Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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PHYSICS 0625/41
Paper 4 Theory (Extended) May/June 2017
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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Answer all questions.

Electronic calculators may be used.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units.
Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (acceleration of free fall = 10 m / s2).

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 16 printed pages.

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1 Fig. 1.1 is the speed-time graph for an ice skater.

12
speed
m/s

10

0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0
time t / s

Fig. 1.1

(a) Explain what is meant by deceleration.

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(b) Use Fig. 1.1 to determine

(i) the distance travelled between times t = 3.0 s and t = 6.0 s,

distance = ...........................................................[2]

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(ii) the deceleration between times t = 3.0 s and t = 6.0 s.

deceleration = ...........................................................[2]

(c) (i) State what happens to the size of the deceleration after time t = 6.0 s.

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(ii) State what happens to the resultant force on the skater after time t = 6.0 s.

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2 A footballer kicks a ball vertically upwards. Initially, the ball is stationary.

(a) His boot is in contact with the ball for 0.050 s. The average resultant force on the ball during
this time is 180 N. The ball leaves his foot at 20 m / s.

Calculate

(i) the impulse of the force acting on the ball,

impulse = ...........................................................[2]

(ii) the mass of the ball,

mass = ...........................................................[2]

(iii) the height to which the ball rises. Ignore air resistance.

height = ...........................................................[3]

(b) While the boot is in contact with the ball, the ball is no longer spherical.

State the word used to describe the energy stored in the ball.

...............................................................................................................................................[1]

[Total: 8]

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows remote sensing equipment on the surface of a distant planet.

Fig. 3.1

(a) The mass of the equipment is 350 kg. The acceleration of free fall on the surface of this planet
is 7.5 m / s2.

(i) State what is meant by the term weight.

...........................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................[1]

(ii) Calculate the weight of the equipment on the planet.

weight = ...........................................................[2]

(b) The equipment releases a balloon from a point that is a small distance above the surface
of the planet. The atmosphere at the surface of this planet has a density of 0.35 kg / m3. The
inflated balloon has a mass of 80 g and a volume of 0.30 m3.

Make an appropriate calculation and then predict and explain the direction of any motion of
the balloon. Show your working.

prediction ..................................................................................................................................

explanation ...............................................................................................................................

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[4]
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4 (a) A 240 V, 60 W lamp is connected to a 240 V supply. The lamp has a constant temperature.

State

(i) the rate at which the lamp transfers energy to the surroundings,

rate = ...........................................................[1]

(ii) the names of the thermal processes by which the lamp transfers energy to the
surroundings.

...........................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................[1]

(b) Fig. 4.1 shows a thick copper block that has been heated to 400 °C. One side of the block is
dull black. The other side of the block is polished and shiny.

thermometer A thermometer B

copper block

dull black surface polished shiny surface

Fig. 4.1

(i) In Experiment 1, the thermometer bulbs are both painted black. They are placed at equal
distances from the surfaces of the block. The maximum temperature shown by each
thermometer is recorded.

Explain any difference between the maximum temperature shown by the two
thermometers.

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(ii) In Experiment 2, the thermometer bulbs are both shiny silver-coloured. They are placed
at the same distances from the surfaces of the block as in Experiment 1.

State and explain any differences that are observed in the maximum temperatures
shown by the thermometers in Experiments 1 and 2.

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................[2]

(c) Fig. 4.2 shows a firefighter wearing shiny silver-coloured clothing.

Fig. 4.2

State the benefit to a firefighter of wearing shiny silver-coloured clothing.

...................................................................................................................................................

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5 Fig. 5.1 shows some gas trapped in a metal cylinder by a piston.

metal cylinder

piston

gas

Fig. 5.1

(a) The position of the piston is fixed. The cylinder is moved from a cold room to a warm room.

Explain, in terms of molecules, what happens to the pressure of the gas in the cylinder.

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...............................................................................................................................................[4]

(b) The piston is now released. It moves to the right and finally stops.

Explain these observations in terms of the pressure and the volume of the gas in the cylinder.

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[Total: 6]

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6 (a) A ray of light in glass is incident on a boundary with air.

State what happens to the ray when the angle of incidence of the ray is

(i) less than the critical angle of the glass,

.......................................................................................................................................[1]

(ii) greater than the critical angle of the glass.

