Question 1
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What does the gradient on a distance time graph represent?
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velocity
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distance travelled
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momentum
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acceleration
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speed
Question 2
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What does gradient of the line on a velocity time graph represent?
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speed
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acceleration
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velocity
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distance travelled
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kinetic energy
Question 3
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The stopping distance of a vehicle is the equal to:
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the sum of the reaction time and the braking time
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the sum of the breaking distance and the distance travelled in during the reaction time
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the sum of the thinking distance the breaking time
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the sum of the thinking distance and the breaking distance
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the product of the breaking time and the thinking distance
Question 4
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the current potential difference graph for a resistor at a constant temperature is:
Question 5
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The greater the resistance, the __________ the current, for a component at a given _________.
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greater
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smaller
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altitude
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voltage
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charge
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resistance
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faster
Question 6
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For components connected in series:
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the total resistance is the sum of the resistance in all the components
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the P.D is the same across all the components
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the charge is constantly changing in all the components
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same current through each component
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the total current through the whole circuit is the sum of the currents through the separate components.
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the potential difference of the supply is the shared between the components
Question 7
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Mains electricity is a.c.
Question 8
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Mains electricity has a frequency of:
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60Hz
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70Hz
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80Hz
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50Hz
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230Hz
Question 9
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The units of charge are
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volts
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joules
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ampere
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watts
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kilowatts
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couloumbs
Question 10
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What comes directly after the main sequence of a star about the size of our sun?
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white dwarf
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black dwarf
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red super giant
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nebula
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red giant
Question 11
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One eventual outcome for a huge star is a black hole, what is the other?
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Supernova
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White dwarf
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Nebula
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Neutron star
Question 12
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The current through a resistor is inversely proportional to the potential difference across the resistor.
Question 13
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RCCBs operate by detecting a difference between:
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The temperature of the wire and its surroundings
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The resistance in the plug and in the appliance.
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The current in the live wire and the current in the neutral wire.
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The voltage in the live wire and the current in the neutral wire.
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The voltage in the live wire and the voltage in the neutral wire.
Question 14
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The frequency of Ultrasound is:
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20Hz to 20kHz
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20kHz to 200kHz
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20Hz to 200Hz
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20kHz+
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200kHz+
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2000kHz+
Question 15
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The equivalent of the retina in a camera is the film.
Question 16
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In an optical fibre cable, the light is totally internally reflected because the angle of incidence always remains:
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greater than the angle of refraction.
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the same.
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equal to the angle of refraction
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smaller than the angle of refraction.
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greater than the critical angle.
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equal to the critical angle.
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smaller than the critical angle.
Question 17
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If an object is turning, the clockwise moment must be exactly balanced to the anticlockwise moment.
Question 18
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In the motor effect, the size of the force can be increased by:
Question 19
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In a step up transformer the p.d across the secondary coil is greater than the p.d across the primary coil.
Question 20
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Switch mode transformers work at a _________ frequency