0625_s21_qp_31
A paper of Physics, 0625
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12
Year:
2021
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shows a speed–time graph for a car. time / s speed m / s Describe the motion of the car from 0 to 50 s, as shown in . Describe the motion of the car from 50 s to 90 s, as shown in . Calculate the distance travelled by the car between 50 s and 90 s. distance travelled = m A motorcycle travels at a constant speed. The motorcycle travels 710 m in 87 s. Calculate the speed of the motorcycle and show that it is close to 8 m / s. The motorcycle in part travels at a constant speed for 87 s. On , draw the speed–time graph for the motorcycle.
1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.2. Motion
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A liquid-in-glass thermometer contains mercury. The mass of the mercury in the thermometer is 12 g. Calculate the weight of the mercury. weight of mercury = N The 12 g of mercury has a volume of 0.88 cm3. Calculate the density of mercury. density of mercury = g / cm3 The mercury in the thermometer expands when its temperature rises. State what happens to the mass of the mercury when its temperature rises. Tick (3) one box. mass decreases mass stays the same mass increases State what happens to the density of the mercury when its temperature rises. Tick (3) one box. density decreases density stays the same density increases
1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.4. Density
2. Thermal physics  →  2.1.3. Gases and the absolute scale of temperature
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A plank balances horizontally on a log of wood, which acts as a pivot. A girl sits on one end of the plank, and her brother pushes down on the other end to make the plank balance horizontally. shows the arrangement. pivot 1.2 m weight = 404 N F 1.6 m (not to scale) Calculate the moment of the girl’s weight about the pivot and show that it is close to 480 N m. The plank balances horizontally when the boy pushes down with a force F at a distance of 1.6 m from the pivot. Calculate the size of force F. force F = N
1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.5.2. Turning effect of forces
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A country needs to build new power stations to provide electricity for homes and industry. One type of power station is a coal-fired power station. Describe how the energy stored in the coal is used in a coal-fired power station to generate electrical energy. Some people in the country argue against building a new coal-fired power station. They say that the power station is expensive and not very efficient. Explain the meaning of not very efficient. Apart from cost and efficiency, give two other reasons for not building a coal-fired power station. 1. 2.
4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.2.5. Electrical energy and electrical power
1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.7.3. Energy resources
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A man starts pulling his suitcase across the floor. suitcase 20 N 12 N (not to scale) shows the horizontal forces acting on the suitcase. Calculate the resultant horizontal force on the suitcase. size of force = N direction After a short time, the suitcase is moving at a constant speed. Suggest values for the sizes of the two horizontal forces on the suitcase when it is moving at a constant speed. pulling force = (N) friction force = (N) The total downward force of the suitcase on the ground is 150 N. The suitcase has two wheels. Each wheel has an area of 0.60 cm2 touching the ground. Calculate the pressure of the suitcase on the ground. pressure on the ground = N / cm2
1. Motion, forces and energy  →  1.5.1. Effects of forces
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A narrow beam of white light enters a glass prism and splits into the colours of the visible spectrum, as shown in . glass prism colours of visible spectrum narrow beam of white light The rays leaving the prism represent the seven main colours of the visible spectrum. Complete the labelling on by writing the colours of the visible spectrum in the table. State the term used to describe: the bending of the light as it enters the prism the different amounts of bending that produce the spectrum. A student incorrectly writes some sentences about electromagnetic waves. His teacher circles a mistake in each sentence. In the table, write a suitable correction for each mistake. The first one has been done for you. student’s sentences correction the speed of light is faster than radio waves in a vacuum the same as X-rays are used in television remote controllers radio waves have the highest frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum
3. Waves  →  3.2.4. Dispersion of light
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A loudspeaker is producing a sound. Choose words from the box to complete the sentences about sound. amplitude frequency speed wavelength To increase the loudness of the sound, increase the of the sound wave. To increase the pitch of the sound, increase the of the sound wave. Two students determine the speed of sound in air. The students stand together, 80 m from a large brick wall as shown in . 80 m brick wall (not to scale) One student shouts and as he shouts the other student starts a stop-watch. She stops the stop-watch when she hears the echo of the shout. The reading on the stop-watch is 0.56 s. State the total distance the sound travels during the 0.56 s. distance = m Calculate the speed of sound in air using the measurements given in part . speed of sound = m / s The students’ value for the speed of sound is not accurate. Suggest two ways of improving the students’ experiment. 1. 2.
3. Waves  →  3.4. Sound
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The box lists four materials. aluminium iron plastic wood Use words from the box to answer parts and . Each word may be used once, more than once or not at all. State all materials that are electrical insulators. State one example of a magnetic material. shows two magnets, P and Q, which are repelling each other. magnet P N magnet Q On magnet P, the N pole is labelled N. On , label the other pole on magnet P and both poles on magnet Q. One advantage that electromagnets have, compared with permanent magnets, is that their strength can easily be altered. State one other advantage of an electromagnet compared with a permanent magnet. A student wants to make the strongest electromagnet possible. Indicate which properties produce the strongest electromagnet. Tick (3) one box in each list. number of turns in the coil material in the core size of current in the coil 200 turns air 20 mA 100 turns iron 0.5 A 50 turns plastic 3.0 A
4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.1. Simple phenomena of magnetism
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shows a lamp and a resistor connected in a circuit. A A 4.0 V X Y 3.0Ω 5.0Ω Determine the combined resistance of the 3.0 Ω resistor and the 5.0 Ω lamp. combined resistance = Ω The reading on ammeter X is 0.50 A. State the reading on ammeter Y. reading on ammeter Y = A In another circuit, the 3.0 Ω resistor and the 5.0 Ω lamp are connected in parallel, as shown in . A A 4.0 V 3.0Ω 5.0Ω X Y The lamp and resistor have changed from a series to a parallel combination. State and explain the effect of this change on the current in ammeter X. The current in a different lamp is 0.40 A when the potential difference (p.d.) across the lamp is 6.0 V. Calculate the resistance of the lamp. resistance of lamp = Ω
4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.3.2. Series and parallel circuits
4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.2.4. Resistance
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A student uses a coil and a magnet on a spring to generate an electromotive force (e.m.f.) that varies. He suspends the magnet above a coil as shown in . N S X to centre-reading voltmeter spring magnet coil The student pulls the magnet through the coil to X and then releases it. The magnet moves up and down through the coil. State the type of voltage induced in the coil. Tick (3) one box. alternating digital direct State two ways of increasing the voltage induced in the coil. 1. 2.
4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.5.5. The d.c. motor
4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.5.1. Electromagnetic induction
4. Electricity and magnetism  →  4.5.2. The a.c. generator
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Table 12.1 describes four nuclides. Table 12.1 name of nuclide plutonium-238 thorium-234 uranium-235 uranium-238 nuclide notation 94 Pu 90 Th 92 U 92 U State which two nuclides have the same number of protons. State which two nuclides have the same number of nucleons. State which one of the four nuclides has the most electrons orbiting when it is in a neutral atom. Thorium-234 has a half-life of 24 days. A sample of radioactive material contains 40 mg of thorium-234. Calculate the mass of thorium-234 remaining after 72 days. mass of thorium-234 remaining = mg
5. Nuclear physics  →  5.1.2. The nucleus
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