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GCSE OCR Physics A Papers 1 and 3
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#1. If a current travelling along a wire changes direction, does the magnetic field also change direction?
#2. True or False - Magnetic field lines that are far apart represent the strongest part of the field?
#3. If a car experiences a resultant force in the forwards direction, what will happen to the motion of the car?
#4. Which greek letter represents density?
#5. What is this component?
#6. What devices are used to determine the shape of a magnetic field?
#7. What is this component?
#8. Conventional current goes from:
#9. If an object is moving in a circular path - what is happening to its velocity?
#10. What is this component?
#11. What is the name of the phase change from solid to liquid?
#12. What do we call the energy transferred by a force?
#13. A wire carrying a current experiences a force near a magnetic field. The size of the force is dependant on which three quantities?
Select all that apply:
#14. Calculate the distance travelled by the runner in the velocity/time graph.
The area under the graph = distance travelled
Split the graph into triangles and rectangles and calculate the areas. Then add together the areas.
Area of a rectangle = Length x Height
Area of a triangle = 1/2 x Length x Height
90m 120m 180m = 390m
NOTE: the graph starts at one second and not 0. Don’t be fooled, look at the axes carefully before attempting a question.
#15. Using the equation ρ = m/V, calculate the density of a gold bar that has a mass of 25kg and a volume of 0.0013m³. Answer to 1 decimal place and give your answer in kg/m³. ? The units for density are kg/m³, do not include them in your answer
#16. Which of the following is the equation for change in gravitational potential energy?
#17. Calculate the overall distance travelled by the object in the graph.
#18. Ernest Rutherford fired positive particles at a thin gold foil and showed that most of atoms is empty space. Which particles did he fire at the gold foil?
#19. Which of the following equations is the correct way to make A the subject of the equation F = MA?
Take a look at this video on rearranging equations if you got this one wrong.
#20. What is the name of the phase change from solid to gas?
#21. How can we describe the motion of the object in this graph between 7 and 10 seconds?
#22. What is this component?
#23. What is the approximate radius of a nucleus?
#24. What is this component?
#25. During Ernest Rutherford's experiments with gold foil, why did some of the particles bounce back?
#26. What is the equation for kinetic energy?
#27. True or False - Magnetic field lines are used to show how a single north pole would move from north to south?
#28. Which scientist proposed the Plum Pudding Model?
#29. What does F represent in the equation for work done?
#30. What is the function of a resistor?
#31. Which of the following was the Rutherford Model of atomic structure?
#32. Steel is a magnetic material - true or false?
#33. Which of the following best describes energy?
#34. What is this component?
#35. Are voltmeters connected in parallel or series?
#36. The diagram shows a solenoid. Why is the magnetic field stronger along the centre of the coil than on the outside? ? Select two answers
Select all that apply:
#37. Is this a parallel or series circuit?
#38. What is the function of a diode?
#39. What does E represent in the equation for work done?
#40. The gravitational field strength is higher on Earth than on the Moon. How does an astronaut's weight change when they go from the Earth to the Moon?
#41. In 1897 JJ. Thomson did a series of experiments that led to the discovery of which particles?
#42. Using the equation F = MA - calculate the force of a ball with a mass of 15kg that is accelerated at 2m/s²?
#43. Jack moves a cube weighing 250N. He moves the cube by 2.5m in a straight line. Calculate the work done by Jack. Answers to 1d.p, include the units. ? Do not include your workings in your answer
#44. What is the function of a voltmeter?
#45. When two magnets are placed alongside each other - what is the best way to describe the shape of the magnetic field they produce?
#46. What is the function of a variable resistor?
#47. Is this a parallel or series circuit?
#48. Complete the sentence: Newton's Second Law defines inertial mass. Inertial mass is a measure of how difficult it is to change the ........ of an object.
#49. Nickel is a magnetic material - true or false?
#50. A current carrying conductor placed near a magnet experiences a force. The magnet also experiences a force, which is the best description of this force?
#51. Which of the following is the correct equation for density?
#52. Are ammeters connected in series or in parallel?
#53. Complete the sentence. Power is the rate at which.....
#54. Fill in the blank: A current flowing through a wire causes a .......... field.
#55. What is happening to the speed of the object in the graph between 0 and 8 seconds?
#56. What is the freezing point of water?
#57. Acceleration is an increase in the rate of what?
#58. Fill in the gap. In a parallel circuit, the current ...... at a junction.
#59. What is a battery?
#60. What is induced magnetism?
#61. An object with a mass of 5kg is raised to 100m above the ground and has 500 J of gravitational potential energy. What will happen to the gravitational potential energy if the mass was increased to 16.3kg? Calculate the change in GPE where the gravitational field strength is 1 N/kg. Include units. ? If you do not know the GPE equation, it is listed below the quiz
#62. Which theory do we use to describe states of matter?
#63. The melting point of gallium is 29.8˚C and the boiling point is 2204˚C. What state is gallium at 25˚C?
#64. A bar magnet is a permanent magnet - what does that mean?
#65. Magnets can attract magnetic materials - true or false?
#66. What is the approximate radius of an atom?
#67. Why did Ernest Rutherford's experiments with gold foil demonstrate that most of atoms consists of empty space?
#68. What is this component?
#69. The needles of plotting compasses are tiny magnets - they always point near the Earth's North Pole - why is this?
#70. Are gases fluids?
#71. What is the rate of acceleration in freefall?
#72. What is current measured in?
#73. Kate and Emma both walk up 10 stairs, moving 4.5m higher than before. Emma does this in 2.7 seconds, Kate does this in 3.2 seconds. Which girl has exerted the most power?
#74. Does the total amount of current change from the positive to the negative terminal?
Because current is conserved.
#75. What is the name of the phase change from gas to liquid?
#76. What is this component?
#77. What is the force acting on a conductor carrying current at right angles to a magnetic field when: magnetic flux density = 0.005 T , current = 3 A and length of wire = 150m?
#78. What is acceleration?
#79. Which of the following are uses for magnets?
Select all that apply:
#80. What state of matter has particles which are far apart and move around independently?
#81. Why are metals good conductors?
#82. Does a current flow if there is no source of potential difference?
#83. What is Newton's Second Law of Motion?
#84. Complete the equation for weight. W = m x ........
#85. Which device can you use to find the direction of a magnetic field?
#86. With electromagnetism the direction of the current depends on which of the following?
#87. What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
#88. An electric motor does 70,000 J of work in 200 s. Calculate the Power of this action. Include the units and answer to 1d.p ? Do not include your workings in your answer
#89. Magnets have north and south poles - if two north poles are put close together what will happen?
#90. What is the mass number of an element?
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