Chapter 1 Higher: 1 A Student Has The Following Equipment Available - Copper Wire, A Nail Made of Iron, A

End-of-chapter test
Chapter 1 Higher
1 A student has the following equipment available – copper wire, a nail made of iron, a
battery, and paperclips.
Explain in detail how the student can make an electromagnet and use it to separate a
mixture of small pieces of copper and iron.
In this question you get marks for how well your answer is written.
You will get marks for:
 spelling
 grammar
 organising your ideas and information clearly
 using key scientific words.
(6 marks)
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2 Here is a circuit diagram. Lamp X and lamp Y are identical.
a State what would happen to lamp X if lamp Y broke.
(1 mark)
b What is the link between the reading on ammeter A1 and the readings on ammeters A2
and A3?
(1 mark)
c The teacher says “Each lamp has a rating of 0.2 A”. Explain what this statement
means.
(2 marks)
3 a Describe what is meant by the term resistance.
(1 mark)
b Calculate the resistance of a lamp if the current through it is 0.4 A and the potential
difference across it is 8 V.
(3 marks)

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4 Toby was doing an investigation to see how the length of a piece of wire affected the
current going through it. He uses a battery, leads, crocodile clips, an ammeter, and
some wire.
a State the independent variable in this investigation.
(1 mark)
b State the dependent variable in this investigation.
(1 mark)
c State one way that Toby could make sure that the data is repeatable.
(1 mark)
d State one way Toby could make sure that the data is reproducible.
(1 mark)
5 Select the correct statement below.

A An electric field is the region around a magnet.
B A mass experiences a force when it is in an electric field.
C An electric field is a region where a charged particle experiences a force.
D There is an electric field at the centre of the Earth.
Correct statement: (1 mark)

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6 Look at the three circuits below.
You set up circuit A and look at the brightness of the bulb, the reading on the ammeter
and the reading on the voltmeter.
You set up circuit B, and compare it to circuit A. Then you set up circuit C and compare
it with A.
Complete the table using these words.
bigger smaller bright dimmer the same
In C compared to A it
In B compared to A it is…
is…
The brightness of the bulb

or bulbs
The reading on the

voltmeter
The reading on the

ammeter
(6 marks)
7 Melissa rubs two balloons on the same jumper and attaches each one to pieces of cotton
thread.
a Explain why each balloon becomes charged when Melissa rubs it on the jumper.
(2 marks)

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b Explain what will happen when Melissa holds the balloons up by the threads and
brings them together.
(2 marks)
c Explain why Melissa cannot charge a metal can by rubbing it on the jumper.
(2 marks)
8 There are very tiny electric motors in your mobile phone (to make it vibrate) and much
larger motors in your microwave oven (to make the turntable rotate).
a Describe two similarities between an electromagnet and a simple motor.
(2 marks)
b Describe two differences between an electromagnet and a motor.
(2 marks)
c Describe and explain what will happen if you increase the current in a motor.
(2 marks)
9 Ethan has two samples. The first sample is a conductor, and has a resistance of 2 kΩ.
1 kΩ = 1000 Ω
a Calculate the current in the conductor when the potential difference across it is 6 V.
(2 marks)

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b State and explain the current through the insulator when there is a potential
difference across it is 6 V.
(1 mark)
10 A student changes the current flowing in an electromagnet and measure the number of
paperclips that it picks up. The core of the electromagnet is iron. Here is a graph
showing her results.
a Draw a line of best fit on the graph. Label the line ‘Line A’. (2 marks)
The student doubles the number of coils on the electromagnet and repeats the
experiment.
b Draw a line on the graph to show where you expect the line of best fit to be now.
Label it ‘Line B’. (2 marks)
c Explain why the line is in the place you have drawn it.
(2 marks)
d The student replaces the core with a core made of aluminium.

Describe and explain the effect of this change on the position of Line A.
(2 marks)


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What are the key concepts being tested in the end-of-chapter questions?

What are the key concepts being tested in the end-of-chapter questions?

What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?

What factors affect the strength of an electromagnet?

End-of-chapter test

 organising your ideas and information clearly

 using key scientific words.

© Oxford University Press 2014 www.oxfordsecondary.co.uk/acknowledgements

2 Here is a circuit diagram. Lamp X and lamp Y are identical.

a State what would happen to lamp X if lamp Y broke.

3 a Describe what is meant by the term resistance.

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a State the independent variable in this investigation.

5 Select the correct statement below.

Correct statement: (1 mark)

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6 Look at the three circuits below.

bigger smaller bright dimmer the same

The brightness of the bulb

The reading on the

The reading on the

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a Describe two similarities between an electromagnet and a simple motor.

b Describe two differences between an electromagnet and a motor.

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d The student replaces the core with a core made of aluminium.

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