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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONSInternational General Certificate of Secondary Education

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Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen.You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not useappropriate units.Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall = 10 m/s2).

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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1 A boy is fishing in a river. Nearby, a ferry-boat is taking passengers backwards and forwards across the river.

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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.

(a) For how many minutes was the boy fishing?

number of minutes = ................................................ [3]

(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 boy was fishing.

number of journeys = ................................................ [2]

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2 The tank in Fig. 2.1 measures 2.0 m × 1.5 m × 1.0 m. It is full of water.

water

Fig. 2.1

(a) Calculate the volume of the tank.

volume = ................................................ [3]

(b) Water has a density of 1000 kg/m3. Calculate the mass of water in the tank.

mass = ................................................ [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

X

Y

Z

load

Fig. 3.1

(a) Using the letters on Fig. 3.1, state which distance you would need to measure in order to find the extension of the spring.

distance = ................................................ [1]

(b) An experimenter measures the extension of the spring with different loads, and obtains the graph shown in Fig. 3.2.

0 0

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extension / cm

load / N

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1 2 3 4 5

Fig. 3.2

(i) When the experimenter hangs an unknown load on the spring, the extension of the spring is 1.7 cm. Use Fig. 3.2 to find the weight of the unknown load.

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

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(ii) State the value of the tension in the spring when this load is hanging from it.

tension = ................................................ [2]

(iii) The load is pulled down further. State what happens to the tension in the spring.

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

(iv) After being pulled down, the load is released. State what happens to the load immediately after it is released.

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

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

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4 Fig. 4.1 represents the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, with an enlargement of the visible light part of the spectrum.

micro-waves

infra-red

visible X-rays γ -rays

visible

M N

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. [2]

(b) Write “long wavelength” next to the long wavelength end of the electromagnetic spectrum. [1]

(c) State one use for the radiation of each of the following regions.

microwaves ......................................................................................................................

infra-red ...........................................................................................................................

γ-rays ............................................................................................................................... [3]

(d) State the colour you would expect to find

(i) at end M of the visible spectrum, ..............................................................................

(ii) at end N of the visible spectrum. .............................................................................. [2]

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5 (a) Make the following sentences about sound echoes correct by crossing out the incorrect alternatives. An example has been given to help you.

large (example) An echo is caused when a sound wave hits a small obstacle. thin

reflected (i) An echo is a sound wave which is refracted by an obstacle. [1] dispersed

(ii) An echo from a stationary obstacle has a greater frequency than the same frequency as a smaller frequency than the sound hitting the obstacle. [1]

(b) Two students, A and B, are trying to use echoes to enable them to measure the speed of sound. Student A has two blocks of wood that make a loud sound when banged together. Student B has a stopwatch. They stand 240 m from the school wall, as shown in Fig. 5.1.

school wall

240 mB A

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 1.6 s.

(i) How far did the sound travel during the 1.6 s? ................................ m [1]

(ii) Calculate the speed of sound.

speed of sound = ......................................... m/s [3]

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(iii) The students expected that the value for the speed of sound would be closer to 330 m/s.

Suggest two reasons that might explain why the students’ value was different from what was expected.

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

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

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6 Fig. 6.1 shows two mercury barometers standing side by side. The right-hand diagram is incomplete. The space labelled X is a vacuum.

X

glass tube

dish

mercury

Fig. 6.1

(a) On the left-hand barometer, carefully mark the distance that would have to be measured in order to find the value of the atmospheric pressure. [2]

(b) A small quantity of air is introduced into X.

(i) State what happens to the mercury level in the tube.

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

(ii) In terms of the behaviour of the air molecules, explain your answer to (b)(i).

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

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

(c) The space above the mercury in the right-hand barometer is a vacuum. On Fig. 6.1, mark the level of the mercury surface in the tube. [1]

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(d) The left-hand tube now has air above the mercury; the right-hand tube has a vacuum. Complete the table below, using words chosen from the following list, to indicate the

effect of changing the external conditions.

rises falls stays the same

changeeffect on the level of the

mercury in the left-hand tubeeffect on the level of the

mercury in the right-hand tube

atmospheric pressurerises

temperature rises

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7 This question requires the use of a ruler or other straight edge. Fig. 7.1 shows a ray of light striking a plane mirror.

mirror

ray oflight

A

Fig. 7.1

(a) On Fig. 7.1,

(i) draw the normal to the mirror at A, [1]

(ii) draw the path of the reflected ray, [1]

(iii) mark and label the angle of incidence, i, [1]

(iv) mark and label the angle of reflection, r. [1]

(b) State the equation that links i and r.

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

(c) On Fig. 7.1

(i) draw another mirror which is perpendicular to the one in the diagram and 2 cm to the right of A, [1]

(ii) draw the path of the ray of light after reflection from this second mirror. [1]

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8 (a) An iron rod is placed next to a bar magnet, as shown in Fig. 8.1.

N Siron rod

Fig. 8.1

(i) On Fig. 8.1, mark clearly the north pole and the south pole that are induced in the iron rod. [1]

(ii) What happens to the magnet and the rod? Tick one box.

nothing

they attract

they repel [1]

(b) A second bar magnet is now placed next to the iron rod, as shown in Fig. 8.2.

