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Exampro GCSE Physics Name:

Class:
Medical Physics (1)

Author:

Date:

Time: 64

Marks: 64

The test is split into 3 groups. Each set of

questions increasing in difficulty.Questions
1-4 focus on Assessment Objective 1 which
is knowledge recall.Questions 5-7 focus on
Assessment Objective 2 which is application
of Knowledge to different
Comments:
scenarios.Questions 8-10 focus on
Assessment Objective 3 which is the
analysis of data and experiment methods
Once complete evaluate which areas you
need to work on. The exam will consist of
37.5% AO1, 35%AO2 and 27.5% AO3.

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Q1. (a) The diagram shows the cross-section of an eye.

Use words from the box to label the parts, A, B and C.

cornea iris lens pupil retina

(3)

(b) The diagram shows one of the eyes of a person who is short-sighted.

Which one of the following lenses, J, K or L, could be used to correct the persons
eyesight?

Lens .......................................

Give a reason for your choice.

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(2)
(Total 5 marks)

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Q2. (a) An endoscope is an instrument used by doctors for looking inside patients. A
bundle of thin optical fibres pass light into the patients body, a second bundle of
fibres carry reflected light back to the doctor.

(i) Complete the diagram below to show how an optical fibre is able to pass light
into a patients body.

(2)

(ii) Give one advantage of using lots of thin fibres to make the bundles, rather
than a few thick fibres.

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(iii) Give one further example of the practical use of an optical fibre.

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(b) The diagram shows a wave travelling through a stretched spring.

In what way is this wave the same as a sound wave?

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(c) Sound waves travel faster in liquids than in gases. Why?

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(d) A bat uses ultrasound to find its way around. Explain how.

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(2)
(Total 8 marks)

Q3. (a) The diagrams show oscilloscope traces for the same musical note played on
two different instruments. The oscilloscope settings are not changed.

(i) How can you tell, from the diagrams, that it is the same musical note?

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(1)

(ii) How can you tell, from the diagrams, that the musical note has been played on
different instruments?

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(b) This passage is from an electronics magazine.

Electronic systems can be used to produce ultrasound waves.

These waves have a higher frequency than the upper limit for
hearing in humans.
Ultrasound waves are partially reflected when they meet a
boundary between two different media.

(i) Approximately what is the highest frequency that humans can hear?

State the number and the unit.

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(1)

(ii) What does the word media mean when it is used in this passage?

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(1)

(iii) What happens to the ultrasound which reaches the boundary between two
different media and is not reflected?

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(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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Q4.The figure below shows an X-ray image of a human skull.

Stockdevil/iStock/Thinkstock

(a) Use the correct answers from the box to complete the sentence.

absorbs ionises reflects transmits

When X-rays enter the human body, soft tissue .................................................... X-

rays

and bone .................................................... X-rays.

(2)

(b) Complete the following sentence.

The X-rays affect photographic film in the same way that ......................................
does.
(1)

(c) The table below shows the total dose of X-rays received by the human body when
different parts are X-rayed.

Part of body Dose of X-rays received by

X-rayed human body in arbitrary units

Head 3

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Chest 4

Pelvis 60

Calculate the number of head X-rays that are equal in dose to one pelvis X-ray.

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Number of head X-rays = ..................................................

(2)

(d) Which one of the following is another use of X-rays?

Tick () one box.

Cleaning stained teeth

Killing cancer cells

Scanning of unborn babies

(1)
(Total 6 marks)

Q5. The diagram shows a lens, the position of an object and the position of the image of
the object.

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(a) What type of lens is shown?

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(b) What is the name of the points, F, shown each side of the lens?

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(c) (i) The image is real and can be put on a screen.

How can you tell from the diagram that the image is real?

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(1)

(ii) Draw a ring around a word in the box which describes the image produced by
the lens.

inverted larger upright

(1)

(d) A student investigates the relationship between the distance from the object to the
lens and the magnification produced by the lens.The students results are given in

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the table.The student did not repeat any measurements.

Distance Height of object Height of image Magnification

in millimetres in millimetres in millimetres produced

40 20 58 2.9

50 20 30 1.5

60 20 20 1.0

70 20 14 0.7

80 20 12 0.6

90 20 10 0.5

The student plots the points for a graph of magnification produced against distance.

