Part A

Surname

Name

American Academy Larnaca

Year 5 Physics
Semester 2

Test 1

Unit P3

Applications of Physics

Topic P1.1

Radiation in treatment and medicine

Topic P1.2

X-rays and ECGs

Topic P1.2

Production, uses and risks of ionising

radiation and radioactive sources

Part A

Time: 20 minutes

The total marks for this part is 20.

The total marks for the paper is 40.
The marks for each question are shown in square brackets.
Use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written
communication will be assessed.
You should take particular care with your spelling and grammar, as well as the
clarity of expression, on these questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided.
There may be more space than you need.

Part A

Part A
FORMULAE
You may find theses formulae useful

The relationship between focal length, object and image distance

current = number of particles per second charge on each particle

I=Nq

kinetic energy = electronic charge accelerating potential difference

momentum = mass velocity

p=mv

The relationship between temperature and volume for a gas

The relationship between volume and pressure for a gas
The relationship between the volume, pressure and temperature for a gas

Do not forget to include units in all your answers.

Part A

V1 P1 = V2 P2

1. (a) The diagram shows a human eye.

(i) Label part X.

[1]

(ii) State the names of two parts of the eye that focus the light.

[2]

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(b) A bright object is placed 47 cm away from a lens as shown in the diagram.
A real image of the bright object is seen on a screen which is 20 cm away from the lens as
shown.

Calculate the focal length of the lens.

[3]

Focal length = __________

*(c) Long sight and short sight are two defects of vision.
Explain how long sight and short sight are different from normal sight and how one of these
defects can be corrected.
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[Total for Question 1 = 12 marks]
2. The potential difference between the filament and metal target in an X-ray tube is 40 kV.
The charge on an electron is 1.6 1019 C and its mass is 9.1 1031 kg.
Calculate the speed of an electron as it reaches the target.
[3]

speed of electron = __________

[Total for Question 2 = 3 marks]

3. The diagram shows X-rays being produced when fast moving electrons hit a metal target.

(i) Complete the sentence by putting a cross (

The X-rays that have most energy have the
A
B
C
D

[1]

greatest mass
highest frequency
highest speed
longest wavelength

(ii) Complete the sentence by putting a cross (

Electrons travel to the target because it is
A
B
C
D

) in the box next to your answer.

) in the box next to your answer.

[1]

magnetised
negatively charged
neutral
positively charged

(iii) Explain what is meant by thermionic emission.

[2]

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(iv) Suggest why there must be a vacuum in the glass tube.

[1]

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[Total for Question 3 = 5 marks]
[Total for Part A = 20 marks]

Part B
Surname

Name

American Academy Larnaca

Year 5 Physics
Semester 2

Test 1

Unit P3

Applications of Physics

Topic P1.1

Radiation in treatment and medicine

Topic P1.2

X-rays and ECGs

Topic P1.2

Production, uses and risks of ionising

radiation and radioactive sources

Part B

Time: 20 minutes

The total marks for this part is 20.

The total marks for the paper is 40.
The marks for each question are shown in square brackets.
Use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) are ones where the quality of your written
communication will be assessed.
You should take particular care with your spelling and grammar, as well as the
clarity of expression, on these questions.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided.
There may be more space than you need.

Part B

Part B
FORMULAE
You may find theses formulae useful

The relationship between focal length, object and image distance

current = number of particles per second charge on each particle

I=Nq

kinetic energy = electronic charge accelerating potential difference

momentum = mass velocity

p=mv

The relationship between temperature and volume for a gas

The relationship between volume and pressure for a gas
The relationship between the volume, pressure and temperature for a gas

Do not forget to include units in all your answers.

Part B

V1 P1 = V2 P2

1. The diagram shows light from a point source, S, spreading out as it gets further from S.

The intensity of light passing through the surface which is 1 m from S is 2.5 W/m2.
(i) Complete the sentence by putting a cross (
) in the box next to your answer.
The intensity of light, in W/m2, passing through the surface which is 2 m from S is
A
B
C
D

[1]

2.5 2
2.5 4
2.5 2
2.5 4

(ii) Calculate the power of the light passing through the surface which is 1m from S.

[2]

power = __________
[Total for Question 1 = 3 marks]

2. Ionising radiations are emitted by unstable nuclei.

(a) (i) Which particle has the same mass as but opposite charge to a + particle?
Put a cross (
) in the box next to your answer.
A
B
C
D

[1]

electron
positron
proton
neutron

(ii) Suggest why a - particle will travel further in air than a + particle.

[2]

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(b) Complete the sentence by putting a cross (
) in the box next to your answer.
Following the radioactive decay of a nucleus, the nucleus might undergo some
rearrangement, losing energy as
A
B
C
D

[1]

gamma radiation
a proton
a neutron
an X-ray

(c) Some unstable nuclei decay by emitting radiation.

(i) Complete the equation to show the change in a nucleus during emission.

[2]

(ii) Complete the equation to show what happens to a neutron during emission.

