JAFFERY HIGH SCHOOL

A CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

FIRST-TERM EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2015

PHYSICS Year 8
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Paper 1 20minutes

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

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Answer all questions.

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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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 1. The basic unit of speed is:
a) km/min
b) m/min
c) km/h
d) m/s

2. A faster moving object covers:

a) Less distance in more time

b) More distance in more time
c) Less distance in shorter time
d) More distance in shorter time

3. Which of the following relations is correct?

a) Speed = Distance × Time

b) Speed = Distance ÷ Time
c) Speed = Time ÷ Distance
d) Speed = 1/(Distance × Time)

4. 72 km/hr is same as
a) 72 m/s
b) 7.2 m/s
c) 200 m/s
d) 20 m/s

5. The distance between Delhi and Mumbai is usually expressed in units of

a) millimeter
b) meter

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 c) centimeter
d) kilometer
6. Sound is produced by the vibration of air particles
a. True
b. False

7. Which of the following does not express a time interval?

a) A day
b) A second
c) A school period
d) Time of the first bell in the school

8. Bholu and Golu are playing in a ground. They start running from the same
point A in the ground and reach point B at the same time by following the
paths marked 1 and 2 respectively as shown in Fig. below Which of the
following is/are true for the given situation

As compared to Golu, Bholo covers a

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 a. Longer distance but with a lower speed.
b. Longer distance with a higher speed.
c. Shorter distance with a lower speed.
d. Shorter distance with a higher speed.

9. A car moves with a speed of 40 km/h for 30 minutes The total distance
covered by the car is :
a. 30 km
b. 20 km
c. 10 km
d. 5 km

10.Which of the following is not correct?

a) The basic unit of time is second.
b) Distances between two cities are measured in Kilometers.
c) The basic unit of mass is kg.
d) The speed of a train is expressed in m/h.

11.Show the shape of the distance time graph for the motion in the
Following cases:
i. A car moving with a constant speed.
ii. A car parked on a side road.

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 ………………………………………………..

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12.Figure below shows the distance time graph for the motion of two
vehicles A and B. Which one of them is moving faster? Why?

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 13.Walter covers a distance of 320000 m in 12 hours. Find out the speed of
walter?

[2 marks]
14. Mention two devices used to measure speed?
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15.Mustafa takes 25 minutes from her house to reach his school on a bicycle. If
the bicycle has a speed of 2m/s, calculate the distance between his house and
the school.

[2 marks]

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