AQA Physics Practice Paper Answers

Paper 1 4 a Atoms must be approximately d 10 Ω; evidence of using line

the same size; In liquid diagram of best fit, not single value, to
1 a Kinetic energy = 0.5 × mass ×
1
spaces cannot be any bigger calculate the resistance.
speed2. Or mv2 than actual atoms; In gas
2 8 a Ep = mgh
b Kinetic energy diagram at least approximately
75% of box should be empty Ep = 2000 × 10 × 90
= 0.5 × mass × speed2
space; Ep = 1 800 000 J
Kinetic energy
= 0.5 × 3 × 102 Solid: ordered, regular close Ep = 1800 kJ
together, vibration around a 1
= 150 J or joules b Ep = mgh and Ek = mv2
fixed point. 2
c Kinetic energy All potential energy store
Liquid: close together,
= 0.5 × mass × speed2 converted to kinetic energy
disordered, multidirectional
of carriage and passengers;
Kinetic energy weaker bonds.
[Expressed in words or as
= 0.5 × 8 × 102 Gas: far apart, high speed, equation]
= 400 J or joules random motion.
mgh = 0.5 × m × v2
d Ek = 0.5 × m × v2 rearrange to b Particles/atoms/molecules
v =   g × h
2 × Ek c Keep the marbles together in a 0.5
v= 

m uniform/ordered/regular pattern, 10 × 90
v =   = 42.4 m/s
[Accept alternative direct 0.5
then vibrate them slightly.
substitution method into original 9 a An alpha emitter ionises the air
d Shake the marbles hard/so and allows a current to flow; It is
equation then rearrange]
some of the marbles fall out of not very penetrative so smoke
2 × 576
v =   = 12 m/s the tray; High speed molecules prevents the alpha emitter from
8
that evaporate are like the continuing to ionise the air.
e Speed of dog relative to cat =
marbles that leave the tray;
12 − 10 = 2 m/s b Radiation is ionising; Tampering
Only the fastest marbles with
distance with an alpha emitter could lead
speed = rearrange to the highest energy in the kinetic
time to irradiation or contamination;
store will leave the tray.
If ingested, alpha radiation
time = distance 5 E = m × c × Δθ
time could be extremely dangerous.
E = 0.25 × 4200 × 10 c The time it takes; for the
time = 10 = 5 seconds
2 E = 10 500 J or joules number of nuclei of the isotope
2 a Light as a pathway transferring to halve. [Accept other correct
energy by radiation 6 Ep = mgh rearrange to:
definition linked to mass/count-
Ep
b Elastic potential m= ; 6 kJ = 6000 J rate/activity]
gxh
1 1
c Vibrational/mechanical d 1 → → = 2 half-lives
m = 6000 ; = 50 kg 2 4
10 × 12
d Chemical e 2 × 433 = 866 years
7 a Correctly labelled axis and
e Kinetic units; correctly plotted points 10 a a – 2; b – 1; c – 4; d – 3
f Gravitational potential b Resistor straight line with ruler; b Beta decay
and filament lamp straight line c A helium nucleus
3 Bradley increases his chemical
then curve
store by eating his breakfast; 11 When an object becomes charged
When he is cycling up the hill he 1.0 it creates an electric field; The
is depleting his chemical store; Component
field exerts a force on other
meanwhile he is increasing his 0.8
charged objects placed inside the
Current /A

gravitational store; and increasing field; It exerts an attractive force

0.6
his kinetic store; At the top of the on objects with opposite charge
hill his gravitational store is at a 0.4
Resistor
and; a repulsive force on objects
maximum; As he descends his with the same charge.
gravitational store decreases and 0.2
his kinetic store increases 12 a Beta (radiation)
(If he is free-wheeling his chemical 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 b Neutron splits; and emits a
store remains fairly constant); On Voltage/V proton; and an electron.
hitting his brakes at the bottom, a c Filament lamp; Device only c It will prevent contamination.
redistribution takes place from his ohmic within a limited range;
(and the bike’s) kinetic energy store d It will not prevent irradiation;
Then resistance increases as beta radiation will penetrate
to the thermal store of the brake as potential difference (or
disk, wheels and other parts where gloves (and skin).
temperature) increases.
friction takes place. e Keep source at arm’s length
with tongs, then place inside a
lead-lined box.

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13 a Volume = length × breadth × rectangle: 20 × 40 = 800 The wavelength is also decreased

height = 4 × 2 × 3 inside the block; The light ray
Total distance = 300 + 100 +
= 24 cm3 bends towards the normal.
800 = 1200 m
b density = mass = 192 ; = change in velocity
______________
b Acceleration =   
​​       ​​
9 a Horizontal line from object to
volume 24 time taken
8 g/cm3 lens; line from top of object
= ______
50 − 40
​​  35 = __
​​ 
   ​​  10  ​​;  = 0.5; m/s2 through centre of lens to
c g/cm3 → kg/m3 = 8 × 1000; = − 15 20
intersection point; line from top
8000 kg/m3 c Constant speed of lens passing through focal
d Side B because it has a d Deceleration/negative point; intersection of at least
smaller area; and area is acceleration/slowing down two lines; image drawn with
inversely proportional to arrow (allow the construction
H 5 a Momentum of bullet: p = mv lines through focal point on
pressure. = 0.020 × 500 = 10; kg m/s
object side and parallel line to
e Conversion of mass to (moment undirection → not principal axis as alternative to
weight = × 10 N/kg because required) mark points 1 and 2)
W = mg b Velocity of block and bullet
Conversion of cm2 to m2 =  momentum of bullet ; Principal focus
combined mass
÷ 10 000
= ​​ _________
10 6 cm

