1. Shown below are two enlarged Vernier scales.

The one on the top shows when the Vernier is closed and the other after measuring the diameter of a steel ball bearing.

The correct value for the diameter of the steel ball bearing is A. 1.54 cm C. 1.58 cm B. 1.56 cm D. 1.64 cm

2. Which of the following velocity-time graphs shows the motion of an object in free fall in the absence of air resistance?

3. What is the definition of displacement? A. An object that is lost without any scientifically explained reason.

B. C. D.

A vector that points from an objects initial position to its final position and has a magnitude that equals the shortest distance between two points. A vector that points from an objects initial position to its final position and has a magnitude that equals the greatest distance between two points. None of the above.

4. Two forces P and Q act at a point X as shown in the vector diagram below.

In which of the following diagram does the vector F represent the resultant force of P and Q?

5. 3A hammer can be suspended in equilibrium from three different positions as shown.

Which of the following matches the figure with their types of equilibrium?

6. Which of the following is the unit of specific heat? A. B. C. D. J/Kg. J/N. Kg/N. N/Kg.

7. The diagram below shows a simple hydraulic jack.

Which of the following alteration will enable heavier loads to be lifted? Diameter of W A. B. C. D. Doubled Doubled Remains the same Halved Diameter of Z Remains the same Halved Halved Doubled

8. Which of the following is an example of induced magnetism? A. B. C. D. A compass needle pointing north A north pole attracting iron fillings A north pole repelling a north pole A coil turning in magnetic field

9. Which of the following elementary particle can induce nuclear fission reaction? A. C. Electron Neutron B. D. Proton Photon

10. In a nuclear decay process atomic number of a particular nuclide is increased by one but mass number remains unchanged. Which of the following is describing this process? A. B. C. D. Nuclear alpha decay. Nuclear beta decay. Nuclear gamma decay. Nuclear Fission.

11. A sample of a radioactive isotope is decaying. Which atoms will decay first? A. B. C. D. impossible to know, because radioactive decay is random impossible to know, unless the age of the material is known atoms near the centre, because they are surrounded by more atoms atoms near the surface, because the radiation can escape more easily

12. Which of the following set is describing radioactive isotopes? A. B. C. D. A and B

13. The diagram shows a wheelbarrow and its load, which have a total weight of 150N. This is supported by a vertical force F at the ends of the handles. What is the value of F? A. B. C. D. 75N 150N 225N 300N

14. The diagram shows part of a spring that is shaken from side to side to produce a wave.

The distance between successive peaks is 0.60m and the frequency is 2.5Hz. How long does it take for a wave to travel 3.0m along the spring? A. 0.20s B. 0.50s C. 2.0s D. 5.0s

15. A cell is connected to a resistor. What is the e.m.f. of the cell equal to? A. B. C. D. The potential difference across the resistor for each unit of current. The power produced in the circuit for each unit of charge that passes. The work done in the circuit for each unit of charge that passes. The work done in the circuit for each unit of current.

16. The diagram shows a positively charged acetate strip and a negatively charged polythene strip that are freely suspended.

Two rods X and Yare brought up in turn to these two strips. Rod X attracts the acetate strip but repels the polythene strip. Rod Y does not repel either the acetate strip or the polythene strip. Which type of charge is on each rod?

17. Which statement about the action of a transformer is correct? An e.m.f. is induced in the secondary coil when an alternating voltage is applied to the primary coil. B. An e.m.f. is induced in the secondary coil when there is a steady direct current in the primary coil. C. The current in the secondary coil is always larger than the current in the primary coil. D. The voltage in the secondary coil is always larger than the voltage in the primary coil. 18. X and Yare wires carrying electric currents at right angles to the page. P, Q and Rare plotting compasses. Any effect of the Earths magnetic field has been ignored. A.

What is true about the direction and size of the currents?

19. In a hydroelectric power station, water from a reservoir falls down a long pipe before entering the turbines. The turbines then turn the generator. What is the overall energy conversion? A. B. C. D. electrical energy into kinetic energy electrical energy into potential energy kinetic energy into chemical energy potential energy into electrical energy

20. When a solid is melting, the temperature remains constant even though heat is being supplied because A. B. C. D. the heat is being used to break up the intermolecular bonds. the solid is not absorbing any heat. the molecules are moving faster. the molecules are further apart.

21. A long flexible wire is wrapped round two wooden pegs. A large current is passed in the direction shown. Which two pairs of lengths of wire attract each other?

22. Which diagram correctly shows the electric field lines between two point charges?

23. A student is investigating the evaporation of water.

The student can change: the depth of the water; the surface area of the water; the temperature of the water. How many of these changes, if any, would alter the rate at which evaporation occurs? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

24. A double-glazed window has two sheets of glass separated by a layer of air. Thermal energy is conducted and convected through the layer of air. The amount of conduction and convection varies with the thickness of the layer of air, as shown in the graph.

Which thickness of air produces the smallest energy transfer, and why? A. B. C. D. 0.5cm because there is little convection 1.0cm because the total thermal energy transfer is least 1.5cm because the total thermal energy transfer is small and conduction is low 2.0cm because there is little conduction

25. The diagrams show a bimetallic strip when it is at room temperature and after it has been cooled.

The change in shape occurs because A. brass contracts more than invar. B. brass expands when it cools down. C. invar and brass contract by equal amounts. D. invar contracts more than brass. 26. The diagram shows a ball floating in a tank of water.

Which diagram shows the movement of the ball as the wave passes?

27. The diagram shows the passage of a ray of light through a triangular glass block. What is the critical angle of light in glass?

28. The diagram shows the trace produced on a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.) by a sound.

Which trace is produced when both the loudness and the pitch of the sound are increased? [D]

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