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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education
* 4 1 5 8 3 5 2 4 2 9 *

PHYSICS 0625/31
Paper 3 Extended October/November 2012
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. For Examiner’s Use
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
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Answer all questions.
You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use 2
appropriate units.
Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10 N (i.e. acceleration of free fall = 10 m / s2). 3
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
4
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.
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10

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Total

This document consists of 16 printed pages.

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1 Fig. 1.1 shows the graph of speed v against time t for a train as it travels from one station to For
the next. Examiner’s
Use
20

v
m/s

10

0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
t /s
Fig. 1.1
(a) Use Fig. 1.1 to calculate

(i) the distance between the two stations,

distance = ................................................. [4]

(ii) the acceleration of the train in the first 10 s.

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

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(b) The mass of the train is 1.1 × 105 kg. For

Examiner’s
Calculate the resultant force acting on the train in the first 10 s. Use

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

(c) The force generated by the engine of the train is called the driving force.

Write down, in words, an equation relating the driving force to any other forces acting on
the train during the period t = 10 s to t = 130 s.

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[Total: 9]

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2 (a) State the factors which completely describe a vector quantity. For
Examiner’s
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(b) An aeroplane is flying towards the east in still air at 92 m / s. A wind starts to blow at
24 m / s towards the north.

Draw a vector diagram to find the resultant velocity of the aeroplane. Use a scale of
1.0 cm = 10 m / s.

resultant speed = ......................................................

angle between resultant and easterly direction = ......................................................

[5]

[Total: 6]

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3 (a) A stationary body is acted upon by a number of forces. State the two conditions which For
must apply for the body to remain at rest. Examiner’s
Use

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

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

(b) Fig. 3.1 shows a device used for compressing crushed material.

380 mm 120 mm

lever arm
plunger
20 N

cylinder

cross-sectional crushed material

F
area A

Fig. 3.1

The lever arm rotates about the hinge H at its right-hand end. A force of 20 N acts
downwards on the left-hand end of the lever arm. The force F of the crushed material on
the plunger acts upwards. Ignore the weight of the lever arm.

(i) Use the clockwise and anticlockwise moments about H to calculate the upward
force F which the crushed material exerts on the plunger. The distances are shown
on Fig. 3.1.

force F = ................................................. [3]

(ii) The cross-sectional area A of the plunger in contact with the crushed material is
0.0036 m2. Calculate the pressure exerted on the crushed material by the plunger.

pressure = ................................................. [2]

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4 (a) State what is meant by the centre of mass of a body. For

Examiner’s
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(b) Fig. 4.1 shows an athlete successfully performing a high jump.

Fig. 4.1

The height of the bar above the ground is 2.0 m. The maximum increase in gravitational
potential energy (g.p.e.) of the athlete during the jump is calculated using the expression
g.p.e. = mgh.

Explain why the value of h used in the calculation is much less than 2.0 m.

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(c) Fig. 4.2 shows, in order, five stages of an athlete successfully performing a pole-vault. For
Examiner’s
Use

Fig. 4.2

Describe the energy changes which take place during the performance of the pole-
vault, from the original stationary position of the pole-vaulter before the run-up, to the
final stationary position after the vault.

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[Total: 8]

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5 (a) Explain For

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(i) how gas molecules exert a force on a solid surface, Use

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(ii) the increase in pressure of a gas when its volume is decreased at constant
temperature.

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(b) A cylinder of volume 5.0 × 103 cm3 contains air at a pressure of 8.0 × 105 Pa.

A leak develops so that air gradually escapes from the cylinder until the air in the cylinder
is at atmospheric pressure. The pressure of the atmosphere is 1.0 × 105 Pa.

Calculate the volume of the escaped air, now at atmospheric pressure. Assume that the
temperature stays constant.

volume = ............................................cm3 [4]

[Total: 8]

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6 (a) Define specific latent heat of fusion. For

Examiner’s
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(b) (i) A tray of area 0.25 m2, filled with ice to a depth of 12 mm, is removed from a
refrigerator.

Calculate the mass of ice on the tray. The density of ice is 920 kg / m3.

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

(ii) Thermal energy from the Sun is falling on the ice at a rate of 250 W / m2. The ice
absorbs 60 % of this energy.

