DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL, SAKET

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT-II-MOCK
SECONDARY SCHOOL - CLASS IX

CANDIDATE
NAME

CLASS AND ROLL

SECTION NUMBER
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PHYSICS 0625/42
Paper 4 Extended
1 hour 15 minutes

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Name, Roll number, Class and Section at the top of the paper.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

The paper should be hand written.
Electronic calculators may be used.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate
units.
Take the weight of 1 kg to be 9.8 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall = 9.8 m / s 2).
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.

Max Marks: 80
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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
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1. Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph for a vehicle accelerating from rest.

Fig. 1.1

(a) Calculate the acceleration of the vehicle at time t = 30 s.

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

(b) Without further calculation, state how the acceleration at time t = 100 s compares to
the acceleration at time t = 10 s. Using ideas about forces, explain why any change
in the acceleration has occurred.

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(c) Determine the distance travelled by the vehicle between time t = 120 s and
time t = 160 s.

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

2. (a) Complete the definitions by giving the name of each quantity

mass × acceleration = ........................................................ [1]

force × time = ........................................................ [1]

(b) Fig. 2.2 shows a man using a golf club to hit a ball. golf club ball

Fig. 2.2

The ball has a mass of 0.046 kg. The golf club is in contact with the ball for a duration of
5.0 × 10–4 s and the ball leaves the golf club at a speed of 65 m / s.

(i) Calculate the momentum of the ball as it leaves the golf club.

momentum = .......................................................... [2]

 (ii) Calculate the average resultant force acting on the ball while it is in contact with the
golf club.

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

(iii) While the golf club is in contact with the ball, the ball becomes compressed and
changes shape. State the type of energy stored in the ball during its contact with the
golf club.

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3. A girl of mass 35 kg, on a bicycle, accelerates from rest and travels down a slope in a
straight line. The girl does not use the pedals.
Fig. 3.1 shows that the gradient of the slope is constant.

Fig. 3.1

(a) Calculate the resultant force on the girl when she is accelerating at 2.6 m / s2.

resultant force = ........................................................... [3]

(b) At first, her acceleration is constant. At time t1, her acceleration starts to decrease
gradually until she is travelling at a constant speed in a straight line.
 (i) On Fig. 3.2, sketch a speed-time graph for the girl from when she starts moving until
she is travelling at a constant speed. [3]

Fig. 3.2

(ii) State how the distance travelled is found from a speed-time graph.

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4. Fig. 4.1 shows the brake pedal of a car which is connected to a brake cylinder.

Fig. 4.1 (not to scale)

The brake is pressed with a force F. This force produces a moment about the pivot.

Pressing the brake causes a force of 80 N to act on the piston.

(a) Calculate the force F applied to the brake pedal.

F = ...........................................................[3]

(c) The cross-sectional area of the piston is 0.0012 m2.

Calculate the pressure exerted by the brake piston on the fluid.

pressure = ...........................................................[3]

5. A student uses the apparatus shown in Fig. 5.1 to obtain the extension-load graph of
a spring.

Fig. 5.1 (not to scale)

The weights of the loads are known. The student suspends loads of increasing size
from the spring and determines the different extensions produced.
Fig. 5.2 is the graph the student obtains.

Fig. 5.2
The spring reaches its limit of proportionality when the load is 7.0 N.

(a) On Fig. 5.2, sketch the shape of the graph for loads greater than 7.0 N. [2]

(b) All the loads are removed from the spring. A block of wood is suspended from the
end of the spring. The length of the spring increases from 4.9 cm to 13.4 cm.

Determine the weight of the wooden block.

weight = ........................................................... [2]

(c) The student takes a second spring that is identical to the one in Fig. 5.1 and hangs it
next to the first spring.
Fig. 5.3 shows a light rod passing through the rings at the lower ends of the springs.

Fig. 5.3 (not to scale)

The student repeats the experiment and gradually increases the load to 9.0 N.

State and explain whether the limit of proportionality is reached.

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6. (a) Compare the arrangement and motion of the particles in ice and in liquid water
7. Fig. 7.1 shows apparatus used to measure the specific heat capacity of a metal.

Fig. 7.1

The electric heater is switched on and supplies 17 000 J of thermal energy (heat) to the
block of metal. The temperature of the metal rises from 16 °C to 38 °C.
The mass of the block of metal is 850 g. No energy is lost from the metal.

(a) Calculate the specific heat capacity of the metal.

specific heat capacity = ...........................................................[3]

(b) Calculate the Thermal heat capacity of the block of metal.

heat capacity = ...........................................................[2]

(c) Explain how thermal energy (heat) is conducted through the metal.

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8. Fig. 8.1 shows the dam and reservoir of a hydroelectric power station.

Fig. 8.1

A hydroelectric power station uses a renewable energy source.

(a) State two other renewable energy sources.

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

(b) When the power station operates at full capacity, the electrical power output is
6.8 × 109 W.

The water surface in the reservoir that supplies the hydroelectric power station is at a
vertical height of 170 m above the turbines. In one hour, 1.6 × 1010 kg of water flows
from the reservoir through the turbines.

1. Calculate the gravitational potential energy that is converted into other forms of
energy in one hour.

energy = ...........................................................[2]

2. Calculate the efficiency of the power station when operating at full capacity.

efficiency = ...........................................................[2]
3. Suggest two reasons why the efficiency of the power station is less than 1.0 (100%).

a. ..............................................................................................................................

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

9. (a) A sound wave in air has a wavelength of 22 mm.

Using your value for the speed of sound in (a), calculate the frequency of the sound
wave.

frequency = .......................................................... [3]

(b) Fig. 9.1 shows a solid block made from hot liquid metal.

As the liquid cooled, a bubble formed inside the block.

The bubble is not visible from outside the block.

Fig. 9.1

Describe and explain how to use ultrasound to determine the size and position of the
bubble inside the metal block.

Draw the diagram.

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10. (a) Fig. 10.1 shows a large crane on a construction site lifting a block of mass
14 000 kg.

Fig. 10.1

Calculate the moment about A due to the 14 000 kg block suspended from B.

moment =……………..[3]
(b) Fig. 10.2 shows two forces acting on an object.

Fig. 10.2( not to scale)

Draw a scale diagram to determine the resultant force acting on the object.
State the scale you use.

scale ...................................

magnitude of resultant force = ...............................

direction of resultant relative to the direction of the 20 N force = ................ [5]

(c) A uniform rod AB of weight 100N and length 200 cm is supported by two vertica;l
strings at its ends and carries a load of 20 kg as shown in Fig 10.3 .

Calculate the tensions in the strings

Fig 10.3

Tensions:……………….. [3]