Dr ARKAR WIN

CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS CLASSES

C.I.E (I.G.C.S.E)

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CHAPTER (3)

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SECTION (A)
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following statements is correct? (0625/1/O/N/02)

A. Mass and weight are different names for the same thing.
B. The mass of an object is different if the object is taken to the Moon.
C. The weight of a car is one of the forces acting on the car.
D. The weight of a chocolate bar is measured in kilograms.

2. In which of these situations is no resultant force needed? (0625/1/O/N/02) (0625/11,12,13/O/N/14)

A. a car changing direction B. a car moving in a straight line at a steady speed

C. a car slowing down D. a car speeding up

3. Which statement is correct? (0625/01/M/J/03)

A. Mass is a force, measured in kilograms.

B. Mass is a force, measured in newtons.
C. Weight is a force, measured in kilograms.
D. Weight is a force, measured in newtons.

4. A spring is suspended from

a stand. Loads are added
and the extensions are
measured. Which graph
shows the result of plotting
extension against load?
(0625/01/M/J/03)

5. Two forces act on an object. In which situation is it impossible for the object to be in
equilibrium? (0625/01/O/N/03) (0625/01/M/J/06)

A. The two forces act in the same direction.

B. The two forces act through the same point.
C. The two forces are of the same type.
D. The two forces are the same size.

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6. The table below shows the length of a

wire as the load on it is increased. Which
graph correctly shows the extension of the
wire plotted against load? (0625/01/O/N/03)

7. Which statement about the mass of a falling object is correct? (0625/01/M/J/04)

A. It decreases as the object falls.

B. It is equal to the weight of the object.
C. It is measured in newtons.
D. It stays the same as the object falls.

8. An experiment is carried out to measure the extension of a rubber band for different loads.
The results are shown below. Which figure is missing from the table? (0625/01/M/J/04)

(0625/11,1213/M/J/10)

A. 16.5 B. 17.3
C. 17.4 D. 18.3

9. A spring is stretched by hanging a piece of metal from it. What is the name
given to the force m that stretches the spring? (0625/01/O/N/04)

A. friction B. mass
C. pressure D. weight

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10. A student carries out an experiment to plot an extension / load graph for a spring. The
diagrams show the apparatus at the start of the experiment and with a load added. What is
the extension caused by the load? (0625/01/O/N/04)

A. x B. y
C. y+ x D. y – x

11. Three horizontal forces act on a car that is moving along a straight, level road. Which
combination of forces would result in the car moving at constant speed? (0625/01/O/N/04)

12. Which statement is correct? (0625/01/M/J/05)

A. The mass of a bottle of water at the North Pole is different from its mass at the
Equator.
B. The mass of a bottle of water is measured in newtons.
C. The weight of a bottle of water and its mass are the same thing.
D. The weight of a bottle of water is one of the forces acting on it.

13. A girl and a boy are pulling in opposite directions on a rope. The forces acting on the rope
are shown in the diagram. Which single force has the same effect as the two forces shown?
(0625/01/M/J/05)

A. 50 N acting towards the girl

B. 350 N acting towards the girl
C. 50 N acting towards the boy
D. 350 N acting towards the boy

14. Objects with different masses are hung on a 10 cm

spring. The diagram shows how much the spring
stretches. The extension of the spring is directly
proportional to the mass hung on it. What is the mass of
object M? (0625/01/M/J/05) (0625/11,12,13/M/J/11)

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

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15. What is the gravitational force that the Earth exerts on an object? (0625/01/O/N/05)

A. the density of the object B. the mass of the object

C. the volume of the object D. the weight of the object

16. Below are four statements about the effects of forces on objects. Three of the statements are
correct. Which statement is incorrect? (0625/01/M/J/06)

A. A force can change the length of an object.

B. A force can change the mass of an object.
C. A force can change the shape of an object.
D. A force can change the speed of an object.

