Kinematics1 [41 marks]

1. 18M.1.SL.TZ1.1

A student measures the radius r of a sphere with an absolute uncertainty Δr. What is the
fractional uncertainty in the volume of the sphere?

( )
3
Δr
A.
r

Δr
B. 3
r
Δr
C. 4π
r

( )
3
Δr
D. 4π
r

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2. 18M.1.SL.TZ1.2

A river flows north. A boat crosses the river so that it only moves in the direction east of its
starting point.

What is the direction in which the boat must be steered?

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3. 18M.1.SL.TZ2.1

What is the best estimate for the diameter of a helium nucleus?

A. 10–21 m

B. 10–18 m

C. 10–15 m

D. 10–10 m

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4. 18M.1.SL.TZ2.2

The velocities vX and vY of two boats, X and Y, are shown.

 Which arrow represents the direction of the vector vX – vY?

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5. 18M.1.SL.TZ2.10

Which is a unit of force?

A. Jm

B. J m–1

C. J m s–1

D. J m–1 s

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6. 18N.1.SL.TZ0.1

What is the unit of power expressed in fundamental SI units?

 A. kg m s–2

B. kg m2 s–2

C. kg m s–3

D. kg m2 s–3

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7. 18N.1.SL.TZ0.2

The length of the side of a cube is 2.0 cm ± 4 %. The mass of the cube is 24.0 g ± 8 %. What is
the percentage uncertainty of the density of the cube?

A. ± 2 %

B. ± 8 %

C. ± 12 %

D. ± 20 %

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8. 18N.1.SL.TZ0.15

The graphs show the variation of the displacement y of a medium with distance x and with time
t for a travelling wave.
What is the speed of the wave?

A. 0.6 m s–1

B. 0.8 m s–1

C. 600 m s–1

D. 800 m s–1

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D
9. 18N.1.SL.TZ0.21

Two parallel wires are perpendicular to the page. The wires carry equal currents in opposite
directions. Point S is at the same distance from both wires. What is the direction of the magnetic
field at point S?

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10. 19M.1.SL.TZ1.1

A student wants to determine the angular speed ω of a rotating object. The period T is 0.50 s ±5
%. The angular speed ω is

2π
ω=
T
What is the percentage uncertainty of ω?

A. 0.2 %

B. 2.5 %

C. 5 %

D. 10 %

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11. 19M.1.SL.TZ1.2

A student models the relationship between the pressure p of a gas and its temperature T as p =
x + y T.
The units of p are pascal and the units of T are kelvin. What are the fundamental SI units of x
and y ?

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12. 19M.1.SL.TZ2.1

A student measures the radius R of a circular plate to determine its area. The absolute
uncertainty in R is ΔR.

What is the fractional uncertainty in the area of the plate?

2ΔR
A.
R

( )
2
ΔR
B.
R

2π Δ R
C.
R

( )
2
ΔR
D. π
R
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13. 19M.1.SL.TZ2.2

What is the unit of electrical potential difference expressed in fundamental SI units?

A. kg m s-1 C-1

B. kg m2 s-2 C-1

C. kg m2 s-3 A-1

D. kg m2 s-1 A

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14. 19M.1.SL.TZ2.5

An object has a weight of 6.10 × 102 N. What is the change in gravitational potential energy of
the object when it moves through 8.0 m vertically?

A. 5 kJ

B. 4.9 kJ

C. 4.88 kJ

D. 4.880 kJ

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15. 19M.1.HL.TZ1.1

A student is verifying the equation

2 λY
x=
z
The percentage uncertainties are:

What is the percentage uncertainty in x?

A. 5 %

B. 15 %

C. 25 %

D. 30 %

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16. 19M.1.HL.TZ2.2

A proton has momentum 10-20 N s and the uncertainty in the position of the proton is 10-10 m.
What is the minimum fractional uncertainty in the momentum of this proton?

A. 5 × 10-25
 B. 5 × 10-15

C. 5 × 10-5

D. 2 × 104

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17. 19N.1.SL.TZ0.1

Which quantity has the fundamental SI units of kg m–1 s–2?

A. Energy
B. Force
C. Momentum
D. Pressure

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18. 19N.1.SL.TZ0.2

An object is held in equilibrium by three forces of magnitude F, G and H that act at a point in the
same plane.

Three equations for these forces are

 I. F cos θ = G
II. F = G cos θ + H sin θ
III. F = G + H

Which equations are correct?

A. I and II only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II and III

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19. 19N.1.SL.TZ0.28

What are the units of specific energy and energy density?

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20. 20N.1.SL.TZ0.1
 Which quantity has the same units as those for energy stored per unit volume?

A. Density

B. Force

C. Momentum

D. Pressure

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21. 20N.1.SL.TZ0.2

A list of four physical quantities is

• acceleration

• energy

• mass

• temperature

How many scalar quantities are in this list?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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22. 21M.1.SL.TZ1.1

Which lists one scalar and two vector quantities?

