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Worksheet 3.1
Forces and energy vocabulary
1 Each of these sentences contains a mistake. Copy each sentence and correct the mistake.
a The density of an object is its volume divided by its mass.

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b The words heat and temperature have the same meaning.

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c When you hold an ice cube, cold is transferred from the ice into your hand.

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d Conduction of heat occurs better in gases than in solids.

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e Energy cannot be created or destroyed, and energy cannot be changed or transferred.

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2 Find the forces and energy words in the grid. Words can read forwards, backwards, diagonal,
up or down. One of them has been done for you.

CONSERVATION RADIATION
DISSIPATION DENSITY
EVAPORATION FLOATING
CONDUCTION TRANSFER
CONVECTION SINKING

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Worksheet 3.2
Correcting the units
1 The units given in these statements are wrong.
Write the correct unit after each statement.
Write each unit in words if you can.
a The unit of density is centimetres cubed per grams.

The correct unit of density is ______________________

b The unit of temperature is joules.

The correct unit of temperature is ______________________

c The unit of thermal energy is degrees Celsius.

The correct unit of thermal energy is ______________________

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2 Write a question for each of these answers.

mass
a Answer:
volume
Question:

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b Answer: When air is heated, the air expands and becomes less dense.
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c Answer: Because it is a wave that does not need particles to travel.
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d Answer: When a liquid evaporates, the particles with the highest energies are removed.
Question:

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e Answer: Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be changed or transferred.
Question:

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Worksheet 3.1C
Density
In this activity, you will calculate density and decide whether objects will float or sink in water.
1 Calculate the density of:
a substance A, with a mass of 120 g and a volume of 100 cm3

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b substance B, with a mass of 1.3 g and a volume of 1000 cm3

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c substance C, with a mass of 97 g and a volume of 10 cm3

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d Write the letters A, B and C in the table to show what these substances are.

Name of substance Letter

air

rubber

steel

2 a Calculate the density of polypropylene that has a mass of 910 g and a volume of 1000 cm3.

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b Calculate the density of polymethylacrylate that has a mass of 1100 g and a volume of 1000 cm3.

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c Ropes are used in swimming pools to mark lanes for swimmers. The ropes are designed to float.
The density of water in swimming pools is 1.0 g/cm3.
Explain which of polypropylene or polymethylacrylate is better for making ropes for
swimming pools.

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3 A submarine is a type of ship that travels underwater. Submarines can change their density
to float or sink.
The diagram shows a section through the inside of a submarine.

The submarine changes density by changing the volume of air and the volume of water
in the ballast tank.
Explain how the volumes of air and water in the ballast tank should change for the submarine to:
a float

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b sink.

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Worksheet 3.2
Heat and temperature
In this activity, you will compare heat and temperature.
1 Each of the statements below refers to either heat or temperature.
Draw straight lines to match each statement to either heat or temperature.

Statement

12 500 J is needed to
make the water boil.

The boiling point of

ethanol is heat
78 °C.

At the coldest place on

Earth, temperature
−71 °C was recorded.

Thermal energy must be

removed from water to
make water freeze.

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2 Compare the heat and temperature of each of these.

a 250 g of water at 10 °C and 250 g of water at 20 °C.

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b 10 g of iron at 50 °C and 100 g of iron at 500 °C.

Heat __________________________________________________________________________

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Temperature ___________________________________________________________________

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3 Describe what happens to the heat and temperature of each of these.
a 5 g of liquid water at 10 °C being cooled to 5 °C with no change in mass.

Heat __________________________________________________________________________

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Temperature ___________________________________________________________________

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b 320 g of liquid propanol at 50 °C decreasing in mass to 200 g at 50 °C.

Heat __________________________________________________________________________

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Temperature ___________________________________________________________________

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Worksheet 3.3
Conservation of energy
In this activity, you will think about how the law of conservation of energy applies to different situations.
1 State the law of conservation of energy.

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2 Explain how the law of conservation of energy applies to:
a an electric lamp that changes electrical energy to light energy and thermal energy

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b a truck engine that changes chemical energy to kinetic energy, sound energy and thermal energy

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c a television

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d an active adult who is not gaining or losing body mass.