N Siron rod

N S

Fig. 8.2

(i) On Fig. 8.2, mark clearly the magnetic poles induced in the iron rod. [1]

(ii) What happens to the iron rod and the second magnet? Tick one box.

nothing

they attract

they repel [1]

(c) The iron rod is removed, leaving the two magnets, as shown in Fig. 8.3.

N S N S

Fig. 8.3

What happens to the two magnets? Tick one box.

nothing

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(d) The second magnet is removed and replaced by a charged plastic rod, as shown in Fig. 8.4.

N S +

chargedplastic rod

–

Fig. 8.4

What happens to the magnet and the plastic rod? Tick one box.

nothing

they attract

they repel [1]

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9 A toymaker wires a circuit in a toy house, so that a 6 V lamp can be switched on using either switch 1 at the bottom of the stairs or switch 2 at the top of the stairs.

The circuit is shown in Fig. 9.1.

6 V supply

6 Vlamp switch 2

switch 1

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A

B

a

b

Y

Fig. 9.1

(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 position b, what is the position of switch 1 so that the lamp is lit?

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

(c) The lamp has a resistance of 4.0 Ω.

Calculate the current in the circuit.

current = ................................................ [4]

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(d) The toymaker decides he wants to have two 6 V lamps in the circuit with the 6 V supply.

Which of the following means of connecting the lamps between X and Y, shown in Fig. 9.2, is the best? Give two reasons for your answer.

connection 1

X Y

connection 2

X Y

Fig. 9.2

Which is best? .................................................................................................................

Reason 1 .........................................................................................................................

Reason 2 ................................................................................................................... [3]

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10 The circuit in Fig. 10.1 shows an electromagnetic relay being used to switch an electric motor on and off. The relay coil has a much greater resistance than the potential divider.

M switch

6 V

motor

power supply for motor

contacts relay core

pivoted iron armature

Fig. 10.1

(a) The relay operates when there is a potential difference of 3 V across the coil. On Fig. 10.1, mark the position of the slider of the potential divider when the relay just

operates. [1]

(b) Describe how the relay closes the contacts in the motor circuit.

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11 Fig. 11.1 shows a transformer being used to operate a 6 V lamp from a 240 V mains supply.

A

B

iron

6 Vlamp

8000 turns

240V mains

Fig. 11.1

(a) What name is given to the piece of iron that links the two coils?

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

(b) For the transformer to operate, must the mains supply be a.c., d.c., or doesn’t it matter?

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

(c) Using the information on Fig. 11.1, calculate the number of turns on the secondary coil.

number of turns = ................................................ [3]

(d) State why it would not be wise to connect a 1.5 V lamp between A and B.

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

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12 The nucleus of one of the different nuclides of polonium can be represented by the symbol

21884Po

(a) State the proton number of this nuclide. ........................ [1]

(b) State the nucleon number of this nuclide. ........................ [1]

(c) The nucleus decays according to the following equation.

21884Po 214

82Pb + emitted particle

(i) State the proton number of the emitted particle. .......................... [1]

(ii) State the nucleon number of the emitted particle. .......................... [1]

(iii) Name the emitted particle. Tick one box.

α-particle

β-particle

neutron

proton [1]

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1 hour 15 minutes

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.No Additional Materials are required.


Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen.You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall = 10 m/s2).



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1 Fig. 1.1 shows some liquid in a measuring cylinder. The metal can next to it has a cross-sectional area which is four times that of the measuring cylinder.

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(a) State the volume of the liquid.

volume = ........................................ cm3 [1]

(b) The liquid is poured into the metal can.

On Fig. 1.1, draw the surface of the liquid in the can. [2]

(c) Complete the following sentence.

The pressure of the water at the bottom of the can is ……………………………… than the pressure that the water had at the bottom of the measuring cylinder. [1]

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2 A theatre measures 100 m × 80 m × 25 m. The air inside it has a density of 1.3 kg / m3 when it is cool.

(a) Calculate the volume of the air in the theatre.

volume of air = .......................................... m3 [1]

(b) Calculate the mass of the air. State the equation you are using.

mass of air = ................................................ [4]

(c) Some time after the doors are opened, the heating in the theatre is switched on.

State and explain what happens to the mass of the air in the theatre as it warms up.

statement .........................................................................................................................

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explanation ......................................................................................................................

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

(d) Suggest why the temperature of the air in the balcony of the theatre (nearer the ceiling) is likely to be greater than that lower down in the theatre.

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows a simple mercury barometer, drawn 1/10 full size.

glass tube

mercury

reservoir

Fig. 3.1

(a) On Fig. 3.1, use your rule to make an appropriate measurement, and then use it to calculate the atmospheric pressure.

atmospheric pressure = ..................................... cm Hg [2]

(b) State what occupies the space in the tube above the mercury.

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(c) On another occasion, the atmospheric pressure is much less than that shown in Fig. 3.1.

On Fig. 3.1, mark where the mercury surfaces in the tube and in the reservoir might be. [2]

(d) The tube above the mercury gets broken and allows air to move in to and out of the tube.

Explain why the barometer no longer functions.

