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Pearson Edexcel
Level 3 GCE
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper Reference 8PH0/01
Physics
Advanced Subsidiary
Paper 1: Core Physics 1
You must have: Total Marks
Scientific calculator, Ruler
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions in Section A and B.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• structure
In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related
or how they follow on from each other where appropriate.
• The list of data, formulae and relationships is printed at the end of this booklet.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
• where appropriate.
You are advised to show your working in calculations including units
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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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All multiple choice questions must be answered with a cross in the box for the correct answer
from A to D. If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then
mark your new answer with a cross .
1 A student wanted to measure the thickness of a single sheet of aluminium foil.
Which of the following instruments would be the most appropriate to make this
measurement?
A measuring tape
B micrometer screw gauge
C ruler
D vernier calipers
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
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2 An object of mass m is moved from the bottom to the top of a slope. The vertical height
of the slope is y.
The horizontal distance between the bottom and top of the slope is x.
y
x
Which of the following gives the gain of gravitational potential energy of the object as it
moves from the bottom to the top of the slope?
A mgx
B mgy
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C mg(x + y)
D mg √(x2 + y2)
(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)
2
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, 3 A suitcase is being dragged along the ground by the handle in the direction shown.
direction of motion
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handle
ground
Which of the following shows the direction of the horizontal and vertical components of
force acting on the ground due to the suitcase?
A
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B
C
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
D
(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)
3
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel
Level 3 GCE
Tuesday 12 May 2020
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper Reference 8PH0/01
Physics
Advanced Subsidiary
Paper 1: Core Physics 1
You must have: Total Marks
Scientific calculator, Ruler
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• centrethe
Fill in boxes at the top of this page with your name,
number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions in Section A and B.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• structure
In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related
or how they follow on from each other where appropriate.
• The list of data, formulae and relationships is printed at the end of this booklet.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
• where appropriate.
You are advised to show your working in calculations including units
Turn over
*P62308A0128*
P62308A
©2020 Pearson Education Ltd.
1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
All multiple choice questions must be answered with a cross in the box for the correct answer
from A to D. If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then
mark your new answer with a cross .
1 A student wanted to measure the thickness of a single sheet of aluminium foil.
Which of the following instruments would be the most appropriate to make this
measurement?
A measuring tape
B micrometer screw gauge
C ruler
D vernier calipers
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2 An object of mass m is moved from the bottom to the top of a slope. The vertical height
of the slope is y.
The horizontal distance between the bottom and top of the slope is x.
y
x
Which of the following gives the gain of gravitational potential energy of the object as it
moves from the bottom to the top of the slope?
A mgx
B mgy
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
C mg(x + y)
D mg √(x2 + y2)
(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)
2
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, 3 A suitcase is being dragged along the ground by the handle in the direction shown.
direction of motion
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
handle
ground
Which of the following shows the direction of the horizontal and vertical components of
force acting on the ground due to the suitcase?
A
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
B
C
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
D
(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)
3
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