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Speciman Paper 1 Physics

This document outlines the examination details for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Physics and Science (Double Award) Sample Assessment Material, including instructions for candidates, useful formulae, and sample questions. It emphasizes the importance of reading questions carefully and provides guidance on how to fill out the examination paper. The document also includes specific questions related to physics concepts, circuit diagrams, and energy transfers.

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Speciman Paper 1 Physics

This document outlines the examination details for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Physics and Science (Double Award) Sample Assessment Material, including instructions for candidates, useful formulae, and sample questions. It emphasizes the importance of reading questions carefully and provides guidance on how to fill out the examination paper. The document also includes specific questions related to physics concepts, circuit diagrams, and energy transfers.

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Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate

information
Candidate surname Other names

Centre Candidate
Pearson Edexcel Number Number
International GCSE
(9-1)
Sample Assessment Material for first teaching September 2017

(Time: 2 hours) Paper Reference 4PH1/1P


4SD0/1P

Physics
Unit: 4PH1
Science (Double Award) 4SD0
Paper: 1P
You must have: Total
Calculator, ruler Marks

Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your
name, centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all
• Answer the questions in the spaces
provided – there may be more space
• questions.
than you need.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you
change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box
and then mark your new answer with a cross .
• Calculators may be used.

Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 110.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer
it. Write your answers neatly and in good English.
• Try to answer every
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
question.
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S60108A
©2017 Pearson Education Ltd.

1/1/1/1/
FORMULAE

You may find the following formulae useful.

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energy transferred = current × voltage × time E = I × V × t

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frequency 1 1
= f=
time T
period
W
power work P=
= done t
time P W
taken =
power t
= energy
transferred
time taken

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2π  orbital
orbital speed =
radius 2πr

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v= T
time period

(final speed)2 = (initial speed)2 + (2 × acceleration × distance moved)


v2 = u2 + (2 × a × s)

pressure × volume = p1 × V1 = p2 × V2
constant

pressure
temperatur = p1

p2 T 1
e constant
T2

Where necessary, assume the acceleration of free fall, g = 10 m/ s2.


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Answer LALquestions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1
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A resistor has a resistance of


(a)
6.0 kΩ. Which of these is the
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(1)
same as 6.0 kΩ?
A 0.000 006 Ω
B 0.006 Ω
C 6000 Ω
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D 6 000 000 Ω

(b) Which of these is the same as 5 × 10−3


seconds? (1)
A 5 microseconds
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B 5 mega seconds
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C 5 milliseconds
D 5 nanoseconds

(c) (i) State the difference between scalar quantities and vector
quantities. (2)
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(ii) The box lists some physical qua ntities.


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Three of these are scalar quantities

Draw a ring around each scalar


quantity.
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force mas weigh te eratur energ velocity


s t mp e y

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2 This question is about electromagnetic waves.

(a)

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Which of these is used by mobile phones to send
information? (1)

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A gamma rays
B microwaves
C ultraviolet rays
D X-rays

(b) Which of these is a harmful effect of


infrared? (1)
A can cause blindness
B can cause internal heating of the body
C can cause skin burns

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(c) Optical fibres can use visible light to send information.

(i) Which of these electromagnetic waves has a higher frequency than visible light?
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A infrared
B microwaves
C radio waves
D ultraviolet
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(ii) State the formula linking the speed, frequency and wavelength of
a wave. (1)

(iii) Visible light has a frequency of 4.5 × 1014 Hz.


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Calculate the wavelength of visible light in the optical


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fibre. [speed of light in optical fibres = 200 000


000 m/s] (3)
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wavelength =............................m

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3 The graph shows how the ing distance of a car on a dry level road depends on
stopp its initial speed.

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40

30
initia
l
spee
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m/s
20

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0
0 40 80 12 140
0
20 60 100

stopping distance in m

(a) Describe how the stopping distance changes with the initial speed of
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(b) Use the graph to determine the stopping distance for an initial speed of 45 m/s.
(1)

stopping distance =...........................m

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(c) When the road conditions are very wet the stopping distance
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(2)
distance may change.
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(d) Initially the car has energy in a kinetic store.

Describe the energy transfers taking place as the car is brought to a


stop by the brakes.
(2)
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(e) The stopping distance of a car travelling uphill is less than the stopping
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distance of a car with the same initial speed on a level road.


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Explain, using ideas of forces, why the stopping distance is less.


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4 The diagram shows a circuit built by a student containing four identical
lamps and three switches.

All the switches are shown open.

S1

S3

4
S2
1 3

(a) The table shows which t light when various switches are closed.
lamps emi
C om p lete the table by placing a tick () in the boxes to show which l a pms
emit light.