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4 A diesel engine is used to drag a boat up a slipway (see Fig. 4.1).

dieselengine

slipways

h

Fig. 4.1

The boat finishes in the position shown by the broken outline.

(a) On Fig. 4.1, carefully mark

(i) the weight W of the boat, using an arrow labelled W, [1]

(ii) the friction force F on the boat, using an arrow labelled F. [1]

(b) State, in terms of W, F, h and s, how you could calculate

(i) the work done lifting the weight of the boat,

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(ii) the work done against the friction force,

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(iii) the total work done pulling the boat up the slipway.

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(c) What other measurement would you need to make if you wanted to calculate the useful power output of the diesel engine?

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5 Fig. 5.1 shows a liquid-in-glass thermometer.

–10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150

capillary tube

liquid

Fig. 5.1

(a) The thermometer is used for measuring temperatures in school laboratory experiments.

State the units in which the temperatures are measured. .......................................... [1]

(b) On Fig. 5.1, mark where the liquid thread will reach when the thermometer is placed in

(i) pure melting ice (label this point ICE), [1]

(ii) steam above boiling water (label this point STEAM). [1]

(c) A liquid-in-glass thermometer makes use of the expansion of a liquid to measure temperature. Other thermometers make use of other properties that vary with temperature.

In the table below, write in two properties, other than expansion of a liquid, that can be used to measure temperature.

example expansion OF a liquid

1. OF

2. OF

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6 A motorcyclist drives along a straight road. Fig. 6.1 gives information about the first 10 s of his ride.

start0 m / s

after 5 s9 m / s

after 10 s18 m / s

Fig. 6.1

(a) From the information on Fig. 6.1,

(i) describe the motion of the motorcyclist by ticking one of the following boxes,

constant speed

uniform acceleration

uniform deceleration [1]

(ii) estimate the average speed of the motorcyclist during the 10 s,

average speed = ........................................ m / s [1]

(iii) calculate the distance travelled during the 10 s.

distance travelled = ............................................ m [2]

(b) State why the distance travelled in the first 5 s is less than half of the distance travelled in the first 10 s of the journey.

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7 A girl drops a small stone from a bridge into a pond.

X

Fig. 7.1

(a) The stone hits the water surface at point X. Fig. 7.2, which is drawn full-size, shows the wavefront a fraction of a second after the stone hits the water.

(i) The wave travels at 5 cm / s. Calculate how far the wave travels in 0.3 s.

distance travelled = .......................................... cm [1]

(ii) On Fig. 7.2, draw the position of the wavefront 0.3 s after that already shown. [2]

X

Fig. 7.2

(b) A ringing bell also sends out waves in all directions.

State two ways in which these waves are different from the waves in part (a), other than the fact that one is created in air and the other in water.

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

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

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8 An object OX is placed in front of a converging lens. The lens forms an image IY.

Fig. 8.1 shows two rays from the object to the image.

X

O

I

Y

Fig. 8.1

(a) On Fig. 8.1,

(i) clearly mark and label the principal focus and the focal length of the lens, [3]

(ii) draw a third ray from X to Y. [1]

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(b) The following list contains descriptions that can be applied to images.

Tick any which apply to the image shown in Fig. 8.1.

real

virtual

enlarged

diminished

inverted

upright

image distance less than object distance

image distance more than object distance [4]

(c) State two things that happen to the image in Fig. 8.1 when the object is moved further away from the lens.

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

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

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9 A thermistor connected to a variable voltage supply is immersed in a beaker of water.

The beaker of water is heated slowly, using a Bunsen burner, as shown in Fig. 9.1.

variable voltage supply

A

V

thermometer

water

Bunsenburner

Fig. 9.1

At different temperatures, the voltage is adjusted until the current is 25 mA and the value of the voltage is noted.

The results are shown below.

temperature / °C 15 30 45 60 75 90

voltage / V 18.8 8.8 4.7 2.6 1.5 1.2

(a) On the axes of Fig. 9.2, shown on page 13, plot a graph of voltage against temperature.[4]

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20

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voltage / V

temperature / oC

Fig. 9.2

(b) From the graph, find the voltage needed to give a current of 25 mA

(i) at 40 °C, voltage needed = ............................................. V [1]

(ii) at 80 °C. voltage needed = ............................................. V [1]

(c) Use your results in (b) to calculate the resistance of the thermistor

(i) at 40 °C,

resistance at 40 °C = .....................................................

(ii) at 80 °C.

resistance at 80 °C = .....................................................[5]

(d) Use your results in (c) to complete the following sentence about thermistors of the sort used in this experiment.

The thermistor in this experiment is a device whose resistance ………………………… as the temperature increases. [1]

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10 A coil of insulated wire is connected in series with a battery, a resistor and a switch.

Fig. 10.1

(a) The switch is closed and the current in the coil creates a magnetic field.

(i) On Fig. 10.1, draw the shape of the magnetic field, both inside and outside the coil.[4]

(ii) A glass bar, an iron bar and a perspex bar are placed in turn inside the coil.

Which one makes the field stronger? ................................................................. [1]

(b) Two thin iron rods are placed inside the coil as shown in Fig. 10.2. The switch is then closed.

