Edexcel A-Level Physics AS 3.3.1 Apparatus Selection Questions

Practise Edexcel A-Level Physics apparatus selection through laboratory diagrams, timing equipment, measuring instruments and data loggers.

Exam points

select timing, heating, diameter-measuring or circuit apparatus for investigation setups
draw labelled laboratory or circuit diagrams using appropriate school-lab equipment
justify data loggers for unattended long-duration recording of repeated measurements

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A student is investigating the effect of temperature on the viscosity of oil by measuring how fast the oil flows through a funnel. He uses the apparatus shown.

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State a piece of apparatus the student could use to vary the temperature of the oil.

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State a piece of apparatus the student could use to measure the time taken for the oil to flow through the funnel.

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