CONFIDENTIAL

4531
Physics
April 2014
1 hour

MAKTAB RENDAH SAINS MARA

GEMENCHEH
FINAL EXAMINATION
SEMESTER 1
2014

PHYSICS
PAPER 1
FORM 4
One Hour And Fifteen Minutes
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Which group contains scalar quantities only?

A. Distance, work, mass and time
B. Speed, weight, time, volume
C. Force, momentum, velocity, weight
D. Displacement, area, density, energy

Which of the following is not a symbol of a base SI unit?

A. kg
B. s
C. A
D. oC

The following are three readings, P, Q and R obtained by three different measuring instruments.
P = 1.15 mm
Q = 18.9 cm
R = 4.21 cm
What measuring instrument was used to measure P, Q and R?
P
Q
A
Vernier caliper
Micrometer screw gauge
B
Micrometer screw
Vernier caliper
gauge
C
Micrometer screw
Metre rule
gauge
D
Vernier caliper
Metre rule

R
Metre rule
Metre rule
Vernier calliper
Metre rule

Energy = force x distance. The unit for force is kg ms -2and the unit for distance is m. What is the
derived unit for energy?
A.
kg ms-2
B.
kg m2 s-2
C.
kg m2 s2
D.
kg m-1 s-2

Which speed - time graph applies to an object at rest?

In a simple pendulum experiment, the length of the pendulum and time for 20 oscillations are
recorded. The length of the pendulum is a.
A. manipulated variable
B. responding variable
C. fixed variable

Diagram 1 shows a micrometer screw gauge is used in a measurement.

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45

Diagram 1
If the micrometer screw gauge has zero error of + 0.02 mm, the actual reading of the
micrometer screw gauge is
A.6.42 mm
B.6.44 mm
C.6.92 mm
D.6.95 mm
8

A Vernier calipers is shown in Diagram 2 below.

Diagram 2
The Vernier calipers is used to measure the diameter of a marble. The reading produced
has to be
A. subtracted by 0.07 cm
B. added with 0.07 cm .
C. subtracted by 0.03 cm
D. added with 0.03 cm .

In a rifle shooting competition, Hariz was eliminated from the competition because his shots
were not accurate even though they were consistent. Which target board below shows the shots
made by Hariz?

BB

10 Based on the graph in Diagram 3, the value of gradient is 2.0.

v/ ms-1

t/s
5
Diagram 3
What is the unit for the gradient?
A.
m-1 s-1
B.
m s-2
C.
m s-1
D.
m s2

11 Diagram 4 shows a graph relating two physical quantities, H and K.

H

K
Diagram 4

Which statement is correct?

A. H is the manipulated variable
B. K is the constant variable
C. H decreases linearly with K
D. H is directly proportional to K
12 Which of the following quantities increase when an object is moving along a straight line with
uniform acceleration?
I. Distance
II. Velocity
III. Time taken
A.
B.
C.
D.

I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III

13 Diagram 5 shows a velocity-time graph for the motion of an object.

Diagram 5
A.
B.
C.
D.

The car moves with constant acceleration and then stop.

The car moves with constant velocity and then stop.
The car moves with constant acceleration and then constant velocity.
The car moves with constant acceleration and then constant deceleration.

14 Which graph shows an increasing acceleration?

A
B

15 Diagram 6 shows a part of a ticker tape produce by a motion of a trolley.

Diagram 6
What is the type of motion produce by the trolley?
A. Constant velocity
B. Increasing velocity
C. Decreasing velocity
D. No motion

16 The velocity-time graph in diagram 7 below shows the movement of an object.

Diagram 7
Which acceleration-time graph below shows the movement of the object?