Fig. 10.2

The iron rods move apart. Suggest why this happens.

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

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11 The activity of a sample of radioactive material is determined every 10 minutes for an hour. The results are shown in the table.

time / minutes 0 10 20 30 40 50 60

activity

count / s461 332 229 162 106 81 51

(a) From the figures in the table, estimate the half-life of the radioactive material.

half-life = .................................. minutes [1]

(b) A second experiment is carried out with another sample of the same material. At the start of the experiment, this sample has twice the number of atoms as the first sample.

Suggest what values might be obtained for

(i) the activity at the start of the second experiment,

................................... count / s [1]

(ii) the half-life of the material in the second experiment.

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

(c) Name one type of particle that the material might be emitting in order to cause this activity.

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

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12 A beam of cathode rays is travelling in a direction perpendicularly out of the page. The beam is surrounded by four metal plates P1, P2, P3 and P4 as shown in Fig. 12.1.

On Fig. 12.1, the beam is shown as the dot at the centre.

Q

P1

P2

P4

P3

Fig. 12.1

(a) Cathode rays are produced by thermionic emission.

What is the name of the particles which make up cathode rays?

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

(b) A potential difference is applied between P1 and P3, with P1 positive with respect to P3.

State what happens to the beam of cathode rays.

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

(c) The potential difference in (b) is removed. Suggest how the beam of cathode rays can now be deflected down the page towards Q.

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

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

(d) Cathode rays are invisible. State one way to detect them.

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

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PHYSICS 0625/02

Paper 2 CoreOctober/November 2006

1 hour 15 minutesCandidates answer on the Question Paper.No Additional Materials are required.


Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen.You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall = 10 m/s2).


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1 A worker on the production line in a factory is making brackets. An inspector times theworker whilst he makes 5 brackets. To start, the stopwatch is set to zero.

After 5 brackets have been made, the stopwatch is as shown in Fig. 1.1.

Fig. 1.1

(a) State the reading on the stopwatch.

reading = .......................... s [1]

(b) Calculate the time taken to make 1 bracket.

time taken = .......................... s [2]

(c) The worker has a target of making 300 brackets per hour.

Does the worker meet his target? Tick one box and show the working which led you toyour answer.

Does the worker meet his target? Yes

No [4]

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2 Some IGCSE students were asked to write statements about mass and weight.

Their statements are printed below. Put a tick in the box alongside each of the two correctstatements.

Mass and weight are the same thing.

Mass is measured in kilograms.

Weight is a type of force.

Weight is the acceleration caused by gravity. [2]

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows the speed/time graph for a journey travelled by a tractor.

Fig. 3.1

(a) Use the graph to describe the motion of the tractor during each of the marked sections.

OP ....................................................................................................................................

PQ ....................................................................................................................................

QR ...................................................................................................................................

RS .............................................................................................................................. [4]

(b) Which two points on the graph show when the tractor is stationary?

point ................. and point ................. [1]

(c) State the greatest speed reached by the tractor.

greatest speed = ................ m/s [1]

(d) For how long was the tractor travelling at constant speed?

at constant speed for ................... s [1]

(e) State how the graph may be used to find the total distance travelled during the 200 sjourney. Do not attempt a calculation.

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

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6

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Q

P

S

R

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speedm / s

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4 (a) Name the process by which thermal energy is transferred

(i) from the Sun to the Earth, ........................................................................................

(ii) through the metal of a cooking pot. ..........................................................................[2]

(b) A child is sitting on an oscillating swing, as shown in Fig. 4.1. At the top of theoscillation, the child and swing are momentarily at rest.

Fig. 4.1

(i) Use the names of appropriate types of energy to complete the following wordequation. Write on the lines in the boxes.

(ii) The child continues to sit still on the swing. The amplitude of the oscillations slowlydecreases.

Explain why this happens.

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

..................................................................................................................................[3]

energy losses+.........................energy at thebottom of theoscillation

+.........................energy at thebottom of theoscillation

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5 (a) State the two factors on which the turning effect of a force depends.

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

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

(b) Forces F1 and F2 are applied vertically downwards at the ends of a beam resting on apivot P. The beam has weight W. The beam is shown in Fig. 5.1.

Fig. 5.1

(i) Complete the statements about the two requirements for the beam to be inequilibrium.

1. There must be no resultant ..................................................

2. There must be no resultant ..................................................

(ii) The beam in Fig. 5.1 is in equilibrium. F is the force exerted on the beam by thepivot P.

Complete the following equation about the forces on the beam.

F = ....................................................

(iii) Which one of the four forces on the beam does not exert a moment about P?

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

[4]

F1P F2W

F

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6 A woman stands so that she is 1.0 m from a mirror mounted on a wall, as shown in Fig. 6.1.

Fig. 6.1

(a) On Fig. 6.1, carefully draw

(i) a clear dot to show the position of the image of her eye,

(ii) the normal to the mirror at the bottom edge of the mirror,

(iii) a ray from her toes to the bottom edge of the mirror and then reflected from themirror.

[5]

(b) Explain why the woman cannot see the reflection of her toes.

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

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

(c) (i) How far is the woman from her image?

