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MCM NKANA SECONDARY SCHOOL

Exam Practice

Physics 5054
Paper 1& 2 Theory

Friday 16th October 2020

Additional materials:

Calculators (non programmable)

Time: 2 hours

Instructions to Candidates

Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of
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PAPER2

There are twelve (11) questions in this paper.

Section A
FOR EXAMINER'S USE
Answer all questions
Paper 1
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
Section B Paper 2
Answer all questions. Section A
Write your answers in your own separate answer sheets. At the end sectinon B9
of the examination, fasten your answer sheets securely to the
B10
question paper
TOTAL
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.

©MCM//2020
This paper consists of 12 printed pages
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PAPER ONE

1. Which diagram shows the addition of the 4.0 N and the 3.0 N forces?

2. A long tube, full of mercury, is inverted in a small dish of mercury.

The mercury level in the tube falls, leaving a vacuum at the top.
When the atmospheric pressure decreases, which length decreases?
A PQ B PS C QR
D RS
3. A thermistor and a light-dependent resistor are connected in series.
Which conditions give the least resistance?

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4. A skydiver falls at terminal velocity. He then opens his parachute.

Which row gives the direction of the resultant force on the skydiver and the
direction of the acceleration of the skydiver immediately after the
parachute opens?

5. The diagram shows a mercury manometer connected to a gas container.

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The density of mercury is 14 000kg/m3. The gravitational field strength g is 10

N /kg.
What is the pressure difference between the gas in the container and the
atmosphere?
A 28 000 Pa B 42 000 Pa C 56 000 Pa D 84 000
Pa
6. A light-emitting diode (LED) is connected to an alternating current (a.c.) supply.

The LED flashes on and off.

What is the direction of the current in the LED when it emits light?
A. towards the left only
B. towards the right only
C. towards the left or towards the right
D. there is no current in the LED
7. Oil of density 8.5 102 kg / m3 is stored in a large tank.
The gravitational field strength g is 10 N /kg.
What is the pressure due to the oil 6.0 m below its surface?
A 51 Pa B 510 Pa C 5100 Pa D 51 000 Pa

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8. The table gives the colour code used for marking resistors

What is the resistance of the resistor in the diagram?

A 4.73Ω B
473Ω C 4700Ω
D 47 000Ω
9. Two forces, X and Y, act on an object and produce a resultant force. The scale diagram
represents the sizes and directions of forces X and Y.

Force Z balances the resultant force due to X and Y and keeps the object
stationary.
Which arrow represents force Z?

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10. The pressure of the gas supply in the laboratory is measured using a manometer.
Which distance gives the pressure of the gas above atmospheric pressure?

11. A resistor of constant resistance and a thermistor are connected in series with a battery.
A voltmeter is connected in parallel with the resistor.

The temperature falls.

What are the correct changes?

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12. Which object has the largest resultant force?

13. A block of weight 900N has rectangular faces. The diagram shows the lengths of the
sides.

What is the minimum pressure that the block can exert on the ground when
resting on one of its
faces?
A 900Pa B 4500Pa C 6000Pa
D 7500Pa
14. A U-tube containing water is used as a manometer.

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When one end of the manometer is connected to a low-pressure chamber,

both water levels in
the manometer change by 20cm. The gravitational field strength g is
10N/ kg.
The density of water is 1000kg/m3.
How far below atmospheric pressure is the pressure in this chamber?
A 2000Pa B 4000Pa C 200000Pa
D 400000Pa
15. Forces of 25 N and 40N act on an object in the directions shown.

Which arrow shows the direction of the resultant force on the object?

16. The figure below shows a logic gate circuit.

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Name the logic gate circuit and the gate used in the circuit.

17. The table below shows a truth table of a logic gate.

Which of the following logic gate produces the truth table above?
A. AND GATE
B. NOR GATE
C. NAND GATE
D. NOT GATE
18. The diagram below shows an electronic circuit with a cell, two switches and a bulb all
connected in series.

Which of the following logic gate does the combination of S1 and S2 switches
represent which will make the bulb light?

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19. The system shown in the diagram contains an incompressible liquid.

A downward force of 80 N is exerted on the piston K.

What will be the upward force on piston L?

A. 1N
B. 4N
C. 80 N
D. 1600 N

20. Which of the following groups of physical quantities consists only of scalars?
A. acceleration, force, velocity
B. acceleration, mass, speed
C. Force, time, velocity
D. mass, speed, time

PAPER 2
SECTION A
1. Fig. 1.1 shows an electrical circuit.

