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The student will investigate how altitude affects balloon volume by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with a friend. He will measure balloon volume at increasing altitudes and collect sufficient data to analyze the relationship between altitude and volume.

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Physics MYP Questions 2

The student will investigate how altitude affects balloon volume by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with a friend. He will measure balloon volume at increasing altitudes and collect sufficient data to analyze the relationship between altitude and volume.

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Question 4 (17 marks)

Another student decides to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with his friend. He decides to investigate
the effect that altitude has on the volume of a balloon. He starts at the bottom of the mountain
with a sealed, inflated balloon. Design a method that he could use to complete this investigation.
In your method you should include:
● the independent and dependent variables
● any assumptions you will make about control variables
● the equipment you will use
● the measurements you will make
● how you will collect sufficient data.

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Question 5 (13 marks)
Humans need shelter every night and that means they have been looking for a temperate place
to live for centuries.
Hundreds of years ago, one method of keeping houses warm in winter was to build part of the
construction underground or to dig inside mountains. Iceland, Italy, Canada and the United
States have examples of these constructions which are, in general, named dugouts.

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A lack of natural light is common in dugout houses. Solar tubes can be used to redirect natural
sunlight into dugout houses. Solar tubes use reflection to transmit light into the house.
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Question 5a (4 marks)
Suggest two advantages and two disadvantages of using solar tubes in dugout houses.
Advantage 1

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Disadvantage 1

Advantage 2

Disadvantage 2

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Question 5b (9 marks)
Dugout houses and other buildings need to be built inside a large mass of rock or soil that acts
as a thermal insulator. The rock or soil absorbs or retains heat as it needs a large quantity of
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energy to raise or lower its temperature. The temperature of dugout buildings remains constant
throughout the year. In cool countries, the temperature inside the building will stay warm and in
warmer countries the house will be cool.
In Coober Pedy, a town in Australia, the temperature changes between 0°C at night to over
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50°C during the day.

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Nowadays extreme temperatures in some cities means that large quantities of energy are used
in air conditioners or heaters to keep people at comfortable temperatures.
One way we could reduce the use of energy in cities is to build accommodation underground.
Discuss if underground housing could be used for inner city housing. In your answer, you should
consider:
● advantages
● disadvantages
● environmental considerations
● social considerations.

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Question 6 (14 marks)
Water fountains or reflecting pools are a second method used by architects to reduce changes
in temperature. These water features are added not only for their beauty but also for their
advantage in controlling temperature. Water features are found in the Taj Mahal in India, in the
Alhambra in Spain and in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
This system uses the fact that when water evaporates it causes a cooling effect. However, in
some hot countries, water is a resource with very limited availability. Scroll through the images
below.

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It has been suggested that water features can also be used for air cooling in domestic houses.
You are an architect and your client wants to create an innovative and environmentally friendly
house in a hot country.
Discuss and evaluate the implications of using water features in your design. In your answer,
you should include:
● strengths of using water features in the home
● limitations of using water features in the home
● wider implications for the environment

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● economic considerations
● a concluding appraisal of whether you would recommend water features.

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