Revision Physics Year 10 March 2018
Revision Physics Year 10 March 2018
Revision Physics Year 10 March 2018
Subject: PHYSICS
Name and Surname: Total Marks 120
Instructions
• Fill in the box at the top of this page with your name.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on
each question.
Advice
B 2 cm
C 4 cm
D 8 cm
B 4 cm
C 8 cm
D 20 cm
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(c) State two properties that are the same for all electromagnetic waves.
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(d) Some types of wave are used in hospitals.
(i) A scanner uses one type of wave to check for broken bones.
B microwaves
C sound
D X rays
(ii) An image of the bone is seen because the waves from the scanner are
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A absorbed by the bone
(iii) Name one type of wave that is used in cancer treatment and explain what it
does during the treatment.
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Type of wave ..............................................................
The student measures the distance between the front of the metal block and the microphone.
She then uses this method to measure the time taken for sound to travel from the metal block to the
microphone.
• start the timer by hitting the metal block with the hammer
• stop the timer when the sound produced reaches the microphone
• record the time taken for sound to reach the microphone in milliseconds
The student repeats the experiment six times, changing the distance between the metal block and the
microphone for each experiment.
The table shows her results.
(i) Use the student's results to plot a graph of distance against time and draw the straight line of best
fit.
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(ii) Use your graph to find the speed of sound in air and give the unit.
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(iii) Suggest how the student could make this experiment valid (a fair test).
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(iv) Suggest two ways that the student could improve the quality of her data.
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B chain reaction
C radioactive dating
D radiotherapy
Explain why.
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B less than 86
C more than 86
D none
(ii) A nucleus of radon-222 has 136 neutrons.
How many neutrons are there in a nucleus of radon-220 ?
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A 86
B 134
C 136
D 220
(d) The graph shows how the activity of a sample of radon-220 changes with time.
(i) Complete the graph by adding the missing unit for activity.
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(ii) Explain what is meant by the term half-life.
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(iii) Use the graph to find a value for the half-life of radon-220.
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Half-life = ........................................................... s
(ii) Show that the current in the heater is about 10 A when it is working.
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Q6. (a) The diagram represents a microwave travelling in free space from point A to point B.
wavelength = ........................................... m
(ii) State the equation linking wave speed, frequency and wavelength.
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frequency = ............................................ Hz
(b) The diagrams show what happens to radio waves and microwaves as they move past a hill.
(ii) Suggest why this effect is not shown by the microwaves in diagram 2.
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(b) When petrol passes through a delivery pipe, electrostatic charge can build up as shown in the
diagram.
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(ii) State how the build-up of electrostatic charge can be prevented.
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(c) The diagram shows coffee granules passing through a funnel into a container.
As the granules pass through the funnel, they gain an electrostatic charge and spread out as they fall.
Explain, in terms of charges, why the granules spread out.
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Q8. A kitchen has a water supply, an electricity supply and electric lighting.
There are several electrical appliances in the kitchen including a toaster, a kettle, a clothes iron, a
microwave oven and a dishwasher.
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(i) Explain how the graph shows that the infrared signal is digital.
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(ii) Suggest two ways that this signal could be made to carry more information.
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The trolley has nylon wheels and the floor of the corridor is covered with plastic.
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Q11. The grid shows the number of neutrons and the number of protons in some isotopes
formed during successive radioactive decays.
(a) (i) What are isotopes?
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(b) (i) Use the grid to calculate the number of neutrons in a 210Po nucleus.
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(ii) Describe what happens to the number of protons and the number of neutrons
when a nucleus of 210Pb decays to form 210Bi.
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(iii) State the type of decay that occurs when 210Pb decays to form 210Bi.
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(c) Explain why the mass (nucleon) number and the atomic (proton) number do not
change when a gamma ray is emitted from a nucleus.
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He then completes the path of the light through the prism as shown.
(a) (i) State the advantage of shining the light at right angles into the prism.
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(ii) Suggest why the student uses light of just one colour.
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(iii) State the name given to the line XY.
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(ii) The student shines the light so that it hits B at a different angle.
Continue the path of the ray of light on the diagram.
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(ii) Which property of the sound wave should be increased in order to make a higher pitched sound?
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A amplitude
B frequency
C speed
D wavelength
(b) Sound waves travel as longitudinal waves.
Other waves are transverse.
(i) Give an example of a transverse wave.
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(ii) Describe how the vibrations of longitudinal waves and transverse waves differ.
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Two astronomical objects larger than the Earth are ................................... and ................................... .
(b) The diagram shows the path followed by a comet as it moves around the Sun.
A, B, C, D and E are points on the comet's orbit.
(i) State the name of the force that causes the comet to orbit the Sun.
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(ii) At which of the points shown is the force on the comet greatest?
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(iii) Draw an arrow at point D to show the direction of the force acting on the comet.
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(iv) At which of the points shown does the comet have the greatest kinetic energy?
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Q15. (a) Which list gives the astronomical objects in order of size, starting with the largest?
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A galaxy – Solar System – planet – Sun
(b) The Earth and Mars are planets in our Solar System.
(i) State two ways in which the orbits of Earth and Mars are similar.
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(ii) State one way in which the orbits of Earth and Mars are different.
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