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EXAMINATION MODULE 2
Physics 4531/1
Paper 1
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INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

1. This question paper consists of 40 questions.

2. Answer all questions.
3. Each question is followed by either three, or four options. Choose the best option for
each question.
4. Choose only one answer for each question.
5. Write your answer in the answer sheet provided.
6. The diagram in the question provided are not drawn to scale unless stated.
7. You may use a non-programmable scientific calculator.

This paper consists of 16 printed pages.

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1. A student is carrying out an investigation on the effect of length of pendulum on its

period. Which of the following quantity is NOT measured during the investigation?
A Length
B Mass
C Current
D Time

2. Which of the following best describes derived quantity?

A A quantity that can be derived from the same base quantity.
B A quantity that can be found by adding different derived quantities.
C A quantity that can be derived from one or more quantities.
D A quantity that can be expressed in more than one quantity.

3. Which of the following physical quantities DOES NOT involve mass?

A Force
B Density
C Energy
D Volume

4. Which of the following has the greatest mass?

A 3.0 × 102 g
B 0.3 × 105 kg
C 0.03 × 1012 g
D 30 × 105 kg

5. Which of the following shows good technique in drawing a linear graph?

A Use odd scales on both axes.
B Never label the axes.
C Modify plots so that all plots lie on the best fit line.
D Draw best fit line.
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6. Diagram 1 shows a graph of volume, V against temperature, Ɵ for a gas when pressure,
P is kept constant during an experiment.

Diagram 1

What are the manipulated variable and responding variable in this experiment?

Manipulated variable Responding variable

A P Ɵ
B V Ɵ
C Ɵ V
D P V

7. The relationship between v and t is given by equation v = t + 3. Which of the following

(v, t) coordinates is not on the line of the equation on a Cartesian plane?
A (1, 4)
B (3, 6)
C (12, 15)
D (0, 4)

8. A ball is moving with constant velocity. Which of the following statements are correct?
A The magnitude of displacement of the ball is the same throughout the motion.
B The magnitude of displacement of the ball for every 1 second is the same.
C The ball is under constant acceleration.
D The ball has a rate of change of momentum.
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9. Diagram 2 shows the pressure of an object when different forces are applied.

F (N) 0 2 4 6 8
P (N m-2) 0 4 8 12 16

Diagram 2

What is the relationship between F and P?

A F is inversely proportional to P.
B F is directly proportional to P.
C F is increasing linearly with P.
D F is increasing with P.

10. An object moves from A to B and then to C in 5 seconds as shown in Diagram 3.

Diagram 3

What is magnitude of speed and velocity of the motion?

Speed Velocity
A 1.4 m s-1 1.0 m s-1
B 7.0 m s-1 5.0 m s-1
C 5.0 m s-1 7.0 m s-1
D 1.0 m s-1 1.4 m s-1

11. A 3 kg object is thrown off the edge of a 50 m tall building. If its velocity at 20 m above
the ground was 25 m s-1, calculate the velocity of the object just before it hits the ground.
A 31.9 m s-1
B 31.3 m s-1
C 24.2 m s-1
D 34.8 m s-1
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12. Amirul pushed a trolley off the edge of the table. Diagram 4 shows the ticker tape of
the motion.

Diagram 4

What is the acceleration of the linear motion?

A 20 cm s-2
B 200 cm s-2
C 100 cm s-2
D 800 cm s-2

13. Diagram 5 shows a velocity-time graph.

Diagram 5

Assume the positive direction of the object’s displacement is to the right, which of the
following is INCORRECT?

A The velocity of the object is decreasing linearly with time.

B The speed of the object is decreasing linearly with time.
C The object is moving towards the left.
D The object is accelerating towards the right.
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14. Which of the following describes the same motion?

I. II.

III. IV.

A I, II, and III

B II, III and IV
C I, III and IV
D I, II, and IV

15. Diagram 6 shows a velocity-time graph for an object.

Diagram 6

Calculate the average velocity in 10 s and the displacement of the object.

Average velocity (m s-1) Displacement (m)

A 4 50
B 4 40
C 5 40
D 5 50
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16. Diagram 7 shows a person jumping off a plane with a parachute.

Diagram 7

Which of the following statements is correct about the use of parachute?

A The net force is decreased.

B The gravitational force is decreased.
C The mass of the person is decreased.
D The air resistance is decreased.

17. What is meant by gravitational acceleration?

A Acceleration due to force of gravity.
B Acceleration due to free fall.
C Acceleration due to forces in equilibrium.
D Acceleration of any object that equals to 9.81 ms-2.

18. An object is moving with uniform velocity. Which of the following is INCORRECT
about the motion of the object?
A Object moves in a straight line.
B Nett force acting on the object is zero.
C Object moves in same direction.
D No force is acting on the object.
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19. Diagram 8 shows a stationary stone being dropped from the top of a well. The stone
took 5 s to reach the surface of water.

Diagram 8

What is the velocity of the stone when it reaches the water surface?

A 24.5 m s-1 downwards

B 24.5 m s-1 upwards
C 49.1 m s-1 downwards
D 49.1 m s-1 upwards

20. Diagram 9 shows the position of a bottle before and after the tablecloth is snapped.

Diagram 9

The bottle can remain stationary because of its

A gravity
B inertia
C momentum
D friction
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21. Diagram 10 shows a baby antelope being chased by a cheetah.

