1. The diameter of a copper wire is thought to be approximately 0.3mm.

Which instrument should be used to obtain a more accurate measurement of the diameter
of the wire?
A. Measuring tape
B. Metre rule
C. Micrometer
D. Ruler

2. The masses of a measuring cylinder before and after pouring some liquid into it are shown in
the diagram.

Mass = 80g Mass =180g

What is the density of the liquid?

100 3 100 3 180 3 180 3
A. g/cm B. g/cm C. g/cm D. g/cm
120 140 120 140

3. A spring obeys Hooke’s law.

Which graph is obtained by plotting the extension of the spring against the load applied?
4. Which vehicle has an acceleration of 5m/s2?
A. A bicycle, when its speed changes from rest to 2.5m/s in 2s.
B. A car, when its speed changes from rest to 15m/s in 5s.
C. A lorry, when its speed changes from rest to 20m/s in 15s.
D. A motorbike, when its speed changes from rest to 50m/s in 10s.

5. A small aluminium ball is dropped from a high balcony.

Ignoring air resistance, which statement describes its motion?
A. It falls with constant acceleration.
B. It falls with constant speed.
C. It falls with decreasing speed.
D. It falls with decreasing acceleration.

6. Forces of 3N and 4N act as shown in the diagram.

Which diagram shows the resultant R of these two forces?

7. In which situation is no resultant force needed?
A. A car changing direction at a steady speed.
B. A car moving in a straight line at a steady speed.
C. A car slowing down.
D. A car speeding up.

8. The diagram shows a force being applied to a lever to lift a heavy weight.

Which change would enable the heavy weight to be lifted with a smaller force?
A. Move the force to the right.
B. Move the heavy weight to the right.
C. Move the force to the left.
D. Move the pivot to the left.

9. A crane lifts a weight of 1000N through a vertical height of 45m.

It uses 60 000J of energy.
What is the efficiency of the crane?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%

10. A manometer is used to measure the pressure of a gas trapped in a

cylinder. At which labelled point on the diagram is the pressure greatest?
11. A force acts on an area to produce a
pressure. Which changes produce the same
pressure?
A. Double the area and double the force.
B. Double the area and halve the force.
C. Double the area and make the force four times bigger.
D. Halve the area and double the force.

12. The gas in a container is heated but is kept at constant

volume. Why does the gas pressure increase?
A. The molecules expand.
B. The molecules increase in mass.
C. The molecules move further apart.
D. The molecules move more rapidly.

13. What happens to the molecules of a gas when the gas changes into a liquid?
A. They move closer and lose energy.
B. They move closer and gain energy.
C. They move apart and lose energy.
D. They move apart and gain energy.

14. A certain liquid is used in a liquid-in-glass thermometer. It does not expand uniformly with
temperature. What effect will this have on the scale of the thermometer?
A. It will be non-linear.
B. It will have a small range.
C. The markings will be close together.
D. The markings will be far apart.

15. In an experiment, a liquid is heated at a constant rate.

The temperature of the liquid increases and eventually becomes constant.
Which statement about the experiment is correct?
A. Boiling occurs at all temperatures but only on the liquid surface.
B. Boiling occurs throughout the liquid but only at the constant temperature.
C. Evaporation occurs throughout the liquid and at all temperatures.
D. Evaporation occurs only at the constant temperature and only on the liquid surface.

16. 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?
17. To raise the temperature of a 2.0kg block of metal by 20°C, energy of 5.2kJ is
needed. What is the value of the specific heat capacity of the metal?
A. 0.13J/(kg°C)
B. 52J/(kg°C)
C. 130J/(kg°C)
D. 52 000J/(kg°C)

18. What is the name of the process of heat transfer using electromagnetic waves?
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Evaporation
D. Radiation

19. Wei En stands beside Ashley in front of a large plane mirror. They are both the
same distance from the mirror, as shown.
Where does the Wei En see Ashley’s image?

20. Which diagram shows total internal reflection of light?

21. Radio waves are received at a house at the bottom of a hill.

The waves reach the house because the hill has caused them to be .
A. diffracted
B. radiated
C. reflected
D. refracted

22. Which diagram shows how a converging lens is used as a magnifying glass?
23. Which is the best description of the speed of a water wave?
A. The distance between one wave crest and the next.
B. The distance between the crest of a wave and a trough.
C. The distance that a particle of water moves up and down in one second.
D. The distance that a wavefront moves along the surface in one second.

