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AS Level Physics Paper 1 test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name

Class

Date

What is the approximate average speed of a winning female Olympic athlete running a 100m race?

6ms^-1

9ms^-1

12ms^-1

15ms^-1

Two forces act on a circular disc as shown.

Which diagram shows the line of action of the resultant force?

The diameter of a cylindrical metal rod is measured using a micrometer screw gauge. The diagram below shows an enlargement of the scale on the micrometer screw gauge when taking the measurement.

What is the cross-sectional area of the rod?

3.81mm²

11.4mm²

22.8mm²

45.6mm²

A book of weight W is at rest on a table. A student attempts to state Newton’s third law of motion by saying that ‘action equals reaction’.

If the weight of the book is the ‘action’ force, what is the ‘reaction’ force?

the force W acting downwards on the Earth from the table

the force W acting upwards on the book from the table

the force W acting upwards on the Earth from the book

the force W acting upwards on the table from the floor

A rubber ball is dropped onto a table and bounces back up. The table exerts a force F on the ball. Which graph best shows the variation with time t of the force F for the short time that the ball is in contact with the table?

In a machine, many couples act on a rotating object as shown.

What is the resultant torque acting on the rotating object?

4.7 Nm

8.6 Nm

9.3 Nm

17.1 Nm

A metal cylinder is suspended vertically in equilibrium by a cord. The diagram shows the cylinder in four different positions P, Q, R and S.

Which statement explains the variation of the tension T in the cord?

At P and at Q, the tension T in the cord is the same because the difference in pressure between the top and bottom of the cylinder is the same.

At Q, the tension T in the cord is less than at P because, at smaller depth, liquid pressure is smaller.

At R, the tension T in the cord is less than at P because atmospheric pressure is less than water pressure.

At S, the tension T in the cord is greater than at P because atmospheric pressure at S exerts no force on the top or bottom of the cylinder.

A golf ball of mass m is dropped onto a hard surface from a height h1 and rebounds to a height h2. The momentum of the golf ball just as it reaches the surface is different from its momentum just as it leaves the surface. What is the total change in the momentum of the golf ball between these two instants? (Ignore air resistance.)

$m\sqrt{2gh_1}-m\sqrt{2gh_2}$

$m\sqrt{2gh_1}+m\sqrt{2gh_2}$

$m\sqrt{2g\left(h_1-h_2\right)}$

$m\sqrt{2g\left(h_1+h_2\right)}$

A stone of mass m falls from rest at the top of a cliff of height h into the sea below. Just before hitting the sea the stone has speed v. What is the average force of air resistance acting on the stone during its fall?

$mg$

$\frac{m\left(v^2-2gh\right)}{h}$

$m\left(g-\frac{v^2}{2h}\right)$

$m\left(gh-\frac{v^2}{2}\right)$

10.

A cable on a suspension bridge supports a weight of

19.3 × 10⁵ N . This weight causes the cable to stretch by

47 mm. A lorry crossing the bridge then increases the force on the cable to 23.3 × 10⁵ N. The force-extension graph for the cable is shown.

What is the increase in strain energy in the cable when the lorry is crossing the bridge?

21 kJ

23 kJ

45 kJ

66 kJ

11.

A rubber band is stretched and then relaxed to its original length. The diagram shows the force-extension graph for this process.

As the force is increased, the curve follows the path OPQ to extension e. As the force is reduced, the curve follows the path QRO to return to zero extension. The area labelled X is between the curves OPQ and QRO. The area labelled Y is bounded by the curve QRO and the horizontal axis. Which statement about the process is correct?

Area X is the energy which heats the band as it is stretched to extension e.

(Area X + area Y) is the minimum energy required to stretch the band to extension e.

Area X is the elastic potential energy stored in the band when it is stretched to extension e.

(Area Y – area X) is the net work done on the band during the process.

12.

The period of an electromagnetic wave is 1.0ns. What are the frequency and wavelength of the wave?

frequency = 1.0 Hz ,wavelength = 3.0 × 10⁸ m

frequency =1.0 × 10⁶ Hz,wavelength = 300 m

frequency =1.0 × 10⁹ Hz, wavelength = 0.30 m

frequency = 1.0 × 10¹² Hz, wavelength = 3.0 × 10^-4 m

13.