(i) Draw a line of best fit for these points.

(1)

(ii) Complete the following sentence by drawing a ring around the correct word in
the box.

A line graph has been drawn because both variables are

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categoric.

described as being continuous

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discrete.

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(iii) Describe the relationship between magnification produced and distance.

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(2)
(Total 8 marks)

Q6. (a) The diagram shows the inside of the eye of a person with perfect vision.

Complete the sentence.

The process by which the cornea and lens change the direction of the light is called

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(b) (i) Not everyone has perfect vision.A short-sighted person can only clearly see
objects which are close.
Light from distant objects meets in front of the retina.

The diagrams show how an additional lens will correct short-sightedness.

Uncorrected vision Vision corrected with

a diverging lens

The following diagram shows what happens when light from a close object
enters the eye of a long-sighted person.

Light fails to come to

focus on the retina

What type of additional lens will correct the vision of a long-sighted person?

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(1)

(ii) The additional lens changes the direction of the light before it enters the eye.

Why does this correct the persons vision?

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(c) Read this passage from a magazine.

Explain how these glasses are adjusted for a short-sighted person and how this
adjustment allows the person to see distant objects clearly.

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(3)
(Total 6 marks)

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Q7.An event involved paddling a homemade raft down a fast-flowing river. The rafts were made
using empty barrels.

By Reidrac [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Flickr

(a) (i) Which two factors would most affect the rafts stability?

Tick ( ) the two correct factors.

The cost of the raft

The width of the base of the raft

The position of the centre of mass of the raft

How streamlined the raft is

(2)

(ii) Here are three raft designs:

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Which design of raft would be most stable?

Tick ( ) one box.

Design A

Design B

Design C

(1)

(b) A camera was used to take photographs of the rafts. The camera contains a convex
(converging) lens. The ray diagram shows how the lens produces an image.

F = Principal focus

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(i) Which two words from the list describe the nature of the image?

Draw a ring around each of the two correct answers.

upright magnified inverted virtual real

(2)

(ii) Use information from the ray diagram to calculate the magnification of the
image.

Use the correct equation from the Physics Equations Sheet.

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Magnification = ..............................
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(c) A different type of lens is a concave (diverging) lens.

Which diagram shows a concave (diverging) lens?

Tick ( ) one box.

(1)
(Total 8 marks)

Q8. The diaphragm of a loudspeaker moves in and out.

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A team of scientists investigated loudspeakers.

The scientists measured the size of the movement of the diaphragm for signals of different
frequencies.
They kept all the other variables constant.
The graph shows the average results for a large number of tests on one of the
loudspeakers.

(a) What is the frequency of the highest pitched sound which this loudspeaker
produces?

Frequency = ................................................... Hz
(1)

(b) The greater the movement of the diaphragm, the greater the amplitude of the sound
produced.

What is the frequency of the loudest sound which this loudspeaker produces?

Show clearly on the graph how you get to your answer and then complete this
answer space.

Frequency = ................................................... Hz
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(c) Can this loudspeaker produce the full range of sound which most people can hear?

Put a tick ( ) in the box next to your answer.

Yes No

Explain the reason for your answer.

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(d) Use one word to complete the sentence.

Repeating tests a large number of times and taking the average of the results

improves the ......................................................... .

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(e) Why did the scientists keep all the other variables constant?

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(1)
(Total 7 marks)

Q9.(a) The diagram shows parts of the human eye.

Complete the missing labels.

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(2)

(b) Each part of the human eye has a function.

Complete the table below.

Part of the human eye Function of the part

Changes size to make sure the correct amount of light

enters the eye.
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Ciliary muscles
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Lens
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(c) The human eye can focus on near objects. The closest distance the eye can bring
into sharp focus is called the near point.

A student measured the near point of four people of different ages. The table shows
her data.

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Age of human Near point

in years in millimetres

10 200

20 250

40 400

55 800

What can you conclude from the data in the table above?

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(d) Suggest how the data obtained by the student could be improved.

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(e) Spectacles are worn to correct vision. One of the lenses in a pair of spectacles has
a focal length of 40 centimetres.

Calculate the power of the lens.

Use the correct equation from the Physics Equations Sheet.

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Power of lens = .............................. dioptres

(2)
(Total 10 marks)

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