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AQA GCSE Physics Foundation Tier Paper 2
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Q01.1Easy1 mark
A group of stars is called a galaxy. What is the name of our galaxy?
Q01.2Easy1 mark
The Sun is one of the stars in our galaxy. What was the Sun originally formed from?
Q01.3Easy1 mark
Which of the following forces was involved in the formation of the Sun?
Q01.4Easy1 mark
Stars produce light because they release energy. Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box.
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The process which releases energy inside stars is __________.
Q01.5Easy1 mark
Visible light and infrared radiation travel from the Sun to the Earth. Which statement describes the time taken for visible light and infrared radiation to travel from the Sun to the Earth?
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Free to browse · no sign-up requiredQ01.1A group of stars is called a galaxy. What is the name of our galaxy?EasyQ01.2The Sun is one of the stars in our galaxy. What was the Sun originally formed from?EasyQ01.3Which of the following forces was involved in the formation of the Sun?EasyQ01.4Stars produce light because they release energy. Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box.
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...EasyQ01.5Visible light and infrared radiation travel from the Sun to the Earth. Which statement describes the time taken for v...EasyQ01.6Infrared radiation has a longer wavelength than visible light. Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box....EasyQ01.7The Sun and the Earth both emit infrared radiation. How does the rate of infrared radiation emitted by the Sun compar...MediumQ02.1Some metals are magnetic and others are non-magnetic. Which of the following metals is magnetic?EasyQ02.2Figure 1 shows magnetic field lines around a bar magnet. The circles represent plotting compasses. Draw one arrow in ...MediumQ02.3Figure 2 shows magnetic field lines around a bar magnet. Which letter shows where the magnetic field is strongest?EasyQ02.4Figure 3 shows the magnetic field lines between two bar magnets. Which diagram shows how the magnets are arranged in ...EasyQ02.5A teacher demonstrates how a current in a wire creates a magnetic field around the wire. Figure 4 shows the wire pass...MediumQ02.6The teacher decreases the current in the wire. How does the strength of the magnetic field around the wire change?EasyQ02.7The teacher reverses the direction of the current in the wire. What happens to the magnetic field around the wire?EasyQ03.1A student investigated how changing the mass of a trolley affects the acceleration of the trolley. Figure 5 shows som...EasyQ03.2.1The force pulling on the trolley was increased so that the trolley accelerated. The force was then kept constant and ...EasyQ03.2.2Which of these is the dependent variable?EasyQ03.3For one of the masses put on the trolley, the student recorded three values of acceleration:
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1.58 m/s², ...EasyQ03.4Figure 6 shows some of the results. Describe the relationship shown in Figure 6.EasyQ03.5When the total mass of the trolley was 1.5 kg, the acceleration of the trolley was 0.62 m/s².
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Calcul...EasyQ04.1Figure 7 represents a transverse wave. Which arrow represents the amplitude of the wave?EasyQ04.2Which arrow represents the wavelength of the wave?EasyQ04.3A wave has a frequency of 5000 Hz.
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Calculate the period of the wave.
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Use the equation:
...EasyQ04.4Give one example of a transverse wave that can travel through a vacuum.EasyQ04.5Figure 8 represents a longitudinal wave. Which point is at the centre of a rarefaction?EasyQ04.6A sound wave has a frequency of 750 Hz.
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speed of sound in air = 330 m/s
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Calculate the w...EasyQ04.7Describe a method that could be used to determine the speed of sound in air.MediumQ04.8When a sound wave moves from air into water, the speed of the wave increases. The frequency of the sound wave does no...EasyQ05.1.1Some quantities are scalar quantities and others are vector quantities. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?EasyQ05.1.2Which of the following is another scalar quantity?EasyQ05.2A person has been for a walk. Figure 9 shows the distance-time graph for the walk. What was the total distance walked...EasyQ05.3Calculate the average speed of the person during the 2000 seconds. Use your answer to Question 05.2.
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Use...EasyQ05.4Which section of Figure 9 shows the person walking the slowest? Give a reason for your answer.MediumQ05.5The person walked slowest when going up some steps. Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box.
<br><b...EasyQ05.6On another day, the person ran the same route. What is a typical speed for a person running?EasyQ06.1Figure 10 shows the wavelengths of some types of electromagnetic radiation. Suggest one piece of equipment that can b...EasyQ06.2Which of the following values is a wavelength of red light?EasyQ06.3The eyes of a bee can detect electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between 300 nm and 600 nm. Give two ways the ...MediumQ06.4.1Complete the sentences. Choose the answers from the box.
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When sunlight shines on a red flower, the r...EasyQ06.4.2All other colours of light shining on the red flower are __________.EasyQ06.5A gardener looks at a red flower through a green filter. How does the flower appear to the gardener?MediumQ06.6The leaves of the plant reflect light. The leaves have a rough surface. What type of reflection happens at the leaf s...EasyQ07.1A swimming pool is being filled with water. Calculate the weight of the water in the swimming pool when the mass of t...EasyQ07.2When the swimming pool is full, the weight of the water is 1 960 000 N. The bottom of the swimming pool has an area o...MediumQ07.3There is a force acting on the side of the swimming pool because of the water pressure. Figure 11 shows the side of t...EasyQ07.4A child is swimming in the pool. The velocity of the child is 0.70 m/s. The child then accelerates for 5.0 s, reachin...EasyQ07.5Figure 12 shows a diving board at the side of the swimming pool. The original length of the spring is 0.84 m. When th...EasyQ07.7The force applied to the spring by the weight of the child is 336 N. The change in length of the spring is 0.21 m.
...MediumQ07.8The child steps off the diving board and falls into the swimming pool. The initial velocity of the child is 0 m/s.
...HardQ08.1A student investigated the refraction of light by a glass block. Figure 13 shows the protractor used to measure the a...EasyQ08.2Describe a method the student could have used to obtain the data in Table 1. You may include a labelled diagram.
...HardQ08.3The student measured the angles of refraction for two additional angles of incidence. Table 2 shows the additional re...MediumQ08.4How does Figure 14 show that the angle of refraction is not directly proportional to the angle of incidence?EasyQ08.5Figure 16 shows a ray of light incident on the reflective surface. Complete Figure 16 to show the reflected ray of li...MediumQ08.6Rays of light pass through the transparent cover of the headlight. Which diagram shows how a ray of light passes thro...MediumQ09.1Figure 17 shows a young child using a baby walker. The child is standing still. What is the resultant vertical force ...MediumQ09.2Use the Physics Equations Sheet to answer questions 09.2 and 09.3.
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Write down the equation which lin...EasyQ09.3The child pushed the baby walker 2.8 m across a horizontal floor. The work done by the child was 35 J.
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...MediumQ09.4The child pushed the baby walker from a carpet onto a hard floor. The child applied the same horizontal force to the ...MediumQ09.5There are some toy gears on the front of the baby walker. The child applies a force to gear A. This causes a moment a...EasyQ09.6The child applies a force of 2.0 N on gear A. The perpendicular distance between the force and the pivot is 7.5 cm.
...MediumQ09.7Explain what happens to gear B when the child applies the force to gear A.Medium