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GCSE OCR Physics A Papers 2 and 4
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#1. A crane raises a concrete bucket 12m into the air. The bucket including the cement weighs 850N. Calculate the work done. Answer to 1d.p and include the units. ? Do not include your workings in your answer
#2. What is the longest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
#3. Is coal a fossil fuel?
#4. What do we call energy that is stored inside atoms?
#5. Which of the following are problems with using biofuels as a replacement for oil?
Select all that apply:
#6. In longitudinal waves are the vibrations parallel or at right angles to the direction of wave travel?
#7. Calculate the forces involved in an accident where a 1650 kg car travelling at 20 m/s hits a wall and the car comes to a stop in 0.05 seconds. Use the following equation: Force = mass x final velocity – mass x initial velocity / t (include units in your answer)
#8. Which of the following statements is correct?
#9. Complete the equation for power. Power (W) = work done (J) / ……..
#10. How can we upgrade our windows to reduce heat loss?
#11. What is an electrical fault?
#12. Which of the following is a disadvantage of nuclear fission?
#13. Is coal renewable?
#14. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for security marking?
#15. How many planets are there in the Solar System?
#16. What is frequency?
#17. Is natural gas a fossil fuel?
#18. What is the equation relating wave speed (v) distance (x) and time (t)?
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#19. What is an alpha particle?
#20. Why is it dangerous to connect a live and earth wire?
#21. What do we use to slow the rate of heat loss out of a house?
#22. Complete the sentence. Power is the rate at which…..
#23. True or false – electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum?
#24. Waves that pass a boundary between two materials change speed and also change direction. What is this change of direction called?
#25. Complete the sentence: In the UK the domestic electricity supply has a frequency of … Hz and is about ….. V.
#26. How can you reduce the effect of friction in the chain on a bicycle?
#27. Is nuclear fission renewable?
#28. What is the purpose of the live wire in a plug?
#29. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum has the most energy?
#30. True or false – electromagnetic waves travel at different speeds in different materials?
#31. Is nuclear fission a fossil fuel?
#32. Is this statement correct? When measuring momentum, if two objects are travelling in opposite directions, one object will be given a negative momentum (e.g. – 250 kg m/s).
#33. What is this Sankey Diagram showing?
#34. Which of the following is an advantage of using nuclear fission power plants?
#35. What are fossil fuels?
#36. Why is the total energy transferred to a kettle’s heating element, more than the total energy of the boiled water inside the kettle?
If you could accurately measure the movement of energy, you would always find that all of the energy is transferred. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, this is known as the Law of Conservation of Energy.
#37. Which is the correct definition for non-renewable energy resources?
#38. True or false – x-rays have longer wavelengths than visible light?
#39. Is natural gas renewable?
#40. Is wind power renewable?
#41. What is the longest wavelength of visible light
#42. What is the purpose of the neutral wire in a plug?
#43. Fill in the blank – Thermal conductivity is the ability of a material to conduct or pass on heat through …….. with another material?
#44. What is the source of energy for the sun?
#45. What is amplitude?
#46. Calculate the momentum of a vehicle with a mass of 1500kg and a velocity of 35m/s. Add the units “kg m/s” after your answer ? momentum equation is available in the description below the quiz
#47. Cavity walls are often used to reduce heat loss through walls – why is this effective?
#48. Which of the following is the correct order of the planets from the closest to the furthest from the sun?
#49. Which form of radiation is moderately ionising?
#50. Which of the following is the correct equation for momentum?
#51. What is gamma radiation?
#52. Which is the smallest planet in the Solar System? ? Pluto isn't a planet
Remember, Pluto isn’t a planet anymore! It’s a dwarf planet that sits very far from the sun and is probably among many other similar objects!
#53. 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
#54. What is the purpose of fuses and circuit breakers?
#55. Which of the following is a disadvantage of wind energy generation?
#56. Which of the following is an advantage of non-renewable energy sources?
#57. Which process transfers heat through vibrations between particles?
#58. Our eyes can detect certain frequencies of light, what do we call these frequencies?
#59. No refraction takes place if a wave is travelling along which line?
#60. What do we call energy that is stored in moving objects?
#61. Which of the following can be used to measure reaction times?
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#62. How is renewable energy usage changing as a percentage of total energy production worldwide?
#63. Renewable energy resources mostly get their energy from the same source what is this source?
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#64. Energy can be transferred to useful and non-useful forms. Which of the following are non-useful transfers of energy?
Select all that apply:
#65. 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
#66. In transverse waves are the vibrations parallel or at right angles to the direction of wave travel?
#67. Using the equation: Efficiency = useful energy/total energy, calculate the efficiency in the following scenario. Useful energy = 55 J, Total energy = 100 J. Answer to 2dp.
#68. Which of the following is the correct equation for work done?
#69. All objects emit energy in a certain wavelength. What is this wavelength known as?
#70. When moving from air to glass, what will happen to a wave’s speed?
#71. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for thermal imaging?
#72. Which of the following best describes energy?
#73. A train is travelling at 45 miles per hour. The driver puts on the brakes in order to stop at the station. Where is the kinetic energy of the train being transferred to?
#74. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for sterilising food and medical equipment?
#75. Which of the following is the source of coal?
#76. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum have the most energy?
#77. What are the units we use for measuring energy?
#78. Is solar power renewable?
#79. What do we call the boundary between two different mediums?
#80. Calculate the mass of a vehicle with a momentum of 42000 kg m/s and a velocity of 25 m/s. Include the units in your answer. ? momentum equation is available in the description below the quiz
#81. What are positrons?
#82. How is fossil fuel usage changing as a percentage of total energy production worldwide?
#83. How do crumple zones and airbags in cars protect people inside the car in a crash?
#84. What do we call energy that is stored in hot objects?
#85. What is the shortest wavelength of visible light
#86. Why is geothermal energy not used more often around the world?
#87. Do ultraviolet rays have longer wavelengths than infrared waves?
#88. Which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet light?
#89. Which form of radiation is most ionising?
#90. Which process fits the description? The warmer parts of a fluid rise and set up a current.
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