GLADSTONE INSTITUTE OF LEARNING

PHYSICS 0625

FORM THREE

END OF YEAR EXAMINATION

NAME & CLASS

1 hour 30 minutes
You must answer on the space provided.
You will need: Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

INSTRUCTIONS
• There are three questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
• Write your name, class in the spaces provided.
• You may use a calculator.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this will be adjusted accordingly
• A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
• Any rough working should be done on this question-and-answer sheet.
1. (a) Fig. 1.1 shows a helicopter which is stationary at a height of 1500 m above the ground

(i) State the two conditions necessary for the helicopter to remain in equilibrium. condition 1
...........................................................................................................................................

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condition 2 .........................................................................................................................

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[2]
(ii) The mass of the helicopter is 3200 kg. Calculate the change in the gravitational potential
energy of the helicopter as it rises from the ground to 1500 m.

change in gravitational potential energy = ......................................................... [2]

[Total:4]
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2. A student catches a cricket ball. The speed of the ball immediately before it is caught is 18m/s.
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The mass of the cricket ball is 160g.

2. (a) Calculate the kinetic energy stored in the cricket ball immediately before it is caught.

kinetic energy = ......................................................... [3]

(b) It takes 0.12s to catch the ball and bring it to rest.

Calculate the average force exerted on the ball.

average force = ......................................................... [2]

[Total:5]

3. Fig. 3.1 shows a balloon filled with helium gas.

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 Fig. 3.1
The mass of the balloon is 120kg.
(a) Calculate the weight of the balloon. Show your working.

weight = ......................................................... [1]

(b) The resultant force on the balloon is 54N.

Show that the acceleration of the balloon is 0.45m/s2.

[2]

(c) The balloon accelerates upwards from rest at 0.45m/s2 for 8.0s.
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Calculate the velocity of the balloon after 8.0s.

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 velocity = ......................................................... [2]

(d) Calculate the distance travelled by the balloon in the first 8.0s.

distance = ......................................................... [2]

[Total: 8]

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 4. Fig. 4.1 shows a straight section of a river where the water is flowing from right to left at a speed
on 0.54 m/s.

A swimmer starts at point P and swims at a constant speed of 0.72m/s relative to the water and at right
angles to the current.
(a) (i) Determine, relative to the river bank, both the magnitude and direction of the swimmer’s
velocity.

magnitude of velocity =………………………………

direction of velocity ………………………………...

[4]
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 (ii) After 1.5 minutes, the swimmer reaches point Q.
Calculate the distance between P and Q.

distance = ………………………... [3]

(b) When the swimmer is crossing the river, his actions produce a constant forward force on his
body.

Explain why he moves at a constant speed.

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

[Total:9]
5. Fig 5.1 shows a motorcyclist accelerating along a straight horizontal track section of track.

Fig. 5.1
The motorcyclist and motorcycle have a combined mass of 240kg.
(a) On the straight horizontal section of the track, the motorcyclist accelerates from rest at 7.2m/s 2.
(i) The motorcyclist reaches the end of the straight section of track in 5.3s.
Calculate the speed of the motorcyclist at the end of the straight section.
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 speed =……………………………………[2]
(ii) Calculate the resultant force on the motorcyclist and the motorcycle on the straight
section of the track.

resultant force = …………………………………[2]

(b) At the end of the straight section, the track remains horizontal but bends to the right, as shown in
Fig 4.1.

When the motorcyclist reaches the bend, she travels around the bend in a circular path at a
constant speed.
(i) Velocity is a vector quantity.
State how a vector differs from a scalar quantity.

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(ii) Describe what happens to the velocity of the motorcyclist as she travels around the bend
at constant speed.

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…………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

(iii) Explain why there must be a resultant force on the motorcyclist as she travels around the
bend.

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………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]
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(c) (i) Speed is a scalar quantity.

State one other scalar quantity.
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[1]
(ii) Velocity is a vector quantity.
State one other vector quantity.

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[1]
[Total:10]

6. (a) (i) Define pressure.

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(ii) Describe how pressure in a liquid varies with its depth and with its density.
variation with depth

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variation with density

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[2]

(b) State two energy resources for which the Sun is not the main source.

1...........................................................................................................................................

2...........................................................................................................................................
[2]
(c) State and explain whether each of the following methods of electrical power generation is
renewable.

