SCORE A EXCEL in SPM

Paper 1 Choose the best option for each question. 1. The unit for specific heat
capacity is J kg-1 K-1. A possible formula for finding the specific heat capacit
y. Power A. Mass x Temperature Temperature B. Mass x Heat Heat C. Mass x Tempera
ture Heat D. Mass x Time
Diagram 1 shows the time measured y a stopwatch for the oscillation of a pendulu
m. 5.
4.
2.
Diagram 1 shows the scale of a vernier callipers. What is the reading of the cal
lipers? A. 3.03 cm B. 3.13 cm C. 3.30 cm D. 3.43 cm Which of the following shoot
ing marks shows that the shooter is accurate but inconsistence?
What is the time measured by the stopwatch. A. 30.7 s B. 32.0 s C. 32.5 s D. 33.
0 s 3. Diagram 2 shows the position of the eye when a student is taking the read
ing of the volume of water in a measuring cylinder. 6. A car is travelling at a
speed of 80 km h-1. What is the speed in cms-1? A. 2.22 x 10-1 B. 2.22 x 102 C.
2.22 x 103 D. 2.22 x 104 Which physical quantity has the correct Si unit? Physic
al quantity SI unit A Mass Gram B Time Minute C Temperature Kelvin D Current Cou
lomb
7. This position will help to overcome A. random error B. parallax error C. zero
error D. systematic error
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8. Diagram 1 is a graph which shows the relationship between s and t.
2.0 cm, which of the following shows that the readings are precise but not accur
ate?
Which of the following relationship is correct? A. s = 8t + 16 B. s = 16t + 8 C.
s = 2t + 16 D. s = -2t + 16 9. 500 km is equivalent to A. 5 x 102 m B. 5 x 103
m C. 5 x 104 m D. 5 x 105 m
14. Diagram 1 shows a wire winding round a pencil to measure its diameter by usi
ng a ruler.
The diameter of the wire is A. 0.08 cm B. 0.09 cm C. 0.80 cm D. 0.90 cm 15. Whic
h of the following represents the radio frequency of 98.1 MHz? A. 9.81 x 10-3 Hz
B. 9.81 x 10-1 Hz C. 9.81 x 105 Hz D. 9.81 x 107 Hz
10. Diagram 2 shows the velocity-time graph for the motion of an object. If the
acceleration of the object is given by the gradient of the graph, calculate the
acceleration of the object. A. 0.12 m s-2 B. 0.25 m s-2 C. 0.50 m s-2 D. 1.20 m
s-2 E. 3.00 m s-2 11. Base quantities are quantities that A. are scalar only B.
use SI units only C. are in the simplest form D. cannot be derived from other qu
antities 12. Which of the following is true? A. 1 m = 1000 km B. 1 ms = 0.001 s
C. 1 MB = 1000 GB D. 1 nm = 0.001 pm 13. A student takes five readings when meas
uring the length of a nail. If the length of the nail is
16. Diagram 2 shows the graph of velocity, v against time, t. Which of the follo
wing relationship is correct? A. v = 10t B. v = 2t + 10 C. v = -2t + 10 D. v = -
5t + 10
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17. The diagram shows the reading of a micrometer when the spindle is completely
closed. What is the zero error of the micrometer screw gauge? A. -0.02 B. +0.02
C. -0.48 D. +0.48 18. The table shows the results obtained from an experiment t
o examine the resistivity of a wire.
21. Which physical quantities below is base quantity? A. Acceleration B. Mass C.
Energy D. Velocity 22. State the error in measurement which can be reduced by t
aking a larger number of measurements and the average reading. A. Zero error B.
Systematic error C. Random error D. End error 23. Which unit below is used to me
asure momentum? A. N B. N ms-1 C. kg m s-1 D. kg m s-2 24. Which graph below sho
ws that y is directly proportional to x?
Which statement is true about the experiment? A. The smallest scale on the ammet
er is 0.02 A B. The smallest scale on the voltmeter is 0.1 V. C. The length of t
he wire is the manipulate variable. D. The diameter of the wire is measured with
a micrometer screw gauge. 19. Choose the correct matching of physical quantity
with its SI unit. A. Period second B. Time minute C. Length centimetre D. Electri
harge ampere 20. Which step below can reduce parallax error while taking the readi
ng from an ammeter? A. Use an ammeter with a smaller scale. B. Take repeated rea
dings and find the average value. C. Use a magnifying lens to read the reading f
rom the ammeter. D. Take the reading when the pointer coincides with the image o
f the mirror underneath.
25. Which measuring instrument is suitable to measure the width of school physic
al textbook? A. Micro screw gauge B. Vernier callipers C. Meter rule 26. Why is
a micrometer not suitable for measuring the length of a wire? A. The wire cannot
be straightened B. The wire is usually more than 25 cm C. It is not necessary t
o measure length to such an accuracy. D. A micrometer gives a reading of there d
ecimal places.
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27. If the length of field is 500 m and the width is 200 m, what is the area of
the field in scientific notation? A. 100 000 m B. 100 000 m2 C. 10 x 104 m2 D. 1
.0 x 105 m2 28. Which quantity is correctly classified?
