SCHOOL FOR CONTEMPORARY AND ISLAMIC LEARNING

Defence Campus
Final Paper Session 2022-23
Grade IX

Name: _______________________________ Section: _____________

Maximum Marks: /40 Time Allowed: 1hr

PAPER 1 MCQ

INSTRUCTIONS

● There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.

● For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct
and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet.
● Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
● Write in soft pencil.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the
spaces provided unless this has been done for you.
● Do not use correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● Take the weight of 1.0kg to be 9.8N (acceleration of free fall = 9.8m/ s2 ).

INFORMATION

● The total mark for this paper is 40.

● Each correct answer will score one mark.
● Any rough working should be done on this question paper

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1. A small cylinder is rolled along a ruler and completes two full turns as shown in the diagram.

What is the circumference of the cylinder?

A 4.4cm B 5.1cm C 8.8cm D 10.2cm

2. Which diagram shows the vector addition of a 4.0N force and a 3.0N force?

3. The diagram shows the speed-time graph for an object moving with constant acceleration.

What is the distance travelled in the first 4.0s?

A 0.67m B 1.5m C 12m D 24m

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4. An astronaut travels to Mars. Which row describes how his mass and his weight compare with their
sizes on Earth?

5. Which object has the largest resultant force acting on it?

6. A tractor pulls a trailer at a constant speed.

The tractor exerts a force of 1600 N forwards on the trailer. What force is exerted by the trailer on the
tractor?

A 0N B 1600N backwards C 1600N forwards D 3200N forwards

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7. A skydiver is falling at terminal velocity

Which row describes the acceleration of the skydiver and the velocity of the skydiver?

8. Which car experiences a resultant force that is not zero?

A a car moving along a straight horizontal road at constant speed

B a car moving around a bend at constant speed

C a car moving up a hill at constant velocity

D a car that is at rest

9. A car is designed to be stable.

Where must the centre of gravity of the car be?

A above the front wheels

B above the rear wheels
C as high in the car as possible
D as low in the car as possible

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10.The diagram shows a block being pulled up a ramp by a rope.

The block has weight W and the rope is pulled with force F.

The block moves distance PR and is raised through height QR.

What is the equation for the work done on the block by the rope?

A force F × distance PR

B force F × height QR

C weight W × distance PQ

D weight W × distance PR

11. Which uses a non-renewable energy source?

A a geothermal heating system

B a nuclear power station

C a solar panel

D a wind turbine

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12. Which expression gives the efficiency of conventional power generator?

13. Mercury is a liquid. The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer.

Which height is a measure of the atmospheric pressure?

14. A gas is in a sealed container of constant volume. The gas is heated and the pressure of the gas on
the walls of the container increases.

How do the particles of the gas cause this increase in pressure?

A They expand.

B They hit each other more frequently.

C They hit the container walls more frequently.

D They vibrate faster

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15. A person cannot open a glass jar which has a metal lid.
After the lid is held under hot water for a few seconds, the jar opens easily

What is the explanation for this?

A The glass jar contracts.

B The glass jar expands.

C The metal lid contracts.

D The metal lid expands

16. The more energetic particles escape from the surface of a liquid
Which term describes this process?

A condensation

B evaporation

C melting

D radiation

17. The diagram shows three forces acting on a block. The resultant force is 6 N to the right.

Which additional force produces a resultant force of 3 N to the left?

A 3 N to the left B 9 N to the left C 6 N to the right D 13 N to the right

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18. Velocity is given by the change in displacement divided by the change in time.
How many vector quantities appear in this statement?

A0 B1 C2 D3

19. A car of mass 1000 kg is travelling down a steep hill. The brakes fail and the driver uses a horizontal
sand-filled safety road to stop the car.

The car enters the sand at a speed of 10 m / s and experiences a constant stopping force of 2500N.
How far does the car travel in the sand before coming to rest?

A 2.0 m B 4.0 m C 20 m D 40 m

20. Which part of the distance–time graph shows the fastest constant speed?

21.An object is accelerating along a straight, horizontal track.

The acceleration is uniform. Which speed–time graph represents the motion of the object?