(i) power generation in a nuclear power station

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statement ..........................................................................................................................
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 explanation ........................................................................................................................

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[2]
(ii) power generation from waves in the sea

statement ..........................................................................................................................

explanation ........................................................................................................................

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[2]
[Total: 9]

7. Fig. 7.1 shows an electrically powered bicycle

Fig. 5.1
When full charged, the battery can deliver a power of 600W for 60 min.

(a) (i) Calculate the energy, in joules, stored in the battery when fully charged.

energy=…………………………J [3]

(iii) State the form of energy stored by the battery.

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......................................................... [1]
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(b) The bicycle has a motor with an electrical input power of 250W.

Calculate the time for which the battery can power the bicycle.

time = ......................................................... [2]

(c) Consider this bicycle compared to a small motorcycle.

State two environmental benefits of the electrically powered bicycle.

1............................................................................................................................................

2...........................................................................................................................................
[2]
[Total:8]

8. Fig. 8.1 shows an object of mass 2.0 kg on a bench. This object is connected by a cord, passing
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over a pulley, to an object of mass 3.0 kg.

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 Fig. 8.1
The 2.0kg object is released from rest and accelerates at 4.0m/s 2.
(a) Calculate the resultant force acting on the 2.0kg object.

force = ......................................................... [2]

(b) Calculate the upward force F exerted by the cord on the 3.0kg object.

force F = ......................................................... [3] 11

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 (c) The objects have a constant acceleration.

(i) Show that the speed of the objects 0.80s after release is 3.2m/s.

[2]
(ii) A card, of width 2.0cm, is fixed to the 2.0kg object. As the 2.0kg object moves to
the left, the card passes through a beam of light that is perpendicular to the card.

Using the speed given in (c)(i), calculate the time taken for the card to pass through the
beam of light.

time = .........................................................[2]

[Total: 9]
9. (a) Fig. 9.1 shows water in a river moving parallel to the river bank at 4.0m/s and a canoe
travelling in the river.

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 (a) State law of conservation of energy

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

(b) The mass of the canoeist is 65kg.

Calculate her kinetic energy when travelling on still water at 2.5m/s.

energy = ......................................................... [2]

[Total:4]
10. (a) (i) State which state of matter, solid, liquid or gas, has the greatest thermal expansion and
which has the least.

greatest expansion ...........................................

least expansion ................................................

[2]
(ii) Describe, in terms of the motion and arrangement of particles, the structures of solids
and gases.

solids .................................................................................................................................

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gases .................................................................................................................................

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[3]
(b) (i) Define specific heat capacity.

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 (ii) A student carries out an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of a metal. A
cylinder of the metal is heated by a 12W electrical heater.
State the readings that the student takes.

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[Total: 10]
11. A student investigates the efficiency of a filament lamp. Fig 11.1 shows the filament lamp
with its glass bulb immersed in water in a beaker.

Fig 11.1
The reading on the thermometer in the water is 19.0 ̊ C
Only the glass of the lamp is in contact with the water and the electrical connections are
completely insulated.
The lamp is switched on.
At the end of the experiment, the temperature of the water is 21.5 ̊C.
(a) The mass of the water in the beaker is 600g and the specific heat capacity of the water is
4200J/ (kg̊ C.).
(i) Show that the increase in internal energy of the water is 6300J. 14
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[3]
 (ii) In the experiment, the lamp is switched on for 500s. The power supplied to the
filament lamp is 13 W. The useful energy from the lamp is transferred as light. The
energy that increases the temperature of the water is wasted energy.

Determine the maximum possible efficiency of the filament lamp.

maximum possible efficiency=…………………………………. [4]

(b) The efficiency of the lamp is less than the value determined in (a) (ii).

Suggest one reason for this.

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[Total:8]

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12. Fig. 12.1 shows a ray of light passing through an optical fibre.

Fig 12.1
The optical fibre is made of glass that has a refractive index of 1.4.
(a) (i) No light refracts from the fibre at points P and Q.
State the name of the process that occurs at P and Q.

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[1]
(ii) Calculate the minimum value of angle i for there to be no refraction at point P.

angle = .......................................................... [2]

(b) Show that the critical angle c for glass of refractive index 1.5 is 42̊.

[2]

[Total:5]
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