17. 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? (0625/12/M/J/13)

A. the acceleration of the ball

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

18. A newton is a unit of force. Which quantity is measured in newtons? (0625/01/O/N/06)

A. acceleration B. density C. mass D. weight

19. The diagram shows a bird in flight. In which

direction does the weight of the bird act?
(0625/01/M/J/07)

20. A force acts on a moving rubber ball. How many of the following changes could happen to
the ball because of the force? (0625/01/M/J/07)

• a change in direction
• a change in shape
• a change in mass
• a change in speed
A. 1 B.2 C.3 D.4

21. The table shows the weight of a 10 kg mass on each of five planets. On which planets would
an astronaut have a smaller weight than on Earth? (0625/01/O/N/07)

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A. Mercury, Mars and Jupiter

B. Mercury, Venus and Mars
C. Mercury, Venus and Jupiter
D. Venus, Mars and Jupiter

22. What are the correct units for force and for
weight?
(0625/01/O/N/07) (0625/11,12,13/O/N/13)

23. An aeroplane is in equilibrium. The diagram shows the forces acting on the aeroplane. Which
statement about the forces is correct? (0625/01/O/N/07)

24. A student adds loads to an elastic cord. He measures the

length of the cord for each load. He then plots a graph from
the results. Which length is plotted on the vertical axis?
(0625/01/O/N/07) (0625/11,12,13/O/N/11) (0625/11,12,13/M/J/14)

A. measured length B. original length

C. (measured length – original length) D. (measured length + original length)

25. The force of gravity acting on an astronaut in an

orbiting spacecraft is less than when she is on the
Earth’s surface. Compared with being on the Earth’s
surface, how do her mass and weight change when
she goes into orbit? (0625/01/M/J/08)

26. What is the meaning of the weight of an object? (0625/01/O/N/08)

A. the density of the material from which it is made

B. the force exerted on it by gravity
C. the mass of the matter it contains
D. the pressure it exerts on the floor

27. Which property of an object cannot be changed by a force? (0625/11,12/M/J/09)

A. its mass B. its motion C. its shape D. its size

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28. A train is travelling along a horizontal track at constant speed. Two of the forces acting on the
train are shown in the diagram. A force of air resistance is also acting on the train to give it a
resultant force of zero. What is this air resistance force? (0625/01/O/N/08)

A. 40 000 N backwards
B. 80 000 N backwards
C. 40 000 N forwards
D. 80 000 N forwards

29. Which statement about the masses and weights of objects on the Earth is correct?
(0625/11,12/M/J/09)

A. A balance can only be used to compare weights, not masses.

B. Heavy objects always have more mass than light ones.
C. Large objects always have more mass than small ones.
D. Mass is a force but weight is not.

30. The table shows the weight in newtons of a10 kg mass on each of
four planets. The diagram shows a force meter (spring balance)
being used. On which planet is the force meter (spring balance)
being used? (0625/11,12/M/J/09)

A. Earth
B. Jupiter
C. Mercury
D. Venus

31. A wooden plank rests in equilibrium on two boulders on opposite sides of a narrow stream.
Three forces of size P, Q and R act on the plank. How are the sizes of the forces related?
(0625/11,12/M/J/09)

A. P + Q = R
B. P + R = Q
C. P = Q = R
D. P = Q + R

32. A ball is thrown upwards. What effect does the force of gravity have on the ball?
(0625/11,12/O/N/09)

A. It produces a constant acceleration downwards.

B. It produces a constant acceleration upwards.
C. It produces a decreasing acceleration upwards.
D. It produces an increasing acceleration downwards.

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33. The object in the diagram is acted upon by the two forces shown. What is the effect of
these forces? (0625/11,12/O/N/09)

A. The object moves to the left with constant speed.

B. The object moves to the left with constant acceleration.
C. The object moves to the right with constant speed.
D. The object moves to the right with constant acceleration.

34. Which property of a body can be measured in newtons? (0625/11,12/O/N/09)

A. density B. mass C. volume D. weight

35. A cup contains hot liquid. Some of the

liquid evaporates as it cools. What
happens to the mass and to the weight
of the liquid in the cup as it cools?
(0625/11,12/O/N/09) (0625/11,12,13/O/N/13)

36. The graph shows how weight varies with mass on planet P and on planet Q. An object
weighs 400 N on planet P. The object is taken to planet Q. Which row is correct?
(0625/11,1213/M/J/10)

37. Which statement about a moving object is correct? (0625/11,12,13/M/J/10)

A. When an object is accelerating, the resultant force acting on it must equal zero.
B. When an object is moving at a steady speed, the air resistance acting on it must
equal zero.
C. When an object is moving at a steady speed, the resultant force acting on it must
equal zero.
D. When an object is moving, there must be a resultant force acting on it.

