Physics (IGCSE), Mock 1, P2

PHYSICS
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended)
45 minutes

You must answer on the multiple choice answer sheet.

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You will need: Multiple choice answer sheet

Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

INSTRUCTIONS
 There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
 For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct
and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet.
 Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
 Write in soft pencil.
 Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the
spaces provided unless this has been done for you.
 Do not use correction fluid.
 Do not write on any bar codes.
 You may use a calculator.
 Take the weight of 1.0 kg to be 10 N (acceleration of free fall = 10 m / s2).

INFORMATION
 The total mark for this paper is 40.
 Each correct answer will score one mark.
 Any rough working should be done on this question paper.
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1 A student has a measuring cylinder containing water and also has a balance.

Which of these could she use to find the volume of a small metal sphere?

She has no other apparatus.

A either the measuring cylinder containing water or the balance

B the measuring cylinder containing water only
C the balance only
D neither the measuring cylinder nor the balance

2 A ball hits a bat with a velocity of 30 m / s, and leaves the bat travelling with a velocity of 20 m / s in
the opposite direction. The ball is in contact with the bat for 0.10 s.

What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the ball whilst it is in contact with the bat?

A 1.0 m / s2 B 5.0 m / s2 C 100 m / s2 D 500 m / s2

3 A train begins a journey from a station and travels 60 km in a time of 20 minutes.

What is the average speed of the train?

A 3.0 m / s B 5.0 m / s C 50 m / s D 60 m / s

4 Which statement about mass is correct?

A A mass of 10 kg weighs 1 N near the Earth’s surface.

B Mass is a gravitational force.
C Mass increases when the gravitational field strength increases.
D The greater the mass of a body, the more it resists a change in its motion.

5 A small bottle has a mass of 20 g when empty. The volume of the bottle is 10 cm3.

When full of liquid, the total mass is 150 g.

What is the density of the liquid?

A 0.50 g / cm3 B 2.0 g / cm3 C 13 g / cm3 D 15 g / cm3

6 An object of mass 0.80 kg is moving in a straight line at a velocity of 2.0 m / s. A force is exerted
on the object, in the direction of motion, for a period of 1.0 minute and the velocity of the object
increases to 6.0 m / s.

What force is exerted on the object?

A 0.053 N B 0.080 N C 3.2 N D 4.8 N

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7 An object moves at constant speed in the circular path shown.

P
Z X

Which statement about the acceleration of the object when it is at point P is correct?

A The acceleration is in the direction of arrow X.

B The acceleration is in the direction of arrow Y.
C The acceleration is in the direction of arrow Z.
D The object is not accelerating.

8 An object is pivoted at point P. A student ties a length of string to a peg on the object. He pulls
the string with a force F.

string

s t
peg
r
q P

object

What is the moment of the force F about the point P?

A Fq B Fr C Fs D Ft

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9 A gas molecule strikes the wall of a container. The molecule rebounds with the same speed.

wall wall
gas molecule gas molecule

before hitting the wall after hitting the wall

What happens to the kinetic energy and what happens to the momentum of the molecule?

kinetic energy momentum

A changes changes
B changes stays the same
C stays the same changes
D stays the same stays the same

10 A horizontal force pulls a box along a horizontal surface.

The box gains 30 J of kinetic energy and 10 J of thermal energy is produced by the friction
between the box and the surface.

How much work is done by the force?

A 10 J B 20 J C 30 J D 40 J
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11 A child pushes a toy car along a horizontal surface and then releases it.

As the car slows down, what is the main energy transfer?

A from chemical to thermal

B from chemical to kinetic
C from kinetic to gravitational (potential)
D from kinetic to thermal

12 At time = 0, a cannonball is stationary inside a cannon. The cannonball is then fired from the
cannon.

At time = t, the cannonball moves forwards and the cannon moves backwards.