............................ m

(ii) How far must the woman walk, and in what direction, before the distance betweenher and her image is 6.0 m?

distance walked = ............................ m

direction = ............................................[4]

1.0 m

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7 A man is using an axe to chop down a tree, as shown in Fig. 7.1.

Fig. 7.1

(a) A short time after the axe hits the tree, the man hears a clear echo.

He estimates that the echo is heard 3 seconds after the axe hits the tree.

(i) Suggest what type of obstacle might have caused such a clear echo.

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

(ii) The speed of sound in air is 320 m/s.

Calculate the distance of the obstacle from the tree.

obstacle distance = ............................ m[4]

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(b) A branch from the tree falls into some shallow water in a pond nearby. The branch setsup a wave. The wave moves to the left a distance of 3.0 m before hitting the side of amoored boat and reflecting back again.

Fig. 7.2

The wave takes 5.0 s to travel from AB to the boat and back to AB.

Calculate the speed of the water-wave.

speed of wave = ......................... m/s [2]

waterwave

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8 (a) Fig. 8.1 shows two groups of materials.

Fig. 8.1

(i) Which group contains metals?

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

(ii) Which group contains insulators?

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

(iii) Write down the name of one of the eight materials above that may be charged byrubbing it with a suitable dry cloth.

...................................................[3]

(b) Two charged metal balls are placed close to a positively-charged metal plate.

One is attracted to the plate and one is repelled.

Fig. 8.2

Write a + sign on the ball that is positively charged and a – sign on the one that isnegatively charged. [1]

(c) State what is meant by an electric field.

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

.................................................................................................................................... [3]

chargedplate

attracted to plate

repelled by plate

GROUP 2

plasticssilk

glassebonite

GROUP 1

copperiron

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9 The points plotted on the grid shown in Fig. 9.1 were obtained from a spring-stretchingexperiment.

Fig. 9.1

(a) Using a straight edge, draw a straight line through the first 5 points. Extend your line tothe edge of the grid. [1]

(b) Suggest a reason why the sixth point does not lie on the line you have drawn.

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

(c) Calculate the extension caused by the 3 N load.

extension = ...................... mm [2]

(d) A small object is hung on the unloaded spring, and the length of the spring becomes62 mm.

Use the graph to find the weight of the object.

weight of object = ......................... N [1]

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10 A person has a 6 V bell. He hopes to operate the bell from a 240 V a.c. mains supply, withthe help of the transformer shown in Fig. 10.1.

Fig. 10.1

(a) State how you can tell from Fig. 10.1 that the transformer is a step-down transformer.

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

(b) State how the output voltage compares with the input voltage in a step-down transformer.

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

(c) Calculate the output voltage of the transformer when connected to the 240 V mainssupply.

output voltage = .................... V [3]

(d) Why would it not be wise for the person to connect the 6 V bell to this output?

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

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

primary coil5000 turns

secondary coil250 turns

240 Va.c.input

output

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11 The table below contains some information about uranium-238.

(a) State how many electrons there are in a neutral atom of uranium-238.

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

(b) State where in the atom the electrons are to be found.

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

(c) State how many neutrons there are in an atom of uranium-238.

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

(d) State where in the atom the neutrons are to be found.

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

(e) State what happens to the number of protons in an atom of uranium-238 when an -particle is emitted.

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

proton number Z = 92

nucleon number A = 238

decays by emitting -particle

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12 Fig. 12.1 shows an electric circuit.

Fig. 12.1

(a) The lamp lights, but the ammeter needle moves the wrong way.

What change should be made so that the ammeter works correctly?

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

(b) What does an ammeter measure?

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

(c) In the space below, draw a circuit diagram of the circuit in Fig. 12.1, using correct circuitsymbols.

[2]

ammeter

battery

lamp

15 resistor

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(d) (i) Name the instrument that would be needed to measure the potential difference(p.d.) across the 15 resistor.

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

(ii) Using the correct symbol, add this instrument to your circuit diagram in (c), in aposition to measure the p.d. across the 15 resistor.

[2]

(e) The potential difference across the 15 resistor is 6 V.

Calculate the current in the resistor.

current = .................... A [3]

(f) Without any further calculation, state the value of the current in the lamp.

lamp current = .................... A [1]

(g) Another 15 resistor is connected in parallel with the 15 resistor that is already in thecircuit.

(i) What is the combined resistance of the two 15 resistors in parallel?

Tick one box.

30

15

7.5

zero

(ii) State what effect, if any, adding this extra resistor has on the current in the lamp.

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

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Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall = 10 m/s2).


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1 The length of a spring is measured when various loads from 1.0 N to 6.0 N are hangingfrom it. Fig. 1.1 gives a graph of the results.

Fig. 1.1

Use the graph to find

(a) the length of the spring with no load attached,

length = ......................... cm [1]

(b) the length of the spring with 4.5 N attached,

length = ......................... cm [1]

(c) the extension caused by a 4.5 N load.

extension = ................... cm [2]

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2 Palm trees are growing every 25 m alongside the highway in a holiday resort.

Fig. 2.1

The IGCSE school bus drives along the highway.

(a) It takes 2 s for the bus to travel between palm tree 1 and palm tree 2.

