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Diagram 1 shows a measuring cylinder containing some water. Diagram 2 shows the same measuring cylinder after a piece of rock has been slowly submerged in the water. diagram 1 cm3 diagram 2 cm3 piece of rock What is the volume of the piece of rock?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.4. Density

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.1. Physical quantities and measurement techniques

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.8. Pressure

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The graph shows how the distance travelled by a vehicle changes with time. distance time P Q R S Which row describes the speed of the vehicle in each section of the graph?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.2. Motion

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A stone falls freely from the top of a cliff. Air resistance may be ignored. Which graph shows how the acceleration of the stone varies with time as it falls?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.2. Motion

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Which statement about mass or weight is not correct?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.3. Mass and weight

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The diagrams show an empty container, and the same container filled with liquid. The empty container has a mass of 120 g. When filled with the liquid, the total mass of the container and the liquid is 600 g. container filled with liquid 600 g empty container 120 g The volume of liquid in the container is 600 cm3. What is the density of the liquid?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.4. Density

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The diagram shows all the horizontal forces acting on a truck. 300 N 500 N 500 N truck What is the size of the resultant horizontal force on the truck?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.5.1. Effects of forces

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Different loads are hung on a spring. The diagram shows the length of the spring with and without the loads attached. 200 N 400 N 20 cm 40 cm 65 cm What is the extension of the spring when the load is 400 N?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.5.1. Effects of forces

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A uniform bar is pivoted at its centre. 4.0 m 3.0 m pivot 6.0 N F What force F is needed to balance the bar?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.5.2. Turning effect of forces

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A ball is released from point X on a rough semicircular track. It comes to rest for an instant at point Y. The gravitational potential energy of the ball at point X is EX. The gravitational potential energy of the ball at point Y is EY. X Y Which equation relates the energy of the ball at point X to its energy at point Y?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.7.1. Energy

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.7.2. Work

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Two cars P and Q have different engines. The input power from the fuel is the same for both engines. The engine in car P is more efficient than the engine in car Q. Which statement about the cars or their engines must be true?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.7.3. Energy resources

2. Thermal physics  →  2.3.4. Consequences of thermal energy transfer

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A child runs up a set of stairs four times. The time taken for each run is recorded. Which time is measured when the child’s useful power is greatest?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.7.4. Power

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.7.3. Energy resources

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.2. Motion

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The diagrams show the actual sizes of the heels of four different shoes, as seen from underneath the shoe. Which heel is most likely to cause damage to wooden floors?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.5.1. Effects of forces

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The diagram shows an instrument used to measure gas pressure. liquid What is the instrument called?

1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.8. Pressure

2. Thermal physics  →  2.1.3. Gases and the absolute scale of temperature

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Which diagram best represents the movement of a smoke particle displaying Brownian motion?

2. Thermal physics  →  2.1.2. Particle model

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A cylinder containing trapped air is put into a freezer. cylinder piston at room temperature cylinder piston in a freezer air air As the air cools, the piston moves to the left as shown...

2. Thermal physics  →  2.2.3. Melting, boiling and evaporation

2. Thermal physics  →  2.1.3. Gases and the absolute scale of temperature

3. Waves  →  3.4. Sound

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A piece of melting ice at 0 °C and a beaker of boiling water are both in a laboratory. The laboratory is at 20 °C. melting ice boiling water Bunsen burner heating water What is happening to the temperature of the melting ice and what is happening to the temperature of the boiling water?

2. Thermal physics  →  2.2.3. Melting, boiling and evaporation

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A liquid-in-glass thermometer works because the liquid shows a change in A colour. B mass. C thermal capacity. D volume.

2. Thermal physics  →  2.2.2. Specific heat capacity

2. Thermal physics  →  2.2.3. Melting, boiling and evaporation

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Which description applies to infra-red radiation?

2. Thermal physics  →  2.3.3. Radiation

6. Space physics  →  6.2.3. The Universe

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The diagram shows the temperature-time graph for hot water that is cooling in an uninsulated beaker. time / hours temperature / °C The beaker is now insulated. The same volume of hot water, at the same initial temperature as before, is put into the insulated beaker. The beaker is in the same room as before. Which is the new temperature-time graph for the water as it cools?

