P1 Conservation and
dissipation of energy
Exam-style questions
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0 1 A student investigates the amount of energy wasted in four different lamps.
She uses the equipment shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1
0 1 . 1 Plan an investigation to find out how much the lamp affects the
temperature of the surroundings in 5 minutes. The first step has
been given.
1 Set up the apparatus using lamp 1 and take the starting temperature.
(3 marks)
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0 1 . 2 Explain why it is important to measure the height of the lamp above the
thermometer.
(1 mark)
0 1 . 3 Give the resolution of the °C thermometer.
(1 mark)
0 1 . 4 Lamp 2 transfers a total of 18 000J of energy. 13 320 J of energy is
transferred usefully.
Calculate the efficiency of Lamp 2.
(3 marks)
0 1 . 5 Describe what happens to the non-useful energy from Lamp 2.
(1 mark)
0 2 Compare the use of an electric bicycle with a normal bicycle used
to cycle a 5 km uphill route. The cyclist does not pedal when using
the electric bike to cycle uphill.
Information about the two bikes is given in Table 1.
Table 1
Information Electric bicycle Ordinary bicycle
power of the motor 350 W no motor
force used to drive the
50 N 47 N
bicycle forward
weight of bicycle 190 N 120 N
battery life 25 minutes no battery
time to travel 5 km 12 minutes 13 minutes
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dissipation of energy
Exam-style questions
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Your answer should contain descriptions of work done, energy
transfers, and power.
(6 marks)
0 3 A large drill is used to make a hole through rocks in the Earth’s
surface to extract oil.
0 3 . 1 Suggest why the drill is water-cooled as it moves through the
rocks.
(1 mark)
0 3 . 2 Write down the equation that links gravitational potential energy,
mass, gravitational field strength, and height.
(1 mark)
0 3 . 3 The gravitational potential energy of an object lifted 16 m above
the surface of the rocks is 320 J.
Calculate the mass of this object.
Gravitational field strength, g is 10 N/kg
Mass: kg (3 marks)
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0 3 . 4 Write down the equation that links speed, energy, and mass
(1 mark)
0 3 . 5 Calculate the velocity of the 2 kg mass just before it hits the rocks
when it is dropped from a height of 16 m above the surface of the
rocks. Give the unit.
Velocity: Unit: (4 marks)
0 3 . 6 Identify one assumption that you made when you did this calculation.
(1 mark)
0 4 A charity organises a bungee jump off a bridge. The rope used in the
bungee jump is elastic.
Before anyone can jump, the rope has to be tested.
0 4 . 1 Why is the bungee jump rope tested using more than twice the
maximum possible weight of a person?
(1 mark)
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0 4 . 2 Calculate the new length of a 7.6 m abseiling rope when 4.8 102 J of
elastic potential energy are stored in the stretched rope.
Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
The spring constant of the rope is 9.0 102 N/m
Use the correct equation from the Physics Equation Sheet.
Length: m (3 marks)
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