IGCSE PHYSICS (0625)

ASSIGNMENT 01

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS 70 MARKS

Section A: Multiple Choice

Question 1

Answer the questions below by circling the most correct answer.

1.1 A student measures the diameter of a pencil.

Which measuring instrument will give the most precise reading?

A A measuring tape.
B A metre rule.
C A micrometer screw gauge.
D A ruler.

1.2 A light object is dropped from rest. It falls a large distance vertically through air.
How can the motion of the object be described?

A Constant acceleration.
B Increasing acceleration.
C Decreasing acceleration and then moving at terminal velocity.
D Increasing acceleration and then moving at terminal velocity.

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1.3 The graph shows how the speed of a car varies during part of a journey.

What is the acceleration of the car between 6.0 s and 10.0s?

A 0.50 m/s2 B 0.80 m/s2 C 1.25 m/s2 D 1.50 m/s2

1.4 The diagrams show distance–time graphs for four objects.

Which graph represents an object moving with an increasing speed?

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1.5 A car travels at an average speed of 60 km/h for 15 minutes.

How far does the car travel in 15 minutes?

A 4.0 km B 15 km C 240 km D 900 km

1.6 The density of air is 1.2 kg/m3. A room has dimensions 5.0 m × 4.0 m × 3.0 m.
What is the mass of the air in the room?

A 0.02 kg B 0.10 kg C 50 kg D 72 kg

1.7 The graph shows how the speed of a car varies with time at the start of a journey.

Which distance–time graph represents the motion of the car over the same time period?

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1.8 Two forces P and Q act on a metre rule as shown. The metre rule is pivoted at one end.
The rule starts to rotate in a clockwise direction.

Which statement is correct?

A P equals Q
B P is less than Q
C (P × a) is equal to (Q × b)
D (P × a) is greater than (Q × (a + b))

1.9 Which statement gives a complete description of any object that is in equilibrium?

A There are no forces acting.

B There is no resultant force.
C There is no resultant force and no resultant turning effect.
D There is no resultant turning effect.

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1.10 A ship travels due North through still water at a speed of 20 m/s.
It enters a channel where there is a current in the water from West to East. The speed of the
current is 20 m/s.
Which diagram shows the resultant velocity v of the ship?

1.11 An object P of mass 80 g collides with another object Q of mass 40 g.

After the collision, P and Q stick together and then travel on together.
Before the collision, P is travelling at a speed of 6.0 m/s and Q is at rest.
What is the speed of P and Q after the collision?

A 2.0 m/s B 3.0 m/s C 4.0 m/s D 6.0 m/s

1.12 Which quantity is weight an example of?

A Acceleration
B Force
C Mass
D Pressure

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1.13 A sphere P, made of steel, has a weight of 10 N on Earth.

Another sphere Q, also made of steel, has a weight of 10 N on Mars.
The gravitational field strength on Earth is greater than the gravitational field strength on Mars.
Which statement is correct?

A The mass of sphere P is the same as the mass of sphere Q.

B The mass of sphere P is less than the mass of sphere Q.
C On Mars, the weight of sphere P is more than 10 N.
D On Earth, the weight of sphere Q is less than 10 N.

1.14 A metal ball is attached to a cork and is lowered into a measuring cylinder, pulling the
cork into the water, as shown.

The mass of the cork is 4.8 g.

What is the density of the cork?

A 0.15 g/cm3 B 0.20 g/cm3 C 0.60 g/cm3 D 5.0 g/cm3

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1.15 A boat is travelling at a steady speed in a straight line across the surface of a lake.
Which statement about the boat is correct?

A The resultant force on the boat is in the direction of motion.

B The resultant force on the boat is in the opposite direction to its motion.
C The resultant force on the boat is vertically downwards.
D The resultant force on the boat is zero.

1.16 A bullet of mass 0.10 kg travels horizontally at a speed of 600 m/s. It strikes a stationary
wooden block of mass 1.90 kg resting on a frictionless, horizontal surface. The bullet stays
in the block.

What is the speed of the bullet and the block immediately after the impact?
A 30 m/s B 32 m/s C 60 m/s D 134 m/s

1.17 In which situation does object X have a greater mass than object Y?

A Object X is in a larger gravitational field than object Y and both have the same weight.
B Object X shows a greater resistance to change in motion than object Y and both
experience the same resultant force.
C Object X has a lower density than object Y and both occupy the same volume.
D Object X moves at a greater speed than object Y and both possess the same kinetic
energy.

1.18 Which substance in the table has the lowest density?

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1.19 A 20 m long, uniform bridge of weight 100 kN is supported at each end by pillars, as
shown.

The pillars exert forces T1 and T2 on the ends of the bridge.

What are the values of T1 and T2 when a van of weight 24 kN is on the bridge, 5 m from the
left-hand pillar?

