The City School 2017 - 2018 Class 9 SCHOOL NAME: INDEX NUMBER: DATE: PHYSICS 5054/22 Paper 2 Theory 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required, READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your School name, Index number and date in the spaces provided. Write in dark blue or black pen You may use an HB or soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working, Do not use paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid, Section A Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Paper. Section 8 ‘Answer any one question. ‘Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Paper. Electronic calculators may be used You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units. The number of marks is given in brackets ( ] at the end of each question or part question. Invigilated by Checked by Marks Tallied by This document consists of 18 printed pages and 2 blank pages. Fhe ‘yu oie End of Year Examinations May 2018 /Physcs/ Pape 2/Clss9 Page 1020Section A Answer all the questions in this section. Answer in the spaces provided. 1. Asky-diver jumps from a stationary balloon. His initial downwards acceleration is 10 m/s? Fig. 1.1 shows the directions of the air resistance and the weight of the sky-diver. air resistance weight Fig. 1.1 The mass of the sky-diver is 60 kg and his weight is 600 N. {a) Explain, using ideas about the forces, why his initial downwards acceleration is 10 m/s. - (2) {b) When the parachute opens, the sky-diver experiences an upward acceleration for a short time. a Explain why. (a) She ity Tchuel| Voie End of Year Examinations: May 2018 / Physics / Paper 2 / Cass 9 Page 2of 20,{c) The total force of air resistance on the sky-diver and open parachute changes with their speed, as shown in Fig. 1.2. air resistance/N a Fig. 1.2 After the parachute opens, the sky-diver slows down to a terminal velocity. The weight of the sky-diver is 600 N. (i) Using Fig. 1.2, determine the terminal velocity of the sky-diver. terminal velocity = .. (ay i) Calculate the resultant force on the sky-diver when his speed is 5.5 m /s. resultant force =... (a) ‘he City Soeel| Unified End of Yeas Examinations- May 2018 /Physis /Paper2/ Clas 8 Page 3 of 202. Two small tugboats are pulling a large ship in a harbour. Fig. 2.1 represents the view from above and shows the directions of the forces on the ship. Fig.2.1(not to scale) Each of the tugboats is exerting a force of 49 KN on the ship. (a) Determine by a graphical method the resultant of these two forces and state the scale used. scale .. (31 resultant {b) The engines of the ship are not operating and the water in the harbour is stationary. The ship is moving in a straight line in the direction of the total force exerted by the tugboats. It is travelling at a constant speed. Explain, in terms of the forces acting, why the ship is moving in a straight line at constant speed. (2g The ity Tue] Voie End of Your Examinations: May 2018 / Physics / Paper 2/ Cass 9 Page 40f203. A student hangs various masses from the end of a spring and determines the extension produced. Fig. 3.1 shows the spring hanging vertically on its own and with an unknown mass X at one end. spring Hocm Fig. 3.1 (not to scale) (a) The student plots a graph of the extension of the spring against the mass hanging on the spring. Fig. 3.2 shows the student’s graph. mass/g Fig. 3.2 (i) At point P on the graph, the line begins to curve. State the name of point P. (1) The ‘ity Gehee| ified End of Year Examinations: May 2018 / Physics / Paper2/ Class 9 Page 6 of 20Using Fig. 3.1 and Fig. 3.2, determine the mass X. mass = ae ty) (iii) The gravitational field strength g is 10 N / kg. Calculate the weight of x. weight orld (b) An identical spring is used with the original spring, as shown in Fig. 3. ‘Together they support the mass X. e Fig. 3.3 (not to scale) State and explain how the extension in Fig. 3.3 compares with the extension in Fig. 3.1. (2) e The ‘ity Seheel| Unies End of Year Examinations- May 2018 / Physics / Paper 2 / Class 9 Page 7 of 204, Fig. 4.1 shows a thin sheet of plastic. A student tries to measure the thickness of the sheet with a ruler, but the sheet is too thin to measure accurately. Fig. 4.1 (not to scale) The student measures the mass of the sheet and obtains the value 0.12 ¢. fa) {i) State what is meant by mass. (ii) The student is told that the density of the plastic is 0.91 g / cm’, Calculate the volume of the plastic sheet. volume (2) (ili) The student measures the length and width of the sheet. The readings obtained are: length of sheet = 3.0 cm width of sheet = 2.0 cm Calculate the thickness of the sheet. thickness 2 (b) State a measuring instrument that can be used to measure the thickness of the sheet accurately. Fre ity Sebo} nied En of Year Examinations: May 2038 / Physics / Paper 2/ Clas 9 Page 8of20,5. Fig. 5.1 shows a student si tilted backwards slightly. \g on a chair. Fig, 5.2 shows the same student with his chair « Fig. 5.1 Fig. 5.2 (a) State and explain how the pressure of the chair on the floor differs in the two positions. (2) (b) The chair and student fall over if the chair is tilted backwards more than in Fig. 5.2. Explain why. ® [2] The iy Tehul| oii End of Year Examinations