2. Thermal physics  →  2.2.3. Melting, boiling and evaporation

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A small plastic ball floats on the surface of deep water. A stone is dropped into the water at point X. A wave spreads out across the water surface, causing the ball to move. X water surface ball Which type of wave is produced by the stone, and in which direction does the ball move?

3. Waves  →  3.1. General properties of waves

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Waves travel more slowly on the surface of shallow water than on the surface of deep water. Which diagram shows a wave travelling from deep water into shallower water?

3. Waves  →  3.1. General properties of waves

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Light strikes a plane mirror and is reflected. The angle between the ray of light and the mirror is 20°. 20° ray of light normal mirror What is the size of the angle of reflection?

3. Waves  →  3.2.1. Reflection of light

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A student draws a ray diagram to show how a converging lens, of focal length f, forms an image of an object. He draws three rays to locate the image. He then adds a fourth ray after the position of the image is known. Which of the labelled rays must have been drawn after the position of the image was known?

3. Waves  →  3.2.3. Thin lenses

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Which group shows four electromagnetic waves in order, from the largest wavelength to the smallest?

3. Waves  →  3.2.4. Dispersion of light

3. Waves  →  3.3. Electromagnetic spectrum

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A girl notices that, when she shouts into a cave, she hears an echo. Which wave property causes the echo?

3. Waves  →  3.4. Sound

3. Waves  →  3.1. General properties of waves

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A man stands 110 m from a high wall. He makes a short, sharp sound and then hears an echo from the wall. The speed of sound in air is 330 m / s. How long after making the sound does the man hear the echo?

3. Waves  →  3.4. Sound

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In two separate experiments, a magnet is brought near to an unmagnetised iron bar. This causes the bar to become magnetised. N S magnet X iron bar N S magnet Y iron bar experiment 1 experiment 2 Which magnetic pole is induced at X and at Y?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.1. Simple phenomena of magnetism

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A student holds a rod in his hand. rod hand cloth He rubs the rod with a cloth. The rod gains a positive charge. Of which material could the rod be made, and which transfer of charge has happened?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.2.1. Electric charge

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The diagram shows a lamp in a circuit. P Which change to the circuit would increase the current in the lamp?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.3.2. Series and parallel circuits

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.2.4. Resistance

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.3.3. Action and use of circuit components

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An ammeter and an 18 Ω resistor are connected in series with a battery. The reading on the ammeter is 0.50 A. 18 Ω A What is the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.2.3. Electromotive force and potential difference

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In which circuit will the ammeter reading be greatest?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.2.4. Resistance

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.2.2. Electric current

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.2.3. Electromotive force and potential difference

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An electric washing machine is protected by an earth wire. To which part of the washing machine should the earth wire be connected?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.4. Electrical safety

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The diagram shows a potential divider. 6 V 0 V When brighter light falls on the light-dependent resistor (LDR), its resistance changes. What happens to the resistance of the LDR and what happens to the current in it?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.3.3. Action and use of circuit components

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.2.4. Resistance

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Why is a fuse used in an electrical circuit?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.4. Electrical safety

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.3.3. Action and use of circuit components

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Which transformer can change a 240 V a.c. input into a 15 V a.c. output?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.5.6. The transformer

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An electric current can produce a heating effect and a magnetic effect. Which row shows the effect that a relay uses and one application of a relay?

4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.5.3. Magnetic effect of a current

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A nuclide of sodium can be represented by Na. Which row gives the numbers of particles in a neutral sodium atom?

5. Nuclear physics  →  5.1.2. The nucleus

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Below are four statements about different isotopes of a certain element. Which statement must be true?

5. Nuclear physics  →  5.1.2. The nucleus

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Radioactive source S emits α-particles, β-particles and γ-rays. A detector is placed 5 cm away from S. A thin sheet of paper is placed as shown...

5. Nuclear physics  →  5.2.2. The three types of nuclear emission

5. Nuclear physics  →  5.2.1. Detection of radioactivity

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A radioactive material emits α-particles. The table shows the rate of emission of α-particles from the material at different times. time / hours rate of emission / particles per minute 0.0 4.0 8.0 What is the half-life of the material and what is the missing value at 8.0 hours?

5. Nuclear physics  →  5.2.4. Half-life

5. Nuclear physics  →  5.2.3. Radioactive decay

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