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(b) The diagram shows one of the eyes of a person who is short-sighted.
Which one of the following lenses, J, K or L, could be used to correct the persons
eyesight?
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(Total 5 marks)
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Q2. (a) An endoscope is an instrument used by doctors for looking inside patients. A
bundle of thin optical fibres pass light into the patients body, a second bundle of
fibres carry reflected light back to the doctor.
(i) Complete the diagram below to show how an optical fibre is able to pass light
into a patients body.
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(ii) Give one advantage of using lots of thin fibres to make the bundles, rather
than a few thick fibres.
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(iii) Give one further example of the practical use of an optical fibre.
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(d) A bat uses ultrasound to find its way around. Explain how.
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(Total 8 marks)
Q3. (a) The diagrams show oscilloscope traces for the same musical note played on
two different instruments. The oscilloscope settings are not changed.
(i) How can you tell, from the diagrams, that it is the same musical note?
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(ii) How can you tell, from the diagrams, that the musical note has been played on
different instruments?
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(b) This passage is from an electronics magazine.
(i) Approximately what is the highest frequency that humans can hear?
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(ii) What does the word media mean when it is used in this passage?
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(iii) What happens to the ultrasound which reaches the boundary between two
different media and is not reflected?
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(a) Use the correct answers from the box to complete the sentence.
The X-rays affect photographic film in the same way that ......................................
does.
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(c) The table below shows the total dose of X-rays received by the human body when
different parts are X-rayed.
Head 3
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Chest 4
Pelvis 60
Calculate the number of head X-rays that are equal in dose to one pelvis X-ray.
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Q5. The diagram shows a lens, the position of an object and the position of the image of
the object.
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(b) What is the name of the points, F, shown each side of the lens?
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How can you tell from the diagram that the image is real?
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(ii) Draw a ring around a word in the box which describes the image produced by
the lens.
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(d) A student investigates the relationship between the distance from the object to the
lens and the magnification produced by the lens.The students results are given in
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the table.The student did not repeat any measurements.
40 20 58 2.9
50 20 30 1.5
60 20 20 1.0
70 20 14 0.7
80 20 12 0.6
90 20 10 0.5
The student plots the points for a graph of magnification produced against distance.
(ii) Complete the following sentence by drawing a ring around the correct word in
the box.
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categoric.
discrete.
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Q6. (a) The diagram shows the inside of the eye of a person with perfect vision.
The process by which the cornea and lens change the direction of the light is called
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(b) (i) Not everyone has perfect vision.A short-sighted person can only clearly see
objects which are close.
Light from distant objects meets in front of the retina.
The following diagram shows what happens when light from a close object
enters the eye of a long-sighted person.
What type of additional lens will correct the vision of a long-sighted person?
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(ii) The additional lens changes the direction of the light before it enters the eye.
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(c) Read this passage from a magazine.
Explain how these glasses are adjusted for a short-sighted person and how this
adjustment allows the person to see distant objects clearly.
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Q7.An event involved paddling a homemade raft down a fast-flowing river. The rafts were made
using empty barrels.
(a) (i) Which two factors would most affect the rafts stability?
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Design A
Design B
Design C
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(b) A camera was used to take photographs of the rafts. The camera contains a convex
(converging) lens. The ray diagram shows how the lens produces an image.
F = Principal focus
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(i) Which two words from the list describe the nature of the image?
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(ii) Use information from the ray diagram to calculate the magnification of the
image.
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(Total 8 marks)
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The scientists measured the size of the movement of the diaphragm for signals of different
frequencies.
They kept all the other variables constant.
The graph shows the average results for a large number of tests on one of the
loudspeakers.
(a) What is the frequency of the highest pitched sound which this loudspeaker
produces?
Frequency = ................................................... Hz
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(b) The greater the movement of the diaphragm, the greater the amplitude of the sound
produced.
What is the frequency of the loudest sound which this loudspeaker produces?
Show clearly on the graph how you get to your answer and then complete this
answer space.
Frequency = ................................................... Hz
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(c) Can this loudspeaker produce the full range of sound which most people can hear?
Yes No
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Repeating tests a large number of times and taking the average of the results
(e) Why did the scientists keep all the other variables constant?
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Ciliary muscles
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(c) The human eye can focus on near objects. The closest distance the eye can bring
into sharp focus is called the near point.
A student measured the near point of four people of different ages. The table shows
her data.
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10 200
20 250
40 400
55 800
What can you conclude from the data in the table above?
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(d) Suggest how the data obtained by the student could be improved.
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(e) Spectacles are worn to correct vision. One of the lenses in a pair of spectacles has
a focal length of 40 centimetres.
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