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PHYSICS
: 0571/03
Paper 3
October/November 20'l 0
t hour 15 minutes
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Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.'
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall 10 m/s2).
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2 Examine/s
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Fig. 1 .1 shows a car of length 5.8 m. The car

accelerates from point A to point B'

5.8

l,'
i"
B

Fig.1.1

to pass point B'

The car takes 0.80s to pass point A and 0'50s

passing
(a) Calculate the speed of the car when

(i) Point A,

(ii) point B.

speed =

(b) The car takes 6,0s to move from A to

B'

Calculate the acceleration of the car'

......,.....,,...t21
acceleration =

B'
(c) Find the distance d between A and
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2 A bag of mass 5.0kg is dropped from a helicopter hovering above the ground. Use

The bag hits the ground after 8.0s (g = 't0m/s2).

(a) Assuming that there is no air resistance, calculate the height of the helicopter above the
ground.

height = ............... .................t21

(b) The bag reaches terminal velocity before hitting the ground.

Describe how each of the following quantities changes as the bag falls to the ground.

(i) velocity
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4 Exanineli
Use

Fig.S.lshowsaspringbalanceusedtofeepauniformbeaminequilibrium..
is hung 6'0m from the pivot'
The beam is pivoted aithe centre and a load of 4.2N

spfing balance

Fig.3.1

(a) State the principle of moments'

(b) Determine the reading on the spring balance'

reading = .....':..'..'..r!.ra...i.'.." ri " """""" "" t2i

(c) What is the direction of the force acting

on the pivot?

pivot. Assume that the weight of the beam is

(d) calculate the size of the force acting on the
negligible.

force =
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Fig.4.1 shows an instrument used to measure the density of liquids.
The instrument is shown floating in water at a temperature of 20 "c.

density scale

Fig.4.1

(a) What is the name of the instrument?

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(b) (i) Name the force that prevents the instrument from sinking.
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(ii) How does the force in (b)(i) compare with the weight of the instrument?

(c) The instrument is placed in water at a higher temperature.

State and explain what is observed.

observation ......................t11

explanation

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Exanine/s
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Fig. 5.1 shows a television aerial supported by two wires. The wires apply forces of 80 N and
120 N. The diagram is not drawn to scale.

Fig.5.1 (not to scale)

(a) What is the angle between the two wires?

.,....,.,,......., .....,.r.[1 ]

(b) Ghoosing a suitable scale, draw a vector diagram to determine the resultant force when
the 80N and the 120N forces are added'
State the scale that You use.

scale ,.......

size of the resultant force =

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6 Lemonade is cooled by adding lumps of ice to it. 140 g o{ ice at a temperature of 0 "C cools
0.90k9 of lemonade flom 26"C to 12'C.
I

The latent heat of fusibn of ice is 330000J/kg.

The specific heat capacity of water is 4200J/(kg'C).

(a) Calculate the amount of energy

(i) gained by the ice in melting,

energy - l1l

(ii) gained by the melted ice,

(iii) lost by the lemonade.

energy= ............... .................t11

(b) Find the specific heat capacity of lemonade.

specific heat capacity - ........... .....................t2l

(c) The actual amount of heat lost by the lemonade is smaller than that calculated in (a)(iii).
Explain why.
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7 Fig. 7,1 shows part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Use

A B c Visible D Radio
light WAVCS

Fig.7.1

(a) Name the waves represented by the letters C and D.

r, .....,......."

D..........,... ;................. .......121

(b) Which letter represents a wave that comes from the nuclei of radioactive sources?

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(c) Fig.7.2 shows a quarry mine near a hill and an office.

blast area

Fig.7.2

During blasting, the office staff hear a sound 1 .5 s after they see the blast.
A further 1.0s later the staff hear a sjmilar but quieter sound. The speed of sound in air is
330 m/s.

(i) What name is given io the second sound?

................ ..................t11

(ii) Calculate l, the distance between the office and the blast area.

I = ............. ..,........,.......121

(iii) Determine d, the distance between the blast area and the hill.
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B Fig. 8.1 shows an electric heater.

coiled thin tungsten wire

Fig.8.1

(a) Name the type of radiation produced by the tungsten wire when the current is flowing.

.................. ..."..,.......t1]

(b) Give a reason why the tungsten wire is

(i) coiled,

(ii) made thin.

121

(c) Explain why the sudace of the heater is

(i) shiny,

(ii) curved.
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Use

I Fig.9.1 shows two coils wound around a cardboard tube.

coill coil 2
cardboard tube

galvanometer

Fig.9.1

The switch, S, is closed and coil 1 is slid towards coil 2'

(a) State and explain what is observed.

observation """""""':"

explanation

a soft iron rod'

(b) The experiment in Fig. 9.1 is repeated with the cardboard replaced by

(i) State and explain what'is observed'

observation

explanation

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(ii) What will be the pole of the rod at end P?

tll
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1 0 A permanent magnet is pushed into a coil, as shown in Fig. 1 0.1 .

Use

<r
Wffi
Lr-L-l
Vgalvanometer

Fi9.10.1

(a) (i) State and explain what is obserued when the magnet is pushed into the coil.

121

(ii) On Fig. 10.1, draw an arrow to show the direction of the induced current. I1l

(b) Fig. 10.2 shows the structure of a bicycle dynamo.

sofi-iron core

coil

Fig. 10.2

(i) What type of current is produced by the dynamo?

(i i) What is the purpose of the soft-iron core?

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(iii) State three ways of increasing the outpui voltage.

2. ..............

3. .............. .................t31

(iv) Explain why no current is induced when the bicycle stops.

L2)
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1 1 (a) Strontium - 90 decays by emitting a beta-particle"

State how the atomic number and mass number are affected by the emission of a
beta-particle.

(i) atomic number

(b) A radioactive source has a half-life of 2 months. After I months, the count rate has
reduced to 25 counts per rninute. Complete Table 11.1 to find the initial count rate of the
source.

Table 11.1

count rate/min 25

time/months 0 2 4 6 I
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