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9702 w15 QP 11
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PHYSICS
Paper 1 Multiple Choice
October/November 2015
1 hour
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Data
c = 3.00 108 m s1
0 = 4 107 H m1
0 = 8.85 1012 F m1
1
= 8.99 109 m F1)
4 0
elementary charge,
e = 1.60 1019 C
h = 6.63 1034 J s
u = 1.66 1027 kg
me = 9.11 1031 kg
mp = 1.67 1027 kg
R = 8.31 J K1 mol1
k = 1.38 1023 J K1
gravitational constant,
g = 9.81 m s2
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Formulae
uniformly accelerated motion,
s = ut +
1
at 2
2
v 2 = u 2 + 2as
work done on/by a gas,
W = pV
gravitational potential,
= Gm
r
hydrostatic pressure,
p = gh
p=
a = 2x
v = v0 cos t
1
3
Nm <c 2>
V
v =
electric potential,
capacitors in series,
V=
( x 02 x 2 )
Q
4 0r
1 / C = 1 / C1 + 1 / C2 + . . .
capacitors in parallel,
C = C1 + C2 + . . .
W=
resistors in series,
R = R1 + R2 + . . .
resistors in parallel,
1
QV
2
1 / R = 1 / R1 + 1 / R2 + . . .
alternating current/voltage,
x = x0 sin t
radioactive decay,
x = x0 exp(t)
decay constant,
= 0.693
t1
2
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kg m s1
kg m s2
J m1
m2 s 2 K3
m2 s2 K4
kg m2 s2 K3
kg m2 s2 K4
0.6
ammeter
reading
/ mA
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
current / mA
Two readings taken on the meter at different times during an experiment are 0.13 mA and
0.47 mA.
By how much did the current really increase between taking the two readings?
A
0.30 mA
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0.40 mA
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0.44 mA
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Four identical rods have a square cross-section. The rods are placed side by side and their total
width is measured with vernier calipers, as shown.
vernier calipers
1
four square
cross-section rods
The measurement is (8.4 0.1) mm and the zero reading on the calipers is (0.0 0.1) mm.
What is the width of one rod?
A
(2.10 0.025) mm
(2.10 0.05) mm
(2.1 0.1) mm
(2.1 0.2) mm
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A light-meter measures the intensity I of the light incident on it. Theory suggests that I varies
inversely as the square of the distance d.
light-meter
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d2
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7
1
2
2 at
Apparatus is arranged to record the time t taken for a marble to fall between two light gates
connected to timers. The marble touches the stop before it is released. The vertical distance s
between the light gates is measured.
fixed stop
marble
fixed light gate 1
connected to timer
s
movable light gate 2
connected to timer
Which graph does not show a correct relationship when light gate 2 moves up to light gate 1
which is fixed?
B
s
/ m s1
t
s/m
0
0
0
0
t/s
u / m s1
0
0
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A stone is dropped from a height of 20 m above water. The graph shows the variation with time of
the velocity of the stone.
20
velocity / m s1
0
0
4
time / s
Which statement describes the approximate position of the stone four seconds after it is
dropped?
The water surface in a deep well is 78.0 m below the top of the well. A person at the top of the
well drops a heavy stone down the well.
Air resistance is negligible. The speed of sound in the air is 330 m s1.
What is the time interval between the person dropping the stone and hearing it hitting the water?
A
3.75 s
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10 A golf ball is hit by a club. The graph shows the variation with time of the force exerted on the ball
by the club.
force
0
0
time
Which quantity, for the time of contact, cannot be found from the graph?
A
11 A glider of mass 1500 kg is launched from rest on a straight and level track using a catapult. The
graph shows the variation with time of the resultant force.
10.0
force / kN
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
0
0
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
time / s
What is the speed of the glider when the resultant force acting on it reaches zero?
A
133 m s1
200 m s1
250 m s1
267 m s1
12 Which statement about a ball that strikes a tennis racket and rebounds is always correct?
A
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13 In which example is it not possible for the underlined body to be in equilibrium?
A
14 Two blocks X and Y are falling through a vacuum in a uniform gravitational field, as shown.
X
direction
of motion
1.5w
2w
gas
404 J
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404 J
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16 A combined heat and power (CHP) station generates electrical power and useful heat. The
diagram shows the input and output for a CHP station.
wasted power
60 MW
input power
from fuel
What is the efficiency of the CHP station for producing useful power?
A
31%
38%
50%
81%
17 In normal driving conditions, an electric car has a range of 150 km. This uses all of the 200 MJ
energy stored in its batteries.
With the batteries initially fully charged, the car is driven 100 km in normal driving conditions. The
batteries are then recharged from a household electrical supply delivering a constant current of
13.0 A at a potential difference (p.d.) of 230 V.
What is the minimum time required to recharge the batteries?
A
0.95 hours
12.4 hours
18.6 hours
27.9 hours
The average distance travelled between collisions by the gas molecules is increased.
The average intermolecular attractive force between the gas molecules is decreased.
The frequency of the collisions of the gas molecules with the walls of the container is
increased.
