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Physics Challenge 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hamid cycles at a velocity of 3.1 km h-1.

What is this velocity, in m s-1?

a)

0.09

b)

0.86

c)

1.16

d)

11.61

2.

Diagram below shows the velocity-time graph of an object.

Which accelaration-time graph represents the same motion as the object?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

F1, F2 and F3are forces with the same magnitude acting on a wooden block.

Which diagram shows the maximum resultant force acting on the wooden block?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

The forces are in equilibrium in all the phenomena below except

a)

a car descending a hill at constant velocity

b)

lamp hanging at rest in a hall

c)

a mango falling from a tree

d)

A ship floating at rest in the sea

5.

Diagram below shows a stroboscopic photograph of a ball dropped from a height.

Which physics quantity remains constant as the ball falls?

a)

Velocity

b)

Momentum

c)

Acceleration

d)

Kinetic energy

6.

Diagram below shows a durian and a coconut of the same mass placed in two identical plastic bags.

a)

The surface area of the durian that is in

contact with the plastic bag is larger

b)

The force exerted by the durian on the plastic

bag is larger

c)

The pressure exerted by the durian on the

plastic bag is larger

d)

The volume of the durian is larger

7.

Diagram below shows two identical containers containing liquid P and liquid Q.

When the height of liquid P is 15 cm and the height of liquid Q is 20 cm, water spurt is the same.

The density of liquid P is 2.0 g cm-3

What is the density of liquid Q?

a)

0.67 g cm-3

b)

1.30 g cm-3

c)

1.50 g cm-3

d)

2.70 g cm-3

8.

Diagram below shows a hydraulic brake system.

A driver steps on the brake pedal.

Which relationship is correct?

a)

Pressure on P < Pressure on Q

b)

Pressure on P = Pressure on Q

c)

Pressure of P > Pressure on Q

9.

Diagram below shows the water piping system of a house.

What is the water pressure in the tap?

[Density of water = 1 000 kg m-3and atmospheric pressure = 1.0 × 105Pa]

a)

8.0 × 103Pa

b)

5.8 × 104Pa

c)

1.08 × 105Pa

d)

1.57 × 105Pa

10.

Diagram below shows the roof of a house being lifted by strong winds.

Which explains the above phenomenon?

a)

Pascal’s Principle

b)

Bernoulli’sPrinciple

c)

Archimedes’ Principle

d)

Newton’s First Law

11.

Diagram A shows hot water being poured into cold syrup.

Diagram B shows the final mixture.

Which statement is correct about the temperature of the final mixture?

a)

It is lower than the temperature of the cold syrup

b)

It is lower than the temperature of the hot water

c)

It is higher than the temperature of the hot water

d)

It is the same as the temperature of the cold syrup

12.

Water is used in a cooling system in a car engine.

Why is water used as the cooling agent?

a)

Water evaporates easily

b)

Water is not corrosive

c)

Water has a high density

d)

Water can absorb a lot of heat

13.

Diagram below shows the cooling curve of a substance.

At which stages are specific latent heat released?

a)

VW and XY

b)

WX and YZ

c)

VW and YZ

d)

WX and XY

14.

Boyle’s law states that PV = constant.

Which graph represents the equation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

A fixed mass of gas in a container of fixed volume is heated.

Which statement is correct?

a)

The pressure of the gas is constant

b)

The molecules of the gas move further apart

c)

The kinetic energy of the gas molecules is constant

d)

The molecules of the gas move with higher velocity

16.

Which diagram shows the correct reflection of light from a concave mirror?

[F is the principal focus]

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Table below shows the refractive indices of water and glass.

Based on the information in Table above, which light ray, A, B, C or D, in Diagram below correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Which diagram shows a ray hitting a semicircular glass block at the critical angle, θ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Diagram below shows the apparatus used to determine the relationship between the object distance, u, the image distance, v, and the focal length, f, of a convex lens.

The results are shown in Diagram below.

What is the value of q?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

A lens has a focal length f.

What are the required conditions for the lens to be used as a magnifying lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Diagram below shows the displacement-distance graph of a wave.

The frequency of the wave is 5.0 Hz.

What is the velocity of the wave?

a)

50 cm s.1

b)

75 cm s.1

c)

100 cm s.1

d)

150 cm s.1

22.

What happens to the wave length and the magnitude of the velocity of water waves when it is reflected?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Diagram below shows water waves passing a block of rock in a river.

Which phenomenon explains the propagation of waves at X?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Interference

24.

In which diagram will destructive interferencen occur when the waves meet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

What is the correct relationship between the wave length of an electromagnetic radiation and the energy it carries?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Diagram below shows the shape of a radio wave that is received by a simple radio receiver.

What is the shape of the wave produced after it is passed through a diode?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

Which diagram shows the correct electric field?

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

Diagram below shows an electric circuit.

What is the reading on the ammeter?

a)

14.3 A

b)

2.5 A

c)

1.6A

d)

0.6A

29.

Diagram A shows a series circuit and Diagram B shows a parallel circuit.

Which statement is correct about the circuits?

a)

The bulbs in the series circuit are brighter

than the bulbs in the parallel circuit

b)

The effective resistance of the series circuit

is larger than the effective resistance of the

parallel circuit

c)

The total voltage in the series circuit is higher

than the total voltage in the parallel circuit

d)

The total current flow in the series circuit

is greater than the total current flow in the

parallel circuit

30.

Which graph shows the relationship between the power, P, and the square of the current, I2, of a wire with constant resistance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Diagram below shows the apparatus used to study the effect of an electromagnet.

Which change will increase the number of paper clips attracted to the iron rod?

a)

Use a thinner wire to form the coils

b)

Use a non-insulated wire to form the coils

c)

Reduce the number of coils

d)

Increase the magnitude of the current

32.

Diagram below shows a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field.

a)

J

b)

K

c)

L

d)

M

33.

Diagram below shows an experiment to induce current in a magnetic field.

Which movement of the copper rod induces the maximum current?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Diagram below shows a simple transformer.

The bulb lights up at normal brightness.

What happens if the a.c. input is replaced by a 3 V battery?

a)

The bulb does not light up

b)

The brightness of the bulb remains unchanged

c)

The brightness of the bulb increases

d)

The bulb blows

35.

Diagram below shows a cathode being heated by a filament.

Which particle is emitted from the cathode?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Alpha

36.

Diagram below shows an electric circuit which contains 4 identical bulbs, W, X, Y and Z.

Three of the bulbs light up continuously.

Which bulbs light up continuously?

a)

W, Y, Z

b)

W, X, Z

c)

X, W, Y

d)

X, Y, Z

37.

Which statement about a transistor is correct?

a)

Has two electrodes

b)

Acts as a full wave rectifier

c)

Has its own internal energy supply

d)

Functions as an amplifier

38.

Diagram below shows the radioactive decay series of nucleus R to nucleus V.

How many alpha and beta particles are emitted in this process?

a)
b)
c)
d)
39.

The half-life of arsenic is 18 days. A sample contains a certain amount of arsenic. After 72 days, only 10 g of the arsenic still remains.

What is the initial mass of the arsenic?

a)

160 g

b)

90 g

c)

80 g

d)

72 g

40.

The following equation shows the nuclear fission of 23592U

a)

β particle

b)

α particle

c)

Energy

d)

γ-ray