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1 The diagram shows a method of measuring the diameter of a beaker.

ruler
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
cm
wooden block

beaker

bench

What is the diameter of the beaker?

A 4.5 cm B 5.0 cm C 5.5 cm D 8.0 cm

2 A block of mass 1 kg is pushed across a frictionless surface with a force of 2 N.

What is the acceleration of the block?

A 0.5 m / s2 B 1.0 m / s2 C 2.0 m / s2 D 3.0 m / s2

3 The diagram shows three pieces of apparatus.

1 2 3

0.0g

balance measuring cylinder vernier calipers

Which instruments are required to measure the density of an irregular piece of rock?

A 1 and 2 only B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3

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4 A diver, weighing 720 N, stands at the end of a springboard measuring 3 m long.

3m

What is the moment about the support?

A 720 Nm B 720 × 3 Nm C 3 Nm D 720 Nm

720 3

5 Which energy source is used in a nuclear power station?

A coal
B hydrogen
C natural gas
D uranium

6 Equal volumes of four substances are heated at atmospheric pressure.

The temperature rise is the same for each substance.

Which substance expands the most?

A air
B mercury
C steel
D water

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7 The diagram shows a plane mirror and the position of an image.

Where must the object be placed to form this image?

A B

D image

mirror

8 A battery moves a charge of 60 C around a circuit in a time of 20 s.

What is the current in the circuit?

A 0.3 A B 3.0 A C 40 A D 1200 A

9 A current of 6 A flows in the circuit shown. The current splits up when it enters parallel branches
of resistors.

3Ω
A
6A

3Ω

What is the reading on the ammeter?

A 2A B 3A C 6A D 12 A

10 A small heater operates at 12 V, 2 A.

How much energy will it use when it is used for 5 minutes?

A 30 J B 120 J C 1800 J D 7200 J

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1 The diagram shows part of a vernier scale.

mm
30

0
35

40

10

45

What is the correct reading?

A 30.5 mm B 33.5 mm C 38.0 mm D 42.5 mm

2 The gradient of the line on a graph gives the acceleration of a moving object.

What are the quantities on the horizontal and vertical axes of this graph?

quantity on quantity on
horizontal axis vertical axis

A speed distance
B speed time
C time distance
D time speed

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3 The gravitational field strength is 2 N / kg on the Moon and 10 N / kg on the Earth.

An astronaut returns from the Moon to the Earth.

What effect does this have on the astronaut’s mass and weight?

mass weight

A less on Earth same on Earth and Moon

B more on Earth same on Earth and Moon
C same on Earth and Moon less on Earth
D same on Earth and Moon more on Earth

4 The diagrams show how a spring extends when a weight of 6.0 N is hung on it.

10 cm
12 cm

6.0 N

Which weight hanging from the spring causes the length to become 15 cm?

A 7.5 N B 15 N C 30 N D 45 N

5 An electric motor lifts a weight of 8 N through a height of 5 m in 4 s.

What is the power developed?

A 2.5 W B 6.4 W C 10 W D 40 W

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6 To protect a polished table, a cork mat may be put on the table underneath a mug containing hot
liquid.

mug of hot liquid

cork mat

polished table

Why is this effective?

A Cork is a good conductor.

B Cork is a good radiator.
C Cork is a poor conductor.
D Cork is a poor radiator.

7 What is the angle of refraction for this ray of light moving from glass to air?

glass block

A
normal B
C normal
D

8 Electric current is defined as rate of flow of charge and is measured in amperes, A.

How can the unit of current also be written?

A Cm B C/m C Cs D C/s

9 Two resistors are connected in series with a 9 V supply.

9V

1.5 Ω 3Ω

What is the current flowing in the circuit?

A 2.0 A B 3.0 A C 4.5 A D 6.0 A

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10 A circuit consists of a battery and four resistors.

2.0 A 3.5 A

3.0 A X

The current in three of the resistors is shown.

What is the current in X?

A 1.5 A B 2.0 A C 3.0 A D 5.0 A

11 A 2 kW appliance is to be connected to the 240 V mains supply.

Which fuse should be fitted in the plug?

