Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

(a) A student states, quite wrongly, that temperature measures the amount of thermal energy (heat) in a body. State and explain two observations that...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

(a) Some gas, initially at a temperature of 27.2°C, is heated so that its temperature rises to 38.8°C. Calculate, in kelvin, to an appropriate...

2010 Summer

Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

(a) The resistance of a thermistor at $0\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ is $3840\,\Omega$. At $100\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ the resistance is $190\,\Omega$. When the th...

2010 Summer

Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

(a) The resistance of a thermistor at 0 °C is 3840 $\Omega$. At 100 °C the resistance is 190 $\Omega$. When the thermistor is placed in water ...

2010 Summer

Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

(a) One assumption of the kinetic theory of gases is that gas molecules behave as if they are hard, elastic identical spheres. State two other assumpt...

2011 Winter

Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

(a) One assumption of the kinetic theory of gases is that gas molecules behave as if they are hard, elastic identical spheres. State two other assump...

2011 Winter

Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

(a) A resistance thermometer and a thermocouple thermometer are both used at the same time to measure the temperature of a water bath. Explain why, a...

2011 Winter

Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

(a) Two metal spheres are in thermal equilibrium. State and explain what is meant by thermal equilibrium.   [2] (b) An electric water heat...

2012 Winter

Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

A microwave cooker uses electromagnetic waves of frequency 2450MHz. The microwaves warm the food in the cooker by causing water molecules in the food ...

2014 Summer

Theory

CH11 - TEMPERATURE

(a) State what is meant by an $\textit{ideal gas}$.   [2] (b) The mean-square speed of the atoms of a fixed mass of an ideal gas at $32\, ^...

2015 Winter

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

Which term represents a physical quantity?

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH1 - PHYSICAL QUANTITIES & UNITS

Which two units are identical when expressed in terms of SI base units?

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH2 - MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

A value for the acceleration of free fall on Earth is given as $(10 \pm 2) \text{ m s}^{-2}$.Which statement is correct?

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

Two cables are attached to a bracket and exert forces as shown. What are the magnitudes of the horizontal and vertical components of the resultant ...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

The curved line PQR is the velocity–time graph for a car starting from rest. What is the average acceleration of the car over the first 5 s?

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

A ball is thrown horizontally with a speed of 10.0 \text{ ms}^{-1} above horizontal ground. The ball hits the ground after a time of 3.0 s. Air resis...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH3 - KINEMATICS

An object is moving along the ground in a straight line at a constant speed. Which statement about the resultant force acting on the object is correct...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH5 - FORCES, DENSITY & PRESSURE

Water flows out of a pipe and hits a wall. When the jet of water hits the wall, it has horizontal velocity $v$ and cross-sectional area $A$. The d...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH5 - FORCES, DENSITY & PRESSURE

A projectile is launched at an angle above horizontal ground and travels through the air. The projectile reaches its maximum height at position X. ...

2022 Summer

MCQ

CH5 - FORCES, DENSITY & PRESSURE

What is a statement of the principle of conservation of momentum?

2022 Summer