Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
PHYSICS 0625/42
Paper 4 Theory (Extended) February/March 2016
1 hour 15 minutes
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1 A driving instructor gives a student a sudden order to stop the car in the shortest possible time.
Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph of the motion of the car from the moment the order is given.
30
speed
m/s
20
10
0
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0
time t / s
Fig. 1.1
18m/s
speed = ...........................................................[1]
(ii) Suggest why the car continues to travel at this speed for 0.9 s.
.......................................................................................................................................[1]
(b) Calculate
a v
=
u -
7
18
=
= 5.8m/SE
3.1
5.8m/s=
deceleration = ...........................................................[2]
1840.9 0.5x3.1x18 +
4HM
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distance = ...........................................................[3]
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(c) Describe and explain a danger to a driver of not wearing a safety belt during a sudden stop.
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2 Fig. 2.1 shows a hammer being used to drive a nail into a piece of wood.
hammer head
nail
wood
Fig. 2.1
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015480
=
= 1.2N
1.2N
change in momentum = ...........................................................[2]
12N 1.2A
impulse = ...........................................................[1]
(c) Calculate the average force between the hammer and the nail.
F mv mu
=
-
SOON
average force = ...........................................................[2]
1.2/00015
=
SOON
=
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3 (a) (i) On Fig. 3.1, draw a graph of extension against load for a spring which obeys Hooke’s law.
[1]
extension
0
0 load
Fig. 3.1
(ii) State the word used to describe the energy stored in a spring that has been stretched or
compressed.
elastic energy
.......................................................................................................................................[1]
(b) Fig. 3.2 shows a model train, travelling at speed v, approaching a buffer.
model train
buffer
spring
Fig. 3.2
The train, of mass 2.5 kg, is stopped by compressing a spring in the buffer. After the train has
stopped, the energy stored in the spring is 0.48 J.
1/zmv2
0.542.5 x v== 0.48
12 0.48/0.5 1.5
x
=
0.62MIS
v = ...........................................................[4]
= [Total: 6]
v 0.384
v 062m/S
=
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Tick the box next to those resources for which the Sun is also the source of energy.
W coal
geothermal
V hydroelectric
nuclear
wind [2]
(b) Fig. 4.1 shows a solar water-heating panel on the roof of a house.
copper tubes,
painted black
roof
Fig. 4.1
Cold water flows into the copper tubes, which are heated by solar radiation. Hot water flows
out of the tubes and is stored in a tank.
(i) Explain why the tubes are made of copper and are painted black.
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(ii) In 5.0 s, 0.019 kg of water flows through the tubes. The temperature of the water increases
from 20 °C to 72 °C. The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J / (kg °C).
72 -
20 =
52%
0.010x4200x52
=
41886
m
41886
co
70
100x100
=
= 12000
1200n
power = ...........................................................[2]
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5 (a) A student carries out an experiment to find the relationship between the pressure p and the
volume V of a fixed mass of gas. The table contains four of her sets of measurements.
(i) Use the data in the table to suggest the relationship between the pressure and the
volume in this experiment. Explain how you reach your conclusion.
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(ii) State the property of the gas, apart from the mass, that remains constant during the
experiment.
temperature
.......................................................................................................................................[1]
(b) A lake is 5.0 m deep. The density of the water is 1000 kg / m3.
(i) Calculate the pressure at the bottom of the lake due to this depth of water.
p 1dg
=
5 x 10 x 1006
=
50000P9 50000 Pa
pressure = ...........................................................[2]
(ii) A bubble of gas escapes from the mud at the bottom of the lake and rises to the surface.
Place one tick in each row of the table to indicate what happens to the volume, the mass
and the density of the gas in the bubble. Assume that no gas or water vapour enters or
leaves the bubble.
volume of bubble ⑤
[2]
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6 (a) Fig. 6.1 represents the waveform of a sound wave. The wave is travelling at constant speed.
