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COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY
Higher Tier
Physics Paper 1H

Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler Question Mark
• a scientific calculator 1
• the Physics Equations Sheet (enclosed). 2
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Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 4
• Pencil should be used for drawing. 5
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
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• Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of TOTAL
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be
marked.
• In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.

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• The maximum mark for this paper is 70.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
• You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.

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0 1 Figure 1 shows a mobile phone with its battery removed. box

Figure 1

A student measured the potential difference across the battery and then put the
battery into the phone.

0 1 . 1 What is the equation linking current (I), potential difference (V) and resistance (R)?
[1 mark]
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I=VR

R=IV

V=IR

V = I2 R

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0 1 . 2 The current in the electronic circuit in the mobile phone was 0.12 A. box

The potential difference across the battery was 3.9 V.

Calculate the resistance of the electronic circuit in the mobile phone.

[3 marks]

Resistance = Ω

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0 1 . 3 Write down the equation which links energy (E), power (P) and time (t). box

[1 mark]

0 1 . 4 The battery was fully charged when it was put into the mobile phone.

The battery discharged when the mobile phone was switched on.

The average power output of the battery as it discharged was 0.46 watts.

The time taken to fully discharge the battery was 2500 minutes.

Calculate the energy transferred by the battery.

[3 marks]

Energy transferred = J

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The mobile phone includes a sensor to monitor the temperature of the battery. box

Figure 2 shows the circuit symbol for a component used in the sensor.

Figure 2

0 1 . 5 What component does the circuit symbol shown in Figure 2 represent?

[1 mark]

0 1 . 6 The temperature of the component in Figure 2 increases.

The potential difference across the component remains constant.

Explain what happens to the current in the component.

[2 marks]

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0 2 A radioactive source emits alpha, beta and gamma radiation. box

0 2 . 1 An alpha particle is the same as a helium nucleus.

How many times bigger is the radius of a helium atom than the radius of an
alpha particle?
[1 mark]
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Less than 100 times bigger

Exactly 5000 times bigger

More than 10 000 times bigger

0 2 . 2 Alpha particles can ionise atoms in the air.

What happens to an atom when it is ionised by an alpha particle?

[2 marks]
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A neutron in the atom becomes a proton.

The atom becomes a positive ion.

The atom gains a neutron.

The atom gains a proton.

The atom loses an electron.

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0 2 . 3 A spark detector is a device that can be used to detect alpha radiation. box

A spark detector works by alpha particles ionising atoms in the air near a wire mesh.

A large potential difference creates a spark when the air near the wire mesh
is ionised.

Suggest why a spark detector cannot detect beta radiation.

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0 2 . 4 A teacher wants to demonstrate that the radioactive source emits alpha, beta and box
gamma radiation.

Figure 3 shows the equipment the teacher has.

Figure 3

Describe a method the teacher could use.

[6 marks]

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0 3 Figure 4 shows a sailing boat crossing an ocean. box

Figure 4

There is a wind turbine on the boat.

0 3 . 1 The wind turbine generates electricity to charge a battery on the boat.

Name one other renewable energy resource that could be used on the boat to
generate electricity.
[1 mark]

0 3 . 2 The boat also has a generator that burns a fossil fuel.

The battery can be charged by either the wind turbine or the generator.

Give two reasons why this is useful.

[2 marks]

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0 3 . 3 Explain one environmental impact of using fossil fuels to generate electricity. box
[2 marks]

0 3 . 4 The kinetic energy of the boat is 81 kJ.

mass of boat = 8000 kg

Calculate the speed of the boat.

[4 marks]

Speed = m/s

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0 3 . 5 As the boat passes over a wave, the gravitational potential energy of the boat box

increases by 19 600 J.

mass of boat = 8000 kg

gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg

Calculate the change in height of the centre of mass of the boat as it passes over
the wave.
[3 marks]

Change in height = m 12

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0 4 A student determined the density of a cube made of bronze. box

The student used a balance to measure the mass of the bronze cube.

Figure 5 shows the balance before the cube was added.

Figure 5

0 4 . 1 What type of error is shown on the balance?

