P5 Electricity
in the home
Exam-style questions
Name...................................................................... Class................... Date......................
0 1 . 1 Choose the correct frequency and potential difference (p.d.) of the
mains supply in the UK.
Tick one box.
frequency is 50 Hz and p.d. is 230 V
frequency is 60 Hz and p.d. is 250 V
frequency is 230 Hz and p.d. is 50 V
frequency is 230 Hz and p.d. is 60 V (1
mark)
0 1 . 2 Complete the following sentences about mains electricity.
Use words from the box once, more than once, or not at all.
brown blue green yellow direct neutral
safety live alternating earth
In the mains supply of electricity the current flows as
current.
The cable used to connect a toaster to the main supply contains
an earth wire, a wire and a
wire.
The earth wire is covered with green and
insulation. (4 marks)
0 2 . 1 The National Grid is a nationwide network of transformers and
cables.
Explain why a step-up transformer is used in the National Grid.
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P5 Electricity
in the home
Exam-style questions
Name...................................................................... Class................... Date......................
(3 marks)
0 2 . 2 People living in a village object to a plan for an electricity pylon to
be built on land near the village school.
Suggest one reason the people do not want the pylon to be built.
(1 mark)
0 3 . 1 Write down the equation that links energy transferred, charge flow, and
potential difference.
(1 mark)
0 3 . 2 A 12 V battery charger is used to re-charge an electric lawnmower.
Calculate the charge flowing through to the lawnmower when 216 J are
transferred. Give the unit for charge.
Charge: Unit: (4 marks)
0 3 . 3 A student investigated the power of another battery charger using
the equipment in Figure 1.
Figure 1
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P5 Electricity
in the home
Exam-style questions
Name...................................................................... Class................... Date......................
Describe how the equipment in Figure 1 can be used to find the
power of this battery charger.
(3 marks)
0 3 . 4 The student recorded the results of the investigation in Table 1
and plotted a graph of the results.
Table 1
Energy in J 0 1020 2012 2995 4008 5000
Time in s 0 10 20 30 40 50
Describe the relationship between the energy transferred and the
time and explain what the student’s graph would look like.
(3 marks)
0 4 The circuit diagram shows a 50 W heater connected to a four-cell
battery (Figure 2).
Figure 2
0 4 . 1 Calculate the potential difference of the battery. Each cell is 3.5 V.
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P5 Electricity
in the home
Exam-style questions
Name...................................................................... Class................... Date......................
Potential difference: V (2 marks)
0 4 . 2 Calculate the current flowing through the heater.
Use the equation:
power = potential difference × current
Current: A (3 marks)
0 4 . 3 Calculate the energy transferred to the heater when it is used for
10 minutes.
Energy transferred: J (4 marks)
0 4 . 4 A student investigated the energy being transferred using the
joulemeter (J).
The reading on the joulemeter was always 20 J lower than the calculated value.
Name the type of error in the investigation.
(1 mark)
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