Mock-1 Examination

December 2021

Write your name here

Admission Number Date :

Subject: PHYSICS Paper Reference : Year : 12 Section : A/B/C

Time : 1 hr 30 min You must have : Marks Obtained:

Max Marks : 80 Scientific Calculator, Ruler

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.
Teacher Feedback :

Student Remark :

1
1. Which of the following is a scalar quantity? (1)

A) weight

B) momentum

C) terminal velocity

D) kinetic energy

2. A van travels along a straight, horizontal road at a constant velocity. (1)

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) The frictional force of the road on the tyres can be ignored.

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.

2
3. A hydroelectric power station has an efficiency of 32%. In one hour, the useful energy

output of the power station is 1.2 × 1013 J. (1)

Which of the following expressions gives the total power input to the power station in watts?

3
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)

4
5. A constant forward force acts on a car. The car accelerates along a straight road. After a

while, the speed of the car reaches a constant value. (1)

Which graph shows the variation of acceleration with time for the car?

5
6. Two forces F1 and F2 act on an object, as shown. (1)

6
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)

7
9. An object of mass 8.2 kg, initially at rest, falls a vertical distance of 25 m through the air

and has a final velocity of 20 m s−1. (1)

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

a mass of 2 kg initially travelling to the right at 3 m s−1 and object B is a mass of 5 kg

initially travelling to the left at 2 m s−1.

What is the total momentum of A and B after the collision? (1)

8
 11. Which of the following statements is not correct for a Newton’s 3rd Law pair of forces? (1)

A) The forces act in opposite directions.

B) The forces act on the same body.

C) The forces are of the same type.

D) The forces have the same magnitude.

12. A railway carriage of mass 7.15 × 104 kg moving at 4.50 m s−1 collides with a second

railway carriage of mass 5.35 × 104 kg moving in the same direction.

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

approximately 4.5 × 105 kg m s−1 . (2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Calculate the velocity of the second carriage before the collision. (3)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9
 (c) Calculate the change in total kinetic energy during the collision. (2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13. A trolley accelerates from rest at point A, down a straight track to point B. The trolley

then continues along a horizontal track to point C, as shown.

The effects of air resistance and friction are negligible.

(a) Show that the trolley reaches point B with a speed of about 3 m s−1 . (3)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10
(b) Determine the time taken by the object to move from point A to point C. (4)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11
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

any effects of air resistance. (5)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

yes he reaches the flat surface before landing

12
(b) Another skier travels along the horizontal surface with an initial speed of 23 m s−1 .

She comes to rest after travelling a distance of 43 m.

Calculate the average force required to bring the skier to rest.

mass of skier = 63 kg (3)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13
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

of the rear axle.

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

stationary and not accelerating. (3)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14
 (b) When the dragster starts, there is a driving force that gives the dragster an initial

forward acceleration of 5.50 g.

Calculate the initial driving force on the dragster. (2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16. Every litre of fuel used in a car engine releases 32 MJ of energy. During one journey the

car used 65 litres of fuel. The car journey lasted 8 hours.

(a) Show that the average power input to the engine was about 70 kW. (2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15
(b) The car travelled a total distance of 730 km during the journey.

The average force of the engine was 2.1 kN.

Show that the average power output of the engine was about 50 kW. (3)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(c) Determine the efficiency of the engine. (2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16
17. The photograph shows a person riding a unicycle. The unicycle moves at a constant

speed on a horizontal surface. The vertical forces R and W act as shown.

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)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

17
b) Explain the motion of the unicycle. Your answer should make reference to all of the

forces acting on the unicycle. (2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

18
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

before landing safely at time t2.

The acceleration-time graph for the motion of the skydiver is shown.

Explain the shape of the graph. You should refer to the forces acting on the skydiver. (6)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19
19. A student carried out an experiment to determine the viscosity of a sample of oil

contained in a large measuring cylinder.

A small solid sphere was released just above the surface of the oil and the terminal

velocity of the sphere was determined.

(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

surface of the oil. (2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20
(ii) Another student suggested using an additional rubber band halfway between the

top and bottom rubber bands.

Discuss the benefit of adding the third rubber band. (2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22
20. A game is played where each player must use a ‘mallet’ to hit a disc across a table into

the opponent’s goal.

One player accidentally lets go of a mallet. The mallet travels at a speed of 1.6 m s−1 and

collides with a stationary disc.

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.

(a) Calculate a value for v.

Assume that frictional forces are negligible.

mass of disc = 0.035 kg

mass of mallet = 0.17 kg (3)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

23
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

distance l was measured. This was repeated for decreasing values of l.

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

would expect to obtain. (5)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24
22. Popcorn kernels contain water. When heated, the water turns to steam. The kernel ‘pops’

and moves upwards

(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.

(i) Determine the maximum height after popping. (2)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

25
(ii) Calculate the initial speed of the ‘popped’ popcorn kernel. (3)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

26
(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

moves upwards with an initial speed of 1.5 m s−1.

Calculate the speed at which the steam is ejected.

total mass of unpropped kernel = 0.11 g (4)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

27
28