17 The graph in diagram 8 below representing the motion of a vehicle

Diagram 8
What is the acceleration and displacement of the vehicles?
A
B
C
D

Acceleration / m s-2
4
6
4
6

Displacement / m
800
600
400
400

18 Which of the following ticker tapes describes a motion of deceleration?

19 Which of the following will not reduce the negative effect of inertia in a car?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Using the air bag system

Using bumpers of hard material
Fixing a headrest at the seat
Wearing a seatbelt

20 Diagram 9 below shows a ticker-tape strip of a trolley moving down a sloping runway. The ticker
timer lodges dots on the ticker tape at the rate of 50 ticks per second.

Diagram 9
What is the time taken for the trolley to move from P to Q?
A. 0.20 s
B. 0.22 s
C. 1.80 s
D. 2.00 s
E. 2.20 s

21 Diagram 10 below shows a displacement-time graph for the motion of a toy car.

Diagram 10
Which part of the graph shows the toy car is stationary?
A. OP
B. PQ
C. QR
D. RS
22 Which of the following statements will not reduce the effects of inertia in a car
A. wearing a seat belt
B. Using the air bag system
C. Using bumpers of hard material
D. Anti-lock brake system (ABS)

23 Diagram 11 shows an astronaut walking on the moon. What can you say about his inertia?

Diagram 11
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Unchanged
24 Which of the following will reduce the negative effect of inertia in a car?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Did not use the air bag system.

Did not use a seatbelt
Fixing a headrest at the seat
Using bumpers of hard material

25 A heavy lorry is difficult to start moving and difficult to stop moving.

This statement is refers to
A. The concept of balanced force
B. The concept of inertia
C. The principle of conservation of momentum
D. The principle of conservation of energy.

26 Which object has the greatest inertia?

A bicycle of mass 15 kg

C
A car of mass 2000 kg

An aeroplane of mass 1.2 x 10 5 kg

D
A yacht of mass 1.1 x 10 8 kg

27 The following diagrams show the forces acting on a block. Which block experiences the highest
net force?

28 A force is applied to an object. Which of the following cannot occur?

A. The object speeds up
B. The shape of the object changes
C. The mass of the object decreases
D. The object changes its direction of motion
29 Diagram 12 shows three horizontal forces act on a car that is moving along a straight level road.

Diagram 12
Which combination of forces would result in the car moving at constant velocity?
Air resistance

Friction

A 200 N

1000 N

800 N

B 800 N

1000 N

200 N

C 800 N

200 N

1000 N

D 1000 N
200 N
30 Diagram 13 shows a car is moving at zero acceleration.

Diagram 13
Which relationship of the forces is correct?
A. F > F g
B. F = Fg
C. F <Fg
D. W > R

Forward thrust

800 N

31 Diagram 14 shows a skateboarding playing with his skateboard with forward force of 95 N. if the
total mass of the boy and his skateboard is 56 kg, calculate the acceleration.

Diagram 14
A.
B.
C.

1.69 m s-2
1.48 m s-2
0.16m s-2

32 Diagram 15 shows two trolleys of the same mass approaches each other with the same speed.

Diagram 15
If the collision between the trolleys is elastic, what happens to the trolleys after collision?
A. The trolleys stop
B. The trolleys move off together
C. The trolleys move off separately in opposite directions
33 Diagram 16.1 shows a frog of mass 200 g on a leaf of mass 50 g on the surface of a pond.
Diagram 16.2 shows the frog leaping away from the leaf with a velocity of 5 m s-1.

Diagram 16.1

Diagram 16.2

What is the recoil velocity of the leaf?

A.
0.05 m s-1
B.
- 0.20 m s-1
C.
- 5.00 m s-1
D.
- 20.00 m s-1
34 Diagram 17 below shows trolley A and B of same mass on a frictionless plane. Trolley A moves
and collides with the stationary trolley B.

Diagram 17
Which of the following statements is true?
A. The collision is an elastic collision
B. Both trolleys do not undergo changes in momentum
C. The total momentum before and after the collision is the same
D. The total kinetic energy before and after the collision is conserved

35 Table 1 below shows different planet are moving with different momentum.

Table 1
In Table 1 above, which planet has the least momentum when its moving?
A. Earth
B. Jupiter
C. Uranus
36 Diagram 18 below shows a metal ball is thrown vertically upwards.

