DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes Track 3
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2021

YEAR 10 PHYSICS TIME: 2 hours

Name: _____________________________________ Class: _______________

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
• Where necessary take acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ to be 10 m/s2.
• The use of a calculator is allowed.
• The number of marks for each question is given in brackets at the end of each
question.
• You may find these equations useful.
Force F = ma W = mg

total distance (u+v) t 1 2

Average Speed= s = s = ut + at
Motion
total time 2 2
v = u + at v2 = u2 +2as Momentum = mv
Q = It V = IR E = QV
R∝L/A E =IVt
Electricity
1 1 1
RTOTAL = R1 +R2 +R3 = +
RTOTAL R1 R2
real depth speed of light in air
η = η =
apparent depth speed of light in medium
Waves v = f λ
hi image height
1 magnification = =
f = ho object height
T
1 1
Others Area of triangle = bh Area of Trapezium = (a+b)h
2 2

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES For Examiner’s Use Only

• Use blue or black ink. Pencil should be used Question Max Mark
for diagrams only.
1 8
• Read each question carefully and make sure
that you know what you have to do before 2 8
starting your answer. 3 8
• Answer ALL questions. 4 8
• All working must be shown. 5 8
6 15
7 15
8 15
Written 85
Practical 15

Total 100
This document consists of 12 printed pages.

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SECTION A

Each question carries 8 marks.

This section carries 40 marks of the total marks for this paper.

1. The ring tone on David’s mobile phone has a frequency of 1.75 kHz.

a) Calculate the periodic time of the ring tone.

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b) Calculate the wavelength of the sound waves produced by David’s mobile, if the
speed of sound in air is 330 m/s.
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c) Explain how the sound waves travel from the mobile to reach David’s ears.
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d) This mobile phone uses a network operating through fibre optic cables. If the
refractive index of the glass fibre optic is 1.55 and the speed of light in air is
3.0 × 108 m/s, calculate the speed of light in the fibre optic.
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e) Name one type of electromagnetic wave used by mobile phones to send and
receive data.
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2. a) Figure 1 shows a beam of light incident on a plane mirror.

Figure 1

i) Complete the diagram to show how the ray of light leaves the mirror. Draw
and label the normal and the reflected ray. [2]

ii) Calculate the angle of reflection of the ray.

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b) Peter uses a magnifier to examine his collection of gold coins.

He represents his set-up on a graph paper as shown in Figure 2
(one square equals 2 cm).

F F

Figure 2

i) Complete Figure 2 to show how the image forms. [2]

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 ii) State whether the image is real or virtual.

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iii) Find the height of the image.

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iv) Calculate the magnification of the lens.

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3. A ship sounds its horn as it is entering the harbour. Jacob, who is on the ship,
hears the loud sound of the horn. After some time he hears a second faint sound,
known as an echo.

horn
building
ship

Figure 3

a) Underline the correct word in the brackets:

An echo is a (refraction, reflection, diffraction) of sound. [1]

b) Martha is in the building shown in Figure 3. She hears the sound of the horn after
0.76 s. Calculate the distance between the ship and the building if the speed of
sound in air is 330 m/s.

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c) The ship uses ultrasound to determine the depth of the sea. Explain what is meant
by ultrasound.

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d) State whether it is possible for Martha to hear ultrasound.

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e) Calculate the speed of ultrasound in water if the signal takes 0.12 s to travel from
the sea bed to the ship and the depth is 180 m.

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f) Identify one other situation where ultrasound is used.

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4. Paul rides a bus to go to school. Soon after he gets on the bus, it starts to move
forwards as shown in Figure 4.

Paul

Figure 4

a) When the bus moves forwards, Paul moves backwards.

Explain why this happens, stating which one of Newton’s laws applies.

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 Velocity (m/s)

10

0 10 20 30 40
Time (s)

Figure 5

b) Figure 5 shows the velocity-time graph for the motion of the bus for the first
40 s after it starts moving. Use the graph or otherwise to calculate the acceleration
of the bus.
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c) Paul has a mass of 65 kg. Calculate the horizontal force experienced by Paul during
the acceleration found in b).
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d) Calculate the total distance covered by the bus.

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5. Andre is investigating how the resistance of a wire varies with different lengths as
shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6

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a) Label the ammeter and the voltmeter on Figure 6. [1]

b) Calculate the charge that flows in the wire if a current of 2 A flows for 3 s.
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c) Determine the energy that is used from the battery during this time.
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d) State what will happen to the current when the temperature of the wire increases.
Explain.
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e) State what will happen to the resistance in the circuit if the resistance wire is
changed with one which has the same length but double the thickness.

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SECTION B

Each question carries 15 marks.

This section carries 45 marks of the total marks for this paper.

6. This question is about refraction.

Bernard and Samantha are investigating
the refractive index of water using the
apparatus shown in Figure 7. The sliding
cork is moved up and down until the
pointer is in line with the image.

a) Complete:

X is called the ______________ depth. [1]

Y is called the ______________ depth. [1]

Figure 7

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b) Name an instrument used to measure X and Y.

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c) Mention two precautions needed to ensure that the readings obtained are reliable.

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d) The table below shows the readings obtained by Bernard and Samantha.

Apparent depth /cm 3.8 7.5 11.3 15.0 18.8

Real depth /cm 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0

i) Plot a graph of Apparent depth on the y-axis against Real depth on the

x-axis. [4]

ii) Using the graph, state the relationship between the apparent and real depth
of the pin in the water. Give a reason for your answer.

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iii) Find the gradient of the graph.

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1
iv) If the gradient of the graph is equal to , calculate the refractive index of
η

water.
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7. This question is about electricity.

a) Figure 8 shows two polythene sheets hanging by a thread, before and after a
student rubs both strips with a dry cloth.

before after
charging charging

Polythene
sheets

Figure 8

i) What type of charge is formed on the polythene sheets when rubbed?

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ii) Explain in terms of electrons how this charge is formed.

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iii) Explain why the two strips move away from each other after charging.

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iv) State a difference, if any, if the polythene sheets in Figure 8 are replaced by

charged perspex sheets.

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v) State what can be done to increase the separation between the sheets.

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b) Maria connected three resistors as shown in Figure 9.

12 V

4Ω
20 Ω

30 Ω

Figure 9

i) Calculate the total resistance of the 20 Ω and the 30 Ω resistors.

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ii) Calculate the total current leaving the battery.

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iii) Calculate the voltage across the 4 Ω resistor.

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iv) Calculate the voltage across the 20 Ω resistor.

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v) Find the current flowing through the 30 Ω resistor.

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8. This question is about momentum.
Amy is riding a bumper car at an amusement
park. Amy’s mass is 65 kg and is riding car A of
mass 200 kg as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10
a) Find the combined mass of car A and its driver.
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b) Calculate the final velocity of car A if it starts from rest and accelerates at
1.5 m/s2 for 3 s.
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13.5 m
Figure 11

c) Car A continues with the velocity found in b) until it strikes another car B
(Figure 11). Calculate the total time for car A to travel 13.5 m to strike car B.
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d) Calculate the momentum of car A before it hits car B.

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e) Car A bumps into car B of total mass 250 kg which is at rest. After the collision,
car A stops and car B moves to the right. Calculate the velocity of car B.
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f) The bumper cars are designed to minimise injury. Explain how the rubber
bumpers, which are all around the car, reduce injury.
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g) Determine the force on car B if the collision lasts for 0.80 s.

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