[3]

udd
(iii) What is not conserved in emission?

[1]

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[Total for Question 2 = 10 marks]

3.

Gell-Mann proposed the existence of quarks to explain the large numbers of particles that were
being discovered.
+2/3

-1/3

a) The 0 is a baryon with quark composition ccs.

i) What is the similarity between the neutron and the 0?

[1]

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ii) How do the neutron and 0 differ?

[1]

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b) At CERN the LHC accelerates protons to very high energies and collides them.
i) How are the protons kept moving in a circle?

[2]

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ii) What is the purpose of such experiments?

[2]

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iii) Suggest why it was so difficult to observe hadrons comprising the b quark.

[1]

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[Total for Question 3 = 7 marks]
[Total for Part B = 20 marks]

Mark scheme
Part A
Answer
1(a)(i)
iris
1(a)(ii)

1(b)

*1(c)

In either order
cornea (1)
lens (1)
substitution (1) 1/f =
1/47 + 1/20
transposition or
evaluation of 1/f (1)
0.071 evaluation
of f (1) 14 (cm)
QWC

Acceptable
answers
allow any
recognisable
spelling
aqueous humour
vitreous humour
allow any
recognisable
spelling

Mark

(1)

(2)

numbers that round

down to 14 give full
marks for the
correct answer, no
working
(3)
Indicative Content Mark
An explanation
including some of
the following points
normal eye
image forms on
retina
for all
distances of
objects
short sight
(clear) image of
a distant object
forms inside the
eye / in front of
retina
corrected using
diverging lens
diverging the
light / makes image
distance longer
long sight
(clear) image of
near object forms
"beyond" the retina
corrected using
converging lens
converging the
light / makes image
distance smaller
Other methods of
correction include
contact lenses
which change the

(6)

Level
1

curvature of the
cornea
laser correction
changes curvature
of cornea
0
No rewardable content
1-2
a limited explanation of both long and
short sight OR either long or short sight
and how it is corrected eg long-sighted
people cannot see near objects and this
can be corrected by convex lenses
the answer communicates ideas using
simple language and uses limited
scientific terminology
spelling, punctuation and grammar
are used with limited accuracy
3-4
a simple explanation of both long and
short sight AND either how one is
corrected or detail of image formation eg,
longsighted people cannot see near
objects but short sighted people cannot
see distant objects because the image
forms in front of retina.
the answer communicates ideas
showing some evidence of clarity and
organisation and uses scientific
terminology appropriately
spelling, punctuation and grammar
are used with some accuracy
5-6
a detailed explanation including both
long and short sight AND how one is
corrected AND detail of image formation
eg long eyeball too short so image of
nearby object is beyond the retina,
short-sighted people cannot see distant
objects, which can be corrected by
concave lenses
the answer communicates ideas
clearly and coherently uses a range of
scientific terminology accurately
spelling, punctuation and grammar
are used with few errors
Answer
Acceptable
Mark
answers
transposition
Either order
2
2 e V/ m = v (1) ignore powers of
substitution
ten until
2
-19
v = 2 1.6 10
evaluation
give
40 000/9.1 10-31 full marks for
(1)
correct answer, no
evaluation of v
working
8
1.2 10 (m/s) (1) accept 1.19 108
(3)

Answer
3(i)
(ii)
(iii)

(iv)

B highest
frequency
D positively
charged
an explanation
linking:
(when) the
filament is
heated/very hot
(1)with one of:
electrons
escape (have
enough energy) (1)
electrons
escape from the
surface (1)
a suggestion that
electrons do not
reach target

Acceptable
answers

Mark

(1)
(1)
cathode / metal (for
filament) release
d accept boil off
IGNORE produces
/ emits

(2)
otherwise electrons
collide with (air)
particles electrons
are absorbed
electrons ionise
air stops electrons
reaching target
(1)

Part B
Answer
1(i)
1(ii)

2(a)(i)
2(a) (ii)

2(b)
2(c)(i)

Acceptable
answers

B 2.5 4
either
P = 2.5 0.2
or
2.5 = P / 0.2 (1) 0.5
(W) (1)
A electron
suggestion to
include two of
- is antimatter
(1)
- will annihilate
any e it meets (1)
- almost certain
to meet matter (1)
A gamma
radiation

or  (1)





2(c)(ii)

(1)
uud (1)






3(a)(i)
3(a)(ii)
3(b)(i)

3(b)(ii)

3(b)(iii)

or

Mark
(1)

give full marks for

correct answer, no
working
(2)
(1)
IGNORE
references to
ionisation/particle
size

(2)
(1)

(2)



(1)

(1)
both neutral (1)
0 more massive
than n (1)
magnetic field (1)
force towards
centre (1)
Two from:
[lost] KE of ps (1)
creates mass/
particles (1)
to confirm
predictions/
theories (1)
b very
massive/huge
energy required

(3)
(1)
(1)

(2)

(2)

(1)