What happens to the total kinetic energy and the total momentum of the cannon and the
cannonball between time = 0 and time = t ?

total kinetic energy of total momentum of

cannon and cannonball cannon and cannonball

A changes changes
B changes remains the same
C remains the same changes
D remains the same remains the same

13 In a small hydroelectric power scheme, 800 kg of water drops through a vertical height of 2.2 m
every second. The electrical output is 10.6 kW.

What is the efficiency of the scheme?

A 0.60% B 17% C 60% D 75%

14 An object is at rest on a horizontal surface.

Which equation is used to calculate the pressure that the object exerts?
mass of the object
A
area of contact
weight of the object
B
area of contact
C mass of the object  area of contact

D weight of the object  area of contact

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15 Smoke particles, illuminated by a bright lamp, are seen through a microscope. They move about
randomly.

What causes this motion?

A attraction between the smoke particles and the molecules of the air
B collisions between the smoke particles and the molecules of the air
C evaporation of the faster-moving smoke particles
D warming of the smoke particles by the lamp

16 Ether is a liquid that evaporates easily at room temperature.

The rate at which ether evaporates can be increased by bubbling air through it.

The diagram shows this process.

air

air bubbles

ether

Students give three suggestions why the rate of evaporation increases when air is bubbled
through.

Student 1 suggests that the temperature of the ether is decreased.

Student 2 suggests that the surface area of the ether is increased.
Student 3 suggests that evaporated molecules are removed at a greater rate.

Which students are correct?

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 3 D 3 only

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17 Some ice is slowly heated and its temperature is measured. A graph is plotted of temperature
against time.

100
temperature / qC

X
0
–10 time

Which row describes what happens to the thermal energy and to the temperature in section X?

thermal energy temperature of ice

A gained by ice rises

B gained by ice stays the same
C not gained by ice rises
D not gained by ice stays the same

18 The diagram shows the apparatus needed for an experiment to determine the specific heat
capacity of the material from which an object is made.

thermometer
A
heater
object

V stop-clock

balance

Which piece of apparatus could be omitted if the purpose of the experiment is to determine the
thermal capacity of the object?

A ammeter
B balance
C stop-clock
D thermometer
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19 Both boiling and evaporation involve a change of state from liquid to gas.

Which row gives the correct difference between boiling and evaporation?

boiling evaporation

A no bubbles are formed bubbles are formed

B occurs at all temperatures occurs at a definite temperature
C occurs throughout the liquid occurs at the surface only
D the temperature falls the temperature remains constant

20 Which statement describes thermal conduction in a metal by electrons?

A Atoms and electrons move freely throughout the metal.

B Atoms and electrons vibrate about their fixed positions only.
C Electrons move freely throughout the metal.
D Electrons remain attached to atoms.

21 A tank contains water. Ripples are produced on the surface of the water. Refraction is observed.

What causes the ripples to refract?

A The cold water in the tank is replaced by warm water.

B The ripples change speed as they move from deep to shallow water.
C The ripples hit the wall of the tank.
D The ripples pass through a narrow gap.

22 The diagram shows wavefronts of a water wave passing through a gap in a barrier.

barrier

Which change will increase the diffraction of the wave as it passes through the gap?

A Increase the amplitude of the wave.

B Increase the width of the gap.
C Reduce the depth of water.
D Reduce the frequency of the wave.
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23 A student makes a list of some applications of waves.

1 medical scanning of soft tissue

2 sterilising water
3 using sonar to calculate ocean depths

Which applications use ultrasound waves?

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

24 The diagram shows a bar magnet at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. A length of soft-iron
wire is held parallel to the magnet.

soft-iron wire
magnet
S

The wire is released.

What happens?

A The wire moves away from the magnet.

B The wire moves towards the magnet.

C The wire’s centre stays in its present position and the wire rotates through 90° in a clockwise
direction.

D The wire’s centre stays in its present position and the wire rotates through 90° in an
anticlockwise direction.

25 Which diagram shows the electric field pattern and direction around a positive point charge?

A B C D
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26 A laboratory has a standard wire of known resistance. It also has other wires, made from the
same material as the standard wire, but of different lengths and diameters.