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Worksheet 6.1
Forces and energy vocabulary
1 Each of these words has more than one meaning.
Write the meaning of the word in the context of this topic and give another meaning of the same word.
a i The word cancel in the phrase ‘two sound waves cancel each other’.

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ii Another meaning of the word cancel.

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b i The word pitch in the phrase ‘the pitch of the sound’.

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ii Another meaning of the word pitch.

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2 Sound and space crossword.

Across
2 Anything to do with stars. 7 letters, starts with S
3 Gas commonly found in nebulae. 8 letters, starts with H
5 The _______________ theory suggests how the Moon was formed. 9 letters, starts with C
7 The number of vibrations per second in a sound wave. 9 letters, starts with F
8 The unit of frequency. 5 letters, starts with H

Down
1 Stars are formed in a stellar _______________. 7 letters, starts with N
4 Two sound waves _______________ to make a louder sound. 9 letters, starts with R
6 A cloud of dust and gas in space. 6 letters, starts with N

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Worksheet 6.2
Correcting the statements
1 There are mistakes in each of these statements.
Write out each statement with the mistake corrected.
a The frequency of a sound wave affects the loudness.

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b When two sound waves cancel the sound gets louder.

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c The name of the gas found in all nebulae is oxygen.

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d A stellar school is where stars are formed.

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2 Write a question for each of these answers.
a Answer: Hertz.
Question:

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b Answer: The number of times per second that a complete vibration happens in a wave.
Question:

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c Answer: The amplitudes and the frequencies of the two waves must be the same.
Question:

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d Answer: Collisions would have been common in the early history of the Solar System,
so Venus would be expected to have a moon, but it does not.
Question:

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e Answer: A part of some nebulae where stars are formed.
Question:

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Worksheet 6.1C
Amplitude and frequency
In this activity, you will show your understanding of amplitude and frequency.
1 a On the grid below, draw a diagram to represent a sound waveform.
Use a curved line, like this:

Make sure the amplitude and frequency stay the same.

b On your diagram, label the amplitude. Use a line and the letter A.
c On your diagram, label the distance that changes when the frequency of the sound changes.
Use a line and the letter F.
2 A musical instrument produces the musical note D that has a frequency of 587 Hz.
a Describe what happens to particles in the air when this note is produced.

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b The musical note changes to G that has a frequency of 784 Hz. The loudness stays the same.
Compare the amplitude of the wave and the pitch of the sound when the note changes
from D to G.

the amplitude ___________________________________________________________________

because ________________________________________________________________________

the pitch _______________________________________________________________________

because ________________________________________________________________________

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3 A sound wave travels through air making the particles in the air vibrate. The particles vibrate
with an amplitude A. Draw a labeled diagram to show how one particle in air vibrates in this sound
wave. Use arrows to show the direction of the vibration. Label the amplitude.

direction of sound wave

Add labels to the diagram to show the distances moved by the particle as it vibrates.

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Worksheet 6.2
Sound waves reinforcing or cancelling
In this activity, you will consider how sound waves
can meet and reinforce or cancel each other.
1 The first diagram represents a sound wave, P.

a Draw another sound wave on the second grid

to represent a wave that would reinforce
wave P to produce double the amplitude.

b Draw another sound wave on the third grid

to represent a wave that would cancel
wave P completely.

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2 Marcus goes to a music concert. There are two loudspeakers, A and B, either side of the stage.
The two loudspeakers play the same music. The loudness of the music from the two loudspeakers is
the same. The diagram shows the sound wave produced by loudspeaker B.
The lines represent peaks in the wave.

a On the diagram, draw the sound waves from loudspeaker A.

b On the diagram, mark with the letter R a position where the sound waves will reinforce.
c Explain why sound waves of a different pitch may not reinforce at the same position as R.
You can use the space below to draw a diagram if that helps your answer.

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Worksheet 9.1
Electricity vocabulary
1 Each of these words has more than one meaning.
Write the meaning of the word in the context of this topic and give another meaning of the same word.
a i The word resistance in electrical circuits.

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ii Another meaning of the word resistance.

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b i The word current in electrical circuits.

