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AQA GCSE Physics Unit 2

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Question 1

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What does the gradient on a distance-time graph represent?
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  • Speed
  • Acceleration
  • Distance travelled

Question 2

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Velocity of an object the speed of an object in a given direction
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  • True
  • False

Question 3

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What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph represent?
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  • Acceleration
  • Speed
  • Distance

Question 4

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Distance travelled by an object can be calculated from a distance-time graph
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  • True
  • False

Question 5

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What is newtons third law?
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  • Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
  • An object will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external force

Question 6

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The combined effect of all forces acting upon an object is called the...
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  • Resultant force
  • Drag force
  • Newton

Question 7

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If the resultant force on an object is zero it will...
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  • remain stationary
  • accelerate in the direction of the resultant force

Question 8

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If the resultant force on an object is not zero it will...
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  • remain stationary
  • accelerate in the direction of the resultant force

Question 9

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When a vehicle is driving at a steady speed the resistive forces balance the driving force
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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What are 3 things that could effect the drivers reaction time?
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  • Drugs
  • Tiredness
  • Alcohol
  • Shoe colour
  • Diet
  • Exercise

Question 11

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What happens when brakes are applied on a car...
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  • there is friction between the brakes and the wheel reducing the kinetic energy of the vehicle
  • the car speeds up
  • the friction between the brakes and wheels increase the kinetic energy of the car

Question 12

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The __________ an object moves through a fluid the __________ the frictional force that acts on it
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  • Faster, slower
  • Faster, greater
  • Slower, greater

Question 13

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when the resultant force of an object is zero it will move at its terminal velocity
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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What might a force being applied to an object cause?
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  • stretching or squashing
  • Changing its shape
  • Changing its volume
  • Changing its colour

Question 15

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An elastic object can't recover its original shape when stretched
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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The extension of an elastic object is directly proportional to...
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  • The force applied
  • The mass of the object
  • The length of spring

Question 17

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When a force causes an object to move through a distance work is done
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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In a closed system the total momentum before an event is _______ to the total momentum after an event, what is this called?
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  • Equal, Conservation of momentum
  • More, conservation of momentum
  • Equal, conservation of minstrels

Question 19

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Which type of materials rub together to become electrically charged?
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  • Metal
  • Reactive
  • Insulating
  • Conductor

Question 20

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Losing electrons means a material becomes...
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  • Negatively charged
  • Positively charged

Question 21

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If two objects have the same charge will they repel or attract each other?
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  • Repel
  • Attract

Question 22

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What is the electrical symbol for a diode?
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Question 23

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which is the current-potential difference graph?
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Question 24

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which graph shows the current flowing through a diode?
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Question 25

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Is the potential difference in a series or parallel circuit the same across each component?
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  • Series
  • Parallel

Question 26

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Is the current in a series or parallel circuit the same across each component?
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  • series
  • parallel

Question 27

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The current through a resistor is directly proportional to the potential difference across the resistor
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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Resistance of an LDR increases as the light intensity increases
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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What is the a.c. supply in the UK?
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  • 230V
  • 230Hz
  • 230

Question 30

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What colour is the live wire?
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  • blue
  • yellow and green
  • brown

Question 31

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What colour is the neutral wire?
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  • brown
  • yellow and green
  • blue

Question 32

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If the current in a fuse wire gets too high the fuse will melt breaking the circuit
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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when an electrical charge flows through a resistor so it cools
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  • True
  • False

Question 34

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what is in the nucleus of an atom?
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  • Protons and neutrons
  • Electrons and neutrons
  • Electrons and protons

Question 35

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What is the relative charge of a proton?
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  • +1
  • 0
  • -1

Question 36

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electrons have a relative mass of 0.005
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  • True
  • False

Question 37

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Which rays are most penetrating?
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  • Alpha
  • Beta
  • Gamma

Question 38

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Which type of radiation isnt deflected by both electric and magnetic fields?
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  • Alpha
  • Beta
  • Gamma

Question 39

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Half life is the time taken for the number of unstable nuclei in a sample to halve
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  • True
  • False

Question 40

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What are the two fissionable substances?
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  • plutonium 239 and uranium 265
  • plutonium 239 and uranium 235

Question 41

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The nucleus undergoing fission splits into 2 smaller nuclei and two or three whats are released?
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  • nuclei
  • electrons
  • neutrons

Question 42

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Fusion is the joining of two _____?
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  • Neutrons
  • Electrons
  • Nuclei

Question 43

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Stars form when what from space is pulled together?
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  • planets and dust
  • dust and rocks
  • gas and dust

Question 44

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During the main sequence period of its life cycle the star is stable as the forces are balanced
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  • True
  • False
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