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INTERNATIONAL GCSE
PHYSICS
Paper 1

Wednesday 8 November 2023 07:00 GMT Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes

Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a pencil and a ruler Question Mark
• a scientific calculator 1
• the Physics Equations Sheet (enclosed).
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Instructions 3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing. 4
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
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• Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 6
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 7
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to 8
be marked.
• In all calculations, show clearly how you worked out your answer. TOTAL

Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 90.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.

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0 1 Different energy resources can be used to generate electricity.

0 1 . 1 Some energy resources are renewable energy resources.

What is meant by ‘renewable energy resource’?

[1 mark]
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An energy resource that can be replaced as quickly as it is used.

An energy resource that does not harm the environment.

An energy resource that does not produce carbon dioxide.

Figure 1 shows the mass of carbon dioxide released in grams when 1 kW h of

electricity is generated using different energy resources.

Figure 1

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0 1 . 2 Which energy resource in Figure 1 is renewable? box

[1 mark]
Tick () one box.

Coal

Biofuel

Natural gas

Nuclear

0 1 . 3 Which energy resource in Figure 1 contributes the most to global warming?

[1 mark]
Tick () one box.

Coal

Biofuel

Natural gas

Nuclear

0 1 . 4 Determine the mass of carbon dioxide produced when biofuel is used to generate
40 kW h of electricity.

Use Figure 1.

Give your answer in grams.

[3 marks]

Mass = g

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The electricity generated is transferred to houses to be used by electrical appliances. box
A 2.0 kW heater is switched on for 6.0 hours.

0 1 . 5 Calculate the energy transferred by the heater.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet.

Give your answer in kW h.

[2 marks]

Energy = kW h

0 1 . 6 Calculate the cost of using the heater.

cost of 1 kW h = $0.35

Use your answer from Question 01.5.

[2 marks]

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Cost = $

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0 2 A force is a vector quantity. box

0 2 . 1 What is meant by ‘a vector quantity’?

[1 mark]
Tick () one box.

A quantity that has a direction only.

A quantity that has magnitude and a direction.

A quantity that has magnitude only.

0 2 . 2 Which two of the following are vector quantities?

[2 marks]
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Distance

Energy

Momentum

Temperature

Velocity

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Figure 2 shows an athlete running. The arrows represent the forces acting on box
the athlete.

Figure 2

0 2 . 3 Which arrow in Figure 2 represents the normal contact force?

[1 mark]
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A B C D

0 2 . 4 Which arrow in Figure 2 represents air resistance?

[1 mark]
Tick () one box.

A B C D

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Figure 3 shows athletes taking part in the steepest running race in Europe. box

Figure 3

0 2 . 5 One athlete gains 171 500 J of gravitational potential energy during the race.

The vertical height the athlete moves through during the race is 250 m.

Calculate the mass of the athlete.

gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg

Use the Physics Equations Sheet.

[3 marks]

Mass = kg

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0 2 . 6 The athlete has an average speed of 1.25 m/s during the race. box

Determine the time taken for the athlete to run a distance of 400 m.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet.

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Time taken = s

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0 3 A student had four metal bars. Each bar was a different metal. box

The student investigated which metal was the best thermal conductor.

Figure 4 shows some of the equipment used by the student.

Figure 4

A pin was attached with wax to the end of each bar.

The student used a Bunsen burner to heat the holder where the bars were joined.

When the wax on a bar melted, the pin fell.

The student recorded the time taken for the wax on each bar to melt.

0 3 . 1 Give two control variables for this investigation.

[2 marks]

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The student completed the investigation and calculated the mean time taken for the box
wax on each bar to melt.

Table 1 shows the results.

Table 1

Time taken to melt the wax in seconds

Metal
Test 1 Test 2 Test 3 Mean

Aluminium 83 85 87 85

Copper 68 65 62 65

Iron 196 195 197 196

Zinc 112 115 118 115

0 3 . 2 Which metal in Table 1 has the most precise results in this investigation?

Give a reason for your answer.

[2 marks]

Metal

Reason

0 3 . 3 Determine the uncertainty in the results for copper in Table 1.

[2 marks]

Uncertainty = ± s

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0 3 . 4 One end of each metal bar is heated. box

Explain how energy is transferred through a metal bar by conduction.

[3 marks]

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0 4 A student connected a circuit using two 1.5 V cells, an ammeter and some resistors. box

Figure 5 shows the circuit.

Figure 5

0 4 . 1 What is the total potential difference across the cells in Figure 5?

[1 mark]
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1.5 V

3.0 V

6.0 V

12.0 V

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0 4 . 2 The reading on the ammeter in Figure 5 on page 12 is 0.25 A. box

What is the current in the 5.0 Ω resistor in Figure 5?

[1 mark]
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0.08 A

0.10 A

0.25 A

0.50 A

0 4 . 3 Determine the potential difference across the 5.0 Ω resistor in Figure 5.