Which statement about progressive longitudinal waves is not correct?

The oscillations of the particles are parallel to the direction of travel of the wave energy.

They have a series of nodes and antinodes.

They need a medium through which to travel.

They transfer energy.

14.

An ambulance travels along a straight road at a speed of 30.0ms–1. Its siren emits sound of frequency 2000Hz. The speed of sound in the air is 340ms–1. The ambulance passes a man standing at the side of the road.

What is the frequency of the sound heard by the man as the ambulance moves towards him and as the ambulance moves away from him in Hz respectively?

1820 and 2180

1840 and 2190

2180 and 1820

2190 and 1840

15.

A parallel beam of red light of wavelength 700nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating that has 400 lines per millimetre. What is the total number of intensity maxima from the grating?

16.

Two wave sources are oscillating in phase. Each source produces a wave of wavelength λ. The two waves from the sources meet at point X with a phase difference of 90°. What is a possible difference in the distances from the two wave sources to point X?

$\frac{\lambda}{8}$

$\frac{\lambda}{4}$

$\frac{\lambda}{2}$

$\lambda$

17.

Which diagram best illustrates the electric field around a positive point charge?

18.

The path of an electron with initial speed v in the uniform electric field between two parallel plates is shown.

The vertical deflection x is measured at the right-hand edge of the plates. The distance between the plates is halved. The potential difference between the plates remains the same. What will be the new deflection of the electron with the same initial speed v?

$x$

$x\sqrt{2}$

$2x$

$4x$

19.

The filament of a 240V, 100W electric lamp heats up from room temperature to its operating temperature. As it heats up, its resistance increases by a factor of 16. What is the resistance of the filament at room temperature?

36 Ω

580 Ω

1.5 kΩ

9.2 kΩ

20.

A cell has a constant electromotive force. A variable resistor is connected between the terminals of the cell. The resistance of the variable resistor is decreased. Which statement about the change of the cell’s terminal potential difference (p.d.) is correct?

The terminal p.d. is decreased because more work is done moving unit charge through the internal resistance of the cell.

The terminal p.d. is decreased because the current in the variable resistor is decreased.

The terminal p.d. is increased because more work is done moving unit charge through the variable resistor.

The terminal p.d. is increased because the current in the variable resistor is increased.

21.

A circuit is set up as shown.

The variable resistor is adjusted so that the ammeter reading decreases. How do the readings of the voltmeters change?

Reading on P decreases and reading on Q decreases

Reading on P decreases and reading on Q increases

Reading on P increases and reading on Q decreases

Reading on P increases and reading on Q increases

22.

Two wires have the same length and the same resistance. Wire X is made of a metal of resistivity 1.7 × 10–8Ω m and wire Y is made of a metal of resistivity 5.6 × 10–8Ω m.

The diameter of wire X is 0.315mm. What is the diameter of wire Y?

0.17 mm

0.33 mm

0.57 mm

1.0 mm

23.

Four resistors are connected in a square as shown.

The resistance may be measured between any two junctions. Between which two junctions is the measured resistance greatest?

P and Q

Q and S

R and S

S and P

24.

In a television programme to illustrate scientific models, a presenter fires a gun many times at a bale of hay. Two small cannon balls are embedded within the hay some distance apart from each other. The hay bale measures approximately 2m × 2 m × 2 m and the cannon balls are made of iron, approximately spherical, and about 5cm in diameter. What might the presenter be illustrating?

α-particle scattering

β^- decay

conservation of momentum

double-slit interference

25.

During β– decay, which change takes place to the quark composition of the nucleus that emits the β– particle, and which other particle is emitted respectively?

down to up and antineutrino

down to up and neutrino

up to down and antineutrino

up to down and neutrino

26.

Which particle is a fundamental particle?

electron

Hadron

Neutron

Proton

27.

