Huge selection of questions for the AQA P1 paper. Appropriate for Higher Tier and for Foundation. Keywords and information is taken from past papers, mark schemes and the specification.
Why, on average, do wind turbines operate at maximum power output for only 30% of the time?
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Because wind power is unreliable as the amount of wind at any given time is unpredictable, so they will not always be running at maximum efficiency.
Many of them are made poorly.
If they operated at 100%, they would break.
Pregunta 4
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Solids are difficult to compress because their particles are packed together tightly.
This is due to...
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strong forces of attraction
ionic bonds
large nucleuses
Pregunta 5
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Gases will spread to fill their container because...
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because of weak forces of attraction and particles being spread far apart
the particles have lots of energy
the particles don't have many electrons so are able to move freely
Pregunta 6
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Hannah puts uncooked biscuits into an oven.
What type of electromagnetic radiation makes biscuits turn brown?
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ultraviolet
infra red
ultrasound
Pregunta 7
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What does a frequency of 440 Hz mean?
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The sound wave compresses 440 times in a second
The sound wave compresses 440 times in an hour
The sound wave compresses 440 times in a minute
The sound wave moves at 440 miles per hour
Pregunta 8
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It is incredibly likely that a nuclear power station could have a nuclear disaster.
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True
False
Pregunta 9
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Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of replacing an old fridge with a new fridge?
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Cost
More energy efficient
Disposing of the old fridge is time consuming
Fridge goes to a landfill
Pregunta 10
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A copper block is placed into an emmersion heater. Energy is transferred through the copper block.
What is the name of the process by which this energy is transferred?
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Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Pregunta 11
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A student has a table of continuous data.
Suggest what type of graph the student should use.