Theory

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

(a) State the most appropriate instrument, or instruments, for the measurement of the following. (i) the diameter of a wire of diameter about 1 mm [1...

2009 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

The graph shows two current-voltage calibration curves for a solar cell exposed to different light intensities. At zero voltage, what is the ratio ...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

The diagram shows an oscilloscope screen displaying two signals. Signal X has a frequency of 50 Hz and peak voltage of 12 V. What is the period an...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

The volume of fuel in the tank of a car is monitored using a meter as illustrated in Fig. 1.1. The meter has an analogue scale. The meter reading f...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A simple pendulum may be used to determine a value for the acceleration of free fall $g$. Measurements are made of the length $L$ of the pendulum and ...

2009 Winter

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A student finds the density of a liquid by measuring its mass and its volume. The following is a summary of his measurements. mass of empty beaker = ...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

An ion is accelerated by a series of electrodes in a vacuum. A graph of the power supplied to the ion is plotted against time. What is represented by...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

The diagram shows a square-wave trace on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope. A grid of 1 cm squares covers the screen. The time-base setting is ...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A student finds the density of a liquid by measuring its mass and its volume. The following is a summary of his measurements. mass of empty beaker = ...

2010 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A micrometer screw gauge is used to measure the diameter of a copper wire. The reading with the wire in position is shown in diagram 1. The wire is r...

2010 Summer

Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

(a) State what is meant by a $\text{scalar}$ quantity and by a $\text{vector}$ quantity. [2] (b) Complete Fig. 1.1 to indicate whether each of t...

2018 Summer

Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

(a) State what is meant by the mass of a body. [1] (b) Two blocks travel directly towards each other along a horizontal, frictionless surface. T...

2018 Summer

Theory

CH14 - WAVES

(a) For a progressive wave, state what is meant by (i) the period,   [1] (ii) the wavelength.   [1] (b) Fig. 4.1 shows the vari...

2018 Summer

Theory

CH14 - WAVES

(a) When monochromatic light is incident normally on a diffraction grating, the emergent light waves have been diffracted and are coherent. Explain w...

2018 Summer

Theory

CH19 - CURRENT OF ELECTRICITY

(a) Define the volt............................................................................................................... [1](b) A battery of...

2018 Summer

Theory

CH17 - ELECTRIC FIELDS

A $\beta^{-}$ particle from a radioactive source is travelling in a vacuum with kinetic energy 460 eV. The particle enters a uniform electric field at...

2018 Summer

Theory

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

(a) Define force. .....................................................................................................................[1] (b) State...

2018 Summer

Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

(a) State the principle of conservation of momentum. [2] (b) A stationary firework explodes into three different fragments that move in a horizontal ...

2018 Summer

Theory

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A child on a sledge slides down a steep hill and then travels in a straight line up an ice-covered slope, as illustrated in Fig. 3.1. The sledge pa...

2018 Summer

Theory

CH14 - WAVES

(a) (i) Define the wavelength of a progressive wave.   [1] (ii) State what is meant by an antinode of a stationary wave.   [1] (...

2018 Summer