24. The diagram represents water waves about to move into shallow water from deep water.

Which property of the waves remains the same after the waves move into shallow water?
A. Frequency
B. Speed
C. Wavefront direction
D. Wavelength

25. A guitar string is made to vibrate. What

makes the pitch of the note rise?
A. A decrease in the amplitude of vibration.
B. A decrease in the frequency of vibration.
C. An increase in the amplitude of vibration.
D. An increase in the frequency of vibration.

26. The diagram shows the main sections of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing
frequency. Some of the sections are labelled.

The section R has a frequency just below that of light.

Which application uses the section R?
A. Killing cancerous cells
B. Satellite television
C. Sterilisation
D. Television remote controller
27. Two charged metal spheres are suspended close to each other.
Which diagram shows the charge distribution on the spheres and the directions of the forces
on the spheres?

28. The potential difference (p.d.) across a 10Ω resistor is 5V.

How much charge passes through the 10Ω resistor in 30 seconds?
A. 2C
B. 15C
C. 60C
D. 1500C

29. Which methods could be used to demagnetise a magnet?

method 1: place it in an east-west direction and hammer it

method 2: place it in an east-west direction and heat it until it is red hot
method 3: pull it slowly from a coil that is carrying an alternating current
method 4: put it slowly into a coil that is carrying a direct current

A. Methods 1, 2 and 3
B. Methods 2, 3 and 4
C. Methods 1 and 2 only
D. Methods 3 and 4 only

30. The diagram shows a potential divider system of two resistors connected to a 6.0V power
supply.

What is the reading on the voltmeter?

A. 1.0V
B. 1.2V
C. 3.0V
D. 5.0V
31. There is a current of 0.25A in a lamp connected to a 240V
supply. What is the input power to the lamp?
A. 15W
B. 60W
C. 240W
D. 960W

32. An ammeter is connected to three resistors and a power supply.

Which arrangement of resistors gives the greatest ammeter reading?

33. Why is a fuse used in an electrical circuit in a house?

A. To increase the circuit resistance.
B. To keep the power used to a minimum value.
C. To prevent a short-circuit from occurring.
D. To stop the cables from carrying too much current.

34. After some building work in a house, a bare (uninsulated) live wire is left protruding from a
wall. What is the greatest hazard?
A. A fire
B. A fuse blows
C. An electric shock
D. No current flows
35. A battery is connected to two crocodile clips and a lamp.
There is a gap between the crocodile clips.

Four cylinders W, X, Y and Z are made of the same metal but have different dimensions.
The cylinders are connected in turn, by their ends, between the crocodile clips. The
diagrams of the cylinders are all drawn to the same scale.

Which cylinder makes the lamp glow most brightly and which cylinder makes the lamp glow
least brightly?
Most brightly Least
brightly
A. W Y
B. W Z
C. X Y
D. X Z

36. The diagram shows part of an a.c. generator when its coil is in a horizontal position.

The graph shows the voltage output plotted against time.

Which point on the graph shows when the coil is in a vertical position?
37. The diagram shows an alarm system.

What happens when battery P is disconnected?

Iron Armature Bell
A. Falls Rings
B. Falls Stops ringing
C. Moves up Rings
D. Moves up Stops ringing

38. Which device uses slip rings?

A. A d.c. electric motor
B. A relay
C. A transformer
D. An a.c. generator

39. A step-down transformer is used to light a 12V lamp from a 240V mains supply. The
lamp lights at normal brightness. The primary coil has 600 turns.

How many turns are in the secondary coil?

A. 12
B. 20
C. 30
D. 50
40. The wire XY shown in the diagram is connected to a sensitive voltmeter with a centre zero.
XY is then moved quickly once through the magnetic field.

What is observed on the voltmeter?

A. The needle moves briefly in one direction and then returns to the centre.
B. The needle moves quickly in one direction and stays deflected.
C. The needle vibrates rapidly from side to side whilst XY is moving.
D. The needle stays still.