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The speed–time graph shows the motion of an object. How far does the object travel at constant speed?
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Which statement about a falling object accelerating close to the Earth's surface is correct?
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An aircraft is moving at 60 \text{ m/s} in a northerly direction when a cross-wind from the east starts to blow. The speed of the wind is 13 \text{ m/s}. What is the magnitude of the aircraft’s velocity when the wind is blowing?
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Two rectangular blocks consist of different materials. Four different methods are suggested to compare the two masses. 1. Compare the accelerations with which they fall freely. 2. Compare the values of their lengths × breadths × heights. 3. Hang each in turn from the same spring. Compare the extensions. 4. Place one in the right-hand pan of a beam balance and the other in the left-hand pan. Which methods give a comparison of the two masses?
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An object in a space probe above the Earth weighs 3.5 N. The gravitational field strength at the height of the space probe is 7.0 N/kg. The gravitational field strength on the Earth's surface is 9.8 N/kg. What are the mass and the weight of the object on the Earth's surface? [Table_1]
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A cyclist is travelling in a straight line along a horizontal road at a constant speed. A constant driving force $F$ acts on the cyclist in the forward direction shown. Which statement about the magnitude of the frictional forces acting on the cyclist is correct?
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A spring has an unstretched length of 3.0 cm. When a force of 60 N is applied to the spring, its length increases to 5.0 cm. The limit of proportionality is not exceeded. What is the spring constant of the spring?
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The diagram shows the minimum force $F_1$ acting vertically on a lever required to lift a heavy log of weight $W$.
The log needs to be lifted by a smaller force than $F_1$. The diagrams show the changes tried. Each diagram has only one change from the original diagram. In each case, $F_2$ is the minimum force required to lift the log.
In which situations will $F_2$ be smaller than $F_1$?
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A ball of mass 0.25 kg hits a wall at a speed of 16 m/s. It then rebounds back along its original path at a speed of 12 m/s.
What is the impulse experienced by the ball during its impact with the wall?
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A bicycle braking system transfers energy from a kinetic energy store to an internal energy store.
A motor converts energy from a chemical energy store (battery) to a kinetic energy store.
What enables these energy transfers?
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Research is being carried out to produce electrical energy from the fusion of hydrogen nuclei.
Which row shows two of the problems in designing a fusion reactor?
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The engine of a motor vehicle develops a large power. Which statement is correct?
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The graph shows how the pressure due to a liquid varies with the depth beneath the liquid surface. The gravitational field strength \( g \) is 9.8 N/kg.
What is the density of the liquid?
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What is the lowest possible temperature (absolute zero) and what happens to the energy of particles at this temperature? [Table_1]
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Which statement about the particles of a substance after condensation is correct?
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Two otherwise identical cars, one black and one white, are at the same initial temperature. The cars are left in bright sunshine and their temperatures increase. During the night, their temperatures decrease.
Which car shows the greater rate of temperature increase and which car shows the greater rate of temperature decrease?
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A drop of water from a tap falls onto the surface of some water of constant depth. Water waves spread out on the surface of the water. Which statement is correct?
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Each point F is one focal length from the centre of the lens. Each point 2F is two focal lengths from the centre of the lens.
Which diagram shows a converging lens being used as a magnifying glass?
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A monochromatic ray of green light in air enters a block of glass. Which property of the ray of light always remains the same as it moves from air to glass?
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A narrow beam of white light passes through a prism and is dispersed into a spectrum. Which row is correct? [Table_1]
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A student writes four statements matching a communication system to the region of the electromagnetic spectrum that it uses to transmit signals. Which statement is correct?
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A ship sounds its horn when it is 790 m from a cliff. A passenger on the ship hears the echo 4.8 s later. What is the speed of the sound?
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Which row gives the metal used to make the core of an electromagnet and one property of the electromagnet? [Table_1]
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A plastic rod and a dry cloth are uncharged.
The rod is now rubbed with the cloth and they both become charged. The rod becomes negatively charged because some charged particles move from the cloth to the rod.
What is the charge on the cloth and which particles moved in the charging process?
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A student does an experiment to investigate the resistance of a metal wire. The graph shows the results from the experiment. What is plotted on the x-axis?
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The cost of electrical energy is $0.25 for each unit of 1 kWh. A 2200 W heater is switched on for 48 minutes. What is the cost of this use?
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The table describes four different resistance wires. They are all made from the same metal. Which wire has the smallest resistance? [Table_1]
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The circuit shown contains three switches and four lamps P, Q, R, and S. Which switches must be closed to light only lamps P and R?
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The diagram shows the magnetic field around a solenoid carrying an electric current. What happens to the strength of the magnetic field and the distance between the field lines when the current is increased? [Table_1]
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The diagram shows a wire hanging freely between the poles of a magnet. There is a current in the wire in the direction shown.
The magnet and current cause a force to act on the wire.
In which direction does this force act?
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Which component forms part of a d.c. motor but not a simple moving coil a.c. generator?
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A transformer has 5500 turns on the primary coil and 500 turns on the secondary coil. The output of the secondary coil is 110V a.c. and is connected to a heater. The transformer is 100\% efficient. The heater produces a power of 132W. What is the current in the primary coil?
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The scattering of alpha-particles from a thin gold foil produces the following observations.
\(\bullet\) Most of the alpha-particles pass through the foil.
\(\bullet\) Most of the alpha-particles are virtually undeflected.
\(\bullet\) A small fraction of the alpha-particles are deflected through large angles.
\(\bullet\) A very small fraction of the alpha-particles bounce back from the foil.
Which conclusion does \textbf{not} follow from these observations?
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A nuclide of chlorine has the symbol shown. $$^{35}_{17}Cl$$
What is the nucleon number of this nuclide of chlorine?
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Which change is occurring in a nucleus during $\beta$-emission?
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The graph shows how the count rate registered by a counter near to a sample of a radioactive isotope changes over a period of a few days. The background count rate is 5 counts per minute.
What is the half-life of the isotope?
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Which row about the orbits of the Earth and the Moon is correct? [Table_1]
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Which statement about the orbits of comets is correct?
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Which row describes the power source for a stable star?
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Which quantity can be determined using the brightness of a supernova in a distant galaxy?
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