Which wire would definitely have a resistance of less than the standard wire?

wire length wire diameter

A longer larger
B longer smaller
C shorter larger
D shorter smaller

27 The graph shows the relationship between the current in a circuit component and the potential
difference (p.d.) across it. The graph has a straight section and a curved section.

current

0
0 p.d.

What happens to the resistance of the component in these two sections as the current increases?

straight section curved section

A resistance increases resistance decreases

B resistance increases resistance increases
C no change in resistance resistance decreases
D no change in resistance resistance increases

28 The diagram shows part of a circuit.

2.0 : 1.0 :

4.0 :

What is the combined resistance of the resistors?

A 0.14 Ω B 0.57 Ω C 1.7 Ω D 7.0 Ω

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29 The diagram shows a circuit which includes two resistors and a battery.

10 : 30 :

V
6.0 V

The voltmeter reads 6.0 V.

What is the potential difference across the 30 Ω resistor?

A 2.0 V B 6.0 V C 18 V D 24 V

30 A wire is moved down in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field.

N
S

Three changes are suggested.

1 The speed of the movement of the wire is increased.

2 The magnetic field strength is decreased.
3 The direction of the magnetic field is reversed.

Which changes increase the electromotive force (e.m.f.) induced in the wire?

A 1 and 3 B 1 only C 2 and 3 D 3 only

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31 A wire is moved across a magnetic field. This causes an induced current in the wire.

The induced current interacts with the magnetic field to produce a force on the wire.

In which direction is this force?

A in the direction of the current

B in the direction of movement of the wire
C in the opposite direction to the current
D in the opposite direction to the movement of the wire

32 A 100% efficient step-down transformer has primary voltage Vp and primary current Ip.

Which row compares the secondary voltage with Vp and the secondary current with Ip?

secondary voltage secondary current

A greater than Vp greater than Ip

B greater than Vp less than Ip
C less than Vp greater than Ip
D less than Vp less than Ip

33 The scattering of α-particles by a thin metal foil supports the nuclear model of an atom.

Why are α-particles used rather than neutrons?

A because they always travel more slowly

B because they are heavier
C because they are larger in diameter
D because they have a positive charge

34 An iron nuclide is represented by the symbol shown.

56
26Fe

Which statements about a nucleus of this iron nuclide are correct?

1 The nucleus contains 56 neutrons.

2 The nucleon number is 30.
3 The proton number is 26.

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 3 D 3 only

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35 Which statement gives two safety precautions to take when a person is working with ionising
radiation?

A decrease exposure time and decrease distance between the person and the source
B decrease exposure time and increase distance between the person and the source
C increase exposure time and decrease distance between the person and the source
D increase exposure time and increase distance between the person and the source

36 Which list correctly shows the planets in decreasing order of distance from the Sun?

A Jupiter  Saturn  Neptune  Uranus

B Jupiter  Saturn  Uranus  Neptune

C Neptune  Uranus  Saturn  Jupiter

D Uranus  Neptune  Saturn  Jupiter

37 The Sun radiates most of its energy in three regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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In the pie chart, region 1 is infrared radiation and region 2 is visible radiation.

2 1

What is region 3?

A microwave
B radio
C ultraviolet
D X-ray

38 The diagram shows a comet moving in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.

At which position is the comet moving with the greatest speed?

C comet

A Sun D

39 Nuclear reactions in the Sun release large quantities of energy.

Which statement about this process is correct?

A It involves the fission of helium to produce hydrogen.

B It involves the fission of hydrogen to produce helium.
C It involves the fusion of helium to produce hydrogen.
D It involves the fusion of hydrogen to produce helium.
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40 The table gives data about four planets in our Solar System.

Uranus Earth planet X planet Y

mean surface
–195 15 –65 –140
temperature / C

What are planets X and Y?

planet X planet Y

A Mars Saturn
B Mars Neptune
C Mercury Saturn
D Mercury Neptune