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GCSE OCR Physics B Paper 1
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#1. Which process fits the description? The warmer parts of a fluid rise and set up a current.
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#2. What is Newton’s Third Law of Motion?
#3. Electrons are negatively charged, so they move to which terminal of a battery or cell?
#4. Which of the following is an advantage of using nuclear fission power plants?
#5. Switches are both a functional and a safety component of a circuit. Complete the sentence: When switches are closed, no …….. flows around a circuit.
#6. Is this a parallel or series circuit?
#7. Is time a vector or a scalar?
#8. Which of the following are reasons why hydroelectric dams are problematic?
Select all that apply:
#9. 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
#10. Complete the sentence: Stopping distances are made up of the sum of braking distance and …….. distance.
#11. Is nuclear fusion renewable?
#12. How can electrons change orbits?
#13. Is this a parallel or series circuit?
#14. If a current travelling along a wire changes direction, does the magnetic field also change direction?
#15. Fill in the gap. In a parallel circuit, the current …… at a junction.
#16. Which of the following are problems with using biofuels as a replacement for oil?
Select all that apply:
#17. With electromagnetism the direction of the current depends on which of the following?
#18. This diagram shows the direction of a magnetic field caused by a current flowing through a conductor. Where is the magnetic field strongest?
#19. How is kinetic energy stored?
#20. Which of the following factors can make reaction times longer?
Select all that apply:
#21. What is the equation for kinetic energy?
#22. When a light wave enters glass or water from the air, does it refract towards or away from the normal line?
#23. In 1897 JJ. Thomson did a series of experiments that led to the discovery of which particles?
#24. Which device can you use to find the direction of a magnetic field?
#25. A car makes a journey to the shop and back. Calculate the overall displacement travelled by the car.
#26. The needles of plotting compasses are tiny magnets – they always point near the Earth’s North Pole – why is this?
#27. What is the name of the phase change from gas to liquid?
#28. What state of matter has particles which are close together and vibrate around fixed positions?
#29. What is the purpose of fuses and circuit breakers?
#30. Does a circuit need to be closed for current to flow?
#31. What is Newton’s First Law of Motion?
#32. Do light waves speed up or slow down then they go from air into water?
#33. True or false – electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum?
#34. Which of the following is the correct equation for work done?
#35. Fill in the blank: A current flowing through a wire causes a ………. field.
#36. Acceleration is an increase in the rate of what?
#37. The potential danger associated with an electromagnetic wave increases with?
#38. 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
#39. What is the function of a switch?
#40. 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
#41. A coil of wire with current flowing through it is an electromagnet. What else do we call a coil of wire?
#42. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for communications?
#43. What is wavelength?
#44. In transverse waves are the vibrations parallel or at right angles to the direction of wave travel?
#45. What is the name of the phase change from liquid to solid?
#46. Why are metals good conductors?
#47. Is oil a fossil fuel?
#48. Which of the following is an advantage of crude oil?
#49. 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:
#50. What is the name of the phase change from liquid to gas?
#51. A student sets up a series circuit that has two filament lamps, a power source and a switch after the first lamp. Can the first lamp be turned off whilst keeping the second lamp on?
#52. What is the longest wavelength of visible light
#53. 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.
#54. When moving from air to glass, what will happen to a wave’s speed?
#55. What is the name of the phase change from solid to liquid?
#56. 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
#57. What the the least dense state of matter?
#58. What is the function of a resistor?
#59. Is acceleration a vector or a scalar?
#60. What is this component?
#61. What is frequency?
#62. Which of the following is the correct equation for momentum?
#63. What do we call energy that is stored in twisted or stretched materials?
#64. Which greek letter represents density?
#65. What is potential difference measured in?
#66. Is energy a vector or a scalar?
#67. True or false – electromagnetic waves cannot travel through water?
#68. True or false – microwave radiation at certain frequencies could cause the internal heating of cells in our bodies?
#69. No refraction takes place if a wave is travelling along which line?
#70. True or False – Scalar quantities only have magnitude?
#71. What is the force acting on a conductor carrying current at right angles to a magnetic field when: magnetic flux density = 0.005 T , current = 3 A and length of wire = 150m?
#72. Which of the following is a disadvantage of tidal energy generation?
#73. What state of matter has particles which are far apart and move around independently?
#74. 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?
#75. Complete the sentence: Newton’s Second Law defines inertial mass. Inertial mass is a measure of how difficult it is to change the …….. of an object.
#76. 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?
#77. What is the name of the phase change from solid to gas?
#78. Fill in the blank – Thermal conductivity is the ability of a material to conduct or pass on heat through …….. with another material?
#79. Cobalt is a magnetic material – true or false?
#80. What is an alpha particle?
#81. Is nuclear fission a fossil fuel?
#82. Complete the sentence. Power is the rate at which…..
#83. Magnets can attract magnetic materials – true or false?
#84. Does a current flow if there is no source of potential difference?
#85. For circular motion to take place there must be a resultant force that acts towards the centre of the circle. What is the name of this force?
#86. What wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum is useful for security marking?
#87. Calculate the acceleration of the object in the graph between 5 and 6 seconds.
This is a straight-line graph.
Calculate the gradient of a straight-line graph using the following:
y₂ – y₁ / x₂ – x₁
30-20/6-5 = 10m/s²
This is the same as a simpler version:
Rise/run
or vertical distance / horizontal distance