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YUAN CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL

SCIENCE (PHYSICS)
SECONDARY THREE EXPRESS
WEIGHTED ASSESSMENT 2 40
Name : ______________________ ( ) Date: 10 May 2021

Class : Duration: 50 mins

All answers for Section A should be written in the spaces below.

1. [ ] 6. [ ] 11. [ ]

2. [ ] 7. [ ] 12. [ ]

3 [ ] 8. [ ] 13. [ ]

4. [ ] 9. [ ] 14. [ ]

5. [ ] 10. [ ] 15. [ ]

Section A: MCQs [15 marks]

1 The diagram shows a driver's foot pressing on a pedal in a car with a force of 40 N.

What is the force pulling on the spring?

A 0.2 N B 3.2 N C 40 N D 500 N

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2 The diagram shows a uniform metre rule which is balanced at its centre of gravity. When masses
X and Y are hung from the positions indicated, the metre rule remains in equilibrium.

20 cm 10 cm

pivot
X Y

What can be concluded about X and Y?

A The ratio of the mass of X to that of Y is 1:2.

B The ratio of the mass of X to that of Y is 3:4.
C The ratio of the mass of X to that of Y is 4:3.
D X and Y have the same mass.

3 A vertical piece of card is pivoted freely at O as shown in diagram.

Where is the centre of gravity?

4 Which of the following statements best describes pressure?

A The amount of mass per unit volume.

B The amount of weight acting down per unit area.
C The mass of an object.
D The weight of an object.
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5 A tank of base area 0.5 m 2 is filled with a layer of water 0.2 cm deep and a layer of oil 0.3 cm
deep as shown. The weight of the water and the oil are 1000 N and 1200 N respectively.

What is the pressure on the base of the tank?

A 1100 Pa B 2000 Pa C 4400 Pa D 9000 Pa

6 The diagram below shows a simplified jack used to lift a car. A 100 N force applied to piston 1 is
required to just lift the car up.

100 N

10 cm2 600 cm2

Given that the cross-sectional area for piston 1 is 10 cm 2, and the cross-sectional area for
piston 2 is 600 cm2, what is the weight of the car?

A 60 N B 600 N C 6000 N D 60 000 N

7 Two forces 5.0 N and 8.0 N acted on a body.

Which one of the following cannot possibly be the resultant magnitude?

A 2.0 N B 5.0 N C 10 N D 13 N
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8 A wooden block is pushed across a table at constant speed.

Which statement is correct?

A The frictional force increases as the block moves at constant speed.

B The frictional force is equal and opposite to the pushing force.
C The frictional force is greater than the pushing force.
D The frictional force is lesser than the pushing force.

9 The diagrams below show four different objects resting on a smooth table.

Which pair of forces acting on the object causes the greatest acceleration?

A B
30 N 80 N 40 N 80 N
4.0 kg 5.0 kg

C D
30 N 80 N 30 N 80 N
10 kg 11 kg

10 A moving car of mass 500 kg accelerates constantly from rest at 1.0 m/s 2. The force due to the
engine is 650 N.

frictional force force due to engine

What is the average amount of frictional force experienced by the moving car?

A 0N B 150 N C 500 N D 650 N

11 A cyclist has a combined mass of 80 kg with his bicycle. The cyclist cycled at a speed of 15 m/s.

What is the kinetic energy that the cyclist and his bicycle have?

A 225 J B 1200 J C 9000 J D 18 000 J

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12 A 300 N force is applied to a box of weight 250 N in the direction along surface XY in order to
move it up a ramp at constant velocity as shown in the diagram below. The gravitational field
strength is 10 N/kg.
Y

How much work is done against gravity when moving the box from X to Y?

A 750 J B 900 J C 1250 J D 1500 J

13 A marble rolls down an uneven frictionless slope from rest, as shown in the diagram below. The
gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg.

What is the speed of the marble just when it reaches the ground?

A 0.2 m/s B 1.4 m/s C 2.0 m/s D 6.3 m/s

14 The diagram shows a car moving off after topping up petrol at a station.

What is the overall energy change taking place?

A chemical → electric
B chemical → kinetic
C thermal → kinetic
D thermal → potential
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15 An electric motor can lift a weight of 2000 N through a height of 10 m in 20 s.

What is the power of the motor?

A 10 W B 1000 W C 4000 W D 400 000 W

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Section B: Structured Questions [15 marks]

16 A skier of mass, 60 kg, skis down the top of a slope as shown in the diagram below.

B D

C
A, B, C and D are points along the slope. The skier starts from rest at point A.

