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Energy
01.1 · 1 mark Heating Water Energy Store Which energy store increases when water is heated? 01.2 · 1 mark Pumped Water Energy Store Which energy store increases when water is pumped uphill into a reservoir? 02.3 · 3 marks Nuclear Station Energy Output A nuclear power station has a power output of 500 MW. Calculate the energy output in 3600 s. Give your answer in J. 04.4 · 4 marks Spark Potential Difference The spark transfers 0.60 J of energy, and 2.0 μC of charge is transferred from the dome to the earthed conductor. Calculate the... 06.1 · 1 mark Stretched Cord Energy Store Which energy store increases as the bungee cords are stretched? 06.3 · 2 marks Energy Losses During Launch The actual maximum height reached by the pod will be lower than the correct answer to Question 06.2. Explain why.
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Physics Paper 1
01.4 · 4 marks Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Explain one change that would reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released by each activity. 02.1 · 3 marks Nuclear Fission Products Complete the sentences. Choose answers from the box. 03.3 · 2 marks Low Voltage Electrical Safety The student used a cell that had a potential difference of 1.50 V. Explain why the cell was not an electrical hazard to the... 04.1 · 3 marks Static Charge and Hair Explain why the student’s hair stands up on end. 04.2 · 1 mark Defining an Electric Field What is an electric field? 04.3 · 1 mark Electric Field Strength with Distance How does the electric field strength vary as the distance from the charged metal dome increases? 04.5 · 1 mark Increasing Spark Jump Distance Which of the following changes would increase the distance a spark can jump between the dome and the earthed conductor? Tick one... 05.2 · 4 marks Coin Resistance from Power The power dissipated by the coin is 340 mW when the current in the coin is 0.75 A. Calculate the resistance of the coin. Use the... 05.3 · 1 mark Dirt Changes Coin Resistance Coins that are dirty are not recognised by the vending machine. Suggest one reason why. 05.5 · 5 marks Thermistor Potential Divider The cooling system inside the vending machine turns on when the temperature of the thermistor is above 20 °C. Determine the... 06.2 · 6 marks Bungee Pod Maximum Height When the pod is released, the pod accelerates upwards. Before the pod is released the extension of each of the two bungee cords... 07.1 · 1 mark Parallax Error in Volume Measurement When measuring the volume, the student’s eye was in line with the level of the water. Which type of error would have been caused... 07.2 · 1 mark String Displacement Error The student tied a piece of thick string to the metal ring and lowered the ring into the water. Suggest one reason why the... 07.3 · 1 mark Measuring Cylinder Resolution The true volume of the ring was 0.44 cm³. Even without using the string, the measuring cylinder could not give an accurate value... 07.4 · 1 mark Correcting Balance Zero Error The student used a balance to measure the mass of the ring. After the ring was removed from the balance, the reading on the... 07.5 · 4 marks Ring Mass from Density The student determined that the density of the ring was 21 500 kg/m³. The volume of the ring was 0.44 cm³. Calculate the mass of...
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Atomic structure
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