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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A metre rule is used to measure a length.Which reading is shown to the nearest millimetre?A 0.7 mB 0.76 mC 0.761 mD 0.7614 m

2009 Summer

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

Which items of apparatus are required to determine the density of a liquid? A balance and measuring cylinder B balance and thermometer C metre rule...

2009 Summer

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

An engineering machine has a piston which is going up and down approximately 75 times per minute.Describe carefully how a stopwatch may be used to fin...

2009 Summer

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A stopwatch is used to time an athlete running 100 m. The timekeeper forgets to reset the watch to zero before using it to time another athlete runnin...

2009 Winter

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The diagrams show a rectangular box with inside measurements of 5 cm × 6 cm × 4 cm.The box has a mass of 40 g when empty. When filled with a liquid,...

2009 Winter

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A stopwatch is used to time an athlete running 100 m. The timekeeper forgets to reset the watch to zero before using it to time another athlete runnin...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The diagrams show a rectangular box with inside measurements of 5 cm × 6 cm × 4 cm.The box has a mass of 40 g when empty. When filled with a liquid,...

2009 Winter

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

Fig 1.1 shows part of a measuring instrument. [Image_1: Fig 1.1](a) State the name of this instrument. ..................................................

2009 Winter

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The list below gives the approximate densities of various metals.gold         19 g/cm³lead    ...

2009 Winter

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A weight attached to one end of a short length of string is swinging from side to side. The highest points in the swing are A and B, as shown in Fig. ...

2009 Winter

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A scientist needs to determine the volume of a small, irregularly shaped rock sample. Only a rule and a measuring cylinder, partially filled with wate...

2010 Summer

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A student uses a stopwatch to time a runner running around a circular track. The runner runs two laps (twice around the track). The diagrams show the ...

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Two distance/time graphs and two speed/time graphs are shown. Which graph represents an object that is at rest? [Image_1: Graphs A, B, C, and D]

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A snail moves along a ruler. It takes 20s to move from Q to R.What is its average speed from Q to R?A. $\frac{12}{20}$ cm/sB. $\frac{12 - 2}{20}$ cm/s...

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Two blocks of metal X and Y hang from spring balances as shown in the diagram.What does the diagram show about X and Y?A. They have the same mass and ...

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The graph shows how weight varies with mass on planet P and on planet Q.An object weighs 400 N on planet P. The object is taken to planet Q. Which row...

2010 Summer

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CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

The diagram shows a rectangular block of density $2\, \text{g/cm}^3$.What is the mass of the block?A 2g   B 6g   C 14g   D 24g

2010 Summer

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CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

Which statement about a moving object is correct? A. When an object is accelerating, the resultant force acting on it must equal zero. B. When an obje...

2010 Summer

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CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

An experiment is carried out to measure the extension of a rubber band for different loads.The results are shown below.[Table_1]Which figure is missin...

2010 Summer

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CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

Energy is stored in a battery and in a box of matches. Which type of energy is stored in each of them?[Table_1]| | a battery | a box of matches ...

2010 Summer