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1 A student investigates a pendulum.

He measures the time for the pendulum to complete 20 oscillations.
He repeats the experiment three more times.
The readings are shown.
time for
experiment
20 oscillations / s

1 17.6 B
2 19.8
3 17.6
4 18.6

What is the average period of the pendulum?

A 0.88 s B 0.92 s C 17. 6 s D 18.4 s

2 The diagram shows a speed–time graph for a moving object.

Which statement describes the motion of the object? A

speed
A The speed of the object is increasing with constant acceleration.
B The speed of the object is increasing with an acceleration that is not constant.
C The speed of the object is decreasing with constant deceleration.

0 D The speed of the object is decreasing with a deceleration that is not constant.
0 time

3 A tennis ball falls from the upstairs window of a house.

What can be said about the acceleration of the ball if air resistance is ignored?
A It depends on the density of the ball.
B
C
It depends on the mass of the ball.
It increases as the ball falls.
D
D It stays the same as the ball falls.

4 The mass of a full bottle of cooking oil is 1.30 kg.

When exactly half of the oil has been used, the mass of the bottle plus the remaining oil is
0.90 kg.

B
1.30 0.90
kg kg

What is the mass of the empty bottle?

A 0.40 kg B 0.50 kg C 0.65 kg D 0.80 kg

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5 A student carries out an experiment to find the density of a rock.

measuring
cylinder

liquid

rock A

200 g balance 264 g

Which two quantities does the student need to make to determine the density of the rock?

quantity 1 quantity 2

A increase in mass increase in volume of liquid

B final mass increase in depth of liquid
C increase in mass increase in depth of liquid
D final mass increase in volume of liquid

1 A lump of modelling clay is moved from a small measuring cylinder to a large measuring cylinder
that has twice the diameter.

water B
modelling
clay

small cylinder large cylinder

The reading on the small measuring cylinder goes down by 20 cm3.

By how much does the reading on the large cylinder go up?

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A 10 cm3 B 20 cm3 C 40 cm3 D 80 cm

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2 What is used to determine the distance travelled by an object in motion?

A the area under a distance–time graph

B the area under a speed–time graph
C the gradient of a distance–time graph
B
D the gradient of a speed–time graph

3 A man stands next to a railway track.

A train travelling at 40 m / s takes 2.0 s to pass the man.

What is the length of the train? D

A 20 m B 38 m C 40 m D 80 m

4 An object is moved from point X to point Y.

The acceleration of free fall at X is different from that at Y.

Which statement about the object at Y is correct?

A Both its mass and its weight are different from those at X. C
B Both its mass and its weight are the same as those at X.
C Its mass is the same as at X but its weight is different.
D Its weight is the same as at X but its mass is different.

5 A measuring cylinder contains 30 cm3 of a liquid.

cm3

50

40

30

20
C
10

balance

Some more of the liquid is added until the liquid level reaches the 50 cm3 mark.

The reading on the balance increases by 30 g.

What is the density of the liquid?

A 0.60 g / cm3 B 0.67 g / cm3 C 1.5 g / cm3 D 1.7 g / cm3

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1 Which measuring instrument can be used to find the volume of a small stone?

A measuring cylinder partly filled with water

B measuring tape
C metre rule
A
D protractor

2 The diagrams show speed–time graphs for four different bodies moving for 6.0 s.

Which body travelled the least distance?

A B
8.0 8.0
speed speed
m/s m/s
6.0 6.0

4.0 4.0

2.0 2.0

0 0 B
0 2.0 4.0 6.0 0 2.0 4.0 6.0
time / s time / s

C D
8.0 8.0
speed speed
m/s m/s
6.0 6.0

4.0 4.0

2.0 2.0

0 0
0 2.0 4.0 6.0 0 2.0 4.0 6.0
time / s time / s

3 Which row shows the mass and the weight of an object near the Earth’s surface?

mass / kg weight / N

A 0.2 0.2
B 2 0.2 C
C 2 20
D 20 10

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4 The diagram shows four pieces of laboratory apparatus.

100
100
90

80
90 B
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
0.0g 20
20
10
10

balance measuring ruler stop-watch

cylinder

Which pieces of apparatus are used to find the density of a liquid?

A balance and stop-watch

B balance and measuring cylinder
C measuring cylinder and ruler
D stop-watch and ruler

3 A car joins a road at a speed of 14 m / s and accelerates at 4.0 m / s2 for 5.0 seconds.

What is the final speed of the car?

