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Physics Form 4 Challenge 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which measurement is the longest?

a)

2.68 × 103μm

b)

2.68 × 10-1mm

c)

2.68 × 103cm

d)

2.68 × 10-4m

2.

Which quantity is a vector quantity?

a)

Area

b)

Length

c)

Distance

d)

Displacement

3.

Diagram below shows an investigation about the stretching of a spring.

Babies of different masses are supported by identical springs.

Which of the following variables are correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following shows the prefixes in ascending order correctly?

a)

mega, giga, milli, micro

b)

micro, milli, giga, mega

c)

mega, giga, micro, milli

d)

micro, milli, mega, giga

5.

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)
6.

Diagram below shows a car moving up a hill.

The car deccelerates as it moves up the hill and accelerates as it moves down the hill.

Which graph shows the correct relationship between the velocity, v, of the car and the time, t, of the motion?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

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)
8.

Which physical quantity is equal to

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Distance

d)

Acceleration

9.

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

10.

In which situation can the principle of conservation of momentum be applied?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

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

12.

Diagram below shows a velocity-time graph for a motion of an object.

What is the total distance, in m, travelled by the object in 8 s?

a)

18

b)

24

c)

32

d)

64

13.

Diagram below shows the position of a plate before and after the table cloth is snatched away.

The plate remains stationary due to

a)

inertia

b)

impulse

c)

momentum

d)

linear motion

14.

Diagram below shows a coconut falling from a tree.

Which graph shows the relationship between the gravitational force, F, acting on the coconut and the mass, m, of the coconut?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Diagram A and Diagram B show two methods of catching a ball.

Which of the following explains the magnitude of the impulsive force on the hands when catching the ball?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which statement is correct about the earth gravitational force?

a)

Not all objects on the earth are influenced by the earth gravitational force

b)

The earth gravitational force is stronger when an object is further away from the centre of the earth

c)

The acceleration of all falling objects is influenced by the earth gravitational force

d)

The earth gravitational force that acts towards the centre of the earth is uniform

17.

A body stays stationary, or continues to move with a uniform velocity, unless there is an external

force that changes its state of motion.

Which law is explained by the above statement?

a)

Newton’s first law of motion

b)

Newton’s second law of motion

c)

Newton’s third law of motion

18.

Two objects with mass 3.5 kg are placed at 4.0 m from each other. Calculate the gravitational force between the objects. [ G = 6.67 ×1011 N m2 kg2G\ =\ 6.67\ \times10^{-11}\ N\ m^2\ kg^{-2}  

a)

 1.44 ×108 N1.44\ \times10^{-8}\ N  

b)

 9.38 ×1011 N9.38\ \times10^{-11}\ N  

c)

 3.81×108 N3.81\times10^{-8}\ N  

d)

 5.11 ×1011 N5.11\ \times10^{-11}\ N  

19.

A satellite is orbiting the Earth. The gravitational force acting on the satellite is FGF_G and the centripetal force for keeping the satellite in orbit is  FCF_C . Which diagram shows the forces acting on the orbiting satellite?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

What shape is the path of a planet that surround the Sun?

a)

Focus

b)

Circle

c)

Perihelion

d)

Ellipse

21.

The specific heat capacity of aluminium is 900 J kg-1°C-1.

Which statement explains the specific heat capacity of aluminium correctly?

a)

1 kg of aluminium absorbs 900 J of heat energy during heating

b)

The temperature of 1 kg of aluminium will rise by 1 °C when it absorbs 900 J of heat energy

c)

The temperature of 1 kg of aluminium will drop by 1 °C when it absorbs 900 J of heat energy

d)

Aluminium requires 900 J of heat energy to increase its temperature by 1 °C

22.

Diagram below shows the heating curve of a sample of naphthalene.

Naphthalene starts to melt at the time

a)

t0

b)

t1

c)

t2

d)

t3

23.

Diagram below shows a syringe connected to a Bourdon gauge.

The readings on the Bourdon gauge before and after the piston is pushed in are shown below.

Which of the following explains this situation?

a)

Boyle’s Law

b)

Charle’s Law

c)

Pascal’s principle

d)

Bernoulli’s principle

24.

Diagram below shows the apparatus used to investigate the relationship between the length, l, and the temperature, T, of the trapped air.

Which graph represents the relationship between l and T?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Diagram below shows a cup of hot coffee.

What happens when the coffee and the cup are in thermal equilibrium?

a)

The temperature of the cup is increasing

b)

The temperature of the coffee is decreasing

c)

There is no net heat flow from the coffee to the cup

d)

There is a net heat flow from the coffee to the cup

26.

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

27.

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)
28.

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

29.

Diagram below shows the positions of a man, a flower pot and a plane mirror.

What is the distance, in m, between the flower pot and the image of the man?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

30.

Diagram below shows the apparent position of a fish as seen by an observer standing by a lake.

At which point, A, B, Cor D, is the actual position of the fish?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

The velocity of light in air is 3.0 × 108m s-1.

What is the velocity of light in a glass block of refractive index 1.60?

a)

5.6 × 10-10 m s-1

b)

5.3 × 10-9m s-1

c)

4.8 × 108m s-1

d)

1.9 × 108m s-1

32.

The critical angle of a type of coloured liquid is 48°.

Which diagram shows the total internal reflection?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which ray diagram is correct for a convex lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Which diagram shows the production of a longitudinal wave?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Diagram below shows a sound wave reflected from a concrete wall.

Which comparison is correct about the reflected sound wave and the incident sound wave?

a)

The wavelength of the incident wave is shorter than the reflected wave

b)

The speed of the incident wave and the reflected wave is the same

c)

The frequency of the incident wave is less than the reflected wave

d)

The angle of incidence of the incident wave is greater than the angle of reflection of the reflected wave

36.

Diagram below shows water waves propagating through a perspex block in a ripple tank.

Which wave pattern is observed when the waves pass through the perspex block?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

Diagram below shows two coherent waves propagate towards each other.

Which diagram is correct when both waves meet?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Diagram below shows a stretched steel wire which produces a loud sound when the wire is plucked.

A loud sound means

a)

a high speed

b)

a large amplitude

c)

a high frequency

d)

a large wavelength

39.

Which is the correct arrangement of electromagnetic waves in order of increasing frequency?

a)

Infrared rays, Microwaves, Gamma rays,

Ultraviolet rays

b)

Gamma rays, Ultraviolet rays, Infrared rays,

Microwaves

c)

Microwaves, Infrared rays, Ultraviolet rays,

Gamma rays

d)

Ultraviolet rays, Gamma rays, Microwaves,

Infrared rays

40.

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)