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[18 Apr] Physics (New
syllabus) Mock Exam
Question Paper
52 marks
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Question 1
A car is traveling along a straight highway. The car's journey consists of three
phases:
1. In the first phase, the car accelerates uniformly from rest to a speed of
20 m/s over 10 seconds.
2. In the second phase, the car maintains this constant speed of 20 m/s for the
next 15 seconds.
3. In the final phase, the car decelerates uniformly to a stop in 8 seconds.
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1. Calculate the car's average acceleration during the first phase. [2]
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Determine the instantaneous speed of the car at t = 5 seconds during the [2]
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first phase.
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3. Find the total distance covered by the car during this phase of [3]
acceleration.
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4. Calculate the average speed of the car over the entire journey. [4]
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5. Determine the car's instantaneous speed at t = 4 seconds during the [2]
deceleration phase.
6. What is the average deceleration of the car during the final phase? [2]
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7. Compare the car's average speed to its maximum speed and explain what [3]
this difference indicates about the journey.
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Question 2
A block of mass 50 kg is placed on a horizontal surface. A smaller block of mass
20 kg is placed on top of the larger block. A force F is applied horizontally to the
lower block, causing both blocks to accelerate together. The coefficient of static
friction between the two blocks is μs = 0.50. Assume there is no friction between
the lower block and the surface.
1. State the nature and direction of the force that prevents the 20 kg block [1]
from sliding off the 50 kg block.
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Determine the largest magnitude of F that can be applied to the 50 kg
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2. [3]
block so that the two blocks move together without relative motion.
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Question 3
A soccer player kicks a ball from the ground at an angle of 35° to the horizontal
with an initial velocity of 22 m/s. Assume that air resistance is negligible.
1. Calculate the maximum height reached by the ball. [3]
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Determine the total time the ball spends in the air.
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3. Find the horizontal range of the projectile. [3]
At what time after the kick does the ball reach its maximum height?
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4. [1]
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Determine the velocity of the ball (magnitude and direction) at t = 2.5
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seconds after the kick.
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Question 4
A thin-walled cylinder of weight mg, open at both ends, rests on a flat surface.
The cylinder has a height L, an average radius R and a thickness y where R is
much greater than y.
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What is the pressure exerted by the cylinder walls on the flat surface?
A mg
2πRy
B mg
πR2 y
C mg
πR2
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D mg
πR2 L
Question 5
A parachutist of total mass 70 kg is falling vertically through the air at a constant
speed of 8ms−1. What is the total upward force acting on the parachutist?
A 0N
B 70 N
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D 700 N
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Question 6
A student investigates the motion of a small car rolling down a frictionless ramp to
determine the acceleration a of the car. The ramp is inclined at an angle, and the
car is released from rest. The student measures the time t taken for the car to
travel a distance s = 1.20 m down the ramp. The acceleration a is calculated
using the equation:
1 2
s= at
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The percentage uncertainty in the measurement of t is 0.4%, and the percentage
uncertainty in the measurement of s is 0.3%.
Using the equation s = 12 at2, show that the percentage uncertainty in a is [2]
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given by:
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Percentage uncertainty in a = 2× Percentage uncertainty in t+
Percentage uncertainty in s
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2. The student records t = 1.50 s. Calculate the value of a and its [3]
percentage uncertainty.
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3. Suggest two ways to reduce the percentage uncertainty in the value of a, [3]
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4. The student performs multiple trials and records the following values of a [3]
from different runs: 1.05 ms−2, 1.08 ms−2, and 1.02 ms−2. Calculate the
mean value of a and its uncertainty using the range of the data as the
uncertainty.
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Distance between two falling objects. Two identical stones are dropped from a tall
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building, one after the other. While both stones are falling, what will happen to the
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distance between them? Assume air resistance is negligible.
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A It will increase
B It will decrease
C It will remain the same
D It will first increase and then remain constant
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Question 8
A net force acts on a body. Which characteristic of the body will definitely change?
A Speed
B Momentum
C Kinetic energy
D Direction of motion
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Question 9
Two balls X and Y with the same diameter are fired horizontally with the same
initial momentum from the same height above the ground. The mass of X is
greater than the mass of Y . Air resistance is negligible.
What is correct about the horizontal distances travelled by X and Y and the times
taken by X and Y to reach the ground?
Horizontal distances Time to reach ground
A X and Y the same X and Y times the same
B X and Y the same X takes a shorter time than Y
C X less than Y X and Y times the same
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D X less than Y X takes a shorter time than Y
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Question 10
Two boxes in contact are pushed along a floor with a force F . The boxes move at a
constant speed. Box X has a mass m and box Y has a mass 4m.
What is the resultant force acting on Y ?
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