B. C. D.
kg-1 s 2 kg s kg-2 s-1
34. Express 1000000 cm2 in SI unit. A. 106 cm2 B. 1 x 106 cm2 C. 100 m2 D. 1 x 1
06 m2 35. Which expression shows the relationship between the base quantities fo
r density? mass x length A. time time B. length x mass
29. Which derived quantity is obtained by multiplying two base quantities? A. De
ncity B. Acceleration C. Area D. Velocity 30. Which pair of physical quantities
have the same unit? A. Current and charges B. Voltage and emf C. Energy and powe
r D. Work and force 31. Diagram 1 shows a micrometer screw gauge. What is the re
ading of the micrometer shown? A. 5.24 mm B. 5.64 mm C. 7.14 mm D. 7.64 mm 32. W
hich experimental technique reduces the systematic error of a quantity investiga
ted? A. Adjusting an ammeter to remove its zero error before measuring a current
. B. Measuring the diameter of a wire repeatedly and calculating the average val
ue. C. Timing a large number of oscillations to find a period. 33. The period of
oscillation for an object is given as T = (km)1/2 where T = period, m = mass, k
= constant. What is the derived unit for k? A. kg s2
C.
mass length x length x length mass x length D. length x length x time
36. Which of the experimental errors is a systematic error? A. A stopwatch runni
ng too fast. B. The zero point of a metre ruler is not accurate. C. Variations i
n measurements of a pendulum s length. D. Zero error of a micrometre screw gauge 37.
Kasim, Ah Choon, Muthu and David are throwing four darts each at the target boa
rd. The positions of the darts are shown in A, B, C and D below. Whose throws ar
e not accurate but precise?
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Paper 2 Section A
1. Diagram 1.1 shows a section of a ruler.
(a)
What is the sensitivity of the ruler? ____________________________ [1 mark] Two
groups of students used the ruler to measure the length of a rod. The measuremen
ts they obtained are shown in Table 1. (i) Calculate the average of each group.
Average of group A = ____________ Average of group B = ______________ Group A Gr
oup B (ii) 12.35 cm 12.80 cm 12.25 cm 12.15 cm 12.40 cm 12.35 cm 12.20 cm 12.55
cm
(b)
If the actual length of the road is 12.40 cm, which group is more accurate in th
eir measurements? ______________________________________________________________
_______ [1 mark]
2.
Diagram 1.1 shows a measuring instrument X. (a) What is instrument X? __________
______________________ [1 mark] (b) Name the part labelled Y. __________________
______________ [1 mark] (c) What is the accuracy of instrument X? ______________
_____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] Determine
the size of the object in Diagram 1.1 if instrument X has zero error of +0.03 m
m.
(d)
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3.
Diagram 1.1 shows a micrometer screw gauge being used to measure the diameter of
a ball bearing. (a) (i) Name the part labelled X. _____________________ [1 mark
] (ii) What is the function of X? ______________________________________________
_______________________ [1 mark] (b) What is the radius of the ball bearing? [2
marks]
4.
Diagram 1.1 shows a meter rule being used to measure the diameter of test tube.
What is the value of the smallest division of the metre rule? (a) ______________
__________________________________ [1 mark] (b) State one type of error that mus
t be avoided when taking the reading. __________________________________________
_____________ [1 mark] (c) What is the reading of the external radius of the tes
t tube? ________________________________________________________________________
___ [1 mark] What is the measuring instrument t that is more accurate to measure
the external diameter of the test tube? [1 mark]
(d)
5.
Diagram 1.1 shows two measuring scales P and Q. (a) Name the physical quantity m
easured by the measuring scales. _______________________________________________
____________________________
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[1 mark] (b) (i) What is the value of the smallest division of measuring scale P
? ___________________________________________________ [1 mark] (ii) What is the
value of the smallest division of measuring scale Q? ___________________________
________________________ [1 mark] Which measuring scale is more sensitive? _____
______________________________________________________________________ [1 makr]
Photographs 1(a) and (b) show two types of ammeters. (c)
6.
Photographs 1(a) and (b) (a) State the physical quantity that these ammeters can
measure. ______________________________________________________________________
_____ [1 mark] (i) Which ammeter is more sensitive? ____________________________
[1 mark] (ii) State one reason for your answer in 1(b)(i). ____________________
_________________________________________________ [1 mark] When an ammeter is no
t connected to any circuit, it is found that the pointer to the zero mark. (i) W
hat type of error is this when the ammeter is used to measure current? _________
____________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (ii) How c
an the error are corrected when a student has taken the measurement for current?
_____________________________________________________________________ [1 mark]
(b)
(c)
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7.
Photographs 1.1 and 1.2 show two instruments used by students in the laboratory.
(a)
(i)
Name the instruments in Photograph 1.1 ________________________________
(b)
[1 mark] For the instruments in photograph 1.2, what is the function of the ratc
het? _____________________________________________________________________ [1 ma
rk] (iii) What is the sensitivity of the apparatus in Photograph 1.2? __________
____________________________________ [1 mark] Between the instruments in photogr
aphs 1.1 and 1.2 (i) Which instruments is more sensitive? ______________________
________ [1 mark] (ii) State one reason for your answer in 1(b)(i). ____________
_________________________________________________________ [1 mark] (ii)
8.
Look at Diagram 4.1 below. The result of the darts thrown by a boy D is shown by
X .
(a)
(b)
Describe the result using the concept of consistency and accuracy. _____________
______________________________________________________________ _________________
__________________________________________________________ [2 marks] Thomas, Ain
a and Laveen also take part in the same darts competition. The result show that,
(i) Thomas is consistence but not accurate, (ii) Ainaa is inaccurate and incons
istent (iii) Laveen is accurate and consistent Use the symbol X to represent a dart ma
rk on the target board to show the possible positions of the four darts thrown b
y each of them.
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(c)
[3 marks] Suggest two instruments that you have used in the laboratory that may
be consistent but not accurate. ________________________________________________
___________________________ ____________________________________________________
_______________________ [3 marks]
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