CONFIDENTIAL 1 AS/DEC2021/PHY083

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

TEST (SET 1)

COURSE : PHYSICS FOR PRE SCIENCE

COURSE CODE : PHY083
DATE : DECEMBER 2021
TIME : 1 HOUR

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This question paper consists of two (2) parts : PART A (10 Questions)
PART B (5 Questions)

2. Answer ALL questions in English.

3. Use a black or blue pen only.

4. This test is to be taken individually without discussion with anyone. However, you are allowed
to open notes or books. The lecturer trust that you will do this test by your own effort.

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photos of your answer script according to page number, save them into ONE FILE in PDF
format and name it as: Course code_Full name_Test

Example : PHY083_Siti Saleha_Test

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Submission later than that, will not be accepted!

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This examination paper consists of 6 printed pages

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PART A (15 marks)

1. Select the CORRECT example of basic quantity.

A. Time
B. Velocity
C. Acceleration
D. Displacement

2. State the value for zero error as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1

A. -0.002 mm
B. +0.002 mm
C. -0.008 mm
D. +-0.008 mm

3. Choose the correct definition of uniform velocity.

A. Rate of change of displacement or the displacement of an object per time.

B. Constant speed in a straight line, that is both speed and direction are constant.
C. Total displacement divided by the total time taken.
D. Rate of change of velocity.

4. Displacement – time graph for a bicycle as shown in Figure 2. Identify the motion of the
bicycle as represented by the lines OA.

Displacement (m)

A B

O 5 15 25 Time (s)
Figure 2

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A. Increase acceleration
B. Increase velocity
C. Constant acceleration
D. Constant velocity

5. A 25 g ball is thrown vertically upward from the ground with an initial velocity of 15 ms-1.
Find the velocity of the ball at the maximum height.

A. 0 ms-1
B. 15 ms-1
C. 25 ms-1
D. 35 ms-1

6. Select the situation that involves Newton’s Third Law.

A. When a boy is riding a bicycle that runs over a stone, he is thrown forward and off
the bicycle.
B. When a stationary bus starts to move forward with acceleration, the passengers are
thrown backward.
C. When a boy presses on the wall with a force, F the wall presses on his hands with a
normal reaction force.
D. Airbags mounted on the steering wheel inflate automatically when a collision occurs.

7. Name Newton’s Law that best describes the application of wearing a seatbelt.

A. Newton’s First Law of motion

B. Newton’s Second Law of motion
C. Newton’s Third Law of motion
D. Newton’s Fourth Law of motion

8. State work-energy theorem.

A. The total energy in a system is always changing.

B. The total energy can be created.
C. The total energy can be destroyed.
D. The total work done on an object is equal to the change in its kinetic energy.

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9. A bullet with a mass, m is fired from an M kg gun as shown in Figure 3. Identify the
direction of the gun and bullet.

Figure 3

Gun Bullet
A. To the left To the left
B. To the right To the left
C. To the left To the right
D. To the right To the right

10. Potential energy of a particle is the energy due to ________________.

A. position
B. motion
C. pressure
D. density

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PART B

QUESTION 1

Derived quantity is a combination of more than two quantities. Give one (1) example of
derived quantity.
(1 mark)

QUESTION 2

a) Distinguish between distance and displacement.

(2 marks)

b) Velocity – time graph for a car as shown in Figure 4. Explain the motion of the car as
represented by the lines XY.
(1 mark)

Velocity (ms-1)

X Y

O 5 15 25 Time (s)
Figure 4

QUESTION 3

A 51 kg skater is moving due east at a speed of 4 ms-1 before colliding into another skater of
mass 60 kg moving in the opposite direction at a speed of 7 ms-1. After the collision, the two
skaters hold on to each other. Estimate the direction will they move.
(3 marks)

QUESTION 4

Figure 5 shows two boxes Y and Z with a mass of boxes are 10 kg and 7 kg respectively,
connected by a cord running over a frictionless pulley. The box Y moves down while box Z
moves up after the system is released. Ignore the friction and masses of the pulley. Calculate

a) the acceleration, a, of the system

(3 marks)
b) the tension, T, in the cord
(2 marks)

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Figure 5

QUESTION 5

A 0.4 kg bead slides on a curved wire, starting from rest at point A as shown in Figure 6. The
wire is frictionless between points A to B. Determine the kinetic energy of the bead at B.
(3 marks)

Figure 6

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