November 2010 (v2) QP - Paper 2 CIE Physics IGCSE
November 2010 (v2) QP - Paper 2 CIE Physics IGCSE
PHYSICS 0625/22
Paper 2 Core October/November 2010
1 hour 15 minutes
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1 Drops of water from a cracked gutter fall past the window of an IGCSE Physics student’s room, as
shown in Fig. 1.1.
cracked
gutter
Fig. 1.1
The student uses a digital stopwatch to find the time between one drop and the next.
To do this he
then, starts the stopwatch as a drop comes into view at the top of the window,
Fig. 1.2
(b) Calculate the time interval between one drop and the next.
(c) Explain why it is better to time 40 intervals than to time just 1 interval.
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(d) Using Fig. 1.1, estimate the time for a drop to fall from the top of the upper window to the
ground.
(e) Fig. 1.1 shows that the drops get further apart as they get closer to the ground.
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2 An unstretched spring of overall length 50.0 mm is hung from a support, as shown in Fig. 2.1.
50.0 mm
load
Fig. 2.1
Different loads are placed on the spring and the extension is measured each time.
(a) On Fig. 2.1, mark clearly the extension caused by the load. [1]
(b) The extensions for different loads are given in the table below.
load / N extension / mm
0 0
1.0 10.0
2.0 20.5
3.0 31.0
4.0 41.5
(i) On Fig. 2.2, plot these values, using dots in small circles (), and draw the best straight
line for the points. [3]
60
extension / mm
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5
load / N
Fig. 2.2
Within the limits of experimental accuracy, the load and the extension of the spring
2. Use the graph to estimate the overall length of the spring when 2.5 N is hanging from
it.
[Total: 8]
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air friction
engine thrust
weight
Fig. 3.1
(i) In order to fly horizontally at a steady speed, which two of the forces shown on the
aeroplane must be equal?
(ii) In order to fly horizontally in a straight line, there must be a fourth force acting on the
plane.
(b) The aeroplane in Fig. 3.1 flies an outward journey from Budapest (Hungary) to Palermo (Italy)
in 2.75 hours. The distance is 2200 km.
(ii) On the return journey from Palermo to Budapest, the journey time is shorter, even though
the engine thrust is the same.
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[Total: 6]
4 A simple pendulum starts with its bob at position X, shown in Fig. 4.1. The bob is pulled aside to Y
and then released. It swings from Y to Z and back to Y.
support
thin cord
pendulum
bob Z
Y
ground
Fig. 4.1
Write suitable words in the gaps in the following sentences. Ignore air resistance.
In order to move the bob from X to Y, ................................. has to be done on it and its
........................................... energy. Throughout the swing from Y to Z and back to Y, the total
[Total: 5]
5 (a) The list below contains terms that are used when dealing with heat and temperature.
(i) Which one of these quantities will increase when an object is heated?
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(ii) Which one of these determines the temperature rise when an object is given a quantity
of energy, without changing state?
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Which one of these quantities describes the temperature at which this happens?
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(b) Fig. 5.1 shows an apparatus containing a brass rod. The brass rod is inside a tube, called a
steam jacket, through which steam may be passed. The rod is fixed at the right-hand end,
but free to move at the left-hand end. The dial micrometer indicates any movement of the left
hand end.
thermometer
steam steam
in out
fixed end
Fig. 5.1
Steam is now passed through the steam jacket. In the boxes below, write down what will
happen to the readings on the thermometer and the dial micrometer, and why.
reading on
thermometer
reading on dial
micrometer
[4]
[Total: 7]
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6 (a) Fig. 6.1 shows a ray of light AB striking a plane mirror at an angle of incidence of 40°.
mirror B
40°
A C
Fig. 6.1
State the value of the angle of reflection of the ray ..................................................... [1]
(b) In Fig. 6.2, the mirror has been rotated 10° from its position in Fig. 6.1. AB has remained
unchanged.
10°
B
mirror 40°
A C
Fig. 6.2
(i) On Fig. 6.2, use a straight edge to draw the reflected ray.
(ii) State the value of the angle between the reflected ray and the line BC. .................
(iii) Through how many degrees does the reflected ray rotate when the mirror rotates
(i) State the height of the image formed by the mirror. ............................................ [1]
(ii) Find the distance between the object and the image.
[Total: 8]
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7 A narrow beam of white light enters a glass prism and is split into the colours of the visible
spectrum, as shown (not to scale) in Fig. 7.1.
space for
answers to part
(b)
o f
b eam
ow
narr e ligh
t
i t
wh
Fig. 7.1
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(ii) the different amounts of bending that give rise to the spectrum?
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(b) The lines leaving the prism represent rays of the seven main colours of the visible spectrum.
State two other types of radiation that are also part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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8 A stretched string is vibrating between two fixed ends. Fig. 8.1 shows how the string is vibrating.
Fig. 8.1
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9 (a) (i) In the space below, draw a diagram of the circuit that you would use to determine the
resistance of a coil of wire using a voltmeter and an ammeter.
[3]
(ii) State the equation you would use to calculate the resistance of the coil.
[1]
(iii) State two properties of the wire on which the resistance of the coil depends.
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(b) In Fig. 9.1, AB is a 2.0 m length of uniform resistance wire, connected into a circuit.
6.0 V
3.0
A B
Fig. 9.1
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10 (a) The apparatus in Fig. 10.1 is set up in a laboratory. The metal wheels are rolled along the rails
from the left-hand end to the right-hand end.
metal wheels
on metal axle metal
rails
sensitive
centre-zero
millivoltmeter
Fig. 10.1
(i) Describe what is seen happening to the pointer on the sensitive centre-zero
millivoltmeter.
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(iii) The metal wheels are now rolled back to the left-hand end again.
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spring
magnet
sensitive
coil
centre-zero
millivoltmeter
Fig. 10.2
The end of the magnet is pushed into the coil and released, so that it bounces repeatedly in
and out of the coil.
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[Total: 7]
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11 (a) In the space below, draw the circuit symbol for a fuse.
[1]
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(c) A mains electricity circuit has three wires, live, neutral and earth.
live
neutral
earth
[1]
[Total: 4]
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Complete the nuclear equation for this decay by writing appropriate numbers in the
boxes.
250 0
97
Bk Cf + e –1
[2]
[Total: 6]
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