Copia de Midyear Y9

Topics (points)
1. Meassurment (1pt)
2. Forces (1pt)
3. Motion (1pt)
4. Motion (1pt)
5. Forces (1pt)
6. Meassurment (1pt)
7. Forces (1pt)
8. Motion (1pt)
9. Motion (1pt)
10. Forces (1pt)
11. Forces (1pt)
12. Motion (1pt)
13. Meassurment (7pts)

14. Forces (7pts)
15. Motion (13pts)
16. Forces (4pts)
1. The diagram shows a stone of irregular shape.
Which property of the stone can be found by lowering it
into a measuring cylinder half-filled with water?
a) length
b) mass
c) volume
d) weight
2. 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.
3. Two rockets are launched at the same time from the surface of the Earth. The graph shows
how the speeds of the rockets change with time. Which statement about the rockets is
correct?
a) Both rockets travel the same distance.

b) Rocket P accelerates and then decelerates.
c) Rocket P travels further than rocket Q.
d) Rocket Q has zero acceleration.
4. 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
5. What is weight?
a) a frictional force
b) a magnetic force
c) a gravitational force
d) an electromagnetic force
6. 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
7. A rocket is travelling vertically upwards. Three vertical forces act on it.

The thrust acts upwards and is equal to 100 000 N.
The weight acts downwards and is equal to 80 000 N.
What is the air resistance force acting on the rocket when it is travelling upwards at constant
speed?
a) 20 000 N downwards
b) 20 000 N upwards
c) 180 000 N downwards
d) 180 000 N upwards
8. Two stones of different weights fall at the same time from a table. Air resistance may be
ignored.
What will happen and why?
what will happen why

a) Both stones hit the floor at the same time. Acceleration of free fall is constant.
b) Both stones hit the floor at the same time. They fall at constant speed.
c) The heavier stone hits the floor first. Acceleration increases with weight.
d) The heavier stone hits the floor first. Speed increases with weight.
9. The distance–time graph for a motorway journey is shown.

What is the average speed for the journey?
a) 50 km / h
b) 67 km / h
c) 70 km / h
d) 83 km / h
10. An object of mass 2.0 kg is taken from the Earth, where the gravitational field strength is 10
N / kg, to the Moon, where the gravitational field strength is 1.6 N / kg.
Which row is correct?
weight on the Earth / N weight on the Moon / N

a) 0.20 0.80
b) 0.20 3.2
c) 20 0.80
d) 20 3.2
11. A cart has a mass of 10 kg. A boy pushes on the cart horizontally with a force of 50 N. The
cart accelerates at 0.50 m / s2.
What is the frictional force acting on the cart?
a) 5.0 N
b) 20 N
c) 30 N
d) 45 N
12. A ball is thrown vertically upwards through the air. Air resistance acts on the ball.
Which graph shows how its speed varies with time?
13. Figure 1.1 shows a measuring cylinder containing water.
Fig. 1.2 shows the same measuring cylinder after a stone has been lowered into it.
Fig 1.1 Fig 1.2

a) Calculate the volume of the stone.
volume = .................................................. cm3 [2]

b) Another stone has a mass of 98.4 g. The volume of this stone is 41.0 cm3.
Calculate the density of the stone.
density = .............................................. g / cm3 [3]

c) The stone with a mass of 98.4 g has a weight of 0.984 N.
Explain the difference between mass and weight.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]
[Total: 7]
14.
a) A man starts pulling his suitcase across the floor.
Fig 2.1
i. Fig. 2.1 shows the horizontal forces acting on the suitcase.

Calculate the resultant horizontal force on the suitcase.
size of force = ........................................................... N

direction ...............................................................
[2]
ii. After a short time, the suitcase is moving at a constant speed.
Suggest values for the sizes of the two horizontal forces on the suitcase when it is
moving at a constant speed.
pulling force = ........................................................ (N)
friction force = ........................................................ (N)

[1]
[Total: 3]
15. Fig. 3.1 shows how the speed of a car varies between 0 and 60.0 s.
Fig 3.1
a) Determine the speed of the car using information from Fig. 3.1:
i. when the time is 5.0 s
speed = ................................................. m / s [2]
ii. when the car is moving with a constant speed.
speed = ................................................. m / s [1]
b) Describe how the speed of the car changes between 30.0 s and 60.0 s.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...[2]
c) Determine the distance travelled by the car between 10.0 s and 30.0 s.
distance travelled = ..................................................... m [3]
d) The total distance travelled by the car in the last 30.0 s is 226 m.
Calculate the average speed of the car in the last 30.0 s.
average speed = ................................................. m / s [3]
e) On Fig. 3.1, draw the speed–time graph for the motorcycle.

[2]
[Total: 13]
16. Fig. 4.1 shows the horizontal forces acting on a skateboarder.
Fig 4.1
a) Calculate the resultant force acting on the skateboarder.
resultant force = ............................................................ N
direction = ...............................................................
[2]
b) Describe the effect of the resultant force in a) on the motion of the skateboarder.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...[1]
c) The skateboarder is moving along a horizontal path.

The backward force is 100 N. The forward force is 100 N.
Describe the motion of the skateboarder.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………...[1]
[Total: 4]
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: 1 point each – TOTAL 12 points
THEORY QUESTIONS: TOTAL 31 points
COMPLETE TEST: 43 POINTS

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Topics (points)

13. Meassurment (7pts)

2. Which statement about mass is correct?

a) Both rockets travel the same distance.

7. A rocket is travelling vertically upwards. Three vertical forces act on it.

what will happen why

9. The distance–time graph for a motorway journey is shown.

weight on the Earth / N weight on the Moon / N

Fig 1.1 Fig 1.2

volume = .................................................. cm3 [2]

density = .............................................. g / cm3 [3]

i. Fig. 2.1 shows the horizontal forces acting on the suitcase.

size of force = ........................................................... N

pulling force = ........................................................ (N)

friction force = ........................................................ (N)

speed = ................................................. m / s [2]

ii. when the car is moving with a constant speed.

speed = ................................................. m / s [1]

distance travelled = ..................................................... m [3]

average speed = ................................................. m / s [3]

e) On Fig. 3.1, draw the speed–time graph for the motorcycle.

a) Calculate the resultant force acting on the skateboarder.

resultant force = ............................................................ N

c) The skateboarder is moving along a horizontal path.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS: 1 point each – TOTAL 12 points

THEORY QUESTIONS: TOTAL 31 points

COMPLETE TEST: 43 POINTS

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