Cambridge IGCSE

Candidate
Name

Student ID

Y10 Physics 0625

Session 2024-2025
Mid Term
IGCSE
Time

45 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS
● Scan the Assignment using Adobe Scan or Cam Scanner or attempt the assignment digitally using ipad
or similar equipment.
● Document to be submitted via portal https://online-tuitions.tech/
● Write your Name and Student ID in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 40.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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1 A student determines the circumference of a football.

Which instrument gives a reading that is the circumference of the football?

A calipers
B micrometer
C rule
D tape

2 A coin falls from rest through the air and eventually reaches a constant speed.
There is a resultant force acting on the coin due to the two forces P and Q shown in the diagram.

What happens to force P and what happens to the resultant force before the coin reaches
constant speed?

force P resultant force

A decreases increases
B decreases decreases
C increases decreases
D increases increases

3 A satellite is shown moving around the Earth in a circular path at a constant speed.

Which arrow shows the direction of the force on the satellite?

A B

direction of satellite
motion
not to scale

D C

Earth
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4 A sealed gas syringe contains a fixed mass of gas.

piston gas

sealed end

The piston is moved and the volume of the gas doubles. The temperature of the gas does not
change.

What happens to the pressure of the gas?

A halves
B no change
C doubles
D triples

5 Some solar panels have a total area of 12 m2.

Each 1.0 m2 of the panels receives 0.85 kJ of energy from the Sun in 1.0 s.

The efficiency of the panels is 16%.

How much power do they produce?

A 1.6 kW B 2.2 kW C 64 kW D 160 kW

6 Which energy transfer takes place in an electric kettle?

A chemical to electrical
B electrical to heat
C electrical to chemical
D heat to electrical
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7 The diagram shows a current-carrying conductor between the poles of a magnet. The force on
the wire acts downwards.

magnetic poles

direction
of current

Four changes are possible.

1 The current is increased.

2 A stronger magnet is used.
3 The current is reversed.
4 The poles exchange positions.

Which two changes made together keep the force acting downwards?

A 1 and 3 B 2 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 4

8 The gravitational field strength in space is smaller than on the Earth’s

surface. A rocket is used to launch a satellite from the Earth’s surface into space.

How are the mass and the weight of the satellite affected as the satellite moves away from the
surface of the Earth and into space?

A Both the mass and the weight are unaffected.

B The mass decreases and the weight decreases.
C The mass increases and the weight is unaffected.
D The mass is unaffected and the weight decreases.
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9 The diagram shows a children’s wooden play tower.

Which change to the tower makes it more stable?

A making the tower narrower

B making the tower taller
C lowering the centre of mass
D raising the centre of mass

10 The diagram shows the dimensions of a box of mass M and weight W at rest on a table.

What is the pressure on the table due to the box?

A M B M C W D W
xyz yz xyz yz

11 The diagram shows a clinical thermometer.

mercury constriction bore glass tube

Which factor affects the sensitivity of the thermometer?

A the constriction
B the diameter of the bore
C the length of the glass tube
D the thickness of the glass tube
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12 A ray of red light in air enters a semi-circular block.

Which diagram shows the partial reflection and the refraction of the ray?

A B

C D

13 An object of height 1.5 cm is placed in front of a converging lens of focal length 2.0 cm.
The arrangement is shown on the full-scale ray diagram.

lens
le ns

object
object

image
image

1 cm

1 cm

What is the linear magnification produced by the lens?

A 2.0 B 3.0 C 4.0 D 6.0

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14 Which two waves are components of the electromagnetic spectrum?

A light and sound

B water waves and infrared
C ultrasound and ultraviolet
D X-rays and microwaves

15 The sound from a ship is reflected by a cliff. An echo is heard by a sailor on the ship 4.0 s after
the sound is made. The speed of sound in air is 320 m / s.

How far from the cliff is the ship?

A 160 m B 640 m C 1280 m D 2560 m

16 End X of a metal rod attracts the North pole of a compass needle.

Which statement about the rod is correct?

A It is made of copper that is not initially magnetised.