Diagram 10

Explain why the baby antelope runs in a zig-zag pattern to escape from the cheetah.

A The mass of cheetah is smaller than the mass of baby antelope.

B The inertia of cheetah is smaller than the baby antelope.
C It is more difficult for the cheetah to change its direction.
D Baby antelope cannot run in straight line due to health condition.

22. Diagram 11 shows two sumo wrestlers.

Diagram 11

The sumo wrestlers normally have great body mass. It is to make it more difficult for
their opponents to move or lift them. This situation is explained using

A Newton’s first law of motion

B Newton’s second law of motion
C Newton’s third law of motion
D Principle of conservation of momentum
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23. Diagram 12 shows Ball P and Ball Q have different masses. One ball having the mass
twice than the other ball.

Diagram 12

Which of the following is true when the balls are moving with the same velocity.

A The ball with smaller mass has a greater momentum.

B Both balls have zero momentum.
C Both balls have the same momentum.
D The force used to stop the ball with smaller mass is twice the force used to stop
the ball with greater mass.

24. Which of the following statement is true about impulse?

A The greater the force, the smaller the impulse.
B The greater the change of momentum, the smaller the impulse.
C The greater the longer the time of action, the greater the impulse.
D The shorter the time of impact, the smaller the impulse.

25. Which of the following shows effect of inertia?

A B

C D
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26. A lorry of mass 2000 kg moves at a velocity of 5.0 m s-1 to the north. It collides with a
car of mass 1000 kg moving at a velocity of 2.0 m s-1 in the same direction. If the lorry
moves at a velocity of 3.5 ms-1 in the same direction after the collision, determine the
velocity of the car after collision.
A 1 m s-1 to the north
B 5 m s-1 to the south
C 5 m s-1 to the north
D 1 m s-1 to the south

27. Diagram 13 shows a 71 kg boy and a 43 kg girl, both wearing skates face each other at
rest on a skating rink.

Diagram 13

Neglecting friction, which of the following match might be the velocity of the boy and
girl after they push each other and release their hands?

Velocity of the girl Velocity of the boy

A 2.81 m s-1to the right 4.64 m s-1 to the left
B 4.64 m s-1 to the right 2.81 m s-1 to the left
C 4.64 m s-1 to the left 2.81 m s-1 to the right
D 2.81 m s-1to the left 4.64 m s-1 to the right

28. A basketball of mass 0.6 kg is moving horizontally at uniform speed of 10 m s-1 until it
hits a rigid wall. Within 0.05 second, the basketball rebounds. If the force acting on the
wall is - 180 N, what is the final velocity of the basketball?
A 5 m s-1
B - 1 m s-1
C - 5 m s-1
D None of the above
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29. Diagram 14 shows the launching of a rocket with upwards acceleration.

Diagram 14

Which modification will further increase the acceleration of the rocket?

A Increase the diameter of the thrust nozzle.

B Increase the length of the rocket.
C Decrease the mass of the rocket.
D Decrease the length of the rocket.

30. Diagram 15 demonstrates how to use a Newton’s cradle.

Diagram 15

Which of the following physics concept is conserved in the demonstration?

A Inertia
B Momentum
C Force
D Impulse
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31. Which of the following graphs are correct about force?

I. II.

III. IV.

A I and II only
B II and IV only
C I, III, and IV
D I, II and III

32. Diagram 16 shows the car safety features that save the man’s life during a head on
collision.

Diagram 16

Which of the following safety features is not meant to protect the man from such
accident?

A Seatbelt
B Headrest
C Airbag
D Shatterproof windscreen
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33. Diagram 17 shows a boy throwing a ball on an ice-skating rink.

Diagram 17

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT based on Diagram 16?

A Momentum is conserved in a closed system.

B A reaction force of same magnitude but opposite direction is experienced by the
boy when he exerts force on the ball.
C The greater the mass, the smaller the acceleration if force is of same magnitude.
D An external force is applied to the system which consists of the boy and the ball.

34. Which law of physics is described by the following relation?

𝑚𝑣 − 𝑚𝑢
𝐹∝
𝑡

A Force
B Newton’s Second Law of Motion
C Newton’s Third Law of Motion
D Impulsive force

35. A boy broke his leg during a long jump event. Which of the following is NOT a possible
factor that leads to the injury?
A He landed without bending his knees.
B The depth of sand in landing area is too shallow.
C He did not wear shoes during the jump.
D He did not run before taking the jump.
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36. Diagram 18 shows forces acting on an object on an inclined plane.

Diagram 18

Determine which vector A, B, C or D represents the weight of the object.

37. A planet X has a similar radius as earth but has a higher density than earth. Diagram 19
shows the graph of weight of object on planet X against its mass.

Diagram 19

Which curve A, B or C shows the correct graph of weight of an object on planet X

against its mass?
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38. Which of the following matches is correct about mass and weight?

Mass
A Unit of mass is kilogram
B Mass is the quantity of matter
C Mass is a vector quantity
D Mass is a derived quantity
Weight
Unit of weight is kilogram
Weight is the force of gravity
Weight is a scalar quantity
Weight is a base quantity

39. A 70 kg astronaut has a weight of 60 N on the surface of an asteroid G. What is the

acceleration due to gravity on the asteroid G?
A 10 m s-2
B 0.86 m s-2
C 0.61 m s-2
D 0.17 m s-2

40. Which of the following is used to measure weight?

A B

C D

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