[Total: 19]

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Section B: Theory

Question 1

A car accelerates from rest at time t = 0 to its maximum speed.

The figure below is the speed-time graph for the first 25 s of its motion.

(a) The mass of the car is 2300 kg.

For the time between t = 0 and t = 5.0 s, determine:

(i) The acceleration of the car.

Acceleration = ........................................................ [2]

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(ii) The resultant force acting on the car.

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

(b) Describe the motion of the car between t = 10 s and t = 15 s. Explain how Fig.1.1 shows
this.
......................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................... [3]

(c) Between t = 10 s and t = 15 s, the force exerted on the car due to the engine remains
constant.
Suggest and explain why the car moves in the way shown by Fig. 1.1.
......................................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................... [2]

[Total: 9]

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Question 2

Fig. 1.1 is the top view of a rectangular paddling pool of constant depth. The pool is filled with
sea water.

(a) The volume of the sea water in the pool is 264 m 3.

Calculate the depth of the pool.

Depth = ........................................................ [3]

(b) The mass of the sea water in the pool is 2.70 × 105 kg.
Calculate the density of the sea water. Give your answer to three significant figures.

Density = ........................................................ [2]

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(c) Calculate the pressure due to the sea water at the bottom of the pool.

Pressure = ........................................................ [2]

(d) State a suitable instrument for measuring the dimensions given in Fig. 1.1.
.................................................................................................................................. [1]

[Total: 8]

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Question 3

The figure below shows a collision at very slow speed between two cars travelling along a
straight road.

Car B, of mass 800 kg, is moving at 2.0 m/s and collides with car A, of mass 1000 kg, which is
stationary. After the collision, both cars travel in the same direction as the initial direction of car
B.

(a) After the collision, car A moves at 1.3 m/s.

Show that the speed of car B after the collision is approximately 0.4 m/s.

[3]
(b) (i) Calculate the impulse exerted by car A on car B.

Impulse = ........................................................ [2]

(ii) State the impulse exerted by car B on car A.

Impulse = ........................................................ [1]

[Total: 6]

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Question 4

A bus travels at a constant speed. It stops for a short time and then travels at a higher
constant speed.

(a) Using the axes in the figure below, draw a distance-time graph for this bus journey.

[3]

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(b) A lift (elevator) starts from rest at the ground floor of a building.
The figure below is the speed-time graph for the motion of the lift to the top floor of the
building.

Use the graph to determine the distance from the ground floor to the top floor of the building.

Distance =................................................................. [4]

[Total: 7]

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Question 5

(a) State the two conditions which must be true for an object to be in equilibrium.

Condition 1.....................................................................................................................

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

(b) Fig. 2.1 shows a uniform metre rule PQ in equilibrium.

The distance PQ is 100 cm. The mass of the metre rule is 0.12 kg and its weight is W.

(i) On Fig 2.1, draw and label:

1. An arrow to show the force W acting on PQ at the centre of mass.
2. An arrow to show the force R acting on PQ at the pivot.
[2]
(ii) By taking moments about the pivot, calculate F.

F = ........................................................ [4]

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(iii) Calculate R.

R = ........................................................ [2]
[Total: 10]

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Section C: Alternative to Practical

Question 1

A student investigates the period of a pendulum. Fig. 1.1 and Fig. 1.2 show the arrangement.

(a) The student measures the distance d between the bottom of the clamp and the floor.
d = .........................120.0 cm..........................
This distance d remains constant throughout the experiment.
He adjusts the length l of the pendulum to 70.0 cm.

Calculate the distance x between the centre of the pendulum bob and the floor. Record the
value of x in the first row of Table 1.1. [1]

(b) The student displaces the bob slightly and releases it so that it swings. Fig. 1.2 shows one
complete oscillation of the pendulum.
He measures, and records in the first row of Table 1.1, the time t for 10 complete oscillations.

(i) Calculate, and record in the first row of Table 1.1, the period T of the pendulum.

The period is the time for one complete oscillation. [1]

(ii) Calculate, and record in the first row of Table 1.1, T 2. [2]

(iii) Complete the column headings in Table 1.1. [1]

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(c) He repeats the procedure using x = 45.0 cm, 40.0 cm, 35.0 cm and 30.0 cm.
He records the readings in Table 1.1.
Plot a graph of T 2 (y-axis) against x (x-axis). You do not need to start your axes at the origin
(0,0).

[4]

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(d) State whether the graph line shows that T 2 is proportional to x. Give a reason for your
answer.

Statement......................................................................................................................
Reason..........................................................................................................................
[1]

(e) Explain why timing 10 oscillations gives a more accurate result for the period T than timing
one oscillation.
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………………………………………………………………………………... [1]
[Total: 11]

Total: [70]

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