LEVEL 5
PHYSICS
QUESTION
BOOKLET
Name:...... Tutor Group:......
1.Tom tries on four types of footwear in a sports shop.
ski boottrainer
ice skatewalking boot
(a)(i)When Tom tries on the footwear, which one sinks into the carpet the most?
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1mark
(ii)When Tom tries on the footwear, what is the same for each type of footwear? Tick the correct box.
the area of the footwear /Tom’s weight on the footwear /
the material of the footwear /
the weight of the footwear /
1mark
(b)The drawing below shows a snowshoe.
How do snowshoes help people to walk in deep snow?
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1mark
(c)Choose the correct word from the list to complete the sentence below.
air resistancefrictiongravitymagnetism
When Tom is ice skating the force of ......
between the skate and the ice is less than when he is walking on a carpet.
1mark
Maximum 4 marks
2.(a)Debbie put a paper cup into a glass beaker.
She glued a magnet in the bottom of the paper cup.
She glued another magnet in the bottom of the beaker.
The magnets repelled.
not to scale
What two forces act on the paper cup and its contents to keep it in this position?
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1 mark
2......
1 mark
(b)Debbie put 5 g of aluminium rivets into the paper cup.
It moved down a little as shown in this diagram below.
not to scale
Debbie plotted a graph to show how the mass of aluminium rivets affected the distance the cup moved down.
(i)Use the graph to find the mass that made the cup move down 4 mm.
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1 mark
(ii)Why did the graph stay flat with masses greater than 40 g?
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1 mark
(c)Debbie removed the 5 g of aluminium rivets and put 5 g of iron nails into the cup.
diagram C
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The paper cup moved down more with 5 g of iron nails than with 5 g of aluminium rivets as shown in diagram C.
Give the reason for this.
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1 mark
maximum 5 marks
3.The back window of this car contains a heating element.
The heating element is part of an electrical circuit connected to the battery of the car.
The diagrams below show two ways of connecting the circuit of a heating element.
(a)Give the name of each type of circuit:
circuit A ......
circuit B ......
1 mark
(b)A wire gets broken at point X on circuit A and at point Y on circuit B.
When the switch is closed, how does the broken wire affect the heating
element in:
(i)circuit A? ......
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1 mark
(ii)circuit B? ......
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1 mark
(c)In very cold weather, ice may form on the back window of the car.
When the heating element is switched on, the ice will disappear and the surface of the window will become clear and dry.
(i)Fill the gap below to show the energy transfer that takes place.
When the heater is switched on, ...... energy is transferred from the wires to the ice.
1 mark
(ii)As the window becomes clear and dry, physical changes take place in the ice.
Fill the gaps below to show the physical changes which take place.
from …………………. to ……………………….to ……………………
1 mark
Maximum 5 marks
4.Gary uses the following circuit to operate the electric motor of his model crane.
Look carefully at the way Gary has connected the two cells.
When he closes switch A the motor runs and the crane lifts a load.
(a)Gary opens switch A and closes switch B.
Describe what happens to the motor.
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1 mark
(b)Gary closes both switches, A and B. Describe what happens to the motor.
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1 mark
(c)Both switches should not be closed at the same time. Explain why.
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1 mark
Maximum 3 marks
5.The drawing shows a hairdryer.
Ben drew the diagram below to show the circuit of the hairdryer.
(a)Which of the switches must be closed for the heater to work? Tick the correct box.
switch switch switches neither switch
1 only 2 only 1 and 2 1 nor 2
1 mark
(b)With this circuit, is it possible to have the heater on when the motor is switched off?
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Explain your last answer.
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1 mark
(c)The motor and the heater are both on.
The motor blows air through the hairdryer. If the motor breaks, what would happen to thetemperature of the hairdryer?
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1 mark
(d)The motor and the heater are both on. Suddenly the wire in the heater breaks.
What effect, if any, will this have on the motor?
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1 mark
Maximum 4 marks
6.The diagram shows two dodgem cars at a fairground. The circuit symbols for the motor and pedal for each dodgem car are shown on the diagram.
(a)Complete the following sentence.
Each dodgem car is connected to the power supply through the
...... which is in contact with the wire
mesh, and through the ...... which is
in contact with the metal floor.
1mark
(b)Dodgem cars are connected using parallel circuits.
Complete the circuit diagram below for the two dodgem cars.
Use two motor symbols, , and two switch symbols, .
The power supply for the circuit has been drawn for you.
2marks
(c)Even when the power supply is switched on, the dodgem car will not move until the pedal is pressed. Give the reason for this.
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1mark
(d)A man looks after the dodgem cars during the rides.
Why does the man not get an electric shock as he walks across the metal floor?
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1mark
(e)During one ride, the two dodgem cars are running. The pick-up wire on one car snaps off. Describe how this affects:
(i)the dodgem car with the broken pick-up wire;
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1mark
(ii)the other dodgem car.
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1mark
Maximum 7 marks
7.
