Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

The ray diagram in Fig. 6.1 shows one ray from the top of an object placed to the left of a converging lens.(a) On Fig. 6.1, use your ruler to draw an...

2012 Summer

2

Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

(a) Remote controllers for television sets send a beam of electromagnetic radiation to the television.Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum is ...

2012 Summer

2

Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

(a) In Fig. 6.1, a ray of red light is shown passing through a triangular glass prism and on to another prism that is identical but upside down. [Imag...

2012 Winter

2

Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

A laser is a device that gives a narrow parallel beam of monochromatic (single-colour) light.Fig. 6.1 shows the light from a laser shining on a triang...

2011 Summer

2

Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

Two apartment blocks are one each side of a road, as shown in Fig. 7.1. A beam of light from a police helicopter is hitting the top window H of the le...

2009 Summer

3

Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

The list below contains the names of the various regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, but they are in the wrong order and an extra, non-electromag...

2011 Winter

2

Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

Fig. 7.1 shows an experiment in which an image is being formed on a card by a lens and a plane mirror.The card and the mirror are shown angled, so tha...

2009 Winter

3

Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

A busy factory has a corner in a corridor where people are likely to collide. To avoid such collisions, a plane mirror is fixed across the corner, as ...

2012 Winter

3

Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

Fig. 7.1 shows the regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Two regions have not been named, and there is an enlargement of the visible region. (a) In...

2012 Winter

2

Theory

CH7 - RAYS AND WAVES

A sportsman is feared to have broken a leg, and is taken to hospital to have his leg X-rayed.(a) Complete the following sentence about X-rays.X-rays a...

2011 Summer

3

MCQ

CH1 - MEASUREMENTS AND UNITS

A lump of modelling clay is moved from a small measuring cylinder to a large measuring cylinder that has twice the diameter.The reading on the small m...

2022 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The speed–time graph for a train is shown.Which regions of the graph show the train moving?

2022 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A man stands next to a railway track. A train travelling at 40 m/s takes 2.0 s to pass the man. What is the length of the train?

2022 Summer

2

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A spring balance operates by the compression of a spring. It has been calibrated on the Earth in grams.A beam balance operates by balancing standard m...

2022 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

A measuring cylinder contains 30 cm3 of a liquid.Some more of the liquid is added until the liquid level reaches the 50 cm3 mark.The reading on the ba...

2022 Summer

3

MCQ

CH3 - FORCES AND PRESSURE

Which pieces of apparatus are the most appropriate for an experiment to plot an extension–load graph of a spring?

2022 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

A beam is pivoted at one end, as shown. The beam weighs 6.0 N and its weight acts at a point X 40 cm from the pivot.A force of 4.0 N is applied to the...

2022 Summer

2

MCQ

CH2 - FORCES AND MOTION

The diagrams show the forces acting on four moving objects. Which object is moving at a constant speed?

2022 Summer

2

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A mass hangs vertically from a spring. The mass is raised to a point P and is then released. The mass oscillates repeatedly between point P and a lowe...

2022 Summer

1

MCQ

CH4 - FORCES AND ENERGY

A force $F$ acts on an object and the object moves a distance $d$ in the direction of the force.What is the work done on the object?

2022 Summer

3