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1. Name the energy transfers which occur when: [10]

a) An electric bell rings.
b) Someone speaks into a microphone.
c) A ball is thrown upwards.
d) There is a picture on a television screen.
e) A torch is on.
2. In loading a lorry, a man lifts boxes each of weight 100 N through a height of 1.5 m. [9]
a) How much work does he do in lifting one box?
b) How much energy is transferred when ne box is lifted?
c) If he lifts 4 boxes per minute, at what power is he working?
3. Define;
a) Kinetic energy [1]
b) Potential energy [1]

4. What is the velocity of an object of mass 1 Kg, which has 200J of kinetic energy? [3]
5. Calculate the potential energy of a 5 Kg mass when it is;
• 3 m, and
• 6 m, above the ground. (g=10 N/Kg) [6]

6. Name the two types of energy sources. [2]

7. What are the advantages of non-renewable fuels? [2]
8. List 5 sources of renewable energy. [5]

9. Define pressure. [1]

10. What is the pressure on a surface when a force of 50 N acts on an area of 0.50 m2? [3]
11. A pressure of 10 Pa acts on ana are of 3.0 m2. What is the force acing on the area? [3]
12. In an hydraulic press a force of 20 N is applied on a piston of area 0.20 m2. The area of the other
piston is 2.0 m2. What is;
a) The pressure transmitted through the liquid? [2]
b) The force on the other piston. [3]

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13. What is the pressure 100 m below the surface of sea water of density 1150 Kg/m3? [3]
14. What are the two factors that affect pressure in liquids? [2]

15. List three characteristics of crystals. [3]

16. State the kinetic theory of matter. [2]
17. State; [3]
a) Charles’ law
b) Pressure law
c) Boyles’ law
18. Sketch a graph to show Boyles’ law. [3]
19. A certain quantity a gas has a volume of 30 cm3 at a pressure of 100 kPa, what is the volume when
the pressure is 400 kPa? [3]

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