ATP Worksheet
1 The class is determining the density of a sample of card.
Each student has a stack of ten pieces of card, as shown in Fig. 1.1.
Fig. 1.1
(a) (i) On Fig. 1.1, measure using a ruler the height h of the stack of card.
h = ................................................... [1]
(ii) Calculate the average thickness t of one piece of card.
t = .................................................... [2]
(b) (i) On Fig. 1.1, measure the length l and width w of the top piece of card.
l = ..........................................................
w = ................................................... [1]
(ii) Calculate the volume V of one piece of card using the equation
V = ltw .
V = ................................................... [2]
(c) Calculate the density d of the card using the equation
where the mass m of one piece of card is 1.3 g.
d = ................................................... [2]
(d) A sample of corrugated card of the same length and width as the card in Fig. 1.1 consists of two thin
sheets of card with an air gap in between. The sheets of card are separated by paper, as shown in the
cross-section in Fig. 1.2. The thickness y of the air gap as shown in Fig. 1.2 is between 2 mm and 3 mm.
Fig. 1.2
Estimate the volume Va of air trapped within the corrugated card shown in Fig. 1.2.
Va = ................................................. [1]
(Total:9 marks)
2. A student carried out an experiment to find the spring constant of a steel spring. The apparatus is
shown in Fig. 2.1.
The student recorded the unstretched length
l0 of the spring. Then she added loads W to
the
spring, recording the new length l each time.
The readings are shown in the table below.
(a) Calculate the extension e of the spring
produced by each load, using the equation
e = (l – l0).
Record the values of e in the table. [2]
Fig. 2.1
(b) Plot the graph of e / mm (y-axis) against W/N (x-axis). Draw the best-fit straight line for the
points you have plotted
[4]
(Total:6
marks)
4. A student is given a bag of ten similar marbles.
(a) The student uses a 30 cm ruler to determine the average diameter of the marbles.
Describe how the student obtains an accurate value.
Include a labelled diagram showing how any additional apparatus is used.
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(b) The student then measures the diameter d of one marble accurately using a micrometer.
The scale of the micrometer is shown in Fig. 4.1.
Fig. 4.1
(i) State the reading shown on the
micrometer.
d = ............................................... [2]
(ii) Describe how the student checks that the marble is spherical.
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(Total:7marks)
3. A student has carried out a timing experiment using a simple pendulum. She plotted
a graph of T2 /s2 against l /m. T is the time for one swing of the pendulum and l is the length
of the pendulum. The graph is shown below.
(a) (i) Determine the gradient G of the graph.
G = ......................................................[2]
(ii) Calculate the acceleration g of free fall using the equation
g = ...............................................m/s 2 [2]
(iii) The student could have calculated the acceleration of free fall g from just one set of readings. State
the purpose of taking sufficient readings to plot a graph.
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(b) The student next studies the relationship between the mass m of the pendulum and the
time for one swing T. The readings are shown in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1
(i) Suggest two variables that must be kept constant to make the experiment a fair test.
1. ……………………................................................................................................................................
2……………………… ............................................................................................................................[2]
(ii) Study the readings in the table and complete the following sentence.
Within the limits of experimental accuracy, the readings show that the mass m of the pendulum
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[Total: 8
