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EDEXEL Physics P5 Mix n Match

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two scales are on the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram, and how does the scale work/

a)

X axis - Temperature (hottest on the left)

Y axis - Luminosity (highest on the top)

b)

X axis - Temperature (hottest on the right)

Y axis - Luminosity (highest on the top)

c)

X axis - Luminosity (highest on the top)

Y axis - Temperature (hottest on the left)

d)

X axis - Luminosity (highest on the top)

Y axis - Temperature (hottest on the right)

2.

Where does our sun lie on the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram?

a)

In the main sequence

b)

At luminosity 1, temperature 6000K

c)

At luminosity 1, temperature 600K

d)

In the red giants

3.

What is the doppler effect?

a)

Where wavelengths appear to be longer due to the movement of the emitter

b)

Where wavelengths appear to be shorter due to relative movement between the receiver and emitter

c)

Where wavelengths appear to be longer due to relative movement between the receiver and emitter

d)

Where wavelengths appear to be shifted due to relative movement between the receiver and emitter

4.

What is the equation for redshift?

a)

Δλ/λ = Δf/f

b)

Δλ/λ = Δf/f = v/c

c)

Δλ/λ = Δf/f = Δv/c

d)

λ/Δλ = f/Δf = v/Δc

5.

What is true about Hubble's constant?

a)

It is always getting updated

b)

It's large uncertainty comes from the many factors that contribute to it

c)

H = 67 Kms^-1/MParsec

d)

1/H = age of the universe

6.

What are the 3 types of universe and their descriptions?

a)

Open - universe keeps expanding

Peak - the universe stops growing eventually

Closed - the universe gets to a point where it starts contracting

b)

Open - universe keeps expanding

Flat - the universe stops growing eventually

Closed - the universe gets to a point where it starts contracting

c)

Open - universe keeps expanding

Flat - the universe isn't growing

Closed - the universe gets to a point where it starts contracting

d)

Open - universe keeps expanding

Peak - the universe isn't growing

Closed - the universe gets to a point where it starts contracting

7.

What is dark matter?

a)

an undetectable, theoretical form of matter use to explain random pockets of gravity

b)

a visible, physical form of matter use to explain random pockets of gravity

c)

a visible, physical form of matter use to balance equations about the universe

d)

an undetectable, theoretical form of matter use to balance equations about the universe

8.

What is dark energy?

a)

a form of energy use to explain random pockets of gravity

b)

a theoretical form of energy use to explain random pockets of gravity

c)

a form of energy use to explain the expansion of the universe

d)

a theoretical form of energy use to explain the expansion of the universe

9.

What is the critical density?

a)

the density of a planet or star to keep itself together (taking into account volume and gravity)

b)

the density of the universe which decides whether it's open or closed

c)

the density of the universe which decides whether it is expanding or contracting

d)

the density of the universe which determines the amount of dark matter and energy that exists

10.

If you were to convert from Kelvin to Celsius, what would you do?

a)

Add the value of absolute zero

b)

Minus the value of absolute zero

c)

Add 273

d)

Minus 273

11.

What is internal energy?

a)

The energy inside a molecule

b)

The combined kinetic and potential energies inside a molecule

c)

The combined kinetic and potential energies inside a system

d)

The amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of substance by 1 degree

12.

What is specific heat capacity?

a)

The amount of potential energy gained which increases the temperature of 1kg of substance by 1 degree

b)

The combined kinetic and potential energies inside a molecule

c)

The combined kinetic and potential energies inside a system

d)

The amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of substance by 1 degree

13.

What is true about a mole?

a)

It originally was founded by using Carbon-12

b)

It originally was founded by using Argon-12

c)

no. moles =

actual mass /

relative mass

d)

no. moles =

relative mass /

actual mass

14.

What is Avogadro's number and what does it do?

a)

6.02 x10^23

b)

6.02 x10^-23

c)

Tells you number of moles per mole

d)

Tells you the number of particles per mole

15.