38. The mass of an object is measured on Earth. The mass is 5.0 kg. The object is taken to the
Moon. The mass of the object is measured on the Moon. What is the mass of the object on
the Moon? (0625/11/O/N/15)

A. 0 kg B. more than 0 kg, but less than 5.0 kg

C. 5.0 kg D. more than 5.0 kg

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39. Which list contains the name of a force? (0625/11,12,13/O/N/10)

A. acceleration, charge, temperature B. density, resistance, speed

C. distance, frequency, mass D. energy, power, weight

40. A force acts on a moving rubber ball. Which of these changes could not happen to the ball
because of the force? (0625/11,12,13/O/N/10)

A. a change in direction B. a change in mass

C. a change in shape D. a change in speed

41. The extension / load graph for a spring is

shown. The unloaded length of the spring
is 15.0 cm. When an object of unknown
weight is hung on the spring, the length of
the spring is 16.4 cm. What is the weight
of the object? (0625/11,12,13/O/N/10)

A. 0.55 N B. 0.67 N
C. 3.5 N D. 4.1 N

42. Which combination of forces produces a resultant force acting towards the right?
(0625/11,12,13/O/N/11)

43. Which quantity is measured in newtons? (0625/11/M/J/12)

A. density B. energy C. pressure D. weight

44. A metal block is heated until it is completely melted. It is

then allowed to solidify. What happens to the mass of the
metal during the changes of state? (0625/12/M/J/12)

45. A parachutist inside an aeroplane has a mass of 70 kg. What is his mass after he has
jumped from the aeroplane?
(0625/11,12/O/N/12)

A. 0 kg
B. between 0 kg and 70 kg
C. 70 kg
D. greater than 70 kg

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46. Which statement about mass and weight is correct? (0625/11,12,13/M/J/11)

A. Mass and weight are both forces. B. Neither mass nor weight is a force.
C. Only mass is a force. D. Only weight is a force.

47. A large bag of feathers and a steel block balance each other
on some scales. What does this show about the masses and
the weights of the bag of feathers and the steel block?
(0625/11,12,13/O/N/12)

A. It shows that the masses are equal and the weights are equal.
B. It shows that the masses are equal, but the weights might be different.
C. It shows that the masses might be different and the weights might be different.
D. It shows that the weights are equal, but the masses might be different.

48. On which ball is a non-zero resultant force acting? (0625/12/M/J/12)

49. A large parcel is on a horizontal conveyor belt. The conveyor belt moves the parcel towards
a lorry. The parcel travels towards the lorry at a constant speed. Only two horizontal forces
act on the parcel: air resistance, and friction with the conveyor belt. Which row correctly
compares the directions and the sizes of these two forces? (0625/13/O/N/12)

50. A car moves along a level road. The diagram shows all of the horizontal forces acting on the
car. Which statement is correct? (0625/11,13/M/J/13)

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A. The car is slowing down.

B. The car is speeding up.
C. The car is moving at a constant speed.
D. The car is moving backwards.

51. The diagrams show different objects, each being acted upon by only the two forces shown.
Which object is in equilibrium? (0625/12/M/J/13)

52. A 1 kg sample of aluminium is stored in a laboratory. In a different laboratory, in the same

town, there is a 1 kg sample of iron. Which quantity must these two samples always have in
common? (0625/13/M/J/13)

A. the same density B. the same temperature

C. the same volume D. the same weight

53. A force acting on an object causes some properties of the object to change. Which list
contains only properties that can be changed by the action of the force? (0625/11,12/O/N/13)
A. mass, motion and shape B. mass, motion and size
C. mass, shape and size D. motion, shape and size

54. A box is being moved by a fork-lift truck. The total weight

of the box is 3000 N. The force exerted by the fork-lift
truck on the box is 3500 N upwards. What is the resultant
force on the box? (0625/11,12,13/O/N/13)

A. 500 N downwards B. 500 N upwards

C. 6500 N downwards D. 6500 N upwards

55. Which statement about mass or weight is correct? (0625/12/O/N/15)

A. Mass is a force. B. Mass is measured in newtons.

C. Weight is a force. D. Weight is measured in kilograms.

56. What is the weight of an object? (0625/13/O/N/15)

A. the force of gravity on the object B. the gravitational potential energy of the object
C. the internal energy of the object D. the mass of the object

