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39 The diagram shows a glass bottle containing air. The bottle is sealed with a cap. } >J
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cap
--&--air
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The bottle has a weight of 5.4 N and an area of 9.2 cm2 in contact with the table.
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Calculate the pressure produced by the bottle on the table. Give the unit.
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40 On a particular day, the atmospheric pressure is 1.0 x 105 Pa. A bubble of gas forms at a point
5.0 m below the surface of a lake. The density of water is 1000 kg/ m3• rv,) ~ l ~ A~} J
Determine
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pressure = .............~.1. ..'.:~ ..... ~~....... [1]
[Total: 4]
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1 A sailor uses a winch to raise a sail on a boat. The diagram shows the sailor turning the winch.
sail
nch
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Describe one non-useful energy transfer when the sailor uses the winch to raise the sail.
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2 The figure shows a farmer driving a tractor that has a diesel engine.
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3 The diagram shows two identical metal blocks, A and B, being lifted 3.0 m from ground level.
block A block B
mas s=70 kg
3.0m
ground
motor level
[Total: 3]
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Two blocks, A and B, are joined by a thin thread that passes over a frictionless pulley. Block A is
ht/o/"'/e-.,__ (_§)
at rest on a rough horizontal surface and block B is held at rest, just below the pulley.
block A pulley
thread
block B
(not to scale)
Block 8 is released and it falls vertically. The thread remains loose until block B has fallen a distance
of 0.45 m.
When the thread tightens, it pulls on block A which moves to the right.
Both of the blocks now move at a constant speed of 0.60 m / s until block B hits the ground and the
thread becomes loose.
Explain the energy change that takes place in block A after block B stops moving.
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s A sailor uses a winch to raise a sail on a boat. The diagram shows the sailor turning the winch.
Describe two useful energy transfers when the sailor uses the winch to ~a1se the sail.
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6 The diagram shows two identical metal blocks, A and B, being lifted 3.0 m from ground level.
block A block B
mass=?Okg
3.0m
ground
I
I level
I motor
[Total: 3]
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7 Apart from cost, state two advantages of generating electricity using wind turbines compared with
using a power station that burns coal.
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[Total: 2]
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energy
Diagram B
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[Total: 3]
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The diagram shows parts of a coal-fired power station. ~1.-/11\1\ /..,-/ 'l--~
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11 The mass of a canoeist is 65 kg.
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Calculate her kinetic energy when travelling on still water at 2.5 m Is.
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12 The diagram shows an electrically powered bicycle.
battery
electric motor
When fully charged, the battery can deliver a power of 600 W for 60 min.
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electric motor
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When fully charged, the battery can deliver a power of 600 W for 60 min.
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State the form of energy stored by the battery.
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15 The diagram shows two vertical, cylindrical tubes and a cylindrical magnet all held in a vacuum.
fi1 ./ cylindrical
U magnet
(not to scale)
One tube is made of plastic and the other tube is made of copper. The two cylindrical tubes have
identical dimensions.
The magnet is released and it falls through the plastic tube without experiencing a resistive force.
The magnet takes 0.67 s to fall to the lower end of the plastic tube.
Calculate the kinetic energy of the magnet when it reaches the lower end of the plastic tube.
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reservoir
150m
._._,-,---turbine
(not to scale)
State the form of the energy stored in the water in the reservoir that is used to generate electricity.
The water is released from the dam and falls a vertical height of 4\}m at a rate of 480 kg/ s. ~-I:--
(a) Calculate the rate at whi~ energy is transferred by the falling water.
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J (b) The power scheme supplies a curren
t of 270 A at a voltage of 6000 V.
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) A government decides to replace a coa
l-fired power station with a hydroelectric
pow er station.
Apa rt from cost, state two disadvantage
s of generating electricity using a hydroe
station compared with using a coal-fire lectric pow er
d power station.
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) 19 Coal-fired power stations provide elec
tricity for homes and industry.
) A government decides to replace a coa
l-fired power station with a hydroelectric
pow er station.
) Apa rt from cost, state two advantages
of generating electricity using a hydroe
compared with using a coal-fired power lectric pow er station
station.