B It is made of copper with a South pole at X.
C It is made of steel that is not initially magnetised.
D It is made of steel with a North pole at X.

17 The diagram shows a circuit.

12 V

A 5.0 k:

5.0 k:

The ammeter has four different range settings.

Which range setting gives a reading near the mid-point of the range?

A 0–1 mA B 0–10 mA C 0–1.0 A D 0–10 A

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18 The diagram shows a car going around a circular track at constant speed.

Which arrow shows the direction of the resultant force on the car?

C
D

19 The diagram shows the inside of a refrigerator.

cooling
unit

When the refrigerator is first switched on, what happens to the air near the cooling unit?

the molecules of this air the density of this air

A become smaller decreases

B become smaller increases
C move closer together decreases
D move closer together increases
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20 The graph is the temperature–time graph for a sample of wax that is heated so that it melts.

100
temperature / qC

50

0
0 2 10
time / minutes

The mass of the wax is 200 g.

Thermal energy is supplied to the wax at a constant rate of 12 000 J / minute.

What is the specific latent heat of fusion of the wax?

A 180 J / g B 240 J / g C 480 J / g D 600 J / g

21 A water wave on a pond passes into a region where the wave travels more slowly. It then returns
to a region where it travels at the original speed. Assume that the frequency of the wave stays
constant.

Which side-view of the wave is correct?

A B

C D
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22 A girl is long-sighted.

Which statement is correct?

A She sees close objects less clearly than a person with normal vision.
B She sees distant objects more clearly than a person with normal vision.
C The fault is corrected with a diverging lens.
D The image of a close object is formed in front of her retina.

23 Light rays are deviated by a prism.

The deviation angle d is measured for light rays of different frequency, including blue light and
red light.

Which graph of d against frequency is correct?

A B C D

d d d d

0 0 0 0
0 blue red 0 blue red 0 red blue 0 red blue
frequency frequency frequency frequency

24 A teacher wants to demagnetise a bar magnet and tries three different methods.

1 Heat the bar magnet to a high temperature and let it cool.

2 Place the bar magnet east to west and hammer it.
3 Place the bar magnet inside a coil that has a direct current in it and remove it from
the coil slowly.

Which methods demagnetise the bar magnet?

A 1 only B 1 and 2 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3

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25 Which circuit is connected to measure the current in the fixed resistor and the
potential difference (p.d.) across the same resistor?

A B

A V
V

C D

V V
A

26 Two 100 W lamps are connected in parallel to the mains supply, as shown.

mains
supply

100 W

100 W

How much electrical energy is supplied by the mains when the switch is closed for 36 minutes?

A 0.030 kW h B 0.060 kW h C 0.12 kW h D 7.2 kW h

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27 In the circuits shown all the cells are identical and all the lamps are identical. The switches are
closed.

In which circuit are both lamps the brightest?

A B

C D

28 Why is a fuse used in an electrical appliance?

A to earth the appliance

B to protect the appliance
C to change the power of the appliance
D to change the voltage supplied to the appliance

29 A student of mass 60 kg climbs some steps. He travels a horizontal distance of 2.0 m and a
vertical distance of 1.5 m.

NOT TO
1.5 m SCALE

2.0 m

What is the work done against the force of gravity?

A 88 J B 118 J C 880 J D 1200 J

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30 Which quantity is defined as the number of wavelengths passing a point per second?

A amplitude
B frequency
C speed
D wavelength

31 Which components of the electromagnetic spectrum are used to communicate from a remote
controller to a television set and from the Earth to a satellite?

remote controller the Earth to

to TV set a satellite

A infrared microwave
B infrared ultraviolet
C light microwave
D light ultraviolet

32 A compass is placed close to a strong bar magnet and pivots to the position shown.

X
compass
strong
bar magnet

Which type of magnet is a compass needle and what is pole X?

A The needle is an induced magnet and X is a north magnetic pole.

B The needle is an induced magnet and X is a south magnetic pole.
C The needle is a permanent magnet and X is a north magnetic pole.
D The needle is a permanent magnet and X is a south magnetic pole.
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33 Plastic and wool are insulating materials.

