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Mr Micheal Medhat

Quiz 2
Cambridge IGCSE™

PHYSICS 0625/42
Paper 4 Theory (Extended) 40 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

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 9.8 N (acceleration of free fall = 9.8 m / s2).

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 35.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 6 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

O-level quiz 2 Mr Micheal Medhat

 1 A student drops a heavy ball from a vertical height of 1.8 m above the ground. The ball then falls to
the ground. It does not bounce after hitting the ground.

(a ) Describe the transfers of energy of the ball between stores from when the ball begins to fall to
when it reaches the ground.

Gpe to kinetic
...................................................................................................................................................
energy
kinetic energy to thumal energy
...................................................................................................................................................

Thermal energy lost due to soul crages ok

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

...................................................................................................................................................
Sovoundings
. ............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b ) Calculate the maximum speed of the ball. Ignore air resistance.

Show your working.

1 8 2 2 6

0 265m
maximum speed = ............................................................
s [3]

[Total: 6]

O-level quiz 2 Mr Micheal Medhat

 2 Fig. 2.1 shows two identical trolleys, P and Q, held at rest on a frictionless horizontal surface.
A load is fixed to trolley P.

1.5 kg load compressed spring

trolley P 1.5 1.2 trolley Q

12
836ms
Fig. 2.1

There is a compressed spring between trolley P and trolley Q.

The trolleys are released. As the spring expands, it pushes the trolleys apart.

Trolley Q moves to the right at a constant speed of 0.36 m / s.

The mass of each trolley is 1.2 kg. The mass of the load on trolley P is 1.5 kg.

The spring has negligible mass.

(a) Calculate:

(i) the speed at which trolley P moves to the left

1.2 2.7
0.36 6.81

0 81m S
speed of P = ............................................................ [3]

(ii) the kinetic energy of trolley Q when it moves at 0.36 m / s.

KE 1210365

0 0 78J
kinetic energy of Q = ............................................................ [3]

(b) State the energy transfer that takes place as the spring expands.

from kinetic to dastic

...................................................................................................................................................
energy
...................................................................................................................................................

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

[Total: 8]

O-level quiz 2 Mr Micheal Medhat

 3 (a) (i) Define pressure.

P F A
...........................................................................................................................................

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

(ii) Describe how pressure in a liquid varies with its depth and with its density.

variation with depth

pressure increases as depth

...........................................................................................................................................
increases as

here less
...........................................................................................................................................
is surface area
variation with density

density if increased pressure will

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

(b) State two energy resources for which the Sun is not the main source.

Geothermal
1 ................................................................................................................................................

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

(c) State and explain whether each of the following methods of electrical power generation is
renewable.

(i) power generation in a nuclear power station

renewable
statement ..........................................................................................................................
non
Fossil fuel will eventually finish
explanation ........................................................................................................................

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

(ii) power generation from waves in the sea

renewable
statement ..........................................................................................................................

tides will out

explanation ........................................................................................................................
never run
...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

[Total: 9]

O-level quiz 2 Mr Micheal Medhat

4 A student catches a cricket ball. The speed of the ball immediately before it is caught is 18 m / s.
S
The mass of the cricket ball is 160 g.
g
(a) Calculate the kinetic energy stored in the cricket ball immediately before it is caught.

m
FE
1 0 182

26J
kinetic energy = ............................................................ [3]

(b) It takes 0.12 s to catch the ball and bring it to rest.

S
Calculate the average force exerted on the ball.

0 11 02
50
Fema

1 0
150 24

24N
average force = ............................................................ [2]

(c) As the student catches the ball, she moves her hands backwards.

Explain the effect of this action on the student’s hands.

So she can have time to

...................................................................................................................................................
more
catch the ball
. ............................................................................................................................................. [1]

[Total: 6]

O-level quiz 2 Mr Micheal Medhat

 5 (a) Fig. 3.1 shows a person moving across an ice-covered pond to reach a ball on the ice.

ball

ice

Fig. 3.1

Explain why this way of moving across the ice is safer than walking. Use your understanding
of pressure in your answer.

as weigh will be distributed cale

...................................................................................................................................................
pressure
will be distributed so he wont fool but
...................................................................................................................................................

if he was staking all his weigh is

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

focusedon one point he will Fall

. .............................................................................................................................................
so [3]

(b) Fig. 3.2 shows a side view of the pond with a layer of ice floating freely on the water.

ice
pond
0.45 m
water
X

Fig. 3.2
on
The surface area of the pond is 5.0 m2.
The mass of the ice is 690 kg. m
The density of water is 1000 kg / m3.
Point X is 0.45 m below the ice.
a
h
Calculate the pressure at point X due to the ice and the water.

W my 690 9.8
p E 6721 1392.4

4410 13924
D Dgh 1006 9.8 0.45 4410Po

6760Pa
pressure = ............................................................ [3]
[Total: 6]

O-level quiz 2 Mr Micheal Medhat