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19 A U-tube closed at one end contains mercury. Air at a pressure of 5.0 104 Pa is trapped at the
closed end. The other end is open to the atmosphere and is fitted with a piston of mass 5.0 kg
and cross-sectional area 5.0 104 m2.
The density of mercury is 13 600 kg m3 and atmospheric pressure is 1.01 105 Pa.
trapped air at
pressure 5.0 104 Pa
area
5.0 104 m2
piston of mass
5.0 kg
mercury
37 cm
44 cm
74 cm
110 cm
20 A known tensile force acts on a wire. The wire does not exceed its elastic limit.
Which two measurements enable the strain of the wire to be calculated?
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the unstretched length of the wire and the cross-sectional area of the wire
the unstretched length of the wire and the extension of the wire
the Young modulus of the wires material and the extension of the wire
the Young modulus of the wires material and the unstretched length of the wire
21 The Young modulus of steel is determined using a length of steel wire and is found to have the
value E.
Another experiment is carried out using a wire of the same steel, but of half the length and half
the diameter.
Which value is obtained for the Young modulus in the second experiment?
A
1
2
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22 The graph shows the variation with stress of the strain of a material as it is extended elastically.
strain
stress
Why is the strain energy per unit volume of the material not the area under the graph?
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1.5 m
2.0 m
3.0 m
4.0 m
250 Hz
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670 Hz
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25 Part of a car was damaged by heating when, on a sunny day, the car was left in front of a curved
mirrored building which focussed reflected sunlight onto the car.
Which statement about sunlight correctly explains this observation?
A
26 A student sets up an experiment to investigate double-slit interference of light but finds that the
interference fringes observed on the screen are too close to each other to be distinguished.
red filter
light
source
single
slit
double
slit
screen
27 Ships have been damaged by water waves with large amplitudes. These waves could have been
formed by adding the displacements of smaller waves.
Which term describes this phenomenon?
A
diffraction
polarisation
refraction
superposition
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28 Water waves of wavelength are diffracted as they pass through a gap of width d in a barrier.
Which combination of wavelength and gap width would produce the greatest angle of diffraction?
gap width
wavelength
1
2
1
2
1
2
2d
2d
1
2
29 Two horizontal parallel plate conductors are separated by a distance of 20 mm in air. The upper
plate is earthed and the potential of the lower plate is +100 V.
0V
P
20 mm
+100 V
What is the electric field strength at point P midway between the plates?
A
5000 V m1 downwards
5000 V m1 upwards
10 000 V m1 downwards
10 000 V m1 upwards
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30 Three parallel metal plates of the same area are fixed with a separation of 2.0 cm between the top
plate and the centre plate, and 1.0 cm between the centre plate and the bottom plate. The top
plate is held at a potential of +500 V, the middle plate at +200 V and the bottom plate is earthed,
as shown.
+500 V
X
2.0 cm
+200 V
Y
1.0 cm
0V
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
y-axis
x-axis
For a uniform metallic wire, what could the graph not represent?
y-axis
x-axis
current
potential difference
resistance
length
resistance
temperature in C
potential difference
current
32 An iron wire has length 8.0 m and diameter 0.50 mm. The wire has resistance R.
A second iron wire has length 2.0 m and diameter 1.0 mm.
What is the resistance of the second wire?
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R
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33 The Atlantic torpedo is a large electric fish capable of generating a voltage of 220 V between its
tail and its head. This drives a pulse of current of 15 A lasting for a time of 2.0 ms. The fish
produces 200 pulses per second.
What is the average power output of the fish?
A
33 W
1.3 kW
3.3 kW
6.6 kW
34 A thermistor and another component are connected to a constant voltage supply. A voltmeter is
connected across one of the components. The temperature of the thermistor is then reduced but
no other changes are made.
In which circuit will the voltmeter reading increase?
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35 A 110 V d.c. supply is connected to a heater, a fuse and a switch, as shown.
F1
fuse
F2
switch
S+
heater
110 V
S
Owing to a fault in the system, power is not supplied to the heater. A technician diagnoses the
fault using a voltmeter.
He closes the switch and connects his meter between the positive supply terminal S+ and the
fuse terminal F2. The voltmeter reads 110 V.
Which diagnosis is correct?
A
The fuse has not melted and there is a short circuit in the heater.
The fuse has not melted and there is no path for current through the heater.
The fuse has not melted and the switch has operated correctly.
36 The diagram shows a potentiometer and a fixed resistor connected across a 12 V battery of
negligible internal resistance.
20
12 V
20
output
The fixed resistor and the potentiometer each have resistance 20 . The circuit is designed to
provide a variable output voltage.
What is the range of output voltages?
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06V
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37 Radioactive decay is random.
What is meant by the term random?
A
38 The nuclei of the isotopes of an element all contain the same number of a certain particle.
What is this particle?
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electron
neutron
nucleon
proton
For some nuclei, the nucleon number can be less than the proton number.
40 The diagram shows part of a radioactive decay chain in which the nuclide thorium-232 decays by
-emission into radium-228. This nuclide is also unstable and decays by -emission into a
nuclide of actinium. This process continues.
232
90Th
228
88Ra
X
89 Ac
228
Th
228
Ra
232
Th
232
Ra
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90Th
224
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