May 2012. Term Two Physics AS examination. MC answers.

1
A
21
2
C
22
3
C
23
4
B
24
5
D
25
6
C
26
7
B
27
8
A
28
9
B
29
10
C
30
11
C
31
12
A
32
13
C
33
14
A
15
D
16
B
17
A
18
C
19
D
20
A
1.

(a)

C
C
C
C
C
B
A
C
B
B
A
C
D

(i)

F1 weight / mg (1)
F2 reaction or normal contact force (1)
F3 driving force (1)
F4 friction or air resistance (1)
(ii)

2.

zero acceleration (1)

zero resultant force (1)

max 5

(b)

(P = Fv gives) 18 103 = F 10 (1)

(c)

(i)

1800 250 = 1.6 103 N (1)

(ii)

force = 4 1.55 103 = 6.2 103 N (1)

(allow e.c.f. from(i))

(iii)

total force = 6200 + 250(N) (1)

(= 6.45 103(N))
(P = Fv gives) P = 6.45 103 20 = 1.3 105 W (1) (1.29 105 W)
(allow e.c.f. for value of total force)
4 [10]

(a)

scalars have magnitude (or size) (1)

vectors have magnitude and direction (1)

(and F = 1.8 103 N)

(1.55 103 N)

(b)

(i)

s = t (1)

(ii)

1.59 (1) km (or other correct unit) (1)

3
s = 100 60 =5 km (1)
4
[6]

FB (1)
3.

(a)

FA (1)
(b)

(i)

taking moments (about A) (1)

(400 4.0) + (300 2) = FB 1.6 (1)
2200
= FB so FB = 1375(N) (1)
1.6

(ii)

FA = 1375 700 = 675 (1) N (1) allow e.c.f. from FB

(no marks if weight of board not used)

max 4
[6]

4.

accept mirror image for (a) and (b)

(a)

(b)

velocity

acceleration

time

straight line sloping up (1)

sudden change to negative velocity (1)
smaller negative velocity (1)
same gradient as positive line (1)
(c)

(d)

time

constant value shown (1)

(i)

vertically down at P (1) (ii) vertically down at Q (1)

(iii)

along tangent at P (1) (iv) along tangent at Q (1)

horizontal component of velocity at Q = 15 cos 50 (1) = 9.64 m s1 (1)

momentum at Q = 0.15 9.64 = 1.45 (1) Ns (or kg m s1) (horizontally) (1)

4
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(1)

B
(1)

5.

(a)

(i)

A (1)

B must make an appreciable angle with wall and bar

(ii)

A
B
C

weight of sign and bar (accept gravity) (1)

reaction of wall (1)
tension in wire (1)

max 5

40
(b)

0.375m
118N
use of mg (1) clockwise moments 118 0.375 (1)
= anticlockwise moments (Tcos40 (1)) 0.750 (1) T = 77 N (1)

max 4
[9]

6.

(a)

(b)

(i)

equation showing momentum before = momentum after (1)

correct use of sign (1)

(ii)

no external forces (on any system of colliding bodies) (1)

(i)

(by conservation of momentum m11 + m22 = 0)

0.25 2.2 = ()0.502 (1)

2 = ()1.1(0)msl (1)
(ii)

= total k.e. =

1
1
0.5 1.12 (1)
0.25 2.22 +
2
2

= 0.91J (1)
7.

(a)

(b)

4 [7]

2.1
= 3.0 ms2 (1)
0.7

(i)

gradient =

(ii)

distance is area under graph (to t = 0.1 s)

1
or
0.7 2.1 2.1 + 2.5 0.3 (1) = 1.4(2) m (1)
2
2

(i)

T mg = ma [or T = 1500(9.8+3.0)] (1)

= 1.9 104 N (1)
T = mg = l.5 104 N (1)

(ii)
(c)

EF (1)

power = F or l.5 104 2.5 (1) = 3.7[3.8] 104 W (1)

4
2 [9]

8.

(i)

a=

44
= 11 ms2 (1)
4.0

F = ma =1.1 105 N (1) (ii) = 236 m s1

a=

(iii)

236
= 29.5 ms2 (1)
8.0

44 + 0
sone = av t =
4.0 = 88m (1)
2
stwo = av t = 280 + 44 8.0 (1) = 1296(m) (1)
2

total distance = 1384 m(1)

[6]

9.

(a)
(b)

(c)

sum of clockwise moments equals sum of anticlockwise moments (1)

for a body in equilibrium (1)

point in the body through which the weight/mass (appears to) acts
[or point where resultant torque/moment is zero]
[or point where body would balance] (1)

(i)

towards A (1)
so that weight of ruler (1)
provides balancing moment (1)

(ii)

(moments about pivot give) 1.0 (0.30 d) = 0.50 d (1)

1.5 d = 0.30 and d = 0.20 m (1)

5
[8]

10.

(a)

(b)

(i)

(use of v2 = u2 + 2as gives) 0 = 252 - 2 9.81 s (1)

19.6 s = 625 and s = 32 m (1)

(ii)

t=

(iii)

(use of v2 = u2 + 2as gives) v2 = 252 2 9.81 16 (1)

(allow C.E. from (a)(i))
and v = 18 m s1 (1)

25
= 2.5 s (1)
9.81

time to stop the ball is greater (1) rate of change of momentum is less (1)
[or work done on ball is the same but greater distance (1) less force (1) ]

max 4
2
[6]

11.

(a)
(b)

kinetic energy not conserved (1)

[or velocity of approach is not equal to velocity of separation]
(i)

(use of p = mv gives) p = 4.5 102 60 (1)

= 2.7 kg m s1 (1)

(ii)

(use of F =

(mv)
gives)
t

F=

2.7
(1)
15 10 3

= 180 N (1)
60
[or a = v u =
= 4000 (ms1)
3
t
15 10
F = (ma) = 4.5 102 4000 = 180 N]

4
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