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American Academy Larnaca

Year 4 Test
Double Science
Physics
Topic P1a.10: You’re in charge
Date:
Time: 20 minutes

Formulae:

Power (W) = Voltage (V) * Current (A)

Energy ( J )
Power (W) =
time( s )
output energy useful energy
efficiency = × 100 = × 100
input energy input energy

cost of energy - saving measure

payback - time in years =
amount of money saved each year

Cost = power (kW) × time (h) × cost of 1 kW h

mass
density =
volume

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Question 1

A student designed a small electric heater. The diagram shows how he used his heater.

(a) Suggest the purpose of the polystyrene pellets.

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(b) The student measured the temperature of the water in the small beaker using a thermometer.

What should be done to the water before measuring its temperature?

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(c) After 5 minutes he opened the switch and measured the new temperature of the water.
The diagrams show two thermometers.
What is the reading on each thermometer and what is the difference between the readings?

Reading = .............. °C Reading = .............. °C

Difference = .............. °C

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(d) The student repeated the experiment several times. Each time he used an identical mass of water
at the same starting temperature. He adjusted the variable resistor to give different values of current
and voltage before heating the water for five minutes.

He expected to find that the temperature increase is proportional to the power.

Suggest and explain two experimental reasons why this did not happen.

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(Total 8 marks)

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Question 2

The diagram shows the energy flow from an uninsulated house.

roof
20%

walls
30%
windows
25%

floor draughts
10% 15%

(a) Explain why energy flows out of the house.

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(b) Where does the greatest energy loss occur?

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(c) Suggest THREE ways of insulating the house.

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(d) The installment of double-glazing windows costs ₤2500 and will give savings of
₤250 per year. Work out the pay-back time for double-glazing windows.

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(Total 7 marks)

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Question 3

(a) The diagram shows an energy flow for a toy motorbike that works on DC current.

Fill in the gaps in the diagram.

(b) Calculate the efficiency of this toy motorbike

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(Total 5 marks)
(Total SQ 20 marks)

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Bonus Question

The diagram shows a method of heating a room using solar energy instead of conventional
sources of energy. A brick wall with a blackened surface is placed behind a double-glazed
window facing the Sun. During the day the wall stores energy received from the Sun as
heat energy.

(a) Why is the surface of the wall blackened?

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(b) The double-glazed window consists of two sheets of glass which trap a layer of air between
them. Explain how using a double-glazed window increases the rate at which the temperature of the
room rises.

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(c) On a sunny day the wall absorbs energy at a rate of 300 W/m . The wall has an area of 2

6.0 m2 and a thickness of 0.15 m.

(i) Calculate the power absorbed by the wall

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(ii) Calculate the energy absorbed by the wall in 30 minutes

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(d) Give one advantage and one disadvantage of this method of heating the room.

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(Total 10 marks)

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