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1 A steel ball is fired vertically upwards with a velocity v. The ball reaches a height h.
The same ball is now fired vertically upwards from the same position with a velocity 2v.
Air resistance can be ignored.
What is the new height reached by the ball?
A h B 2h C 4h D 8h
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2 Four different liquids are poured into four containers.
The diagrams show the depth and the density of liquid in each container.
In which container is the pressure on its base the greatest?
A B C D
40 cm
30 cm
20 cm
10 cm
liquid density liquid density liquid density liquid density
= 3.1 g / cm3 = 1.2 g / cm3 = 1.3 g / cm3 = 0.8 g / cm3
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3 A ball of mass 2.0 kg is travelling at a speed of 12 m / s. It moves towards an object of mass 3.0 kg
which is at rest.
12 m / s
3.0 kg
2.0 kg at rest
The ball hits the object and sticks to it.
Which row gives the total momentum, and the speed of both objects immediately after the
collision?
A 0 4.8
B 0 8.0
C 24 4.8
D 24 8.0
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4 A car accelerates from rest and travels a distance of 100 m in 10 seconds.
Which speed-time graph represents the motion of this car?
A B
speed speed 20
m / s 15 m/s
0 0
0 10 time / s 0 10 time / s
C D
speed speed
m/s m/s
10 10
0 0
0 10 time / s 0 10 time / s
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5 A pendulum is swinging. Five students each measure the time it takes to swing through ten
complete swings.
Three students measure the time as 17.2 s. Another student measures it as 16.9 s, and the fifth
student measures it as 17.0 s.
What is the average period of the pendulum?
A 1.69 s B 1.70 s C 1.71 s D 1.72 s
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6 A student determines the average speed of a bubble rising through a liquid at constant speed.
When the student starts the stopwatch the bubble is at position P.
After 2.0 s the bubble is at position Q.
bubble
18 Q
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
P
26
cm
27
bubble
What is the speed of the bubble between P and Q?
A 3.2 cm / s B 3.7 cm / s C 6.4 cm / s D 7.4 cm / s
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7 The diagram represents the energy transfers for a device.
useful
input output energy
energy
wasted
output energy
The device is 50% efficient.
Which equation is correct?
A input energy = useful output energy ÷ 2
B useful output energy = wasted output energy ÷ 2
C wasted output energy = useful output energy
D wasted output energy = useful output energy ÷ 2
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8 The diagram shows a lorry moving on a straight road. The arrows represent the horizontal forces
acting on the lorry. These forces act along the same straight line.
Describe the effect of a horizontal resultant force of zero on the speed of the lorry.
Put a tick (✓) in one box.
speed increases to a higher constant speed
speed stays the same
speed decreases to a lower constant speed
speed decreases to zero
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9 A block with flat, rectangular sides rests on a table.
block
table
The block is now turned so that it rests with its largest side on the table.
How has this change affected the force and the pressure exerted by the block on the table?
force pressure
A decreased decreased
B decreased unchanged
C unchanged decreased
D unchanged unchanged
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10 An electric generator produces an electromotive force (e.m.f.) of 200 V and produces a current of
3.0 A in a circuit. The generator is driven by an engine with a power of 2.4 kW.
What is the efficiency of the generator?
A 2.8% B 25% C 28% D 36%
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11 Which distance-time graph represents a body whose speed is decreasing?
A B
distance distance
0 0
0 time 0 time
C D
distance distance
0 0
0 time 0 time
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12 Four objects are each acted on by only two forces, as shown.
Which object is in equilibrium?
A B C D
1.0 N 2.0 N 3.0 N 4.0 N
2.0 N 2.0 N 2.0 N 4.0 N
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13 The diagram shows a child’s building block. Its volume and maximum height are determined.
maximum
height
Which instruments are used?
to determine the to measure the
volume maximum height
A balance rule
B measuring cylinder rule
C rule balance
D rule measuring cylinder
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14 A student uses an immersion heater to heat some water in a beaker.
The water is heated from 20 °C to 80 °C.
The energy supplied to the water is 60.0 kJ.
What is the thermal capacity of the water? (Ignore any heat loss.)
A 667 J / °C B 750 J / °C C 1000 J / °C D 3000 J / °C
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15 A solid substance is heated at a constant rate. The solid changes into a liquid and then into a gas.
The graph shows how the temperature of the substance changes.
700
temperature
/ °C
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
0 time
What is the melting point and what is the boiling point of the substance?
melting boiling
point / °C point / °C
A 200 300
B 200 500
C 300 500
D 300 700
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16 Water of mass 100 g at a temperature of 100 °C is converted into steam at 100 °C. The specific
latent heat of vaporisation of water is 2300 J / g.
How much thermal energy is absorbed by the water?
A 23 J B 230 J C 230 000 J D 23 000 000 J
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17 A cylinder of constant volume contains a fixed mass of gas. The gas is cooled.
What happens to the pressure of the gas and what happens to the kinetic energy of the gas
molecules?
kinetic energy
pressure of gas
of molecules
A decreases decreases
B decreases increases
C increases decreases
D increases increases
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18 The diagram shows a block of ice placed in a warm room.
At which point is the temperature the lowest?
