2024 SNGS Physics Prelim P1 QP

Name: _________________________ ( ) Class: _____________ PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION ORDINARY LEVEL PHYSICS 6091/01 Paper 1 Multiple Choice 27 August 2024 1 hour Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, index number and class on the Answer Sheet in the spaces provided. 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 separate Answer Sheet. Read instructions on the Answer Sheet very carefully. Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done on this booklet. The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate. This document consists of 18 printed pages. [Turn over

2 2024 SNGS Sec 4 Physics Prelim P1 1 In a test, four students linked the quantities on the left with their units on the right. Which student matched them all correctly? 2 An object travels for 20 s with a constant speed of 10 m/s. For the next 10 s, it accelerates uniformly to 20 m/s. What is the average speed of the object during the last 15 s of its motion? A 11.7 m/s B 12.5 m/s C 13.3 m/s D 15.0 m/s

3 2024 SNGS Sec 4 Physics Prelim P1 [Turn over 3 What happens to an object if it is moved from a location above sea level to the top of a very tall mountain? A Its density increases. B Its mass increases. C Its weight decreases. D Its volume decreases. 4 An electric car of mass 1500 kg has a forward acceleration of 4.5 m/s2. A resistive force of 2000 N opposes the motion of the car. What is the driving force due to the engine of the car? A 1500 N B 2000 N C 6800 N D 8800 N 5 Four beams of the same length each have three forces acting on them. Which beam has both zero resultant force and zero resultant moment?

4 2024 SNGS Sec 4 Physics Prelim P1 6 The diagrams show the cross -sections of different glasses. All the glasses are filled to the top with a liquid of similar density to glass. P Q R S Which row shows the glasses in order of decreasing stability? A Q → P → R → S B Q → R → P → S C S → P → R → Q D S → R → P → Q 7 The tyres of a racing car each have an area of 350 cm2 in contact with the ground. The car has a mass of 840 kg and its weight is assumed to be equally distributed amongst the four tyres. The gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg. What is the pressure exerted on the ground? A 6.0 N / cm2 B 24 N / cm2 C 60 N / cm2 D 240 N / cm2 8 A metal cube has a mass of 1200 g and sides 4.00 cm each. There is a hole measuring 2.00 cm  2.00 cm  1.00 cm at the t