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1
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When does an object falls the fastest

A

-closest to bottom

And shortest time

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The metal surface of a kettle is hot. What happens to the cool air outside the kettle when it comes into contact with the hot kettle

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The densuty of the air decreases nd the air rises

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A small object O is placed near a converging lens. The lens forms an image behind it

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The object O is closer to the lens than itd priniciple focus

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A cell has an electromotiveforce of 1.5 V

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The cell converts 1.5J of energy when driving 1 C of charge round a complete circuit

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5
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What is the purpose of the commutator in a d.c. electric motor

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Reverse the direction of the current in the motor coil every half turn

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6
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On a cold day, shiny metal rod feels colder to the touch than a black plastic rod- why?

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The metal rod is a better thermal conductor than the plastic rod

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A man climbs a ladder- which two quantities can be used to calculate the useful power of the man

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  • the work done by the man

- the time taken

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8
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When does electromagnetic induction occur

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Only when a magnet is moved away from a nearby conductor

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9
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A steel magnet is placed inside a coil of a wire - how to demagnetise it

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Connect the coil to an ac power supply and slowly remove the magnet from the coil

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10
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The emf of a rechargeable battery is 6v- what does this mean

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6J of energy is provided by the battery to drive a charge of 1 C around a complete circuit

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On a cold day, a metal front door knob X and a simmilar plastic knob Y are at the same temp- hy does X feel cooler to the touch than Y

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X is a better thermal conductor than Y

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When molecules of a gas rebound from a wall of a container, the wall experiences a pressure. What causes this pressure

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The change in momentum of the molecules

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13
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A force acting on a moving ball causes its motion to change. The force stays constant. What makes the force produce a greater change in the motion of the ball

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Decreasing the total mass of the ball

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A car is moving in a staight line one a level road. Its engine provides a forward force on the car. A second force of equl size acts on the car due to resistive forces - what happens

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The car moves at a constant speed

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A student runs up a flight of stairs. What is not needed to know in order to calculate the rate at which the student is doing work against gravity?

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The length of the flighof stairs

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16
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A child sits on a bouncy hopper and vol decreases. The temp of the air inside it does not change. How does the airpressure in the toy change and why?

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  • pressure increases

- air molecules strike the rubber more frequently

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17
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A strip of iron and brass are attatched to each other making a bimetallic strip. It is heated and the bimetallic striip bends up (withh iron being the top metal). The bimetalic strip is ow cooled and becomes striaght again- what causes this?

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-the brass contracts more than t he iron

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18
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Why do convection currents occur

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When cooled, liquds contract and become more dense

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19
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A laser is a source of light with a single frequency. What can it be descibed as

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Monochromatic

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A positive vcharged rod is held near to but not touching, an uncharged metal sphere. The sphere is briefly now connected to the earth. The rod is removed. What can the charge on the sphere be described as

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  • charged negatively

- negative charges have moved from earth to the sphere

21
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A train of steel nails and a train of iron nails hang form a strong magnet. The trains are thencarefully removed form the magnet. What happens to the trains

A

Only the train of iron nails falls apart

22
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How does temp change affect the resistance of the thermistor and the current in the circuit

A
  • temp decreases
  • resistance of thermistor increases
  • current in circuit decreases
23
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How does the ac graph change when a coil spins in a magnetic field

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Both amplitude and frequency increases

24
Q

What is meant by the half life of radioactive isotope

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-the time taken for half of the origiional nuclei to decay

25
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Decribe the graph that shows how a stone falls freely from the top of a cliff, aire resistance may be ignored- how the acceleration of the stone varies with time as it falls

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  • Staight line

- acceleration against time

26
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A spaceshape approached the earth from deep space. Near the earth, a force on the spaceship causes it to have weight. This causes it to change its speed and direction
Whic type of force causes the spaceships weight and which property of the spaceship resists its change in speed and direction

A
  • force that causes weight- gravitational

- property that resists change in speed and direction - mass

27
Q

An object travelling in a circular path at constant speed has

A

Changing momentum

28
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A gas at a constant temp is in a container of fixed vol. the gas exerts a pressure on the walls of the container. The pressue is caused by the gas molecules striking the walls. What happens to the gas molecules as they strike the walls

A

The av momentum of the gas molecules changes

29
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What happens to the temp of melting ie and boiling water(when still being heater) are in room at 20 C?

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  • temp melting ice- constant

- temp of boiling water- constant

30
Q

What feature would give a thermometer with an increase range

A

A larger length of tthe tube and stem

31
Q

Which pair of changes must increase the amount of diffraction that occurs

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  • increase wavelength

- decrease size of the gap

32
Q

An image is formed by a plane mirror and by a magnifing glass- how would the images be described

A

Both virtual

33
Q

Atheletes training by stretching springs- which athlete odes the most work-
1-2x springs
0.6-0.8m in length

A

Two springs

0.8m

34
Q

What is meant by the specific latent heat of fusion of ice

A

The enrgy needed to change unit mass of ice into water at constant temp

35
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What should a permenant magnet be made out of

A

Steel

36
Q

What type of reaction takes place in sun

A
  • fusion
  • neuclei formed larger than orgional nuclei
  • energy transfer released
37
Q

What type of reaction takes place inside nuclear power station and the sun

A

Nuclear power station-fission

The sun-fusion

38
Q

Two crs- one white and one black are at same initial temp and are left in sunlight and then left overnight-which has a greater rate temp increase and/or decrease

A

Black for both

39
Q

A wave that is quieter and lower in pitch than the first sound wave- what causes the diff

A
  • smaller amplitude

- smaller frequency

40
Q

What isan electric field

A

A region in which an electric charge experiences a force

41
Q

What type of wave is light

A

Transverse

42
Q

What type of wave is sound

A

Longitudinal

43
Q

A strong electromagnet is used to attract pins. What happens when the current in the coil is halved?

A

Some pins are attracted but not as many

44
Q

When it is dark an ldr has what resistance

A

-high

45
Q

How to describe the effect of placing a heavy load in a car

A

It is more diff to accelerate the car

More diff to bring the car to rest

46
Q

What energy resource does not have the sun as the origion source

A

Geothermal

47
Q

Dispersion which order do the colours go

A

ROYGBIV from top

48
Q

An intruder alarm sensor detcts that a person is warmer than his surroundings. Which type of em wave does the sensor detect

A

Infared

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