(a) State the point where the kinetic energy of the skier is at maximum.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

(b) Calculate the loss in gravitational potential energy of the skier when he skis from point A to
point C. The gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg.

loss in gravitational potential energy = ……………………… J [2]

(c) The kinetic energy of the skier at point C is less than the value calculated in (b).

Suggest a possible reason for the difference.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

(d) At point D, the skier leaves the slope at 12 m/s and is launched vertically upwards.
Calculate the distance travelled by the skier from point D to the highest point he could reach.

distance = ……………………… m [2]

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17 A non-uniform metre rule has its centre of gravity (CG) at the 65 cm mark. It is suspended by a
string at the 40 cm mark, and is balanced by a weight of 3 N at the 10 cm mark, as shown in the
diagram below.

(a) Calculate the anticlockwise moment generated by the 3 N weight about the string.

anticlockwise moment = ……………………… Nm [2]

(b) Determine the weight of the metre rule.

weight = ……………………… N [2]

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18 A small boat is pulled by two ropes with forces 500 N and 750 N in the directions shown below.

500 N

70 

boat

750 N

(a) By drawing a scale diagram in the space below, find the magnitude and direction of the
resultant force acting on the small boat.

Scale: ………… : …………

resultant force = ……….…………………...…. N

direction: ………… from the 750 N force [3]

(b) Given that the mass of the small boat is 800 kg, find the acceleration of the small boat.

acceleration = ……………………… m/s2 [2]

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Section C: Free Response Questions [10 marks]

19 (a) Explain what is meant by the moment of a force.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]

(b) The diagram below shows a system for raising a heavy piece of metal into a vertical position.

A man pulls on the rope that is attached to a piece of metal with a horizontal force T. The
piece of metal has a weight of 2000 N and is freely pivoted at A. The system is in equilibrium.

(i) Determine the magnitude of T.

T = ……………………… [2]

(ii) State and explain what happens to the magnitude of T as the piece of metal is lifted.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]
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(c) Another system of raising a heavy object is the conveyor belt that carries suitcases into an
aeroplane. A diagram of one such conveyor belt is shown in the diagram below.

An electric motor drives the conveyor belt.

A suitcase of mass 20 kg is lifted from the ground into the aeroplane.

(i) Calculate the increase in the gravitational potential energy of the suitcase. The
gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg.

gravitational potential energy = ……………………… [2]

(ii) The suitcase takes 12 s to travel 9.0 m along the conveyor belt.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the suitcase.

kinetic energy = ……………………… [3]

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Efforts Today Rewards Tomorrow
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Answers

Section A: MCQ
1 D 2 C 3 C 4 B 5 C
6 C 7 A 8 B 9 A 10 B
11 C 12 A 13 D 14 B 15 B

Section B:
Qn Answer Marks
16a C A1
16b PE = mgh
= 60(10)(15) M1
= 9000 J A1
16c Energy is lost to the surrounding as thermal and sound A1
energy due to friction.

*answer needs to include both parts

16d h = v2/2g
= (12)2/2(10) M1
= 7.2 m A1

OR OR

KE = 0.5 mv2
= 0.5(60)(12)2
= 4320 J M1
PE = mgh
4320 = (60)(10)h
h = 7.2 m A1

17a M = F x perpendicular d
= 3 x 0.3 M1
= 0.90 Nm A1
17b Sum of CWM = Sum of ACWM
W x 0.25 = 0.90 M1
W = 3.6 N (3sf) A1

Accept ECF from 12a

18a Scale: 1cm : 100N

A1 for line and scale A1

(do not give for scale smaller than 1cm : 100N)
(do not give for inaccurate measurement)

A1 for arrows and direction A1

(do not give for lines not in the correct orientation)
(do not give for no or wrong arrows)
A1 for answers A1
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Resultant force = 1030 N

(Accept from 1020 to 1040)
Direction = 27 ºC
(Accept from 26 to 28)
18b RF = ma
1033 = 800(a) M1
= 1.29 m/s2 (3sf) A1

*allow ecf from 18a

19a Moment of a force is the product of the force and A1

perpendicular distance from the pivot to the line of action of
the force.

19bi Sum of ACWM = Sum of CWM

T x 8 = 2000 x 2 M1
T = 500 N A1
19bii T will decrease A1
As piece of metal lifted, perpendicular distance of the weight A1
to the pivot decrease, causing CWM to decrease. Therefore,
smaller T is needed
19 ci GPE = mgh
GPE = (20)(10)(6) M1
GPE = 1200 J A1
19cii Speed = 9/12 = 0.75 m/s M1
KE = 0.5 mv2
KE = 0.5(20)(0.75)2 M1
= 5.63 J (3sf) A1