[1 mark]

0 4 . 2 How could the student get a correct value for the mass of the cube from the balance?
[1 mark]

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0 4 . 3 The student measured the length of the bronze cube using Vernier callipers and then box

using a micrometer.

Table 1 shows the results.

Table 1

Equipment Length in mm

Vernier callipers 20.1

Micrometer 20.14

Complete the sentence.

[1 mark]

The results in Table 1 show that the Vernier callipers and the micrometer have

a different .

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The student wanted to determine the density of a bronze coin. box

The student had several identical coins.

The volume of each coin was very small.

0 4 . 4 The student added water to a measuring cylinder.

Figure 6 shows the student reading the volume of water in the measuring cylinder.

Figure 6

Give two changes the student should make to increase the accuracy of the
volume measurement.
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0 4 . 5 Describe how the student could use a displacement method to determine an accurate box

value for the volume of a single coin.

[3 marks]

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0 4 . 6 Old penny coins were made from a disc of bronze. box

New penny coins are made from a disc of a different metal.

Figure 7 shows a disc of metal.

Figure 7

Table 2 shows information about the discs used to make each coin.

Table 2

Disc Mass in g Density in g/cm3 Thickness in cm

Old penny 3.6 8.9 0.16

New penny 3.6 X 0.17

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The discs used to make the old and the new coins have the same box

cross-sectional area.

Calculate value X in Table 2.

Give your answer to 2 significant figures.

The volume of a disc can be calculated using the equation:

volume of a disc = cross-sectional area × thickness

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Density (2 significant figures) = g/cm3 13

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0 5 A TENS machine uses an electrical current to relieve pain. box

Figure 8 shows the electrodes of a TENS machine connected across an ankle.

Figure 8

0 5 . 1 The maximum power of the TENS machine is 240 mW.

The potential difference across the battery in the TENS machine is 2.5 V.

Calculate the maximum current from the battery.

[4 marks]

Maximum current = A

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0 5 . 2 Figure 9 is a sketch graph showing how the potential difference across the electrodes box
varies with time.

Figure 9

A student concluded that there was an alternating potential difference across

the electrodes.

How does Figure 9 show that the student was not correct?
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Figure 10 shows a circuit the student built using the battery from the box

TENS machine.

Figure 10

The student recorded how the current in the resistor varied with the potential
difference across the resistor.

Figure 11 shows a sketch graph of the results.

Figure 11

0 5 . 3 What relationship does Figure 11 show?

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0 5 . 4 Figure 12 shows two more circuits that the student built using the battery from the box
TENS machine.

Figure 12

The resistors all have the same resistance.

Compare the readings on the voltmeter and ammeter in circuit A and circuit B.
[3 marks]

Voltmeter

Ammeter

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0 6 An air source heat pump transfers energy from the air outside a building to increase box
the temperature of the air inside the building.

Figure 13 shows an air source heat pump.

Figure 13

The compressor is connected to the mains electricity supply.

The pipe in the heat pump contains a substance called coolant.

In the evaporator, energy is transferred from the air outside the building to
the liquid coolant.

The temperature of the coolant increases and it evaporates.

0 6 . 1 Explain what happens to the internal energy of the coolant as its

temperature increases.
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0 6 . 2 What name is given to the energy needed to change the state of the liquid coolant? box

[1 mark]

0 6 . 3 What happens to the mass of the coolant as it evaporates and becomes

a vapour?
[1 mark]
Tick () one box.

Decreases

Stays the same

Increases

0 6 . 4 The compressor increases the density and temperature of the coolant vapour inside
the pipe.

Explain why the pressure in the pipe increases.

[2 marks]

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0 6 . 5 The condenser transfers energy from the coolant to the air in the building. box

When the total energy input to the heat pump system is 1560 kJ the temperature of
the air in the building increases from 11.6 °C to 22.1 °C.

The efficiency of the heat pump system is 87.5%.

The mass of the air inside the building is 125 kg.

Calculate the specific heat capacity of the air in the building.

Give your answer in standard form.

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Specific heat capacity (standard form) = J/kg °C

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0 6 . 6 The air in the building gains 400 J for every 100 J of energy transferred from the box

mains electricity supply to the compressor.

An advertisement claims that the heat pump system has an efficiency of 400%.

Explain why the advertisement is not correct.

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