AQA GCSE Physics Paper 1 Foundation June 2018 question paper 8463/1F

Figure 1 shows a cyclist riding along a flat road.

Complete the sentence.

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chemical elastic potential gravitational potential kinetic

the cyclist increases.

The mass of the cyclist is 80 kg. The speed of the cyclist is 12 m/s.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the cyclist.

Use the equation: kinetic energy = 0.5 × mass × (speed)²

When the cyclist uses the brakes, the bicycle slows down.

This causes the temperature of the brake pads to increase by 50 °C. The mass of the brake pads is 0.040 kg. The specific heat capacity of the material of the brake pads is 480 J/kg °C.

Calculate the change in thermal energy of the brake pads.

Use the equation:

change in thermal energy = mass × specific heat capacity × temperature change

How is the internal energy of the particles in the brake pads affected by the increase in temperature?

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Figure 2 shows how the current through a filament lamp changes after the lamp is switched on.

The normal current through the filament lamp is 1.5 A.

For how many seconds is the current through the filament lamp greater than 1.5 A?

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Why might the filament inside a lamp melt when the lamp is first switched on?

The lamp is connected to a 24 V power supply. The current through the lamp is 1.5 A.

Calculate the power of the lamp.

Use the equation: power = potential difference × current

LED lamps are much more efficient than filament lamps.

What does this statement mean?

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Draw a diagram to show how 1.5 V cells should be connected together to give a potential difference of 4.5 V.

Use the correct circuit symbol for a cell.

A student built the circuit shown in Figure 3.

Calculate the total resistance of the circuit in Figure 3.

Use the equation:

The resistance of P is 3.5 Ω.

Calculate the resistance of Q.

The student connects the two resistors in Figure 3 in parallel.

What happens to the total resistance of the circuit?

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Give a reason for your answer.

A student wanted to determine the density of a small piece of rock.

Describe how the student could measure the volume of the piece of rock.

The volume of the piece of rock was 18.0 cm³.

The student measured the mass of the piece of rock as 48.6 g.

Calculate the density of the rock in g/cm³.

Use the equation:

Figure 4 shows the densities of different types of rock.

What is the most likely type of rock that the student had?

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Give one source of error that may have occurred when the student measured the volume of the rock.

How would the error you described in question 04.4 affect the measured volume of the rock?

Americium-241 ²⁴¹₉₅Am is an isotope of americium.

Which of the isotopes given in Table 1 is not an isotope of americium?

Give a reason for your answer.

Figure 5 shows how the number of americium-241 nuclei in a sample changes with time.

How many years does it take for the number of americium-241 nuclei to decrease from 10 000 to 5000?

What is the half-life of americium-241?

Nuclear power can be used to generate electricity through nuclear fission.

Figure 6 shows the process of nuclear fission.

Complete the sentences.

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gamma rays light rays proton neutron nucleus X-rays

Electromagnetic radiation is released in the form of.

The UK needs at least 25 000 000 kW of electrical power at any time.

A nuclear power station has an electrical power output of 2 400 000 kW

Calculate how many nuclear power stations are needed to provide 25 000 000 kW of electrical power.

State two environmental issues caused by generating electricity using nuclear power stations.

The UK currently generates a lot of electricity by burning natural gas. This process releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Figure 7 shows how the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has changed over the past 115 years.

Figure 8 shows how the global temperature has changed over the past 115 years.

Give one similarity and one difference between the data in Figure 7 and Figure 8.

The plug of an electrical appliance contains a fuse.

What is the correct circuit symbol for a fuse?

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The appliance is connected to the mains electrical supply. The mains potential difference is 230 V.

Calculate the energy transferred when 13 C of charge flows through the appliance.

Use the equation:

energy transferred = charge flow × potential difference

Figure 9 shows the structure of a fuse.

Write down the equation that links charge flow, current and time.

The fuse wire melts when 1.52 coulombs of charge flows through the fuse in 0.40 seconds.

Calculate the current at which the fuse wire melts.

