Phy2 Specimen
Phy2 Specimen
Phy2 Specimen
string
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
cm
When the length of string is wound closely around a pen, it goes round six times.
2 When does an object falling vertically through the air reach terminal velocity?
D when the air resistance is greater than the weight of the object
3 An athlete runs a 100 m race in a straight line. The table shows how his speed changes with time
for the first 5.0 s of the race.
What is the average acceleration of the athlete between time 2.0 s and time 3.0 s?
A 47 N B 75 N C 120 N D 740 N
Which row for the densities of object P, object Q and the liquid is possible?
What is the average resultant force acting on the ball while it is being hit?
7 A balloon and a mass are attached to a rod that is pivoted at a fixed point P.
balloon
45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5
P
cm
mass
The balloon is filled with helium, which is a gas that is less dense than air.
The balloon filled with helium applies an upward force on the rod.
A moving the balloon to the 40 cm mark and the mass to the 30 cm mark
B moving the balloon to the 20 cm mark and the mass to the 10 cm mark
C moving the balloon to the 25 cm mark and the mass to the 25 cm mark
D moving the balloon to the 20 cm mark and the mass to the 30 cm mark
8 A hole is made in a square tile of uniform thickness. The diagram shows the tile hanging loosely
on a nail.
A
nail through hole
tile
D
B
C
After the collision, the second object moves forwards at a speed of 0.50 m / s.
At the bottom of the hill the ball hits a wall and stops.
Which quantities can be used to calculate the useful power of the man?
D the work done by the man and the vertical distance moved only
12 A student uses her thumb to push a drawing pin (thumb tack) into a notice board.
The pin goes into the board but does not penetrate her thumb.
A The force exerted by the pin on her thumb is greater than the force exerted by the pin on the
notice board.
B The force exerted by the pin on the notice board is greater than the force exerted by the pin
on her thumb.
C The pressure of the pin on her thumb is greater than the pressure of the pin on the notice
board.
D The pressure of the pin on the notice board is greater than the pressure of the pin on her
thumb.
13 A submarine is a boat that can travel below the surface of the sea.
A submarine is 20 m below the surface of the sea. The pressure due to the sea water at this
depth is P.
The density of sea water is 1.3 times the density of fresh water.
P
A B P C 1.3 P D 1.7 P
1 .3
14 When particles of a gas collide with a wall of a container, the wall experiences a pressure.
change 1: Particles move much closer together but continue to travel throughout the substance.
change 2: Particles stop travelling throughout the substance and just vibrate about fixed positions.
change 1 change 2
A condensation melting
B condensation solidification
C solidification condensation
D solidification melting
17 The diagram shows the gap between a hot surface and a cold surface. The gap can contain air
(gas), iron (solid), a vacuum or water (liquid).
cold
gap
hot
Which material in the gap allows the quickest transfer of thermal energy between the surfaces by
conduction?
A air (gas)
B iron (solid)
C vacuum
D water (liquid)
boiling evaporation
A takes place only at the surface takes place only at the surface
B takes place only at the surface takes place throughout the liquid
C takes place throughout the liquid takes place only at the surface
D takes place throughout the liquid takes place throughout the liquid
A 2.0 × 10–15 Hz
B 1.3 × 10–2 Hz
C 80 Hz
D 5.0 × 1014 Hz
20 In a shallow tank, a water wave moves through a barrier with a narrow gap. The diagram shows
the waves on the left-hand side and the right-hand side of the barrier.
water
wave
A reflection
B dispersion
C refraction
D diffraction
22 An object is placed 8.0 cm from a thin converging lens of focal length 5.0 cm.
converging lens
object
F
5.0 cm
8.0 cm
The ray of light enters the air travelling parallel to the surface of the plastic.
What is angle θ ?
A 3.0 × 104 cm / s
B 3.0 × 105 km / s
C 3.0 × 106 cm / s
D 3.0 × 1011 km / s
25 A pulse of sound is produced at the bottom of a boat. The sound travels through the water and is
reflected from the sea bed. The sound reaches the boat again after 1.3 s. The sea bed is 1000 m
below the boat.
boat
1000 m
sea bed
26 A sheet of ice floats on water. A source of sound S is positioned at the edge of the ice sheet.
air
B
D S
ice
water
Which compass correctly shows the direction of the magnetic field due to the magnet?
D S N B
28 A plastic rod is rubbed with a cloth. The rod becomes positively charged.
What happens to the plastic rod and what is the charge on the cloth?
C 3.7 J of energy is provided by the battery to drive a charge of 1.0 C around a complete circuit.
D 3.7 J of energy is provided by the battery to drive a current of 1.0 A around a complete circuit.
30 A computer engineer wants the speed of a fan to increase when the temperature inside a computer
increases. The engineer knows that a larger current causes the fan to turn more quickly.
fan motor
power M
supply
X computer
A a relay
B a thermistor
C a transformer
D a variable resistor
31 A water heater is connected to a 230 V supply and there is a current of 26 A in the heater.
A 6.0 × 103 J
B 1.0 × 104 J
C 1.2 × 105 J
D 7.2 × 106 J
32 An electric kettle has a metal casing. The cable for the kettle contains a wire that is connected to
the earth pin of the plug.
Which row shows the effect that a relay uses and one application of a relay?
34 The diagram shows a bar magnet and a coil of wire. The bar magnet is moved at the same speed
in each experiment.
A B
moves right stationary moves left stationary
C D
moves left at same moves left at same
moves right speed as bar magnet moves left speed as bar magnet
36 There is an electric current in a straight wire in the direction into the page. This produces a
magnetic field around the wire.
All the field lines are circles but only one field line is shown.
37 The diagram shows emissions from a source passing into the electric field between two charged
plates.
+ + + + + + + + + +
source
– – – – – – – – – –
38 Which row in the table describes the process of nuclear fusion and identifies the change in
total mass of the particles involved?
39 The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is modelled as a circular path of radius 3.8 × 105 km.
A 5.4 × 102 km / h
B 1.1 × 103 km / h
C 1.7 × 103 km / h
D 3.4 × 103 km / h
A All the light emitted from all distant galaxies is at the red end of the spectrum.
B The light arriving at the Earth from a receding star is always redshifted.
C During redshift, the wavelength of the observed light is longer than it is if the redshift had not
occurred.
D The light from stars in all distant galaxies is moved towards the red end of the spectrum.
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