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22. What causes the frictional effects experienced by a cyclist to increase?
A using a lighter bicycle

B travelling at greater speed

C a smoother tyre surface

D a road surface covered in oil

23.The diagram shows a car at the moment the driver sees a hazard ahead.

Which expression is equal to the stopping distance?

A braking distance + thinking distance

B braking distance – thinking distance

C braking distance × thinking distance

D braking distance ÷ thinking distance

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24. A planet orbits the Sun. The planet moves in a circular path at constant speed, but is accelerating
because it is changing direction. In which direction does the resultant force act to cause this
acceleration?

25. X is the result of Y divided by Z. What are X, Y and Z?

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26.The graph shows how the extension of a spring changes with the masses suspended from it when
the spring is on planet X and when the spring is on planet Y.

Which conclusion can be drawn from these graphs?

A It is not possible to compare the gravitational field strengths on planets X and Y.

B The gravitational field strength on planet X is equal to the gravitational field strength on planet Y.

C The gravitational field strength on planet X is one third of the gravitational field strength on planet Y.

D The gravitational field strength on planet X is three times the gravitational field strength on planet Y.

27. A uniform beam is pivoted at its centre. Two weights are placed on the beam in the positions shown
and the beam is balanced by an upward force F.

What is the size of F?

A 6.0 N B 12 N C 30 N D 60 N
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28. Four objects of equal mass rest on a table. The centre of mass of each object is labelled G. Which
object is the least stable?

29. Each tyre of a car has an area of 100 cm2 in contact with the ground.
The car has a mass of 1600 kg. The weight of the car is equally distributed amongst the four tyres.
The gravitational field strength g is 10 N/ kg.

What is the pressure exerted on the ground?

A 4.0 N/ cm2 B 16 N/ cm2 C 40 N/ cm2 D 160 N/ cm2

30. The pressure P of some trapped air is varied. The mass and the temperature of the trapped air
remain constant.

Which graph shows how the volume V of the air varies with the pressure P?

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31. A constant force F pulls a block of weight W up the slope shown.

How much work is done by F in pulling the block up the slope?

AF×h BF×l CW×d DW×l

32. X and Y are both 40W, 240V lamps. Lamp X is more efficient than lamp Y.
Which statement correctly compares X with Y?

A X is more expensive to run.

B X has a lower electrical resistance.

C X produces less light energy.

D X produces less thermal energy

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33. The diagram shows a radiator heating the air in a room.

What is the name of this process?

A conduction

B convection

C evaporation

D expansion

34. What is a process of heat transfer that can take place in a vacuum?
A conduction

B convection

C evaporation

D radiation

35. A piece of iron of mass m is placed in a mixture of ice and water.

Its temperature decreases from θ 1 to θ 2.

How much thermal energy is lost by the piece of iron?

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36. A kilogram of a substance has a fixed shape. Thermal energy supplied to the substance weakens
the forces of attraction between its molecules. What is happening?

A A gas is being heated.

B A liquid is at its boiling point.

C A liquid is evaporating.

D A solid is at its melting point.

37.Which conditions produce the greatest rate of evaporation from a liquid?

A high temperature, draught and large surface area of liquid

B high temperature, no draught and large surface area of liquid

C low temperature, draught and small surface area of liquid

D low temperature, no draught and small surface area of liquid

38. Which statement is correct?

A Both longitudinal waves and transverse waves can travel at the speed of light.

B Both longitudinal waves and transverse waves of similar wavelengths must have similar
frequencies.

C Both longitudinal waves and transverse waves can travel in a vacuum.

D Both longitudinal waves and transverse waves can travel in water.

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39. A wave in the sea collides with a cliff. A crest of the wave hits the cliff once every 6.0 s. The
horizontal distance between a crest and the adjacent trough of the wave is 4.5 m. What is the speed
of the wave?

A 0.67 m / s

B 0.75 m / s

C 1.3 m / s

D 1.5 m / s

40. A sound wave refracts as it passes from air to water. Which quantities change?
A speed and frequency only

B speed and wavelength only

C wavelength and frequency only

D speed, frequency and wavelength

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