X
displacement
of particles
1
distance
along wave
Fig. 6.1
1. label with the letter X the marked distance corresponding to the amplitude of the
wave, [1]
2. label with the letter Y the marked distance corresponding to the wavelength of the
wave. [1]
(ii) State what happens to the amplitude and the wavelength of the wave if
increases
amplitude ...................................................................................................................
decreases
wavelength .................................................................................................................
[1]
(b) A ship uses pulses of sound to measure the depth of the sea beneath the ship. A sound pulse
is transmitted into the sea and the echo from the sea-bed is received after 54 ms. The speed
of sound in seawater is 1500 m / s.
d
10.854
=
40m
m
=
co
40N
depth = ...........................................................[3]
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refraction occurs
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(b) Fig. 7.1 shows a ray of light, travelling in air, incident on a glass prism.
60°
30°
Fig. 7.1
(i) The speed of light in air is 3.0 × 108 m / s. Its speed in the glass is 2.0 × 108 m / s.
3.0x108
20x108
=
1.5 1.5M)
refractive index = ...........................................................[2]
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(ii) Show that the critical angle for the glass-air boundary is 42°.
sinc 1/B =
c
=
428
[1]
(iii) On Fig. 7.1, draw carefully, without calculation, the continuation of the ray through the
prism and into the air. [3]
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8 (a) Fig. 8.1 shows 3 lamps and a fuse connected to a power supply.
220 V
Fig. 8.1
The e.m.f. of the supply is 220 V. Each lamp is labelled 220 V, 40 W. The rating of the fuse is
2.0 A.
Calculate
P 10
=
40/220
=
018A
=
0.18 A
current = ...........................................................[2]
(3X0.18) 0.34A
=
0.54A
current = ...........................................................[1]
(iii) the total number of lamps, all in parallel, that could be connected without blowing the
fuse.
210.182
10.49
=
11 lamps
number = ...........................................................[2]
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(b) After a very long period of use, the wire filament of one of the lamps becomes thinner.
(i) Underline the effect of this change on the resistance of the filament.
(ii) State and explain the effect of this change on the power of the lamp.
resistance increases
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(ii) Fig. 9.1 shows a pair of oppositely-charged horizontal metal plates with the top plate
positive.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
↓ ++ +
– – – – – – – – – – – – –
Fig. 9.1
Draw lines on Fig. 9.1 to represent this uniform field. Add arrows to these lines to show
the direction of the field. [3]
(b) Fig. 9.2 shows a very small negatively-charged oil drop in the air between a pair of oppositely
charged horizontal metal plates. The oil drop does not move up or down.
oil drop
–
Fig. 9.2
(i) Suggest, in terms of forces, why the oil drop does not move up or down.
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(ii) Without losing any of its charge, the oil drop begins to evaporate.
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10 (a) An iodine isotope 53 I decays by β-emission to an isotope of xenon (Xe).
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(i) State the number of each type of particle in a neutral atom of 53 I.
(ii) State the symbol, in nuclide notation, for the xenon nucleus.
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A radioactive sample has a half-life of 50 minutes. The sample is placed at a fixed distance
from a detector. The detector measures an initial count rate from the sample, including
background, of 310 counts / min.
On Fig. 10.1, plot suitable points and draw a graph of the count rate from the sample,
corrected for background, as it changes with time.
300
corrected
count rate
counts / min
200
100
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
time / min
Fig. 10.1
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11 (a) (i) Fig. 11.1 shows the symbol for a logic gate and its truth table.
Fig. 11.1
(ii) Complete the truth table for the logic gate shown in Fig. 11.2.
Fig. 11.2
[2]
(b) Fig. 11.3 shows the system of logic gates used to ensure the security of the strongroom of a
bank.
A
B D
C
E
Fig. 11.3
The strongroom door will only open when the output F is logic 1.
Complete the table to show the logic states at A, B, C, D and E when the strongroom door
can be opened.
1
[3]
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