Calculate the energy absorbed in 1.0 s by the 0.25 m2 area of ice on the tray.

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

(iii) The ice is at its melting temperature.

Calculate the time taken for all the ice to melt. The specific latent heat of fusion of
ice is 3.3 × 105 J / kg.

time = ................................................. [3]

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7 (a) Explain why a liquid cools when evaporation takes place from its surface. For
Examiner’s
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(b) Fig. 7.1 shows five vessels each made of the same metal and containing water.

Vessels A, B, C and D are identical in size and shape. Vessel E is shallower and wider.
The temperature of the air surrounding each vessel is 20 °C.

A B C D E

Fig. 7.1

The table shows details about each vessel and their contents.

volume of initial temperature

vessel outer surface
water / cm3 of water / °C
A dull 200 80
B shiny 200 80
C dull 200 95
D dull 100 80
E dull 200 80

The following questions are about the time taken for the temperature of the water in the
vessels to fall by 10 °C from the initial temperature.

(i) Explain why the water in B takes longer to cool than the water in A.

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(ii) Explain why the water in C cools more quickly than the water in A.

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(iii) Explain why the water in D cools more quickly than the water in A.

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(iv) Suggest two reasons why the water in E cools more quickly than the water in A. For
Examiner’s
1. ............................................................................................................................... Use

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

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[2]

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8 (a) A ray of light in air travels across a flat boundary into glass. The angle of incidence is For
51°. The angle of refraction is 29°. Examiner’s
Use

(i) In the space below, draw a labelled diagram to illustrate this information. [3]

(ii) Calculate the refractive index of the glass.

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

(b) A ray of light in glass travels towards a flat boundary with air. The angle of incidence is
51°. This ray does not emerge into the air.

State and explain what happens to this ray.

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9 Fig. 9.1 shows a thin, straight rod XY placed in the magnetic field between the poles of a For
magnet. The wires from the ends of XY are connected to a centre-zero voltmeter. Examiner’s
Use

N S

Fig. 9.1

(a) When XY is moved slowly upwards the needle of the voltmeter shows a small deflection.

(i) State how XY must be moved to produce a larger deflection in the opposite
direction.

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(ii) XY is now rotated about its central point by raising X and lowering Y. Explain why
no deflection is observed.

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(b) The effect of moving XY can be seen if the wires are connected to the terminals of a
cathode-ray oscilloscope instead of the voltmeter.

(i) State the parts inside the oscilloscope tube to which these terminals are connected.

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(ii) The spot on the oscilloscope screen moves up and down repeatedly. State how XY
is being moved.

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(iii) State the setting of the time-base of the oscilloscope during the process described
in (ii).

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10 (a) State the electrical quantity that has the same value for each of two resistors connected For
to a battery Examiner’s
Use

(i) when they are in series, ............................................................................................

(ii) when they are in parallel. ..........................................................................................

[1]

(b) Fig. 10.1 shows a circuit with a 1.2 kΩ resistor and a thermistor in series. There is no
current in the voltmeter.

1.2 k1

9.0 V

Fig. 10.1

Calculate the voltmeter reading when the resistance of the thermistor is 3.6 kΩ.

voltmeter reading = ................................................. [3]

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(c) Fig. 10.2 shows a fire-alarm circuit. The circuit is designed to close switch S and ring For
bell B if there is a fire. Examiner’s
Use

S B
relay coil

9.0 V

Fig. 10.2

Explain the operation of the circuit.

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[Total: 7]

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11 (a) A radioactive source emits α-, β- and γ-radiation. For

Examiner’s
Which of these radiations Use

(i) has the shortest range in air, ..............................

(ii) has a negative charge, ..............................

(iii) is not deflected in a magnetic field? ..............................

[2]

(b) In a famous experiment, carried out in a vacuum, a very thin sheet of gold was placed in
the path of alpha particles.

It was found that a large number of the alpha particles passed through the sheet with
little or no deflection from their original path. A very small number of the alpha particles
were reflected back towards the source.

(i) Explain, in terms of the force acting, why the direction of motion of an alpha particle
changes when it comes close to the nucleus of a gold atom.

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(ii) State two conclusions, about the nuclei of atoms, that were made from the results
of this experiment.

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

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

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[2]

[Total: 6]

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