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Physics 9702/41October/November 2019

Cambridge A-Level · A Level Structured Questions · worked solutions for every part, with the mark scheme

12
questions
100
marks
120
minutes

Topics Ideal Gases · Magnetic Fields · Gravitational Fields · Motion in a Circle · Temperature · Thermodynamics · +7 more

Q1Gravitational FieldsMotion in a CircleFree sample

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.

(a)

State Newton’s law of gravitation.

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(b)

A geostationary satellite orbits the Earth. The orbit of the satellite is circular and the period of the orbit is 24 hours.

(i)

State two other features of this orbit.

  1. ______

  2. ______

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(ii)

The radius of the orbit of the satellite is 4.23×104 km4.23 \times 10^4\ \text{km}.

Determine a value for the mass of the Earth. Explain your working.

mass = ______ kg\text{kg}

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  • Q6Electric Fields10M
  • Q7Electronics8M
  • Q8Magnetic Fields9M
  • Q9Magnetic Fields4M
  • Q10Alternating Currents5M
  • Q11Quantum Physics12M
  • Q12Nuclear Physics · Ideal Gases10M
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