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Physics Challenge 4

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 7hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Diagram below shows an electric circuit used to investigate the relationship between the resistance and the length of a wire.

Which of the following is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Diagram below shows two identical wooden blocks, R and S, paced on trolleys P and Q respectively.

What happens to the wooden blocks R and S when trolley P collides with the stationary trolley Q?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Which physical quantity is equal to

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Distance

d)

Acceleration

4.

Which graph shows the correct relationship between the force, F, and the extension, x, of a spring?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Diagram below shows a car.

The crumple zone is designed to

a)

reduce the momentum

b)

increase the impulsive force

c)

lengthen the collision time

d)

turn the kinetic energy into gravitational

potential energy

6.

Diagram below shows a toy car of mass 4 kg. The car is pushed forward by a force of 10 N.

The frictional force between the toy car and the floor is 2 N.

What is the acceleration of the toy car?

a)

2.0 m s-2

b)

1.2 m s-2

c)

2.5 m s-2

d)

2.2 m s-2

7.

Diagram below shows a wooden block and a weight connected by an inelastic string through a frictionless pulley.

When the weight is released, the energy change that happens in the system is

a)

potential energy of the wooden block → kinetic energy of the weight

b)

potential energy of the weight → kinetic energy of the wooden block

c)

potential energy of the weight → kinetic energy of the wooden block and weight

d)

potential energy of the weight and wooden block → kinetic energy of the wooden block

8.

Diagram below shows a feather and a stone falling freely in a vacuum.

Which statement is correct about the motion?

a)

The feather and the stone fall with constant velocity

b)

The feather and the stone have the same kinetic energy

c)

The feather and the stone reach the ground at the same time

d)

The gravitational force acting on the feather and the stone are the same

9.

Diagram below shows two divers in a lake and a diver in a sea.

The pressure of water at T, S and U is PT, PS and PU respectively.

Which of the following comparisons is correct about the pressure exerted on the divers?

a)

PU> PT> PS

b)

PU< PT< PS

c)

PU= PT> PS

d)

PU= PT< PS

10.

Diagram below shows water spurting out from a container at different depths.

Which graph shows the correct relationship between the pressure exerted by the water, p and the depth of the water, h?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Diagram below shows a manometer connected to a balloon.

What is the pressure, PB, inside the balloon?

(ρ = density of mercury, g = gravitational acceleration, Patm= atmospheric pressure)

a)

PB= hρg

b)

PBPatm. hρg

c)

PB= Patm+ hρg

12.

Diagram below shows the shovel and the arm of a digger lifting a heavy load.

Which principle is used in the arm of the digger?

a)

Pascal’s prinsiple

b)

Bernoulli’s principle

c)

Principle of equilibrium of forces

d)

Principe of conservation of momentum

13.

Diagram below shows an airship floating at a constant height.

The upthrust exerted on the airship is equal to

a)

the mass of the airship

b)

the weight of the airship

c)

the density of the airship

d)

the volume of air displaced by the airship

14.

Diagram below shows an object with an aerofoil shape plced in a wind tunnel.

Which position, A,B, C or D, experiences the lowest pressure?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Diagram below shows two identical test tubes, P and Q, containing ball bearings X and Y. All the ball bearings have the same size but different densities.

The upthrust on test tube P and Q are FP and FQ, respectively.

Which comparision is correct?

a)

FP= FQ

b)

FP> FQ

c)

FP< FQ

16.

Diagram below shows the pressure-temperature graph for a fixed mass of gas at constant volume.

Which statement is correct about the condition of the gas?

a)

The gas pressure is zero at 0°C

b)

The gas molecules are stationary at -273°C

c)

The kinetic energy of the molecules is maximum at -273°C

d)

The gas pressure is inversely proportional to the temperature

17.

Diagram A shows a dented ping-pong ball.

Diagram B shows the condition of the ball after being placed in hot water.

Which of the following is correct about the mass of the air and the kinetic energy of the air molecules inside the ping-pong hall when the ball is placed in hot water?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Diagram below shows a lead block, an iron block and an aluminium block. All the blocks have the same mass and heated with same amount of heat energy in 15 minutes. The specific heat capacity, c, of each metal is different.

Which statement is correct at the end of the 15 minutes?

a)

The lead block has the lowest final

temperature

b)

The aluminium block has the highest final

temperature

c)

The final temperature of the iron block is

equal to the aluminium block

d)

The final temperature of the lead block is

higher than the iron block

19.

