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Y10 LC2 Physics Assessment 2020

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 15hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
You hit the brakes on your bike. The bike slows down and the brake pads increase in temperature.
What type of energy decreased when you hit the brakes?
a)
kinetic energy
b)
gravitational energy
c)
elastic energy
d)
thermal energy
2.

A 2 Kg mass is pushed along a horizontal, friction-less surface by a 3 N force that is parallel to the surface. How much gravitational potential energy would be gained by the mass if it is moved 2 meters horizontally?

a)

0 J

b)

6 J

c)

40 J

d)

4 J

3.

Latent heat is

a)

the heat absorbed or released at a boiling process during a change of phase

b)

the heat absorbed or released at a constant temperature during a change of phase

c)

the heat absorbed or released at a constant temperature during a change of phase of 1 kg object

d)

the heat absorbed or released by an object to increase or decrease its temperature by 1 degree Celcius

4.

The graph shows the cooling curve of a substance. At which stages the specific latent heat released?

a)

AB and CD

b)

BC and DE

c)

AB and EF

d)

BC and CD

5.

How much heat energy is needed to raise the temperature of 2kg of water from 5 °C to 100 °C? The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg °C.

a)

42000 J

b)

840000 J

c)

798000 J

d)

199500 J

6.

The cell in this circuit provides a voltage of 1.5 V. What is the current running through the circuit?

a)

0.16 A

b)

3 A

c)

6 A

d)

13.5 A

7.

A phone charger has a power rating of 15 W and there is a resistance in the circuit of 4Ω. What is the current flowing through the charger?

a)

1.9 A

b)

3.8 A

c)

14.0 A

d)

60.0 A

8.
This is the symbol for 
a)
Variable Resistor
b)
Thermistor
c)
Light Dependent Resistor
d)
Resistor
9.
An isotope of an element has the same number of _________, but a different number of _________.
a)
Protons, electrons
b)
Protons, neutrons
c)
Electrons, neutrons
10.
Barium-122 has a half-life of 2 minutes. A fresh sample weighing 80 g was obtained. If it takes 10 minutes to set up an experiment using barium-122, how much barium-122 will be left when the experiment begins?
a)
0.25g
b)
2.5g
c)
25g
d)
80g
11.

Which of the following are not contact forces? Pick two.

a)

Tension

b)

Air resistance

c)

Weight

d)

Electrostatic

12.
On which celestial object would you weigh the most?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Sun
d)
You would weigh the same on all celestial objects
13.

Ms Ashley goes on a rollercoaster and when it goes round a loop she feels a gravitational force 2 times the normal gravitational field strength. What would her weight be at this moment? Ms Ashley's mass is 70kg and normal gravitational field strength is 9.8 N/kg.

a)

70 kg

b)

140 N

c)

686 N

d)

1372 N

14.

On which celestial body would you have the most mass?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Sun

d)

Your mass isn't affected by where you are in the universe.

15.

Santa has 4 reindeer pulling his sleigh. Each reindeer provides a forwards force of 150N. The resultant force on the sleigh is 500 N forwards. What is the value of the drag force acting on the sleigh?

a)

350 N

b)

100 N

c)

50 N

d)

There's no drag, he's flying through the air.

16.

When Father Christmas goes down the chimney into Mr Wilson's house there is a downwards force due to his weight and an upwards force of 270N due to the friction with the chimney. Father Christmas has a mass of 130kg. Gravitational field strength is 9.8 N/kg. What is the size and direction of the resultant force on him?

a)

1004 N downwards

b)

1004 N upwards

c)

140 N downwards

d)

140 N upwards

17.

What does it mean for an object to be in equilibrium? Select ALL correct answers.

a)

It has no net force acting on it.

b)

The forces acting on the object all cancel out.

c)

The forces acting on an object balance out.

d)

The sum of all the forces acting on an object is 0.

e)

The object is ONLY at rest.

18.
Which statement is true about a moving object?
When an object is ....
a)
...accelerating, the resultant force acting on it must be zero
b)
... moving at a steady speed, the air resistance acting on it must equal zero
c)
... moving at a steady speed, the resultant force acting on it must equal zero
d)
... moving, there must be a resultant force acting on it.
19.

