Section A

Answer all questions.

1. Physics is a subject that investigates basic things such as the following except

A force
B energy
C momentum
D composition of air
2. Which of the following is not a field of study in Physics?

A Psychology
B engineering
C Nuclear energy
D Telecommunications

3. Which list of SI units contains only base units?

A Newton, metre, volt

B Second, kelvin, gram
C Kelvin, metre, ampere
D Kilogram, ohm, second

4. Mercury has a density of 1.48 gdm-3. This is equivalent to

A 1.48 kgm-3
B 1.48 x 10-3 kgm-3
C 1.48 x 103 kgm-3
D 1.48 x 106 kgm-3

5. Hamid cycles at a velocity of 3.1 kmh-1.

A 0.09 B 0.86
C 1.16 D 11.61

6. 2 200 F written in standard form is

A 2.2 x 10-12 F B 2.2 x 10-9 F

C 2.2 x 10-6 F D 2.2 x 10-3 F

7. Which of the following shows the correct conversion of units?

A 24 mm3 = 2.4 x 10-6 m3 B 300 mm3 = 3.0 x 10-7 m3
C 800 mm3= 8.0 x 10-2 m3 D 1 000 mm3 = 1.0 x 10-4 m3

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8. Velocity, density, force and energy are
A basic quantities
B scalar quantities
C derived quantities
D vector quantities

9. Which of the following experimental techniques reduces the systematic error of the quantity
being measured ?

A Conducting a large number of oscillations to find the period.

B Adjust a voltmeter to remove its zero error before using it to measure voltage.
C Measure the diameter of a wire at different places and calculate the average.

10. A measurement is said to be accurate if

A the zero error is small

B the percentage error is small
C the average deviation is small
D the measurement is done carefully

11. The following Table 1 shows the readings measured by using different measuring
instruments X, Y dan Z.
Measuring instrument Reading/mm
X 2.38
Y 52
Z 6.5
Table 1
Which of the following is true?
X Y Z
A Ruler Vernier callipers Micrometer screw gauge
B Vernier Callipers Micrometer Screw Gauge Measuring tape
C Measuring tape Ruler Vernier Calliper
D Micrometer Screw Gauge Ruler Vernier Callipers

12. A, B, C and D show the shooting marks on a target. Which marks can explain the concept
of consistency and accuracy of a measurement?

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 A B

C D

13. The following diagram 1 shows a vernier calipers. What is the reading of the vernier
calipers?

Diagram 1
A 3.17 cm B 3.08 cm
C 2.18 cm D 2.07 cm

14. Diagram 2 shows a micrometer screw gauge reading when it is closed at its gap. The
subsequent readings must be corrected by

Diagram 2

A adding 0.47 mm B subtracting 0.47 mm

C adding 0.03 mm D subtracting 0.03 mm

15. Which of the following graphs show that y increases linearly with x?

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16. Muthu cycles from his house to the shop. While coming back, he stops at Ahmads house.

What is his displacement from his house?

A. 300 m B. 400 m
C. 1 100 m D. 500 m

17. An object which decelerates will move with . Velocity

A. a negative B. a positive
C. an increasing D. a decreasing

18. The acceleration of a car moving with a constant velocity will be

A. increased B. constant
C. zero D. decreased

19. An object is moving with constant speed of 5 ms-1. The object

A is accelerating
B has zero acceleration
C moves with constant velocity
20. A tick from a ticker timer is

A time interval between two consecutive dots on a ticker tape.

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 B distance between two consecutive dots on a ticker tape.
C frequency of vibration from the ticker timer
D velocity of vibration from the ticker timer.

21. The diagram 3 shows a ticker tape which is pulled by a trolley through a ticker timer of
frequency 50 Hz.

Diagram 3
Based on the ticker tape above, calculate the acceleration

A 2 ms-2 B 4 ms-2
C 5 ms-2 D 8 ms-2

22. A motorcycle is moving with velocity of 10 ms-1 and reaches a velocity of 25 ms-1 after 3
seconds. What is its acceleration?

A 5 ms-2 B 8.3 ms-2

C 11.7 ms-2 D 1.17 ms-2

23. A trolley starts from rest and reaches a velocity of 12 cms-1 after 5 seconds. The distance
traveled by the trolley is

A 16 cm B 24 cm
C 28 cm D 30 cm

24. The graph shows how the velocity, v of an object changes with time,t.

Which section of the graph shows the object moving with a decreasing acceleration ?

A PQ B QR
C RS D ST

25. The graph shows how the velocity of car changes with time

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 Which of the following can be deduce from the graph?

A The car accelerates uniformly

B The car decelerates until it stops
C The car first accelerates and then moves with a steady velocity
D The car first decelerates and then moves with a steady velocity

26. Based on the velocity time graph below calculate the total distance travelled during the
first 8s of motion.

A 55 m B 40 m
C 70 m D 90 m

27. Diagram 4 below is a velocity-time graph showing the motion of an object.

Diagram 4
Which of the following describes the motion of the object?
OJ JK
A Uniform acceleration Decreasing acceleration
B Increasing acceleration Decreasing acceleration
C Increasing acceleration Uniform acceleration
D Uniform acceleration Uniform deceleration

28. An object stays stationary or continues to move with a uniform velocity, unless there is an
external force that changes its state of motion. This law is explained by

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 A Newtons 1st law of motion
B Newtons 2nd law of motion
C Newtons 3rd law of motion
D Newtons 4th law of motion

29. The diagram 5 shows a pillion rider moving backwards when the motorcycle accelerates.

Diagram 5
The backwards movement of the pillion rider can be explained by

A the concept of inertia

B the concept of equilibrium of forces
C principle of conservation of momentum
D principle of conservation of energy.

30. The diagram 6 below shows a boy standing at a moving merry-go-round.

Diagram 6
What should he do to leave the merrygo- round in order not to fall down? When he lands
on the ground,

A. he should bend his legs.

B. he should keep moving a few steps forwards.
C. he should keep moving a few step backward.
D. he should quickly stop moving.