1 Astudent uses a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of a quantity of water. Which action would make her result less accurate? A. making sure her eye is level with the water surface B_ making sure the cylinder is vertical C reading the bottom of the meniscus D_ using the largest measuring cylinder possible 2 The diagram shows the distance-time graph for a car. At which labelled point is the car moving with constant speed? distance 8 o 3 Acar travels along the route PORST in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the car? A 10km/hour = B 20km/hour 30km/hour D_ 60km/hour‘What is the weight of an object? the force of gravity on the object the gravitational potential energy of the object the intemal energy of the object the mass of the object, som> The mass of a piece of metal is 12009. ‘Ameasuring cylinder contains 150em® of water. ‘The pieve of metal is put into the neasuring cylinder. The water level rises to 250cm* and covers: the metal ‘What is the density of the metal? A 30g/om* —-B4.8g/em = B.Og/om* =D 12.0g/om* A heavy beam rests on tho supports. The diagram shows the only three forces F, Fs and Fs acting on the beam. F, _-beam ‘support support The beams in equilibrium. ‘Which statement is correct? ‘A Allthe forces are equal in size, B The resultant force on the beam isin the opposite direction tothe resultant turing effect. ©The resultant force on the beam is zero and the resultant tuming effect on the beam is zor. The total upward force i twice the total downward force7 Aheavy truck on wteels has a platform attached to it. ‘Arman stands on the platform, The truck does not fall over. ‘Which position A, B, C or D could be the centre of mass of the whole system (truck, platform and man)? \ platform, 8 Which row gives the energy change in a battery and the energy change in a solar cell? battery solar cal | chemical to electrical electrical to light B | chemical o electrical light to electri ¢ | electrical to chemical ‘electrical to light D | electrical to chemical light to electrical Electrical energy may be obtained from nuclear fission. In which order is the energy transferred in this process? A B c > nuclear fuel -> generator -> reactor and boiler -> turbines nuclear fuel -» generator -> turbines -» reactor and boiler nuclear fuel -> reactor and boller~» generator -» turbines nuclear fuel -> reactor and boiler -» turbines -» generator10 Aman is in contact with the floor. " 12 13 In which of these situations does he produce the least pressure on the floor? A B c D kneeling lying flat on his back standing on both feet standing on one foot ‘The water in a lake is at 5°C. A diver measures the pressure of the water at two different depths in the lake. He repeats the measurements on a different day when the water is at 15°C. ‘The density of the water decreases when its temperature increases. Which combination of depth and temperature produces the greatest water pressure? ooa> depthim | temperature /°C 10 5 10 15 20 5 20 15 Acar tyre has @ constant volume. Why does the pressure of the air in the tyre increase when its temperature increases? A B c D ‘The air molecules hit each other less often. ‘The air molecules hit the inside of the tyre less often. ‘The average speed of the air molecules in the tyre is greater. ‘There are more air molecules in the tyre. ‘A swimmer feels cold after leaving warm water on a warm, windy day. Why does she fee! cold even though the air is warm? A. The loss energetic water molecules on her skin escape quickly. B_ The more energetic water molecules on her skin do not escape quickly. © The water on her skin does not evaporate quickly enough to keep her warm. The water on her skin evaporates quickly and cools her skin.14 15 16 AA circular metal disc is heated. Which quantity decreases? A. itsdensity B its diameter © its thickness D its volume ‘The diagram shows a mercury-in-glass thermometer. The scale of the thermometer has not been marked, ‘The length Lincreases uniformly with temperature. ‘The length Lis measured when the thermometer bulb is placed in water at 0°C, and also when it is in water at 100°C. The tablo shows the results. temperature/°C | length I/em 0 20 100 26.0 ‘What is the value of 7when the bulb is placed in water at 50°C? A 12.0cm B 13.00m © 14.0cm D 160m ‘A heating engineer fits a heater to the ceiling of an office so that workers in the office are kept warm, How does thermal energy reach the workers below the heater? ‘A. conduction and convection B convection and radiation convection only D radiation only17 Which row shows how heating changes the density of air, and the name of the method of energy transfer caused by this density change? density | method of energy transfer A | decreases ‘conduction B | decreases convection | incwases ‘conduction D | _incroases convection 18 Which row correctly defines a type of wave and gives a correct example? wave type direction of vibrations ‘example longitudinal parallel to direction of wave travel radio waves longitudinal | perpendicular to direction of wave travel | light waves transverse parallel to direction of wave travel light waves vom transverse _| perpendicular to direction of wave travel | radio waves. 49. Awater wave moves quickly in deep water. shallow water deep water water waves ‘The wave now enters shallow water and its speed decreases. Which row shows what happens to the frequency of the wave, and what happens to the wavelength of the wave? frequency wavelength decreases decreases decreases | does not change does not change | decreases vomD> does not change | does not change20. The diagram shows the electromagnetic spectrum, 24 s | x ultraviolet | visible ight | infiared |microwaves| £840 ays rays it sexes nereasINg nee | ‘Aword is missing from the label below the spectrum. ‘Which word is missing? A amplitude B frequency C spood D_ wavelength ‘A student draws a diagram representing three rays of light from point P passing through a ‘converging lens. Each point labelled F is a principal focus of the lens. lens ‘Which of the rays has the student drawn correctly? A rayXand ray Y Bray X and rayZ © ray Yonly D rayZony22. The diagram shows a ray of ight travelling in @ substance P, The ray reaches @ boundary with a substance @. Total intemal reflection occurs al the boundary. substance @ bound ray of " tight ‘Which row contains correct statements about angle X and about the optical density of substance ar angle X substance @| ‘smaller than the critical angle | fess dense than substance P ‘smaller than the critical angie | more dense than substance P ‘greater than the critical angle | less dense than substance P ‘greater than the critical angle_| “more dense than substance P com> 23. A pulse of sound is produced at the bottom of @ boat. The sound travels through the water and is ‘reflected from the sea bed. The sound reaches the boat again after 1.2. The speed of sound in the wateris 1500m/s. sea bed How far below the bottom of the boat is the sea bed? A 450m B 900m © 1800m D_ 3600m 24 Sounds are produced by vibrating objects. A certain object vibrates but a person nearby cannot hear any sound. Which statement could explain why nothing is heard? “The amplitude of the sound waves is too large. ‘The frequency of the vibration is too high. ‘The sound waves are transverse. ‘The speed of the sound waves is too high com>