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Candidate Number INLD Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) Thursday 25 May 2023 Morning (Time: 2 hours) TIMI . Ca eas Physics UNIT: 4PH1 Science (Double Award) 4SD0 PAPER: 1PR in the boxes at the top Fs age ith aes Show all the steps in any cohatos i ti rt Information © The total mark for this paper is 110 ‘© The marks for each question are shown in brackets = use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question. Advice ‘© Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. Write your answers neatly and in good English. © Try to answer every question. { ‘© Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over » © Pearson P71956A ‘Answer ALL questions. Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box Bf you change your mind about an ‘answer, put aline through the box & and then mark your new answer with a cross 52. 1 This question is about the electromagnetic spectrum. (a) The table gives some statements about the electromagnetic spectrum. Place three ticks (v) in the table to show which statements are correct. FD) VaUV SIHLNI LUM L0N 0@ Correct. all electromagnetic waves are longitudinal all electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in free space | radio waves have the longest wavelength in the electromagnetic spectrum, ‘rays have the highest frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum — T all electromagnetic waves transfer energy | | all electromagnetic waves can cause cancer vay Sti NI31NIM LON OO. vay SIMI NLALMM 10% 0 Ca ZN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA (0) Electromagnetic waves can be useful, but can also be harmful (0. Give one use and one harmful effect of microwaves. (2) use harmful effect (i) Give one use and one harmful effect of gamma rays. fm harmful effect otal for Question 1 = 7 marks) (Source: © Dima ZevShutterstock) (a) The ISS orbits the Earth in a circular orbit. Which of these also orbits the Earth? a comet Mars the Moon, one the Sun (b) Which of these forces causes the ISS to orbit the Earth? A. air resistance B electrostatic © friction D gravitational a a VAQV SIH NI ALIN LON O@ VAYV SIHLNI aLRUM 10N OG VAUV SIHL Ni 2iiim 10N OG DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITEIN THIS AREA e (6) The ISS completes one orbit of the Earth in a time period of 93 minutes. (0 The orbital radius of the ISS is 6.8 x 10°km. Calculate the orbital speed of the 15S in km/s. @) orbital speed = km/s (i) Show that the ISS completes approximately 15 orbits of the Earth each day. @) __{Total for Question 2 = 7 marks) “=. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA ? 3 Amodel electtic motor is used to lft a load through a vertical height. power supply electric motor joulemeter (2) The load has 2 mass of 400g and gains 3.2/ of energy in its gravitational store when lifted. (i) State the formula linking gravitational potential energy, mass, Gravitational field strength (g) and height. (i) Calculate the height the load is lifted, height = (ii) State the amount of useful work done on the load by the motor when the load is lifted through this height. ds {N00 0 00 i 0 8) m om J ° Turn over 1 (b) The load is lifted at a constant speed. Diagram 1 shows the lifting force acting on the load as it is lifted, raw labelled arrow on diagram 1 to show the other force acting on the load. Ignore the effects of air resistance. (2) lifting force Diagram 1 (©) Ajoulemeter measures the amount of energy transferred electrically to the motor as the motor lifts the load. The joulemeter displays a reading of 11.0 when the load has gained 3.2 of energy in its gravitational store. (Calculate the efficiency of the motor. 7 VIUV SIHLNIZLINM 10N 08 VIRY SIHL NI LIM LON 00 WAUY SIHLNI 341M 10N oo i) Justify why 7.8) of energy must be dissipated into the thermal store of the surroundings as the load is lifted. @) (iil) Diagram 2 is an incomplete Sankey diagram. Complete the Sankey grata show the energy transferred by themoto, s = 2 2 2 é i 8 a i | | i = 2 E é _ _ (Total for Question 3 = 15 marks) 2 8 "oy, Turnover » 4° This question s about magnets. (a) Which of these substances is not attracted to a bar magnet? A cobalt B copper ¢ iron D nickel {b) Diagram 1 shows a bar magnet. Diagram Draw magnetic field lines on diagram 1 to show the shape and direction of the ‘magnetic field around the bar magnet. ee a WainW eiiss Ail siniae vd Seauv sini ni ainim ton oa EE Explain why steel is a good material for making bar magnets. : ' yo = DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA, (8) Diagram 2 shows a cross-section peat through a wire placed between two ‘The direction of the current in the wire is out of the age. Diagram 2 (Draw an arrow on diagram 