Subject: Physics Date: 06-11-2024 WS: Phy-05 Time, Period & Frequency
1 The diagram shows the image of a clock in a plane mirror.
What time is shown?
A 02:25 B 02:35 C 09:25 D 09:35
2 The image of a clock face as seen in a plane mirror is shown.
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What is the time on the clock?
A 1.25 B 1.35
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C 10.25 D 10.35
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3 A student uses a stopwatch to time a runner running around a circular track. The runner runs two
laps (twice around the track). The diagrams show the reading on the stopwatch when the runner
starts running, at the end of the first lap, and at the end of the second lap.
reading when reading at end reading at end
runner starts of first lap of second lap
What is the time taken for the runner to run the second lap?
A 0 min 50 s B 1 min 10 s C 1 min 13 s D 2 min 03 s
4 The diagram shows a stopwatch, originally set at 00:00.
When a car was first seen, the stop-start button was pressed. When the car passed the observer,
the stopwatch showed 01:06.
How long did the car take to reach the observer? min s
stop-start button
01 : 06
A 1.06 seconds B 6 seconds C 66 seconds D 106 seconds
5 A stopwatch is used to time a race. The diagrams show the watch at the start and at the end of the
race. start end
60 60
55 5 55 5
How long did the race take? 50 10 50 10
A 45.7 s 45 15 45 15
B 46.0 s
40 seconds 20 40 seconds 20
C 46.5 s
D 47.0 s 35 25 35 25
30 30
6 The diagrams show the times on a stopclock at the beginning and at the end of an experiment.
How long did the experiment take? stopclock stopclock
at beginning at end
A 10 s 0 0
B 25 s s s
C 35 s 45 15 45 15
D 45 s
30 30
7 Two digital stopwatches X and Y, which record in minutes and seconds, are used to time a race.
The readings of the two stopwatches, at the start and at the end of the race, are shown.
Which statement about the time of the race is correct?
start end
A Both stopwatches record the same time interval.
stopwatch X 00:00 00:40
B Stopwatch X recorded 10 s longer than stopwatch Y.
C Stopwatch Y recorded 10 s longer than stopwatch X. start end
D Stopwatch Y recorded 50 s longer than stopwatch X. 01:30 02:20
stopwatch Y
8 A stopwatch is used to time an athlete running 100 m. The timekeeper forgets to reset the watch
to zero before using it to time another athlete running 100 m.
60 60
55 5 55 5
50 10 50 10
45 15 45 15
stopwatch at stopwatch at
end of first 40 seconds 20 40 seconds 20 end of second
athlete’s run athlete’s run
35 25 35 25
30 30
How long does the second athlete take to run 100 m?
A 11.2 s B 11.4 s C 12.4 s D 23.8 s
9 Calculate the time period when the frequency is:
a) 10 Hz b) 5 Hz c) 0.2 Hz d) 1200 Hz e) 0.006 Hz
10 Calculate the time period when the frequency is:
a) 2 kHz. b) 0.5 kHz c) 150 kHz d) 0.2 kHz e) 0.01 kHz
11 A worker on the production line in a factory
is making brackets. An inspector times the
worker whilst he makes 5 brackets. To start,
the stopwatch is set to zero. 55
60 5
50 10
After 5 brackets have been made, the stopwatch is as shown in Fig. 50
60
10
45 40 20
15
30
(a)State the reading on the stopwatch. 40 20
35 25
30
reading = .......................... s [1]
(b) Calculate the time taken to make 1 bracket. time taken = .......................... s [2]
(c) The worker has a target of making 300 brackets per hour.
Does the worker meet his target? Tick one box and show the working which led you to
your answer.
(a) Does the worker meet his target? Yes
No [4]
holes
12 Fig. shows a wooden metre rule with small holes drilled through it.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
The metre rule is suspended from the hole at 5.0 cm so that it can swing freely, as shown in Fig.
Describe three experimental techniques used to obtain an accurate value for T.
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13 A pendulum is set in motion and 20 complete swings are timed. The time measured is 30 s.
What is the time for one complete swing of the pendulum?
A 0.67 s B 0.75 s C 1.5 s D 3.0 s
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15 A young girl is on a swing that completes 20.0 cycles in 25 seconds. What is the time period?
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16 A clock clicks 88 times in 22 seconds. Calculate the time period of the clock.
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17 A spring vibrates 24, 000 times in 1.0 minutes. What is the time period?
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18 Calculate the frequency when the time period is:
a) 0.5 seconds b) 0.01 seconds b) 5 milliseconds c) 2 milliseconds
d) 1 minute e) 30 minutes f) 1 hour g) 1 year.
19 The time interval between flashes on a stroboscope is 1/80 second. What is the frequency of the light
flashes.
20 A note is played on an electric keyboard. The frequency of the note was 440 Hz. What does a frequency of 440
Hz mean?
21 The diagram shows how displacement varies with time as a wave passes a fixed point.
displacement / m
0.10
What is the frequency of this wave?
A 0.25 Hz 0.05
B 0.50 H
C 1.0 Hz 0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
D 2.0 Hz time / s
–0.05
–0.10
22 A young girl is on a swing that completes 20.0 cycles in 25 seconds. What is the frequency?
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23 A clock clicks 88 times in 22 seconds. Calculate the frequency the clock.
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24 A spring vibrates 24, 000 times in 1.0 minutes. What is the frequency?
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