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A student uses a ruler to find the volume of water in a tank. She measures the lengths EF and FG. What other length does she need to measure?
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Which statement is correct?
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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?
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Which statement about weight is correct?
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A student uses the equation $\rho = \frac{m}{V}$.
Which row shows the correct meaning of these symbols?
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What is the point at which the weight of an object appears to act?
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A spring is stretched by adding loads to it. Which diagram shows the extension–load graph for the spring?
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The diagram shows a force of 12N being used to push a box up a slope. The box is moved 8.0 m along the slope. This lifts the box through a vertical height of 2.5 m. How much work is done pushing the box from the bottom to the top of the slope?
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Which energy resource is non-renewable?
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What is the relationship between the power of a motor, the force exerted by the motor, the distance moved by the force and the time taken?
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How is pressure defined?
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A fixed mass of gas is trapped in a cylinder with a piston. The volume of the gas is slowly reduced at constant temperature without any particles of gas escaping. Which statement is correct?
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The air temperature rises from 10\(^\circ\)C to 40\(^\circ\)C. What is the change in temperature, expressed in kelvin?
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Which effect is not due to thermal expansion?
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On a hot summer day, the level of the water in a pond falls. Which statement explains this?
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The diagram shows a vacuum flask used to keep liquid hot.
How does thermal energy pass through the vacuum?
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The diagrams show two transverse waves X and Y and are to the same scale. Which row is correct? [Table_1]
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Which row shows an example of a transverse wave and an example of a longitudinal wave? [Table_1]
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A ray of light is reflected from a plane mirror.
Which angle is the angle of reflection?
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A thin converging lens forms an image.
What is the nature of this image and can it be formed on a screen?
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Which diagram shows the dispersion of white light by a prism?
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Which row correctly compares microwaves and ultraviolet? [Table_1]
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A pulse of sound is produced at the bottom of a boat. The sound travels through the water and is reflected from the seabed. The reflected sound reaches the boat 1.3 s after the sound was produced. The seabed is 1000 m below the boat. Using this information, what is the speed of sound in the water?
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The diagram shows three small compasses near to a bar magnet.
Which compasses show the direction of the magnetic field due to the bar magnet?
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A negatively charged rod is brought close to an isolated, uncharged metal sphere. What are the charges on sides P and Q of the sphere?
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The diagram shows a simple circuit. The ammeter reading is 2.0 A and the voltmeter reading is 6.0 V. What is the resistance of the wire?
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The diagram shows a torch containing two cells, a switch and a lamp. Which circuit diagram is correct for the torch?
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Which symbol represents a device that contains a current-carrying coil in a magnetic field?
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The diagram shows a three-core cable connecting a three-pin socket to an electric fire with a metal frame. The earth, live and neutral connections of the socket are labelled E, L and N respectively. A switch is connected into the circuit. Where is a switch connected?
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A student investigates electromagnetic induction. She moves the N pole of a magnet quickly towards a coil of wire. There is a reading on the sensitive voltmeter.
What can she do to get a greater reading on the sensitive voltmeter?
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The direction of the current in a straight wire X is into the paper.
Which diagram shows the shape of the magnetic field pattern around the wire?
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What does a step-up transformer increase?
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When measuring the emissions from a radioactive rock brought into the laboratory, a teacher mentions that background radiation must be taken into account. What is this background radiation?
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How do the ionising effect and the penetrating ability of \( \alpha \)-particles compare with those of \( \beta \)-particles and \( \gamma \)-rays? [Table_1]
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Half-life is ......1...... for the ......2...... a sample of a radioactive isotope to halve. Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and 2? [Table_1]
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Radioactive materials must be handled in a safe way. What is \textit{not} a safety procedure?
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The Solar System contains eight major planets. What is the correct order of three of the major planets, starting with the planet furthest from the Sun?
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The diagram shows a radio signal from the Earth being reflected by Pluto and returning to the Earth. The distance between the Earth and Pluto is 0.00050 light-years.
What is the time taken for the radio signal to return to the Earth after being sent?
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The Milky Way is a ......1...... made up of about a hundred ......2...... stars. Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and 2? [Table_1]
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