Calculate the average speed of the bus between tree 1 and tree 2.

average speed = .......................... [4]

(b) It takes more than 2 s for the bus to travel from tree 2 to tree 3.

State what this information indicates about the speed of the bus.

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

(c) The speed of the bus continues to do what you have said in (b). State how the timetaken to go from tree 3 to tree 4 compares with the time in (b).

The time taken to travel from tree 3 to tree 4 is ............................................. the time to travel from tree 2 to tree 3. [1]

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3 (a) Fig. 3.1 shows two examples of footwear being worn by people of equal weight at aWinter Olympics competition.

Fig. 3.1

Which footwear creates the greatest pressure below it, and why?

Which? .............................................................................................................................

Why? .......................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) Drivers of high-sided vehicles, like the one in Fig. 3.2, are sometimes warned not todrive when it is very windy.

Fig. 3.2

Suggest why they receive this warning.

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

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

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skate

ski

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4 A man is delivering a cupboard to a house.

Fig. 4.1

(a) The man rolls the cupboard at a steady speed from the lorry to the house. The frictionforce in the wheels is 40 N. State the force with which the man has to push.

force = .................... N [1]

(b) The cupboard weighs 720 N. State the smallest force needed to lift the cupboard.

force = .................... N [1]

(c) The step is 0.20 m high. Calculate the work required to lift the cupboard onto the step.

work required = ..................................... [4]

(d) The man has to ask his assistant to help him lift the cupboard onto the step. Together,they lift it onto the step in 1.2 s. The men work equally hard.

Calculate the power developed by each man.

power developed = ................................ [4]

stepwheels

house

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5 The apparatus shown in Fig. 5.1 is set up in a laboratory during a morning science lesson.

Fig. 5.1

Later in the day, the room temperature is higher than in the morning.

(a) What change is observed in the apparatus?

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

(b) Explain why this change happens.

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

(c) Suggest one disadvantage of using this apparatus to measure temperature.

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

flask

air

tube

clamp

water

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6 Fig. 6.1 shows a reed relay being used to switch on an electric motor when a variableresistor is adjusted.

Fig. 6.1

(a) The variable resistor is set at its greatest resistance and then switch S is closed. Thereeds in the reed relay do not close when this is done.

(i) State two things that happen in the coil of the reed relay.

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

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

(ii) State what happens to the two reeds in the reed relay.

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

(b) The resistance of the variable resistor is slowly decreased. The reeds in the reed relayclose. Fig. 6.2(a) shows how the current in the coil changes with time.

On Fig. 6.2(b), draw a line that might show how the current in the motor changes withtime as the variable resistor is adjusted. [4]

Fig. 6.2(b)

0

currentinmotor

time0

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currentincoil

time0

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Sreedrelay

powersupply

variable resistor

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7 (a) The filament of a lamp is placed at the principal focus of a lens, as shown in Fig. 7.1.

Fig. 7.1

On Fig. 7.1, continue the three rays through the lens and out into the air on the right ofthe lens. [1]

(b) The lens in Fig. 7.2 has a focal length of 2.0 cm.

Fig. 7.2

On Fig. 7.2,

(i) mark and label the positions of the principal focus on the left of the lens and theprincipal focus on the right of the lens, [1]

(ii) carefully draw a ray from the top of the object, parallel to the axis, through the lensand continue it until it reaches the edge of the squared area, [1]

(iii) carefully draw a ray from the top of the object, which travels parallel to the axisafter it has passed through the lens, [1]

(iv) draw and label the image. [2]

1 cm

1 cm

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8 (a) Two magnets are laid on a bench. End A of an unidentified rod is held in turn aboveone end of each magnet, with the results shown in Fig. 8.1.

Fig. 8.1

(i) Suggest what the unidentified rod is made from.

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

(ii) State what, if anything, happens when the end A is held over one end of

1. an unmagnetised iron bar, ................................................................................

2. an uncharged plastic rod. ........................................................................... [2]

(b) Fig. 8.2 shows four identical plotting compasses placed around a bar magnet wherethe magnetic field of the surroundings can be ignored. The pointer has only beendrawn on one plotting compass.

Fig. 8.2

On Fig. 8.2, draw the pointers on the other three plotting compasses to indicate thedirections of the magnetic field of the bar magnet in those three places. [3]

S N

A

NS

A

SN

south polelifted offbench

bench north polelifted offbench

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9 (a) Fig. 9.1 shows five circuit symbols and their names. The names are in the wrong order.

Draw a straight line from each symbol to its name. One line has been drawn as anexample.

Fig. 9.1[3]

(b) Fig. 9.2 shows a circuit.

Fig. 9.2

ammeter 1 switch

lamp 2

ammeter 2cell

lamp 1

1.5 V

V

A

cell

lamp

ammeter

voltmeter

switch

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(i) In the space below, draw the circuit using circuit symbols. [1]

(ii) On your diagram in (b)(i), add a voltmeter connected to measure the potentialdifference across the cell. [1]

(iii) When the switch is pressed so that the contacts join, which of the lamps light up?

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

(iv) When there is a current in the circuit, ammeter 1 reads 0.5 A.