Figure 1.1

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(a) On Fig. 7.1, draw an arrow at A in your answer sheet to show the direction of
flow of the electrons in the wire. [1]
(b) What is the name of component X? [1]
(c) State and explain how the potential difference across X varies as the light shining
on it becomes brighter. [2]

2. Fig. 2.1 shows a glass tube dipped into mercury. A vacuum pump is connected to the
top of the tube and switched on. The mercury rises up the tube and stops.

Figure 2.1

(a) Three points on Fig. 2.1 are labelled P, Q and R. State which two of these points are
at atmospheric pressure. [1]
(b) The density of mercury is 13 600 kg / m3 and the gravitational field strength g is 10 N
/ kg.
Calculate the pressure due to the column of mercury of length 0.76 m. [2]
(c) State and explain what happens if the mercury in the apparatus shown in Fig. 2.1 is
replaced with water.
[2]
3. Fig. 3.1 shows an astable circuit (pulse generator) that contains two capacitors C1
and C2,two resistors R1 and R2, and two components labelled Y.

Figure 3.1
(a) State the name of component Y [1]

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(b) Complete Fig. 3.2 to show the truth table for component Y.
A high voltage is shown as 1 and a low voltage as 0.

Figure 3.2
[1]
(c) The astable circuit produces a series of pulses at output Q.

I. At one instant, capacitor C1 is uncharged, output P is 1 and output Q is 0.

Describe how the voltage across resistor R1 changes until Q becomes 1.
II. Describe one change to the circuit that increases the frequency of the
astable circuit.
[2]

4. Figure 4.1 shows a part of a hydraulic jack used to lift the of a car.

Figure 4.1
The operator pulls the handle and causes a force of 50N to act on the small piston. The
force exerted by the oil on the large piston increases by F. the large piston moves
and rotates the arm about the pivot. This raises the front of the car.
The cross-sectional area of the small piston is 1.5 cm2
The cross-sectional area of the large piston is 5.0 cm2
(a) Calculate
(i) The pressure in the oil caused by the force on the small piston. [2]
(ii) The value of F [2]
(b) Explain why the large piston moves through a shorter distance than the small
piston. [1]
(c) The efficiency of the jack is 75%. Explain what is meant by efficiency. [2]

5. Fig. 5.1 shows a transistor used in the circuit of a simple moisture detector.

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(a) Describe what happens when the water level in the beaker reaches the metal
contacts. [3]
(b) State one use for this simple moisture detector [1]

6. A microphone has a weight W of 6.0 N. It is suspended by wire X from the ceiling in

a radio studio.
Fig. 6.1 shows the microphone held in the correct position by a horizontal wire Y.

(a) The tension T in wire Y is 8.0 N. Use a vector diagram to determine the
magnitude and the direction of the resultant of W and T. [4]
(b) The microphone is at rest. State the tension in wire X [1]

7. A diver holds his breath and dives into the sea from a boat to a depth of 25.0 m. The
atmospheric pressure is 1.05 × 105 Pa.
(a) (i) Explain why the pressure at this depth is greater than the atmospheric
pressure
(iii) Other than the depth and the atmospheric pressure, state one quantity
that affects the pressure in a liquid.
[2]
(b) (i) The pressure due to 25.0 m of sea-water is 2.55 × 105 Pa. Calculate the total
pressure at this depth. [1]

(ii) As the diver holds his breath and descends to a depth of 25.0 m, the greater

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pressure causes the volume of the air trapped in his lungs to change.

When he is on the boat, the total volume of the air in his lungs is 6000 cm3.

Calculate the volume of this air at a depth of 25.0 m. [2]

8. A connection is made from the circuit to the inputs A and B of a NAND gate. The
output of the NAND gate is connected to an LED (light-emitting
diode) and a resistor. This is shown in Fig. 8.1
.

(a) Draw the truth table for a NAND gate.

(b) The LED is lit. State the inputs at A and B and explain why these inputs cause
the LED to light.
(c) X is slowly heated to a very high temperature. At a certain temperature, the
LED switches off. Explain why this happens.
[6]
SECTION B
9. Force is a vector quantity and mass is a scalar quantity.
(a) (i) State how a vector quantity differs from a scalar quantity.
(ii) State two other vector quantity and two other scalar quantity
[5]
(b) An aeroplane flies through the air in a straight line, with its engines at full power.
The weight of the aeroplane is 160 kN. There is also a force of 320 kN acting
upwards on the aeroplane at30° to the horizontal.
Use a graphical method to determine the size and the direction of the
resultant of these two forces. Use a scale of 1.0 cm : 40 kN.
[5]

10. (a) Draw a well labeled diagram of a transistor.

(b) Describe how the circuit and transistor in (a) cause the lamp to switch on. [10]

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