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1 The diagram shows a measuring cylinder containing some water.

25
3
cm
20

15

10

(a) State the volume of the water in the measuring cylinder.

volume = ....................................... cm
3
[1]

(b) A student adds 20 drops of water to the water that is in the measuring cylinder in the diagram.
The new volume of water in the measuring cylinder is 25 cm
3
.
3
.

Calculate the average volume of one drop of water.

average volume of one drop = ......................................... cm

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[4]

[Total: 5]

2 The diagram shows children about to run a race. They have to run 25 m, pick up a small plastic
ring and run back to the base line. Each child finishes when they cross the base line holding the
plastic ring.
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hooter

base line

25m

plastic rings

(a) Suggest what equipment the teacher uses to measure the length of 25 m.

........................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) Determine the total distance for the race.

distance = .............................................. m [1]

[Total: 2]

3 The diagram shows a closed textbook.

m
29m

There are 270 sheets of paper in the textbook. The total thickness of the sheets is 29 mm.

Calculate the average thickness of one sheet of paper.

average thickness of one sheet = .............................................. mm [3]

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[Total: 3]
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4 The diagram shows the speed–time graphs for two cars, A and B.

18.0

car B
16.0

speed
m/s 14.0
car A
car A

12.0

10.0

car B
8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0
0 10 20 30 40
time / s

Calculate the distance moved by car B from time = 0 to time = 30.0s.

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distance = ..............................................m [3]

[Total: 3]

5 A car takes 12.8 s to travel 200 m.

Calculate the average speed of the car for this 200 m.

average speed = ..................................... m / s [3]

[Total: 3]

6 In a race, a child runs 500 m in 4 minutes and 20 seconds.

(a) Determine how many seconds there are in 4 minutes and 20 seconds.

time = .............................................. s [1]

(b) Calculate the average speed of the child.

average speed = .............................................. m / s [3]

[Total: 4]

7 Student P and student Q run in a 100 m race.

The diagram shows the distance–time graph for each student during the race.
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(a) Determine the time taken for student Q to run 100 m.

time = .............................................. s [1]

(b) Determine the distance between the two students as Q reaches 100 m.

distance = .............................................. m [1]

[Total: 2]
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8 A student has an object with a mass of 5.0 kg.

Calculate the weight of the object.

weight of object = ....................................................... N [2]

[Total: 2]

9 A student has a measuring cylinder and a small, irregularly shaped piece of metal. The piece of
metal can easily fit into the measuring cylinder.

Describe how the student can use the measuring cylinder and some water to find the volume of
the metal.

..................................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................. [4]

[Total: 4]

10 A
3
metal block has a mass of 86 g and a volume of 8.0 cm
.
3
.

(a) Calculate the density ρ of the metal using the equation

3 [2]
density of metal = .............................................. g / cm

(b) The metal block is placed in some liquid. The metal block floats on the liquid.

Suggest a value for the density of the liquid.

............................................... g / cm3 [1]

[Total: 3]
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11 The graph is a speed–time graph for a skier in a race.

Describe the motion of the skier at each point P, Q, R and S on the graph.

P................................................................................................................................................

Q ...............................................................................................................................................

R ...............................................................................................................................................

S................................................................................................................................................ [4]

[Total: 4]
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12 A measuring cylinder contains some water. A small metal block is slowly lowered into the water
and is then removed.

Finally a piece of plastic is attached to the metal block and the block is again slowly lowered into
the water.

The diagrams show the measuring cylinder at each stage of this process.

1 2 3
cm3 cm3 cm3
100 100 100
90 90 90
80 80 80
70 70 70
60 60 60
50 50 50
40 40 40
30 30 30
20 20 20 plastic
10 10 10

metal block metal block

What is the volume of the piece of plastic?

3 3 3 3
A B C D
10 cm 25 cm 70 cm 80 cm

[1]

[Total: 1]
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13 A car accelerates from rest and travels a distance of 100 m in 10 seconds.

Which speed-time graph represents the motion of this car?

A B
20
speed speed
m / s 15 m/s

0 0
0 10 time / s 0 10 time / s

C D
speed speed
m/s m/s

10 10

0 0
0 10 time / s 0 10 time / s
[1]

[Total: 1]

14 Which expression is used to find gravitational field strength g?

A mass x density
B mass ÷ weight
C weight x mass
D weight ÷ mass
[1]

[Total: 1]
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15 A measuring cylinder containing only water is placed on an electronic balance. A small, irregularly
shaped stone is now completely immersed in the water.