One row has been e for


odn you. (3)

Switche Lamps
S1
s S2 S3 1 2 3 4
1 CLOSE
D OPEN OPEN   
2 CLOSE OPEN CLOSE
D
CLOSE D
3 OPEN
D CLOSE
4 CLOSE
D CLOSE D

D CLOSE

D
(b) Add a
er to the circuit to sure the voltage of lamp
voltemt (2)
ema 2.

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(c) Add an ammeter to the circuit to measure the current in
lamp 4. (2)

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(d) The student changes the circuit by removing the switches
and some connecting wires.
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The diagram shows his new circuit.


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The voltage of each cell in the battery is 1.5


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V. The current in lamp 4 is 0.54 A.

(i) State the formula linking voltage, current and


resistance. (1)

(ii) Calculate the resistance of


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resistance =.............................Ω
(iii) State the voltage across
lamp 2. (1)
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voltage =.............................V

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5 A teacher has four rods tha t are identical except that each is made from
a different material .
(a)

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He paints 1 cm bands on the rods using a paint that changes colour when it

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is heated. The paint is red when cool but changes to clear at 47 °C.

1 cm

The teache r uses this apparatus to investigate the rate of c no d uction in


aluminium, copper, plastic and wood.

rod

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hot water

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(i) Describ how teacher should perform this
e You the d investigation. details of
(4)
shoul includ measurements taken.
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(ii) Explain what you expect the results of this investigation
to be. (3)
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(b) The teacher investigates convection in
water. The diagram shows his

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apparatus.

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purple crystal

glass tube

water

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heat

The teacher drops a small soluble purple crystal into the


tube. He then gently heats the tube as shown in the
diagram.
(i) Draw arrows on the diagram to show the movement (2)
of water.
(3)
(ii) Explain how convection occurs in the tube. AREA
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6 Place these astronomical objects in order of
size. (1)
(a)

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Milky Way

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Solar Su Universe
System n

smallest
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largest
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(b) Callisto is one of the moons of Jupiter.

Its orbital velocity is 8.204 km/s and it has an orbital period of

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16.69 days. Calculate the orbital radius of Callisto in km.

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orbital radius =.............................km

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(c) The table gives some data on two main sequence stars, X and Y.
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Star Star The Sun


X Y
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mass compared to the 1


Sun 0.7 15

Compare the evolutionary paths for Star X and


Star Y. (4)
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7 The graph shows how the velocity of a car varies with time during a journey.

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velocity in m/s B C
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A
6

2
D
0
5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 80
time in s
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
2

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10 E

(a) Describe the movement of the car during these


stages.

(i) A to B (2)

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(b) (i Calculate the acceleration of the car from O
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acceleration
=.............................m/s2
(ii) Calculate the distance travelled by the car from C to D.
(3)
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distance =.............................m
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(c) Later in the journey, the car accelerates at 3.0 m/s2 from a speed of 14
m/s to a speed of 22 m/s.
Calculate the distance travelled during this acceleration.
(3)
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8 A technician is provided with a radioactive source and three absorbers.

The technician thinks that the source emits alpha, beta and

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radiation.
gama She designs an investigation to confirm this.

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(a) The table lists three different materials.

Place ticks () in the boxes to show whether each material will absorb
each type of radiation.
(3)

Material Alph Bet Gamma


a a
paper

aluminium 2 mm

thick lead 2 cm

thick

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(b) Draw a labelled diagram to show how the technician should
set up her apparatus.

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(c) The technician wants to correct her results for background radiation.

(i)
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Which of these is a natural source of background


radiation? (1)
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A cosmic rays
B medical X-rays
C nuclear weapons testing
D waste from nuclear power stations
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9 A amn ufacturer of restaurant tables discovers that the steel support has been
contaminated with a small amount of

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polonium-209. Polonium-209 is one of many

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isotopes of polonium.

(a) State what is meant by the term


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Comp
lete the decay equation for polonium-
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209
Po α + Pb
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(e) The graph shows the decay curve for

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polonium-209.
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The density of the water is 1050 kg/m3.

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(i) State the formula for pressure

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(ii) Calculate the pressure difference as the submarine dives from


the water surface to a depth of 70 m.
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pressure difference =............................Pa

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(iii) Calculate the total pressure on the submarine at a depth

of 70 m. [atmospheric pressure = 1.0 × 105 Pa]


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total pressure =............................Pa

(b) On another dive, the submarine experiences a total pressure of 6.5


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(ii) Calculate the force on the outside of the hatch
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(c) The submarine undergoes tests in fresh water of density 1000 kg/m3.

Explain whether this has an effect on the total pressure when the
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Turn
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(b) A horizontal, current-carrying wire, PQ, is placed in the gap between the poles.

gap
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P Q

(i) There is a magnetic field in the gap between the magnet’s


poles. The current is from P to Q.
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(ii) Explain why this happens.

You may draw a diagram if this helps your


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