2023 – 24 F.

3 PHYSICS: Test 1 1

ABERDEEN BAPTIST LUI MING CHOI COLLEGE

2023 – 24 TEST 1
F. 3 PHYSICS

Date : 1st November, 2023

Time : 10:05 – 10:45
Time allowed : 40 minutes

Name
Class F. 3 Class no. ( )

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. There are TWO sections, A and B, in this paper.
2. Section A consists of multiple-choice questions, while Section B contains
conventional questions.
3. Answers to Section A should be marked on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet
while answers to Sections B should be written in the spaces provided.
4. The diagrams in this paper are NOT necessarily drawn to scale.
5. Answer ALL questions in each section.
6. Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should be either exact or
correct to 3 significant figures.

Question Mark Remarks

A
1
2
3
B 4
5
6
7

Total /47
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SECTION A (10 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION A
1. All questions carry equal marks.
2. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. You are advised to use HB pencil to mark all the
answers on the Answer Sheet. Wrong marks must be completely erased. You
must mark the answer clearly; otherwise you will lose marks if the answers
cannot be captured.
3. You should mark only ONE answer for each question. If you mark more than
one answer, you will receive NO MARKS for that question.
4. No marks will be deducted for wrong answers.
5. There are 10 questions.

1. Which of the following order is correct?

Smallest ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Largest
Milky Way
A. Quarks Electron Solar system
Galaxy
Milky Way
B. Electron Quarks Solar system
Galaxy
Milky Way
C. Electron Plant cells Solar system
Galaxy
Milky Way
D. Electron Plant cells Solar system
Galaxy

2. Which of the following pair of physical quantities and units is/are correct?

Physical Quantity Unit

(1) Length m
(2) Time N
(3) Temperature °C

A. (1) only C. (1) and (3) only

B. (2) only D. (2) and (3) only

3. The appropriate scientific notation of 0.000628 is

A. 6.28 ´ 10-4 C. 6.28 ´ 104

B. 6.28 ´ 10-3 D. 6.28 ´ 103

4. Which of the following figures have the same value?

(1) 0.00037 A
(2) 370 µA
(3) 0.037 mA

A. (1) and (2) only C. (2) and (3) only

B. (1) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)
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5. Given the following data:

Time / s 0 1 2 3 4
Displacement / m 0 4.8 19.0 43.7 77.8

In order to plot a graph of displacement against time, which of the following

is an appropriate labels on y-axis and x-axis?

y-axis x-axis
A. Displacement / m Time / s
B. Time / s Displacement / m
C. Displacement Time
D. Time Displacement

6. Which of the following are non-luminous objects?

(1) Sun
(2) Moon
(3) Earth

A. (1) and (2) only C. (2) and (3) only

B. (1) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

7.

The above diagram shows a ray from a small object O undergoing reflection
at the plane mirror.
What is the angle of incidence of the light ray at the mirror?

A. 20° C. 70°
B. 40° D. 140°

8.

A ray of light is reflected from two mirrors M1 and M2 as shown in the diagram.
What is the angle q?

A. 40° C. 60°
B. 50° D. 80°
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9.

An incident ray RQ strikes a mirror at an angle of incidence of 30° as shown

above. PQ is the normal of the mirror.
If the mirror is rotated anticlockwise through an angle of 20°, what angle will
the reflected ray make with the normal of the mirror at Q?

A. 30° C. 70°
B. 50° D. 90°

10. A light ray strikes a mirror as shown. The angle between the ray and the
mirror is 40°. Then the mirror is rotated anticlockwise by 15° when the
direction of the incident ray remains unchanged.

What is the angle by which the reflected ray turns?

A. 7.5° C. 30°
B. 15° D. 45°
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SECTION B (37 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION B
1. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
2. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Do not write in the margins.
Answers written in the margins will not be marked.

1. Use scientific notation to express the following values:

(a) 40800 (1 mark)

(b) 0.00226 (1 mark)

(c) 0.0000911 (1 mark)

2. (a) Calculate the following values and express your answers in 3

significant figures.
2
(i) (1 mark)
7

(ii) √2 (1 mark)

(iii) sin45° (1 mark)

(b) State the number of significant figures of the following values.

(3 marks)
Value Number of significant figures
(i) 0.00323
(ii) 9200
(iii) 920.0
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3. Express the following quantities into the specified units.

(3 marks)

(a) 0.0068 mA = µA
(1 mA = 10 A, 1 µA = 10-6 A)
-3

(b) 4600 nm = µm
(1 nm = 10-9m, 1 µm = 10-6 m)

(c) 3000 MHz = GHz

(1 MHz = 10 Hz, 1 GHz = 109 Hz)
6
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4. An illuminated object of height 1 cm is placed in front of a convex lens with

a screen placed at the opposite side of the lens. Positions of the lens and
the screen are adjusted until a sharp image is formed on the screen.

The image distance v and the magnification m at various positions of the

lens are found. The following results are obtained.
m 0.25 0.75 1.25 1.75 2.25
Image distance, v/ cm 15 21 27 33 39

(a) Using the graph printed on the next page, plot a graph of m against v.
(9 marks)

(b) What is the relationship between m and v? Give a reason to explain your
answer. (2 marks)

(c) From the graph, find v when m = 1.50. (2 marks)

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5. State the laws of reflection. (2 marks)

6. In the figure, draw two cones of rays to illustrate that the man is looking at
the ice-cream. (2 marks)
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7. In each of the figures below, find the value of x.

(a) (2 marks)

(b) (2 marks)

(c) (2 marks)

(d) (2 marks)

END OF TEST 1