Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level
Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level
Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level
PHYSICS 9702/11
Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2019
1 hour 15 minutes
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Data
Formulae
1
uniformly accelerated motion s = ut + 2
at 2
v 2 = u 2 + 2as
gravitational potential φ = – Gm
r
hydrostatic pressure p = ρ gh
fsv
Doppler effect fo =
v ± vs
electric potential V= Q
4 πε 0r
capacitors in series 1 / C = 1 / C1 + 1 / C2 + . . .
capacitors in parallel C = C1 + C2 + . . .
1
energy of charged capacitor W= 2
QV
resistors in series R = R1 + R2 + . . .
resistors in parallel 1 / R = 1 / R1 + 1 / R2 + . . .
BI
Hall voltage VH =
ntq
alternating current/voltage x = x0 sin ω t
A joule
B newton
C pascal
D watt
L = 4πr 2σT 4
where
The components of the particle’s velocity are Vv upwards in the vertical direction and Vh to the
right in the horizontal direction, as shown.
V
Vv
θ
Vh
What are expressions for the magnitude of V and for the angle θ ?
magnitude of V θ
V
h
V
B (Vv2 + Vh2 ) tan–1 v
Vh
V
h
V
D (Vv 2 − Vh2) tan–1 v
Vh
4 A whale produces sound waves of frequency 5 Hz. The waves are detected by a microphone and
displayed on an oscilloscope.
5 The speed shown on a car’s speedometer is proportional to the rate of rotation of the tyres.
The variation of the diameter of a tyre as it wears introduces an error in the speed shown on the
speedometer.
A car has new tyres of diameter 600 mm. The speedometer is accurately calibrated for this
diameter.
The tyres wear as shown, with 6 mm of material being removed from the outer surface.
not to scale
6 mm
new tyre
worn tyre
What is the error in the speed shown on the speedometer after this wear has taken place?
6 A car travels along a straight horizontal road. The graph shows the variation of the velocity v of
the car with time t for 6.0 s of its journey.
30
v / m s–1
20
10
0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
t/s
How far does the car travel while the brakes are applied?
A 21 m B 45 m C 67 m D 83 m
7 A stone is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff and falls into the sea some time later. Air
resistance is negligible.
Which graph shows how the vertical component vv of velocity of this stone varies with its
horizontal component vh of velocity as it moves through the air?
A B C D
vv vv vv vv
0 0 0 0
0 vh 0 vh 0 vh 0 vh
8 A positive charge of 2.6 × 10–8 C is in a uniform electric field of field strength 300 000 V m–1.
How much work must be done on the charge in order to move it a distance of 4.0 mm in the
opposite direction to the direction of the field?
A 3.1 × 10–5 J
B 2.0 × 10–3 J
C 3.1 × 10–2 J
D 2.0 J
Which diagram gives an example of a pair of forces that is described by Newton’s third law of
motion?
A B
total gravitational
resistive driving Earth attraction
forces force
gravitational
Moon
attraction
C D
weight
weight
10 A stone is dropped from a tall building. Air resistance is significant. The variation of distance
fallen with time is shown by the dashed line.
A second stone with the same dimensions but a smaller mass is dropped from the same building.
A B
distance path of first stone
0
0 time
11 A helium atom of mass m collides normally with a wall. The atom arrives at the wall with speed v
and then rebounds along its original path. Assume that the collision is perfectly elastic.
What is the change in the momentum of the atom during its collision?
12 A cylindrical iceberg of height H floats in sea water. The top of the iceberg is at height h above
the surface of the water.
iceberg
h
H
sea water
F
pivot
tap
d d
F
A Fd B Fd C 2Fd D 4Fd
2
14 A crane uses a counterweight to stop it from toppling over when lifting a load, as shown.
pivot
counterweight
5000 kg 17.0 m
not to 12.0 kN
scale
crane
The counterweight has a mass of 5000 kg. The crane is required to lift a load of 12.0 kN and the
horizontal distance from the pivot to the load is 17.0 m.
How far from the pivot should the centre of gravity of the counterweight be positioned in order to
keep the crane in equilibrium?
15 Three parallel forces act on an object. As a result of these forces, the object is in equilibrium.
16 An empty glass beaker has a mass of 103 g. When filled with water, it has a total mass of 361 g.
When filled with cooking oil, it has a total mass of 351 g.
17 A rope is attached to a sledge and a boy uses the rope to pull the sledge along a horizontal
surface with a constant velocity. The tension in the rope is 100 N and the rope is held at 30° to
the horizontal.
100 N
rope
sledge
30°
horizontal
surface
How much work does the boy do on the sledge when he pulls it a distance of 5.0 m along the
surface?
18 The kinetic energy Ek of an object of mass m moving at speed v is given by the equation shown.
Ek = 1
2
mv2
A F = ma B s = vt C v2 = u2 + 2as D W = Fs
19 A grasshopper of mass 0.12 g jumps vertically. It uses its back legs over a time of 0.020 s to jump,
leaving the ground with a velocity of 3.0 m s–1.
