Physics A
H556/01, Modelling physics (AS/A level), June 2019
Cora Cheung
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Duration: 135 mins
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• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes above. Please write clearly and in capital letters.
• Use black ink. HB pencil may be used for graphs and diagrams only.
• Answer all the questions, unless your teacher tells you otherwise.
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• The quality of written communication is assessed in questions marked with either a pencil or an asterisk. In History and
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• The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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, 1. Which set of prefixes A, B, C or D are in order of increasing magnitude?
A micro, milli, centi, kilo
B milli, centi, micro, kilo
C kilo, centi, milli, micro
D centi, micro, milli, kilo
Your answer [1]
2. A paper cone is held above the ground and dropped. It falls vertically and reaches terminal velocity before it hits
the ground.
Which statement correctly describes the resultant force on the falling cone before it reaches terminal velocity?
A decreasing and upwards
B decreasing and downwards
C increasing and downwards
D increasing and upwards
Your answer [1]
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, 3. A solid cylindrical glass rod has length 20.0 ± 0.1 cm and diameter 5.00 ± 0.01 mm.
What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated volume of this rod?
A 0.1%
B 0.2%
C 0.7%
D 0.9%
Your answer [1]
4. A simple harmonic oscillator has maximum speed 24 m s–1 and amplitude 5.6 cm.
What is its angular frequency?
A 0.23 rad s–1
B 21 rad s–1
C 68 rad s–1
D 430 rad s–1
Your answer [1]
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, 5. A car is dripping oil at a steady rate on a straight road.
The road is divided into four sections A, B, C, and D.
Which section of the road shows the car travelling at a constant speed?
Your answer [1]
6. The Earth is surrounded by a gravitational field.
Which of the following statements is/are correct about the gravitational field lines near the surface of the Earth.
1 They are parallel.
2 They show the direction of the force on a small mass.
3 They are equally spaced.
A Only 1
B Only 1 and 2
C Only 2 and 3
D 1, 2 and 3
Your answer [1]
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H556/01, Modelling physics (AS/A level), June 2019
Cora Cheung
Please note that you may see slight differences between
this paper and the original.
Duration: 135 mins
Candidates answer on the Question paper.
OCR supplied materials:
Additional resources may be supplied with this paper.
Other materials required:
• Pencil
• Ruler (cm/mm)
Candidate Candidate
forename surname
Centre number Candidate number
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes above. Please write clearly and in capital letters.
• Use black ink. HB pencil may be used for graphs and diagrams only.
• Answer all the questions, unless your teacher tells you otherwise.
• Read each question carefully. Make sure you know what you have to do before starting your answer.
• Where space is provided below the question, please write your answer there.
• You may use additional paper, or a specific Answer sheet if one is provided, but you must clearly show your candidate
number, centre number and question number(s).
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
• The quality of written communication is assessed in questions marked with either a pencil or an asterisk. In History and
Geography a Quality of extended response question is marked with an asterisk, while a pencil is used for questions in
which Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology is assessed.
• The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
• The total number of marks for this paper is 100.
• The total number of marks may take into account some 'either/or' question choices.
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, 1. Which set of prefixes A, B, C or D are in order of increasing magnitude?
A micro, milli, centi, kilo
B milli, centi, micro, kilo
C kilo, centi, milli, micro
D centi, micro, milli, kilo
Your answer [1]
2. A paper cone is held above the ground and dropped. It falls vertically and reaches terminal velocity before it hits
the ground.
Which statement correctly describes the resultant force on the falling cone before it reaches terminal velocity?
A decreasing and upwards
B decreasing and downwards
C increasing and downwards
D increasing and upwards
Your answer [1]
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, 3. A solid cylindrical glass rod has length 20.0 ± 0.1 cm and diameter 5.00 ± 0.01 mm.
What is the percentage uncertainty in the calculated volume of this rod?
A 0.1%
B 0.2%
C 0.7%
D 0.9%
Your answer [1]
4. A simple harmonic oscillator has maximum speed 24 m s–1 and amplitude 5.6 cm.
What is its angular frequency?
A 0.23 rad s–1
B 21 rad s–1
C 68 rad s–1
D 430 rad s–1
Your answer [1]
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, 5. A car is dripping oil at a steady rate on a straight road.
The road is divided into four sections A, B, C, and D.
Which section of the road shows the car travelling at a constant speed?
Your answer [1]
6. The Earth is surrounded by a gravitational field.
Which of the following statements is/are correct about the gravitational field lines near the surface of the Earth.
1 They are parallel.
2 They show the direction of the force on a small mass.
3 They are equally spaced.
A Only 1
B Only 1 and 2
C Only 2 and 3
D 1, 2 and 3
Your answer [1]
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