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River Valley High School Pg 1 of 17 Year 6 H1 Physics 8866 Preliminary Examinations II 2016 RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL YEAR 6 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS II H1 PHYSICS 8866 PAPER 1 26 SEPTEMBER 2016 1 HOUR CANDIDATE NAME CENTRE NUMBER S INDEX NUMBER CLASS 6 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Read these notes carefully. Write your name, centre number, index number and class in the spaces at the top of this page and on all the Answer Sheet. There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are fou r 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 the 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 the Question Paper. The use of an approved scientific calculator is expected where appropriate. The total number of marks for this paper is 30. ____________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 17 printed pages.

River Valley High School Pg 2 of 17 Year 6 H1 Physics 8866 Preliminary Examinations II 2016 Data speed of light in free space, c = 3.00  108 m s–1 elementary charge, e = 1.60  10–19 C the Planck constant, h = 6.63  10–34 J s unified atomic mass constant, u = 1.66  10–27 kg rest mass of electron, me = 9.11  10–31 kg rest mass of proton, mp = 1.67  10–27 kg acceleration of free fall, g = 9.81 m s –2 Formulae uniformly accelerated motion, 21 2su t a t 22 2vu a s work done on/by a gas, Wp V  hydrostatic pressure, p gh resistors in series, 12RR R   resistors in parallel, 121/ 1/ 1/RR R  

River Valley High School Pg 3 of 17 Year 6 H1 Physics 8866 Preliminary Examinations II 2016 For each question there are four possible answers, A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider to be correct. 1 Which of the following contains one base unit and one derived unit? A ampere kilograms B ampere coulomb C joule newton D joule coulomb 2 A digital multimeter is used to measure the current in a circuit. The reading in the multimeter is found to fluctuate between 1.98 A and 2.02 A. It is specified in the instrument that it has a uncertainty of ± 1 %. Which value of the current should be recorded by the student? A (2.00 ± 0.04) A B (2.00 ± 0.03) A C (2.00 ± 0.02) A D (2.00 ± 0.01) A 3 In an experiment to determine the accelera tion of free fall using a falling body, what would lead to a value that is larger than actual? A presence of air resistance B dimensions of the body are too large C measured time longer than true time D measured distance longer than true distance

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