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American Academy Larnaca

Year 4 Test
Double Science
Physics
Topic P1a.10: You’re in charge
Date: 8 Dec 2009
Time: 20 minutes

Formulae:

Power (W) = Voltage (V) * Current (A)

Energy ( J )
Power (W) =
time( s )
output energy useful energy
efficiency = × 100 = × 100
input energy input energy

cost of energy - saving measure

payback - time in years =
amount of money saved each year

Cost = power (kW) × time (h) × cost of 1 kW h

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Solar cells

Sharon was investigating the use of a solar cell to provide electricity.

Use this information to answer questions 1 and 2.

Sharon produced this graph to show how current and voltage varied for different intensities of light.

1. Which of these statements best describes the relationship between output voltage and light
intensity?

A Output voltage depends only a little on its light intensity

B Output voltage is directly proportional to light intensity
C Output voltage is inversely proportional to light intensity
D Output voltage is independent of light intensity

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2.

What is the power output of the solar cell at 0.4 V on an average day?

A 0.25W
B 0.6W
C 1.0W
D 2.0W

3. Sharon’s solar cell has an efficiency of 12%.

The solar cell produced 24 J of electrical energy.
How much light energy had fallen on the solar cell?

A 0.5 J
B 2J
C 50 J
D 200J

4. Sharon wanted to use electricity from solar cells to light her house instead of using energy
from the National Grid.
Which row of the table correctly gives a benefit and a drawback to her plan?

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5. Here are two statements about solar cells.

1. In a sunny country near the Equator only a few solar cells are needed to replace
a power station.

2. A panel of solar cells could take many years to pay for itself in energy
savings.

The correct statements are

A 1 only
B 2 only
C both 1 and 2
D neither

6. An energy saving lamp is more efficient than a filament lamp.

The energy saving lamp is more efficient because

A it takes more current than a filament lamp

B it produces more thermal energy than a filament lamp
C a higher percentage of electrical energy is transferred into thermal energy
D a lower percentage of electrical energy is transferred into thermal energy

7.

An 8 kW shower is used for 30 minutes each day.

One kWh of electrical energy costs 10p.
The cost of using the shower for 7 days is

A 40p
B £2.80
C £5.60
D £11.20

8. Barry uses a 100 W filament lamp.

The energy cost is £15 each year.
He decides to use a 20 W energy-saving lamp instead.
The new energy cost is

A £0.75
B £3
C £7.50
D £30

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Electricity in hospitals

Susan and Fatima are visiting the X-ray department of a hospital.

9. Susan sees a type of X-ray machine which uses 2 000 J of electrical energy in 0.5s.
The power input of this machine is

A 1 000 W
B 4 000 W
C 10 000 W
D 40 000 W

10. Fatima learns that the electrical circuits in the department are fitted with residual current
circuit breakers (RCCBs).
Which row of the table is correct for an RCCB?

Green football
There are plans to build a wind turbine to provide electricity for a Premiership football club.

11. Some club members are discussing the plans.

Which of these is correct?

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12. The wind turbine will be on a tall tower.

For a given power output, if the wind turbine is higher up

A wind speed is faster and the turbine blades can be made shorter
B wind speed is slower and the turbine blades can be made stronger
C wind speed is faster and the turbine blades can be made weaker
D wind speed is slower and the turbine blades can be made shorter

13. A wind turbine has a total input power of 2 500 kW.

The efficiency of the wind turbine is 20%.
What is the useful output power of the turbine?

A 125 kW
B 500 kW
C 12 500 kW
D 50 000 kW

14. Increasing the turning speed of a wind turbine will increase the output voltage of its d.c.
generator.
Which of these will increase the size and also change the direction of the induced voltage?

A reversing the direction of the turbine blades and reversing the generator’s magnetic field.
B using a generator coil with fewer turns and reversing the generator’s magnetic field
C using a generator coil with fewer turns and reversing the direction of the turbine blades
D using a generator coil with more turns and reversing the generator’s magnetic field

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Homes for the future

Selina is designing a house. She will include some energy saving features in the house.

Use this information to answer questions 15 and 16.

Selina wants to find out which of these will save the most money:

• double glazing
• loft insulation
• cavity wall insulation.

She makes four models of the house. They are the same except for the type of insulation.
Selina puts a 500 ml beaker of warm water into each model house.
She measures the temperatures of the water in each beaker at the start and after 20 minutes.

15. Why does one of Selina’s models have no insulation?

A She needs to test four houses

B It is used as a control
C It gives enough readings for a graph
D It gives an anomalous result

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16. Which model saves the most energy?

A model 1 with loft insulation

B model 2 with double glazing
C model 3 with cavity wall insulation
D model 4 with no insulation

17. Selina could improve her experiment by using

A all three types of insulation in each model

B a different time for each experiment
C the same starting temperature for the water in each model
D a different volume of water in each model

18. The diagram shows a model of the electric motor in Sarah’s car.

Which part produces a permanent magnetic field? (circle the correct answer)

19. Which of these would make the motor in Sarah’s car turn backwards?

A swapping over the battery connections

B using a higher current
C using a stronger magnet
D removing one of the magnets

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20. The diagram shows one coil in an electric motor.

The motor rotates because

A the force on wire X is in the opposite direction to the force on wire W

B the force on wire X is in the same direction as the force on wire W
C the force on wire Y is in the same direction as the force on wire W
D the force on wire Y is in the opposite direction to the force on wire W

Wind energy

Use this information to answer questions 21 to 24.

The picture shows one way of using energy from the wind.

21. The part labelled X contains the

A generator
B motor
C solar cell
D battery

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22. The height of the boy in the picture is 1.5 m.
The height of the tower is about

A 5m
B 25 m
C 75 m
D 100 m

23. Your value for the height of the tower is only an estimate because

A the boy in the picture may be still growing

B the tower is still under construction
C the boy in the picture may be nearer to you than the tower is
D the tower is really much bigger than the picture

24. A wind turbine like this may have a long-term impact on the local people.
This is mainly because

A lots of people will come to see it being built

B lots of people will get jobs
C it will stop people from farming
D it will spoil people’s view of the countryside

TOTAL FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE PAPER: 24 MARKS

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