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Physics Unit 1 Example Questions

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Questions
Q1.

Some students are investigating waves.

They produce waves by moving a piece of wood up and down in a tank of water.
The diagram shows the waves over a distance of 60 cm.

(i) State the number of wavelengths shown on the diagram.

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(ii) Calculate the wavelength of the waves.
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Q2.

Put a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.

Which of these is the biggest?
(1)
A the Solar System
B a galaxy
C a nebula
D the Universe
Q3.

The diagram shows a section of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Five parts of this have been named.
infrared 1 2 3 green blue indigo 4 ultraviolet
State the names of the other four parts, 1, 2, 3 and 4, in the spaces below.
(2)
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Q4.
As a car becomes old, its braking system wears.
This makes the brakes less effective.
Describe the effect, if any, that worn brakes have on both the thinking distance and the
braking distance.
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Q6.

* The chart shows the thinking, braking and stopping distances for an average car and driver
stopping from 50 miles per hour as shown in the Highway Code.

It also shows the thinking, braking and stopping distances for drivers of cars A and B, both
stopping from 50 miles per hour.
A and B are different cars on different roads.

Use the factors that can affect thinking and braking distances to explain the differences in
stopping distances for cars A and B.
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Q7.

The Highway Code gives this information about the stopping distance of a car.
speed = 30 miles per hour
 (a) (i) What is the stopping distance?
Put a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
(1)
A 5m
B 9m
C 14 m
D 23 m
(ii) Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
The driver's thinking distance is most likely to increase when
(1)
A the driver is tired
B there is ice on the road
C the car is heavier
D the car moves at a slower speed

(c) (i) The braking force on another car is 600 N.

The force acts for a distance of 15 m.
Calculate the work done by the braking force.
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(ii) Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
The work done by the brakes during braking is equal to
(1)
A the energy transferred
B the stopping distance
C the acceleration
D the thinking distance plus braking distance
(Total for Question is 7 marks)

Q8.
A scientist compares the sizes of some objects in space.
Which of these is the smallest?
Put a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
(1)
A Jupiter
B the Milky Way galaxy
C the Moon
D the Sun
Q9.

Some students investigate the speed of cars.

They measure the time it takes each car to travel a distance of 80 m.

(a) State two measuring instruments the students should use.

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(b) The table shows some of their results.

(i) State the colour of the slowest car.

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colour of the slowest car ...........................................................

 (ii) Calculate the speed of the black car.
(2)

speed of the black car = ........................................................... m/s

(iii) 20 miles per hour is approximately 9 m/s.

Estimate the speed, in miles per hour, of the black car.
(1)

speed of the black car = ........................................................... miles per hour

Q10.

The distance-time graph for a car is shown below.

Describe what the graph shows about the speed of the car as it travels the 80 m.
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Q11.

The diagram shows the forces acting on a car which is travelling along a flat straight road.

(i) The size of the resultant force on the car is 350 N.

In which direction is the resultant force acting?
Put a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
(1)
A down ↓
B to the left ←
C to the right →
D up ↑
(ii) Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
The car is
(1)
A accelerating
B decelerating
C moving at a constant speed
D not moving
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Q12.

The graph shows a water wave.

Complete the sentence by putting a cross ( ) in the box next to your answer.
(1)
The amplitude of the wave is

A 10 cm

B 20 cm

C 24 cm

D 48 cm

(Total for question = 1 mark)

Q13.

Here are some forms of energy:

(i) Use words from the box to complete the table.

Each word may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
The first one has been done for you.
(3)

(ii) In the electric motor only some of the electrical energy is transferred into kinetic energy.
State what happens to the remaining electrical energy.
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Q14.

An electric drill, a radio and a torch all convert electrical energy into other forms of
energy.
(i) Draw one straight line from each device to the most useful form of energy that it gives out.
(3)

(ii) State the name of the one form of energy that is wasted by these devices.
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Q15.

The photograph shows a man dropping an egg inside a padded box from a height.

He is investigating to see if the padding stops the egg from breaking.

The weight of the egg is 0.6 N.
Calculate the work done on the egg to lift it up by 20 m. State the unit.
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Q16.

A car is travelling along a straight road.

During braking, the car's brakes produce an average braking force of 14 500 N.

Calculate the work done by the brakes over a braking distance of 5.0 m.
(2)

work done = ........................................................... J

(Total for question = 2 marks)