1.

A stopwatch is used to time a runner in a race. The diagrams show the stopwatch at the start
and at the end of a lap of the race.

How long did the runner take to finish the lap of the race?

2.

50.00 seconds

50.10 seconds

90.00 seconds

100.10 seconds

An aeroplane flies from town X to town Z, stopping for 1 hour at town Y to pick up more
passengers. The distances between the towns are shown in the diagram.

The total time taken between leaving X and arriving at Z is 3 hours.

What is the average speed of the aeroplane in the air?

3.

Diagram 1 shows an empty measuring cylinder on a balance.

Diagram 2 shows the same measuring cylinder on the balance, but it now contains a liquid.

What is the density of the liquid?

A
4.

0.2 g / cm3

0.5 g / cm3

2.0 g / cm3

5.0 g / cm3

The diagram shows a uniform, flat metal sheet hanging freely from a nail at point A. A
also hangs freely on a string tied to A.
One of the labelled points is at the centre of mass of the metal sheet.
Which point is at the centre of mass?

weight

A student does some work by pulling a suitcase along a corridor.

She now pulls a second suitcase along the corridor.
Which row indicates that the student is now doing twice as much work?

6.

A manometer is used to measure the pressure of the air in a container.

Which change would give a bigger value of height h ?

A

using a less dense liquid

using a more dense liquid

using a narrower tube

using a wider tube

7.

A student uses a ruler to measure the length and the width of a small rectangular metal plate.

What is the area of the plate?

8.

A small steel ball is dropped from a low balcony.

Ignoring air resistance, which statement describes its motion?

9.

It falls with constant acceleration.

It falls with constant speed.

It falls with decreasing speed.

It falls with increasing acceleration.

Four rectangular blocks, P, Q, R and S are shown. Each block is labelled with its size and
its mass.

Which two blocks have the same density?

A

P and Q

P and R

Q and R

R and S

10.

A box is being moved by a fork-lift truck. The total weight of the box is 3000 N.

The force exerted by the fork-lift truck on the box is 3500 N upwards.
What is the resultant force on the box?

11.

500 N downwards

500 N upwards

6500 N downwards

6500 N upwards

Some energy sources are reliably available at all times, and some are not.
Which row shows three sources all in their correct columns?

12.

The volume of a gas in a sealed syringe is increased. The temperature of the gas does not
Change

After this change is made, what has happened to the gas molecules in the syringe?

13.

They move more quickly.

They move more slowly.

They hit the syringe walls less often.

They hit the syringe walls more often.

The diagram shows four labelled changes of state between solid, liquid and gas.

Which changes need an energy input?

A

14.

P and Q

Q and R

R and S

S and P

Two methods by which thermal energy can be transferred are conduction and radiation.
Which statement is correct?
A

Conduction involves density changes in fluids.

Conduction only occurs in solids.

Radiation cannot occur in a vacuum.

Radiation involves electromagnetic waves.

15.

A student fills two containers with water (density 1.0 g / cm3) and two with oil (density
0.8 g / cm3),as shown in the diagrams.
In which container is the pressure on the base the greatest?

16.

A piston traps a certain mass of gas inside a cylinder. Initially the piston is halfway along the
length of the cylinder.
The piston is now moved towards the open end of the cylinder. The temperature of the gas
remains constant.

How are the density and the pressure of the gas affected by moving the piston?

17.

The pressure of a fixed mass of gas in a cylinder is measured. The volume of the gas in the
cylinder is then slowly decreased.
Which graph could show the change of pressure of the gas during this process?

18.

The diagram shows four waves drawn to the same scale.

Which statement is correct?

A

The amplitude of wave P is the same as the amplitude of wave R.

The amplitude of wave S is double the amplitude of wave Q.

The wavelength of wave Q is double the wavelength of wave P.

The wavelength of wave S is the same as the wavelength of wave Q.

19.

20.

Which type of electromagnetic wave is used in airport security scanners?

A

infra-red

microwaves

radio waves

X-rays

An object is placed in front of a converging lens. The lens has a focal length f.
The lens produces a real, enlarged image of the object. In which labelled position is the object
placed?

21.

22.

What is the number of wavefronts per second that pass a fixed point?
A

the amplitude of the wave

the frequency of the wave

the speed of the wave

the wavelength of the wave

Radiation from the Sun is dispersed by a prism. The prism does not absorb any of the radiation.
Four identical thermometers are placed, one at each of the labelled positions.
In which position does the thermometer show the greatest rise in temperature?