2 to show the direction of the force on the wire due to the magnetic field. ‘Assume that the magnetic field is uniform, 2 (ii) State two changes that could be made that would decrease the magnitude of the force on the wire in diagram 2. (2) (Total for Question 4 = 10 marks) -~ oe . —_— 5 Acaris travelling ina straight line along a oad. The car passes a person standing at the side ofthe road. . e : : = i . ~ 2 Before passing the person, the driver ofthe car presses the cars horn. The horn 3 ‘makes aloud sound of constant frequency. g The horn continues to make a sound until after the car has passed the person z Discuss the differences in the frequencies ofthe sound heard by + the driver ofthe car + the person atthe side of the road g ‘ & : i . 3 . 8 . 2 i {Total for Question 5 z z : z f 00 00 08 , DO NOT WRITE INTHIS AREA DO NOT WRITEIN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITEIN THIS AREA ow 6 Astudent investigates how the current in a 6012 resistor varies with the voltage across the resistor. (a) The student has access to this equipment 12V battery ammeter and voltmeter 609 resistor variable resistor switch connecting wires Draw a circuit diagram to show how the student could connect this equipment £9 ‘catty out the investigation. mw 1s Turn over el {or this investigation. (b) Describe a suitable method the student could use for 8 8 z 3 3 2, 3| 2 3 2 3 2 8 2 § i (©) (Complete the current-voltage graph by drawing a line that shows the 3 ‘expected results of the investigation. 3 @) z i 2 8 2 s z 5 a z 3 & z $ . ‘010 008000 1 awa CU DO NOT WRITE US TEH> AKER. DO NOT WRITEIN THIS AREA DG NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA (1) The student repeats their investigation with a 1200 resistor. Explain how a current-voltage graph for a 12002 resistor compares with the urrent-voltage graph for the 6002 resistor. @) (Total for Question 6 = 14 marks) 7. Protactinium is an element with several different radioactive isotopes. | ® Prozctnium234has aha tee roa € ‘A sample of protactinium-234 has an initial activity of 800 units. 2 = (0) Give a suitable unit for activity. o & # = = 5 i) On the axes below, sketch a graph for the decay of the sample of 3 protactinium-234 during its first three half-lives. @ 800 TSE] } + t | $ & ¥ = = i 2 5 2 5 10 5 20 25 Time in hours (ii) When protactinium-234 undergoes beta (/1) decay it becomes uranium-234, 2 The incomplete nuclear equation shows this process. | = z 5 ‘Complete the nuclear equation to show the beta decay of protactinium-234, ‘Write your answers in the dashed boxes. 8 @ i (b) A student suggests an experiment to determine the type of radiation emitted by different isotope of protactinium, protactinium-231 This is the suggested method. ‘Step 1 connect a suitable radiation detector to a radiation counter Step 2 place a source of protactinium-231 ata fixed distance of 3cm from the radiation detector Step 3 record the count of detected radiation for a time of one minute Step 4 place a sheet of paper between the source and detector ‘Step 5 record the count of detected radiation for atime of one minute ‘Step 6 repeat Steps 4 and 5 using a sheet of aluminium and then a sheet of lead instead of the sheet of paper ‘The table shows the results ofthe investigation when its done by a teacher. ‘Material between source and detector | Count ‘no material 261 | paper “4 aluminium | we (Which of these is the dependent variable in the investigation? ‘A. count measured by the detector B distance between source and detector €_ material between source and detector D time the count is measured ao | ‘Van cites Mi sine snes \VaUV SIHLNI ALUM LON 00 VauV SIHENT LUM 10% oa a (1) The students method does not allow for background radiation. | Describe how the student’ method should be modified to allow for é background radiation, ) & Z lz 3 5 2 ()pescrive how the students method could be modified to improve the reliability of the results, 2 (iv) Evaluate the data from the experiment to conclude the type of radiation emitted by protactinium-231. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA @) i z i i i DO NOT WRITEIN Ins ANER, “DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA rar 1 shi pl 'Ows a set of masses attached toa spring, which is suspended from support SSL] masses Diagram 1 (2) After the masses are added, the length of the spring is 146cm. ‘The student measures the extension of the spring as 11.5cm. (Calculate the original length of the spring. a original length = cm (i) The student removes the masses and notices that the spring does not show elastic behaviour. Predict a value for the new length of the spring after the masses have been removed. a new length of spring =

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