AQA GCSE Physics Paper 1 Foundation June 2022 question paper 8463/1F

Figure 1 shows a boy bouncing on a trampoline.

The boy falls from the position in Figure 1 towards the trampoline.

Complete the sentences.

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As the boy lands on the trampoline, each spring stretches 0.015 m.

spring constant of each spring = 120 000 N/m

Calculate the energy stored by each spring.

Use the equation:

elastic potential energy = 0.5 spring constant (extension)²

There are 40 springs on the trampoline.

Calculate the total energy stored by the 40 springs when each spring is stretched by 0.015 m.

Use your answer from Question 01.2

The kinetic energy of the boy as he lands on the trampoline is 600 J.

The maximum kinetic energy of the boy after he bounces is 45% of his kinetic energy as he lands.

Calculate the maximum kinetic energy of the boy after he bounces.

Why is the kinetic energy of the boy after he bounces less than his kinetic energy as he lands?

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A girl ran to the top of some stairs.

Figure 2 shows the stairs.

The girl measured the height of the stairs.

What measuring instrument should she have used?

The height of the stairs was 1.7 m.

The mass of the girl was 50 kg.

gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg

Calculate the change in gravitational potential energy of the girl.

Use the equation:

gravitational potential energy = mass gravitational field strength height

A boy ran up the same stairs and did 1800 J of work.

The time it took the boy to run up the stairs was 1.44 s.

Calculate the power of the boy.

Use the equation:

Which stop-clock was used to measure the time the boy took to run up the stairs?

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Stop-clock A
Stop-clock B
Stop-clock C

The boy had a speed of 2.0 m/s at the top of the stairs.

The mass of the boy was 70 kg.

Calculate the kinetic energy of the boy at the top of the stairs.

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

Figure 3 shows a plastic rod being rubbed with a cloth.

The plastic rod becomes negatively charged.

Complete the sentences.

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Each answer may be used once, more than once or not at all.

What charge is left on the cloth?

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The negatively charged plastic rod is put near another negatively charged plastic rod that is hanging from a string.

Figure 4 shows the two rods.

What force is exerted on the two rods?

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Give a reason for your answer.

There is an electric field around any charged object.

Which diagram shows the electric field pattern around a negatively charged sphere?

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In which position do two charged spheres experience the greatest electrostatic force?

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Radioactive isotopes emit different types of nuclear radiation.

What does an alpha particle consist of?

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What is a beta particle?

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A krypton (Kr) nucleus decays into a rubidium (Rb) nucleus by emitting a beta particle.

What is the correct equation for this decay?

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Figure 5 shows an experiment to demonstrate how alpha, beta and gamma radiation penetrate different materials.

The experiment takes place in a vacuum.

Three different materials are used:

• a sheet of paper

• a 0.5 cm thick sheet of aluminium

a 10 cm block of lead.

Each material is placed one at a time between the radioactive source and the GM tube.

The GM tube and counter show whether the material has stopped the radiation.

Complete Table 1 to show how alpha, beta and gamma radiation penetrate the materials in Figure 5.

Use the words Yes and No.

Part of Table 1 has been completed for you.

Alpha, beta and gamma radiation have different ionising powers.

Draw one line from each radiation type to the correct ionising power.

Some sources of background radiation are natural and other sources are man-made.

Which of the following is a man-made source of background radiation?

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

A dental X-ray gives a patient a radiation dose of 0.005 millisieverts.

Calculate how many dental X-rays would be the same as the average background radiation dose per year.

A student determined the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water.

Figure 6 shows some of the equipment used.

The student measured a mass of water and put it into the beaker.

What measuring instrument should the student have used to measure the mass of the water?

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The power output of the heater stayed the same throughout the experiment.

What type of variable was the power output of the heater?

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The student turned on the heater and heated the water until it reached boiling point.

The student continued to heat the water so that it boiled for several minutes.

The mass of the water remaining in the beaker was measured again.

Give one way the beaker of boiling water could be moved safely to measure its new mass.

The mass of water that turned into steam was 0.0090 kg.

The heater transferred 25 200 J of energy to the water to turn it into steam.

Calculate the specific latent heat of vaporisation of water given by the student’s data.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet.

Choose the unit from the box.

What was a source of error in the student’s experiment?