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57. The diagrams show a steel spring

and a graph of its length against
the load applied to it. What is the
extension of the spring when a
load of 20 N is applied to it?
(0625/13/O/N/13)

A. 3.0 cm
B. 4.5 cm
C. 5.0 cm
D. 8.0 cm

58. Which instrument is used to compare the masses of objects? (0625/11,13/M/J/14)

A. a balance B. a barometer
C. a manometer D. a measuring cylinder

59. A customer goes to a market and buys some rice. The

stallholder pours rice into a dish that hangs from a spring
balance. He records the reading on the spring balance. The
customer then buys some pasta and the stallholder notices that
the reading on the spring balance, with just pasta in the dish, is
the same as it was with just rice in the dish. (0625/12/M/J/14)
The rice and the pasta must have the same
A. density. B. temperature. C. volume. D. weight.

60. The mass of an astronaut is 70 kg on the Moon. What is the mass of the astronaut on the
Earth? (0625/11,12,13/O/N/14)

A. 7 kg B.70 kg C.80 kg D.700 kg

61. Which properties of a body can be changed by applying a force to the body? (0625/11,12/O/N/14)

A. mass, motion and shape B. mass and motion, but not shape
C. mass and shape, but not motion D. motion and shape, but not mass

62. The diagram shows the only three forces acting on

an object. What is the resultant force on the object?
(0625/12/F/M/15)

A. 0 N B. 5.0 N towards the left

C. 5.0 N towards the right D. 10.0 N towards the right

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63. Diagram 1 shows a piece of foam rubber that contains many pockets of air. Diagram 2 shows
the same piece of foam rubber after it has been compressed so that its volume decreases.
What happens to the mass and to the weight of the foam rubber when it is compressed?
(0625/11/M/J/15)

64. Four objects are each acted on by only two forces, as shown. Which object is in equilibrium?

65. A student measures the length of a spring. She then hangs

different weights from the spring. She measures the length of
the spring for each different weight. The table shows her
results. What is the extension of the spring when the weight hung
from it is 3.0 N?
A. 4 mm B. 5 mm
C. 12 mm D. 13 mm

66. The diagrams show four identical objects. Each object is acted on by only the three forces
shown. Which object accelerates to the right, with the smallest acceleration? (0625/12/M/J/15)

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67. Different weights are hung from a spring. The diagram

shows the original length of the spring, and the lengths
when different weights are added. The extension of the
spring is directly proportional to the weight hung from it.
What is the weight of W? (0625/12/M/J/15)

A. 30 N B. 35 N
C. 40 N D. 45 N

68. Weight is an example of which quantity? (0625/13,14/M/J/15)

A. acceleration B. force C. mass D. pressure

69. A car travels along a horizontal road at a constant speed. Three horizontal forces act on the
car. The diagram shows two of these three forces. What is the size and the direction of the
third horizontal force acting on the car? (0625/13,14/M/J/15)

A. 1200 N backwards
B. 1200 N forwards
C. 1800 N backwards
D. 1800 N forwards

70. The extension-load graph for a spring is

shown. The unstretched length of the
spring is 17.0 cm. When an object is
hung from the spring, the length of the
spring is 19.2 cm. What is the weight of
the object? (0625/13,14/M/J/15)

A. 1.4 N B. 1.6 N
C. 2.6 N D. 3.0 N

71. Which list contains only properties of an object that can be changed by a force?
(0625/11/O/N/15)

A. direction of motion, mass, shape B. direction of motion, mass, speed

C. direction of motion, shape, speed D. mass, shape, speed

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SECTION (B)
EXTENDED THEORY QUESTIONS
1. Fig. 1.1 shows apparatus that may be used to compare the strengths of two springs of the
same size, but made from different materials. (0625/03/M/J/03)

Fig: 1.1

(a) (i) Explain how the masses produce a force to stretch the spring.
...................................................................................................................................
(ii) Explain why this force, like all forces, is a vector quantity.
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...................................................................................................................................
[2]
(b) Fig. 1.2 shows the graphs obtained when the two springs are stretched.

Fig: 1.2

(i) State which spring is more difficult to extend. Quote values from the graphs to
support your answer.
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...................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................
(ii) On the graph of spring 2, mark a point P at the limit of proportionality. Explain your
choice of point P.
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(iii) Use the graphs to find the difference in the extensions of the two springs when a
force of 15 N is applied to each one.

difference in extensions = ..................................

