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1 In an experiment, a radio-controlled car takes 2.50 ± 0.05 s to travel 40.0 ± 0.1 m.

What is the car’s average speed and the uncertainty in this value?

A 16 ± 1 m s–1
B 16.0 ± 0.2 m s–1
C 16.0 ± 0.4 m s–1
D 16.00 ± 0.36 m s–1

2 What is the unit of power, expressed in SI base units?

A kg m 2 s–3 B kg m s–3 C kg m s–2 D kg m2 s–1

3 Which statement is incorrect by a factor of 100 or more?

A Atmospheric pressure is about 1 × 105 Pa.

B Light takes 5 × 102 s to reach us from the Sun.

C The frequency of ultra-violet light is 3 × 10 12 Hz.

D The life-span of a man is about 2 × 109 s.

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4 A cyclist is travelling due south with velocity u. The wind is blowing from the north-east with
velocity w.

cyclist wind

u w

The wind has a velocity v relative to the cyclist, where v = w – u.

Which vector diagram shows the magnitude and direction of velocity v?

A B C D

v v v
v

5 A student takes measurements of the current in a resistor of constant resistance and the potential
difference (p.d.) across it. The readings are then used to plot a graph of current against p.d.

There is a systematic error in the current readings.

How could this be identified from the graph?

A At least one anomalous data point can be identified.

B The data points are scattered about the straight line of best fit.
C The graph is a curve, not a straight line.
D The straight line graph does not pass through the origin.

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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

1 (a) Underline all the base quantities in the following list.

ampere charge current mass second temperature weight [2]

(b) The potential energy EP stored in a stretched wire is given by

EP = ½Cσ 2V

where C is a constant,
σ is the strain,
V is the volume of the wire.

Determine the SІ base units of C.

base units ...........................................................[3]

[Total: 5]
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2 A coin is made in the shape of a thin cylinder, as shown in Fig. 2.1.

diameter

thickness

Fig. 2.1

Fig. 2.2 shows the measurements made in order to determine the density ρ of the material used to
make the coin.

quantity measurement uncertainty

mass 9.6 g ± 0.5 g
thickness 2.00 mm ± 0.01 mm
diameter 22.1 mm ± 0.1 mm

Fig. 2.2

(a) Calculate the density ρ in kg m–3.

ρ = ...............................................kg m–3 [3]

(b) (i) Calculate the percentage uncertainty in ρ.

percentage uncertainty = ......................................................... [3]

(ii) State the value of ρ with its actual uncertainty.

ρ = ........................................................ ± ........................................... kg m–3 [1]

[Total: 7]
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3 (a) Two forces, with magnitudes 5.0 N and 12 N, act from the same point on an object.
Calculate the magnitude of the resultant force R for the forces acting

(i) in opposite directions,

R = ....................................................... N [1]

(ii) at right angles to each other.

R = ....................................................... N [1]

(b) An object X rests on a smooth horizontal surface. Two horizontal forces act on X as shown in
Fig. 3.1.

18 N

115°

X 55 N

Fig. 3.1 (not to scale)

A force of 55 N is applied to the right. A force of 18 N is applied at an angle of 115° to the

direction of the 55 N force.
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(i) Use the resolution of forces or a scale diagram to show that the magnitude of the resultant
force acting on X is 65 N.

[2]

(ii) Determine the angle between the resultant force and the 55 N force.

angle = ........................................................ ° [2]

(c) A third force of 80 N is now applied to X in the opposite direction to the resultant force in (b).

The mass of X is 2.7 kg.

Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of X.

acceleration = ..................................................m s–2 [3]

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