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IGCSE - CIE - General Physics 2019

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
2.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.
a)

3.5 kg

b)

7.0 kg

c)

12 kg

d)

14 kg

5.
a)

moving X to the left

b)

moving X to the right

c)

moving Y to the right

d)

moving the pivot to the left

6.
a)

less than 40N

b)

40N

c)

more than 40N

d)

impossible to tell without a scale on the beam

7.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.
a)

5

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

9.
a)

All the forces are equal in size.

b)

The resultant force on the beam is in the opposite direction to the resultant turning effect.

c)

The resultant force on the beam is zero and the resultant turning effect on the beam is zero.

d)

The total upward force is twice the total downward force.

10.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

An object has a mass of 50kg. The gravitational field strength on Earth is 10.0N/ kg. The gravitational field strength on a distant planet is 4.0N/ kg. What is the weight of the object on Earth, and what is its weight on the distant planet?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

An astronaut in an orbiting spacecraft experiences a force due to gravity. This force is less than when she is on the Earth’s surface. Compared with being on the Earth’s surface, how do her mass and her weight change when she goes into orbit?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

3 A car travels 100km. The journey takes two hours. The highest speed of the car is 80km/ h, and the lowest speed is 40km/ h. What is the average speed for the journey?

a)

A 40km/ h

b)

B 50km/ h

c)

C 60km/ h

d)

D 120km/ h

14.

Weight is an example of which quantity?

a)

A acceleration

b)

B force

c)

C mass

d)

D pressure

15.

The mass of an object is measured on Earth. The mass is 5.0kg. The object is taken to the Moon. The mass of the object is measured on the Moon. What is the mass of the object on the Moon?

a)

A 0 kg

b)

B more than 0kg, but less than 5.0kg

c)

C 5.0 kg

d)

D more than 5.0kg

16.

Which statement about mass or weight is correct?

a)

A Mass is a force.

b)

B Mass is measured in newtons

c)

C Weight is a force.

d)

D Weight is measured in kilograms.

17.

7 What is the weight of an object?

a)

A the force of gravity on the object

b)

B the gravitational potential energy of the object

c)

C the internal energy of the object

d)

D the mass of the object

18.

A customer goes to a market and buys some rice. The stallholder pours rice into a dish that hangs from a spring balance. He records the reading on the spring balance.


The customer then buys some pasta and the stallholder notices that the reading on the spring balance, with just pasta in the dish, is the same as it was with just rice in the dish. The rice and the pasta must have the same

a)

A density.

b)

B temperature.

c)

C volume.

d)

D weight

19.

Two blocks of metal X and Y hang from spring balances, as shown in the diagrams.

What does the diagram show about X and Y?

a)

A They have the same mass and the same volume but different weights.

b)

B They have the same mass and the same weight but different volumes.

c)

C They have the same mass, the same volume and the same weight.

d)

D They have the same weight and the same volume but different masses.

20.

An experiment is carried out to measure the extension of a rubber band for different loads. The results are shown above. Which figure is missing from the table?

a)

A 17.2

b)

B 17.3

c)

C 17.4

d)

D 17.6

21.

Four objects are each acted on by only two forces, as shown. Which object is in equilibrium? D

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.
a)

A 1.4N

b)

B 1.6N

c)

C 2.6N

d)

D 3.0N

23.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.
a)

A mass of stone × reading 2

b)

B mass of stone × (reading 2 – reading 1)

c)

C mass of stone ÷ reading 2

d)

D mass of stone ÷ (reading 2 – reading 1)

25.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.
a)

A 0.25g/ cm3

b)

B 0.40g/ cm3

c)

C 2.5g/ cm3

d)

D 4.0g/ cm3

27.
a)

A 0.875g/ cm3

b)

B 1.14g/ cm3

c)

C 1.40g/ cm3

d)

D 1.42g/ cm3

28.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.
a)

A Both runners are moving at the same speed.

b)

B Runner 1 has zero acceleration.

c)

C Runner 1 is overtaking runner 2.

d)

D Runner 2 is slowing down.

30.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

33.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

Which of the following pairs are both scalar quantities?

a)

energy and force

b)

speed and mass

c)

temperature and velocity

d)

volume and weight

e)

density and acceleration

38.

Which of the following pairs are both vector quantities?

a)

weight and mass

b)

velocity and speed

c)

force and acceleration

d)

acceleration and speed

e)

velocity and energy

39.

The wind is blowing towards east. The pilot of an airplane wishes to fly due North. In which direction should he aim the airplane?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

40.

Two forces of magnitude 20 N and 50 N act simultaneously on a body. Which one of the following forces cannot be a resultant of the two forces?

a)

20 N

b)

30 N

c)

40 N

d)

70 N

41.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

What is the most accurate and precise method to measure the thickness of a coin?

a)

A Use a micrometer screw gauge

b)

B Use a ruler and look at the scale perpendicularly.

c)

C Use a top pan balance.

d)

D Use the displacement method with water in a measuring cylinder.

43.
a)

A 5.0 m / s2

b)

B 10 m / s2

c)

C 15 m / s2

d)

D 20 m / s2

44.

A skydiver reaches terminal velocity. Then he opens his parachute. What happens to the skydiver as the parachute opens?

a)

A There is a decrease in weight.

b)

B There is acceleration upwards.

c)

C There is an increase in speed.

d)

D There is movement upwards.

45.

A piece of steel is taken from the Earth to the Moon for an experiment. The gravitational field strength on the Moon is smaller than on the Earth. Which statement about the piece of steel is correct?

a)

A It has less mass on the Moon than on the Earth

b)

B It has more mass on the Moon than on the Earth.

c)

C It weighs less on the Moon than on the Earth.

d)

D It weighs more on the Moon than on the Earth.

46.

A boat is travelling at a steady speed in a straight line across the surface of a lake. Which statement about the boat is correct?

a)

The resultant force on the boat is in the direction of motion.

b)

The resultant force on the boat is in the opposite direction to its motion.

c)

The resultant force on the boat is vertically downwards.

d)

The resultant force on the boat is zero.

47.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D