A nucleus of uranium-238, ²³⁸₉₂U, decays in a series of steps to form a nucleus of lead-206, ²⁰⁶₈₂Pb, as shown.

An α-particle or a β– particle is emitted during each step. What is the total number of β– particles that are emitted?

28.

Which expression using SI base units is equivalent to the volt?

kg m ² s^-1A ^-1

kg m s²A

kg m ² s^-1A

kg m ² s^-3A ^-1

29.

The diagram shows two vectors X and Y. The vectors are perpendicular to one another.

What is the magnitude and direction of vector (X – Y)?

10.0 N at an angle of 37° downwards from the direction of X

10.0 N at an angle of 37° upwards from the direction of X

14.0 N at an angle of 53° downwards from the direction of X

14.0 N at an angle of 53° upwards from the direction of X

30.

A displacement-time graph for a toy car is shown.

Which graph shows the variation with time of the velocity v of the car?

31.

A uniform beam of mass 1.4kg is pivoted at P as shown. The beam has a length of 0.60m and P is 0.20m from one end. Loads of 3.0kg and 6.0kg are suspended 0.35m and 0.15m from the pivot as shown.

What is the torque that must be applied to the beam in order to maintain it in equilibrium?

0.010 N m

0.1 N m

0.29 N m

2.8 N m

32.

The diagram represents a sphere under water. P, Q, R and S are forces acting on the sphere due to the pressure of the water.

Each force acts perpendicularly to the sphere’s surface. P and R act in opposite directions vertically. Q and S act in opposite directions horizontally. Which information about the magnitudes of the forces is correct?

P < R and S = Q

P > R and S = Q

P = R and S = Q and P < S

P = R and S = Q and P = S

33.

A steam turbine is used to drive a generator. The input power to the turbine is PI and the output power is PO. The power loss in the turbine is PL, as shown below.

What is the efficiency of the turbine?

$\frac{P_L}{P_O}$

$\frac{P_I}{P_O}$

$\frac{P_L}{P_I}$

$\frac{P_O}{P_I}$

34.

Mr. Korande has a mass of 80 kg. He ties himself to one end of a rope which passes over a single fixed pulley. He pulls on the other end of the rope to lift himself up at an average speed of 50 cm s^–1.

What is the average useful power at which he is working?

40 W

0.39 kW

4.0 kW

39 kW

35.

A constant force pushes a block along a horizontal frictionless surface. The block moves from rest through a fixed distance. What is the relationship between the final speed v of the block and its mass m?

$\sqrt{v}\propto\frac{1}{m}$

$v\propto\sqrt{m}$

$v\propto\frac{1}{\sqrt{m}}$

$\sqrt{v}\propto m$

36.

The diagram shows the force-extension graph for a steel wire, up to its breaking point.

What is the best estimate of the work done to break the wire?

2.1 J

2.3 J

2.4 J

2.5 J

37.

A transverse wave travels along a rope. The graph shows the variation of the displacement of the particles in the rope with distance along it at a particular instant.

At which distance along the rope do the particles have maximum upwards velocity?

0.5 m

1.0 m

1.5 m

2.0 m

38.

Two springs X and Y stretch elastically. The graphs show the variation with extension x of the force F applied to each spring.

Which statement is correct?

When each spring is given the same extension, the energy stored in Y is 4 times the energy stored in X.

When each spring is given the same extension, the energy stored in Y is 8 times the energy stored in X.

When the same force is applied to each spring, the energy stored in Y is 4 times the energy stored in X.

When the same force is applied to each spring, the energy stored in Y is 8 times the energy stored in X.

39.

A dipole is a pair of charges of equal magnitude, one negative and one positive. The electric field of a dipole is shown below.

In which direction does the force act on an electron when at point X?

40.

Two metal plates are a distance of 30 cm apart in a vacuum. A current exists between the two plates consisting of electrons moving at a constant speed of 1.5 × 106 ms-1.

$3.2\ \times10^{-26}A$

$8.0\ \times10^{-13}A$

$1.6\times10^{-12}A$

$2.0\times10^{-7}A$

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AS Level Physics Paper 1 test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 53mins

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