2025 Edgefield Phys P1 QP

Class: Candidate Name: Candidate Index Number: EDGEFIELD SECONDARY SCHOOL 2025 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION Secondary 4 O Syllabus PHYSICS Paper 1 Multiple Choice Additional Materials: OTAS 6091/ 01 August 2025 1 hour READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. 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. Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet. The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected, where appropriate. FOR EXAMINER’S USE My target grade/mark: _________ TOTAL / 40 Parent’s signature This document consists of 18 printed pages.

2 EDG/PRELIM-2025/SEC 4 PHYSICS (6091)/ Paper 1/TSS Answer all questions 1 The approximate diameter of the earth is 1.3 x 107 m and the diameter of a nitrogen atom is 1.5 x 10-10 m. How are these values expressed with prefixes? diameter of the Earth diameter of nitrogen atom A 1.3 x 10-2 Mm 1.5 x 10-1 μm B 1.3 x 10-2 Gm 1.5 x 10-1 μm C 1.3 x 10-2 Mm 1.5 x 10-1 nm D 1.3 x 10-2 Gm 1.5 x 10-1 nm 2 The diagram shows the resultant R of a 3.0 N force and a 4.0 N force acting at a point. The angle between the 3.0 N force and the 4.0 N force can be any value from 0° to 90°. Which value of R is not possible? A 4.0 N B 5.0 N C 6.0 N D 7.0 N 3 A parachutist jumps from a plane and opens his parachute some time later. Which of the following is true about the directions of the velocity and acceleration of the parachutist after opening his parachute and before reaching terminal velocity? velocity acceleration A downwards downwards B downwards upwards C upwards downwards D upwards upwards R

EDG/PRELIM-2025/SEC 4 PHYSICS (6091)/ Paper 1/TSS [Turn over 3 4 A sphere moves along a smooth rail from P to Q as shown. Which of the following graphs best represents the variation of the distance d travelled by the sphere with time t? A B C D 5 A metal cube has a mass of 15 g. Each side measures 4.0 cm. The density of the metal is 3.0 g/cm3. There is empty space in the middle of the cube. What is the volume of the empty space? A 5.0 cm3 B 11 cm3 C 19 cm3 D 59 cm3 6 An experiment is carried out by an astronaut on the surface of the Moon. A coin and a feather are dropped at the same instant from the same height. Which of the following statements is correct? A The coin falls faster than the feather, but both take a longer time than if they were falling from t