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ii Another meaning of the word current.

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c i The word parallel in electrical circuits.

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ii Another meaning of the word parallel.

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d i The word fixed in the phrase ‘fixed resistor’.

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ii Another meaning of the word fixed.

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2 Complete this wordsearch. Words can read forwards, backwards, diagonal, up or down.
One of them has been found for you,
SERIES COMPONENTS
VOLTAGE VOLTMETER
AMMETER CURRENT
CELLS RESISTOR
PARALLEL BUZZER

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Worksheet 9.2
Correcting the statements
1 There are underlined mistakes in each of these statements.
Write the statement again, changing the underlined part so that it is correct.
a There is more than one path for current to flow in a series circuit.

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b The current shown on a cell is a measure of the energy available from the cell.

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c The current through all branches of a parallel circuit is the same.

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d Adding more lamps in a series circuit will increase the current.

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e The current in a circuit can be adjusted using a buzzer.

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f The unit of resistance is volts.

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g The equation for resistance is current divided by voltage.

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2 Write a summary of each type of circuit below.

In each summary, include the words:

cell branches connected current voltage components

The words do not have to be in that order.

a Series circuits.

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b Parallel circuits.

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Worksheet 9.1C
Mistakes in circuits
In this activity, you will show your understanding of current and voltage in series and parallel circuits.
Each of the circuit diagrams contains one mistake.
Draw a circle around the mistake in each circuit.
In the box beside each circuit, redraw the diagram and correct the mistake.
In the space underneath each circuit, explain in words what the mistake is and how you have corrected it.
Use words such as: current, voltage, series and parallel.

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Worksheet 9.2C
Current and voltage in series circuits
The circuit in the diagram contains a cell, a lamp and a buzzer.
The voltage of the cell is 1.5 V.
Use this circuit to answer questions 1, 2 and 3.

1 a Explain why this is a series circuit and not a parallel circuit.

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b Make two copies of the circuit diagram and add:
i a meter to measure the current through the lamp in one circuit.
ii a meter to measure the voltage across the lamp in the other circuit.

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2 The current through the lamp in this circuit is 2 A.

a i State the current through the buzzer in this circuit.

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ii Explain your answer.

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b Make another copy of the circuit diagram and make one change that would increase the current
through the lamp.

3 The voltage across the lamp in this circuit is 0.5 V.

a Calculate the voltage across the buzzer.
Show your working and give the unit with your answer.

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b Make another copy of the circuit diagram and make one change that would decrease the voltage
across the lamp. The cell must remain the same.

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Worksheet 9.2F
Current and voltage in parallel
In this activity, you will describe current and voltage in parallel circuits.
The questions in this activity refer to this circuit.

1 Explain why this circuit is described as a parallel circuit and not a series circuit.

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2 The current through the lamp is A2
The current through the buzzer is A3
Explain how the current through the cell A1 can be worked out from A2 and A3.

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3 The voltage of the battery in this circuit is V.

Explain how the voltage across the lamp and the voltage across the buzzer can be worked out from V.

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4 Another identical lamp is added to the circuit.
The new lamp is connected in parallel with the other components to make a third branch in the circuit.
Explain what will happen to the value of A1 when the new lamp is added.

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Worksheet 9.3C
Resistance
In this activity, you will describe resistance.
1 Write the name and the symbol for the unit of resistance.

name _______________

symbol _______________
2 a Draw the circuit symbol for a variable resistor.

b A variable resistor is connected in series with a cell.

Explain what happens to the current in the circuit when the value of the variable resistor
is increased.

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3 a What law links resistance, voltage and current?
Tick (✓) one box.

Darwin’s law

Ohm’s law

Newton’s law

Joule’s law

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b Write an equation that links resistance, voltage and current.

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c A fixed resistor is connected in series with a battery. There are no other components in the circuit.
• The voltage of the battery is 6 V
• The current in the circuit is 2 A.
i Calculate the resistance of the fixed resistor.
Show your working and give the unit with your answer.

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ii The battery is replaced with a 12 V battery.
The value of the fixed resistor stays the same.
Calculate the current in the circuit with the 12 V battery.
Show your working and give the unit with your answer.

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