.......................................................................................................................................[1]

(b) Fig. 6.1 shows a ray of light incident on a glass block at A. The critical angle of the glass
is 41°.

air
B
30°

ray of light
glass block

Fig. 6.1 (not to scale)

(i) On Fig. 6.1, without calculation, continue the ray from point B until it leaves the glass
block. [2]

(ii) Calculate the refractive index of the glass.

refractive index = ...........................................................[2]

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7 A loudspeaker produces a sound wave of constant frequency.

(a) State what is meant by frequency.

...................................................................................................................................................

...............................................................................................................................................[1]

(b) The sound wave travels in air towards a barrier with a small gap at its centre. Fig. 7.1
represents the compressions of the wave travelling towards the barrier.

gap barrier

direction
of travel

compression barrier

Fig. 7.1

(i) State what is meant by a compression.

.......................................................................................................................................[1]

(ii) The width of the gap is smaller than the wavelength λ of the wave.

On Fig. 7.1, draw the pattern of the compressions after the sound wave has passed
through the gap. [2]

(iii) The barrier is adjusted so that the gap becomes wider.

Describe how this affects the pattern of the compressions after the sound wave has
passed through the gap.

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(c) The frequency of the sound wave is 6800 Hz. The speed of sound in air is 340 m / s.

(i) Calculate the wavelength of the sound wave in air.

wavelength = ...........................................................[2]

(ii) State a typical value for the speed of sound in a liquid.

.......................................................................................................................................[1]

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8 A bar magnet is made of metal.

(a) Suggest a metal from which the bar magnet is made.

...............................................................................................................................................[1]

(b) Fig. 8.1 shows the bar magnet being inserted into a coil of wire. The N-pole and the S-pole of
the bar magnet are marked.

movement coil
of magnet

S N

Fig. 8.1

The coil is connected to a galvanometer.

(i) Explain why the galvanometer deflects as the bar magnet is being inserted into the coil.

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.......................................................................................................................................[3]

(ii) Explain what determines the direction of the reading on the galvanometer.

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.......................................................................................................................................[2]

(c) Describe a method for demagnetising a bar magnet.

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9 (a) The resistance of a circuit component varies with the brightness of the light falling on its
surface.

(i) State the name of the component.

.......................................................................................................................................[1]

(ii) Draw the circuit symbol for this component.

[1]

(b) Fig. 9.1 shows a 6.0 V battery connected in series with a 1.2 kΩ resistor and a thermistor.

1.2 kΩ

6.0 V

Fig. 9.1

(i) At a certain temperature, the resistance of the thermistor is 2.4 kΩ.

Calculate the reading on the voltmeter.

voltmeter reading = ...........................................................[4]

(ii) The battery connected to the circuit in Fig. 9.1 is not changed.

Suggest a change that would cause the reading of the voltmeter to decrease.

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10 (a) Describe the movement of charge that causes an object to become positively charged.

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(b) Fig. 10.1 shows a negatively charged rod held over an uncharged metal sphere.

negatively
charged rod
– – – – – – – – –

uncharged metal sphere

insulating support

Fig. 10.1

(i) On Fig. 10.1, add + and – signs to represent the results of the movement of charge
within the sphere. [2]

(ii) Describe the actions that must be taken to obtain an even distribution of positive charge
on the surface of the sphere.

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................................[2]

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11 (a) A radioactive source is tested over a number of hours with a radiation detector. The readings
are shown in Table 11.1.

Table 11.1

time / hours 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
detector reading / (counts / s) 324 96 39 23 21 17 21 20 19 20 18

Use the readings to suggest a value for the background count rate during the test, and to
determine the half-life of the sample.

background count rate = ...............................................................

half-life of sample = ...............................................................

[4]

(b) Hydrogen-3 (tritium) has one proton and two neutrons. The nucleon number of tritium is three.
It decays by emitting a β-particle.

Complete the nuclide equation to show this decay. The symbol X represents the nuclide
produced by this decay.

........... ........... ...........

........... H ........... β + ........... X
[3]

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(c) The arrows in Fig. 11.1 show the paths of three α-particles moving towards gold nuclei in a
thin foil.

gold nucleus

gold nucleus

gold nucleus

Fig. 11.1

On Fig. 11.1, complete the paths of the three α-particles. [3]

[Total: 10]

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