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Edexcel GCSE
Science
Physics P1b
Topic 11: Now You See it, Now You Don’t
Topic 12: Space and its Mysteries
Foundation and Higher Tiers
Monday 12 March 2007 – Morning
Time: 20 minutes
Instructions to Candidates
Use an HB pencil. Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
This publication may be reproduced only in accordance with Edexcel Limited copyright policy. ©2007 Edexcel Limited.
Questions 1 to 16 must be answered by Foundation tier candidates only.
Higher tier candidates start at question 17.
Using radiation
Kendal and Robyn visited a local hospital to find out how some medical equipment was used to
help patients.
Kendal saw a scanner used to check the development of a foetus.
A infrared
B ultraviolet
C ultrasound
D microwaves
2. An image of the foetus is seen because the waves from the scanner are
3. Robyn asked why they didn’t use X-rays to scan the foetus.
Which of these is a reason?
Kendal and Robyn saw a machine where radiation is used for treating cancer.
A microwave
B infrared
C ultraviolet
D gamma
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Mobile phones
not to
scale
6. The radiation used between mobile phones and mobile phone masts is
A microwave
B thermal
C sound
D light
8. Some people are concerned about the possible dangers of mobile phones and mobile phone
masts.
Their main worry is that the radiation might
voltage voltage
0 0
time time
A B
voltage voltage
0 0
time time
C D
Life on Mars
Source: www.nasa.gov
10. The Sun and its planets are the main parts of the
A Solar System
B Earth galaxy
C Milky Way
D Universe system
A a white dwarf
B a nebula
C a planet
D a black dwarf
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13. The table shows approximate travel times from Mars to three destinations.
A 6 years
B 60 years
C thousands of years
D space probes cannot leave our solar system
15. Which row of the table best describes conditions in interplanetary space?
A journey to Mars
17. The rocket is launched and accelerates through the Earth’s atmosphere.
During this part of its flight
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19. Near Mars, the rocket engine slows the spacecraft with a force of 10 000 N.
There is a force on the rocket from the gases.
There is a force on the gases from the rocket.
Which of these shows both forces correctly?
A
force on rocket force on gases
= 10 000 N =0N
B
force on rocket force on gases
= 10 000 N = 10 000 N
C
force on rocket force on gases
= 20 000 N = 10 000 N
D
force on rocket force on gases
=0N = 10 000 N
Alice Bob
Carol David
Who is correct?
A Alice
B Bob
C Carol
D David
6 cm
3 cm
0 cm
–3 cm 4 cm 8 cm 12 cm 16 cm 20 cm
–6 cm
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Use the information below to answer questions 23 and 24.
Chris and Humza see this diagram. It shows some parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
A X-rays
B gamma rays
C visible light
D ultrasound
24. In the diagram, the parts of the electromagnetic spectrum have been arranged in order, from left
to right, of
A increasing frequency
B increasing wavelength
C increasing amplitude
D increasing speed
Foundation tier candidates do not answer any more questions after question 24.
Emma and Rémi visited the Met Office website to find out about weather measurements.
They learnt that different frequencies of microwaves are used to study rain.
Some radar waves are transmitted from a Met Office weather station towards a rain storm.
A 15 km
B 30 km
C 150 km
D 300 km
A increases
B decreases
C stays the same
D cannot be measured
27. Rémi finds that his mobile phone does not work in heavy rain.
This is because microwave radiation is
28. Predictions about the weather are much more reliable today than 50 years ago.
Which of these is not a reason for improved reliability?
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Out of this world
29. Paul and Darren were visiting a space museum. Paul was explaining to Darren about the
relative size of things.
Which of these statements is correct?
A The distance from the Sun to Pluto is much smaller than the distance from Earth to our
nearest galaxy
B The distance from the Earth to the Sun is smaller than the distance from Earth to the
Moon
C The Moon is much larger than Venus
D The Earth is much larger than Saturn
30. Paul and Darren were discussing the probability that there is intelligent life on other planets.
Which of these has not been used to search for intelligent life?
A radio telescopes
B space probes
C testing soil with landers
D astronauts landing on other planets
31. For a star about the same size as our Sun, which row of the table gives the best
conditions for finding life on one of its planets?
700
600
weight
X
in N 500
400
Y
300
200
100
0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
mass in kg
A a nebula
B a protostar
C a red giant
D a neutron star
35.
weight = mass × acceleration of free fall weight = mg
A 0.08 m/s2
B 0.5 m/s2
C 2.0 m/s2
D 12.0 m/s2
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Use this information to answer questions 36 and 37.
earthquake at
only P waves
X in Central
X Y Z detected at Z
America
P and S waves 1
detected at Y
36. Wherever a seismometer is placed in the region between the lines labelled 1 – 1 and 2 – 2, it is
likely to detect
A no waves from X
B only P waves from X
C only S waves from X
D both P and S waves from X
37. Which row of the table is a correct reason why S waves do not reach Z.
This graph shows approximate speeds of seismic waves at various depths down to
the centre of the Earth.
1000
depth
in km
2000
3000
S wave P wave
4000
5000
6000
6400
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
seismic wave speed in km/s
38. This graph shows that the speed of a P wave suddenly decreases at a depth of about 3000 km.
The most likely reason for this is
39. A P wave travels from one side of the inner core of the Earth to the other side, passing through
the centre.
A 100 s
B 200 s
C 280 s
D 560 s
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40. The frequency of the P wave is 2 Hz.
What is its wavelength at the centre of the Earth?
A 0.16 m
B 6m
C 3185 m
D 6000 m
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