In the circuit above, both the bulbs light up. Suddenly they both go out.
The two bulbs are tested. Bulb A works but bulb B is broken.
(a)Bulb A was not broken but it went out. Why did it go out?
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1 mark
In the circuit below, only bulb B is broken.
(b)(i)Does bulb A light up?
Tick the correct box.
YesNo
1 mark
(ii)Does bulb C light up?
Tick the correct box.
YesNo
1 mark
Maximum 3 marks
8.The diagram shows a circuit for controlling an electric motor.
This circuit can make the motor turn forwards or backwards.
Complete the table to show which lamp, if any, is lit and in which direction, if any, the motorturns.
The first row has been done for you.
4 marks
9.A circuit is shown below.
(a)The switch is open. Steven connects point A to point B with a piece of copper wire.
Which bulbs, if any, light up?
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1 mark
(b)Steven removes the copper wire and uses it to connect point C to point D.
The switch is still open.Which bulbs, if any, light up?
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1 mark
(c)Steven removes the copper wire and closes the switch. Both bulbs light up, but not very brightly. He then uses the copper wire to connect point B to point C.
Choose from the following words to answer the questions below.
gets brighter stays the same goes out
(i)What happens to bulb X? …………………………………..
1 mark
(ii)What happens to bulb Y? …………………………………..
1 mark
(d)Steven removes the copper wire. The switch is still closed. Both bulbs light up, but not very brightly. He then uses the copper wire to connect point A to point B.
Choose from the following words to answer the questions below.
gets brighter stays the same gets dimmer goes out
(i)What happens to bulb X? ……………………………………..
1 mark
(ii)What happens to bulb Y? ……………………………………..
1 mark
Maximum 6 marks
10.The table below gives information about the planets of the Solar System.
They are listed in alphabetical order.
diameter
in km / time for
one orbit round the Sun / time for
one rotation
on its axis
in hours / temperature on surface of planet in °C
Earth / 150 / 13 000 / 365 days / 24 / +22
Jupiter / 780 / 140 000 / 12 years / 9.8 / –150
Mars / 230 / 6800 / 687 days / 25 / –23
Mercury / 58 / 4900 / 88 days / 1400 / +350
Neptune / 4500 / 51 000 / 165 years / 16 / –220
Pluto / 5900 / 2300 / 248 years / 150 / –220
Saturn / 1400 / 120 000 / 29 years / 10.2 / –180
Uranus / 2900 / 51 000 / 84 years / 17 / –210
Venus / 110 / 12 000 / 225 days / 5800 / +480
(Data obtained from The Guinness Book of Astronomy, Patrick Moore; published by Guinness 1992)
(a)Explain why Neptune and Pluto are the coldest planets.
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1 mark
(b)Explain why there could be no liquid water on the surface of:
(i)Mars ......
1 mark
(ii)Venus ......
1 mark
(c)On which planet would the time between sunrise and sunset be shortest?
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1 mark
(d)Which planet has the shortest year?’
1 mark
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(e)Give the name of the force which keeps the planets in their orbits.
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1 mark
Maximum 6 marks
11.Some children watched an eclipse of the Sun.
During the eclipse, the Moon passed between the Sun and the Earth.
It blocked out sunlight.
(a)Amrik watched the eclipse. He knew that the Sun is much bigger than the Moon but they looked about the same size.
Why did they look the same size? Tick the correct box.
The Moon is nearer to the Earth thanthe Sun is. /
The Sun is nearer to the Earth than
the Moon is. /
The Sun goes round the Earth faster
than the Moon does. /
The Moon goes round the Sun faster
than the Earth does. /
1 mark
(b)Amrik's class measured the light level during the eclipse.
The graph below shows their results.
(i)At what time did the Moon block out most of the Sun's light?
Use the graph to help you.
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1 mark
(ii)What happened to the air temperature during the eclipse?
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Give the reason for your answer.
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1 mark
Maximum 3 marks
12.On 11th August 1999 there will be an eclipse. The shadow of the Moon will pass over part of the Earth.
(a)The diagram below shows the Moon, the Moon’s shadow and the Earth.
not to scale
On the diagram, draw an arrow pointing towards where the Sun must be.
1 mark
(b)At about midday the Moon’s shadow will pass over Cornwall in England.
Where, in the sky, is the Sun at midday?
Tick the correct box.
towards the North
towards the West
towards the East
towards the South
1 mark
(c)The map shows the shape of the Moon’s shadow and the path it will take acrossCornwall.
The Moon’s shadow will take about 2 minutes to move across a house in Falmouth. It will take less than 2 minutes to move across a house in Padstow.
Explain why it will take less time for the Moon’s shadow to move across a house in Padstow than to move across one in Falmouth.
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1 mark
(d)Why does the Moon’s shadow move over the surface of the Earth?
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1 mark
Maximum 4 marks
13.Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
not to scale
(a)Name one planet which is closer than Mars to the Sun.
