NAME:………………………………………………………….

IBDP PHYSICS Year 11

Subject: PHYSICS Level: HL

Thursday November 21st 2024

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

The paper consists of 2 sections. Section A consists of 14 MCQs which

you will mark on the grid sheet. Do not mark the answers on the
question paper.
Section B consists of structured questions which you must write in
the space provided in the question paper
Do not open the examination paper until you are instructed to do so.
Answer all the questions.
A clean copy of the physics data booklet is provided for this paper.
Calculator is allowed for the entire paper
The maximum mark for this examination paper is 58.
This examination paper consists of 20 printed sides including the cover
page.
 SECTION A

Answer the correct option in the grid sheet provided

Q1. A projectile is launched horizontally on Earth with initial speed of 3.0ms -1

from a height of 5.0m above the ground.

What is the magnitude of the displacement of the stone when it reaches the ground?

A. 5.0 m
B. 8.0 m
C. 34 m
D. 51 m

Q2. The graph shows the variation of velocity v of a ball with time t

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The initial speed of the ball is very high. Which of the following statements could be true
for the ball?

A. It is thrown vertically upward in the presence of air resistance.

B. It is thrown vertically upward in the absence of air resistance.
C. It is thrown vertically downward in the presence of air resistance.
D. It is thrown vertically downward in the absence of air resistance.

Q 3. A body is moving in a straight line with a constant acceleration of aa. Its speed
increases from u to v in a time of t. Consider the following expressions:

Which expression(s) can be used to determine the displacement of the body during the
time interval t?

A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. II, and III only

Q 4. A ball of mass 100 g hits the ground at an angle of 45° and a speed of 10
m s-1. The collision is elastic, and the ball makes contact with the ground for a
total time of 100 ms. This is illustrated below.

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What is the magnitude of the average force exerted on the ball by the ground during the
collision.

A. 10sin(45°)N
B. 10 N
C. 20sin(45°)N
D. 20 N

Q 5. Block A of mass mA = 3.0 kg rests above the flat horizontal surface of block B of
mass mB = 6.0 kg, which in turn rests on a smooth horizontal surface as shown.

The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between A and B are μs = 0.2 and μk = 0.1
respectively. A horizontal force of F=7.0 N is applied towards the right on block A.
Assuming acceleration due to gravity g≈10 m s-2, the direction and
magnitude of acceleration aB of block B are:

Direction of aB Magnitude of aB

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A. To the left 1.0 m s-2

B. To the left 0.5 m s-2

C. To the right 1.0 m s-2

D. To the right 0.5 m s-2

Q 6. An object starts to move in a straight line under the effect of two opposite forces of
12 N and 16 N.

After 5 s, the displacement of the object is 25 m. What is the mass of the object?

A. 1 kg
B. 2 kg
C. 3 kg
D. 4 kg

Q 7. A spring with spring constant k is extended by a distance x.

The uncertainty of k is 2% and that of x is 3%.

What is the uncertainty of the potential energy stored in the spring?

A. 8%
B. 11%
C. 12%

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Q 8. A tennis ball with mass 60 g travels horizontally with constant speed u. The ball hits
a stationary racket and rebounds in the opposite direction with a horizontal speed v. The
time for the collision is 5.0 ms.

What is the magnitude of the average force on the ball?

A. 0.06(u−v)
B. 0.06(u+v)
C. 12(u−v)
D. 12(u+v)

Q 9.

A trapeze artist is swinging from position A to position C as shown in the diagram.

The combined mass of the artist and the swing is 70 kg, the length of the rope of the
swing is L and the tension in the rope at position B is T.

Which expression gives the kinetic energy at position B?

A. L(T−700)/2
B. LT/2
C. LT
D. L(T+700)/2

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Q 10. An object which is initially rotating with a frequency of 2 s -1. It is acted
upon a constant torque which produces an angular deceleration of
magnitude 6 rad s-2.

Which of the following best describes the number of complete rotations of the object
until it comes to rest?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6

Q 11. The tip of the seconds hand of a clock moves from the “12” marking to
the “6” marking with a tangential speed of 2 cm s -1.

Which of the following is correct about the angular speed and the centripetal
acceleration?

Angular speed Centripetal acceleration

A. π/60 rad s-1 π/30 cm s-2

B. π/60 rad s-1 π/15 cm s-2

C. π/30 rad s-1 π/30 cm s-2

D. π/30 rad s-1 π/15 cm s-2

Q 12. Two masses M and m are connected by a rod of negligible mass. They rotate
around a vertical axis as shown in the diagram.

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Distance between M ∧the axis

= 1/2
Distance between m∧the axis

What is the moment of inertia?

A. L2 (M+m)/4
B. L2 2(M+4m)/9
C. L2 (M+m)
D. L2(M+4m)

Q 13. A body of water loses energy at a constant rate. Assume that the specific heat
capacity of ice is half the specific heat capacity of liquid water.

Which graph shows a possible variation of temperature with time?

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Q 14. Two vertical cylinders are filled with water. The cylinders are identical and do not
lose heat to their surroundings. Heat is supplied to the top face of Cylinder A at a rate P,
and the temperature change of the bottom face is measured by Temperature Sensor A.
The bottom face of Cylinder B is also heated at a rate P, and Temperature Sensor B
measures the temperature change of the top face.