Samples of plastic and wool are rubbed together. This causes a transfer of electrons.

Which row shows the direction of electron transfer and the final charge on both materials?

final charge final charge

plastic wool
on plastic on wool

A gains electrons loses electrons neutral positive

B gains electrons loses electrons negative positive
C loses electrons gains electrons negative positive
D loses electrons gains electrons positive neutral

34 A light-dependent resistor (LDR) is to be used as an input sensor for an intruder alarm circuit.
When there is no light on the LDR, the lamp switches on.

The resistance of the fixed resistor is less than that of the lamp.

Which diagram shows the circuit?

A B

C D
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35 A car travels along a road. The force on the car due to the engine is 800 N.

The motion of the car depends on the value of the total resistive force R.

R 800 N

Which row shows the motion of the car for the given value of R?

value of resistive
motion
force R / N

A 500 deceleration
B 800 acceleration
C 900 deceleration
D 1000 acceleration

36 The graph shows how the extension of four different threads depends on the load attached.
Which thread is the most difficult to stretch over the range of loads shown?

A
extension B
C

0
0 load
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37 A crane has a 5800 N counterweight positioned 2.3 m from the tower along a horizontal jib.

The centre of gravity P of the crane jib is marked.

jib

counterweight
P
2.3 m

5800 N

2300 N

What is the horizontal distance between the 2300 N load and P so that there is no moment
about P?

A 0.91 m B 3.5 m C 5.8 m D 8.1 m

38 Which electrical appliance uses the heating effect of electricity?

A a cell phone (mobile phone)

B a fan
C a hairdryer
D a lawnmower

39 Which safety precautions must be taken when wiring an electrical kettle that has a stainless-steel
outer casing?

A It must be earthed and have a fuse in the live wire.

B It must be earthed and have a fuse in the neutral wire.
C It needs a fuse in the live wire but does not need to be earthed.
D It needs a fuse in the neutral wire but does not need to be earthed.
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40 The diagram shows a simple d.c. motor.

What is the part labelled Q?

A a coil
B a magnet
C a slip ring
D a split-ring commutator
 Cambridge IGCSE
Candidate
Name

Student ID

Y10 Physics Structured Questions 0625

Mid Term Session 2024-2025

IGCSE
Time

1 hour and 15 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS
● Scan the Assignment using Adobe Scan or Cam Scanner or attempt the assignment digitally using ipad
or similar equipment.
● Document to be submitted via portal https://online-tuitions.tech/
● Write your Name and Student ID in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

DC (NF/FC) 303647/3
© UCLES 2023 [Turn over
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1 (a) A student connects a battery, thermistor X and resistor Y in parallel, as shown in Fig. 5.1.

I X

Fig. 5.1

• The electromotive force (e.m.f.) of the battery is E.

• The current in X is I.
• The resistance of Y is greater than the resistance of X.

Tick two boxes, one to show the correct statement about the potential difference across Y
and the other to show the correct statement about the current in Y.

The potential difference across Y:

is less than E

is equal to E

is greater than E.

The current in Y:

is less than I

is equal to I

is greater than I.
[1]
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(b) The student connects thermistor X in series with the resistor Y and a battery of e.m.f. 6.0 V, as
shown in Fig. 5.2.

6.0 V

X Y

Fig. 5.2
In this circuit, at room temperature, the resistance of thermistor X is 800 Ω and the current
in thermistor X is 0.0020 A.

(i) Calculate the power produced in the thermistor.

power = ......................................................... [2]

(ii) Calculate the resistance of Y.

resistance = ......................................................... [3]

(iii) The thermistor is cooled.

Explain why this causes the potential difference across Y to decrease.

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

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

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

[Total: 8]
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2 (a) Fig. 6.1 shows part of a toy which contains two ring-shaped, permanent magnets. A plastic
rod passes through the centre of both magnets.

top magnet
plastic rod

bottom magnet
N N N
S S S

Fig. 6.1

The top magnet can move up and down freely around the plastic rod.

The magnetic poles on the bottom magnet are shown in Fig. 6.1.

(i) The top magnet floats in the air above the bottom magnet.