Use your answer from Question 04.2 and the Physics Equations Sheet.
[2 marks]

Potential difference = V

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Figure 5 is repeated below. box

Figure 5

0 4 . 4 The total current through the cells in the circuit in Figure 5 is 0.50 A.

Calculate the charge flow through the cells in the circuit in 22 seconds.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet.

Give the unit.

[4 marks]

Charge = Unit

0 4 . 5 What is the total resistance of the resistors in the circuit in Figure 5?

[1 mark]
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Less than 12.0 Ω

Equal to 12.0 Ω

More than 12.0 Ω

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0 4 . 6 Figure 6 shows a sketch graph of the relationship between current and potential box

difference for a resistor at constant temperature.

Figure 6

Explain the shape of the sketch graph in Figure 6.

[3 marks]

12

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0 5 A student investigated how the force applied to a spring affects the extension of box

the spring.

0 5 . 1 Draw one line from each type of variable to the variable in this investigation.
[2 marks]

Type of variable Variable

Extension of the spring

Force applied to the spring

Independent variable
Mass of the spring
Dependent variable
Original length of spring

Spring constant of the spring

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Figure 7 shows the equipment used. box

Figure 7

0 5 . 2 Identify two hazards with this investigation.

Suggest a safety precaution for each hazard.

[4 marks]

Hazard

Safety precaution

Hazard

Safety precaution

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Figure 8 shows the results. box

Figure 8

0 5 . 3 Determine the spring constant of the spring.

Use Figure 8.
[2 marks]

Spring constant = N/m

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Figure 9 shows a shoe used by runners. box

The shoe has a spring attached. The spring reduces the force exerted on the
runner’s foot.

Figure 9

When the runner’s foot pushes down on the ground the spring compresses.

0 5 . 4 The required compression of the spring is 0.050 m to gain maximum benefit from
the shoes.

Different springs are used depending on the mass of the runner.

A runner with a greater mass would need a spring with a different spring constant
from a runner with a smaller mass.

Explain why.
[3 marks]

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0 5 . 5 As the runner’s shoe is pushed down on the ground the spring compresses. box

Explain how the compression of the spring reduces the force on the runner’s foot.

Use ideas about momentum in your answer.

[3 marks]

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0 6 Figure 10 shows a toy. box

The centre of mass of the toy is marked X.

Figure 10

0 6 . 1 Draw the line of action of the weight of the toy on Figure 10.
[1 mark]

0 6 . 2 What is meant by ‘centre of mass’?

[1 mark]

0 6 . 3 Give two ways the design of the toy could be changed to increase its stability.
[2 marks]

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0 6 . 4 A picture of the toy was cut out of a piece of card. box

Figure 11 shows the toy-shaped piece of card.

Figure 11

Describe how a student could find the centre of mass of the toy-shaped piece of card.

You may include a diagram.

[4 marks]

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0 7 Figure 12 shows a person looking through a magnifying glass at the bottom of a vase. box

Figure 12

0 7 . 1 Explain what happens to light rays incident on the glass surface of the
magnifying glass.
[2 marks]

0 7 . 2 What type of lens is used in a magnifying glass?

[1 mark]

0 7 . 3 The magnifying glass produces an image. The image is magnified.

Give two other properties of the image.

[2 marks]

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0 7 . 4 The person in Figure 12 is looking at some symbols on the bottom of the vase. box

When looking through the magnifying glass, the height of one of the symbols appears
to be 24 mm.

The magnification is 2.5

Calculate the actual height of the symbol.

Give your answer in millimetres.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet.

[3 marks]

Actual height of symbol = mm

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The person in Figure 12 on page 24 uses an optical fibre to look inside the vase. box

Light travels through an optical fibre using total internal reflection.

Figure 13 shows total internal reflection in an optical fibre.

Figure 13

0 7 . 5 Give two conditions needed for light to totally internally reflect.

[2 marks]

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0 7 . 6 A ray of light is incident on the end of the optical fibre. The angle of incidence is 35° box

and the angle of refraction is 24°

Calculate the critical angle of the glass used to make the optical fibre.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet.

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Critical angle = °

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0 8 The radioactive isotope strontium-89 can be represented by the symbol: box

89
38 Sr

0 8 . 1 There are two types of particles in a nucleus of an atom.

Give the name and number of each type of particle in a nucleus of strontium-89.
[2 marks]

Particle 1

Particle 2

Strontium-89 emits a beta particle to become yttrium (Y).

0 8 . 2 Describe how a beta particle is emitted from a nucleus of strontium-89.

[2 marks]

0 8 . 3 Complete the nuclear equation for the decay of strontium-89.

[2 marks]

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0 8 . 4 A sample of strontium-89 has a count rate of 192 counts per second. box

The half-life of strontium-89 is 50.5 days.

Calculate the count rate of the sample of strontium-89 after 202 days.
[3 marks]

Count rate after 202 days = counts per second

0 8 . 5 Ionising radiation from strontium-89 is used in the treatment of cancer.

Explain why ionising radiation is used in the treatment of cancer even though the
radiation damages healthy cells.
[2 marks]

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