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Mock Exam Paper-1 Yr 12
Mock Exam Paper-1 Yr 12
December 2021
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, and admission number.
• Answer all questions.
• Without sufficient working, correct answers may be awarded no marks.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
• Calculators may be used.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend
on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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1. Which of the following is a scalar quantity? (1)
A) weight
B) momentum
C) terminal velocity
D) kinetic energy
B) The frictional force of the road on the tyres is equal to the resultant force on
the van.
C) The frictional force of the road on the tyres is in the direction of motion of
the van.
D) The frictional force of the road on the tyres is in the opposite direction to the
motion of the van.
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3. A hydroelectric power station has an efficiency of 32%. In one hour, the useful energy
Which of the following expressions gives the total power input to the power station in watts?
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4. A tractor pulls a trailer a distance s in time t. The useful power output of the tractor is P.
Which of the following equations gives the force F of the tractor on the trailer? (1)
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5. A constant forward force acts on a car. The car accelerates along a straight road. After a
Which graph shows the variation of acceleration with time for the car?
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6. Two forces F1 and F2 act on an object, as shown. (1)
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7. Which of the following quantities has the SI base units kg m2 s−3? (1)
A) force
B) momentum
C) Power
D) work done
8. A car is moving towards a stop sign at a speed of 25 m s−1. The driver applies the brakes
20 m before the sign and decelerates uniformly to rest just before the sign.
Which of the following gives the magnitude of the car’s deceleration in m s−2? (1)
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9. An object of mass 8.2 kg, initially at rest, falls a vertical distance of 25 m through the air
Which of the following gives the energy in joules dissipated by air resistance?
10. Two objects are travelling directly towards each other and then collide. Object A is
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11. Which of the following statements is not correct for a Newton’s 3rd Law pair of forces? (1)
12. A railway carriage of mass 7.15 × 104 kg moving at 4.50 m s−1 collides with a second
The carriages join together. Immediately after the collision they move at a speed of 3.62 m s−1 .
(a) Show that the total momentum of the carriages immediately after the collision was
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(b) Calculate the velocity of the second carriage before the collision. (3)
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(c) Calculate the change in total kinetic energy during the collision. (2)
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13. A trolley accelerates from rest at point A, down a straight track to point B. The trolley
(a) Show that the trolley reaches point B with a speed of about 3 m s−1 . (3)
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(b) Determine the time taken by the object to move from point A to point C. (4)
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14. A skier moving at 25 m s−1 skis off a ramp. The ramp is angled upwards at 10° to the
horizontal, as shown.
There is a flat surface that starts 30 m from the ramp. The flat surface is 2.9 m below the ramp.
(a) Deduce whether the skier reaches the flat surface before landing. You may ignore
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(b) Another skier travels along the horizontal surface with an initial speed of 23 m s−1 .
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15. A dragster is a racing car designed for a very short race along a completely straight
track, so must be able to accelerate at a very high rate. The dragster and driver shown
below have a combined weight of 1.23 × 104 N. The centre of gravity is 1.80 m in front
The front axle of the dragster is 6.00 m from the rear axle.
(a) Calculate the reaction forces R1 and R2, shown on the diagram, when the dragster is
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(b) When the dragster starts, there is a driving force that gives the dragster an initial
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16. Every litre of fuel used in a car engine releases 32 MJ of energy. During one journey the
(a) Show that the average power input to the engine was about 70 kW. (2)
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(b) The car travelled a total distance of 730 km during the journey.
Show that the average power output of the engine was about 50 kW. (3)
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17. The photograph shows a person riding a unicycle. The unicycle moves at a constant
The magnitude of each force is represented by the length of the arrow on the photograph.
(a) Assess whether forces R and W are a Newton’s third law pair of forces. (3)
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b) Explain the motion of the unicycle. Your answer should make reference to all of the
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18. A skydiver jumps from an aeroplane and accelerates until she reaches terminal velocity.
At a time t1, she opens a parachute and a second, lower terminal velocity is reached
Explain the shape of the graph. You should refer to the forces acting on the skydiver. (6)
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19. A student carried out an experiment to determine the viscosity of a sample of oil
A small solid sphere was released just above the surface of the oil and the terminal
(a) Two rubber bands were placed around the cylinder as shown. When the sphere passed
the top band a timer was started. The timer was stopped when the sphere passed the
bottom band.
(i) Explain why the top rubber band should be placed a short distance below the
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(ii) Another student suggested using an additional rubber band halfway between the
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20. A game is played where each player must use a ‘mallet’ to hit a disc across a table into
One player accidentally lets go of a mallet. The mallet travels at a speed of 1.6 m s−1 and
After the collision, the mallet continues in the same direction at a lower speed of 0.3 m s−1.
The disc moves in the same direction as the mallet with a velocity v, as shown.
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21. A student carried out an experiment to measure the acceleration of free-fall g.
A ball bearing was released from position A. The time t for the ball bearing to fall a
Explain how the measurements obtained can be used to determine a value for g in m s−2.
Your answer should include a sketch on the axes below of the graph that the student
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22. Popcorn kernels contain water. When heated, the water turns to steam. The kernel ‘pops’
(a) The photographs above show a popcorn kernel just before popping and at the
maximum height after popping. The time between the two photographs was 83 ms.
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(ii) Calculate the initial speed of the ‘popped’ popcorn kernel. (3)
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(b) The average water content in a popcorn kernel is 14% of the total mass of the kernel.
A kernel is heated until it pops. Steam is ejected downwards, and the popped kernel
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