Diagram below shows a boy looking at the image of a letter ‘P’ in a mirror.

How far is the image from the boy?

a)

3 M

b)

4 M

c)

6 M

d)

7 M

20.

Diagram below shows the appearance of the word PHYSICS as seen through a magnifying lens.

Which light phenomenon explains this situation?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Total internal reflection

21.

Diagram below shows a ray of light propagating from air to water.

What is the refractive index of the water?

a)

0.75

b)

0.92

c)

1.34

d)

2.39

22.

Diagram below shows a wave.

The speed of the wave is 4.0 m s-1. The distance of 5 consecutive crests is 8 m. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

0.4 Hz

b)

0.5 Hz

c)

2.0 Hz

d)

2.5 Hz

23.

Diagram below shows an object placed 20 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length, f,10 cm.

What are the characteristics of the image formed?

a)

Real, same size, inverted

b)

Real, diminished, inverted

c)

Virtual, same size, upright

d)

Virtual, diminished, upright

24.

Diagram below shows water waves passing through a gap.


Which phenomenon explains the propagation of the waves?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Difraction

d)

Interference

25.

Diagram below shows an interference pattern of water waves from two sources, S1and S2.

form of wave happens at point X from sources S1and S2?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Which physical quantity of a wave changes when the wave is reflected?

a)

Speed

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Direction of wave propagation

27.

Diagram below shows how the reflection of a sound wave is used to find the depth of a wrecked ship.

What is the depth of the wrecked ship if the reflected sound wave is detected 0.2 s later?

[Speed of sound wave in water = 1 530 m s-1

a)

153 m

b)

306 m

c)

7 650 m

d)

15 300 m

28.

Which statement is correct about the properties of electromagnetic waves?

a)

Electromagnetic waves are longitudinal

waves

b)

Electromagnetic waves propagate at 300 m s-1

c)

Electromagnetic waves undergo reflection,

refraction, diffraction and interference

d)

Electromagnetic waves consist of an electric

field and a magnetic field oscillating parallel

to each other

29.

Diagram shows a left hand which represents the Fleming Left-Hand Rule.


X represents the

a)

motion

b)

current

c)

magnetic field

d)

potential difference

30.

Diagram below shows a voltage-current graph.


Which circuit is used to obtain this graph?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Diagram below shows a circuit with two different resistors, R1and R2. The current flows through R1is I1and through R2is I2.

Which comparision is correct?

a)

I1= I2

b)

I1< I2

c)

I1> I2

32.

A cell has an e.m.f of 1.5 V. When it is connected to an external resistor, the potential difference is 1.3 V and the currrent is 0.2 A.

What is the value of the internal resistance?

a)

0.2 Ω

b)

0.4 Ω

c)

1.0 Ω

d)

1.5 Ω

33.

Diagram below shows the apparatus set-up to observe the magnetic field due to a current in a coil.

Which diagram shows the magnetic field correctly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Diagram below shows an electronic symbol representing an electronic component.

What is the electronic component?

a)

Diode

b)

Inductor

c)

Resistor

d)

Transistor

35.

Diagram below shows the beginning of a chain reaction.

A chain reaction takes place because

a)

U is highly radioactive

b)

the two nuclei Sr and Xe are still radioactive

c)

the number of neutrons released is continuously multiplying as time increases

d)

the energy released during the nuclear reaction is very high

36.

When a sample of Radium-226 decays, the energy released is 7.81 × 10-13 J.

What is the mass defect?

a)

8.68 × 10-30 kg

b)

2.60 × 10-21 kg

c)

3.84 × 1020kg

d)

1.15 × 1029kg

37.
Which of the following is Newton's Law on Gravitation?
a)
F=Gm1m2/r
b)
F = Gm1m2/r2
c)
F = Gm1m2/2r
d)
F = m1m2/2r
38.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
39.

If waves can behave like particles, then particles can behave like a wave. This is the idea behind...

a)

Quantization of Energy

b)

Photoelectric Effect

c)

Compton Effect

d)

deBroglie Waves

e)

Uncertainty Principle

40.

A ____ is a discrete, quantized bundle of energy

a)

Photoelectric effect

b)

Photon

c)

Quantized

d)

Proton