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SEKOLAH MENENGAH SAINS LABUAN
Ujian Mac 2010
PHYSICS
Form 4
1 HOUR 30 MINUTES
1 (a) Diagram 1.1 shows an electrical measuring 2 Diagram 2 shows velocity – time graph for
instrument. the motorcycle moving along a straight line.
Diagram 1.1
(i) What is the physical quantity measured
Diagram 2
by this instrument?
(a) From Diagram 2, state the base quantity.
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[1 mark]
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(ii) Name the error found on this instrument.
[ 1 mark ]
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(b) Name the physical quantity which is
[1 mark]
represented by the gradient of the line OA.
(b) Diagram 1.2 shows two instruments, X and Y,
that can be used to measure the thickness of a
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wire.
[ 1 mark ]
(c) Which part of the graph that the
motorcycle moves with constant velocity.
X
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[ 1 mark ]
(d) Describe how the distance travelled by the
motorcycle can be determined from the
graph.
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Y [ 1 mark ]
Diagram 1.2 (e) Calculate the total displacement of above
(i) Which instrument is more suitable to velocity – time graph.
measure the thickness of the wire?
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(ii) State one reason for your answer in 1(b)(i).
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Nama: ___________________________________________ Tingkatan:____________________
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(ii) How many images will be produced in 2s? Diagram 4.1
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(b) Diagram 3.2 shows the photo picture of a
moving ping pong ball taken by a mechanical
stroboscope which has two slits and rotate with 5
rotation per second Diagram 4.2
(a)(i) State the type of collision for diagram 4.1
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[1m]
(ii) Calculate the velocity of the boy after he
Diagram 3.2 jumps onto the skateboard.
(i) What is the time interval between two
adjacent images?
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[1 mark]
(ii) Find the average speed for the motion
[2m]
(b) (i) State the type of collision for diagram 4.2
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[1m]
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Nama: ___________________________________________ Tingkatan:____________________
c) State the assumption you made in solving
problem a(ii) (e) Give one example of positive effect of physics
concept explain in (d)
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(f) If the pickup truck in diagram 5.2 moves with
5 Diagram 5 shows two identical pickup truck velocity of 70ms‐1 just before its suddenly
carrying crate on a journey . Diagram 5(a) shows stops. Find the velocity of the crate when the
pick‐up truck carrying empty crate and diagram 5(b) pick‐up truck stops.
shows the pickup truck carrying a heavy loaded
crate. ………………………………………………………………………..
[1 mark]
6 Diagram 6 shows a man riding a motorbike
along a level road.
(a) (b)
Diagram 5
(a) Based on diagram 5.1 and 5.2 above:
(i) Compare the mass of the crates.
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[1 mark]
(ii) Compare the crate’s motion Diagram 6
………………………………………………………………………… The total force acting downwards is 3000 N. The
normal reaction acting on the front tyre is 1200 N
………………………………………………………………………… while the total resistive force is 550 N.
[1 mark] (a) Find S, the force acting on the rear tyre.
(b) State the relationship between the mass and
the motion of the crate.
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[1 mark] (b) At a point in its motion, the motorbike is
moving at a constant speed.
(c) When pickup truck suddenly moves forwards, (i) What is the forward force, F?
the crate will move backwards. Explain why.
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(iii) Explain your answer in (b) (i)
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[2 mark] ………………………………………………………………………..
(d) Name the physics concept involved in (a), (b) [1 mark]
and (c)
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[1 mark]
Nama: ___________________________________________ Tingkatan:____________________
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(c) If the motorbike is accelerating at 2 ms from (c) The rock in diagram 7.2 has the same mass with
‐1 the ball ( 1.5 kg). When Ali kicks the rock, it
velocity of 30 ms . moves from rest to the same velocity as the
(i) what is its velocity after 5 seconds? ball ( 20 ms‐1 ). However, due to the rigidity of
the rock, the time which Ali’s foot is in contact
with the rock is only 0.02 s. Calculate the
impulsive force.
[2 marks]
(ii) what is the distance travelled in that
period of time?
[2 marks]
(d) Compare time of impact in diagram 7.1 with
[1 marks] diagram 7.2.
(e) Name the physics equations involved in solving .............................................................................
problems (c). [1 mark]
…………………………………………...…………………….…… (e) Compare the impulsive force in diagram 7.1
[1 mark] with diagram 7.2.
(f) State the assumption involved in (e) .............................................................................
[1 mark]
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(f) Compare the pain experience by Ali in diagram
[1 mark]
7.1 with diagram 7.2.
7 Diagram 7.1 shows Ali kicking a football and .............................................................................
diagram 7.2 shows Ali kicking a rock. [1 mark]
(g) Based on your answers in (d), (e) and (f), state
the relationship between time of impact,
impulsive force and pain experienced by Ali.
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[1 mark]
Diagram 7.1 Diagram 7.2
(h) Suggest one way how Ali could reduce his pain
(a) Define impulsive force. in diagram 7.2.
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[1 mark ] [1 mark]
(b) The ball in diagram 7.1 has a mass of 1.5 kg.
When Ali kicks the ball, it moves from rest to 20
ms‐1 in 0.2 s. Calculate the impulsive force that
Ali exerted on the ball. [2 marks]
Nama: ___________________________________________ Tingkatan:____________________
Diagram 2.3 Diagram 2.4
Diagram 2.3 and Diagram 2.4 show tankers
Diagram 8.1 Diagram 8.2 with the same capacity but built differently.
(a)(i) Define mass. (i) Which tanker is safer to be used?
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[ 1 Mark] [ 1 Mark]
(ii) Explain your answer in (d)(i).
(ii) State whether mass is scalar quantity or a
vector quantity. …………………………………….................................
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[ 1 Mark] ..…………………………………………………………………
(b)(i) Compare the mass of the cart in Diagram ..…………………………………………………………………
8.1 and Diagram 8.2.
[2 mark]
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[ 1 Mark] (e) Diagram 8.3 shows a boy uses an effort of
100 N to push a 500 N weighted shopping
(ii) Which cart would be more difficult to push? cart. The cart accelerates by 20 ms‐2 .
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[ 1 Mark]
(iii) Which cart would be more difficult to stop
once it’s moving?
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[ 1 Mark]
Diagram 8.3
(iv) Based on your answers in b(i)‐(iii), state the
relationship between mass and the rate of Find the friction force acting on the shopping
change in motion. cart.
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[ 1 Mark]
(c) Name the physics concept involved in (b).
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[ 1 Mark] [2 marks]