Calculate the resultant force needed to accelerate a 0.06 kg mass at 50 m/s².
26 marks
Describe a method to measure the specific heat capacity of a metal block.
33 marks
Explain how seismic waves provide evidence for the structure of the Earth.
41 mark
Which radiation is a high-energy electromagnetic wave?
53 marks
Explain what cosmic microwave background radiation is and why it supports the Big Bang.
62 marks
Calculate the momentum of a 70 kg object moving at 6 m/s.
72 marks
Calculate the energy needed to raise the temperature of 2.0 kg of a material (specific heat capacity 4200 J/kg °C) by 15 °C.
83 marks
Explain why objects appear coloured.
93 marks
Explain what background radiation is and give two sources.
102 marks
Describe how the Moon is held in orbit around the Earth.
112 marks
Calculate the momentum of a 1200 kg object moving at 25 m/s.
122 marks
Calculate the energy needed to raise the temperature of 0.5 kg of a material (specific heat capacity 900 J/kg °C) by 40 °C.
132 marks
A converging lens forms an image 6 cm high of an object 2 cm high. Calculate the magnification.
143 marks
Describe how the model of the atom changed after the alpha scattering experiment.
154 marks
A 2 kg trolley moving at 3 m/s collides with a stationary 1 kg trolley. They stick together. Calculate their speed after the collision.
163 marks
Explain how insulation in a house reduces energy transfer.
173 marks
Explain why the Earth's temperature depends on the balance of radiation absorbed and emitted.
183 marks
Explain how the half-life of a radioactive isotope can be found from a graph of activity against time.
196 marks
Explain the factors that affect the stopping distance of a car.
206 marks
Compare the use of wind turbines and gas-fired power stations to generate electricity.
211 mark
Which electromagnetic wave has the longest wavelength?
223 marks
Explain why the radioactive isotope used for smoke alarms is an alpha emitter with a long half-life.
233 marks
Explain why a skydiver reaches terminal velocity.
241 mark
Which is a renewable energy resource?
253 marks
Describe what happens when waves reach a boundary between two materials.
262 marks
An isotope has a half-life of 6 hours. What fraction remains after 24 hours?
273 marks
State Newton's three laws of motion.
283 marks
Explain why a system's total energy is constant even though energy is 'wasted'.
293 marks
Explain why radio waves are used for communication and how they are produced.
303 marks
Compare the risks and benefits of using radiation in medicine.
313 marks
Explain why seat belts and crumple zones reduce injuries in a crash.
323 marks
A kettle has a power of 2.2 kW. Calculate how long it takes to transfer 330 kJ of energy, and explain why the actual time to boil may be longer.
333 marks
Explain how infrared radiation is used in cooking and thermal imaging.
342 marks
Describe how to find the distance travelled from a velocity–time graph and acceleration from its gradient.
353 marks
Describe the energy transfers when a car brakes to a stop.
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