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YUAN CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL

SCIENCE (PHYSICS)
SECONDARY THREE EXPRESS
WEIGHTED ASSESSMENT 3 30
Name : ______________________ ( ) Date: 17th Aug 2022
Class : Duration: 40 minutes

All answers for Section A should be written in the spaces below.

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Section A: MCQs [10 marks]

1 A spanner is used to tighten a bolt by turning it clockwise.
What direction of the applied force will have a maximum turning effect?

2 The diagram shows four cones on a flat surface and the centre of gravity for each cone has
been marked. Which cone is the most stable?

3 The diagram below shows a uniform metre rule supported at P and PX is 20 cm.
The metre rule weighs 5.0 N.

What downward force exerted at X will balance the beam?

A 5.0N B 7.5N C 12.5N D 20N

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4 The diagram represents the motion of a wave in a ripple tank.

What are the amplitude and the period of this wave?

amplitude / cm period / cm

A 2 4

B 2 8

C 4 4

D 4 8

5 The diagram below shows two ducks on a water wave. The direction of travel of the wave is
as shown.

Which row shows the correct movement of the ducks at the next moment?

Duck P Duck Q

A down down

B down up

C up down

D up up
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6 A longitudinal wave travels along a spring.

The diagram represents the position of the coils of the spring at one particular time.

Each coil completes 8.0 oscillations in 2.0 s.

Which of the following correctly identifies the wavelength and frequency of the wave?

wavelength frequency / Hz

A XY 0.25

B XZ 4.0

C YZ 0.25

D YZ 4.0

7 Which of the following is not a transverse wave?

A gamma ray
B light
C sound
D water wave

8 The diagram shows a man standing between 2 cliffs and claps his hands once.

Given that the speed of sound in air is 330 m/s, what will be the time interval between the
first two echoes?

A 0.167 s B 0.333 s C 0.667 s D 1.000 s

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9 Which of the following statements about sound waves is true?

A sound waves can travel through vacuum

B sound waves travel fastest in air
C sound waves travel parallel to vibration
D ultrasound are sound waves with frequency lower than 20 000 Hz

10 The diagrams show the waveforms of two different sounds. The scale on each diagram is the
same.

How does the loudness and pitch of sound 2 compare with sound 1?

loudness pitch

A louder higher

B louder lower

C same lower

D same same
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Section B: Structured Questions [20 marks]

11 Fig. 11.1 shows a lorry being tested for stability. The ramp is tilted as much as possible without
the lorry falling over. The ramp is fixed and the lorry remains at rest in the position as shown.

centre of gravity
of lorry

wall
tilting ramp

Fig. 11.1

(a) State what is meant by centre of gravity.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

…………………………………………………………………………………………………... [1]

(b) On Fig 11.1, draw an arrow to represent the weight, W, of the lorry. [1]

(c) Explain why the lorry will not fall over onto the wall.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

…………………………………………………………………………………………………... [2]
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12 Electromagnetic radiations can be used for sending television signals to different parts of the
Earth. Fig. 12.1 shows two methods of sending television signals to points on the Earth’s
surface.

Fig. 12.1

One method is to transmit signals directly from the television mast to a receiver.
The second method is to send the signals by transmitter via a satellite in space.

(a) State the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum is used for each method of
transmitting television signals.

Directly to receiver: ……………………………………………………………………………….

Sending signals to satellite: ………………………………………………………………….. [2]

(b) (i) State the speed of the wave that is sent out by the television mast.

………………………..…………………………………………………………………… [1]

(ii) The television mast sends out signals of wavelength 0.50 m.

Calculate the frequency of the signal sent by the mast.

frequency = …………………………Hz [2]

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(c) Fig. 12.2 shows the displacement-time graph of the wave sent by the transmitter.
An operator of the transmitter halved the energy output and doubled the frequency of the
waves.

displacement / cm

0 time / s

2 4 6 8

−5

Fig. 12.2

State how the displacement time graph will change due to the operator’s actions.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

13 Fig. 13.1 represents components of the electromagnetic spectrum.

P microwave Infra-red Visible light Q X-ray Gamma

radiation ray

Fig. 13.1

(a) State the type of electromagnetic radiation represented by P and Q. [2]

P: ………………………………………

Q: ………………………………………

(b) State one similarity and one difference between P and Q. [2]

Similarity: …………………………………………………………………………………………

Difference: ………………………………………………………………………………………..
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14 Fig. 14.1 shows an investigation of an underground rock. An explosion is made on the surface.

Fig. 14.1

Sound from the explosion travels to the detector through the air in Path 1, through earth in
Path 2 and by reflection from a layer of rock below the earth in Path 3.

The time taken for the sound to travel from the explosion site to the detector through the three
different paths is shown in the table below.

Path 1 Path 2 Path 3

Time taken / s 3.0 0.45 0.67

(a) Describe how the sound wave is transmitted from the explosion site through the air to
the detector.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]

(b) Explain why the time taken for the sound to travel through Path 1 is longer than through
Path 2.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(c) Given that the distance between two successive rarefactions in the sound wave
produced is 5 cm and the frequency of the sound wave is 8 000 Hz, calculate the speed
of the sound in air.

speed = ………………………… m/s [2]

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Answers
Section A: MCQ
1 C 2 D 3 B 4 B 5 C
6 D 7 C 8 B 9 C 10 C

Section B:
Qn Answer Marks
11(a) The point where the entire weight of the object seems to act on 1
(b) 1

(c) The centre of gravity is above the pivot/ The CG is within the base area of 1
the lorry.
There is no clockwise moment acting on the lorry. (no clockwise no 1
mark)
12(a) Directly to receiver: Radiowave 1

Sending signals to satellite: Microwave 1

(b)(i) 3 x 108 m/s 1
(b)(ii) V = f

3 x 108 = f(0.50). [allow ecf from (i)] 1

F = 6 x 108 Hz 1
(c) The amplitude is lower 1

There is twice/double the number of waves 1

13(a) Radio wave [1]
Ultra-violet wave [1]
(b) Similarity: Both are transverse wave/travel at speed of light/travel in [1]
vacuum

Difference: Radio have longer wavelength than ultraviolet/ Radio have [1]
lower frequency than ultraviolet. [need comparison]
14(a) Explosion causes the air particles next to it to vibrate. 1

The particles collide with neighbouring particles cause the particles to 1

vibrate. This causes regions of compression and rarefaction to form.
(b) The speed of sound in air is slower than in earth/ground. 1
(c) V = (0.05)(8000) (give 1 m if student use v = (5)(8000) ) 1
= 400 m/s 1
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