A-Level CAIE Physics AS Question Bank

[Maximum number: 1]

Which definition is correct and uses only quantities rather than units?

Density is mass per cubic metre.

Potential difference is energy per unit current.

Pressure is force per unit area.

Speed is distance travelled per second.

[Maximum number: 2]

show that the distance moved down the slope is 9.3 m ,

(a)

Underline all the base quantities in the following list.
ampere charge current mass second temperature weight

[ 2 ]

[Maximum number: 3]

Measurements made for a sample of metal wire are shown in Fig. 1.1.

Fig. 1.1

(a)

State the appropriate instruments used to make each of these measurements.

[ 3 ]

(i)

length

[ 1 ]

(ii)

diameter

[ 1 ]

(iii)

resistance

[ 1 ]

[Maximum number: 1]

What is a reasonable estimate of the average kinetic energy of an athlete during a 100 m race that takes 10 s ?

40 J

400J

4000J

40000 J

[Maximum number: 3]

Make estimates of the following quantities.

(a)

the thickness of a sheet of paper

thickness =mm [1]

[ 1 ]

(b)

the time for sound to travel 100 m in air

[ 1 ]

(c)

the weight of $1000 \mathrm{~cm}^{3}$ of water

\text { weight }=\ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots . . . \quad \mathrm{N}[1]

[ 1 ]

[Maximum number: 1]

Which estimate is realistic?

The kinetic energy of a bus travelling on an expressway is 30000 J .

The power of a domestic light is 300 W .

The temperature of a hot oven is 300 K .

The volume of air in a car tyre is $0.03 \mathrm{~m}^{3}$ .

[Maximum number: 1]

A student estimates the maximum speed of some different moving objects.
Which maximum speed is not a reasonable estimate?

container ship: $10 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$

Olympic sprinter: $0.1 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$

racing car: $9000 \mathrm{~cm} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}$

snail: $0.01 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~h}^{-1}$

[Maximum number: 1]

A student creates a table to show reasonable estimates of some physical quantities.
Which row is not a reasonable estimate?

quantity

value

electric current in a fan heater

12 A

mass of an adult person

70 kg

maximum speed of an Olympic sprint runner

$10 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}$

water pressure at the bottom of a garden pond

$10^{6} \mathrm{~Pa}$

[Maximum number: 1]

Which term represents a physical quantity?

metre

percentage uncertainty

quark flavour

spring constant

[Maximum number: 1]

Which estimate is reasonable?

$1 \times 10^{-3} \mathrm{~kg}$ for the mass of a grain of sand

$1 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~m}^{3}$ for the volume of a tennis ball

$1 \times 10^{0} \mathrm{~J}$ for the work done lifting an apple from waist height to head height

$1 \times 10^{4} \mathrm{~W}$ for the power of a light bulb in a house

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A-Level CAIE Physics 1. Physical quantities and units 2. Kinematics 3. Dynamics 4. Forces, density and pressure 5. Work, energy and power 6. Deformation of solids 7. Waves