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1 A boy is fishing in a river. Nearby, a ferry-boat is taking passengers backwards and forwardsacross the river.
When he starts fishing one morning, the boy's wristwatch is as shown in Fig. 1.1.When he finishes his morning's fishing, the wristwatch is as shown in Fig. 1.2.
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(a) For how many minutes was the boy fishing?"~4~- S :2S-:3 \,r ~cl 20 ,rli", = '§D + 2..0
. " .number of minutes = Qo.o ml-(1 [3]
Fig. 1.1 Fig. 1.2
(b) It takes the ferry-boat 20 minutes to load up passengers, take them across the river,load up with passengers at the other side, and return, to start all over again.Calculate how many journeys, across the river and back, the ferry made whilst the boywas fishing.
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2 The tank in Fig. 2.1 measures 2.0m x 1.5m x 1.0m. It is full of water.--water
Fig. 2.1
(a) Calculate the volume of the tank.
y=- L" 13 X H= 2 X t· S 'j( I
volume = 3 m~..........[3]
(b) Water has a density of 1000kg/m3.
Calculate the mass of water in the tank.
cr) {t ,mass = ~.Q.9..Q ~ [3]
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3 A spring is hung from a beam, and a load is suspended from it.Fig. 3.1 shows the spring before and after suspending the load.
before after"--"--'-~""""'-''-'---- W - __ I~~-r'-"--'-'
L.....------ X ------ •......
Fig. 3.1
(a) Using the letters on Fig. 3.1, state which distance you would need to measure in orderto find the extension of the spring.s
distance = y...~ [1]
(b) An experimenter measures the extension of the spring with different loads, and obtainsthe graph shown in Fig. 3.2.
extension / cm
2\ol
oo 2 3 4 load/N 5
Fig. 3.2
(i) When the experimenter hangs an unknown load on the spring, the extensionof the spring is 1.7 em.Use Fig. 3.2 to find the weight of the unknown load.
weight = ~.~.~.S .( Lj·2 - ~·G
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(ii) State the value of the tension in the spring when this load is hanging from it.
tension = ~.::.2.5 N [2]
(iii) The load is pulled down further.State what happens to the tension in the spring .
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(iv) After being pulled down, the load is released.State what happens to the load immediately after it is released .
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4 Fig.4.1 represents the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, with an enlargement of thevisible light part of the spectrum.
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\.~-c':__-,-_~_~+-I~_r~"'T~--+r~n"'Tr~f-~:;__ V_iS_i_bl'T"e_-f-/_x-_raT"Y_S--l/,-Y_-_rays
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infra-red o.ph~ ...£b&~/...T:.'t..f.'Un.ok.~f ..S~(..Ulr.~~.SJ5km~)...::tft~m.~ ~~;'"
y-rays S'te.ri. ~~.$.',.~..fooJ.j'" .d~tecl:t~. of:..ca.~.r 6...t~nf .[3]
-......-......lr---------------.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,visible
Fig. 4.1
(a) Two of the regions have not been named in Fig. 4.1.In the two boxes below the spectrum, write the names of these regions.
(b) Write "long wavelength" next to the long wavelength end of the electromagneticspectrum. [1]
(c) State one use for the radiation of each of the following regions.
(d) State the colour you would expect to find
(i) at end M of the visible spectrum, ~.r;I. .(ii) at end N of the visible spectrum ViQ(e..t. .
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5 (a) Make the following scntcnces about sound echoes correct by crossing out the incorrectalternatives. An example has been given to help you.
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large(example) An echo is caused when a sound wave hits a SfI'te+f obstacle.
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reflected(i) An echo is a sound wave which is ~if~88hH;l by an obstacle.
ifiiel5el ees
(ii) An echo from a stationary obstacle hasIi ~~88t8~f~8~el81Ie)tlolePlthe same frequcncy asa iY~8l1er fl equu ICY tllePl
the sound hitting the obstacle.
(b) Two students, A and B, are trying to use echoes to enable them to measure the speedof sound. Student f\ has two blocks of wood that make a loud sound when bangedtogether. Student B has a stopwatch. They stand 240m from the school wall, as showninFig.5.1. -
_____ -""""=-----"'''-='---- L......I _
_4--------------~(=24~O~m~)----------------.
Fig. 5.1
Student A bangs the blocks together and, at the same time, B starts the stopwatch.B stops the stopwatch when he hears the echo. The watch then reads 1.6s.
,:::if -f-orw.....J P ~(k IA'O....J i(i) How far did the sOl nd travel during the 1.6s? ~ Q m [1]
(ii) Calculate the spco' of sound.
speal.: ct'c;fc:adCL/ -t,m~= £tiO 11·6
speed of sound = 3..00 m/s [3]
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(iii) The students expected that the value for the speed of sound would be closer to330m/s.
Suggest two reasc e- that might explain why the students' value was different fromwhat was expectec.
1 m~os.(.ut.d...dA~$.+r..nC4:-: i().r.ot.Y'ect .2 YV\£aSUt'td t.ltnL in.correct [2]
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6 Fig. 6.1 shows two mercur- »arometers standing side by side. The right-hand diagram isincomplete. The space labc j X is a vacuum.
X
glass _--Itube
mercury
dish
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(a) On the left-hand barornr r, carefully mark the distance that would have to be measuredin order to find the value r the atmospheric pressure. [2]
(b) A small quantity of air i roduced into X.