On Fig. 6.1, mark the poles on the top magnet and explain why it floats in the air above
the bottom magnet.

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

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

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

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

(ii) The top magnet is replaced with a ring made of iron.

Explain why the iron ring sticks to the bottom magnet.

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

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

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

..................................................................................................................................... [2]
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(b) A wire carrying a current passes at right angles through a piece of paper.

Fig. 6.2 shows a cross and circle where the current in the wire passes into the plane of
the paper.

piece of
paper

wire

Fig. 6.2

On Fig. 6.2, sketch three magnetic field lines to show the magnetic field pattern around
the wire.

Show the direction of the field on your sketch. [2]

[Total: 6]
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3 (a) Fig. 8.1 shows a ripple tank and the crests of the water wave that is produced in it.

rubber
band
crest
water

wooden
bar

Fig. 8.1

The frequency of the water wave is 2.0 Hz and its amplitude is 3.0 mm.

(i) Calculate the number of crests produced in 1.5 s.

number = ......................................................... [1]

(ii) The height of the wave is measured from the level of the undisturbed surface of the
water. The height of the wave at one point is 0 at time = 0.

On Fig. 8.2, draw a graph to show how the height of the wave at this point varies with
time.

height / mm 4

0
–2

–4

–6
0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50
time / s

Fig. 8.2
[2]
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(b) (i) The frequency of the wave is increased.

Describe how the apparatus shown in Fig. 8.1 is adjusted so that the frequency of the
wave is increased.

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

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

(ii) State what happens to the speed and wavelength of the wave as the frequency increases.

speed ................................................................................................................................

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

(c) The apparatus shown in Fig. 8.1 can be used to demonstrate refraction.

(i) State the additional apparatus needed to demonstrate refraction.

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

(ii) Draw on Fig. 8.3 to show the refraction of the water wave.

Label a boundary where the refraction occurs.

ripple tank

wooden
bar

Fig. 8.3
[3]

[Total: 10]
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4 In a safety test, a car of mass 1100 kg travels at a speed of 20 m / s and collides with a stationary
van of mass 3000 kg.

After the collision the car and the van move together with a velocity v.

Fig. 2.1 shows the car and van before and after the collision.

car mass = 1100 kg van mass = 3000 kg velocity = v

velocity = 20 m / s velocity = 0 m / s

before collision after collision

Fig. 2.1

The total momentum of the car and van is conserved during the collision.

(a) (i) Define ‘momentum’.

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

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

(ii) State the unit of momentum.

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

(b) Calculate the velocity v of the car and van after the collision.

v = ................................................. m / s [2]

(c) (i) Calculate the total kinetic energy of the car and van after the collision.

kinetic energy = ...................................................... J [2]

(ii) State the transfer of energy that occurs in the collision.

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

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

[Total: 7]
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5 Fig. 5.1 shows the particles (molecules) in a sample of liquid water.

Fig. 5.1

(a) Explain, using ideas about particles, why liquids expand more than solids for the same
temperature rise.

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

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

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

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

(b) The boiling point of water is 100 °C.

(i) State the boiling point of water on the Kelvin scale of temperature.

boiling point = ...................................................... K [1]

(ii) The temperature remains constant as water turns from liquid to gas at the boiling point.

Explain, in terms of particles, why energy must be provided even though the temperature
stays constant.

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

..................................................................................................................................... [1]
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(c) An electric heater is used to heat a sample of metal, as shown in Fig. 5.2. There is no thermal
energy transferred from the metal to the surroundings during the heating.

thermometer electric heater

sample of metal

Fig. 5.2

The metal has a mass of 200 g and is initially at 15 °C.

The heater is switched on for 2.0 minutes and then switched off. The maximum
temperature reached by the metal is 90 °C.

The power of the heater is 20 W.

Calculate the specific heat capacity of the metal.

Show your working.

specific heat capacity = ........................................... J /(g °C) [3]

[Total: 7]
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6 (a) Ultraviolet radiation is one component of the electromagnetic spectrum.

(i) State the name of two components of the electromagnetic spectrum that have a smaller
wavelength than ultraviolet radiation.