Diagram 18
Which of the following statements is true about the momentum of the ball before it reaches the
maximum height?
A. Decrease
B. Increase
C. Constant

37 Diagram 19 shows a set of high jump apparatus.

Thick
cushion

Kusyentebal

Diagram19
The thick cushion is used to reduce the
A. impulse on the body of the athlete
B. impulsive force on the body of the athlete
C. velocity just before landing
D. time of impact between the athlete and the cushion
38 Ali kicks a ball of mass 1.5 kg with a force of 50 N and the time of impact between his boot and
the ball is 0.2 s. What is the change in momentum of the ball?
A.
B.
C.
D.

10 Ns
15 Ns
250 Ns
375 Ns

39 Diagram 20 shows a 150 g ball is moving at a speed of 45 m s -1 when it is hit by a baseball bat.
The ball rebounds at a speed of 55 m s -1 and its time of contact with the bat is 0.04 s.

Diagram 20
What is the impulsive force on the ball?

A.
B.
C.
D.

37.5 N
60.0 N
375.0 N
540.0 N

40 Which of the following diagram shows produced the smallest impulsive force?
A
B
C

41 Diagram 21 shows a model of car.

Diagram 21
The front and back parts of a car are designed to crumple easily during a crash so that
A. the collision time will be longer
B. the impulsive force will increase
C. prevent the passengers from being thrown forwards
D. the impulsive force will decrease
42 Which of the following safety features in a vehicle is not designed to protect the driver during
collisions?
A. Reinforced passenger compartment
B. Side bars in vehicle doors
C. Shock absorbers
D. Air bags
43 Diagram 22 shows a car with a bumper fitted with shock absorbers.

Diagram 22

The advantage of using the bumper fitted with shock absorbers is

A.To ensure that the car will decelerate in an accident.
B.To minimize the impulsive force during an accident.
C.To ensure that the car is not smashed in an accident.
D.To ensure that the will accelerate in an accident.
44 Which of the following situation is not a benefit of impulsive force?
A. Hammer a nail into a wood.
B. Collision between two vehicles.
C. Push an iron post into the ground using a heavy metal pile.
D. Hit a ball using a racket.
45 Diagram 24 shows a pebble and a piece of cotton are released at the same time in a vacuum.

Vacuum
vakum

Diagram 24
Which observation is correct?
A.Both objects will float
B.Both the objects will reach the base at the same time
C.The pebble reaches the base earlier than the piece of cotton
D.The piece of cotton reaches the base earlier than the pebble

46 Diagram 25 shows a parachutist falling to the ground.

Diagram 25

Name the force pulling the parachutist downward.

A. Electric force
B. Buoyant force
C. Frictional force
D. Gravitational force
47 Diagram 26 shows a method of determining the resultant of two forces by using the
parallelogram of forces

R
Diagram 26

Which of the followings represents the resultant force?

A. OP
B. OQ
C. OR
D. PR
48 What is the weight of a helicopter which has a mass 7000 kg ?
[Take g = 9.78 ms-1]

A.
B.
C.
D.

715.7 N
34230 N
68460 N
70000 N

49 Diagram 27 shows a lamp of mass 1.5 kg is hung from a ceiling as shown in the diagram 6
above. Calculate the tension, T, in the rope

Diagram 27
A.
B.
C.
D.

6.98 N
7.22 N
6.22 N
7.98 N

50 Diagram 28 below shows a racing car moving on a road.

Frictional force
F2 = 500 N t/s

Thrust
F1 =
3000N10 Diagram 28
What is the value of the net force on this car?
A. 3500 N
B. 2500 N
C. 3200 N
D. 1500 N

v/ ms-1
10 -

t/s
5