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SURNAME: ……………………………………OTHER NAMES: …………………………………

CLASS: ……………………………….…………TEACHER: …………………………………………

REVISION WORKSHEET

NOVEMBER 2024

PHYSICS

YEAR 10

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: No additional materials required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

 Answer all questions in the answer sheets provided.

 Write in dark blue or black ink pen.
 Do not use staples, paper clips, and glue or correction fluid.
 Dictionaries are not allowed.
 Marks for each question or part question are indicated at the end of each question
in brackets
 The total mark for this paper is 50

This paper consists of 12 printed pages.

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4 An object with a mass of 35 kg accelerates at 0.7 m/s to the right, as shown in
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tin diagram.

There are four forces acting on the object. What are the values of the forces
Labelled X and Y?

A X=70N; Y= 119.0 N H B X= 70N; Y=94.5N

C X= 320 N; Y= 94.5 N D X=320N; Y=119.0N

5. A resultant force of 4 N causes an object to accelerate at 2 m/s2 .

What force is needed to make the same object accelerate at 3 m/s2 ?

A2N B4N C6N D8N

6. Which statement defines impulse?

A Impulse = mass × velocity
B Impulse = mass × acceleration
C Impulse = force × distance
D Impulse = force × time for which force acts

6. An object of mass 50kg accelerates from a velocity of 2.0m/ s to a velocity of

10 m/ s in the same direction.
What is the impulse provided to cause this acceleration?

A 250Ns B 400Ns C 850Ns D 2500Ns

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7. A gas molecule strikes the wall of a container. The molecule rebounds with
the same speed.

What happens to the kinetic energy and what happens to the momentum of the
molecule?

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SECTION B

1 The engine of an unpowered toy train is rolling at a constant speed on a level track, as
shown in Fig. 3.1. The engine collides with a stationary toy truck, and joins with it.

Before the collision, the toy engine is travelling at 0.32m/ s. The mass of the engine is 0.50kg.

(a) Calculate the momentum of the toy engine before the collision.

momentum =........................................ [2]

(b) The mass of the truck is 0.30kg. Using the principle of conservation of momentum,
calculate the speed of the joined engine and truck immediately after the collision.

speed =.............................. [3]

[Total: 5]

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2 (a) A man squeezes a pin between his thumb and finger, as shown in Fig. 6.1

The finger exerts a force of 84 N on the pinhead. The pinhead has an area of
6.0 X10–5 m2 .

(i) Calculate the pressure exerted by the finger on the pinhead.

pressure = ................................................ [2]

(ii) State the value of the force exerted by the pin on the thumb.

.......................................................... [1]

(iii) Explain why the pin causes more pain in the man’s thumb than in his finger.

.................................................................................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) The density of the water in a swimming pool is 1000 kg / m3 . The pool is 3 m deep.

(i) Calculate the pressure of the water at the bottom of the pool.

pressure = ................................................ [2]

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(ii) Another pool has the same depth of water, but has twice the area.

State the pressure of the water at the bottom of this pool.

pressure = ................................................ [1]

[Total: 8]
3 (a) State the two conditions necessary for a system of forces acting on a body to be in
equilibrium.

1. ...........................................................................................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................................................................

2. ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................................................................ [2]

(b) Fig. 1.1 shows a loaded wheelbarrow held in equilibrium by a gardener. The wheel of the
wheelbarrow is in contact with the ground at point C.

In Fig. 1.1, there are three vertical forces acting on the wheelbarrow.
P is the upward force applied by the gardener.
Q is the upward force of the ground on the wheel at point C.
W is the weight of the wheelbarrow and its contents.

Explain why the force P is less than the force W

(i) by considering the forces P, Q and W,

.................................................................................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................................................................... [2]

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(ii) by considering the moments of the forces P and W about point C.

.................................................................................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................................................................... [2]

(c) Fig. 1.2 shows a kitchen cupboard resting on a support and attached to a wall by a screw.

The weight of the cupboard and its contents is 75 N. G is the position of the centre of gravity
of the cupboard.
The clockwise and anticlockwise moments about point P are equal.

Calculate the force F exerted by the screw.

F = ............................................... [3]
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5 Fig. 2.1 shows a hammer being used to drive a nail into a piece of wood.

The mass of the hammer head is 0.15 kg.

The speed of the hammer head when it hits the nail is 8.0 m / s.
The time for which the hammer head is in contact with the nail is 0.0015 s.
The hammer head stops after hitting the nail.

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(a) Calculate the change in momentum of the hammer head.

change in momentum = ...........................................................[2]

(b) State the impulse given to the nail.

impulse = ...........................................................[1]
(c) Calculate the average force between the hammer and the nail.

average force = ...........................................................[2]

[Total: 5]
6 (a) A submarine descends to a depth of 70 m below the surface of water. The density of the
water is 1050 kg/m3 . Atmospheric pressure is 1.0 × 105 Pa.
Calculate
(i) the increase in pressure as it descends from the surface to a depth of 70 m,

increase in pressure = ................................................ [2]

(ii) the total pressure on the submarine at a depth of 70 m.

total pressure = ................................................ [1]

(b) On another dive, the submarine experiences a total pressure of 6.5 × 105 Pa. A hatch cover
on the submarine has an area of 2.5 m2 .
Calculate the force on the outside of the cover.

force =...............................................[2].
(c) The submarine undergoes tests in fresh water of density 1000 kg/m3 .
Explain why the pressure on the submarine is less at the same depth.

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……………………………………....................................................................................................................................... [1]
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8 A large crane has a mass of 8500 kg. Fig. 4.1 shows the crane on a muddy building-site.

(a) Calculate the weight of the crane.

weight = .................................................. [1]

(b) The crane rests on two caterpillar tracks each of which has a contact area with the
ground of 3.4 m2.

(i) Calculate the pressure that the crane exerts on the ground.

pressure = .................................................. [2]

(ii) As the crane driver walks towards the crane, he starts to sink into the mud. He lays a
wide plank of wood on the mud and he walks along the plank.
Explain why he does not sink into the mud when he walks along the plank.

……………………...................................................................................................................................................................

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(c) When the crane lifts a heavy load with its hook, the load exerts a moment on the lifting-
arm about the axle.

(i) Explain what is meant by moment of a force.

……………………………………………...................................................................................................................................

…………………………………………............................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) Despite the moment exerted on the lifting-arm, the crane remains in equilibrium. State
the two conditions required for any object to be in equilibrium.

1. .............................................................................................................................................................................................

2. ..................................................................................................................................................................................... [2]
[Total: 8]

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