A. Mass, momentum, potential difference

B. Mass, power, velocity

C. Power, intensity, velocity

 D. Power, momentum, velocity

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23. 21M.1.SL.TZ1.2

Two sets of data, shown below with circles and squares, are obtained in two experiments. The
size of the error bars is the same for all points.
 What is correct about the absolute uncertainty and the fractional uncertainty of the y intercept of
the two lines of best fit?

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24. 21M.1.SL.TZ2.1

A student measures the length l and width w of a rectangular table top.

What is the absolute uncertainty of the perimeter of the table top?

A. 0.3 cm

B. 0.6 cm

C. 1.2 cm

D. 2.4 cm

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25. 21M.1.SL.TZ2.2

What is the unit of power expressed in fundamental SI units?

A. kg m s −3

B. kg m s −1

C. kg m 2 s −1

D. kg m 2 s −3

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26. 21M.1.HL.TZ1.31

Which is a correct unit for gravitational potential?

A. m2 s−2

B. J kg

C. m s−2

D. N m−1 kg−1

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27. 21N.1.SL.TZ0.1

Which is a vector quantity?

A. Acceleration

B. Energy

C. Pressure

D. Speed
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28. 21N.1.SL.TZ0.2

A ball of mass (50 ± 1) g is moving with a speed of (25 ± 1) m s−1. What is the fractional
uncertainty in the momentum of the ball?

A. 0.02

B. 0.04

C. 0.06

D. 0.08

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29. 22M.1.SL.TZ1.1

What is the order of magnitude of the wavelength of visible light?

A. 10−10 m

B. 10−7 m

C. 10−4 m

D. 10−1 m

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30. 22M.1.SL.TZ1.2

The magnitude of the resultant of two forces acting on a body is 12 N. Which pair of forces
acting on the body can combine to produce this resultant?

A. 1 N and 2 N
 B. 1 N and 14 N

C. 5 N and 6 N

D. 6 N and 7 N

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31. 22M.1.SL.TZ1.3

A student measures the time for 20 oscillations of a pendulum. The experiment is repeated four
times. The measurements are:

10.45 s

10.30 s

10.70 s

10.55 s

What is the best estimate of the uncertainty in the average time for 20 oscillations?

A. 0.01 s

B. 0.05 s

C. 0.2 s

D. 0.5 s

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32. 22M.1.SL.TZ2.1

The radius of a circle is measured to be (10.0 ± 0.5) cm. What is the area of the circle?

A. (314.2 ± 0.3) cm2

B. (314 ± 1) cm2

C. (314 ± 15) cm2

D. (314 ± 31) cm2

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33. 22M.1.SL.TZ2.2

Two different experiments, P and Q, generate two sets of data to confirm the proportionality of
variables x and y . The graphs for the data from P and Q are shown. The maximum and
minimum gradient lines are shown for both sets of data.

What is true about the systematic error and the uncertainty of the gradient when P is compared
to Q?

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34. 22M.1.HL.TZ1.1

The intensity of a wave can be defined as the energy per unit area per unit time. What is the unit
of intensity expressed in fundamental SI units?

A. kg m−2 s−1

B. kg m2 s−3

C. kg s−2

D. kg s−3

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35. 22M.1.HL.TZ1.3

The uncertainty in reading a laboratory thermometer is 0.5 °C. The temperature of a liquid falls
from 20 °C to 10 °C as measured by the thermometer. What is the percentage uncertainty in the
change in temperature?

A. 2.5 %

B. 5 %

C. 7.5 %

D. 10 %

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36. 22M.1.HL.TZ2.16

Four particles, two of charge +Q and two of charge −Q, are positioned on the x -axis as shown. A
particle P with a positive charge is placed on the y -axis. What is the direction of the
net electrostatic force on this particle?
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37. 22N.1.SL.TZ0.1

A rectangular sheet of paper has dimensions of (30.0 ± 0.5) cm and (20.0 ± 0.5) cm.

What is the percentage uncertainty of the perimeter of the paper?

A. 1 %

B. 2 %

C. 2.5 %

D. 4 %

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38. 22N.1.SL.TZ0.2

Two forces, F and G, act on a system.

 F is reversed in direction and G is halved.

Which vector correctly represents the new resultant force?

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39. 22N.1.SL.TZ0.4

A projectile is launched with a velocity u at an angle θ to the horizontal. It reaches a

maximum height s. What is the time taken to reach the maximum height?

2s
A.
u cos θ
2s
B.
g
u cos θ
C.
g
 u sinθ
D.
g
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40. 22N.1.HL.TZ0.5

The diagram shows the trajectory of a projectile and the velocity v of the projectile at point P in
its trajectory. P is located before the projectile reaches the peak altitude. Air resistance acts on
the projectile. The acceleration of the projectile at P is a.

What are the magnitudes of the horizontal component and the vertical component of
the acceleration of the projectile at P?

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41. 23M.1.HL.TZ2.37

Light of frequency f is incident on a metallic surface of work function W. Photoelectrons with a

maximum kinetic energy Emax are emitted. The frequency of the incident light is changed to 2 f .

What is true about the maximum kinetic energy and the work function?
A.

B.

C.

D.

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