Which are 3 of the 6 kinetic theory assumptions?

a)

Particles move in rapid random motion

b)

Time spent in collisions is little compared to out

c)

Particles do not have large mass

d)

Collisions are perfectly elastic

e)

Collisions are perfectly inelastic

16.

Which are 3 of the 6 kinetic theory assumptions?

a)

Particles volume is little compared to container's

b)

Particles act as perfect inelastic spheres

c)

Kinetic energy is proportional to absolute temperature

d)

There are no appreciable outside forces

e)

Time spent in collisions is high compared to out

17.

What is Boyle's Law?

a)

Kinetic energy is directly proportional to temperature

b)

Potential energy is directly proportional to temperature

c)

For a fixed mass at a constant temperature, volume is proportional to pressure

d)

For a fixed mass at a constant temperature, 1/volume is proportional to pressure

18.

What is the equation that links pressure, volume and temperature?

a)

P = VT

b)

P = V/T

c)

PV = nRT

d)

P = 1/VnT

19.

In the equation PV = nRT, What value is R?

a)

6.02

b)

6.02 x 10^23

c)

8.31

d)

1.38 × 10^−23

20.

How do you calculate the root mean square speed?

a)

find the mean speed, square it

b)

find the mean speed, square root it

c)

square the mean speed, times it by the number of molecules and square root it

d)

square the speed, find the mean, square root it

21.

What is the equation linking pressure, volume and mean square speed?

a)

PV = 1/3 x N x m x root mean square speed

b)

PV = 1/2 x N x m x root mean square speed

c)

PV = nRt

d)

PV = NkT

22.

What is the difference between heat and temperature?

a)

Heat - increasing temperature

Temperature - a measurement of heat

b)

Heat - form of energy (thermal)

Temperature - a measurement of heat

c)

Heat - a measurement of temperature

Temperature - increasing temperature

d)

Heat - a measurement of temperature

Temperature - form of energy (thermal)

23.

What is Newton's Second Law?

a)

An object will accelerate if no external forces are applies

b)

An object will stay at rest or a constant speed if no external forces are applies

c)

F = ma

d)

The acceleration of an object is proportional to its rate of change in momentum

24.

What is Newton's Third Law?

a)

If body A exerts a force on body B then body B will exert an equal and opposite force back

b)

If body A exerts a force on body B then body B will exert a bigger and opposite force back

c)

Body A stays at rest as long as body B applies no external forces

d)

If body A exerts a force on body B then body B will exert a force back

25.

What is Impulse?

a)

Force over certain distance

b)

Force over a certain time

c)

Rate of change of force

d)

Rate of change of momentum

26.

What is Angular velocity?

a)

The number of degrees you move through a second

b)

The number of degrees you move through a minute

c)

The number of radians you move through a second

d)

The number of radians you move through a minute

27.

What is the amplitude of an oscillation?

(a)  

28.

Which two describe the conditions of a simple harmonic oscillator?

a)

The acceleration is proportional to displacement from resting point

b)

The pendulum has no outside forces acting on it

c)

The angle that the pendulum moves through must be small

d)

The acceleration is opposite to displacement

29.

What curve is produced form a Distance vs Time graph (when the oscillator starts from rest position)?

a)

Sin

b)

Sin^-1

c)

Cos

d)

Cos^-1

30.

What curve is produced form a Velocity vs Time graph (when the oscillator starts from rest position)?

a)

Sin

b)

-Sin

c)

Cos

d)

-Cos

31.

What curve is produced form a Acceleration vs Time graph (when the oscillator starts from rest position)?

a)

Sin

b)

-Sin

c)

Cos

d)

-Cos

32.

What are the two key points for deriving the simple pendulum equation?

a)

There are no outside forces

b)

There is no drag

c)

if θ is small

Sinθ = θ

d)

θ = x/l

33.