The mass of the fuse wire is 0.00175 kg. The specific latent heat of fusion of the fuse wire is 205 000 J/kg.

Calculate the energy needed to melt the fuse wire.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet.

Figure 10 shows a hot water tank made of copper.

Figure 10

Copper has a higher thermal conductivity than most metals.

How does the rate of energy transfer through copper compare with the rate of energy transfer through most metals?

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The tank is insulated. When the water is hot, the immersion heater switches off.

Complete the sentences.

Compared to a tank with no insulation, the rate of energy transfer from the

for longer.

Figure 11 shows how temperature varies with time for water in a tank heated with an immersion heater.

Figure 12 shows how temperature varies with time for water in a tank heated with a solar panel.

Figure 11

Figure 12

Give one advantage and one disadvantage of heating the water using solar panels rather than an immersion heater.

Use only information from Figure 11 and Figure 12.

Advantage of solar panels

Disadvantage of solar panels

During one morning, a total of 4 070 000 J of energy is transferred from the electric immersion heater.

4 030 000 J of energy are transferred to the water.

Calculate the proportion of the total energy transferred to the water.

Write down the equation that links energy transferred, power and time.

The power output of the immersion heater is 5000 W.

Calculate the time taken for the immersion heater to transfer 4 070 000 J of energy.

Give the unit.

Figure 13 shows a lift inside a building.

Figure 13

The motor in the lift does 120 000 J of work in 8.0 seconds.

Calculate the power output of the motor in the lift.

Use the equation:

The power input to the motor is greater than the power output.

Tick two reasons why.

Figure 14 shows part of the circuit that operates the lift motor.

Figure 14

The lift can be operated using either of the two switches.

Explain why.

Write down the equation that links gravitational field strength, gravitational potential energy, height and mass.

The lift goes up 14 m. The total mass of the people in the lift is 280 kg.

gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg

Calculate the increase in gravitational potential energy of the people in the lift.

Give your answer to 2 significant figures.

Figure 15 shows a student walking on a carpet.

Figure 15

The student becomes negatively charged because of the friction between his socks and the carpet.

Explain why the friction causes the student to become charged.

The student’s head is represented by the sphere in Figure 16.

The student is negatively charged. The arrow shows part of the electric field around the student’s head.

Draw three more arrows on Figure 16 to complete the electric field pattern.

Figure 16

The negatively charged student touches a metal tap and receives an electric shock.

Explain why.

Some carpets have thin copper wires running through them. The student is less likely to receive an electric shock after walking on this type of carpet.

Suggest why.

A teacher used a Geiger-Muller tube and counter to measure the number of counts in 60 seconds for a radioactive rock.

The counter recorded 819 counts in 60 seconds. The background radiation count rate was 0.30 counts per second.

Calculate the count rate for the rock.

A householder is worried about the radiation emitted by the granite worktop in his kitchen.

1 kg of granite has an activity of 1250 Bq. The kitchen worktop has a mass of 180 kg.

Calculate the activity of the kitchen worktop in Bq.

The average total radiation dose per year in the UK is 2.0 millisieverts.

Table 2 shows the effects of radiation dose on the human body.

The average radiation dose from the granite worktop is 0.003 millisieverts per day.

Explain why the householder should not be concerned about his yearly radiation dose from the granite worktop.

One year is 365 days.

Bananas are a source of background radiation. Some people think that the unit of radiation dose should be changed from sieverts to Banana Equivalent Dose.

Suggest one reason why the Banana Equivalent Dose may help the public be more aware of radiation risks.

A student investigated how the resistance of a piece of nichrome wire varies with length.

Figure 17 shows part of the circuit the student used.

Figure 17

Complete Figure 17 by adding an ammeter and a voltmeter.

Use the correct circuit symbols.

Describe how the student would obtain the data needed for the investigation.

Your answer should include a risk assessment for one hazard in the investigation.

Why would switching off the circuit between readings have improved the accuracy of the student’s investigation?

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