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1 mark
(b)A day and night on Mars lasts nearly 25 Earth hours. Explain why there is daytime and night-time on Mars.
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1 mark
(c)Like Earth, Mars has summers and winters.
Suggest why there are seasons on Mars.
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1 mark
Maximum 3 marks
14.The diagram shows the Earth in orbit around the Sun.
(a)(i)Give the name of one planet in the Solar System which is closer to the Sun than the Earth is.
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1 mark
(ii)Give the name of one planet in the Solar System which is further away from the Sun than the Earth is.
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1 mark
(b)Night-time is when Britain is in the Earth's shadow. Daytime is when Britain is in sunlight. Explain why Britain has both day and night.
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1 mark
(c)(i)On the diagram, draw the position of the Earth nine months later than shown.
1 mark
(ii)Explain why you have drawn the Earth in this position.
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1 mark
Maximum 5 marks
15.The graph below gives information about some of the planets in the Solar System.
(a)Planet A is shown on the graph above.
The orbit of planet A is between Saturn and Mars.
What is the name of planet A?
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1 mark
(b)Part of the graph opposite is shown in more detail below.
(i)Use a dot () to mark the position of the Earth carefully on the graph above. Label the dot ‘Earth’. Explain why you put thedot at this position.
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2 marks
(ii)On the same graph, mark with a cross (x)the approximate position of Venus and label it ‘Venus’.
1 mark
(c)Asteroids orbit the Sun just like the planets. Information about five asteroids is given in the table below.
Which asteroid is the greatest distance from the Sun? Give the reason for your answer.
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1 mark
Maximum 5 marks
16.Satellites can sometimes be seen in the night sky. They look like stars slowly moving across the sky.
(a)We can see stars because they are light sources. They give out their own light. Satellites do not give out their own light. Explain why satellites can be seen in the clearnight sky.
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2 marks
(b)Sometimes a satellite suddenly stops being visible. However, you can usually see it again in another part of the sky later the same night. This can happen when there are no clouds in the sky and the satellite is overhead.
Why does the satellite suddenly stop being visible?
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1 mark
(c)Give one use of satellites in orbit around the Earth.
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Maximum 4 marks
17.On 7th September 2001, at 11.00 am, over a million pupils took part in a national investigation.
They all jumped up and down at exactly the same time.
Sensors were used to measure the vibrations caused by the jump.
Before they jumped, four pupils described some effects they might notice.
(a)What type of statement did the pupils make?
conclusionsmethods
observationspredictions
1 mark
(b)Sensors at different places recorded the vibrations of the ground.
Why was it important that all the pupils jumped together?
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1 mark
(c)The sensor recordings below show the amount of vibration of the ground at three different places during the jump.
Sensor A was near where pupils jumped
Sensor Bwas at another place near where pupils jumped
Sensor C was at a place far away from where pupils jumped
Carol said, ‘When pupils jump, only the ground nearby will vibrate’.
(i)Describe how the evidence in the recordings supports Carol’s idea.
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1 mark
(ii)Suggest one reason for the difference between the readings of sensor A and sensor B.
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1 mark
maximum 4 marks
18.Nadia is on her bicycle, waiting to pull out from a road junction.
Michael is driving his car round the bend. A row of houses stops Nadia from seeing Michael's car.
not to scale
(a)At what position will Michael's car be when Nadia first sees it?
Tick the correct box.
A B C D
1 mark
(b)A row of shops was built opposite the junction. The shops have glass windows which act as a mirror.
not to scale
Nadia could see Joan's motorbike reflected in the glass window.
(i)On the diagram above, draw a ray of light to show how Nadia can see Joan's motorbike reflected in the glass window.
Add arrows to the ray. Use a ruler.
3 marks
(ii)How does the glass window help to reduce the number of accidents?
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1 mark
Maximum 5 marks
19.(a)A teacher shines a laser beam onto a classroom window. It reflects off the window and onto a screen.
On the diagram above, continue the laser beam to show its path as it reflects off the window and onto the screen. Use a ruler.
Add arrows to show the direction of the laser beam.
2 marks
(b)(i)When a pupil plays her flute in the classroom the window vibrates.
Give the reason for this.
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1 mark
(ii)When the window vibrates, what happens to the laser beam that is reflected off the window?
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1 mark
(c)The teacher places a microphone near the pupil as she plays her flute. The diagram below shows the pattern on an oscilloscope screen.
The pupil then plays her flute at a higher pitch and more quietly.
Which diagram below shows the pattern that would be seen on the oscilloscope?
Tick the correct box.
1 mark
maximum 5 marks
20.(a)The diagram below shows a ray of red light entering a glass block.
(i)Most of the light goes into the glass block, but some does not.
What happens to the light which does not go into the glass block?
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1 mark
(ii)As the light goes into the glass block, it changes direction.
What is the name of this effect?
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1 mark
(b)The diagram below shows white light passing through a prism and forming a spectrum on a white screen.