Physics
GCSE Physics Daily Practice (Higher)
Instructions
- • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Draw diagrams in pencil.
- • Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
- • Do all rough work in this question paper. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
- • Show all your working out — marks may be awarded for correct working even if the answer is wrong.
Information
- • The total mark for this paper is 18.
- • The marks for each question are shown in brackets — use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
- • Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are where the quality of your written communication will be assessed.
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
A student drops a ball from 1.8m and measures that it bounces to 1.2m. (a) Calculate the GPE at 1.8m if the ball has mass 0.1 kg. (g = 10 N/kg) (b) Calculate the KE just before hitting the floor. (c) Calculate the efficiency of the bounce.
Two resistors of 6Ω and 3Ω are connected in parallel to a 6V supply. (a) Calculate the combined resistance. (b) Calculate the total current from the supply. (c) Calculate the current through each resistor.
Describe how a nuclear power station generates electricity. Include the energy transfers involved.
A car of mass 800 kg accelerates from 10 m/s to 30 m/s. (a) Calculate the change in kinetic energy. (b) If this takes 8 seconds, calculate the average power.
End of Questions
Total marks: 18