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

2 ........................................................................................................................................
[1]

(ii) State one useful application of ultraviolet radiation.

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

(iii) Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the Sun damages the eyes.

State one type of damage to the eye caused by ultraviolet radiation.

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

(b) Fig. 7.1 shows a ray of light. The ray passes into a semi-circular block of glass at A and
leaves the glass at B, travelling along the surface to C.

B C

30°
A

Fig. 7.1

(i) State the name given to the angle of incidence marked as 30°.

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

(ii) Calculate the refractive index of the glass.

refractive index = ......................................................... [2]

[Total: 6]
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7 The loudspeaker shown in Fig. 6.1 produces a sound of frequency 800 Hz.

loudspeaker

power supply
sound of frequency 800 Hz

cone

Fig. 6.1

(a) State what is meant by ‘frequency’.

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

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

(b) Explain whether the sound produced by the speaker is audible to a human with healthy
hearing.

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

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

(c) Describe the motion of the cone in Fig. 6.1 and explain how this causes the production of
sound.

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

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

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

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

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

(d) The Sun is a very large and extremely violent ball of gas. Electromagnetic radiation from
explosions on the surface of the Sun reaches the Earth.

Explain why sound from explosions on the surface of the Sun does not reach the Earth.

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

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

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

[Total: 8]
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8 A ball is released from rest at point A and moves along a smooth track ABCDE as shown in
Fig. 1.1. The ball is shown at point A and as it passes point B.

The ball is always in contact with the track and air resistance is negligible.

ball
A

D E

Fig. 1.1

Fig. 1.2 shows the distance−time graph for the ball as it moves from A to E.

distance / m

0
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
time / s

Fig. 1.2

(a) (i) On Fig. 1.2, mark:

• with the letter P one point where the ball accelerates

• with the letter Q one point where the ball has constant speed.
[2]
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(ii) Determine the speed of the ball at point X on Fig. 1.2.

Show your working.

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

(b) The speeds of the ball at A, B, C and D are vA, vB, vC and vD respectively.

Arrange these four speeds from slowest to fastest.

slowest fastest

[1]

(c) Work is done to transfer energy between energy stores as the ball moves from A to B.

Name the force involved in the work done and describe the energy transfer.

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

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

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

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

(d) The track at point B is circular in shape.

On Fig. 1.1, draw an arrow to show the direction of the resultant force on the ball at point B.
[1]

[Total: 10]
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9 Fig. 5.1 shows part of a circuit containing a 240 V mains supply connected to a lamp and two
heaters of resistance 40 Ω and 60 Ω.

240 V
a.c. mains 40 Ω 60 Ω
supply

Fig. 5.1

(a) Complete Fig. 5.1 by drawing the symbol for a fuse in the gap in the circuit. [1]

(b) (i) On Fig. 5.2 sketch a current−voltage graph for a filament lamp.

current

0
0 voltage

Fig. 5.2
[1]

(ii) Explain the shape of the current−voltage graph drawn in (i).

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

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

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

(c) Calculate the current at point P in the circuit shown in Fig. 5.1.

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

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(d) The current in the lamp is 1.5 A.

(i) Suggest a suitable fuse rating for the fuse.

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

(ii) Explain why a fuse rating much larger than the value in (i) is not suitable.

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

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

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

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

[Total: 10]
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10 (a) Fig. 4.1 shows light passing through a triangular glass prism.

Q R

Fig. 4.1

(i) State the value of the angle of incidence at point P.

angle of incidence = ....................................................... ° [1]

(ii) Draw the normal and the angle of incidence at point R.

Label the angle of incidence. [2]

(iii) State two conditions needed so that no light refracts from the glass into the air at point Q.

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

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

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

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

(b) Information is sent across the internet using pulses of visible light through long, thin glass
fibres and electrical signals through copper wires.

(i) State the name of one other type of electromagnetic radiation used to transmit information
through long, thin glass fibres.

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

(ii) Suggest two advantages of using glass fibres rather than copper wires to transmit
information from the internet.

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

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

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

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]
[Total: 8]