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1. A durian is originally placed in a lorry as a brick over the hand of a clown. The clown felt
shown in the diagram below. When the lorry no pain. Why?
starts to move with forward acceleration, the
durian rolls backwards. Later, when the lorry
stops suddenly, the durian roll forwards as
shown in the figure.

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4. Suria is running along a track from P to R

through Q while holding a pail full of water. At
which points along the track would more water
Explain why the durian rolls backward be likely to be spilled? Give your explanation.
when the lorry moves with acceleration?
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Explain why the durian rolls forward
when the lorry stop suddenly?
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2. The figure below shows two blocks A and B of …………………………………………………

the same dimension but different material.
Without lifting the two materials, explain one …………………………………………………
way to identify which block is heavier. …………………………………………………

5. Inertia depends on ...

A. Momentum
B. Weight
C. Mass
Block A Block B D. Energy

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6. The diagram below shows Kamal riding a
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motorcycle with Mohan as the pillion rider.
………………………………………………… Explain why Mohan move backwards when
Kamal accelerates the motorcycle?

3. A circus strongman slams a hammer and breaks

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………………………………………………… 10 Explain why a lorry cannot accelerate as fast as

. a car from rest even though the lorry has more
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powerful engine.
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7. Which vehicle has the least inertia?
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A.
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B. 11 When a car accident occurs, the driver and

. passenger have a higher percentage of incurring
serious injuries.

C. Explain this situation and suggest ways this

situation from happening.

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D.
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12 When the mass of an object decreases,

8. (a) Explain the meaning of inertia.
.
A. The energy of the object increases
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B. The acceleration of the object increases
…………………………………………… C. The velocity of the object decreases
D. The inertia of the object decreases
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(b) State the relationship between inertia and
mass.

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9. The figure shows a load that hung to a ceiling

with string X while another string Y is attached
at the bottom of the load.

Explain what will happen if string Y is given a

sudden jerk?
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13 The figure below shows an oil tanker in motion.
. The tanker takes five to ten kilometers to stop in
emergency.
16 The figure below shows the conditions of a boy
. carry two different pails. The boy can carry and
move an empty pail easily. When the pail is full
of water, he faces difficulty to carry and move
the pail. Explain why.

This situation happens due to

A. Low resistance between tanker and
seawater …………………………………………………
B. Strong current
C. Inertia of tanker …………………………………………………
D. Large force acting on the tanker …………………………………………………
14 The figure below shows a cardboard between a 17 If you are sitting in a car, what will happen to
. glass and a coin. If the cardboard is pulled, the . you if the car suddenly accelerates? Explain
coin will drop into the glass. why.

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Which law of motion can best explain this
situation? 18 Figure below shows a man pushing an empty
A. Newton’s first law of motion . trolley and a trolley loaded with a heavy box.
B. Newton’s second law of motion
C. Newton’s third law of motion
D. Principle of conservation of momentum

15 The figure below shows two boys playing on

. swings. The mass of the first boy is 50 kg and (a) Explain why it is easier to push and stop
the second is 30 kg. the empty trolley compare to the one
loaded with the heavy box?

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(b) Explain why, when the trolley loaded
with the heavy box is stopped suddenly,
the box moves forward and drops out
from the trolley.

If the same magnitude of force is applied, which …………………………………………

boy will swing with a longer time? Explain
why. …………………………………………

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19 Figure below shows three situations. (a) Explain how the period is oscillation of
. the hacksaw blade can be determined.

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(b) What is the relationship between the
inertia of the object and its mass?

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(c) What is the relationship between the
inertia of the object and the period of
oscillation?

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(a) A brick is tied to a string. A boy pulls the …………………………………………
string with a quick jerk. Explain why the (d) From the table above, which stone has the
string is snaps. largest mass? Explain your answer.

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(b) A lady swinging her wet umbrella. Explain
why the water is fly off from the umbrella 21 Which object has the largest inertia?
when she suddenly stops the umbrella. .
A B
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(c) Explain why a motorcyclist almost flew Car
Bicycle
over from the handle bars when he brake 2000 kg
15 kg
suddenly
C D
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20. A hacksaw blade with a net attached to its free Supertanker Jetliner
. end was clamped to the leg of table using G- (1.2 x 108 kg) 1.2 x 105 kg
clamp. A student placed stone P in the net and
determines the period of oscillation of the 22
blade. He repeated the experiment with stone .
Q and stone R. Table below shows the results
obtained by the students.

Ahmad is being chased in the field by a bull.

Explain the way he can run to avoid being hurt.

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Stone P Q R …………………………………………………
Period/ s 0.46 0.53 0.41 …………………………………………………
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