P1 - Energy for the Home

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OCR specification, physics higher tier.
Izzy Backhouse
Quiz by Izzy Backhouse, updated more than 1 year ago
Izzy Backhouse
Created by Izzy Backhouse over 9 years ago
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Question 1

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What colours on a thermogram represent hot temperatures?
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  • White
  • Blue
  • Yellow
  • Red
  • Black
  • Purple

Question 2

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Define: Temperature
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  • = a measurement of energy on an absolute scale.
  • = a measurement of the average kinetic energy of particles.
  • = total energy of all particles.

Question 3

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Thermal energy always flows from a hotter area to a cooler one.
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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What is the equation for specific heat capacity?
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  • energy / (mass x temperature change)
  • energy / mass

Question 5

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When a substance melts or solidifies there is no temperature change.
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  • True
  • False

Question 6

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The kinetic energy of particles increases at colder temperatures.
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  • True
  • False

Question 7

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What does arrow A on this graph showing changes of states represent?
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  • Melting
  • Boiling
  • Freezing
  • Condensing

Question 8

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What does arrow B on the graph showing the changes of state of water represent?
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  • Melting
  • Boiling
  • Freezing
  • Condensing

Question 9

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What are the 3 types of thermal transfer?
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  • Conduction
  • Radiation
  • Nuclear
  • Convection
  • Sun

Question 10

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Conduction can work in solids because the particles pass their energy to neighbouring particles.
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Warmer regions of a fluid are more dense than cooler regions of fluid.
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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What 2 surfaces are the best for absorbing and emitting radiation?
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  • Black
  • Shiny
  • White
  • Matt
  • Silver

Question 13

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Which of the options below are methods of insulation?
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  • Curtains and draught excluders
  • Cavity walls
  • Double glazing
  • Carpets and underfloor insulation
  • Reflective foil behind radiators

Question 14

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What is this a diagram showing?
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  • Energy flow
  • Wasted energy
  • Efficiency
  • Useful energy

Question 15

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The higher the efficiency the less energy is wasted.
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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If you put ice cubes in a glass, why do they melt?
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  • The ice cubes cool the surroundings.
  • The surroundings transfer heat to the ice cubes.
  • The ice cubes need to be kept in the freezer.

Question 17

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What is the definition of a wave?
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  • The transfer of energy without the transfer of matter.
  • The movement of energy through water.
  • The movement of particles in any surface/object.

Question 18

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The definition of a longitudinal wave is...
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  • ...when the displacement is perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
  • ...when the displacement is parallel to the direction of the wave.

Question 19

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Define: Frequency
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  • = the number of complete waves to pass a point in 1 second.
  • = the time taken for one wave to pass a point.

Question 20

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Light travels in straight lines.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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In the reflection of light, the angle of incidence is greater than the angle of reflection.
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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How does the speed of light change when it enters a denser material?
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  • It speeds up
  • It slows down
  • It doesn't change
  • It stops

Question 23

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In refraction, the emergent ray bends towards the normal.
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Define: Diffraction
Answer
  • = the bending of light.
  • = the bending of waves through a hole or around an obstacle.
  • = the trajectory of a wave.

Question 25

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Which of the 3 statements below are true about ionising waves?
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  • They have a severe effect on living tissue by killing cells or damaging DNA.
  • They are harmless to humans.
  • They have a short wavelength and high frequency.
  • They carry lots of energy.
  • They have a long wavelength and low frequency.

Question 26

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What is the order of the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum? (starting with highest frequency and shortest wavelength)
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  • X-Ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwaves, Gamma, Radio waves
  • Gamma, X-Ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwaves, Radio waves
  • Gamma, Ultraviolet, Visible, X-Ray, Infrared, Microwaves, Radio waves
  • Radio waves, Gamma, X-Ray, Visible, Infrared, Ultraviolet, Microwaves,

Question 27

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Which of the following are uses of gamma waves?
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  • Tanning Machines
  • Treating cancer
  • TV remote
  • Sterilising medical instruments
  • Seeing bones

Question 28

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Select the 3 properties off Infrared waves.
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  • They can burn human tissue by transferring their energy to our skin.
  • They are reflected by metal surfaces.
  • They can't penetrate materials such as plastic and glass.
  • They are harmless to humans.
  • They can pass through glass and plastic.

Question 29

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Infrared waves are absorbed by food during cooking.
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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How does a microwave oven cook food?
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  • The fan reflects waves from the turbine. They fill the oven and cook the food.
  • The fan reflects waves from the generator. They bounce off the walls and cook the food.
  • The fan reflects waves from the magnetron. They reflect off the walls and cook the food.

Question 31

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What is the critical angle of glass?
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  • 40 degrees
  • 41 degrees
  • 42 degrees

Question 32

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What is one benefit for patients when using an endoscope?
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  • Patients will have a quicker recovery time as the surgery is less intrusive so no risk of infection.
  • The operation hurts less.
  • The doctor doesn't have to use a knife.

Question 33

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What are the 2 methods that can be used for multiplexing?
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  • Different colours
  • Different sizes
  • Different times
  • Different divisions

Question 34

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An analogue signal varies continuously in amplitude and frequency.
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  • True
  • False
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