0638 Ms 17
0638 Ms 17
0638 Ms 17
PHYSICS 0625/62
Paper 6 Alternative to Practical October/November 2017
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 40
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1(a)(ii) D = 50 cm 1
1(b)(i) 28.12 1
2(a) 24 (°C) 1
2(b) 34 (°C) 1
2(d) to make sure that the temperature is the same throughout / to allow the water to mix and reach its final temperature faster 1
2(e) heat loss (to surroundings) / time delays in transferring the water / did not wait for thermometer readings to stabilise / (initial) 1
temperatures of the (cold / hot) water not the same
2(f) insulation 1
2(g) same starting temperature (of hot / cold water) / same room temperature 1
perpendicular viewing 1
to bottom of mensicus 1
3(a) Graph
suitable scales 1
good best-fit curve judgement thin, continuous line based on all the plots 1
4 method: 1
MP1 measure length of band
control variable: 1
MP4 use same (original) length of band each time
table: 1
MP5 table with columns for thickness, (load) and
length / extension with units
conclusion: 1
MP6 plot a graph of extension / length against thickness (for the same load)
OR load against extension / length for different thicknesses
OR comparison via a table e.g. compare extensions / lengths
of different thicknesses for the same load