BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY SCHOOL

Physics (5052) Modular Test

Sec 4 Express

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Topics: Chapters 5 to 7
Name: _________________________ ( )
Class: __________ Date: __________ 30 minutes

Answer ALL questions.

1. A boy of weight 600 N sits on a see-saw at a distance 6.0 m from the pivot.
F
boy

6.0 m 9.0 m

What is the magnitude of force F that is needed to balance the see-saw?

A 400 N B 600 N
C 900 N D 1800 N ( )

2. A uniform metre rule can be balanced when it is supported at the 40-cm mark
provided that a downward force of 0.50 N is applied at the 20-cm mark.

0-cm 100-cm

What is the weight of the metre rule?

A 0.25 N B 0.33 N
C 0.50 N D 1.0 N ( )

3. PQ is a uniform beam of length

4 m resting on supports R and S.
If the beam has a weight of 150 N,
what would be the minimum
downward force F that would lift the
beam clear of the support at R?
A 150 N B 100 N
C 75 N D 50 N ( )

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4. A pivoted uniform bar is in equilibrium
under the action of the forces as 2.0 m 2.0 m 4.0 m
shown.
What is the magnitude of force F?
A 6.0 N
6.0 N F 10 N
B 8.0 N
C 10 N
D 14 N ( )

5. A uniform cube of weight 40 N lies on a uniform

cube
horizontal floor as shown.
What is the magnitude of force F that is F
needed to just tilt the cube?
A 10 N
B 20 N
C 40 N
D 80 N ( )

6. Two forces, F1 and F2, act vertically upwards on a uniform metre rule so as to
keep the rule horizontal. Force F1 act on the 40.0-cm mark while force F2 act on
the 75.0-cm mark, as shown in the diagram below.

0.0 cm 40.0 cm 75.0 cm 100.0 cm

F1 F2

What is the ratio F1 / F2?

A 0.40 B 0.63
C 1.6 D 2.5 ( )

7. A toy monkey hangs freely on a horizontal bar as shown.

Which point, A, B, C or D, is most likely to be the centre of
gravity of the toy?
A
B
 

D
  ( )
C

8. In the following passage, two of the underlined words are used incorrectly.

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 “In a hydroelectric system the water stored in the reservoir has kinetic energy.
As the water falls the energy changes to potential energy which the power
station changes to useful electrical energy and wasted thermal energy.”

Which are the incorrectly used words?

A kinetic potential
B kinetic electrical
C potential electrical
D potential thermal ( )

9. A man holding a bag of 50 N walks horizontally for a distance of 10 m at a

constant speed of 2.5 m/s. what is the work done by the lifting force of 50 N
exerted by the man’s hands on the bag during the walk?
A 0J B 16 J
C 125 J D 500 J ( )

10. A body moving with a speed of 30 m/s has a kinetic energy of 1800 J.
What is the mass of the body?
A 1.0 kg B 4.0 kg
C 30 kg D 120 kg ( )

11. A small rocket, of weight 100 N, is fired at an angle 

and it reaches a height of 12 m, as shown in the rocket
diagram on the right.
What is the change in potential energy of the rocket? 13 m
(Take g = 10 N/kg)
12 m
A 1200 J
B 1300 J

C 12000 J
5m
D 13000 J ( )

12. Two bodies, X and Y, move in the same direction with the same speed. Body X
has a mass of 2 kg and body Y has a mass of 4 kg.
Which of the following statements regarding their motion is/are true?
(I) Body X is more reluctant to stop than body Y.
(II) Body X’s kinetic energy is half of body Y’s.
(III) When at rest, body Y is more reluctant to start moving than body X.
(IV) Both bodies have the same velocity.
A (I) and (III) only B (II) and (III) only
C (II), (III) and (IV) only D (I), (II) and (IV) only ( )
13. A solid block, initially at rest at the top of a

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 frictionless slope, slides down the slope as
shown.
What is the speed of the block at the
bottom of the slope?
(Take g = 10 m/s2)
A 10 m/s B 14 m/s
C 20 m/s D 25 m/s ( )

14. A motor lifts a weight of 2.0 N through a height of 5.0 m in 4.0 s.

What is the power developed by the motor?
A 1.6 W B 2.5 W
C 10 W D 40 W ( )

The diagram on the right shows a

simple mercury barometer and a
metre rule scale set up to measure
the atmospheric pressure.
Use the information found in this
diagram to answer Questions 15 to 17.

15. The atmospheric pressure as shown

in the barometer is _______ mmHg.
A 160
B 750
C 760 Q
D 920 ( )

16. The pressure at point Q of the

barometer is __________ mmHg.
A 330
B 430
C 490
D 510 ( )

17. When the barometer is carried from the 1 st storey to the top storey of a tall
building, the reading of the barometer falls. This is because ___________.
A air pressure has increased
B gravity has decreased
C the surrounding temperature has increased
D there is less air above the barometer ( )

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 The diagram below shows a mercury manometer that is connected to a gas
container. Use the information found in the diagram below to answer Questions
18 and 19.