Which temperature sensor measures the higher rate of temperature change?

A. Temperature Sensor A
B. Temperature Sensor B
C. The rates are equal
D. The relative rates depend on the value of P

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Q 15.

Four insulated containers contain the same liquid with different masses and at different
temperatures as shown in the diagram.

The four are then mixed in another insulated container.

What is the final temperature of the mixture?
A. 45°
B. 55°
C. 60°
D. 180°

Q 16. Light is incident on a patch of fresh snow. It is found that for every photon
absorbed by the snow, four photons are reflected. What is the albedo value of the fresh
snow.

A. 0.2
B. 0.25
C. 0.75
D. 0.8

Q 17. An area on the Earth's surface receives an average solar intensity of

250 W m-2. What is the minimum area of photovoltaic cells needed to
generate 2 kW of electrical power if the photocells operate at 40% efficiency?
A. 0.5 m2
B. 1.0 m2
C. 2.0 m2
D. 20 m2

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Q 18. A hypothetical planet, with a radius twice that of Earth, orbits the Sun at a
distance twice that of the Earth's distance from the Sun. Determine the average
intensity of solar radiation on the surface of the hypothetical planet in terms of the solar
constant if the Earth,

A. S
B. S/2
C. S/4
D. S/16

SECTION B

Answer all the questions in the space provided

Q 19. In a game, players try to hit a moving cart by projecting a ball at an angle from a
spring-loaded launcher.

When the spring is fully uncompressed, it extends to the open end of the barrel. The
frictional forces acting on the ball are negligible.

(a) (i) State the main energy changes taking place when the ball is moving inside the
barrel. [2]

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(a) (ii) The following data is available:

Mass of the ball: 0.065 kg.

The compression of the spring before release: 0.22 m
The spring constant: 10 Nm-1
Show that the launch speed of the ball at the end of the barrel is
approximately 2.3 m s-1.
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(b) When launching the ball, the spring applies a force for 0.022 s0.022s. Determine the
average net force acting on the ball during this time interval [2]

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(c) One competitor aligned the launcher at 30° above the horizontal. At the instant the
ball left the launcher, it was 1.25 m directly above the front of a moving cart

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which was moving at a steady speed of 2.1 m s -1 directly away from the
launcher.

(i) Show that the time taken for the ball to displace 1.25 m vertically downward after
leaving the barrel is around 0.64 s. [3]

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(ii) The length of the cart is 35 cm. Deduce whether or not the ball will hit the top of the
cart. [3]

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Q 20.
Two solid cylinders with masses 3.5 kg and 2.0 kg are connected by a rigid rod of length
4.0 m and negligible mass. The system rotates around a perpendicular axis 1.0 m from the
bigger mass as shown in the diagram.

(a) (i) Show that the moment of inertia of the system is approximately 22 kg m2. [1]

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(ii)The system accelerates from rest with an angular acceleration of 4.0 rad s-2.
Calculate the kinetic energy of the system after 6.0 s. [3]

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(b) (i) The 3.5 kg cylinder is removed from the rod and released from rest to roll without
slipping on a smooth inclined plane as shown in the diagram.

The moment of inertia of the cylinder is 1/2 mR2, where R is the radius of the cylinder.
Show that the angular velocity of the cylinder at the bottom of the incline is
given by ω = (2/R)(gh/3). [3]

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(b)(ii) The mass takes 4.2 s to reach the bottom of the incline. If the radius of the
cylinder is 22 cm, and the height of the incline is 1.5 m, calculate the average torque
on the cylinder as it rolls down the ramp. [3]

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Q 21.

Two identical buckets of water are suspended from spring scales so that their
weights can be monitored. Each bucket initially contains 500 g of water at a
temperature of 20°C. The water in Bucket A is heated at a constant power of 1 kW.
Bucket B is held at a constant temperature but water leaks from it at a rate of 6 g
min-1. Assume that the specific heat capacity of water is 4 Jg-1 K-1 and the specific
latent heat of vaporization is 2 kJ g-1.

(a) Calculate the rate of change of temperature in Bucket A before it reaches the boiling
temperature of water. [2]

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(b) Estimate the total time required the masses of the two buckets to equalize.[4]

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(c) The dashed line on the graph shows how the mass difference between Bucket A and
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 When the two buckets are empty, each bucket is refilled with 500 g of water. The
process of heating Bucket A and draining Bucket B is repeated with the input
power to Bucket A now doubled to 2 kW. All other parameters remain the same as
in the first experiment.
On the same graph, draw the variation of mass difference in the second
experiment. [3]

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Q 22.
(a) (i) Define the albedo of a body [1]

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(Ii) It was suggested that painting rocky mountain tops with a white chalk-based
paint could help reduce the impact of global warming. In terms of albedo, explain
why this could work. [2]

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(b) (i) Given that the radius of the earth is 6.4×106 m, show that at any given time,
the total amount of energy incident on the earth's surface is approximately
1.8×1017 J per second. [2]

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(ii)The average albedo of the Earth is 0.30. What is the rate at which the Earth
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(iii)Using your answer from (b)(ii) and ignoring atmospheric effects, estimate the
average temperature of the earth for which equilibrium would be established.
Assume the earth's average emissivity is 0.80 [2]

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