SMAK 1 BPK PENABUR BANDUNG

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

PHYSICS 0625/12
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) 1st Mock Exam 2021
45 minutes
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The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

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1 A student uses a stopwatch to time a runner running around a circular track. The runner runs two
laps (twice around the track). The diagrams show the reading on the stopwatch when the runner
starts running, at the end of the first lap, and at the end of the second lap.

reading when reading at end reading at end

runner starts of first lap of second lap

What is the time taken for the runner to run the second lap?

A 0 min 50 s B 1 min 10 s C 1 min 13 s D 2 min 03 s

2 Drops of water are dripping steadily from a tap (faucet). The diagram shows a measuring cylinder
which has collected 120 drops of water.

cm3
10

4 water

How many drops in total will have been collected when the measuring cylinder reads 10 cm3?

A 48 B 60 C 180 D 300
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3 The diagram shows a rectangular block of density 2 g / cm3.

3 cm
2 cm

2 cm

What is the mass of the block?

A 2g B 6g C 14 g D 24 g

4 A cylindrical can is rolled along the ruler shown in the diagram.

starting position final position

can rolled
mark on
can

0 cm 5 10 15 20 25 30 cm

The can rolls over twice.

What is the circumference (distance all round) of the can?

A 13 cm B 14 cm C 26 cm D 28 cm

5 A measuring cylinder containing liquid is placed on a top-pan balance. The apparatus is left
overnight and some of the liquid evaporates. The diagrams show the readings.

cm3
252 cm3 244
251 243
250 242
liquid
249 liquid 241
248 240

measuring
cylinder
g g

before liquid after liquid

evaporates evaporates

What is the density of the liquid?

A 0.875 g / cm3 B 1.14 g / cm3 C 1.40 g / cm3 D 1.42 g / cm3

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6 An object moves initially with constant speed and then with constant acceleration.

Which graph shows this motion?

A B

speed speed

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D

speed speed

0 0
0 time 0 time

7 In a race, a car travels 60 times around a 3.6 km track. This takes 2.4 hours.

What is the average speed of the car?

A 1.5 km / h B 90 km / h C 144 km / h D 216 km / h

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8 A heavy metal ball falls vertically downwards through air past four equally spaced levels J, K, L
and M.

metal ball

level J

level K

level L

level M

The times taken to fall from one level to the next are measured.

Where is the speed of the ball greatest and which time is shortest?

speed is time is
greatest between shortest between

A J and K J and K
B J and K L and M
C L and M J and K
D L and M L and M

9 A car travels at various speeds during a short journey.

The table shows the distances travelled and the times taken during each of four stages
P, Q, R and S.

stage P Q R S

distance travelled / km 1.8 3.6 2.7 2.7

time taken / minutes 2 2 4 3

During which two stages is the car travelling at the same average speed?

A P and Q B P and S C Q and R D R and S

10 The diagrams show different objects, each being acted upon by only the two forces shown.
Which object is in equilibrium?

A B C D
5N 4N
3N
4N 4N

3N 5N 5N
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11 A child sits on a rubber ball and bounces up and down on the ground.

What stays the same when the ball hits the ground?

A the acceleration of the ball

B the mass of the ball
C the shape of the ball
D the velocity of the ball

12 On which ball is a non-zero resultant force acting?

A B
a ball moving at constant a ball at rest on a bench
speed on a smooth surface

direction of
movement

C D
a free-falling ball which a ball floating on water
has just been released

water
direction of
movement
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13 Passengers are not allowed to stand on the upper deck of double-decker buses.

upper deck

lower deck

Why is this?

A They would cause the bus to become less stable.

B They would cause the bus to slow down.
C They would increase the kinetic energy of the bus.
D They would lower the centre of mass of the bus.

14 Objects with different masses are hung on a spring. The diagram shows how much the spring
stretches.

10 cm

20 cm

30 cm

100 g

The extension of the spring is directly proportional to the mass hung on it.

What is the mass of object M?

A 110 g B 150 g C 200 g D 300 g

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15 The graph shows how weight varies with mass on planet P and on planet Q.