What current does ammeter 2 read?

current = .................... A [1]

(v) One lamp “blows”, so that its filament breaks.

What happens in the circuit?

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

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

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10 Some fat purchased from a shop is supplied as the block shown in Fig. 10.1.

Fig. 10.1

Use the information in Fig. 10.1 to calculate

(a) the volume of the block,

volume = ...................... cm3 [2]

(b) the density of the fat. Give your answer to 2 significant figures.

density = ............................. [5]

10 cm

6.5 cm

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11 Fig. 11.1 shows a tube for producing cathode rays. The tube contains various parts.

Fig. 11.1

A spot is formed on the screen by the cathode rays.

(a) What do cathode rays consist of? .............................................................................. [1]

(b) Which part, A, B, C or D, must be heated to create the cathode rays? ..................... [1]

(c) (i) Which part, A, B, C or D, is coated with fluorescent material? ........................... [1]

(ii) What is the purpose of the fluorescent material?

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

(d) A potential difference is applied between the two halves of part C.

What effect does this have on the cathode rays?

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

(e) Explain why there needs to be a vacuum inside the tube.

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A

B C

D

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12 (a) State what is meant by

(i) the half-life of a radioactive substance,

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

............................................................................................................................ [3]

(ii) background radiation.

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

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

(b) In a certain laboratory, the background radiation level is 25 counts/minute.

Fig. 12.1 is a graph of the count-rate measured by a detector placed a short distancefrom a radioactive source in the laboratory.

Fig. 12.1

20 40 60 80 100 120 140

time / min

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(i) At zero time, the measured count-rate of the source and background together is80 counts/minute.

Calculate the count-rate due to the source alone.

count-rate due to source = .................. counts/min [2]

(ii) After one half-life has elapsed, what is the count-rate

1. due to the source alone,

count-rate due to source = ................. counts/min

2. measured by the detector?

count-rate measured by detector = ........................ counts/min

[2]

(iii) Use the graph to find the half-life of the source.

half-life of source = ......................... min [1]

(iv) Why does the graph not drop below the 25 counts/minute line?

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

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

(v) On Fig. 12.1, sketch the curve that might be obtained for a source with a shorterhalf-life. [2]

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Paper 2 TheoryOctober/November 2004



Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all questions.At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall = 10 m/s2).


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1 Fig. 1.1 shows the top part of a measuring cylinder containing some liquid.

Fig. 1.1

(a) What is the volume of liquid in the measuring cylinder?

volume = .............................cm3 [1]

(b) Fig. 1.1 indicates four ways the observer’s eye could look when taking the reading fromthe measuring cylinder. Put a circle around the eye position that gives the correctreading. [1]

(c) In order to fill the measuring cylinder up to the 100 cm3 mark, 80 drops of the liquid areadded to the liquid already in the measuring cylinder.Calculate the average volume of one drop.

average volume of a drop = ............................cm3 [4]

cm3

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2 (a) In Fig. 2.1, the sealed drum containing gas has a mercury manometer connected to it inorder to indicate the gas pressure.

Fig. 2.1

For convenience, gas pressure is often expressed in mm of mercury.The gas pressure is 781 mm of mercury and air pressure is 760 mm of mercury.

(i) State the difference in height between levels A and B on the manometer.

difference in height = ………….………..mm

(ii) The temperature of the gas rises.

State what happens to

1. the gas pressure, ..................................................................................................

2. the level A, ............................................................................................................

3. the level B. ...........................................................................................................[3]

(b) The air in part (a) is also pressing on a large window pane in the wall of the room wherethe drum is situated.

(i) State how the air pressure on the window pane compares with the air pressure onthe mercury surface at B in Fig. 2.1.

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

(ii) State how the force exerted by the air on the window pane compares with the forceexerted by the air on the mercury surface at B.

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

air pressure760 mm of mercury

gas pressure781 mm of mercury A

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3 A packaging company purchases corrugated cardboard boxes in which to pack its goods.The boxes are not made up when they are delivered, but are flat, as shown in Fig. 3.1.

Fig. 3.1

(a) A bundle of these boxes measures 0.60 m x 0.50 m x 0.20 m and has a mass of 7.2 kg.

(i) Calculate the volume of the bundle of boxes.

volume = .....................................[3]

(ii) Calculate the density of the corrugated cardboard.

density = .....................................[4]

(b) Corrugated cardboard is made up of 3 sheets of thick paper stuck together. Fig. 3.2shows an enlarged view of the edge of a sheet of corrugated cardboard.

Fig. 3.2

(i) Here is an incomplete sentence about the paper.

The density of the paper is ................................... that of the corrugated cardboard.

Which of the words below correctly complete the sentence? Tick one box.

greater than the same as less than

(ii) Explain your answer to (b) (i).

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

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

thick paper air

0.20 m

0.60 m

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4 Logs of wood are burning in a camp-fire on the ground. A person is sitting nearby.

Fig. 4.1

(a) (i) State two types of energy that the burning logs possess.

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

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

(ii) State the main method of heat transfer by which energy from the fire reaches theperson sitting nearby.

...................................................................................................................................[3]

(b) A spark jumps out of the fire.

(i) State the name of the type of energy that the spark possesses due to itsmovement.