Which 3 damping's have been shown in this graph?

a)

Light Damping

b)

Over Damping

c)

Very Heavy Damping

d)

Critical Damping

34.

How is the force on a wire calculated?

a)

F = mv^2/r

b)

F = p/BQ

c)

F = BILsin(θ)

d)

F = BILcos(θ)

35.

Which is true about Beta Plus radiation?

a)

It emits a Positron

b)

It emits and Electron

c)

It turns a proton into a neutron

d)

It turns a neutron into a proton

36.

What is true about an alpha particle?

a)

It's positive

b)

It's negative

c)

It's got 4 protons and 2 nuetrons

d)

It's a helium nucleus

37.

What is background radiation?

a)

The radiation that exists around us

b)

Radiation only from space

c)

Radiation from all decaying particles

d)

Radiation from rocks

38.

What is the decay constant?

a)

ln2 / half life

b)

half life / ln2

c)

The speed at which a substance decays

d)

The probability that a substance will decay

39.

What is true about this graph?

a)

The lines with the steeper gradients have a bigger decay constant

b)

The lines with the steeper gradients have a smaller decay constant

c)

The half life for these graphs are different but the decay constant is the same

d)

The green line will have twice as many atoms as dark blue over the same amount of time

40.

Which is the most stable element?

a)

Helium

b)

Uranium

c)

Carbon

d)

Iron

41.

How do we start fusion reactions?

a)

Heat up the atoms

b)

Heat up and pressurize the atoms

c)

Fire a neutron at the atoms

d)

Fire a proton at the atoms

42.

How do we start fission reactions?

a)

Heat up the atoms

b)

Heat up and pressurize the atoms

c)

Fire a neutron at the atoms

d)

Fire a proton at the atoms

43.

Which one of these pictures of proton-proton chain (Hydrogen Fusion) is correct?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

What is radioactive dating?

a)

Using two radioactive substances to create a reaction to produce energy

b)

Using two radioactive substances to create a new isotope

c)

Using a fraction of radioactive substance to it's decayed form to determine the age of an object

d)

Introducing a radioactive substance, with a different atomic mass and proton number, into a fission reactor to cause the reaction to slow down or speed up

45.

What is the name for the process of determining the age of an object by analysing the composition of it's radioactive substances?

a)

Nuclear Fractioning

b)

Radioactive Analysis

c)

Nuclear Age Analysis

d)

Radioactive Dating

46.

Which experiment found the structure of an atom?

a)

Alpha Particle Scatter Experiment

b)

Archimedes' Experiment

c)

Beta Particle Experiment

d)

Alpha Decay Experiment

47.

What are Quarks?

a)

Fundamental subatomic particles that make up everything

b)

Particles which make up hadrons

c)

A form of matter and antimatter

d)

The particles which make up things like protons, neutrons and electrons

48.

What is a Baryon?

a)

A particle made up of 2 or more quarks

b)

A particle made up of 2 quarks

c)

A particle made up of 3 quarks

d)

A particle made up of more than 1 quark

49.

What is a Meson?

a)

A particle made up of 2 or more quarks

b)

A particle made up of 2 quarks

c)

A particle made up of 3 quarks

d)

A particle made up of more than 1 quark

50.

What is the charge on the top row of quarks?

a)

-1/3

b)

-1

c)

-2/3

d)

+2/3

51.

What is the charge on the 2nd row of quarks?

a)

-1/3

b)

-1

c)

-2/3

d)

+2/3

52.

What is the charge on the 3rd row of quarks?

a)

-1/3

b)

-1

c)

-2/3

d)

+2/3

53.

Which of these are true?

a)

Strangeness is a value given to particles witch strange quarks

b)

Strange quarks have a value of -1

c)

Antistrange quarks have a value of +1

d)

Charm quarks have a strangeness of -1

54.

Which is correct for Beta - (minus) decay?

a)

Neutron --> Neutron + electron

b)

Proton --> Neutron + positron + electron neutrino

c)

Proton --> Neutron + electron neutrino

d)

Neutron --> Proton + electron

55.

