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SECTION A
Answer ALL questions.
All multiple choice questions must be answered with a cross in the box for the correct answer
from A to D. If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then
mark your new answer with a cross .
1 The winner of a 400m race must have the greatest
A acceleration.
B average speed.
C instantaneous speed.
D maximum speed.
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
2 A tennis ball of mass 0.06kg moves towards a wall at a velocity of 5 m s–1 as shown.
5 m s–1
The tennis ball hits the wall perpendicularly and rebounds at the same speed.
What is the change in momentum of the ball?
A 0.60kg m s
B 0.30kg m s
0.30kg m s
0.60kg m s
(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)
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3 A student set up the circuit below and moved a sliding contact along a uniform
conducting wire.
The student recorded the potential difference V across each length of wire l under test.
conducting wire
l
sliding contact
V
Which graph correctly shows how V varies with l?
V V V V
l l l l
A B C D
(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)
4 Which of the following correctly defines electromotive force?
A Force per unit charge to move a charge across a component.
B Force per unit charge to move a charge around a circuit.
C Work done per unit charge to move a charge across a component.
D Work done per unit charge to move a charge around a circuit.
(Total for Question 4 = 1 mark)
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5 Which of the following is the unit for tension expressed in SI base units?
A N
B Ns
C kg m s
D kg m s
(Total for Question 5 = 1 mark)
6 The graphs shown represent the displacement-time and velocity-time graphs for the
horizontal component of the motion of a ball.
Horizontal Horizontal
displacement velocity
Time Time
Which of the following situations could produce this motion of the ball?
A Rolling down one ramp and then rolling up a second ramp.
B Rolling down a ramp then along the floor.
C Rolling up one ramp and down a second ramp.
D Rolling up a ramp and rolling back down the same ramp.
(Total for Question 6 = 1 mark)
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