A car's brakes do 300 kJ of work to make it stop. The car stopped in a distance of 25 m. Calculate the force that was needed to stop the car.

a)

12000 N

b)

12 N

c)

7500 N

d)

300 kN

20.

A bus is moving and has 500 000 J of kinetic energy. The brakes are applied and the bus stops. How much work is needed to make the bus stop?

a)

250 000 J

b)

500 000 J

c)

1 000 000 J

d)

It's impossible to know.

21.

A present with a mass of 0.5kg was lifted 2.3m high. Gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg. What was the work done in lifting the present 2.3m?

a)

4.9 J

b)

11.3 J

c)

22.5 J

d)

45.1 J

22.

The elves are busy wrapping presents. When the presents are wrapped they must be lifted onto a conveyor belt. Each present has a mass of 0.7kg and they must be moved 40cm to the conveyor belt. If an elf wraps 50 presents, what is the total work done? Gravitational field strength is 9.8N/kg.

a)

137 J

b)

1400 J

c)

13720 J

d)

9 J

23.
A spring has a spring constant of 330 N/m.  How far is the spring compressed if 150 N of force are used?
a)
2.2 m
b)
0.0014 m
c)
5.0 m
d)
0.45 m
24.
Which of the following is a true statement regarding springs?
a)
The higher the value of the spring constant, the stiffer the spring.  
b)
In Hooke's law, the force exerted by the spring acts in the same direction as displacement.  
c)
Springs are designed to provide unpredictable variations in force.  
d)
The force exerted by a spring has a quadratic relationship with the displacement form equilibrium.  
25.
Which of the following springs is the stiffest?
a)
A spring that requires a froce of 2000 N to compress it by 6.8 m.
b)
A spring that requires a force of 4000 N to stretch it by 9.0 m. 
c)
A spring that requires a force of 8000 N to compress it by 45 m.  
d)
A spring that requires a force of 4800 N to stretch it by 14 m.
26.
What Quantity can you calculate from the graph and give the magnitude of that quantity.  
a)
distance 4.5 m
b)
Force 15 N
c)
spring constant 20 N/m
d)
spring constant 200 N/m
27.
Explain what the graph shows about how the extension of the spring varies with the force applied
a)

It is directly proportional

b)

It shows the mass of the spring

c)
The force gets bigger
d)
The gradient is diagonal
28.
Which statement most accurately represents Hooke's Law?
a)
a) Extension of a spring is proportional to the force applied.
b)
b) Extension of a spring is proportional to the number of coils.
c)
c) Extension of a spring is inversely proportional to the force applied.
d)
d) Thickness of a spring wire is proportional to the force applied.
29.

The Limit of Proportionality is:

a)

The point beyond which an object (eg. spring) will be permanently deformed.

b)

When elastic deformation stops.

c)

When inelastic deformation begins.

d)

When elastic deformation begins

30.

The spring has an unextended length of 2.5cm. When a weight of mass, m is added it extends by a length of 0.8 cm. When a mass of 3m is added, what is the spring's total length?

a)

4.9 m

b)

3.3 cm

c)

4.1 cm

d)

4.9 cm

31.

When you do an experiment you should always repeat and calculate an average. Why is this?

a)

To reduce the random error.

b)

To remove any statistical errors.

c)

To check your answer.

d)

To make it a fair test.

32.

A vector is a quantity that has:

a)

Just magnitude

b)

Magnitude and distance

c)

Magnitude and direction

d)

Magnitude and displacement

33.

Which of the following statements is true? Pick one.

a)

Velocity is a vector, which means it has a magnitude only

b)

Velocity is a scalar, which means it has a magnitude only

c)

Velocity is a vector, which means it has a magnitude and a direction

d)

Velocity is a scalar, which means it has a magnitude and a direction

34.

Jermaine runs exactly 2 laps around a 400 meter track. What is his displacement?

a)

800

b)

400

c)

200

d)

0

35.
Bill jogs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home.  He does so in 267 seconds.  What is Bill's average speed?
a)
about 3 m/s
b)
about 1.5 m/s
c)
0
d)
about 4 m/s
36.
What is the equation to calculate speed?
a)
speed = distance/time
b)
speed = time/distance
c)
speed = time x distance 
d)
speed = speed/time 
37.

