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GCSE OCR Physics A Papers 2 and 4
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#1. What is the purpose of the neutral wire in a plug?
#2. When moving from air to glass, what will happen to a wave's speed?
#3. Is oil a fossil fuel?
#4. What do we call energy that is stored in moving objects?
#5. Which of the following statements is correct?
#6. Which of the following is an advantage of crude oil?
#7. Calculate the change in momentum of an object that experiences a force of 350 N over 15 s. Include the units "kg m/s" in your answer
#8. How is renewable energy usage changing as a percentage of total energy production worldwide?
#9. How can electrons change orbits?
#10. Which of the following are reasons why hydroelectric dams are problematic?
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#11. Our eyes can detect certain frequencies of light, what do we call these frequencies?
#12. What do we call the energy transferred by a force?
#13. Complete the sentence: Stopping distances are made up of the sum of braking distance and ........ distance.
#14. Which of the following is the source of oil and gas?
#15. Is geothermal renewable?
#16. How is fossil fuel usage changing as a percentage of total energy production worldwide?
#17. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum does a radiator glow at?
#18. Is nuclear fission renewable?
#19. True or false - electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum?
#20. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum has the most energy?
#21. Is nuclear fusion renewable?
#22. Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?
#23. Calculate the total momentum after two objects collide. Object A has a momentum of 20 kg m/s and Object B has a momentum of -15 kg m/s. Include the units "kg m/s" in your answer.
#24. True or false - microwave radiation at certain frequencies could cause the internal heating of cells in our bodies?
#25. Which of the following is an advantage of using nuclear fission power plants?
#26. Which form of radiation is least ionising?
#27. Which of the following is the source of coal?
#28. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for thermal imaging?
#29. Waves that pass a boundary between two materials change speed and also change direction. What is this change of direction called?
#30. Is solar power renewable?
#31. Which factors does the angle of refraction depend on?
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#32. What is the purpose of the earth wire in a plug?
#33. Complete the sentence: Reaction time is the time between a ....... being detected and a ........
#34. Which of the following is a disadvantage of solar panels?
#35. Complete the equation for power. Power (W) = work done (J) / ........
#36. What do we call energy that is stored in objects that are at high altitude?
#37. 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!
#38. How can we upgrade our windows to reduce heat loss?
#39. What is the purpose of fuses and circuit breakers?
#40. 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?
#41. Which of the following best describes energy?
#42. Cavity walls are often used to reduce heat loss through walls - why is this effective?
#43. Complete the sentence: ............. is a tendency of an object to keep moving or how hard it is to stop an object from moving.
#44. Which form of radiation is moderately ionising?
#45. In transverse waves are the vibrations parallel or at right angles to the direction of wave travel?
#46. Which of the following factors can make reaction times longer?
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#47. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for communications?
#48. How can you reduce the effect of friction in the chain on a bicycle?
#49. Which component is described: A glass tube with a thin wire inside that melts if too much current passes through it, breaking the circuit.
#50. Are biofuels renewable?
#51. Which of the following are problems with using biofuels as a replacement for oil?
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#52. What are fossil fuels?
#53. What is an ion?
#54. Are electromagnetic waves transverse or longitudinal?
#55. Is nuclear fission a fossil fuel?
#56. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet light?
#57. What is this Sankey Diagram showing?
#58. 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
#59. Is coal a fossil fuel?
#60. Is tidal power renewable?
#61. Do light waves speed up or slow down then they go from air into water?
#62. Wave speed is linked to wave frequency and wavelength by which equation?
#63. Which of the following is a disadvantage of tidal energy generation?
#64. Switches are both a functional and a safety component of a circuit. Complete the sentence: When switches are closed, no ........ flows around a circuit.
#65. What are positrons?
#66. Is natural gas renewable?
#67. What is the longest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
#68. What do we call energy that is stored in hot objects?
#69. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum have the most energy?
#70. True or false - x-rays have longer wavelengths than visible light?
#71. Do radio waves have longer wavelengths than microwaves?
#72. Which is the correct definition for renewable energy resources?
#73. The equation for work done is E = F x d. Calculate the distance moved when a 650 J of work is done to move a 160 N object. Leave your answer to 1 d.p and include the units. ? Do not include your workings in your answer
#74. What is gamma radiation?
#75. Which of these is an example of transverse waves?
#76. What is the shortest wavelength of visible light
#77. Complete the sentence: In the UK the domestic electricity supply has a frequency of ... Hz and is about ..... V.
#78. Which of the following can affect braking distances? ? 5
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#79. Which descriptions are correct?
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#80. Energy can be transferred to useful and non-useful forms. Which of the following are non-useful transfers of energy?
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#81. Why is geothermal energy not used more often around the world?
#82. Complete the sentence: different substances may absorb, transmit, refract or reflect electromagnetic waves in ways that vary with .......
#83. 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.
#84. What is period?
#85. What do we call the boundary between two different mediums?
#86. Are most light waves visible to the human eye?
#87. Which of the following is the correct equation for work done?
#88. What do we use to slow the rate of heat loss out of a house?
#89. What is the shortest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
#90. All objects emit energy in a certain wavelength. What is this wavelength known as?
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