2022-2023 School Year 八升九物理入学测试样卷

Department: Pre-U

Grade & Subject: Pre-9 Physics

Exam Date: Aug.

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Full Mark: 80M
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Duration: 60 mins
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Section I / 14

Section II / 30

Section III / 36

Total / 80

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I:: Vocabulary 单词（1*14=14）
距离 时间
运动状态 斜率
重力 空气阻力
牛顿 压强
容器 深度
合力 惯性
平衡、秤 不均匀的

II: Multiple Choice 选择(2*15=30)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

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1 The diagram shows an enlarged drawing of the end of a metre rule. It is being used to measure
the length of a small feather.

10 20 30
mm
cm 1 2 3

What is the length of the feather?

A 19 mm B 29 mm C 19 cm D 29 cm

2 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

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3 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?

A 10 cm3 B 25 cm3 C 70 cm3 D 80 cm3

4 The diagrams show an empty rectangular box, and the same box filled with liquid.

The box has a mass of 60 g when empty. When filled with liquid, the total mass of the box and the
liquid is 300 g.

empty box box filled with liquid

60 g 300 g

The density of the liquid is 1.2 g / cm3.

What is the volume of the liquid in the box?

A 50 cm3 B 200 cm3 C 250 cm3 D 300 cm3

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5 A cup contains hot liquid.

Some of the liquid evaporates.

What happens to the mass and what happens to the weight of the liquid in the cup?

mass weight

A decreases decreases
B decreases stays the same
C stays the same decreases
D stays the same stays the same

6 An object has a mass of 50 kg.

The gravitational field strength on Earth is 10.0 N / kg.

The gravitational field strength on a distant planet is 4.0 N / kg.

What is the weight of the object on Earth, and what is its weight on the distant planet?

on the distant
on Earth
planet

A 5.0 kg 12.5 kg
B 5.0 N 12.5 N
C 500 kg 200 kg
D 500 N 200 N

7 A concrete post is carried up a very high mountain. At the top of the mountain, the gravitational
field is slightly weaker than at the bottom.

What is the effect of this weaker field on the mass and on the weight of the post at the top of the
mountain?

mass weight

A is less is less
B is less is unchanged
C is unchanged is less
D is unchanged is unchanged

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8 A student wishes to determine the density of an irregularly-shaped stone.

First he finds the mass of the stone. Next he lowers the stone into a measuring cylinder
containing water.

The diagrams show the measuring cylinder before and after the stone is lowered into it.

stone

reading 2
water
reading 1

water stone

How should the student calculate the density of the stone?

A mass of stone × reading 2

B mass of stone × (reading 2 – reading 1)

C mass of stone ÷ reading 2

D mass of stone ÷ (reading 2 – reading 1)

9 Which is an example of a force?

A energy
B power
C pressure
D weight

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10 The diagram shows three vases each with the same base area. Each vase contains water of the
same depth.

water water water

P Q R

Which statement about the water pressures at points P, Q and R is correct?

A The pressure at point P is the greatest.

B The pressure at point Q is the least.
C The pressure at point R is the greatest.
D The pressures at points P, Q and R are the same.

11 The masses of a measuring cylinder before and after pouring some liquid into it are shown in the
diagram.

cm3 cm3
200 200

100 100
liquid

mass = 80 g mass = 180 g

What is the density of the liquid?

A 100 g / cm3 B 100 g / cm3 C 180 g / cm3 D 180 g / cm3

120 140 120 140

12 A liquid has a volume of 0.040 m3 and a mass of 30 000 g.

What is the density of the liquid?

A 0.075 kg / m3 B 7.5 kg / m3 C 750 kg / m3 D 7500 kg / m3

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13 The diagrams show a spring and a graph of the length of the spring against the load applied to it.

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length / cm
6

5
spring
length 4

3
load
2

0
0 20 40 60 80 100
load / N

What is the extension of the spring when a load of 40 N is applied to it?

A 1.5 cm B 2.5 cm C 4.0 cm D 6.5 cm

14 A spring which obeys Hooke’s Law has an unstretched length of 10 cm.

A load of 20 N is hung from the spring.

The new length of the spring is 36 cm.

What is the spring constant k of the spring?

