PHYSICS SPM 2010 TIPS
Paper 2 Section A
Q1.Measuring Instrument / Micrometer screw gauge / vernier calipers
Q2.Momentum – effects of forces / Graph V-T, Calculation and Explain
Q3.Mirror + Lens with Ray Diagram + short-long sighted / Reflection & Refraction of light / glass index / Specific Heat Capacity - Latent Heat - Thermometer - Termal Equalibrium
Q4.Heat concept / Atmospheric pressure + Gas Pressure / Pascal’s Principle + Bernoulli Principle
Q5.Radioactivity with Half Life Graph - Energy calculation / Young concept / interference of light & water
Q6.Force in Equilibrium and Force calculation / works – energy - power
Q7.Transformer Concept + Calculations / All about V=IR / Fuse / Uses of Electromagnet
Q8.Transistor / Thermistor + Logic Gates / semiconductor diodes /
CRO and rectification / diode / LDR
- > Latent heat fussion / vaporization / specific heat
- > Radioactive detectors - GM / medical field
- > Circuit - V=IR , P=IV
- > Rectifier circuits
- > Deflection tube
- > total internal refraction
- > Impulsive force
- > Resonance
Paper 2 Section B (Modify and explain)
Q 1 . V=IR / E=Ir+IR / Radioactive & Isotopes / Nuclear Fusion
Q2. Radioactive & Isotopes / Nuclear Fusion
- >Momentum
- >Principle of conservation of momentum & energy
- >Boat or plane modification
- > Electromagnet / transformer
- > Gas Law / Gas pressure
- >Archimedes + Boat + Hydrometer
- > wave - interference - drawing> slide projector / lens
Paper 2 Section C (Choose suitability)
Ql. Hydraulic Jack — Suitable Fluid Brake fluid
Q2. Lenz Law Strength of the force produce, motor / Application of
Electromagnet inductor
- > Resistance – Factors / wire diameter / temperature
- >All about Archimedes Principle
- > Semiconductor / transistor / doping
- > Telescope / Microscope / Slide projector / Camera
- > Half life / Fission / Fusion / type of ray for detection
Paper 3 Section A
Ql. Light and refraction — Sin I / Sin R
Q2. Graph of f and l/x, related to wave / Defraction & Interference
- > Object distance on image size / focal length
- > Reflection
- > Lens - ray
- > Pressure - hpg
- > Resistance – Factors / wire diameter / temperature
- > Heat of F/V , Latent heat
- > Half life
Paper 3 Section B (Practical)
- > Resistance over wire diameter / temperature / C-S A / Type / length
- > Spring - factors - graph - calculation
- > Gas Law
- > Ticker Tape – F=ma
- > Lens
- > Pressure - PV / VT / PT / PVT
- > Inertia
Important physics concept in SPM 2010
- > Ray Diagrams for Concave mirrors and Convex Lens
- > Depth and Wave properties
- > Depth vs Pressure
- > Radioactive detectors - How it works
- > Archimedes with Hydrometer and Plimsoll Line
- > Pascal Principle with Hydraulic Pump/Jack
- > Strength of Electromagnet - factors
- > Transistors and Logic Gates
- > Factors affecting resistance of wire
- > Experiment: Ticker timer
- > Experiment: Spring
© Ken Lee 2010
Gladys
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