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FIRST TERM MIDTERM== EXAMINATION

2024-2025 Academic Year

Student’s Name

FORM 4

PHYSICS

Time allowed: 1, 30 mins

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.
● Take the weight of 1.0 kg to be 10 N (acceleration of free fall = 10 m / s2).
1 Fig. 1.1 is the speed-time graph for an ice skater.

12
speed
m/s

10

0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0
time t / s

Fig. 1.1

(a) Explain what is meant by deceleration.

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

(b) Use Fig. 1.1 to determine

(i) the distance travelled between times t = 3.0 s and t = 6.0 s,

distance = ...........................................................[2]
(ii) the deceleration between times t = 3.0 s and t = 6.0 s.

deceleration = ...........................................................[2]

(c) (i) State what happens to the size of the deceleration after time t = 6.0 s.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(ii) State what happens to the resultant force on the skater after time t = 6.0 s.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

[Total: 7]
2 (a) An object is moving in a straight line at constant speed. A force is applied to the object.

State the possible changes in the motion of the object.

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) Fig. 1.1 shows a skier taking part in a speed competition. The winner of the competition has
the highest average speed over the 100 m section shown in Fig. 1.1.

start

skier

100 m

Fig. 1.1

(i) The skier starts from rest and has a constant acceleration. He reaches a speed of
60 m / s in 16 s.

Calculate the skier’s acceleration.

acceleration = ................................................................. [2]


(ii) Over the length of the 100 m section, the time recorded is 1.85 s.

Calculate the skier’s average speed over the section.

average speed = ................................................................. [2]

(iii) Suggest why the skier bends his body, as shown in Fig. 1.1.

Explain your answer.

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................ [2]

[Total: 8]
3 A ship sails in a straight line between two ports.
Fig. 1.1 shows the speed–time graph of the ship for the first 100 minutes of its journey between
the two ports.

20

speed
15
m/s

10

0
0 20 40 60 80 100
time / min

Fig. 1.1

(a) Calculate the maximum acceleration during the first 100 minutes of the ship’s journey.

maximum acceleration = ......................................................... [2]

(b) Calculate the total distance travelled by the ship between time = 42 min and time = 100 min.

distance travelled = ......................................................... [3]


(c) At a time not shown on the graph, the acceleration of the ship is 0.0087 m / s2. The total mass
of the ship and its passengers is 2.3 × 107 kg.

(i) Calculate the resultant force on the ship.

force = ......................................................... [2]

(ii) Explain why the force on the ship due to the ship’s engine is greater than the value you
calculated in (c)(i).

...........................................................................................................................................

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

[Total: 8]
4 A student has a pile of A4 paper for his computer printer.

Fig. 1.1 shows the dimensions of the pile of paper.

20.0 cm

5.0 cm

30.0 cm

Fig. 1.1 (not to scale)

(a) The pile contains 500 sheets of paper.

Calculate the average thickness of one sheet of paper.

average thickness = .................................................... cm [1]

(b) Show that the pile of paper has a volume of 3000 cm3. Use the information shown in Fig. 1.1.

[1]
(c) The student measures the total mass of the paper in the pile.

State the name of a device used to measure mass.

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

(d) The mass of the paper in the pile is 2400 g.

Calculate the density of the paper.

density = .............................................. g / cm3 [3]

[Total: 6]
5 A student investigates water dripping from a tap (faucet).

Fig. 1.1 shows the dripping tap and a rule next to a container collecting the drops of water.

10
9
tap (faucet)

8
rule

7
drop of water

6
5
container

4
3
2
water

1
cm
0
Fig. 1.1

(a) Name the quantity that the student is measuring with the rule.

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

(b) The student uses a digital stopwatch to measure the time between the drops of water. She
repeats her measurement.

Fig. 1.2 shows the reading on the stopwatch for all her measurements.

th th th
1/100 1/100 1/100
min sec sec min sec sec min sec sec

time = .................... s time = .................... s time = .................... s

Fig. 1.2

(i) On the line below each stopwatch, record the time, in seconds, measured by the student.
[1]
(ii) Calculate the average time between drops of water. Show your working.
(c) The student collects drops of water for 15.5 minutes.

Calculate how many drops leave the tap in 15.5 minutes. Use your answer to part b(ii).

number of drops = ........................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]
6 Fig. 2.1 shows a wooden raft. The raft is made from 8 logs.
The logs are all of the same type of wood.

log of wood

Fig. 2.1

(a) The average mass of each log is 65.0 kg.

Calculate the total weight of the raft.

total weight of the raft = ....................................................... N [3]

(b) (i) The mass of one of the logs is 66.0 kg. It is 3.0 m long and has a cross sectional area of
0.040 m2.

Calculate the density of the wood in the log.

density = ............................................... kg / m3 [3]

(ii) Explain why the log in (b)(i) floats on water.

...........................................................................................................................................

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

[Total: 7]
7 A ball rolls down a ramp and onto a horizontal surface. The first section of the horizontal surface is
smooth. The second section of the horizontal surface is rough. Fig. 1.1 shows a speed–time graph
for the ball.

14.0

speed
m/s
12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0

time / s

Fig. 1.1

(a) State the time when the ball reaches the start of the rough section of the horizontal surface.

time = ..................................................... [1]

(b) Explain how Fig. 1.1 shows that there is no resultant force on the ball when it rolls along the
smooth section of the horizontal surface.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]
(c) Using Fig. 1.1, determine the acceleration of the ball as it rolls down the ramp.

acceleration = ..................................................... [3]

(d) The ball starts from rest at the top of the ramp.

Show that the length of the ramp is 9.6 m.

[2]

[Total: 8]

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