ARYA VEDIC ACADEMY

TERM 1 2024-2025
END TERM EXAMS

OCTOBER 2024

PHYSICS YEAR 9

NAME: ……………………………….…………………… ADM. NO. …………… YEAR ……

Instructions
 Write your name, class and admission number in the spaces
above.
 Write your answers in the spaces after each question.
 Answer all the questions.
 DO NOT use a calculator
 You must show ALL your working.

SCORE

Questions
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Q1.

A helicopter is stationary above the ground.

A bag of sand is dropped from the helicopter.
(a) (i) The bag falls 6.3 m.
The mass of the bag is 19 kg.
Calculate the gravitational potential energy (GPE) change for the bag.
[GPE change = mass × gravitational field strength × height change]
(2)

GPE change = ........................................................... J

(ii) State the kinetic energy (KE) gained by the bag after falling 6.3 m.
You can ignore the effects of air resistance.
(1)

KE gained = ........................................................... J

(b) Closer to the ground, the effects of air resistance cannot be ignored.
The bag travels at a constant speed when the air resistance equals the weight of the bag.
The bag has a mass of 19 kg.
Calculate the value of the air resistance when the bag travels at constant speed.
(2)

air resistance = .............................................................. N

(c) The bag hits the ground and stops without bouncing.
The Sankey diagram shows energy transfers for the bag from just before the bag hits the
ground to when the bag stops.

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 Use words from the box to complete the labels A, B and D. Label C has been done for you.
Each word may be used once, more than once or not at all.

(3)
A: energy transferred mechanically from the bag's ..............................................................
store
B: energy transferred mechanically to the bag's .............................................................. store
C: energy transferred mechanically to the ground's thermal store
D: energy transferred .............................................................. to the surroundings

(Total for question = 8 marks)

Q2.

The photograph shows a truck with a crane that is used to move large bags of building
materials.

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(a) (i) State the formula linking work done, force and distance moved.
(1)

(ii) A bag of building materials has a weight of 8750 N.

Calculate the work done on the bag when it is lifted a vertical distance of 230 cm from the
ground until it is stationary again.
Give the unit.
(3)

work done = ....................................... unit ....................

(iii) The crane takes 7.0 s to lift the bag.
Calculate the mean power output of the crane when it is lifting the bag.
(2)

mean power output = ........................................................... W

(b) The truck has a stabilising leg which is positioned on a wooden board.

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 (i) Give a reason why the wooden board is used.
(1)
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(ii) State the formula linking pressure, force and area.
(1)

(iii) The wooden board is a square with side length 0.50 m.

The pressure the board exerts on the ground is 148 kPa.
Calculate the force exerted by the board on the ground.
(4)

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

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 (Total for question = 12 marks)

Q3.

A student uses this apparatus to investigate the force needed to pull a block along a ramp.

(a) (i) State the formula linking work done, force and distance moved in the direction of the
force.
(1)

(ii) The student pulls the block 0.89 m along the ramp with a force of 26 N.
Show that the work done on the block by the 26 N force is about 23 J.
(2)

(iii) The block has a mass of 1.3 kg and moves vertically upwards 0.11 m.
Calculate the increase in the gravitational potential energy (GPE) store of the block
between the bottom and the top of the ramp.
(3)

increase in GPE = ........................................................... J

(iv) Explain why the work done to move the block along the ramp is greater than the
increase in the GPE store of the block.
(2)

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(b) The student suggests it is better to use a less steep ramp to raise the block through the
same vertical height.
Discuss an advantage and a disadvantage of using a less steep ramp.
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(Total for question = 12 marks)

Q4.

The photograph shows a toy car. When the toy car is pulled backwards, energy is stored in the
elastic store as the rubber band is twisted.

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When the car is released, some of the energy from the elastic store is transferred to the kinetic
store of the car.
The remaining energy is transferred into the thermal store of the surroundings.
(a) State what is meant by the principle of conservation of energy.
(1)
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(b) The car is pulled backwards so that there is 165 J of energy in its elastic store.
When the car is released, this energy is transferred to the car's kinetic energy store with an
efficiency of 15 %.
(i) State the formula linking efficiency, useful energy output and total energy output.
(1)

(ii) Calculate the energy transferred into the thermal store of the surroundings.
(4)

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 energy transferred to thermal store = ........................................................... J
(iii) Draw a labelled Sankey diagram for this energy transfer.
(3)

(c) The car is pulled backwards again.

When released, 45 J of energy transfers into the car's kinetic store.
The car travels a distance of 7.5 m during this energy transfer.
(i) State the useful work done on the car.
(1)
work done = ........................................................... J
(ii) Calculate the mean accelerating force acting on the car.
(3)

accelerating force = ........................................................... N

(Total for question = 13 marks)

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Q5.

Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind
about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a
cross .
The Skylon Tower in Canada has external elevators. The elevators transport people from the
bottom of the tower to a viewing deck at the top of the tower.

(a) (i) An elevator moves upwards at a constant speed.

Which energy store of the elevator increases as the elevator moves upwards?
(1)
A chemical
B gravitational
C kinetic
D magnetic

(ii) The elevator is pulled upwards using a motor.

Thick steel cables connect the elevator to the motor.
How is energy transferred usefully from the motor to the elevator?
(1)
A by heating
B by radiation

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 C electrically
D mechanically

(b) The viewing deck at the top of the tower rotates and completes one full rotation every hour.
The mechanism that rotates the viewing deck is powered by a 2.2 kW motor.
(i) Which of these is the definition of the term power?
(1)
A the amount of charge transferred
B the amount of energy transferred
C the rate of charge transferred
D the rate of energy transferred

(ii) Which of these is the same power as 2.2 kW?

(1)
A 0.0022 W
B 0.022 W
C 220 W
D 2200 W

(iii) How many seconds does the viewing deck take to complete one full rotation?
(1)
A 24 s
B 60 s
C 3600 s
D 86 400 s

(Total for question = 5 marks)

(5 marks)
TOTAL MARKS FOR THE PAPER = 25

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