PHS 2026 Physics P1 QP + MS

Name:....................................... Register/Index Number: ............... Class: .............. PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS 6091/1 Paper 1 Multiple Choice 1 September 2026 Tuesday 1 hour PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN HIGH SCHOOL 2026 SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Write in soft pencil. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Write your name, class and register number 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. 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. This document consists of 20 printed pages.

[Turn over 2 1 What is the conversion factor for converting megametres (Mm) to millimetres (mm)? A 103 B 106 C 109 D 1012 2 Experiments are carried out on the Moon and on Earth. There is no atmosphere on the Moon and the gravitational field strength on the Moon is less than that on Earth. A coin and a feather are dropped at the same instant from the same height. Which statement is correct for the experiment on the Moon? A The coin falls faster than the feather, but both take a longer time than on Earth. B The coin falls faster than the feather, but both take a shorter time than on Earth. C They fall together, taking a longer time than the coin takes on Earth. D They fall together, taking a shorter time than the coin takes on Earth. 3 An object of mass 28 g and density 3.5 g/cm3 is carefully lowered into a measuring cylinder containing 52 cm3 of water. What is the final reading on the measuring cylinder? A 8.0 cm3 B 44 cm3 C 60 cm3 D 98 cm3

[Turn over 3 4 The total weight of the gas-filled balloon is 1500 N. The balloon rises at a constant speed of 3 m/s. What is the resultant force acting on the ballon while it is rising? A 0 N B 500 N C 1500 N D 4500 N 5 A parachutist of mass 80 kg is falling through air when he opens his parachute. After the parachute opens, the total air resistance acting is initially 2400 N. The gravitational field strength g is 10 N/kg. What is the initial deceleration of the parachutist after the parachute opens? A 10 m/s2 B 20 m/s2 C 30 m/s2 D 40 m/s2 6 The propeller on a boat pushes water backwards with a force of 2000 N. The boat moves through the water against a total resistive force of 1800 N. What is the forward force on the propeller due to the water? A 200 N B 1800 N C 2000 N D 3800 N direction of motion of boat resistive force on boat 1800 N force on water due to propeller 2000 N

[Turn over 4 7 The front wheel of a car is turned in a clockwise direction by the engine as the car accelerates towards the right, as shown in the diagram. There is a force of friction between the wheel and the road. What are the directions of the frictional forces on the wheel of the car and on the road? direction of frictional force on wheel direction of frictional force on road A to the left to the left B to the left to the right C to the right to the left D to the right to the right 8 The engine pulls a truck at constant speed on a level track. The link between the truck and the engine breaks. The driving force on the engine remains constant. What effect does this have on the truck and on the engine? truck engine A slows down speed stays constant B slows down speeds up C stops immediately speed stays constant D stops immediately speeds up wheel right left road engine link truck track

[Turn over 5 9 Which chair is the least stable if the child moves? 10 The diagram shows two identical pieces of apparatus. One is filled with water and the other is filled with mercury. Water is less dense than mercury. At which point is the liquid pressure greatest? A B C D A B C D

[Turn over 6 11 Five blocks have the same mass but different base areas. They all rest on a horizontal table. A graph is plotted to show the relationship between the pressure exerted on the table and the base area of the block. Which graph shows this relationship? 12 The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer. The atmospheric pressure increases. Which distance increases? A VW B WY C XY D XZ A B C D pressure area pressure area pressure area pressure area W V Y X Z mercury

[Turn over 7 13 The diagram shows the levels X and Y in a liquid manometer with the gas tap open. What is the pressure of the gas supply? A 18 cm of liquid below atmospheric pressure B 9 cm of liquid below atmospheric pressure C 9 cm of liquid above atmospheric pressure D 18 cm of liquid above atmospheric pressure 14 Which is a non-renewable source of energy? A a battery in a watch B a hydroelectric power station C a solar panel D a wind turbine 15 A parachutist has opened his parachute and is falling to Earth at constant speed. What is the principal energy transfer taking place as he falls? A energy in kinetic store→ energy in potential store B energy in kinetic store → energy in internal store C energy in potential store → energy in kinetic store D energy in potential store → energy in internal store gas supply tap liquid X Y 9 cm 9 cm

[Turn over 8 16 A builder lifts eight slabs from the ground on to the back of a lorry 1.5 m high. The total time taken is 48 s and each slab weighs 200 N. How much useful power does the builder produce? A 50 W B 400 W C 2400 W D 3200 W 17 Which row explains why a liquid has a fixed volume but does not have a fixed shape? force between molecules in the liquid movement of molecules in the liquid A large move throughout the liquid B large vibrate at fixed positions C small move throughout the liquid D small vibrate at fixed positions 18 Air in a closed container contains smoke, illuminated by bright light. When viewed through a microscope, bright specks of light are seen moving at random. Which statement is correct? A The random motion of the specks is faster in a vacuum. B The specs move faster when the air is at a higher temperature. C The specs seen are molecules of air in rapid random motion. D When the light is turned off, the specks slow down and stop moving.

[Turn over 9 19 A student uses a double-walled glass vessel to contain a hot liquid. What reduces the heat loss by radiation? A a vacuum in the space between the walls B painting surface Q black C painting surface R black D painting surface S silver 20 A dipper moving up and down makes waves in a ripple tank. What will happen when the dipper frequency is increased? A The waves will be closer together. B The wave peaks will be h