UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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PHYSICS 0625/31
Paper 3 Extended October/November 2013
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

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 (i.e. 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.

This document consists of 20 printed pages.

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1 (a) State Hooke’s law. For

Examiner’s
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(b) Fig. 1.1 shows a graph of the stretching force F acting on a spring against the extension
x of the spring.

250

200

F /N

150

100

50

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
x / mm

Fig. 1.1

(i) State the features of the graph that show that the spring obeys Hooke’s law.

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(ii) Calculate k, the force per unit extension of the spring.

k = ................................................... [3]

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(iii) The limit of proportionality of the spring is reached at an extension of 50 mm. For
Examiner’s
Continue the graph in Fig. 1.1 to suggest how the spring behaves when the Use

stretching force is increased to values above 125 N. [1]

(iv) Another spring has a smaller value of k. This spring obeys Hooke’s law for
extensions up to 80 mm.

On the grid of Fig. 1.1, draw a possible line of the variation of F with x for this
spring. [1]

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2 A train has a total mass of 7.5 × 105 kg. For

Examiner’s
(a) The train accelerates from rest at a constant rate along a straight, horizontal track. Use

It reaches a speed of 24 m / s in 60 s.

Calculate

(i) the train’s acceleration,

acceleration = .................................................. [2]

(ii) the resultant force acting on the train.

force = .................................................. [2]

(b) The train now travels with a constant speed of 24 m / s along a straight, horizontal track.
The total force opposing the motion due to friction and air resistance is 7.2 × 104 N.

(i) By considering the work done by the train’s engine in 1.0 s, calculate its output
power.

power = .................................................. [2]

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(ii) The train begins to travel up a slope. For

Examiner’s
Explain why the power of the train’s engine must be increased to maintain the Use

speed of 24 m / s.

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3 (a) (i) Write down the names of three man-made devices in everyday use that depend, For
for their action, upon the moments of forces. Examiner’s
Use

1. ...............................................................................................................................

2. ...............................................................................................................................

3. ...............................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) Fig. 3.1 shows a uniform rod AB acted upon by three equal forces F.

F F

A B
F

Fig. 3.1

State two reasons why the rod is not in equilibrium.

1. ...............................................................................................................................

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

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(b) Fig. 3.2 shows a uniform rod PQ, supported at its centre and held in a horizontal position. For
The length of PQ is 1.00 m. Examiner’s
Use

1.00 m
0.30 m

P Q

12 N S

Fig. 3.2

A force of 12 N acts at a distance of 0.30 m from the support. A spring S, fixed at its
lower end, is attached to the rod at Q.

(i) Calculate the force exerted on PQ by the spring.

force = .................................................. [2]

(ii) Explain why it is not necessary to know the weight of PQ.

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4 (a) State the energy changes that take place when For
Examiner’s
(i) a cyclist rides down a hill without pedalling, Use

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(ii) a cyclist pedals up a hill at a constant speed.

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[3]

(b) A car of mass 940 kg is travelling at 16 m / s.

(i) Calculate the kinetic energy of the car.

kinetic energy = .................................................. [2]

(ii) The car is brought to rest by applying the brakes.

The total mass of the brakes is 4.5 kg. The average specific heat capacity of the
brake material is 520 J / (kg °C).

Calculate the rise in temperature of the brakes. Assume there is no loss of thermal
energy from the brakes.

rise in temperature = .................................................. [3]

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5 One side of a copper sheet is highly polished and the other side is painted matt black. For
Examiner’s
The copper sheet is very hot and placed in a vertical position, as shown as in Fig. 5.1. Use

copper sheet
matt black side polished side

left hand right hand

Fig. 5.1

A student places her hands at equal distances from the sheet, as shown in Fig. 5.1.

(a) Explain

(i) why her hands are not heated by convection,

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(ii) why her hands are not heated by conduction.

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(b) State and explain which hand gets hotter.

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(c) It is suggested that one side of the copper sheet cools to a lower temperature than the
other side.

Explain why this does not happen.

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6 (a) Complete the following statements by writing appropriate words in the spaces. For
Examiner’s
The pressure of a gas in a sealed container is caused by the collisions of Use

...................................... with the container wall.

An increase in the temperature of the gas increases the pressure because the

...................................... of the ...................................... increases.

The force on the wall due to the gas is the pressure multiplied by the ..........................

of the wall. [2]

(b) A mountaineer takes a plastic bottle containing some water to the top of a mountain.
He removes the cap from the bottle, drinks all the water and then replaces the cap, as
shown in Fig. 6.1.

