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P1 - Energy
Paper 1

GCSE Mark Grade

AQA
PHYSICS
Materials
For this paper you must have:
Ruler
Pencil and Rubber
Scientific calculator, which you are expected to use when appropriate

Instructions
Answer all questions
Answer questions in the space provided
All working must be shown

Information
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets
1 (a) Fill in the gaps

Energy can not be ______________________ nor ______________________.

Energy can only be ______________________ from one store to another.

This law is known as the ______________________.

Energy is measured in ______________________.

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Kinetic energy is a form of energy.

(b) List 3 other types of energies.

● _______________________________

● _______________________________

● _______________________________

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(c) Define kinetic energy and state its equation.

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(Total for question 1 is 9 marks)

2 (a) China still builds at least one coal fired power plant a year.

(i) Explain how electricity is generated in a coal fired power plant.

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(ii) What are two disadvantages of using coal fired power plants?

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A firm in the UK wants to build a coal fired power plant to fund its industry, the UK refused and
instead recommended to subsidise any form of renewable energy source of the firm’s choice.

(b) (i) Why should the firm not use a solar energy panel?

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(ii) State which suitable renewable energy source the firm should choose and explain its
function.

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(iii) State one advantage and one disadvantage of using renewable energy sources.

Advantage: ________________________________________________________

Disadvantage: ______________________________________________________

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(Total for question 2 is 10 marks)

3 Figure 1 shows a generic light bulb.

Figure 1

The energy input of the light bulb in 100J.

85J is wasted energy and 15 J is useful energy.

(a) (i) Which energies are used by the light bulb?

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(ii) Which of the energies is useful and wasted?

Useful: __________________________

Wasted: __________________________

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 (iii) Express the energy of the light bulb in a Sankey diagram.

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Figure 2 shows an energy efficient light bulb.

The energy input is still 100J, but the energy output for wasted and useful energy is different to
the generic light bulb.

Figure 2

(b) Suggest numbers on the Sankey diagram for this bulb.

(3)
(Total for question 3 is 10 marks)

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4 Jack has bought a new home. He wants to keep the house as warm as possible; he
acknowledges that energy transfers through the window and through the roof.

(a) List two other ways energy transfers from the house.

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(b) Why is double glazing better than single glazing when it comes to reducing the rate of
energy transfer?

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(c) Explain what Jack can do to reduce the energy lost from the roof and why this will be
effective.

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Jack wants to install electricity in his home, but he is looking for a renewable source. He has the
option of installing a solar panel or using a wind turbine.

(d) Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of using one or the other.

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(Total for question 4 is 9 marks)

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5 Figure 3 shows a toaster.

Figure 3

(a) What type of energies does the toaster use?

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(b) Fill in the gaps.

W stands for _________________ and is the unit of measurement for _________________.

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The power input to the toaster is 180 W.

(c) Calculate the energy transferred from the toaster when it is used to heat food for 60
seconds.
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(Total for question 5 is 6 marks)

6 (a) Put a tick under True or False for the following statements.

True False

Radiation needs particles

Heat sinks and cold rises

Shiny surfaces are poor absorbers of infrared radiation

Metals are good conductors

(b) Explain the concept of conduction in metals using atoms.

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(c) Explain the usefulness of dull and dark surfaces using the concept of infrared radiation.

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The following part is on an experiment which Investigates conductors.

Equipment used: wax, pins, metals, and a bunsen burner.

Method:
- Put the pin to the end of the metal using drops of wax.
- Put the other end of the metal on the Bunsen burner.
- Score the time for the wax to dissolve and for the pin to drop.
- The fastest time shows the best conductor of heat.

The results show that copper is the best conductor.

(d) Using the experiment, how do we know this?

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(e) What is the controlled variable of this experiment?

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(f) What is the independent variable of this experiment?

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(g) State the definition of dependent variable.

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(Total for question 6 is 9 marks)

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