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A hair dryer contains three heating elements.

Figure 7 shows the circuit diagram for the heating elements in the hair dryer.

In Figure 7 the heating elements are represented by resistor symbols.

Complete the sentence.

Which switch must always be closed for the hair dryer to work?

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Which switches must be closed for the hair dryer to work at maximum power output?

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Use the Physics Equations Sheet to answer questions 06.4 and 06.5.

Write down the equation which links energy transferred (E), power (P) and time (t).

The heating elements have a maximum power output of 1200 W.

The energy transferred to the heating elements to reach normal operating temperature is 3600 J.

Calculate the time taken for the heating elements to reach normal operating temperature at maximum power output.

The hair dryer has LEDs to indicate the power setting.

What is the circuit symbol for an LED?

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Figure 8 shows how electricity is supplied to consumers.

Electricity from the power station can be generated using renewable or non-renewable energy resources.

Complete Table 2 to show which energy resources are renewable and which are non-renewable.

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Transformers are used to make power transmission an efficient process.

Complete the sentences.

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Each answer may be used once, more than once or not at all.

decreases the.

transfer from the overhead transmission cables to the surroundings.

The step-down transformer decreases the

Use the Physics Equations Sheet to answer questions 07.3 and 07.4.

Write down the equation which links charge flow (Q), current (I) and time (t).

The town of Hornsdale in Australia has electricity supplied by a huge battery.

The battery supplies a current of 130 000 A.

Calculate the charge flow from the battery in 5 minutes.

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A student investigated the insulating properties of two different materials.

The same thickness of each material was used.

Figure 9 shows some of the equipment used by the student.

The student used two different types of thermometer to measure the temperature changes.

Figure 10 shows a reading on each thermometer.

What is the resolution of thermometer B ?

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Complete the sentence.

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thermometer B.

Figure 11 shows the results.

The mass of water used was 0.12 kg.

specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J/kg °C

Determine the total change in thermal energy of the water when Material X was used.

Use values from Figure 11.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet.

There is an anomalous result on Figure 11.

Draw a ring around the anomalous result.

Give two conclusions that can be made from Figure 11.

Another student investigated how the thickness of the insulation affected the rate of cooling of hot water.

Figure 12 shows some of the equipment used.

How would using thick insulation affect the rate of cooling of hot water compared with using thin insulation?

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Predict how using thick insulation would affect the temperature of the water after 10 minutes compared with using thin insulation.

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Figure 13 shows a large wind farm off the coast of the UK.

The mean power output of the wind farm is 696 MW, which is enough power for 580 000 homes.

Calculate the mean power needed for 1 home.

Give your answer in watts.

On one day the demand for electricity in the UK was 34 000 MW.

Suggest two reasons why wind power was not able to meet this demand.

Some of the energy from the wind used to rotate a wind turbine is wasted.

An engineer oils the mechanical parts of a wind turbine.

Explain how oiling would affect the efficiency of the wind turbine.

In most homes in the UK there are many different electrical devices.

Explain why people should be encouraged to use energy efficient electrical devices.

Figure 14 shows a rock found by a student on a beach.

To help identify the type of rock, the student took measurements to determine its density.

Describe a method the student could use to determine the density of the rock.

The student determined the density of the rock to be 2.55 ± 0.10 g/cm³.

What are the maximum and minimum values for the density of the rock?

Table 3 gives the density of five different types of rock.

Which two types of rock in Table 3 could be the type of rock the student had?

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The student only took one set of measurements to determine the density of the rock.

Explain why taking the measurements more than once may improve the accuracy of the density value.

An engineering company has invented pavement tiles that generate electricity as people walk on them.

Figure 15 shows someone walking on the pavement tiles.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet to answer questions 11.1 and 11.2.

What equation links current (I), potential difference (V) and power (P)?

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When a person walks on a tile, a potential difference of 40 V is induced across the tile.

The power output of the tile is 4.4 W.

Calculate the current in the tile.

Use the Physics Equations Sheet to answer questions 11.3 and 11.4.

What equation links efficiency, total power input and useful power output?

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The tiles are used to power LED lights in the pavement.

An LED light has a total power input of 4.0 W.

The efficiency of the LED light is 0.85

Calculate the useful power output of the LED light.