(i) State what har ~ ) the mercury level in the tube .
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(ii) In terms of the beh: our of the air molecules, explain your answer to (b)(i) .
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(c) The space above thr- r1 ury in the right-hand barometer is a vacuum.On Fig. 6.1, mark tile I~ of the mercury surface in the tube. --
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(d) The left-hand tube now . > air above the mercury; the right-hand tube has a vacuum.Complete the table ~,CI using words chosen from the following list, to indicate theeffect of changing t'l ) c» nal conditions.
ris ~"
changeef
mer'
atmospheric pressurerises
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temperaturerises
falls stays the same
7 This question requires the 1I ,e of a ruler or other straight edge. Fig. 7.1 shows a ray of lightstriking a plane mirror.
ray oflight
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ct on the level of the effect on the level of the, y in th~ left-hand tube mercury in the right-hand tube
rises rises~CL([ s stays ~ 5am~
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draw the normal to thc mirror at A,
draw the path ('f tr ~ r flected ray,
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(a) On Fig. 7.1,
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
mark and labe
mark and labc
(' c of incidence, i,,. , ) of reflection, r.
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(c) OnFig.7.1
(i) draw another r .rr rthe right of A,
(ii) draw the path ( ('
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8 (a) An iron rod is place, ~ xl t a bar magnet, as shown in Fig. 8.1.
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IN sliron rod
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(i) On Fig. 8.1, mark clearly the north pole and the south pole that are induced in theiron rod. [1]
(ii) What happens he r 'lgnet and the rod? Tick one box.
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they repel
(b) A second bar maqn> is no v placed next to the iron rod, as shown in Fig. 8.2.
sl51'------ sl
iron rod
Fig. 8.2
(i) On Fig. 8.2, mark clearly the magnetic poles induced in the iron rod. [1]
(ii) What happens 10 the irC)nrod and the second magnet? Tick one box.
nothing Dhey attract [2Jthey repel D
(c) The iron rod is rem ved, leaving the two magnets, as shown in Fig. 8.3.
sl51-----
Fig. 8.3
What happens to the wo magnets? Tick one box.
nothing D•hey attract
~they repel D
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removed and replaced by a charged plastic rod, as shown in
Fig. 8.4
1+charged
plastic rod
What happens to tt-", 'W'nC" and the plastic rod? Tick one box.
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9 A toymaker wires a circuit a toy house, so that a 6V lamp can be switched on using eitherswitch 1 at the bottom of t ) stairs or switch 2 at the top of the stairs.The circuit is shown in Fig J.1.
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x y
switch 2a
6Vlamp
b
6V supply
switch 1
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(a) When switch 1 is in position A, what is the position of switch 2 so that the lamp is lit?
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(b) When switch 2 is in p .cn b, what is the position of switch 1 so that the lamp is lit?
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(c) The lamp has a resistance of 4.0Q.
Calculate the currcn i'" If r; circuit.
I: VIR=- 6/4
current = .'~/5 A [4]
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(d) The toymaker decid= wants to have two 6V lamps in the circuit with the 6V supply.
Which of the followir "leans of connecting the lamps between X and Y, shown inFig. 9.2, is the best? ( vt: two reasons for your answer.
X y
11-X Y
conr '1 1 connection 2
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Which is best? .. Co.l\ne..c.+i.on 2 .Reason 1 bo1Y( ~ece.i.v.e +ttJJ Vol+ar ..(.&U ..kr,~StN.{sJReason 2 .I~~ O(\Q. b.(o.WS./S.w..;t.cbeJ ..off../ O~ [3]
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6V
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(a) The relay operatesOn Fig. 10.1, mark t'operates.
(b) Describe how the rei
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n electromagnetic relay being used to switch an electric motormuch greater resistance than the potential divider.
pivoted ironarmature power supply
for motor,----{) '"'-.J 0-------,
relay core contacts
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there is a potential difference of 3 V across the coil.osition of the slider of the potential divider when the relay just
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.............wh.c.~ w\I're.nt si!J.d t~f(o.w ..~ CD.it .
..........th~ core (.i~Otl)·..~3N.+t5.ed tkt.t1 ~ .
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(a) What name is given t
(b) For the transformermatter?
(c) Using the information
(d) State why it would no
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)cing used to operate a 6V lamp from a 240V mains supply.
B
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iron
Fig. 11.1
piece of iron that links the two coils?
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'crate, must the mains supply be a.c., d.c., or doesn't it
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ig. 11.1, calculate the number of turns on the secondary coil.
Vp _ NpVc; Nr2J.tO !oo0:=t> ~ s _ 8000 X b6 N"!» 2.~o
number of turns = 200 [3]
/ise to connect a 1.5V lamp between A and B.
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(a) State the proton nurr
(b) State the nucleon nu,
(c) The nucleus decays a
21881
(i) State the protor
(ii) State the nuclco
(iii) Name the ernit'c-
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rent nuclides of polonium can be represented by
f this nuclide. ......itl:1 [1]
. 2.l.g [1]of t'iis nuclide.
ir J to the following equation.
-) 2~ipb + emitted particle
er of the emitted particle. ..........2. [1]
'b r- of the emitted particle. . ~ [1]
'cle. ick one box.
a-particle [6'~-particle D
neutron Dproton D
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