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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.
Section A
There are thirty questions in Section A. Answer all questions. For each question there
are four possible answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil.
Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong
answer.
Section B
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.
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Section A
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A1 B2 C3 D4
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A0N B 10 N C 20 N D 200 N
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4. When a block of wood of mass 5 kg is pushed along the horizontal flat
surface of a bench, the friction force is 8 N.
When the block is pushed along the bench with a force of 23 N, it moves with
a constant
A speed of 3 m / s.
B speed of 5 m / s.
C acceleration of 3 m / s2.
D acceleration of 5 m / s2.
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5. The diagram shows a strip of paper tape that has been pulled under a
vibrating arm by an object moving at constant speed. The arm was vibrating
regularly, making 50 dots per second.
6. Three objects are cut from the same sheet of steel. They are different
shapes but they all have the same mass.
A the disc
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B the L-shape
C the square
AO B OP CP D PQ
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8. A young child holds a ball over the edge of a balcony. The ball has
gravitational potential energy. The ball is then released. It falls onto a
concrete path below, and bounces back up.
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A1N
B4N
C 80 N
D 1600 N
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12. What conditions of temperature and surface area would produce the most
rapid evaporation from a pool of water on a road surface?
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14. The energy required to change liquid water into water vapour at the same
temperature is called latent heat of vaporisation.
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What does this information give as a value for the specific latent heat of
vaporisation of water?
A 2000 J / kg
B 3000 J / kg
C 50 000 J / kg
D 3 000 000 J / kg
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16. The heat from the hot water in a metal radiator passes through the metal
and then spreads around the room.
What are the main processes by which the heat is transferred through the
radiator and then spread around the room?
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How many students can see the images of the other two?
A0 B1 C2 D3
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18. A wire has a resistance of 8 Ω. A second wire, made of the same material,
has half the length and twice the cross-sectional area.
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20. Which of the following would cost the least if operated from the same
voltage supply?
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21. A house-owner replaces a failed fuse for the lights of the house. When the
lights are switched on, the second fuse also fails.
The house-owner then uses a third fuse with a higher rating than the previous
two.
A Fuses only allow the circuit to work if the rating is exactly right.
B The third fuse will melt because the rating is too high.
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22. Some water is poured into four tubes of different cross-sectional areas.
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23. What are the correct units for force and for weight?
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25. The table lists the melting points and the boiling points of four different
substances A, B, C and D.
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A a capacitor
B a closed switch
C a metallic resistor
D an open switch
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29. The diagram shows a battery connected to three identical resistors. Four
ammeters A, B, C and D are connected in the circuit.
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She stops at the top of the stairs. What has the chemical energy been
converted to when she is at the top of the stairs?
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Section B
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Fig. 1.1 represents the motion of a car along a straight road. As the car approaches a
small town, it slows down. The car travels at a constant speed from the start of the town
to the end of the town. After passing through the town, the car speeds up.
speed = ................................................. [1]
(ii) Determine the time taken by the car to pass through the town.
time taken = .......................................... [1]
(iii) Calculate the distance travelled by the car in the town.
distance = .............................................. [1]
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(b) The car accelerates after passing through the town.
Calculate the acceleration. Give the unit of your answer.
acceleration = ........................................ [3]
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2. Fig. 2.1 shows apparatus that demonstrates how a coin and a piece of paper fall from
rest.
At the positions shown in Fig. 2.1, the coin and paper are falling through air in the tube.
Theforces on them are shown in Fig. 2.2. The length of an arrow indicates the size of
each force.
(a) State the initial value of the acceleration of the coin as it falls.
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(b) Explain how Fig. 2.2 shows that
(i) the paper falls with constant speed,
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(ii) the coin accelerates.
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(c) A vacuum pump is connected to A and the air in the tube is removed.
The coin and paper fall differently in a vacuum from the way they fall in air.
State two of these differences.
1. .....................................................................................................................................
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2. .....................................................................................................................................
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3. Three horizontal rods are placed with one end just above a Bunsen flame. The other
end of each rod is coated with wax, as shown in Fig. 3.1.
(a) Describe how you would use the apparatus to discover which rod is the best
conductor of heat.
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(b) Two metal teapots are identical except that one is black on the outside and the other
is white on the outside, as shown in Fig. 3.2.
The teapots each contain the same amount of hot water.
State and explain which teapot will cool down more quickly.
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4. (a) Fig. 4.1 shows a ray of light incident on a mirror at X. The incident ray makes an
angle of 50° with the surface of the mirror.
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(i) Complete Fig. 4.1 to show the normal and the reflected ray at X. [1]
(ii) State the values of
1. the angle of incidence, ............................................... [1]
2. the angle of reflection. ............................................... [1]
(b) Describe with the help of a diagram how you would find the position of the image
produced by a plane mirror.
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5. Fig. 6.1 shows a device used to generate electricity. Water entering at the top turns the
wheel. A generator connected to the wheel produces electric current.
(a) State the two main energy changes that take place in this device as water starts to
flow.
1. .....................................................................................................................................
2. ............................................................................................................................... [2]
(b) The change in the potential energy of the water every second is 2000 J. The
electrical energy output is 1200 J every second.
Calculate the efficiency of the process.
efficiency = ............................................ [2]
(c) State two ways in which the device wastes energy.
1. .....................................................................................................................................
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6. Fig. 8.1 shows an electrical circuit using two resistors.
(a) The switch S is open and the ammeter reading is zero.
State the value of the potential difference across the 6_ resistor.
potential difference = ............................. [1]
(b) Switch S is now closed.
(i) State the value of the total resistance of the circuit.
resistance = .............................................[1]
(ii) Calculate the current in the ammeter. State clearly the formula that you use.
current = ..................................................[2]
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p.d. = .......................................................[2]
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