AQA A Level Physics 7408/3BA Paper 3BA June
2024 Astrophysics Question Paper
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CentreInumberIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CandidateInumber
Surname
Forename(s)IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
CandidateIsignatureIIIII
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A-level
PHYSICS
PaperII3
SectionI BIIIII Astrophysics
MondayI17I JuneI 2024IIIIIIIIIIIIIII Morn TimeIallowed:ITheItotalI timeI fo
ing rIbothI sectionsI ofIthisI paperI is
Materials
2I hours.IIIYouIareI advisedI t
ForIthisIpaperIyouImustIhave: oIspendI approximately
•I aIpencilIandIaIruler 50I minutesIIonIthisI section.
•I aIscientificIcalculator
•I aIDataIandIFormulaeIBooklet
•I aIprotractor.
For Examiner’s Use
Instructions
•I UseIblackIinkIorIblackIball-pointIpen. Question Mark
•I FillIinItheIboxesIatItheItopIofIthisIpage. 1
•I AnswerIallIquestions.
2
•I YouImustIanswerItheIquestionsIinItheIspacesIprovided.I DoInotIwriteI
outsideItheIboxIaroundIeachIpageIorIonIblankIpages. 3
•I IfIyouIneedIextraIspaceIforIyourIanswer(s),IuseItheIlinedIpagesIatItheIendIofI 4
thisIbook.I WriteItheIquestionInumberIagainstIyourIanswer(s).
TOTAL
•I DoIallIroughIworkIinIthisIbook.I CrossIthroughIanyIworkIyouIdoInotIwantI
toIbeImarked.
•I ShowIallIyourIworking.
Information
•I TheImarksIforIquestionsIareIshownIinIbrackets.
•I TheImaximumImarkIforIthisIpaperIisI35.
•I YouIareIexpectedItoIuseIaIscientificIcalculatorIwhereIappropriate.
•I AIDataIandIFormulaeIBookletIisIprovidedIasIaIlooseIinsert.
, 2
DoInotIwriteI
outsideItheI
SectionIB box
AnswerIallIquestionsIinIthisIsection.
0 1 AIstudentIusesIaIrefractingItelescopeIinInormalIadjustmentItoImake
observationsIofIJupiter.
TheItelescopeIhasIanIangularImagnificationIofI75
0 1 . 1 TheIeyepieceIhasIaIfocalIlengthIofI22Imm.
DetermineItheIdistanceIbetweenItheIeyepieceIandItheIobjectiveIlens.
[2Imarks]
distanceI=IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII m
0
1II.II 2IIIII WhenIviewedIthroughItheItelescope,ItheIimageIofIJupiterIsu
btendsIanIangleIofI1.7I×I10−2I rad.
Calculate,IinIkm,ItheIdistanceIbetweenItheIEarthIandIJupiter.
meanIradiusIofIJupiterI=I7.0I×I104I km
[2Imarks]
distanceI=IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII km
*02*
IB/M/Jun24/7408/3BA
2024 Astrophysics Question Paper
, PleaseIwriteIclearlyIinIblockIcapitals.
CentreInumberIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CandidateInumber
Surname
Forename(s)IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
CandidateIsignatureIIIII
IIdeclareIthisIisImyIownIwork.
A-level
PHYSICS
PaperII3
SectionI BIIIII Astrophysics
MondayI17I JuneI 2024IIIIIIIIIIIIIII Morn TimeIallowed:ITheItotalI timeI fo
ing rIbothI sectionsI ofIthisI paperI is
Materials
2I hours.IIIYouIareI advisedI t
ForIthisIpaperIyouImustIhave: oIspendI approximately
•I aIpencilIandIaIruler 50I minutesIIonIthisI section.
•I aIscientificIcalculator
•I aIDataIandIFormulaeIBooklet
•I aIprotractor.
For Examiner’s Use
Instructions
•I UseIblackIinkIorIblackIball-pointIpen. Question Mark
•I FillIinItheIboxesIatItheItopIofIthisIpage. 1
•I AnswerIallIquestions.
2
•I YouImustIanswerItheIquestionsIinItheIspacesIprovided.I DoInotIwriteI
outsideItheIboxIaroundIeachIpageIorIonIblankIpages. 3
•I IfIyouIneedIextraIspaceIforIyourIanswer(s),IuseItheIlinedIpagesIatItheIendIofI 4
thisIbook.I WriteItheIquestionInumberIagainstIyourIanswer(s).
TOTAL
•I DoIallIroughIworkIinIthisIbook.I CrossIthroughIanyIworkIyouIdoInotIwantI
toIbeImarked.
•I ShowIallIyourIworking.
Information
•I TheImarksIforIquestionsIareIshownIinIbrackets.
•I TheImaximumImarkIforIthisIpaperIisI35.
•I YouIareIexpectedItoIuseIaIscientificIcalculatorIwhereIappropriate.
•I AIDataIandIFormulaeIBookletIisIprovidedIasIaIlooseIinsert.
, 2
DoInotIwriteI
outsideItheI
SectionIB box
AnswerIallIquestionsIinIthisIsection.
0 1 AIstudentIusesIaIrefractingItelescopeIinInormalIadjustmentItoImake
observationsIofIJupiter.
TheItelescopeIhasIanIangularImagnificationIofI75
0 1 . 1 TheIeyepieceIhasIaIfocalIlengthIofI22Imm.
DetermineItheIdistanceIbetweenItheIeyepieceIandItheIobjectiveIlens.
[2Imarks]
distanceI=IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII m
0
1II.II 2IIIII WhenIviewedIthroughItheItelescope,ItheIimageIofIJupiterIsu
btendsIanIangleIofI1.7I×I10−2I rad.
Calculate,IinIkm,ItheIdistanceIbetweenItheIEarthIandIJupiter.
meanIradiusIofIJupiterI=I7.0I×I104I km
[2Imarks]
distanceI=IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII km
*02*
IB/M/Jun24/7408/3BA
