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A-LEVEL PHYSICS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Denisty it measured in what units?

a)

kgm3kgm^3

b)

kg2mkg^2m

c)

kgm3kgm^{-3}

d)

yardsinch\frac{yards}{inch}

2.

Which of the following are vector quantities? I. Work II. Displacement III. Acceleration IV. Electric field V. Magnetic induction

a)

I, II and III only

b)

II, III and IV only

c)

III, IV and V

d)

II, III, IV and only

3.

____________is a million times smaller than the thickest human hair

a)

Atom

b)

Cell

c)

Sand

d)

Compound

4.

When a quantity is raised to a power, you...

a)

multiply the percentage uncertainty by that power

b)

divide the percentage uncertainty by that power

c)

add the percentage uncertainty to that power

d)

multiply the absolute uncertainty by that power

5.

When you multiply or divide two quantities, you...

a)

add the percentage uncertainties

b)

subtract the percentage uncertainties

c)

add the absolute uncertainties

6.

When you add or subtract two quantities, you...

a)

add or subtract the uncertainty

b)

add or subtract the percentage uncertainty

c)

multiply the two percentage uncertainty

7.

Any measurement will have some ____________. This will come from variation in the data obtained and be subject to systematic or random effects. This can be estimated by considering the instruments and the method and will usually be expressed as a range such as 20 ± 2 °C.

a)

Error

b)

Precision

c)

Reproducibility

d)

Uncertainty

8.

A quality denoting the closeness of agreement (consistency) between values obtained by repeated measurement. It is influenced by random effects and can be expressed numerically.

a)

Repeatability

b)

Precision

c)

Uncertainty

d)

Resolution

9.

A measurement result is considered ________ if it is judged to be close to the true value. It is influenced by random and systematic errors.

a)

Precise

b)

Accurate

c)

An error

d)

Resolution

10.

The ∑0 baryon, composed of the quark combination uds, is produced through the strong interaction between a π+ meson and a neutron.


π+ + n → ∑0 + X


What is the quark composition of X?

a)

u s̅

b)

u d

c)

u d̅

d)

u d s̅

11.

Which answer does not give the correct force and exchange-particle combination?

a)

gravitational attraction: W boson

b)

electrostatic repulsion of electrons: virtual photon

c)

strong interaction: pion

d)

β decay: W boson

12.

Which answer shows the correct interactions experienced by a hadron or a lepton?

a)

Hadron: Strong = Yes. Weak = Yes

b)

Lepton: Strong = Yes. Weak = Yes

c)

Hadron: Strong = Yes. Weak = No

d)

Lepton: Strong = Yes. Weak = No

13.

Which of the following statements about muons is incorrect?

a)

A muon is a lepton.

b)

A muon has a greater mass than an electron.

c)

A muon is made up of a quark and an anti-quark

d)

A muon decays via the weak interaction

14.

Which particle is correctly described?

a)

neutron: baryon, ūd

b)

neutron: meson, udd

c)

proton: baryon, uud

d)

positive pion: meson, ūd

15.

Which statement concerning the forces between particles is incorrect?

a)

Leptons experience the weak interaction.

b)

Leptons experience the strong interaction.

c)

Hadrons experience the weak interaction.

d)

Hadrons experience the strong interaction.

16.

What of the following is a hadron of zero charge?

a)

neutrino

b)

photon

c)

proton

d)

neutron

17.

What is the quark structure for an anti-proton?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Which of the following is not made of quarks?

a)

kaon

b)

muon

c)

neutron

d)

pion

19.

If there are 146 neutrons in 238U, how many neutrons

are found in the nucleus of 235U?

a)

141

b)

143

c)

145

d)

147

20.

What is the number of neutrons in Cesium?

a)

55 neutrons

b)

76 neutrons

c)

84 neutrons

d)

106 neutrons

e)

139 neutrons

21.

What kind of force holds the nucleus together?

a)

Strong Nuclear Force

b)

Weak Nuclear Force

c)

Gravitational Force

d)

Electromagnetic Force

22.

Neutrons ......

a)

has positive electric charge with equal magnitude to that of an electron.

b)

has no net electric charge.

c)

has negative electric charge.

d)

orbiting the nucleus.

23.
What is the definition of an isotope?
a)
An atom with different electron number to proton number
b)
An atom with different proton number from neutron number
c)
An atom with different number of protons from the periodic table
d)
An atom with a different number of neutrons from the periodic table
24.
How many protons does gold atom have?
a)
197
b)
79
c)
118
d)
276
25.
Isotopes of the same element have different ____________. 
a)
 numbers of protons  
b)
numbers of electrons
c)
 symbols 
d)
numbers of neutrons