
C. The measured values are close to each other
D. The measured values are far from the actual value

16. The following information shows some of the steps involved in a scientific investigation. Arrange
P, Q, R and S in correct sequence.

P – Observing a phenomenon
Q – Identifying all variables
R – Forming a hypothesis
S – Designing the experiment

A. PQRS
B. RSPQ
C. SRQP
D. QPSR

17. Diagram 5 shows a graph plotted by a student. Which of the following is the best conclusion
which can be drawn from the graph?

x
Diagram 5

A. y increases as x increases
B. y increases linearly to x
C. y is directly proportional to x
D. y is inversely proportional to x

18. Which of the following objects travelling at the same speed will have the least inertia?

A. C.

B. D.

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 19. Diagram 6 shows the passengers in a moving bus. When the bus driver suddenly pressed on the
brakes, the passengers lurched forward. The movement of the passengers was caused by

Diagram 6

A. The braking force of the bus

B. The kinetic energy of the bus
C. The inertia of the passengers
D. The impulse on the passengers

20. Diagram 7 shows a wooden plank being measured using vernier callipers. What is the thickness of
the wooden plank, as recorded by scales of the vernier callipers?

Diagram 7

A. 1.73 cm
B. 1.83 cm
C. 1.87 cm
D. 1.97 cm
E. 2.03 cm

Prepared by, Checked by, Certified by,

____________ ____________ ____________

Cik Nurul ‘Ain Pn. Rohaya Kulop Pn. Loh Wai Leng
(Ketua Panitia Fizik) (Guru Kanan Matapelajaran Sains & Matematik)

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Name : ________________________________________ Form : _________
ANSWERS OF OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (40 MARKS)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

SECTION B: STRUCTURE QUESTIONS (40 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section. Write your answers in the space provided.

1. A student wound a pencil 20 times with a wire to determine the diameter of wire as shown in
Figure 1

a. Measure the distance, x with the ruler provided and state the value of x.
x = ____________________ cm [1m]

b. Calculate the diameter if wire by using the value of x in 1 (a). [2m]

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c. Name one measuring instrument which is more suitable to measure the diameter of wire.
[1m]
___________________________________________________________
d. Describe how you can use the instrument in (c) to measure more accurately the diameter of
wire [2m]
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

e. Figure 2 shows a vernier callipers with its jaws closed

i. What is the value of the zero error? [1m]

_____________________________________________

ii. The vernier callipers is used to measure the width of a block as shown in Figure 3.
Show how you can determine the width of the block. [2 m]

iii. The vernier callipers is used to measure the diameter of a test tube as shown in
Figure 4. Show how you can determine the diameter of the test tube
[2m]

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2. Figure 5 shows a spring-mass system used to study the relationship between the period of
oscillation and the mass.

The results are shown in Table below

Mass, m /g Period of oscillations, T/s T² / s² m

T2
(correct to one decimal place)
100 0.82
150 1.00
200 1.15
250 1.29
300 1.41

a) Complete the Table above. [5m]

b) State one expression which relates the period of oscillations, T and the
Mass, m [1m]
_________________________________________________________________
m
c) State the unit for [1m]
T2
_________________________________________________________________
d) If the period of oscillations of an object is 1.2 seconds, what is the range of mass of the
object? [2m]

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3. Fauziah travelled from Kuala Lumpur to Kangar, a distance of 507 km. After that she continued
her journey to Butterworth, a distance of 138 km. From Butterworth, Fauziah then travelled back
to Kuala Lumpur, a distance of 369 km.
a. What is the total distance travelled by Fauziah? [1m]

b. What is the final displacement travelled by Fauziah? [1m]

4. Adlina walked 3 m due east, and then 4 m due north.

a. What is the total distance covered by Adlina? [1m]

b. What is the final displacement of Adlina? [2m]

5. The velocity-time graph shows the movement of an object along the straight line.

a. Calculate the acceleration of the object between t = 0 and t = 20s [2m]

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 b. What is the displacement of the object from t = 25s to t = 30s [2m]

c. What is the total displacement of the object from t = 0 to t = 30s [2m]

6. A trolley is moving with a constant acceleration along the straight line. Diagram below shows a
ticker tape which recorded the motion of the trolley. The frequency of the ticker timer is 50 Hz.

a. Calculate the average initial velocity, u in the dot-interval labelled P. [3m]

b. Calculate the average final velocity, v in the dot-interval labelled Q. [3m]

c. What is the acceleration of the trolley? [3m]

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SECTION C: ESEI (10 MARKS)
Answer all questions.

1 (a) Write the SI unit and standard notation for the following:
(i) 360 mm 3 (iii) 230 MHz
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(i) 8.2 g cm (iv) 12 miligrams
(ii) 10.8 km h -1
[10m]

(b) What is the meaning of "accuracy of an instrument"? [1m]

(c)
Order of measurement Diameter of rod D/cm
1 2.35
2 2.54
3 2.54
4 2.55
5 2.54

Table 3 Figure 3
Table 3 shows five measurements of the diameter of a metal rod, while Figure 3 shows the
score board of an archery competition.

(i) State the similar characteristics as projected in Table 3 and Figure 3. [1m]

(ii) Relate the characteristics mentioned in (c)(i) to build a suitable physics concept.
[1m]
(iii) Name the physics concept. [1m]

2. Diagram 9.1 and Diagram 9.2 show a child and an adult each sitting on similar swings.

i) Explain what is meant by inertia [1m]

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ii) Using Diagram 9.1 and Diagram 9.2, compare the difficulties in moving and
stopping them. Relate the mass of the child and the adult to the difficulties in
moving and stopping them. Deduce a relevant physics concept. [5m]

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