On returning to the base of the mountain, he finds that the bottle has collapsed to a
much smaller volume, as shown in Fig. 6.2.

Fig. 6.1 Fig. 6.2

(i) Explain why the bottle collapsed.

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(ii) At the top of the mountain the atmospheric pressure was 4.8 × 104 Pa and the For
volume of the bottle was 250 cm3. Examiner’s
Use

Calculate the volume of the bottle at the base of the mountain where the pressure
of the air inside the bottle is 9.2 × 104 Pa. Assume no change of temperature.

volume = .................................................. [3]

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7 (a) Fig. 7.1 shows the surface of water in a tank. For

Examiner’s
Use
barrier

Fig. 7.1

Straight wavefronts are produced at the left-hand end of the tank and travel towards a
gap in a barrier. Curved wavefronts travel away from the gap.

(i) Name the process that causes the wavefronts to spread out at the gap.

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(ii) Suggest a cause of the reduced spacing of the wavefronts to the right of the barrier.

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(iii) State how the pattern of wavefronts to the right of the barrier changes when the
gap is made narrower.

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(b) Fig. 7.2 shows a wave travelling, in the direction of the arrow, along a rope. For
Examiner’s
Use

2.4 m

Fig. 7.2

(i) Explain why the wave shown in Fig. 7.2 is described as a transverse wave.

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(ii) The speed of the wave along the rope is 3.2 m / s.

Calculate the frequency of the wave.

frequency = .................................................. [3]

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8 (a) Describe an experiment that shows how a magnet can be used to produce a current in For
a solenoid by electromagnetic induction. Sketch and label the arrangement of apparatus Examiner’s
you would use. Use

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(b) Fig. 8.1 represents a transformer with primary coil P and secondary coil S, wound on an
iron core.

There is an alternating current in coil P.

iron core

P S

Fig. 8.1

(i) State what happens in the iron core as a result of the alternating current in P.

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(ii) Tick the box next to the correct description of the current in S. For
Examiner’s
higher frequency a.c. Use

same frequency a.c.

lower frequency a.c.

rectified d.c.

constant d.c. [1]

(iii) Coil P has 50 turns of wire, an applied voltage of 12 V, and a current of 0.50 A.
Coil S has 200 turns.

Calculate the current in S. Assume the transformer is 100 % efficient.

current = .................................................. [3]

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9 (a) State the relationship between For

Examiner’s
(i) the resistance R and the length L of a wire of constant cross-sectional area, Use

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(ii) the resistance R and the cross-sectional area A of a wire of constant length.

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[1]

(b) A 60 W filament lamp X is connected to a 230 V supply, as shown in Fig. 9.1.

230 V

Fig. 9.1

Calculate the current in the filament.

current = .................................................. [2]

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(c) Lamp Y has a filament made of the same metal as the filament of lamp X in (b). For
Examiner’s
This filament has half the length and one-third of the cross-sectional area of the filament Use

of X.

Lamp Y is also connected to a 230 V supply.

Calculate the ratio current in filament of Y . Show your working.

current in filament of X

ratio = .................................................. [4]

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10 (a) Fig. 10.1 shows an electron beam travelling, in a vacuum, towards the space between a For
pair of oppositely-charged parallel plates. Examiner’s
Use

+ + + + + + + + + +

electron
beam
– – – – – – – – – –

Fig. 10.1

On Fig. 10.1, draw carefully the path of the beam between the plates and in the space
to the right of the plates. [2]

(b) The screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.) has a grid of 1 cm squares. Fig. 10.2
shows the trace of an alternating voltage on this screen.

1 cm

1 cm

Fig. 10.2

(i) A potential difference of 5.0 V across the Y-plates of the oscilloscope moves the
spot on the screen a vertical distance of 1.0 cm.

Use Fig. 10.2 to determine the maximum p.d. across the Y-plates.

maximum p.d. = .................................................. [1]

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(ii) The spot on the screen takes 1.0 ms to move 1.0 cm horizontally. For
Examiner’s
From Fig. 10.2, determine the time for 1 cycle of the waveform on the screen, and Use

use this time to find the frequency of the alternating voltage.

frequency = .................................................. [3]

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11 (a) Describe the action of For

Examiner’s
(i) a NOT gate, Use

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(ii) a thermistor.

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(b) Fig. 11.1 shows a circuit that switches on a warning lamp when the temperature in an
oven falls below a set value.

thermistor

warning
P
lamp

Fig. 11.1

Explain, with reference to the components in the circuit and point P,

(i) why the warning lamp is on when the temperature in the oven is below the set value,

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(ii) the effect of changing the resistance of R.

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