Subject: Physics First Month Assessment Day: Sunday

Class: 9 IG Second Semester (2023/2024) Date: 10/03/2024

Name: ………..……………… Time: 45 mins

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Number of pages: 13
The number of marks is given in brackets ( ) at the end of each question or part of a question

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Question No. Points Mark
1 10
2 8
3 5
4 6
5 8
6 3
7 6
Total 46
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Paper 2: Multiple choice questions estimated time (11 mins)

Q1. For each question, select the most appropriate answer:

1. Which properties of a body can be changed by applying a force to the body?

A. Mass, motion and shape

B. Mass and motion, but not shape

C. Mass and shape, but not motion

D. Motion and shape, but not mass

2. In which of these situations is no resultant force needed?

A. A car speeding up

B. A car slowing down

C. A car changing direction

D. A car moving in a straight line at a steady speed

3. A stone of mass 0.12 kg is fired from a catapult. The velocity of the stone changes from 0 to
5m/s in 0.60 s. What is the average resultant force acting on the stone while it is being fired?

A. 1.0 N B. 2.5 N C. 3.6 N D. 8.3 N

4. The skydiver falls from a plane. His parachute opens and he lands safely.

Look at the velocity-time graph of his journey.

Which parts of the graph show balanced forces on the skydiver?

A. V only

B. X and Z

C. W and Y

D. Z only

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5. The figure shows a satellite that is moving at a uniform rate in a circular orbit around the Earth.

Which statement describes the motion of this satellite?

A. It is not accelerating but its speed is changing.

B. It is accelerating because its speed is changing.

C. It is not accelerating but its velocity is changing.

D. It is accelerating because its velocity is changing.

6. An air pistol fires a pellet forwards.

What is the motion of the air pistol?

A. The air pistol moves backwards with speed greater than the pellet.

B. The air pistol moves backwards with speed less than the pellet.

C. The air pistol moves forward with speed greater than the pellet.

D. The air pistol moves forward with speed less than the pellet

7. A student adds weights to an elastic cord. He measures the length of the cord for each weight.

He then plots a graph from the results, as shown. What has he plotted on the vertical axis?

A. measured length

B. original length

C. (measured length + original length)

D. (measured length – original length)

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8. An experiment is carried out to measure the extension of a rubber band for different loads.
The results are shown below.

Load (N) 0 1.0 2.0 3.0

Length (cm) 15.2 16.2 18.6

Extension (cm) 0 1.0 2.1 3.4

Which figure is missing from the table?

A. 17.2 B. 17.3 C. 18.2 D. 18.3

9. The diagram shows a force being applied to a lever to lift a heavy weight.

Which change would enable the heavy weight to be lifted with a smaller force?

A. Move the pivot to the left.

B. Move the force to the left.

C. Move the force to the right.

D. Move the heavy weight to the right.

10. The diagram shows four objects on a flat surface.

The centre of mass of each object is marked M.

Which object is about to fall over?

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Paper 4: Theory estimated time (34 mins)

Q2. (a) A truck of mass 12 kg is rolling down a very slight incline as shown in figure.

The truck travels at constant speed.

Explain why, although the truck is on an incline, it nevertheless does not accelerate.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. (1)

(b) The slope of the incline is increased. As a result of this, the truck now accelerates.

(i) Explain why there is now acceleration.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………….………………………………………………….……………………………. (1)

(ii) The truck’s acceleration is 2.0 m/s2.

Calculate the resultant force on the truck.

Resultant force = ………………………… (2)

(c) The friction force up the slope in (b) (ii) was 14.0 N.

By suitable lubrication, the friction force is now almost totally removed.

(i) Calculate the new acceleration of the truck.

Acceleration = ………………………… (2)

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 (ii) The lubricated truck travels down the incline, starting from rest at the top of the incline. It
takes 2.5 s to reach the bottom of the incline.

Calculate its speed as it reaches the bottom of the incline.

Speed = ………………………… (2)

Q3. The figure shows a diagram of an arm with the hand holding a weight of 120 N.

The 20 N force is the weight of the forearm, acting at its centre of mass. F is the force in the muscle
of the upper arm. P is the point in the elbow about which the arm pivots. The distances of the forces
from point P are shown.

(i) By taking moments about point P, calculate the force F.

Force F = ………………………… (3)

(ii) A force acts on the forearm at point P. Calculate this force and state its direction.

Force = ………………………… (1)

Direction = ………………………… (1)

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Q4. An object of weight W is suspended by two ropes from a beam, as shown below.

The tensions in the ropes are 50.0 N and 86.6 N, as shown.

(a) In the space below, draw a scale diagram to find the resultant of the two tensions.

Use a scale of 1.0 cm = 10 N.

Clearly label the resultant. (3)

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 (b) From your diagram, find the value of the resultant.

Resultant = ……………………………… (1)

(c) State the direction in which the resultant is acting.

………………………………….…………………………………….……………………………… (1)

(d) State the value of W.

W = ……………………………… (1)

Q5. The figure below shows a model car moving clockwise around a horizontal circular track.

A force acts on the car to keep it moving in a circle.

(a) Draw an arrow on figure to show the direction of this force. (1)

(b) The speed of the car increases. State what happens to the magnitude of this force.

……………………………………………………………………………..………………………… (1)

(c) The car travels too quickly and leaves the track at P. On figure, draw an arrow to show the
direction of travel after it has left the track. (1)

(d) In terms of the forces acting on the car, suggest why it left the track at P.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………….…………………………………….…………………………………… (2)

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(e) The car, starting from rest, completes one lap of the track in 10 s.

Its motion is shown graphically in the figure below.

i. Describe the motion between 3.0 s and 10.0 s after the car has started.

……………………………………………………………………………..………………………… (1)

ii. Use the graph to calculate the circumference of the track.

Circumference = ………………… (2)

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Q6. The engine of an unpowered toy train is rolling at a constant speed on a level track, as shown.
The engine collides with a stationary toy truck, and joins with it.

Before the collision, the toy engine is travelling at 0.32 m/s and its mass is 0.50 kg, while the mass
of the truck is 0.30 kg.

Using the principle of conservation of momentum, calculate the speed of the joined engine and truck
immediately after the collision.

Speed = ……………… (3)

Q7. In an experiment, different weights are hung on the end of a spring, and the length of the spring
is measured. The results are as follows.

Weight (N) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Length (mm) 40 48 60 64 72 80 88

Extension (mm) 0 8 20

(a) What is the length of the unstretched spring?

Length = …………………. (1)

(b) Some of the extensions have been calculated for you.

Complete the table by writing in the remaining extensions. (2)

(c) The experimenter has read one of the lengths incorrectly. Which one is it and what do you think
the length reading should have been?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... (1)
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(d) A different spring was used where its extension vs. load graph is drawn below.

The unstretched length of the spring is 9.0 cm.

i. Calculate the total length of the spring when a 5.0 N load is hanging from the spring.

Length = ………………….. (1)

ii. Which spring is stiffer (more difficult to stretch)? Explain your answer.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………….…………. (1)

GOOD LUCK

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