Gas

18. Mark out on the manometer in the diagram a point R that corresponds to the
atmospheric pressure. [1]

19. If the prevailing atmospheric pressure is 750 mmHg, what is the pressure of the
gas in mmHg?
A 650 B 850
C 1050 D 1150 ( )

20. A man took the reading of a mercury barometer at sea level. He then climbs to
the top of a mountain and took another reading of the barometer at the summit.
Both readings, as well as the densities of mercury and air, are tabulated as
shown.
Height of mercury level (bottom of mountain) / cm 75.0
Height of mercury level (top of mountain) / cm 51.0
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Density of mercury / kgm 13600
Density of air / kgm-3 1.29

Based on the above data, the height of the mountain is _________ m.

A 2350 B 2530
C 7879 D 8848 ( )

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 BUKIT BATOK SECONDARY SCHOOL
Solutions to Physics (5052) Modular Test - Chapters 5 to 7
Q A Remarks
1 A Apply Principle of moments at the pivot,
(600)(6.0) = (F)(9.0)  F = 400 N
2 D Since metre rule is uniform, then its centre of gravity is at 50-cm mark & weight ( W) of
metre rule acts through that point. The system then becomes:
(Diagram not to scale)
0.20 m 0.10 m

0.50 N W

Apply Principle of moments about the pivot, we have:

(W)(0.10) = (0.50)(0.20)  W = 1.0 N
3 A If uniform beam is just lifted clear of the support R, then we only need to consider pivot S
and forget about R. The picture then becomes:
1.0 m 1.0 m

Apply Principle of moments about S, 150 N S F

we can see easily that F = 150 N.
4 B Apply Principle of moments about the pivot, we have:
(6.0)(4.0) + (F)(2.0) = (10)(4.0)  F = 8.0 N
5 B Let x = length of uniform cube
Apply Principle of moments about the pivot: F
Total clockwise moments = total anticlockwise moments
(40)(0.50x) = (F)(x) x
x is common on both sides and can be cancelled off. So:
(40)(0.50) = F
F = 20 N

0.50 x
pivot 40 N
6 D Since metre rule is uniform, then
its weight must act through the 40.0 cm 75.0 cm
50-cm mark.
We must apply Principle of moments
at the 50-cm mark to eliminate the (unknown)
weight of the metre rule so that it does not 0.10 m 0.25 m
disturb our calculations. F1 F2
Hence:
(F1)(0.10) = (F2)(0.25)  F1 / F2 = 0.25 / 0.10 = 2.5
7 A When a body is freely suspended, its centre of gravity (CG) must be vertically below its
point of suspension. Also, remember that the CG of a body need not be on the body itself.
8 A Water stored in a dam has (gravitational) potential energy. When the gates of the dam are
opened, the GPE of the still water is converted to KE of the moving water.
9 A The lifting force of 50 N is acting in a vertical direction but the distance moved is
horizontal. Hence no work is done by the 50 N force.
10 B KE = ½mv2  1800 = ½m(30)2  m = 4.0 kg
11 A GPE = mgh = Wh = (100)(12) = 1200 J
Notes: W = mg = 100 N. In this case, need not multiply by g again.
GPE = mgh (where h = change in vertical height of the object)

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Q A Remarks
12 C  Mass of X = ½(mass of Y)  (I) is wrong, but (II) and (III) are correct.
 Since both bodies move in the same direction with the same speed, then their
velocities must be the same  (IV) is correct.
13 B Since slope is frictionless, then energy lost as heat or sound (when the block slides down
the slope) will be negligible. Thus:
mgh (top of slope) = ½mv2 (bottom of slope)
Cancel the common term “m” on both sides, we have:
gh = ½v2
2(10)(10) = v2
v = 14 m/s (to 2 sig. fig.)
14 B Power = work done / time = (2.0)(5.0) / 4.0 = 2.5 W
15 C Height that corresponds to atmospheric pressure = (920 – 160) mm = 760 mm
(See the teacher for clarification if still in doubt)
16 B Pressure at point Q is due to mercury column that starts at the 920 mm mark and ends at
the 490 mm mark (Note: pressure always “comes from the top”)
Hence, pressure at point Q = (920 – 490) = 430 mmHg
17 D As you go higher, there is less air (i.e., the air becomes thinner). Hence the pressure due
to the air in the atmosphere (atmospheric pressure) also decreases.
18 See white-board for teacher’s explanation
19 B Pressure of gas = atmospheric pressure + 100 mmHg
Hence, pressure of gas = 750 mmHg + 100 mmHg = 850 mmHg
(See the teacher for clarification if still in doubt)

20. Pressure (summit)

= 51.0 cm Hg

H
Mountain

Pressure (base)
= 75.0 cm Hg

Difference in pressure = (75.0 – 51.0) cmHg = 24.0 cmHg

A column of mercury of height 24.0 cm exerts the same pressure as a column of air of height H.
Thus, 24.0 cmHg = pressure exerted by air column of height H.
hmmg = haag (where m = mercury; a = air)
hmm = haa (g is common on both sides of equation  cancelled out)
(0.24)(13600) = (H)(1.29) (height in metres, density in kg/m3)
H = 2530 m
Answer = (B)

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