A 18 m / s B 20 m / s C 32 m / s D 34 m / s D
1 Fig. 1.1 shows some masses on a mass hanger attached to an elastic band. The elastic band is
stretched by the masses.

rigid support (a) The total mass of the masses and the mass hanger is 300 g.

Calculate the total weight of the masses and the mass hanger.

elastic band

Fig. 1.1

mass hanger
total weight = ...................................................... N [3]
masses

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(b) A student pulls the mass hanger down and then releases it. The mass hanger and masses
oscillate up and down.
The student uses a stop-watch to time 20 oscillations. Fig. 1.2 shows the time reading on the
stop-watch after the 20th oscillation.

1
min s 100 s

Fig. 1.2

(i) Determine the time in seconds for 20 oscillations from the time shown in Fig. 1.2.

time for 20 oscillations = ....................................................... s [1]

(ii) Calculate the time in seconds for one oscillation.

time for one oscillation = ....................................................... s [2]

(c) When the student pulls the mass hanger down, energy is stored in the elastic band as elastic
potential energy.
Describe what happens to this energy store when the student releases the mass hanger and
it moves upwards.

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

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

(b) The student does some running exercises. Fig. 2.2 shows the speed–time graph for one
exercise.

B C
8.0
speed
m/s

6.0

4.0

Fig. 2.2

2.0

D E
0 A
0 5.0 10.0 15.0 D 20.0
time / s
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(i) Describe the motion of the athlete in sections AB and DE.

section AB .........................................................................................................................

section DE .........................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) Calculate the distance moved by the athlete from time = 0 to time = 5.0 s.

distance = ...................................................... m [3]

3 (a) Fig. 3.1 shows a metal block and its dimensions.

12.0 cm

Fig. 3.1 (not to scale)

2.0 cm
2.0 cm

Calculate the volume of the metal block.

volume of the block = .................................................. cm3 [2]

(b) A different metal block has a mass of 86 g and a volume of 8.0 cm3.

(i) Calculate the density ρ of the metal using the equation

m
ρ= .
V

density of metal = .............................................. g / cm3 [2]

(ii) The metal block is placed in some liquid. The metal block floats on the liquid.

Suggest a value for the density of the liquid.

............................................... g / cm3 [1]

(c) A student has a measuring cylinder, a beaker of liquid and a balance.

Describe how the student can use this equipment to determine the density of the liquid.

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1 A student investigates the motion of a trolley as it travels down a slope.

(a) The student makes two measurements to determine the average speed of the trolley as it
travels down the slope.

State the two measurements.

For each measurement, suggest the instrument used for making the measurement.

1. measurement .................................. instrument used .........................................................

2. measurement .................................. instrument used .........................................................

[2]

(b) Fig. 1.1 shows the speed–time graph for a different trolley as it travels down a slope.

30

25
speed
cm / s
20

15

10

0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
time / s
(i) Determine the speed of the trolley at time = 2.0 s. speed = ................................................ cm / s [2]
(ii) Determine the distance moved by the trolley from time = 0 to time = 4.0

(iii) Using the information in Fig. 1.1, describe the motion of the trolley from time = 0 to
time = 10 s.

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09 2 Fig. 2.1 shows a closed textbook.
(a) There are 270 sheets of paper in the textbook. The total thickness of the sheets is 29 mm.

Calculate the average thickness of one sheet of paper.

Fig. 2.1 (b) The mass of the textbook is 1300

Calculate the weight of the textbook.

m
29 m

g.

1 A ball rolls down a ramp and onto a horizontal surface. The first section of the horizontal surface is
smooth. The second section of the horizontal surface is rough. Fig. 1.1 shows a speed–time graph
for the ball.

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14.0

speed
m/s
12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

Fig. 1.1

4.0

2.0

0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0
time / s

(a) State the time when the ball reaches the start of the rough section of the horizontal surface.

(b) Explain how Fig. 1.1 shows that there is no resultant force on the ball when it rolls along the
smooth section of the horizontal surface.
(c) Using Fig. 1.1, determine the acceleration of the ball as it rolls down the ramp.

(d) The ball starts from rest at the top of the ramp.
Show that the length of the ramp is 9.6
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2 (a) A pendulum swings with a time period of approximately one second.

Describe how to use a stop-watch to determine the time period of the pendulum.

(b) Complete Table 2.1 by writing in each space of the right-hand column which one of the
following devices is used to measure the quantity in the left-hand column.

digital balance measuring cylinder metre rule

micrometer screw gauge stop-watch thermocouple

Table 2.1

quantity device

volume of water in a glass

width of a small swimming pool

thickness of a piece of aluminium foil

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