WORDBRIDGE INTERIM ASSESSMENT (ALP AS)

1 (a) State three pieces of evidence provided by the photoelectric effect for a
particulate nature of electromagnetic radiation.
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(b) (i) Briefly describe the concept of a photon.
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(ii) Explain how lines in the emission spectrum of gases at low pressure provide
evidence for discrete electron energy levels in atoms.
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............................. [2] (c) Three electron energy levels in atomic hydrogen are
represented in Fig. 1.1.

Fig. 1.1
The wavelengths of the spectral lines produced by electron transitions between
these three energy levels are 486 nm, 656 nm and 1880 nm.
(i) On Fig. 1.1, draw arrows to show the electron transitions between the energy
levels that would give rise to these wavelengths.
Label each arrow with the wavelength of the emitted photon. [3]
(ii) Calculate the maximum change in energy of an electron when making
transitions between these levels.
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2 (a) Explain what is meant by the diffraction of a wave.

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(b) (i) Outline briefly an experiment that may be used to demonstrate diffraction
of a transverse wave.

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(ii) Suggest how your experiment in (i) may be changed to demonstrate the
diffraction of a longitudinal wave.

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3 A potential divider circuit consists of two resistors of resistances P and Q, as
shown in Fig. 3.1.

Fig. 3.1
The battery has e.m.f. E and negligible internal resistance.
(a) Deduce that the potential difference V across the resistor of resistance P is
given by the expression

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(b) The resistances P and Q are 2000 and 5000 respectively.
A voltmeter is connected in parallel with the 2000 resistor and a thermistor is
connected in parallel with the 5000 resistor, as shown in Fig. 3.2.

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Fig. 3.2
The battery has e.m.f. 6.0 V. The voltmeter has infinite resistance.
(i) State and explain qualitatively the change in the reading of the voltmeter as
the temperature of the thermistor is raised.
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(ii) The voltmeter reads 3.6 V when the temperature of the thermistor is 19 oC.
Calculate the resistance of the thermistor at 19 oC.
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4. A laser emits light of wavelength 600 nm.
What is the distance, expressed as a number of wavelengths, travelled by the
light in one second?
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A. 5 108
B. 5 1011
C. 5 1014
D. 5 1017

5. The diagram shows two waves X and Y.

Wave X has amplitude 8 cm and frequency 100 Hz. What are the amplitude and
frequency of wave Y?

6. Light can exhibit all of the properties listed. Which property can sound not
exhibit?
A. interference
B. polarisation
C. refraction
D. total internal reflection
7. Which graph best represents the way the current I through a filament lamp
varies with the potential difference V across it?

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8. The diagram represents the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope displaying two

sound waves
labelled X and Y.

9. T is a microwave transmitter placed at a fixed distance from a flat reflecting

surface S.

A small microwave receiver is moved from T towards S and receives signals of

alternate maxima and minima of intensity. The distance between one maximum
and the next is 15 mm.
What is the frequency of the microwaves?
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A. 1.0 107Hz
B. 2.0 107Hz
C. 1.0 1010Hz
D. 2.0 1010Hz
*10. Which operation involves the greatest mean power?
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A. a car moving against a resistive force of 0.4 kN at a constant speed of 20 ms

B. a crane lifting a weight of 3 kN at a speed of 2m s1

C. a crane lifting a weight of 5 kN at a speed of 1m s1
D. a weight being pulled across a horizontal surface at a speed of 6 ms1 against
a frictional force of 1.5 kN
11. The diagram shows two loudspeakers producing sound waves that are in
phase.

As a student moves from X to Y, the intensity of the note she hears is alternately
loud and quiet.
The distance between adjacent loud and quiet regions may be reduced by
A. decreasing distance d.
B. increasing distance L.
C. decreasing the amplitude.
D. increasing the frequency.
12. The diagram shows a circuit containing three resistors in parallel.

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The battery has e.m.f. 12 V and negligible internal resistance. The ammeter
reading is 3.2 A.
What is the resistance of X?
A. 2.1
B. 4.6
C. 6.0
D. 15

*13. A stone is thrown upwards and follows a curved path.

Air resistance is negligible. Why does the path have this shape?
A. The stone has a constant horizontal velocity and constant vertical
acceleration.
B. The stone has a constant horizontal acceleration and constant vertical
velocity.
C. The stone has a constant upward acceleration followed by a constant
downward acceleration.
D. The stone has a constant upward velocity followed by a constant downward
velocity.

14. Complete the following table

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Electromagnetic
Wave

Wavelength

Frequency

Use

Gamma
X-ray
Ultraviolet
Visible Light
Infrared
Microwaves
TV and Radio
Waves
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(1 mark for neatness)

15. A boy throws a ball vertically upwards. It rises a maximum distance of 28.0 m
in 2.4 s.
(a) (i) Calculate the distance of the ball above the point of release 3.8 s after
it was thrown.
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(ii) State an assumption you have made.
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(b) The ball is caught by the boy.
Explain why moving his hands downwards as he catches the ball will reduce
the force that the ball applies to his hand. You may be awarded a mark for the
clarity of your answer.
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16. (a) The enlarged diagram shows a circular copper disc. It has a diameter of 30
mm and a thickness of 5.0 mm.

Show that the weight of the disc is about 0.3 N. (Density of copper = 8900 kg m3)
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(b) (i) State Newtons first law of motion.
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(ii) Two copper discs as described in part (a) of the question are placed on top
of one another as shown in the diagram below.

Figure 1 and Figure 2 are free-body force diagrams which show the resultant
upward and the resultant downward forces acting on the discs A and B
respectively. Label the magnitude of the forces P, Q, X and Y.

(iii) A force F forms a Newtons third law pair with the force Q.
State the following:
magnitude of F
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