Physics 4PH 1P January 2021 Marking Scheme
Physics 4PH 1P January 2021 Marking Scheme
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January 2021
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Answer Notes Marks
number
1 kinetic; 6
main sequence;
contract;
expand;
supernova;
neutron star;
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Answer Notes Marks
number
2 (a) (i) (average) speed = distance (moved) / time (taken); allow standard symbols and 1
rearrangements e.g. v = s / t
allow s for speed, d for
distance
(ii) substitution; 2
evaluation;
e.g.
(speed =) 6.5 / 0.25
(speed =) 26 (m/s)
e.g.
26 (m/s) = 0.026 (km/s) OR 26 (m/s) = 93600 (m/h)
94 (km/h) => too fast allow 93.6 (km/h)
(iii) correct reading of either two velocity values or time allow attempt at gradient 3
interval taken from graph; calculation
correct substitution into formula;
evaluation;
e.g.
u = 5 (m/s), v = 24 (m/s) OR t = 60 (s) allow (v – u =) 19 seen
(a =) 24-5 / 60
(a =) 0.32 (m/s2) allow range of 0.30-0.32
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Answer Notes Marks
number
3 (a) idea that if one bulb fails all bulbs turn off; allow idea that bulbs cannot be 1
controlled individually
(ii) substitution; 3
rearrangement;
evaluation;
e.g.
33 = I × 390
(I =) 33 / 390
(I =) 0.085 (A) allow 0.08, 0.0846…
condone 0.084
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Answer Notes Marks
number
4 (a) live / L; allow red / brown wire 1
(ii) substitution; 3
evaluation;
unit; mark independently
2.2 kW = full marks
e.g.
(P =) 9.6 × 230
(P =) 2200 allow 2208, 2210
watts / W allow J/s
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Answer Notes Marks
number
5 (a) any one from: 1
• handling source with tongs/gloves;
• storing source in lead box (when not in
use);
• minimising time handling source;
• maximising distance from source;
• taking care with direction of emission from
source;
• use of lead apron/shielding; ignore if mention of other
room etc.
(b) B (138); 1
(ii) alpha / α; 1
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Answer Notes Marks
number
6 max. 2 marks for details of varying any mark can be given from 6
temperature labelled diagram
MP1. suitable method of heating ball; e.g. water bath, oven,
freezer, heating water in
beaker
MP2. thermometer used to measure allow temperature sensor
temperature; and data logger
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Answer Notes Marks
number
7 (a) north pole labelled on magnet Y; 3
lines drawn straight and vertical between ignore curved lines at the
magnets; edges of the magnets
lines are equally spaced with arrows pointing
upwards;
(ii) downward arrow drawn shorter than magnetic ignore starting point of 1
force arrow; arrow, judge length and
direction only
(iii) weight = mass × gravitational field strength; allow standard symbols and 1
rearrangements
e.g. m = W / g
e.g.
weight = (165 – 124 =) 41 (mN)
0.041 = mass × 10
(mass =) 0.041 / 10
(mass =) 0.0041 (kg)
0.0165, 0.0124, 4.1
gets 3 marks max
16.5, 12.4 gets 2 marks max
for graph 1:
MP2. relationship is linear; accept proportional only if
there is a clear link to the
temperature being
measured in kelvin
for graph 2:
MP3. relationship is non-linear;
MP4. idea of decreasing gradient of curve;
e.g.
KE = ½ × mass × speed2
(KE =) 0.5 × 5.3 × 10-26 × 5202
(KE =) 7.2 × 10-21 (J) allow 7.16 × 10-21 - 7.31 × 10-21
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Answer Notes Marks
number
9 (a) (i) correctly reflected ray of light drawn at A; judge angle of reflection = 1
angle of incidence by eye
allow dotted lines, lines
without arrowheads
ignore lines inside the block
e.g.
(n =) sin(60) / sin(31)
(n =) 1.68 allow 1.61-1.75
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Answer Notes Marks
number
10 (a) black because it is a better/good absorber; ignore references to 2
emission
of radiation (from the Sun); allow IR, infrared for
radiation
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Answer Notes Marks
number
11 (a) determination of mass of water; 4
substitution into / rearrangement of density allow ECF from incorrect
formula; mass
evaluation;
rounding to 3 s.f.; mark independently
e.g.
mass = 49.5 (g)
0.998 = 49.5/volume OR volume = mass/density
volume = 49.599
49.6 (cm3)
e.g.
143.8 - 63.4 = 80.4 (g)
density = 80.4 / 49.6
density = 1.62 (g/cm3)