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frequency = f=
time period T
work done W
power = P=
time taken t
energy transferred W
power = P=
time taken t
2π × orbital radius 2×π×r
orbital speed = V=
time period T
pressure p1 p2
= constant =
temperature T1 T2
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1 Planets and comets in our Solar System orbit the Sun.
(a) Which force causes planets and comets to orbit the Sun?
(1)
(b) The diagram shows the orbits of a planet and a comet around the Sun.
[not to scale]
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(i) On the diagram, label the planet, the comet and the Sun.
(1)
(ii) Explain why it is possible for a planet and a comet in our Solar System to collide.(2)
(a) Explain how a fuel tanker can become electrically charged while it is moving.
(2)
(ii) The driver connects an earth wire to the fuel tanker before pumping fuel.
Explain how connecting the earth wire reduces the possible dangers.
(2)
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temperature = .............................................................. qC
(ii) The average kinetic energy of the molecules in helium gas depends on its
Kelvin temperature.
Sketch a graph on the axes below to show this relationship.
(2)
average
kinetic energy
0
0
temperature in Kelvin
(c) Some air is trapped in a narrow glass tube so that its pressure remains constant.
liquid
column of
trapped air
Describe how this apparatus can be used to investigate the relationship between
the temperature and the volume of air at constant pressure.
You may add to the diagram to help your answer.
(4)
90
Sr
38
(iii) A person can absorb strontium atoms, which stay in their bones.
90
Sr o Y ȕ–
38 39
visible
radio microwave infrared ultraviolet x-ray gamma
light
(a) Complete the table by giving one radiation from the chart for each use.
You may give each type of radiation once, more than once or not at all.
(3)
cooking
treating cancer
(b) All types of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun are emitted with
(1)
prism
yellow light
blue light
(i) Add to the diagram to show how the prism refracts an infrared ray.
(2)
(ii) William Herschel used a thermometer to detect infrared radiation.
He coloured the surface of his thermometer to make it more effective.
Which colour surface would work best?
(1)
A black
B red
C silver
D white
snowball
13 m/s
ice
(a) (i) State the equation linking momentum, mass and velocity.
(1)
Explain how the pads protect her knees when she falls on the ice.
(3)
The charger and the toothbrush each have a coil of wire inside them.
The diagram shows how the two coils are linked by a U-shaped core.
coil in charger
coil in toothbrush
input
output
(ii) Explain why the core is made of a soft magnetic material, such as iron.
(2)
(b) (i) State the equation linking the input (primary) and output (secondary) voltages
and the turns ratio of a transformer.
(1)
(ii) The transformer has 520 primary turns and 30 secondary turns.
The input voltage to the transformer is 44 V.
Calculate the output voltage.
(2)
frequency = ............................................... Hz
(a) Draw a straight line linking each state of matter with the description of its particles.
(2)
(ii) State what happens to the average kinetic energy of the gas molecules as the
temperature is lowered from room temperature to the triple point of ethyne.
(1)
(iii) State what happens to the volume of an ethyne molecule when the gas
changes to a solid at the triple point.
(1)
(a) What is the relationship between the frequency of a sound wave and the pitch of
the sound?
(1)
(b) The foghorn emits sound waves with a frequency of 160 Hz.
The speed of sound is 340 m/s.
(i) State the equation linking wave speed, frequency and wavelength.
(1)
wavelength = .............................................. m
(c) A student investigates how the speed of sound in air varies with temperature.
The student’s results are shown on the graph.
speed of sound
in m/s
345
340
335
330
325
320
–20 –15 –10 –5 0 5 10 15 20
temperature in qC
(d) The air temperature decreases while the foghorn continues to emit sound waves
with a frequency of 160 Hz.
Explain how this decrease in temperature affects the wavelength of the sound
waves.
(2)
On the diagram, sketch the magnetic field caused by the current in the coil.
(2)