5 marksFoundation
A kettle is connected to the 230 V mains supply. The current in the kettle is 8.0 A.
.1Calculate the power of the kettle.
[2 marks] .2The kettle is switched on for 3.0 minutes.
Calculate the energy transferred by the kettle.
[2 marks] .3Which energy store is increased usefully by the kettle?
[1 mark] 4 marksFoundation
A kettle heats 0.80 kg of water from 20 °C to 100 °C.
The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg °C.
.1Calculate the energy transferred to the water.
[3 marks] .2What is the internal energy of the water?
[1 mark] 5 marksFoundation
The graph shows a wave on a rope at one instant.
036912151821242730−3−2−1123Distance in cmDisplacement in cm
.1Which of these is a longitudinal wave?
[1 mark] .2Use the graph to determine the amplitude of the wave.
[1 mark] .3Use the graph to determine the wavelength of the wave.
[1 mark] .4Describe the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal wave.
[2 marks] 3 marksFoundation
Alpha, beta and gamma are three types of nuclear radiation.
.1Which type of radiation is the most penetrating?
[1 mark] .2Which type of radiation is made of two protons and two neutrons?
[1 mark] .3Give a material that stops beta radiation.
[1 mark] 5 marksFoundation
A student drops a ball of mass 0.20 kg from a height of 1.5 m.
Gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg.
.1Which energy store of the ball decreases as it falls?
[1 mark] .2Calculate the energy transferred from this store as the ball falls 1.5 m.
[2 marks] .3Assume all of this energy is transferred to the ball's kinetic store.
Calculate the speed of the ball just before it hits the ground.
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