400
planet P
weight / N
300
planet Q

200

100

0
0 20 40 60 80
mass / kg

An object weighs 400 N on planet P. The object is taken to planet Q.

Which row is correct?

mass of object weight of object

on planet Q / kg on planet Q / N

A 40 200
B 40 400
C 80 200
D 80 400
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16 Two blocks of metal X and Y hang from spring balances as shown in the diagram.

N0 N0
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5

X
Y

What does the diagram show about X and Y?

A They have the same mass and the same volume but different weights.
B They have the same mass and the same weight but different volumes.
C They have the same mass, the same volume and the same weight.
D They have the same weight and the same volume but different masses.
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17 A wooden bar is pivoted at its centre so that it can rotate freely. Two equal forces F are applied to
the bar.

In which diagram is the turning effect greatest?

A B
pivot

F F F
F

C D
pivot F

F
F
F

18 A student adds weights to an elastic cord. He measures the length of the cord for each weight.
He then plots a graph from the results, as shown.

0
0 weight

What has he plotted on the vertical axis?

A measured length
B original length
C (measured length + original length)
D (measured length – original length)
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19 A student places four identical beakers on a bench.

Two beakers contain salt water of density 1.1 g / cm3 and two beakers contain pure water of
density 1.0 g / cm3.

Which beaker exerts the greatest pressure on the bench?

A B C D

150 cm3 100 cm3 150 cm3 100 cm3

of salt of salt of pure of pure
water water water water

20 A brick with flat, rectangular sides rests on a table.

brick
table

The brick is now turned so that it rests on the table on its smallest face.

How has this affected the force and the pressure exerted by the brick on the table?

force pressure

A increased increased
B increased unchanged
C unchanged increased
D unchanged unchanged
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21 A mercury manometer is used to measure a pressure difference. The difference is shown by the
levels X and Y in the diagram.

mm
100
Y
90
80
70
60
50 mercury
40
30
20
10
X
0

What is the pressure difference represented by X and Y?

A 5 mm of mercury
B 50 mm of mercury
C 90 mm of mercury
D 95 mm of mercury
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22 The pressure of a gas is measured using a manometer as shown in the diagram.

pressure to
be measured

h
mercury

The mercury in the manometer is replaced with a liquid which is less dense.

How does the value of h change?

A It becomes zero.
B It decreases, but not to zero.
C It stays the same.
D It increases.

23 Energy is stored in a battery and in a box of matches.

Which type of energy is stored in each of them?

a battery a box of matches

A chemical chemical
B chemical internal (thermal)
C electrical chemical
D electrical internal (thermal)

24 Which row gives an example of the stated form of energy?

form of energy example

A gravitational the energy due to the movement of a train along a level track
B internal the energy due to the flow of cathode rays in a cathode-ray tube
C kinetic the energy due to the position of a swimmer standing on a
high diving board
D strain the energy due to the compression of springs in a car seat
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25 Two farmers use an electrically powered elevator to lift bales of hay. All the bales of hay have the
same mass.

bale of hay

As sunset approaches, they increase the speed of the motor so that more bales are lifted up in a
given time.

How does this affect the work done in lifting each bale and the useful output power of the motor?

work done in useful output power

lifting each bale of the motor

A increases decreases
B increases increases
C no change decreases
D no change increases

26 A ball is dropped on to a hard surface and bounces. It does not bounce all the way back to where
it started, so it has less gravitational potential energy than when it started.

ball dropped
from here
ball bounces
to here

hard surface

What happens to the ‘lost’ energy?

A It is converted into chemical and strain energy.

B It is converted into internal (heat) energy and sound.
C It is destroyed as the ball rises upwards after hitting the ground.
D It is destroyed when the ball hits the ground.
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27 The diagram shows a hydroelectric system.

reservoir
pipe

water

power
station

What are the main energy changes taking place?