May 2018 / Physics / Paper 2/ Clas 9 1g 9 0f206. Gas is trapped in a syringe by a piston. Fig. 6.1 shows that the narrow end of the syringe is sealed syringe: ‘sealed end. gas Fig. 6.1 When the gas is at a pressure of 1.1 x 10%Pa, it occupies a volume of 40 cm? (a) Explain, in terms of the molecules, how the gas exerts a pressure on the inside of the syringe. a (b) The piston is slowly pulled to the right until the volume occupied by the gas is 110 cm’. The temperature of the gas does not change. Calculate the new pressure of the gas. ~ Pressure ‘he Cy Fuel | Used End of Yea Examinations: May 2018 / Physies / Paper 2/ Clas 9 Page 10 0f20,7. Fig, 7.1 shows apparatus used to investigate the turning effect of a force. i 40N ! Fig. 7.1 Qe The uniform metre rule is freely pivoted at its centre. The newton meter is 20 cm from the pivot and a 4.0 N weight is 40 cm from the pivot. The metre rule is in equilibrium. (a) State the principle of moments for a body in equilibrium. : (a (b) Calculate the reading on the newton meter. reading ou [2] (c) The weight of the metre rule is 1.2 N. Calculate the size of the force exerted on the metre rule by the pivot. force =.. [2] Fhe Cy Teal ied En of Yont Examinations: May 2018 / Physics / Paper 2/ Class 9 Page 11 0f20 ity8, Fig.8.1 shows a metal coffee cup on a metal warming plate. = Fig.8.1. Fig. 8.2 There is a small electrical heater inside the warming plate that keeps the plate hotter than the coffee. {a) Describe how heat is transferred through the metal and then to all of the liquid in the cup. (3) (b) A cup of a different shape is placed on the same heater, as shown in Fig. 8.2. The two cups are made of the same metal and contain the same amount of coffee. Explain why the coffee in the cup in Fig. 8.2 is not kept as warm as the coffee in the cup in Fig. 8. (1) (c) The outside surface of the cup can be either black or white and can be either dull or shiny. Underline which colour and which type of surface is best to keep the coffee warm. i) black white dull shiny She iy Sebal| ose End of Year Examinations- May 2038 / Physics / Paper 2/ Class 9 age 120f20 Neen ence nen EEEEEEEEEEEEEE!Section B Answer any one question from this section. 9. Fig. 9.1 shows a satellite in orbit around the Earth Fig. 9.1 (not to scale) (a) The satellite travels at a constant speed in a circular orbit, (i) Underline the quantities in the list below that are scalars. (2) Acceleration force mass speed velocity ) The velocity of the satellite changes, but its speed is constant. 1, State what is meant by velocity. 2. Explain why the velocity changes. (1) She ‘ly Jeet Voie End of Yea Examinations: May 2038 / Physics / Paper 2/Clas9 Page 14 of 20(iii) Explain what makes this satellite move in an orbit that is circular. [2] (b) The satellite is placed into orbit by a rocket. Fig. 9.2 shows the rocket as it takes off. thrust of engine ber Fig. 9.2 The rocket and fuel have a total mass of 40 000 kg and a total weight of 400 000 N. The resultant force acting upwards on the rocket is 50 000 N. (i) Calculate the thrust produced by the rocket engine. thrust = (1) (ii) Calculate the acceleration of the rocket. accelerator = : [21 he iy Fal] ii End of Year Examinations: May 2018 /Physies /Paper2/ Class 9 Pages of 20(c) In the first four minutes after take-off, the acceleration of the rocket is uniform, (i) State what is meant by a uniform acceleration. = (2) (li) Fig. 9.3 describes the motion of the rocket in the first 12 minutes. time/minutes motion of the rocket Oto4 uniform acceleration 4106 increasing acceleration ° 6to 10 decreasing acceleration 10 to 12 constant speed Fig. 9.3 On Fig. 9.4, sketch the speed-time graph of the rocket for the first 12 minutes. You do not need to give values for the speed. speed © 0 4 8 10 12 time after take-off/min Fig. 9.4 B) Th ly Soul} Ure End of Yer Examinations May 2038 / Phys / Paper? / Class 9 Page 6 0620(iii) State how the speed-time graph in (ii) can be used to find the distance travelled by the rocket. [2] Fhe ity Seeal| Une End of Year Exarinatins- May 2018 J Physics / Paper 2) Cass 9 Page 17 of 20,10.1 shows a conveyor belt carrying suitcases into an aeroplane. 10.1 (not to scale) ‘An electric motor drives the conveyor belt. {a) A suitcase of mass 20 kg is lifted from the ground into the aeroplane. (i) Explain what is meant by mass and by weight. (2) She iy Jel} oie End of Year aminaions- May 2038 / Physics / Paper 2 / Class 9 Page 18 of 20The gravitational field strength g is 10 N / kg. Calculate the increase in the gravitational potential energy of the suitcase. increase in potential energy (ili) The suitcase takes 12 s to travel 9.0 m along the conveyor belt. Calculate the kinetic energy of the suitcase. (3) kinetic energy = (iv) Define kinetic energy and potential energy. he Ey Tebulf Unie End of Year Exarinations- May 2018 / Physics /Paper2/ Class 9 Page 19 0f20™ 1, State the principle of the conservation of energy. (2) (1) (b) Some of the electrical energy for the motor comes from renewable energy sources. (i) Explain what is meant by a renewable energy source. - [1] (i) State two renewable energy sources. nu [2] The ity Kael] Voie End of Year Examinations: May 2018 / Physies / Paper 2/ Class Page 20 of 20,