An elf chased after a rogue reindeer for 1hour and 20s at a speed of 3m/s. How far did she run?

a)

10 860 m

b)

12 960 m

c)

240 m

d)

4 m

38.
Which of the following is a unit of speed ?
a)
sec
b)
mi
c)
m/s
d)
min
39.

Whilst practising for Christmas eve, Father Christmas travels the circumference of the Earth which is 40075 km in one night. He leaves the North pole at 9pm and gets back at 6am. Assuming he travels at a constant speed how fast must he have travelled?

a)

1390 m/s

b)

1240 m/s

c)

742 m/s

d)

1.236 m/s

40.

Frosty the snowman moved 650 mm every 2s. How mast was he moving? Give your answer to 2 significant figures.

a)

3300 m/s

b)

320 m/s

c)

32.5 m/s

d)

0.33 m/s

41.

Whilst out Christmas shopping, Ms Vernon travelled a distance of 12.3 km and she travelled at an average speed of 1.2 m/s. How long did it take Ms Vernon to do her Christmas shopping? Give your answer in minutes.

a)

10250 s

b)

171 min

c)

10250 min

d)

615 min

42.

What is the average person's running speed?

a)

1.5 m/s

b)

3 m/s

c)

4 m/s

d)

6 m/s

43.

Why does a car accelerate as it goes round a corner at a constant speed?

a)

Its direction changes

b)

It doesn't

c)

It slows down

d)

Its speeds up

44.

Which of the following are true? Pick one.

a)

Speed is a scalar so it is always the same number.

b)

Velocity can change even when speed stays constant.

c)

Velocity has different units to speed.

d)

Acceleration requires a change in speed.

45.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
46.
a)
b)
c)
d)
47.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
48.

Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

Look at the distance time graph. Approximately how long was this person moving for?

a)

70 s

b)

60 s

c)

35 s

d)

25 s

50.

Look at the distance time graph. How fast was this person travelling in section C?

a)

1.14 m/s

b)

0.83 m/s

c)

0.3 m/s

d)

0.5 m/s

51.
Acceleration is defined as the CHANGE in 
a)
time it takes for one place to move to another place. 
b)
velocity of an object.
c)
distance divided by the time interval 
d)
velocity divided by the time interval 
52.

The unit we use to measure acceleration is ___.

a)

meters / second

b)

meters

c)

seconds

d)

meters / second2

53.
A negative acceleration means that your object is _____. 
a)
not accelerating
b)
not moving
c)
speeding up 
d)
slowing down 
54.

A roller coasters accelerates from an initial velocity of of 6.0 m/s to a final velocity of 70 m/s over 4 seconds. What's the acceleration?

a)

24 m/s2

b)

18 m/s2

c)

16 m/s2

d)

16 m/s

55.
A box sliding down an inclined plane attains a velocity of 27 m/s in 3 seconds from rest.  Find the acceleration.
a)
30 m/s
b)
24 m/s2
c)
9 m/s2
d)
81 km/hr
56.
A dog runs with an initial speed of 7.5 m/s on a waxed floor.  It slides to a stop in 15 seconds.  What is the acceleration?
a)
-7.5 m/s
b)
-7.5 m/s2
c)
-0.5 m/s2
d)
7.5 mi//hr
57.

Santa falls down an elf hole with a constant acceleration due to gravity of 9.8m/s2. His initial velocity was 1.5 m/s and his final velocity before hitting the ground was 40 m/s. How far did he travel? Use the physics equation sheet.

a)

82m

b)

8m

c)

81m

d)

163m

58.

A bauble falls off a Christmas tree. Just before it hits the ground it has reached a velocity of 7.2 m/s. How tall is the Christmas tree? Use the physics equation sheet.

a)

2.6 m

b)

0.4 m

c)

10 m

d)

3.4 m

59.

Ms Kehoe accelerates her car from 5 m/s to 32 m/s. In this time she travelled a distance of 40m. What was her acceleration? Use the physics equation sheet.

a)

12.5 m/s2

b)

0.68 m/s2

c)

0.34 m/s2

d)

5.2 m/s2

60.

Mr Wilson was jogging at a velocity of 2.8 m/s. He then began to accelerate at 2.5 m/s2. He travelled 50 m continuing at this acceleration. What was his final velocity? Use the physics equation sheet.

a)

250 m/s

b)

258 m/s

c)

350 m/s

d)

15 m/s