Which is correct for Beta + (plus) decay?

a)

Neutron --> Neutron + electron

b)

Proton --> Neutron + positron + electron neutrino

c)

Proton --> Neutron + electron neutrino

d)

Neutron --> Proton + electron

56.

What is equivalent to 1u?

a)

1.6x10^-19

b)

6.022x10^23

c)

930MeV/C^2

d)

1.66x10^-27kg

57.

What is the point of the electric field in the cyclotron (or lineac)?

a)

To accelerate the particles

b)

To curve the particles out of the accelerator

c)

To curve the particles to stay in the accelerator

d)

To generate a single particle to be accelerated

58.

What is the point of the magnetic field in the cyclotron (or lineac)?

a)

To accelerate the particles

b)

To curve the particles out of the accelerator

c)

To curve the particles to stay in the accelerator

d)

To generate a single particle to be accelerated

59.

Why does the polarity change in the electric field of a cyclotron?

a)

To attract the charged particle to the next tube and repel it from the last

b)

To curve the charged particle in tighter circles

c)

To curve the charged particle in looser circles

d)

To slow the particle down

60.

Why do the lengths of the tubes in the lineac increase?

a)

As the speed of the particles increase

b)

The electron needs to spend more time in each tube

c)

The electron needs to spend the same amount of time in each tube

d)

The frequency of polarity change then doesn't need to increase

61.
The diagram shows a circuit involving a photoelectric cell. When UV light is shone onto the metal cathode, electrons are emitted establishing a photocurrent.
Which of the following changes could cause the photocurrent to stop?
a)
Increasing the potential difference of the power supply.
b)
Increasing the frequency of the UV light.
c)
Increasing the intensity of the UV light.
d)
Changing the metal surface to one with a smaller work function.
62.
Light of a single wavelength is incident on a metal.  Electrons are released. The intensity of the light is then increased.
Which of the following changes occur?
a)
Rate of electron emission: increase.
Energy of electrons: increase.
b)
Rate of electron emission: decrease.
Energy of electrons: no change.
c)
Rate of electron emission: decrease.
Energy of electrons: increase.
d)
Rate of electron emission: increase.
Energy of electrons: no change.
63.
Which statement about the photoelectric effect is correct?
a)
Electrons are emitted instantaneously.
b)
Electrons are not emitted below a certain wavelength.
c)
You can change the energy of the electrons by changing the intensity.
d)
Electron energy is independent of frequency.
64.
Light emitted from a laser has wavelength 350 nm.  Each pulse of light from the laser lasts for only 1.2 × 10–13 s.  The power delivered in a pulse is 8.0 × 104 W.  Calculate the number of photons in a single pulse.
a)
1.7 x 1010
b)
2.2 x 1011
c)
2.9 x 106
d)
6.7 x 1017
65.



(a)  

66.

What is the frequency of oscillation of the tube in the liquid?

(a)  

67.

Hubble’s Law states that the velocity of a galaxy is (a)   to it’s distance from Earth.

68.

How large is a Mega Parsec?

a)

3.04 x 10^17m

b)

3.04 x 10^17km

c)

3.08 x 10^22m

d)

3.08 x 10^16m

69.

In Hubble’s equation where V = Hd, what does V stand for?

a)

Proportionally Integral Velocity

b)

Recessional Velocity

c)

Exponential Logarithmic Velocity

d)

Subsequent Velocity

70.

What is the age of the universe?

a)

1/H

b)

1/2H

c)

2/H

d)

2/3H

71.

Which of these are not an example of a standard candle?

a)

The moon, on it’s reflective side

b)

The moon, on it’s dark side

c)

A supernova

d)

A distant luminous planet

72.

The principle of parallax states that the position of an object _______ as the position of the observer changes.

a)

Will only change randomly

b)

Will never change

c)

Changes relatively

d)

Appears to change