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GCSE OCR Physics A Papers 2 and 4
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#1. Which form of radiation is least ionising?
#2. Complete the equation for power. Power (W) = work done (J) / ……..
#3. What do we call energy that is stored inside atoms?
#4. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum does a radiator glow at?
#5. What do we call energy that is stored in twisted or stretched materials?
#6. Switches are both a functional and a safety component of a circuit. Complete the sentence: When switches are closed, no …….. flows around a circuit.
#7. Which descriptions are correct?
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#8. What do we call the energy transferred by a force?
#9. Is geothermal renewable?
#10. Wave speed is linked to wave frequency and wavelength by which equation?
#11. What does E represent in the equation for work done?
#12. What is an isotope?
#13. What is the shortest wavelength of visible light
#14. What is the purpose of the live wire in a plug?
#15. Why is it dangerous to connect a live and earth wire?
#16. Renewable energy resources mostly get their energy from the same source what is this source?
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#17. What are positrons?
#18. What is an alpha particle?
#19. 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)
#20. Is tidal power renewable?
#21. How can electrons change orbits?
#22. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum has the most energy?
#23. 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
#24. Is coal renewable?
#25. The potential danger associated with an electromagnetic wave increases with?
#26. 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
#27. What is the purpose of the neutral wire in a plug?
#28. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for photography?
#29. Which of the following is a disadvantage of solar panels?
#30. When objects with motion collide, the total momentum will be the same after the collision as before the collision. There is no change in overall momentum. What do we call this Law of Physics?
#31. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for security marking?
#32. Which component is described: A glass tube with a thin wire inside that melts if too much current passes through it, breaking the circuit.
#33. Energy can be transferred to useful and non-useful forms. Which of the following are non-useful transfers of energy?
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#34. Which of the following is the source of oil and gas?
#35. What do we call energy that is stored in objects that are at high altitude?
#36. Which of the following statements is correct?
#37. 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.
#38. Is nuclear fission renewable?
#39. 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
#40. Which of the following is the correct equation for work done?
#41. Which process fits the description? The warmer parts of a fluid rise and set up a current.
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#42. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for sterilising food and medical equipment?
#43. Is natural gas renewable?
#44. What do we use to slow the rate of heat loss out of a house?
#45. Which form of radiation is most ionising?
#46. Which of the following is the source of coal?
#47. Which of the following are problems with using biofuels as a replacement for oil?
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#48. Which of the following can affect braking distances? ? 5
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#49. Waves that pass a boundary between two materials change speed and also change direction. What is this change of direction called?
#50. Which of the following is an advantage of crude oil?
#51. What is the shortest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
#52. In longitudinal waves are the vibrations parallel or at right angles to the direction of wave travel?
#53. How many planets are there in the Solar System?
#54. Which factors does the angle of refraction depend on?
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#55. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum have the most energy?
#56. Complete the sentence: …………. is a tendency of an object to keep moving or how hard it is to stop an object from moving.
#57. True or false – electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum?
#58. Do light waves speed up or slow down then they go from air into water?
#59. Is oil renewable?
#60. Which of the following best describes energy?
#61. What is amplitude?
#62. 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!
#63. What is a beta particle?
#64. Complete the sentence: In the UK the domestic electricity supply has a frequency of … Hz and is about ….. V.
#65. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for communications?
#66. How can you reduce the effect of friction in the chain on a bicycle?
#67. What is the longest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
#68. 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
#69. Which of the following is a disadvantage of wind energy generation?
#70. How is renewable energy usage changing as a percentage of total energy production worldwide?
#71. What is period?
#72. How do crumple zones and airbags in cars protect people inside the car in a crash?
#73. 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
#74. No refraction takes place if a wave is travelling along which line?
#75. True or false – microwave radiation at certain frequencies could cause the internal heating of cells in our bodies?
#76. Fill in the blank – Thermal conductivity is the ability of a material to conduct or pass on heat through …….. with another material?
#77. When a light wave enters glass or water from the air, does it refract towards or away from the normal line?
#78. When moving from air to glass, what will happen to a wave’s speed?
#79. Is coal a fossil fuel?
#80. Complete the sentence. Power is the rate at which…..
#81. What is gamma radiation?
#82. Is oil a fossil fuel?
#83. How is fossil fuel usage changing as a percentage of total energy production worldwide?
#84. Which of these is an example of transverse waves?
#85. Is nuclear fusion renewable?
#86. 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.