IGCSE Physics (Coordinated Sciences)

P4. Simple kinetic molecular model of matter

P4.3 Evaporation

Andreas Lambrias
Q1. Amena described her idea about the evaporation of water.

Amena

(a) Write a plan for an investigation you could carry out in the school laboratory to
test Amena’s idea.
Assume you have access to all the usual laboratory equipment.

In your plan you must write:

• the one factor you would change as you carry out your investigation
(the independent variable)

• the effect you would observe or measure as you carry out your
investigation (the dependent variable)

• one factor you would keep the same to help make your test fair.

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(b) In the box below, draw and label a table that you could use to record your results.

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maximum 4 mark

Q2. Some pupils predicted that water will evaporate faster if the surrounding air temperature is
higher.

To investigate their prediction they placed some water in containers in two different rooms.

(a) Give two factors they should keep the same to make their investigation fair.

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(b) They recorded the mass of the water and the container in room 1 and room 2 every day
for 5 days.

The table below shows their results.

mass of water and container (g)

time
(days)
room 1 room 2

0 100 100

1 92 85

2 80 72

3 72 54

4 60 45

5 46 30

The data shown in their table is not sufficient to test their prediction.
Explain why.

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They plotted their data for room 2 and attempted to draw a line of best fit.
(c) Describe the mistake they made in drawing the line of best fit.

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(d) Using the data in the table plot the points for room 1.
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(e) Draw a line of best fit of the points you have drawn.
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(f) In which room did the water evaporate more quickly?

Tick one box.

room 1 room 2

Use their data to explain your answer.

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Q3. The picture shows a person taking a hot shower.

(a) When a person uses the shower the mirror gets misty.

Why?

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(b) The homeowner installs an electrically heated mirror into the shower room.

When a person has a shower, the heated mirror does not become misty but stays clear.

Why does the mirror stay clear?

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(Total 5 marks)
Q4.(a) The diagrams, X, Y and Z, show how the particles are arranged in the three states of matter.

(i) Which one of the diagrams, X, Y or Z, shows the arrangement of particles in a

liquid?

Write the correct answer in the box.

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(ii) Which one of the diagrams, X, Y or Z, shows the arrangement of particles in a gas?

Write the correct answer in the box.

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(b) Draw a ring around the correct answer in each box to complete each sentence.

vibrating in fixed positions.

(i) In a gas, the particles are moving randomly.

not moving.

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stronger than

(ii) In a solid, the forces between the particles are equal to the forces between

weaker than

the particles in a liquid.

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(c) The picture shows a puddle of water in a road, after a rain shower.
 (i) During the day, the puddle of water dries up and disappears. This happens
because the water particles move from the puddle into the air.

What process causes water particles to move from the puddle into the air?

Draw a ring around the correct answer.

condensation evaporation radiation

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(ii) Describe one change in the weather which would cause the puddle of water to dry
up faster.

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(Total 6 marks)

Q5. The diagram shows two thermometers. The bulb of each thermometer is covered with a
piece of wet cotton wool. One of the thermometers is placed in the draught from a fan.
The graph shows how the temperature of each thermometer changes with time.

(a) Which of the graph lines, A or B, shows the temperature of the thermometer placed in
the draught?
Write the correct answer in the box.

Explain, in terms of evaporation, the reason for your answer.

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(b) A wet towel spread out and hung outside on a day without wind dries faster than an
identical wet towel left rolled up in a plastic bag.

Explain why.

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(Total 5 marks)