20 A spring of original length 100 mm is compressed by a force. The graph shows the variation of the
compressing force F with the length L of the spring.
12
F / N 10
8
6
4
2
0
40 50 60 70 80 90 100
L / mm
What is the energy stored in the spring when the length is 70 mm?
21 A 0.80 m length of steel wire and a 1.4 m length of brass wire are joined together. The combined
wires are suspended from a fixed support and a force of 40 N is applied, as shown.
steel
brass
40 N
+1.0
y / mm
0 x / cm
0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0
–1.0
Which graph of vertical displacement y against time t best represents the motion of this particle?
A B
+1.0 +1.0
y / mm y / mm
0 t/s 0 t/s
0 0.10 0.20 0 2.0 4.0
–1.0 –1.0
C D
+2.0 +2.0
y / mm y / mm
0 0
0 4.0 8.0 0 5.0 10.0
t/s t/s
23 The graph shows the variation of the displacement of particles with distance along a transverse
wave at an instant in time. The wave is moving to the right.
Which position along the wave corresponds to a point where particles in the wave are travelling
the fastest upwards?
direction of
displacement D travel of wave
0
0 A C distance
24 A long tube, filled with water, has a tap fitted at its base, as shown.
A tuning fork is sounded above the tube and the water is allowed to run gradually out of the tube.
tuning fork
tube
water
tap
A louder sound is heard at intervals as the water runs out of the tube. The change in water level
between louder sounds is 32 cm.
A 16 cm B 32 cm C 64 cm D 128 cm
25 A stationary insect on the surface of water creates circular waves with its legs, as shown in
diagram 1. The insect begins to travel to the right as shown in diagram 2.
insect
X X
diagram 1 diagram 2
Which row describes the change to the waves at X caused by the movement of the insect?
A decreases increases
B decreases stays the same
C increases increases
D increases stays the same
26 A toy motorboat moving with constant velocity v vibrates up and down on the surface of a pond.
This causes the boat to act as a source of circular water waves of frequency 2.0 Hz. The speed of
the waves is 1.5 m s–1.
A man, standing at the edge of the pond, observes that the waves from the boat approach him
with a frequency of 3.0 Hz.
The formula for Doppler effect calculations with sound waves may also be used for water waves.
27 Two progressive waves of frequency 300 Hz superpose to produce a stationary wave in which
adjacent nodes are 1.5 m apart.
28 The diagrams show the diffraction of water waves in a ripple tank as they pass through a gap
between two barriers.
A B
C D
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red
light
source
single double screen
slit slit
not to scale
Fringes are formed on the screen. The distance between successive bright fringes is found to be
4 mm.
Two changes are then made to the experimental arrangement. The double slit is replaced by
another double slit which has half the spacing. The screen is moved so that its distance from the
double slit is twice as great.
A 1 mm B 4 mm C 8 mm D 16 mm
30 The interference patterns from a diffraction grating and a double slit are compared.
Using the diffraction grating, yellow light of the first order is seen at 30° to the normal to the
grating.
The same light produces interference fringes on a screen 1.0 m from the double slit. The slit
separation is 500 times greater than the line spacing of the grating.
A 2.5 × 10–7 m
B 1.0 × 10–5 m
C 1.0 × 10–3 m
D 1.0 × 10–1 m
31 Which diagram shows the pattern of the electric field lines due to a negative point charge?
A B C D
A – 4.8 × 10–19 C
B +1.6 × 10–19 C
C +3.2 × 10–19 C
D +4.0 × 10–19 C
33 A voltmeter connected between two points P and Q in an electrical circuit shows a reading of 1 V.
+ –
P Q
34 Which graph best represents the variation with current I of potential difference V for a filament
lamp?
A B
V V
0 0
0 I 0 I
C D
V V
0 0
0 I 0 I
35 When a battery is connected to a resistor, the battery gradually becomes warm. This causes the
internal resistance of the battery to increase whilst its electromotive force (e.m.f.) stays
unchanged.
As the internal resistance of the battery increases, how do the terminal potential difference and
the output power change, if at all?
terminal potential
output power
difference
A decreases decreases
B decreases unchanged
C unchanged decreases
D unchanged unchanged
36 A cell is connected to a resistor of resistance 3.00 Ω. The current in the resistor is 1.00 A.
E/V r/Ω
A 0.113 3.11
B 3.04 0.0358
C 3.11 0.113
D 9.34 6.34
0.30 A X
38 The diagram shows a potentiometer and a fixed resistor connected across a 12 V battery of
negligible internal resistance.
fixed resistor
20 Ω
12 V
20 Ω
output
The fixed resistor and the potentiometer each have resistance 20 Ω. The circuit is designed to
provide a variable output voltage.
A 0–6V B 0 – 12 V C 6 – 12 V D 12 – 20 V
39 Which statement about the alpha-particle scattering experiment provides evidence for the
existence of the nucleus?
Which combination of quarks would not result in a particle with a charge of either +1.6 × 10–19 C
or zero?
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