23.

A scientist tries to direct a ray of light in a glass block so that no light escapes from the top of
the block. However, some light does escape.

The scientist changes angle X and stops the light escaping from the top.
Which row in the table describes the change to angle X and the name of the effect produced?

24.

A magnet is placed on a balance. The balance reading changes when an iron bar or another
magnet is held close to the first magnet.
The arrangements are shown in the diagrams.

Which row gives the balance reading in diagram 2 and in diagram 3?

25.

The diagram shows a piece of metal resistance wire.

Which wire, made of the same metal, has a smaller resistance?

A

a wire of the same length with a larger diameter

a wire of the same length with a smaller diameter

a wire of greater length with the same diameter

a wire of greater length with a smaller diameter

26.

The diagram shows a 3.0 resistor and a 6.0 resistor connected in parallel.

What is the total resistance of this arrangement?

A

less than 3.0

3.0

4.5

more than 6.0

27.

Which diagram shows the pattern of the magnetic field produced by a current-carrying solenoid?

28.

A transformer has 1200 turns on its primary coil and 400 turns on its secondary coil. An output
voltage of 90 V is induced across the secondary coil.

What is the input voltage of the transformer?

A

30 V

90 V

270 V

1200 V

29.

Diagram 1 shows two thin, uncharged strips of plastic.

Diagram 2 shows the same strips after they have been rubbed with a dry cloth.

Which row describes the charge on the strips after rubbing, and the force between the strips
after rubbing?

30.

The diagram shows a flat, rectangular coil placed between the poles of a magnet.
There is a current in the coil that makes it turn in the direction shown in the diagram.

Which change would make the coil turn in the opposite direction?
A

decreasing the current in the coil

increasing the number of turns on the coil

reversing both the direction of the current in the coil and the poles of the magnet

reversing only the direction of the current in the coil

31.

A teacher wishes to show the production of electrostatic charges.

She holds a rod and rubs it with a cotton cloth. A copper rod, a glass rod, a plastic rod and a
steel rod are available.
Which two rods would both be suitable to use?

32.

a copper rod and a glass rod

a glass rod and a plastic rod

a plastic rod and a copper rod

a plastic rod and a steel rod

A battery is connected to two crocodile clips and a lamp.

There is a gap between the crocodile clips.

Four cylinders W, X, Y and Z are made of the same metal but have different dimensions. The
cylinders are connected in turn, by their ends, between the crocodile clips. The diagrams of the
cylinders are all drawn to the same scale.

Which cylinder makes the lamp glow most brightly and which cylinder makes the lamp glow
least brightly?

33.

Either a fuse or a circuit-breaker can be used to protect electrical cables from large currents that
could cause overheating.

When a fuse is used, where should it be connected, and when a circuit-breaker is used, where
should it be connected?

34.

Which device uses slip rings?

A

a d.c. electric motor

a relay

a transformer

an a.c. generator

35.

A student investigates the force on a bar magnet placed near a current-carrying coil. She carries
out three different experiments.

In experiment 1, the magnet is attracted to the coil.

Which row shows what happens in the other two experiments?

36.

The ends of three metal rods are tested by holding end Q of rod 1 close to the others in turn.

The results are as follows.

End Q: attracts end R,
attracts end S,
attracts end T,
repels end U.
Which of the metal rods is a magnet?
A

rod 1 only

rod 1 and rod 2

rod 1 and rod 3

rod 3 only

37.

A permanent magnet is made from metal and an electromagnet uses a metal core.
Which metal is suitable for each of these purposes?

38.

A student carries out an experiment to investigate the resistance of a resistor R. She takes a
series of readings of potential difference (p.d.) and current, and plots a graph of her results.
Which circuit should she use?

39.

The current in a kettle is 10 A and it is protected by a 13 A fuse.

The owner of the kettle replaces the 13 A fuse with a 3 A fuse.
What happens when the kettle is switched on?
A

The fuse blows and the kettle is damaged.

The fuse blows and the kettle is undamaged.

The fuse does not blow and the kettle works correctly.

The fuse does not blow but the kettle fails to work.

40.

Which diagram shows the magnetic field pattern around a wire that is carrying a current
perpendicular to the page?