Area of face A = 4 × 3 = 12 cm2    ​​;  2 cm

10 + 0.020

= 0.99 or 1 m/s
Pressure = force = 6 cm
3 cm 2 cm
area
E = __
c  k
​​  1 ​​ 0.5 × 10.02 × 12;
2
0.192 × 10
12
= 1600 Pa = 5.01 J or joules
10 000
d All Ek is conserved and b Convex
= 1.6 kPa
transferred to gravitational store
c Real
of block so: Ek= Ep
d 
× 1
Paper 2 mgh = 5.01 J; necessary to
image height
rearrange to h = _____
​​  5.01  ​​  magnification = __________  ​​ 
​​  object height 
1 Non-contact forces: gravity; and m×g
electrostatic. h = _____
​​  m5.01 = _________
 ​​ 
5.01
​​  10.02    ​​ 
= 0.05 m = ​​ ___
2.0
  ​​ = × 1 ±10%
× g  × 10
2.0
Contact forces: friction; and air 
(accept 5 cm or 50 mm)  (accept stated as words: image
resistance. is neither enlarged or diminished
6 p = m × v = 1000 × 20 but same size as object)
2 a N/kg = 20 000 kg m/s
10 Place magnet on a large piece of
b m/s2 Change in momentum paper (A3); Draw around magnet
c force = force × time, rearrange to: with a pencil (so it doesn’t move
change in momentum during the experiment); Place
d Nm force = ​​ _________________
  
time
  ​​ 
the compass near the magnet
3 a Pressure due to a column of = ​​ _____
20 000
  ​​ = 400 000 N and draw a dot in front of arrow
liquid (p) = height of column 0.05
point; Move compass so tail of
(h) × density of liquid (ρ) × 7 a The transducer sends a pulse;
compass is over the dot and draw
gravitational field strength (g) and is able to detect the
a new dot; Continue to move the
reflected pulse; The pulse is
or p = h × ρ × g (accept words compass so that in each position it
partially reflected from the
or correct symbols and penalise aligns itself with the magnetic field
different tissue boundaries in
incorrect use of uppercase of the magnet; At the end, join the
its path; The different pulses
letters in symbols) lines and remember to include the
reflected arrive back (to the
arrows showing direction north to
b Pressure increases with depth transducer) at different times;
south.
or height of column of water; The transducer is moved
because of p = hρg; Deeper across the body; and the pulses H 11 a Clockwise
hole has higher pressure so detected by the transducer can b Clockwise
water is pushed out further. be used to form images of the
internal tissue of the foetus. c No the motors will not all rotate
c i p = hρg = 25 × 1027 × 10 at the same speed; B will rotate
= 256 800 or 257 000; Pa (or b X-rays are ionising and; faster than A and C; B has more
257 or 256.8 kPa for 3 marks) therefore may be harmful to a cells, so there will be a greater
(accept N/m2 for Pa) developing foetus; Ultrasound current in the coil (than A and D)
p has no harmful effects;
ii  p = hρg rearrange to: h = ___
​​    ​​; 
ρg
so a greater force.
Ultrasound is reflected from
​​ ________
22 000
  ​​ 
1027 × 10
= 2.14; m different boundaries allowing d Stronger magnet; or increase
images of organs and other soft number of turns.
4 a Triangle area = 0.5 × b× h
rectangle area = b × h tissues to be formed. H12 a A cosine wave form (accept
8 The speed of the light wave is starting at positive or negative
triangles:
reduced in the block; The light max value); graph marked when
0.5 × 15 × 40 = 300 m and
wave is refracted; voltage is zero; at least 2 points
0.5 × 20 × 10 = 100 m; (both
labelled.
triangle areas required)
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b Trace is twice the amplitude as e The output of the split-ring the supernova core continues
potential difference 1; Trace is commutator is dc, whereas the to collapse until a black hole is
twice the frequency of potential output of the slip rings is ac. formed; A black hole is a tiny
difference 1. 13 a Gravity; and outward force of point with a huge gravitational
c dc wave form with negative part fusion energy. field and the pull is so great not
of sinusoidal trace inverted. even light can escape.
b Red giant stage; hydrogen fuel
a, b, c
is used up; Outer layers expand
V and start to cool and become
red.
c Larger (mass) stars burn hotter
0
a, b, c
t
to balance greater gravitational
V
force; so run out of fuel faster
than the Sun; When fuel runs
Voltage 1 out it expands and instead
Voltage 2
0 Points wheret coil is
of becoming a red giant it
at a right angle to
V
d
flux lines becomes a red super giant; For
both large (mass) and very large
d Split-ring commutator = dc;Voltage
slip 1 (mass) stars the next stage is
0
rings = ac. t
Voltage 2
Points where coil is a supernova. This is where the
at a right angle to
V
d
flux lines outer layers are blown off in an
‘explosion’; For a large star the
supernova core collapses to a
0 t neutron star; A neutron star is
very, very dense and although
small has a huge gravitational
field; For a very, very large star

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