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Wednesday 20 May 2020 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes

Materials

For this paper you must have:

• a ruler

• a scientific calculator

• the Physics Equations Sheet (enclosed).

Instructions

• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing.

• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.

• Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

• Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.

• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of

this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).

• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to

be marked.

• In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.

Information

• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.

• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.

• You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.

• You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in

your answers.

Please write clearly in block capitals.

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GCSE

PHYSICS

Foundation Tier Paper 1

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0 1 Figure 1 shows how the National Grid connects power stations to consumers.

Figure 1

0 1 . 1 Name the parts of the National Grid labelled K, L and M.

[3 marks]

K =

L =

M =

Figure 2 shows how the percentage of electricity generated by gas-fired power

stations changed in the UK over 5 years.

Figure 2

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0 1 . 2 Calculate how many times greater the percentage of electricity generated by gas-fired box

power stations was in 2018 than in 2014.

[2 marks]

 Number of times greater =

0 1 . 3 Explain one environmental effect of generating electricity using a gas-fired power

station.

[2 marks]

0 1 . 4 The UK government wants more electricity to be generated using renewable energy

resources.

What is a renewable energy resource?

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Tick () one box.

An energy resource that can be burned

An energy resource that can be recycled

An energy resource that can be replenished quickly

An energy resource that can be reused

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0 1 . 5 An offshore wind farm is a group of wind turbines that are placed out at sea.

Figure 3 shows the power output of an offshore wind farm compared with a wind farm

on land for a 24-hour period.

Figure 3

Give two advantages of the offshore wind farm compared with the wind farm on land.

Use information from Figure 3.

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