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

(ii) The spark lands on the person’s hand.State which method of heat transfer causes the person to feel the spark.

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

(iii) The pain caused by the spark makes the person stand up.

1. State the type of energy that has increased, now that he is standing.

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2. State the type of energy stored in his body that enabled him to stand.

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5 In order to observe Brownian motion, some smoke is mixed with air trapped in a small glassbox. The box is strongly illuminated from the side, and the smoke is viewed from abovethrough a microscope. This is illustrated in Fig. 5.1.

Fig. 5.1

(a) Describe what is seen when the microscope is focussed on the smoke particles.

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(b) State what causes the effect described in (a).

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(c) The temperature of the glass box and its contents is increased. Suggest what change isseen through the microscope.

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6 (a) Here is a list of solid materials. Put a tick in the box alongside those materials which aregood conductors of heat.

aluminium

copper

cork

gold

polystyrene

wood[3]

(b) State the word we use to describe materials that are poor conductors of heat.

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(c) From the list of materials given in (a), state which would be suitable to use for

(i) the base of a cooking pot,..........................................................................................

(ii) the covering on the handle of a kettle. .......................................................................[2]

(d) Water is a poor conductor of heat. A beaker of water is heated as shown in Fig. 6.1.

Fig. 6.1

All the water heats up quite quickly.State the process by which heat spreads most rapidly through the water.

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(e) State why the heating element is always placed near the bottom of an electric kettle.

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water

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7 A girl is walking along a path 1600 m from the rock-face of a quarry (a place where stone isobtained).

Fig. 7.1

(a) The quarry workers set off an explosion at X to break up some rock. The girl measuresthe time interval between seeing the flash and hearing the bang.The time is 5.0 s.

(i) Calculate the speed of the sound.

speed of sound = ………….………..m/s [3]

(ii) State what assumption you have made in your working in (i).

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(b) Suppose the explosion had taken place at Y instead of X.State two ways in which the girl’s observations would have been different.

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

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

explosion

quarry

rock face

girl

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8 Two light conducting balls A and B are hanging side by side, as shown in Fig. 8.1.

Fig. 8.1

A and B are given a series of different charges, as indicated in the table below.In the third column of the table, write what is seen to happen in each case.Use the words repulsion or attraction or nothing, as appropriate.

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positive positive

negative negative

positive negative

zero positive

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9 (a) Two 10 Ω resistors are connected in series in a circuit, as shown in Fig. 9.1.

Fig. 9.1

The current at point X is 3.0 A.

(i) State the current at

1. point Y, ....................A

2. point Z. ....................A

(ii) Calculate the combined resistance of the two 10 Ω resistors.

combined resistance = ………….………..Ω[3]

10 Ω 10 Ω3.0 A

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(b) The 10 Ω resistors are now arranged in parallel, as shown in Fig. 9.2.

Fig. 9.2

(i) The current at X is adjusted to 3.0 A. The current through one resistor is 1.5 A.

1. What is the current at Y? Tick one box.

0 A

1.5 A

3.0 A

4.5 A

2. State the value of the current at Z. ....................A

(ii) What is the combined resistance of the two 10 Ω resistors? Tick one box.

0 Ω5 Ω10 Ω20 Ω

[3]

10 Ω

10 Ω

1.5 A3.0 A

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10 Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons.

State which of these three

(a) has a negative charge, ..................................................................................................[1]

(b) is uncharged,.................................................................................................................[1]

(c) has a much smaller mass than the others, ...................................................................[1]

(d) is outside the nucleus,...................................................................................................[1]

(e) are nucleons,.................................................................................................................[2]

(f) are lost from the nucleus during α-particle emission. ...................................................[2]

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11 The ray diagram in Fig. 11.1 shows a lens forming an image II′ of an object OO′.

Fig. 11.1

(a) State

(i) which of the marked points is a principal focus of the lens, .......................................

(ii) which distance is the focal length of the lens.............................................................[2]

(b) Which of the following words describe the image?

Tick all that are correct.

real

virtual

inverted

upright

enlarged

diminished[3]

(c) On Fig. 11.1, draw one other ray that goes from O′, the top of the object, to the image.[1]

A B C

D E I

I′

O

O′

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12 (a) A small pin is fixed to the edge of a bench. A triangular piece of card with a small hole ineach corner is hung on the pin from corner A and allowed to settle, as shown inFig. 12.1. A plumb-line is then hung from the pin and the vertical line AP is marked onthe card.

Fig. 12.1

This procedure is then repeated with the card hanging from C and the vertical line CQ ismarked.After this, the card is as shown in Fig. 12.2.

Fig. 12.2

On Fig. 12.2,

(i) draw the vertical line that would be obtained if the card were hung from B,

(ii) clearly mark the centre of mass of the card using a dot labelled G. [2]

Fig. 12B

C

P

A

Q

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B

C

A

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ornament filled with coloured glass beads.

State which ornament is more stable, and why.

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(c) Fig. 12.4 shows two wooden blocks standing on a hinged board with a rough surface.

Fig. 12.4

The board is slowly tilted. The blocks do not slip. State which block falls over first, andexplain why.

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A

B

roughsurface

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