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1 Chen makes a model of a musical instrument.
The model is shown in the diagram.
piece of elastic
block of wood
metal rods
Chen plucks the piece of elastic.
The instrument makes a sound with a quiet volume and a low pitch.
(a) Describe how the instrument makes a sound.
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(b) Chen stretches the piece of elastic so that it is tighter.
Chen plucks the piece of elastic with more force than before.
Describe the sound the instrument makes now.
[2]
(c) Chen replaces the piece of elastic with a thicker piece of elastic.
He plucks this thicker piece of elastic.
Describe the effect on the pitch of the sound the instrument makes.
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2 Yuri investigates the strength of different magnets.
In his first experiment he:
step 1 - puts a plastic bag around a magnet
step 2 - dips the magnet into iron powder
magnet
plastic bag
iron powder
step 3 - lifts the magnet out of the iron powder
magnet
plastic bag
iron powder attracted to magnet
step 4 - takes the magnet out of the plastic bag
step 5 - collects the iron powder that falls from the magnet
plastic bag
magnet
iron powder that falls from magnet
step 6 - measures the mass of the iron powder that falls from the magnet.
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He repeats the experiment three more times.
Each time he uses a different magnet.
Here are his results.
mass of iron powder that
magnet falls from the magnet
in g
W 1
X 3
Y 6
Z 4
(a) Yuri covers the magnet with a plastic bag before putting the magnet into the
iron powder.
Explain why.
[1]
(b) Write the letter of the strongest magnet.
[1]
(c) Complete the bar chart of the results.
5
mass of
iron powder 4
in g
3
0 magnet
W
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3 Blessy investigates model parachutes.
She:
drops each parachute from a height of 2 metres
measures the time it takes for each parachute to reach the ground.
She uses four different parachutes.
Each parachute is made from a different material but has the same surface area.
time to reach the ground
material
in s
cotton 2.4
nylon 2.1
paper 1.8
plastic 1.3
Look at the diagram of one of the parachutes falling towards the ground.
toy man
(a) Draw an arrow labelled W to show direction of the weight force on
the parachute. [1]
(b) Draw an arrow labelled A to show the air resistance acting on the parachute. [1]
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(c) Complete the sentence.
The least air resistance acts on the parachute made from . [1]
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(d) Bessy does one other experiment to show the percentage of gases in the air.
She uses a nylon parachute with a larger surface area than the other
parachutes.
Predict the time it takes this parachute to reach the ground.
s [1]
Hassan shows
80
70
60
50
percentage
40
of gases in air
30
20 B C D E
10
gas
0
A
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(a) Complete the sentences.
The gas with the highest percentage in the air is .
This gas has a percentage of 78%.
The gas with the next highest percentage in the air is B.
This gas has a percentage of %.
The difference in percentage between these two gases is %.
[2]
(b) Nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapour are all gases at
room temperature.
Write down the name of one other gas at room temperature.
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