A 1A B 3A C 5A D 10 A

12 What is the nucleon number of a nuclide?

A the number of neutrons

B the number of protons
C the total number of neutrons and protons
D the total number of protons and electrons

13 A radioactive material gives a count rate of 8000 counts per minute.

After 20 days, it gives a count rate of 500 counts per minute.

What is the half-life of the material?

A 4 days B 5 days C 20 days D 80 days

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1 A plumber needs to measure the internal diameter of a water tap as accurately as possible.

Which instrument should be used?

A measuring tape
B metre rule
C micrometer
D vernier calipers

2 A speed-time graph for a car starting from rest is shown.

20
speed
m / s 15

10

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
time / s

What is the acceleration of the car between 4 s and 8 s?

A 0 m / s2 B 2.5 m / s2 C 5 m / s2 D 10 m / s2

3 A rectangular metal block measures 4 cm × 5 cm × 10 cm. The mass of the block is 800 g.

5 cm

4 cm

10 cm

What is the density of the metal?

A 0.25 g / cm3 B 2.5 g / cm3 C 4.0 g / cm3 D 40 g / cm3

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4 A horseshoe can be made from a piece of metal by first heating and then hammering the metal.

Which property of the metal changes during the hammering action?

A density
B mass
C shape
D volume

5 A box is subjected to a force of 60 N and moves a distance of 15 m in the direction of the force.

What is the work done?

A 0.25 J B 4.0 J C 75 J D 900 J

6 Density changes are responsible for which method of thermal energy transfer?

A conduction only
B convection only
C radiation only
D conduction, convection and radiation

7 The diagram shows the displacement across a wave pattern.

Which value is multiplied by the frequency to give the speed of the wave?

displacement

A
0
0 B C distance
D

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8 The diagram shows the path of a ray of light travelling towards and into a pool of water.

Four angles are labelled.

P
Q
S
R water

Which two angles would be correctly used in the equation sin i = constant?
sin r
A P and R B P and S C Q and R D Q and S

9 Which type of electromagnetic radiation travels at the highest speed through a vacuum?

A gamma rays
B light waves
C radio waves
D none – all have the same speed

10 The diagram shows an electrical circuit.

4Ω

A1 A4
A2 6Ω

A3 3Ω

The reading of ammeter A2 is 1 A and of A4 is 3 A.

What are the readings of ammeters A1 and A3?

A1 / A A3 / A

A 1.5 0.5
B 2 1
C 3 1
D 3 2

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11 A 750 W microwave oven is used in a house where the mains voltage is 240 V.

Which fuse should be used in the plug?

A 3A B 5A C 7A D 10 A

12 Which nuclide has equal numbers of neutrons and protons?

1 4 7 9
A 1H B 2 He C 3 Li D 4 Be

13 How do the ionising abilities of beta-particles and gamma-rays compare with the ionising abilities
of alpha-particles?

beta-particles gamma-rays

A less less
B less more
C more less
D more more

14 Which property shows that a liquid is pure?

A It turns anhydrous copper(II) sulfate blue.

B It is colourless and odourless.
C It has no effect on red or blue litmus paper.
D It boils at a fixed temperature at a given pressure.

15 Which particle has the smallest mass?

A electron
B hydrogen ion
C neutron
D proton

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The Periodic Table of the Elements
Group
I II III IV V VI VII 0
1 4
H He
Hydrogen Helium
1 2

7 9 11 12 14 16 19 20
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84

K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Gallium Germanium Arsenic Selenium Bromine Krypton

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19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
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85 88 89 91 93 96 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Rubidium Strontium Yttrium Zirconium Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver Cadmium Tin Antimony Tellurium Xenon

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37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Caesium Barium Lanthanum Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon
55 56 57 * 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

226 227
Fr Ra Ac

Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.
Francium Radium Actinium
87 88 89

140 141 144 150 152 157 159 162 165 167 169 173 175
*58-71 Lanthanoid series
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
90-103 Actinoid series Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
a a = relative atomic mass 232 238
Key X X = atomic symbol Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium
b b = proton (atomic) number 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).

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