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GCSE OCR Physics A Papers 1 and 3
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#1. During Ernest Rutherford's experiments with gold foil, why did some of the particles bounce back?
#2. What is the boiling temperature of water?
#3. An object with a mass of 5kg is 100m above the ground and has 35 J of gravitational potential energy. What will happen to the gravitational potential energy if the mass was increased to 10kg?
#4. 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
#5. 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
#6. Is this a parallel or series circuit?
#7. What is this component?
#8. Which scientist proposed the Plum Pudding Model?
#9. Magnets have north and south poles - if two north poles are put close together what will happen?
#10. A bar magnet is a permanent magnet - what does that mean?
#11. Which device can you use to find the direction of a magnetic field?
#12. What is the function of an ammeter?
#13. With electromagnetism the direction of the current depends on which of the following?
#14. What is the approximate radius of a nucleus?
#15. What does F represent in the equation for work done?
#16. Fill in the blank: A current flowing through a wire causes a .......... field.
#17. 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?
#18. Which of the following are uses for magnets?
Select all that apply:
#19. How is kinetic energy stored?
#20. 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?
#21. Which of the following describes the Plum Pudding Model of atomic structure?
#22. The force on a conductor carrying current at right angles to a magnetic field is expressed by which of the following equations?
#23. In a parallel circuit, is the potential difference across each branch -
#24. Using the equation F = MA - calculate the force of a ball with a mass of 15kg that is accelerated at 2m/s²?
#25. What is the name of the phase change from gas to solid?
#26. What is the function of a diode?
#27. Why did Ernest Rutherford's experiments with gold foil demonstrate that most of atoms consists of empty space?
#28. What is this component?
#29. How can we describe the motion of the object in this graph between 7 and 10 seconds?
#30. Which of the following devices do we use to measure weight? ? 2 answers
Select all that apply:
#31. Which of the following things were hypothesised by John Dalton in 1805? ? select 4 answers
Select all that apply:
#32. Complete the equation for power. Power (W) = work done (J) / ........
#33. 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:
#34. Which of the following is the correct equation for density?
#35. Acceleration is an increase in the rate of what?
#36. If a current travelling along a wire changes direction, does the magnetic field also change direction?
#37. What is the name of the phase change from solid to gas?
#38. Where is most of the mass of an atom?
#39. Iron is a magnetic material - true or false?
#40. How is gravitational potential energy stored?
#41. Determine the speed of the object between 1 and 3 seconds. ? answer to 2 decimal places
#42. When a substance changes from a solid to a liquid, what happens to the mass?
Stays the same because there has been no change in the number of particles. We say that the mass has been conserved.
#43. Which theory do we use to describe states of matter?
#44. In 1897 JJ. Thomson did a series of experiments that led to the discovery of which particles?
#45. What is the freezing point of water?
#46. Which greek letter represents density?
#47. What is induced magnetism?
#48. 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:
#49. What is the function of a switch?
#50. What is a battery?
#51. What is the function of a fuse?
#52. Which of the following best describes energy?
#53. Magnets can attract magnetic materials - true or false?
#54. Find the volume of a silver block that has a mass of 159g and a density of 10.49 g/cm³. Give your answer in cm³ and to 1 decimal place.
#55. Why would a wire carrying a current experience a force near a magnetic field?
#56. What is this component?
#57. Using the kinetic energy equation - calculate the kinetic energy of a car with a mass of 1200kg travelling at 10 m/s. Include units. ? If you do not remember the kinetic energy equation it is listed below the quiz.
#58. Does the total amount of current change from the positive to the negative terminal?
Because current is conserved.
#59. What is the name of the phase change from liquid to solid?
#60. What is this component?
#61. What is the name of the phase change from solid to liquid?
#62. What is the function of a variable resistor?
#63. Are voltmeters connected in parallel or series?
#64. Fill in the gap. In a parallel circuit, the current ...... at a junction.
#65. Which of the following is the correct equation for work done?
#66. What is this component?
#67. Complete the sentence. Power is the rate at which.....
#68. Is this statement true or false? As potential difference increases, the current across a component increases?
#69. What state of matter has particles which are far apart and move around independently?
#70. What is acceleration?
#71. True or False - Magnetic field lines are used to show how a single north pole would move from north to south?
#72. What the the least dense state of matter?
#73. Calculate the acceleration of an object which has the following characteristics. Use the following equation v² − u² = 2 a x. Final velocity = 50m/s, Initial velocity 0m/s, Distance travelled = 350m
Rearrange the equation to the following and then substitute in the correct values:
a = v² – u²
2 x
Where:
a = acceleration
v² = final velocity squared
u² = initial velocity squared
x = distance
#74. What is this component?
#75. What is the approximate radius of an atom?
#76. What is this component?
#77. What does E represent in the equation for work done?
#78. What is this component?
#79. What is a resultant force?
#80. This image shows Flemming's Left Hand Rule. Which of the following answers are the correct interpretations of the rule? ? Select three answers, one for each finger
#81. Nickel is a magnetic material - true or false?
#82. What the the most dense state of matter?
#83. Electrons are negatively charged, so they move to which terminal of a battery or cell?
#84. What is potential difference measured in?
#85. What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?
#86. Which of the following was the Rutherford Model of atomic structure?
#87. If a car is moving but the forces are balanced - what will happen to the speed of the car?
#88. Why does the temperature of a material stay constant during the transition from liquid to gas?
#89. 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?
#90. What is the rate of acceleration in freefall?
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