Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Physics PAPER 1 Higher Tier qp 2023
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1 Figure 1 shows a bat and its prey.
not to scale
bat prey
Figure 1
The bat emits a high frequency sound pulse to locate its prey.
The speed of sound in air is 330 m / s.
(a) The wavelength of the sound is 11 mm.
Calculate the frequency of the sound.
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Use the equation
v=f×λ
frequency = ............................. Hz
(b) The pulse returns to the bat after a time of 18 ms.
Calculate the distance from the bat to its prey.
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distance = .............................m
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, 2 (a) Which of these is a scalar quantity?
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A acceleration
B distance
C force
D weight
(b) A student has some cupcake cases.
One cupcake case is shown in Figure 2.
The speed of the falling stack of cupcake cases depends on the number of
cupcake cases in the stack.
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