A chemical energy → kinetic energy → electrical energy

B electrical energy → gravitational energy → kinetic energy

C gravitational energy → kinetic energy → electrical energy

D kinetic energy → electrical energy → gravitational energy

28 A car moves along a level road at constant speed. Work is done by the engine and power is
developed by the engine.

Which pair of graphs shows how the work done and the power developed vary with time?

A B

work power work power

0 0 0 0
0 time 0 time 0 time 0 time

C D

work power work power

0 0 0 0
0 time 0 time 0 time 0 time
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29 In a hydroelectric power station, one form of energy is stored in a lake or reservoir. This energy is
then transferred in stages to another useful form, which is the output.

Which row gives the name of the stored energy and the name of the output energy?

stored energy output energy

A electrical thermal (heat)

B electrical kinetic
C gravitational electrical
D kinetic electrical

30 A certain machine is very efficient.

What does this mean?

A It produces a large amount of power.

B It uses very little energy.
C It wastes very little energy.
D It works very quickly.

31 The diagram shows an air-conditioning unit on the wall of a room. The unit draws in warm air
from the room and releases cold air into the room.

air-conditioning
unit

What happens to the cold air and why?

cold air why?

A falls it is less dense than warm air

B falls it is more dense than warm air
C rises it is less dense than warm air
D rises it is more dense than warm air
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32 A mercury thermometer with no scale is taped to a ruler as shown.

When the thermometer is placed in steam, the mercury level rises to 22.0 cm.

When the thermometer is placed in pure melting ice, the mercury level falls to 2.0 cm.

cm
30
28
26
24
22 thermometer
20
18
ruler
16
14
12
10
mercury
8
6
4
2
0

Which temperature is shown by the mercury level in the diagram?

A 6 °C B 8 °C C 30 °C D 40 °C

33 The diagrams show four blocks of steel. The blocks are all drawn to the same scale.

The same quantity of thermal energy (heat) is given to each block.

Which block shows the greatest rise in temperature?

A B C D
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34 A gas storage tank has a fixed volume. The graph shows how the temperature of the gas in the
tank varies with time.

temperature

X Y time

At time Y, the gas molecules are

A closer together than at time X.

B hitting the sides of the tank harder than at time X.
C larger in size than at time X.
D moving more slowly than at time X.

35 Two plastic cups are placed one inside the other. Hot water is poured into the inner cup and a lid
is put on top, as shown.

lid

small spacer
small air gap
hot water
bench

Which statement is correct?

A Heat loss by radiation is prevented by the small air gap.

B No heat passes through the sides of either cup.
C The bench is heated by convection from the bottom of the outer cup.
D The lid is used to reduce heat loss by convection.
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36 A rod is made of copper and wood joined together.

wood copper

P S

Q R
heat

The rod is heated at the join in the centre for about a minute.

At which labelled point will the temperature be lowest, and at which point will it be highest?

lowest highest
temperature temperature

A P Q
B P R
C S P
D S R

37 An engineer wants to fix a steel washer on to a steel rod. The rod is just too big to fit into the hole
of the washer.

steel steel rod

washer

How can the engineer fit the washer on to the rod?

A Cool the washer and put it over the rod.

B Cool the washer and rod to the same temperature and push them together.
C Heat the rod and then place it in the hole.
D Heat the washer and then place it over the rod.

38 A hot drink is left in a room that is at a temperature of 20 °C.

What has happened to the drink after ten minutes?

A Its density is lower.

B Its internal energy is lower.
C Its particles have equal energies.
D Its particles move more quickly.
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39 Some air is trapped inside a metal can with a tightly fitting lid.

tightly fitting lid

metal can
air

heat

When the can is heated strongly behind a safety screen, the lid is blown off by the increased
pressure inside the can.

What causes the increase in pressure of the air inside the can?

A The air molecules expand and take up more room.

B The air molecules move more quickly.
C The number of molecules inside the can increases.
D The volume occupied by the molecules decreases.

40 A teacher demonstrates convection currents using a box with two chimneys and a lighted candle.
She holds a smoking taper at point P.

In which direction does the convection current cause the smoke to move?

P
A C

chimney chimney D