Physics Practice Paper - 1

Topic : Electricity Year 10

Questions

Q1.

The diagram shows a circuit that includes a battery, an ammeter, a voltmeter and three different resistors.

(a) (i) Give the voltmeter reading.

(1)
voltage = ........................................................... V
(ii) State the formula linking voltage, current and resistance.
(1)

(iii) Calculate the resistance of resistor X.

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 resistance = ........................................................... Ω
(b) (i) Give the reason why the reading on the ammeter would be 16 mA.
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(ii) Calculate the resistance of resistor Y.
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resistance = ........................................................... Ω
(c) Resistor X and the voltmeter are removed from the circuit, leaving a break in this part of the circuit.
Explain how the current in the battery changes when these components are removed.
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(Total for question = 12 marks)

Q2.

A student investigates how the current in a filament lamp varies with the voltage across it.
The student has this equipment
∙ filament lamp
∙ cell
∙ variable resistor
∙ ammeter
∙ voltmeter
∙ connecting wires
(a) Draw a circuit diagram that the student could use for this investigation.
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(b) The table gives the student's results.

(i) Plot the results on the grid.

(1)
(ii) Draw the curve of best fit.
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(c) The filament of the lamp is made of metal.
The student suggests that a straight line on the graph is more appropriate than a curve because
current is directly proportional to voltage for a metal.
(i) Suggest how the student could improve their investigation to find out whether a straight line or
curve is more appropriate.
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(ii) Explain why the student should not expect current to be proportional to voltage for this filament
lamp.
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(Total for question = 9 marks)

Q3.

A teacher uses this circuit to investigate how the current in a circuit changes with the temperature of a
room.

(a) (i) Calculate the voltage across the thermistor.

(2)

voltage = ........................................................... V
(ii) State the formula linking voltage, current and resistance.
(1)

(iii) Calculate the resistance of the thermistor.

(3)

resistance = ........................................................... Ω
(b) The graph shows how the resistance of the thermistor changes with temperature.
 (i) Describe the relationship between the temperature and the resistance of the thermistor.
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(ii) Explain how the reading on the voltmeter changes when the temperature of the room decreases.
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(Total for question = 11 marks)