A 0.56 N / cm B 0.77 N / cm C 1.3 N / cm D 1.8 N / cm

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15 A manometer is used to measure the pressure of a gas supply.

manometer

connection
to gas supply
h

liquid

Which change gives a greater value of height h ?

A using a less dense liquid

B using a more dense liquid
C using a narrower tube
D using a wider tube

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III: Theory 简答(36)

1 Fig. 1.1 shows a measuring cylinder that contains a coloured liquid.

cm3

100
90
80
70
60
50
40 h
30
20
X
10
0

Fig.1.1

The measuring cylinder contains 82 cm3 of the liquid. The density of the liquid is 950 kg / m3.

(a) Calculate the mass of the liquid.

mass = ...........................................................[3]

(b) The height h of the liquid in the measuring cylinder is 0.094 m.

(i) Calculate the pressure due to the liquid at point X in Fig. 2.1.

pressure = ...........................................................[2]

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 (ii) The true pressure at point X is different from the value calculated in (b)(i).
Explain why.

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

.......................................................................................................................................[2]

(c) A small object is made of steel. It is placed level with the top surface of the liquid in the
measuring cylinder and then released. The object sinks in this liquid.

(i) Explain why the object sinks in this liquid.

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

.......................................................................................................................................[2]

(ii) Describe how the volume of the object can now be determined.

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

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

.......................................................................................................................................[2]

[Total: 11]

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2 Fig. 2.1 is the extension–load graph for a light spring S.

30

extension / cm

20

10

0
0 2 4 6 8 10
load / N

Fig. 2.1

(a) State the range of loads for which S obeys Hooke’s law.

from ....................................................... to .......................................................... [2]

(b) Using information from Fig. 2.1, determine the spring constant k of spring S.

k = ......................................................... [2]

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(c) A second spring, identical to spring S, is attached to spring S. The two springs are attached
to a rod, as shown in Fig. 2.2. A load of 4.0 N is suspended from the bottom of spring S. The
arrangement is in equilibrium.

rod

second spring

spring S

4.0 N load

Fig. 2.2

(i) State the name of the form of energy stored in the two springs when they are stretched.

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

(ii) Determine the extension of the arrangement in Fig. 2.2.

extension = ................................................... cm [2]

(iii) The load is carefully increased to 6.0 N in total.

Calculate the distance moved by the load to the new equilibrium position as the load
increases from 4.0 N to 6.0 N.

distance moved = ......................................................... [2]

[Total: 9]

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3 A rectangular container has a base of dimensions 0.12 m × 0.16 m. The container is filled with a
liquid. The mass of the liquid in the container is 4.8 kg.

(a) Calculate

(i) the weight of liquid in the container,

weight = ...........................................................[1]

(ii) the pressure due to the liquid on the base of the container.

pressure = ...........................................................[2]

(b) Explain why the total pressure on the base of the container is greater than the value calculated
in (a)(ii).

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

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

(c) The depth of liquid in the container is 0.32 m.

Calculate the density of the liquid.

density = ...........................................................[2]

[Total: 6]

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4 A student investigates a pendulum. Fig. 1.1 and Fig. 1.2 show some of the apparatus used.

clamp
clamp

bob

one complete
oscillation

Fig. 1.1 Fig. 1.2

(a) The student displaces the bob slightly and releases it so that it swings. Fig. 1.2 shows one

complete oscillation of the pendulum.

(i) He measures the time t for 20 complete oscillations. The time t is shown on the stopwatch
in Fig. 1.3.

min seconds 1 s
100
00: 27. 60

Fig. 1.3

In the first row of Table 1.1, record the time t shown in Fig. 1.3. [2]

(ii) Calculate, and record in Table 1.1, the period T of the pendulum. The period is the time
for one complete oscillation. [2]

(iii) Calculate T 2. Record its value in Table 1.1. [2]

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(b) The student repeats the procedure in (a) using d = 60.0 cm, 70.0 cm, 80.0 cm and 100.0 cm.
The readings are shown in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

d / cm t/s T/s T 2 / s2

50.0

60.0 30.00 1.50 2.25

70.0 33.20 1.66 2.76

80.0 35.80 1.79 3.20

100.0 39.80 1.99 3.96

Plot a graph of T 2 / s2 (y-axis) against d / cm (x-axis). You do not need to start your axes at the
origin (0,0).

[4]

[Total: 10]

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