CT1 - IGCSE - PHYSICS Answers
CT1 - IGCSE - PHYSICS Answers
CT1 - IGCSE - PHYSICS Answers
CYCLE TEST - I
Date:5 / 7 /2021
1 hour
Write your name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or
part question.
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1 A charger for a cellphone (mobile phone) is marked:
(a) State
Diode
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(b) Calculate
P=IV=500*5.3=2600mW
2600mW
output power = . ..............................................[2]
(ii) the energy transferred in the output circuit when the cellphone is charged for 1.5 hours.
P=IVt =0.5*5.3*3600=14000J
14000J
energy = ................................................[2]
(c) In the following list, underline the quantity that is stored in the battery of the cellphone.
[Total: 7]
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2 (a) In a room in a house there are four electric lamps in parallel with each other, controlled by a
single switch.
With all the lamps working, one of the lamp filaments suddenly breaks.
The lamps stay on and have the same amount of brightness as before nothing happens
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as they are still connected to the supply and have voltage as before as they are connected in
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parralel
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(b) Fig. 2.1 shows the circuit diagram for the lamp in another room. X and Y are 2-way switches.
lamp
1 1
2 2
X Y
Fig. 2.1
(i) Complete the table, by indicating whether the lamp is on or off for each of the switch
positions.
1 1 on
1 2 off
2 1 off
2 2 on
[2]
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[Total: 5]
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3 (a) Fig. 3.1 shows the symbol for a logic gate.
INPUT OUTPUT
INPUT
Fig. 3.1
NAND
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[1]
A
6V
Fig. 3.2
Component A is not emitting light. It only emits light when the p.d. across it is greater than 1 V.
(i) A change to the environment around component B causes component A to emit light.
Temperature decreases
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(ii) Explain your answer to (i).
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(d) The combined resistance of the two resistors shown in Fig. 3.3 is 4.0 Ω.
6.0 1
Fig. 3.3
12 ohms
resistance of R = . . .......................................................[2]
[Total: 9]
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4 Which statement about a permanent bar magnet is correct? 1
6 Two plastic rods P and Q are both negatively charged. Rod P hangs freely.
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Y
X
rod P
rod Q
The end of rod Q is brought near to end X of rod P, and then near to end Y of rod P.
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7 Which circuit shows a voltmeter measuring the p.d. across a resistor?
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A B
C D
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8 (a) Name the process that causes a potential difference across a solenoid due to the movement
of a nearby magnet.
Electromagnetic induction
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bar magnet is held with its N-pole close to one end of the solenoid.
solenoid
Fig. 8.1
(i) The magnet is pushed into the solenoid, and then brought to rest with its N-pole just
inside the solenoid.
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(ii) The magnet is now pulled to the left out of the solenoid, at a higher speed than in (i).
Compare the movement of the pointer of the meter with that seen in (i).
The greater the deflection of the pointer the more it deflects in the opposite direction
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[Total: 5]
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9 (a) Fig. 9.1 shows the gap between the N-pole and the S-pole of a magnet.
N S
Fig. 9.1
On Fig. 9.1, draw four field lines to show the pattern and direction of the magnetic field in the
gap. [2]
(b) Fig. 9.2 shows a horizontal copper wire PQ between two opposite magnetic poles.
N S
A
copper
wire P
Fig. 9.2
A circuit is made by connecting a sensitive digital ammeter between P and Q. The wire PQ is
then moved vertically downwards.
Ammeter gives a reading and registers the current wire as it cuts the field lines
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as voltage is produced
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(ii) State what is observed on the ammeter when PQ is moved
current is increased
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current is reversed
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[Total: 7]
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10 (a) Fig. 10.1 shows 3 lamps and a fuse connected to a power supply.
220 V
Fig. 10.1
The e.m.f. of the supply is 220 V. Each lamp is labelled 220 V, 40 W. The rating of the fuse is
2.0 A.
Calculate
0.18A
current = . .........................................................[2]
0.54A
current = . .........................................................[1]
(iii) the total number of lamps, all in parallel, that could be connected without blowing the
fuse.
2/0.18=11.1
Round off to 11
11
number = . .........................................................[2]
11
(b) After a very long period of use, the wire filament of one of the lamps becomes thinner.
(i) Underline the effect of this change on the resistance of the filament.
(ii) State and explain the effect of this change on the power of the lamp.
As the formula states P=VI so as the power of the lamp decreases the current in
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[Total: 8]
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11 (a) (i) Fig. 11.1 shows the symbol for a logic gate and its truth table.
Fig. 11.1
AND
State the name of this logic gate. ............................................................[1]
(ii) Complete the truth table for the logic gate shown in Fig. 11.2.
Fig. 11.2
[2]
(b) Fig. 11.3 shows the system of logic gates used to ensure the security of the strongroom of a
bank.
A
B D
C
E
Fig. 11.3
The strongroom door will only open when the output F is logic 1.
Complete the table to show the logic states at A, B, C, D and E when the strongroom door
can be opened.
1 1 0 1 1 1
[3]
[Total: 6]
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12 Fig. 12.1 shows a conducting ball that oscillates between two charged plates.
clamp
insulating
thread
positive plate
negative plate
ball
+ –
Fig. 12.1
(a) Explain, in terms of the charge on the ball, why the ball moves to the positive plate after striking
the negative plate.
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When the ball strikes the negative plate it gets negative charge and opposite charges
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(b) State which particles move through the sensitive ammeter and the direction in which they
move.
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Electron they move from left to right
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(c) For each complete oscillation of the ball moving between the plates, a charge of 8.5 × 10 C
is transferred from one plate to the other. The frequency of oscillation is 4.0 Hz.
Q=It
I=Q/t=8.5*10^-10/4/0.25
3.4*10^-9 A
current = . ...............................................................
3.4*10^-9 A [3]
[Total: 7]
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13 The circuit contains a variable potential divider PQ, a lamp and a voltmeter. 1
power supply
+ –
P Q
sliding
contact
V
What happens to the brightness of the lamp and what happens to the voltmeter reading?
In which circuit are the lamps connected so that they operate at normal brightness?
A B C D
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