[6]
[Total: 8]

2. A solid plastic sphere falls towards the Earth. Fig. 2.1 is the speed-time graph of the fall up to
the point where the sphere hits the Earth’s surface. (0625/03/M/J/05)

Fig: 2.1
(a) Describe in detail the motion of the sphere shown by the graph.
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.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................... [3]
(b) On Fig. 2.2, draw arrows to show the directions of the forces acting on the sphere when it
is at the position shown by point S on the graph. Label your arrows with the names of the
forces.

Fig: 2.2

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(c) Explain why the sphere is moving with constant speed at S.

.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................... [2]

(d) Use the graph to calculate the approximate distance that the sphere falls
(i) between R and T,

distance = ………………. [2]

(ii) between P and Q.

distance = ………………. [2]

[Total: 9]

3. A bus travels from one bus stop to the next. The journey has three distinct parts. Stated in
order they are;
uniform acceleration from rest for 8.0 s,
uniform speed for 12 s,
non-uniform deceleration for 5.0 s.
Fig. 3.1 shows only the deceleration of the bus. (0625/03/M/J/06)

Fig: 3.1

(a) On Fig. 3.1, complete the graph to show the first two parts of the journey. [3]

(b) Calculate the acceleration of the bus 4.0 s after leaving the first bus stop.

acceleration = ........................[2]

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(c) Use the graph to estimate the distance the bus travels between 20 s and 25 s.

estimated distance = ........................[2]

(d) On leaving the second bus stop, the uniform acceleration of the bus is 1.2 m / s2.
The mass of the bus and passengers is 4000 kg. Calculate the accelerating force that
acts on the bus.

force = ........................[2]

(e) The acceleration of the bus from the second bus stop is less than that from the first bus
stop. Suggest two reasons for this.
1. .....................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
2. .....................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................... [2]
[Total: 11]

4. In an experiment, forces are applied to a spring as shown in Fig. 4.1a. The results of this
experiment are shown in Fig. 4.1b. (0625/03/O/N/06)

Fig: 4.1 a Fig: 4.1 b

(a) What is the name given to the point marked Q on Fig. 4.1b?
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(b) For the part OP of the graph, the spring obeys Hooke’s Law. State what this means.
.........................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(c) The spring is stretched until the force and extension are shown by the point R on the
graph. Compare how the spring stretches, as shown by the part of the graph OQ, with
that shown by QR.
.........................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(d) The part OP of the graph shows the spring stretching according to the expression
F = kx.
Use values from the graph to calculate the value of k.

k =............................... [2]
[Total: 5]

5. A large plastic ball is dropped from the top of a tall building. Fig. 5.1 shows the speed-time
graph for the falling ball until it hits the ground. (0625/03/O/N/07)

Fig: 5.1

(a) From the graph estimate,

(i) the time during which the ball is travelling with terminal velocity,
time = ................................................ [1]
(ii) the time during which the ball is accelerating,
time = ................................................ [1]
(iii) the distance fallen while the ball is travelling with terminal velocity,

distance = ................................................ [2]

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(iv) the height of the building.

height = ................................................ [2]

(b) Explain, in terms of the forces acting on the ball, why

(i) the acceleration of the ball decreases,
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............................................................................................................................ [3]
(ii) the ball reaches terminal velocity.
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............................................................................................................................ [2]
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6. Fig. 6.1 shows the speed-time graphs for two falling balls. Both balls fall from the same
height above the ground. (0625/31/M/J/08)

Fig: 6.1

(a) Use the graphs to find

(i) the average acceleration of the falling rubber ball during the first 3.0 s,

acceleration = ................................................ [2]

(ii) the distance fallen by the rubber ball during the first 3.0 s,

distance = ................................................ [2]

(iii) the terminal velocity of the plastic ball.
terminal velocity = ................................................ [1]
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(b) Both balls have the same mass but the volume of the plastic ball is much greater than
that of the rubber ball. Explain, in terms of the forces acting on each ball, why the plastic
ball reaches a terminal velocity but the rubber ball does not.
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................................................................................................................................... [3]

(c) The rubber ball has a mass of 50 g. Calculate the gravitational force acting on the rubber
ball.

force = ................................................ [2]

[Total: 10]

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