The diagrams show the equipment before and after the stone is immersed.

measuring cm3 cm3

cylinder 100 100
90 90
80 80
70 70
60 60
50 50
40 40 stone
water
30 30
20 20
10 10

balance
g g

before the stone after the stone

is immersed is immersed

What is the density of the material of the stone?

3 3 3 3
A B C D
1.7g / cm 3.3g / cm 4.5g / cm 8.7g / cm

[1]

[Total: 1]

16 The mass of an object is measured on Earth. The mass is 5.0 kg.

The object is taken to the Moon. The mass of the object is measured on the Moon.

What is the mass of the object on the Moon?

A 0kg
B more than 0 kg, but less than 5.0 kg
C 5.0 kg
D more than 5.0 kg
[1]

[Total: 1]
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17 A
3
steel ball bearing has a mass of 24g and a density of 8.0g / cm
. It is lowered into a measuring
3
. It is lowered into a measuring
3
cylinder containing 12 cm of water.

What is the new water level in the cylinder?

3 3 3 3
A B C D
3.0 cm 4.0 cm 15 cm 16 cm

[1]

[Total: 1]

18 A student determines the average speed of a bubble rising through a liquid at constant speed.

When the student starts the stopwatch the bubble is at position P.

After 2.0 s the bubble is at position Q.

bubble

18 Q
19

20

21

22

23

24

25
P
26
cm
27
bubble

What is the speed of the bubble between P and Q?

A 3.2cm / s B 3.7cm / s C 6.4cm / s D 7.4cm / s

[1]

[Total: 1]
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19 Which statement about the masses and weights of objects on the Earth is correct?

A A balance can only be used to compare weights, not masses.

B Heavy objects always have more mass than light ones.
C Large objects always have more mass than small ones.
D Mass is a force but weight is not.
[1]

[Total: 1]

20 A car travels 100 km. The journey takes two hours. The highest speed of the car is 80km/ h, and
the lowest speed is 40km/ h.

What is the average speed for the journey?

A 40km/h B 50km/h C 60km/h D 120km/ h

[1]

[Total: 1]

21 A measuring cylinder has a mass of 120 g when empty.

3
When it contains 50 cm of a liquid, the total mass of the measuring cylinder and the
liquid is 160 g.

What is the density of the liquid?

3
A
g/cm
3
B
g/cm
3
C
g/cm
3
D
g/cm

[1]

[Total: 1]
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22 A
3
liquid has a density of 0.80 g / cm
.
3
.

Which could be the volume and mass of this liquid?

3
mass / g
volume / cm

A 2.0 16
B 8.0 10
C 10 8.0
D 16 2.0

[1]

[Total: 1]

23 The graph represents part of the journey of a car.

30

speed
m / s 20

10

0
0 10 20 30 40
time / s

What distance does the car travel during this part of the journey?

A 150 m B 300 m C 600 m D 1200 m

[1]

[Total: 1]
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24 On Earth, a ball is dropped and falls 2.0 m in a vacuum.

2
The acceleration of the ball at 1.0 m is 10m/s .

0m ball

0.5 m

1.0 m

1.5 m

2.0 m

What is the acceleration of the ball at 0.5 m?

2 2 2 2
A B C D
5.0m/s 10m/s 15m/s 20m/s

[1]

[Total: 1]

25 The diagram shows a stopwatch, originally set at 00:00.

When a car was first seen, the stop-start button was pressed. When the car passed the observer
the stopwatch showed 01:06.

stop-start button
mins secs

How long did the car take to reach the observer?

A 1.06 seconds
B 6 seconds
C 66 seconds
D 106 seconds
[1]

[Total: 1]
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26 A pendulum is swinging. Five students each measure the time it takes to swing through ten
complete swings.

Three students measure the time as 17.2 s. Another student measures it as 16.9 s, and the fifth
student measures it as 17.0 s.

What is the average period of the pendulum?

A 1.69 s B 1.70 s C 1.71 s D 1.72 s

[1]

[Total: 1]