A
B
clamp C
ice
table D
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19 Which ray diagram shows a converging lens forming a real image of a small object O?
A B
O O
C D
O O
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20 The diagram shows a ray of light in glass. The ray reaches a boundary with air.
One weak ray of light is missing from the diagram.
air
glass 50°
Which statement is correct?
A At the boundary, the speed of the light will become less.
B The critical angle for light at this boundary is 50°.
C The diagram shows an example of diffraction of light.
D The missing ray is a weak reflected ray.
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21 Which wavefront is travelling at a speed closest to that of a sound wave through a solid?
A one that moves 10 m in 0.01 s
B one that moves 50 m in 0.5 s
C one that moves 1000 m in 100 s
D one that moves 2000 m in 2000 s
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22 The diagram shows a ray of light incident on the surface of a rectangular glass block at 90° to the
surface.
ray of light
glass block
Which quantities remain unchanged as the light enters the glass block?
A direction and frequency
B direction and speed
C frequency and speed
D speed and wavelength
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23 Light travels in a vacuum and then enters a glass block. The speed of the light in the glass block
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is 2.0 x 10 m / s.
Which statement about the speed of light is correct?
A The speed in a vacuum is 1.5 times the speed in the glass.
B The speed in the glass is the same as the speed in a vacuum.
C The speed in the glass is 1.5 times the speed in a vacuum.
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D The speed in the glass is 1.0 x 10 times the speed in a vacuum.
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24 A positively-charged rod is held near to, but not touching, an uncharged metal sphere.
The sphere is briefly now connected to earth.
The rod is removed.
Which statement about the charge on the sphere is correct?
A It is charged negatively because negative charges have moved from earth to the sphere.
B It is charged negatively because positive charges have moved from the sphere to earth.
C It is charged positively because negative charges have moved from the sphere to earth.
D It is charged positively because positive charges have moved to earth from the sphere.
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25 A student connects the circuit shown.
Which graph shows the variation with time of the current in the resistor?
A B
current current
0 0
0 time 0 time
C D
current current
0
0 time
0
0 time
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26 Identical cells and identical resistors are used to make the circuits shown.
A A
circuit 1 circuit 2
In circuit 1, the ammeter reads 2.0 A.
What is the ammeter reading in circuit 2?
A 1.0 A B 2.0 A C 4.0 A D 8.0 A
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27 A simple d.c. electric motor is fitted with a coil that rotates in a magnetic field. A commutator
connects the power supply to the coil.
What is the purpose of the commutator?
A It converts a.c. into d.c. in the coil.
B It prevents the current from becoming too great, because the coil has a low resistance.
C It reverses the direction of the current in the coil after every 180° rotation of the coil.
D It switches the current off momentarily after every 90° rotation of the coil.
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28 The diagram shows an electric circuit.
The light falling on the light-dependent resistor (LDR) increases in brightness.
What happens to the resistance of the LDR, the current in the fixed resistor and the reading on
the voltmeter?
resistance of current in reading on
LDR fixed resistor voltmeter
A decreases increases decreases
B decreases increases increases
C increases decreases decreases
D increases decreases increases
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29 In the circuits shown, each of the resistors has a resistance of 1.0 .
Which circuit has the greatest resistance?
A B
C D
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30 The diagram shows a current-carrying wire. The wire is at 90° to a magnetic field. The direction of
the magnetic field is into the page.
current magnetic field
into the page
wire
A force acts on the wire due to the current and the magnetic field.
In which direction does the force act?
A into the page
B out of the page
C towards the bottom of the diagram
D towards the top of the diagram
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31 A student investigates electromagnetic induction. She has a bar magnet and a coil of wire that is
connected to a sensitive ammeter.
sensitive ammeter
A
N S
coil of wire magnet
Which movement does not cause a reading on the ammeter?
A moving the coil to the right
B moving both the magnet and the coil to the left at the same speed
C moving both the magnet and the coil towards each other at the same speed
D moving the magnet to the left
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32 Which diagram shows the pattern of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying solenoid?
A B C D
solenoid solenoid solenoid solenoid
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33 Paper coming out of a photocopier sometimes carries a negative charge which makes it stick to
things.
A radioactive source is used to reduce this charge, as shown in the diagram.
paper in
photocopier
negatively charged
paper out
radioactive source
Which type of source is most effective in reducing the negative charge?
A -particle
B -particle
C -ray
D neutron
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34 Different isotopes of chlorine are represented as l and l.
They behave in the same way chemically.
Why is this?
A They have the same nuclide notation.
B They have the same number of neutrons.
C They have the same number of nucleons.
D They have the same number of protons.
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35 A sample of a radioactive isotope emits particles at a rate of 240 per minute.
After 48 hours the rate of emission has decreased to 15 per minute.
What is the half-life of the radioactive material?
A 4.0 hours B 8.0 hours C 12 hours D 16 hours
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36 A student determines the half-life of a radioactive isotope.
The student uses a detector over five minutes and plots a graph showing how the count rate
shown on the detector varies with time.
The count rate due to background radiation is 30 counts per minute.
250
count rate
counts / minute 200
150
100
50
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
time / minutes
What is the half-life of this isotope?
A 0.30 minutes
B 1.2 minutes
C 1.5 minutes
D 5.0 minutes
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