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20
. he diagram shows some masses on a mass hanger attached to an elastic band. The ela stI c ba
is stretched by the masses.
rigid support
elastic band
When the student pulls the mass hanger down, energy is stored in the elastic band as elastic
potential energy. ,---__
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Describe what happens to this energy store when the student releases the mass hanger and it
moves upwards.
[Total: 2]
21 A baby has a mass of 8.0 kg The baby is carried from the ground floor to the bedroom. The vertical
height of the bedroom above the ground floor is 3.5 m.
Calculate the change in gravitational potential energy of the baby when it is carried from the ground
floor to the bedroom.
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[Total: 2]
14
cooling
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steam
State the names of the parts of the power station labelled A and B.
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[Total: 2]
24 Geothermal energy is one source of renewable energy.
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State two environmental advantages, other than being renewable, of a geothermal power station
compared to a coal-fired power station.
25 A power station burns waste materials from farm crops to generate electricity.
27 Electrical energy is provided to homes and industry from a coal-fired power station.
The main stages in the operation of a coal-fired power station are listed below. '?,\ jo/ N /'2-0
Complete the flow chart to describe how a coal-fired power station works.
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28 Electrical energy is provided to homes and industry from a coal-fired power
station.
Some people are against the use of coal-fired power stations.
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[Total: 2]
A machine can lift 40 blocks at once onto the same platform, as shown in
diagram B.
Diagram A Diagram B
platform
man
40 blocks
If'
machine
{a) State the term used for energy gained by the blocks when they are lifted
onto the platform .
(b) State how the energy gained by 4]lblocks when titted by :a man compares with the energy
gained by 40 blocks when lifted by the machine.~ ~
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30 A vertical tube contains a liquid. A metal ball is held at rest by a thread just below the surface of
the liquid, as shown in the diagram. 4 \ J 0 ) ,.,/ 20
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thread
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metal ball
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tube
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liquid
it'
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The diameter of the tube is much greater than the diameter of the ball.
(a) Calculate the gravitational potential energy transferred from the ball as it falls.
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(b) When the ball reaches the bottom of the tube, it has a speed of 1.2~ / s. Calculate the kinetic
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energy of the ball at the bottom of the tube.
(c) Explain why the value calculated in (a) is different from that calculated in (b). G, Pi .= tc,, e+ ~
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[Total: 6]
31 The kinetic ~nergy of air passing through a wind turbine every minute is 7.?SJ 000 J. The electrical
o~ut of the turbine is 9.0 A at a potential difference (p.d.) of 240 V. '-1-i-f f ,.._, ~ J
Calculate the efficiency (%) of the wind turbine.
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33 As an aeroplane dece\rates, its kinetic energy decreases. ls,,t/ 'M/ ::J / 2-<> l-<:>
[Total: 1]
34 A solar panel receives energy from the Sun and the thermal energy is transferred from the solar
panel to water.
State and explain one advantage and one disadvantage of heating the water in a solar panel
compared with heating the water in a coal-burning boiler.
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35 The diagram shows an electric circuit. Ncttz- 0 _ ,,.. I \
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An electric current transfers energy from the battery to the filament lamp.
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Explain how the principle of conservation of energy applies to this circuit.
[Total: 1]
36 The diagram shows a plastic cup. The cup contains sand, an electric heater and a thermometer.
thermometer
electric
plastic heater
cup --sand
The power of the heater is 50 W. The mass of the sand in the cup is 550 g. The initial temperature
of the sand is 20 °C. The heater is switched on for 2.0 minutes. The temperature is recorded until
the temperature stops increasing. The highest temperature recorded by the thermometer is 33 °c.
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(b) Calculate a value for the specific heat capacity of the sand, using
your answer to (a) and the
data in the question. (. ~~
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37 The diagram shows a wind turbine.
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[Total: 3]
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An electric current transfers energy from the battery to the filament lamp.
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39 Wind turbines are used in many countries to replace coal-fired power stations.
State one disadvantage of using wind turbines compared to coal-fired power stations .
[Total: 1]
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40 The diagram shows a model of a wind turbine used to demonstrate the use of wind energy to
generate electricity. The wind is blowing towards the model, as shown.
turbine blades
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The mass of air passing through the circular area swept out by the turbine blades each second is
'f"lJ 7.5 kg. The kinetic energy of the air that passes through this circular area each second is 240 J.
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