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GCSE OCR Physics A Papers 2 and 4
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#1. Which of the following are problems with using biofuels as a replacement for oil?
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#2. 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!
#3. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum has the most energy?
#4. Are biofuels renewable?
#5. Overexposure to ultraviolet light could cause which of the following problems?
#6. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for photography?
#7. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum does a radiator glow at?
#8. All objects emit energy in a certain wavelength. What is this wavelength known as?
#9. In longitudinal waves are the vibrations parallel or at right angles to the direction of wave travel?
#10. What is the shortest wavelength of visible light
#11. Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?
#12. What is an isotope?
#13. 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.
#14. What is displacement?
#15. Do ultraviolet rays have longer wavelengths than infrared waves?
#16. Are most light waves visible to the human eye?
#17. Complete the sentence: Reaction time is the time between a ……. being detected and a ……..
#18. What is period?
#19. Wave speed is linked to wave frequency and wavelength by which equation?
#20. Switches are both a functional and a safety component of a circuit. Complete the sentence: When switches are closed, no …….. flows around a circuit.
#21. Which of the following is an advantage of non-renewable energy sources?
#22. Which form of radiation is moderately ionising?
#23. Complete the sentence: different substances may absorb, transmit, refract or reflect electromagnetic waves in ways that vary with …….
#24. Which is the correct definition for renewable energy resources?
#25. What is the shortest wavelength of electromagnetic radiation
#26. In transverse waves are the vibrations parallel or at right angles to the direction of wave travel?
#27. Is natural gas renewable?
#28. What do we use to slow the rate of heat loss out of a house?
#29. 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?
#30. Which process transfers heat using electromagnetic waves?
#31. What do we call energy that is stored inside atoms?
#32. Is geothermal renewable?
#33. How is renewable energy usage changing as a percentage of total energy production worldwide?
#34. What do we call energy that is stored in chemicals?
#35. What is wavelength?
#36. True or false – microwave radiation at certain frequencies could cause the internal heating of cells in our bodies?
#37. Which of the following is the source of coal?
#38. What is a beta particle?
#39. Which of the following are reasons why hydroelectric dams are problematic?
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#40. How do crumple zones and airbags in cars protect people inside the car in a crash?
#41. Is nuclear fission a fossil fuel?
#42. 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
#43. Which of the following is a difference between circuit breakers and fuses?
#44. What is amplitude?
#45. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum have the most energy?
#46. What is gamma radiation?
#47. True or false – x-rays have longer wavelengths than visible light?
#48. 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
#49. Which form of radiation is most ionising?
#50. What is an electrical fault?
#51. 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
#52. When moving from air to glass, what will happen to a wave’s speed?
#53. Is oil a fossil fuel?
#54. What is the equation relating wave speed (v) distance (x) and time (t)?
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#55. Which of the following equations correctly describes the relationship between force and change in momentum (Newton’s Second Law)
#56. What is the purpose of the earth wire in a plug?
#57. Which of the following is a disadvantage of wind energy generation?
#58. Which of the following is the correct order of the planets from the closest to the furthest from the sun?
#59. Which of the following is the source of oil and gas?
#60. How is fossil fuel usage changing as a percentage of total energy production worldwide?
#61. Cavity walls are often used to reduce heat loss through walls – why is this effective?
#62. What is the purpose of the live wire in a plug?
#63. True or false – electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum?
#64. Do light waves speed up or slow down then they go from air into water?
#65. How can you reduce the effect of friction in the chain on a bicycle?
#66. Which of the following is a disadvantage of tidal energy generation?
#67. Why is geothermal energy not used more often around the world?
#68. What is this Sankey Diagram showing?
#69. 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.
#70. Waves that pass a boundary between two materials change speed and also change direction. What is this change of direction called?
#71. Which component is described: A glass tube with a thin wire inside that melts if too much current passes through it, breaking the circuit.
#72. Is solar power renewable?
#73. Which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet light?
#74. What is the purpose of the neutral wire in a plug?
#75. Which of the following is an advantage of crude oil?
#76. Is tidal power renewable?
#77. Is nuclear fission renewable?
#78. Complete the sentence: Stopping distances are made up of the sum of braking distance and …….. distance.
#79. Which of the following is the correct equation for work done?
#80. 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?
#81. Do radio waves have longer wavelengths than microwaves?
#82. What are fossil fuels?
#83. Which process fits the description? The warmer parts of a fluid rise and set up a current.
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#84. The potential danger associated with an electromagnetic wave increases with?
#85. Fill in the blank – Thermal conductivity is the ability of a material to conduct or pass on heat through …….. with another material?
#86. Which factors does the angle of refraction depend on?
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