AQA A-Level Physics (7408) · AQA 7408
3.6 Further Mechanics and Thermal Physics
Written & reviewed by James Millett — Biology (Imperial College London), PGCE Science (University of Cambridge).
Practice questions on Further Mechanics and Thermal Physics
- Explain what happens to the molecules and the internal energy of a fixed mass of gas when … (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain what happens to the internal energy of a fixed mass of water as it is heated from … (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why a gas exerts a pressure on the walls of its container, and why this pressure i… (5 marks, Explain)
- A sealed metal cylinder contains a fixed mass of gas. The cylinder is placed in a freezer … (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature has a lower pressure when its volu… (5 marks, Explain)
- A wine glass can shatter when exposed to a sound wave at a particular frequency. Explain w… (5 marks, Explain)
- A car suspension system uses springs and shock absorbers (dampers) to reduce the vibration… (5 marks, Explain)
- A mass-spring system is set into oscillation. The system is then damped by attaching a car… (5 marks, Explain)
- A tall building sways in the wind. Engineers design the building so that its natural frequ… (5 marks, Explain)
- A buoy floating on the sea bobs up and down in simple harmonic motion. Explain what is mea… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why the pressure of a fixed mass of gas increases when its temperature is increase… (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why increasing the temperature of a fixed mass of gas at constant pressure causes … (5 marks, Explain)
- Explain why gases can be compressed much more easily than liquids. (5 marks, Explain)
- A guitarist plucks a string on an electric guitar. The string vibrates and produces a note… (5 marks, Describe)
- Explain why the temperature of a substance does not change while it is melting, even thoug… (5 marks, Explain)
- A student sets up a simple pendulum and observes that it oscillates with a fixed period. T… (5 marks, Explain)
- A child sits on a swing and is pushed so that it oscillates freely. Describe the energy ch… (5 marks, Describe)
- A mass on a spring oscillates vertically. Describe the changes in velocity and acceleratio… (5 marks, Describe)
- Explain why a simple pendulum swinging with a small amplitude is described as undergoing s… (5 marks, Explain)
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