H556 EXPLORING PHYSICS OCR A-LEVEL PHYSICS (PAPER 2) STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is the value of the prefix T (tera) - (answer)10¹²
What is the value of the prefix G (giga) - (answer)10⁹
What is the value of the prefix M (mega) - (answer)10⁶
What is the value of the prefix k (kilo) - (answer)10³
What is the value of the prefix d (deci) - (answer)10⁻¹
What is the value of the prefix c (centi) - (answer)10⁻²
What is the value of the prefix m (milli) - (answer)10⁻³
What is the value of the prefix μ (micro) - (answer)10⁻⁶
What is the value of the prefix n (nano) - (answer)10⁻⁹
What is the value of the prefix p (pico) - (answer)10⁻¹²
What six base units of the SI system are used in A Level Physics? - (answer)metre, kilogram, second,
Ampere, Kelvin, Mole
What six base quantities of the SI system are used in A Level Physics? - (answer)length, mass, time,
electric current, absolute temperature, amount of substance.
What is the base unit of mass? - (answer)kg
,H556 EXPLORING PHYSICS OCR A-LEVEL PHYSICS (PAPER 2) STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is the base unit of length? - (answer)m
What is the base unit of time? - (answer)s
What is the base unit of current? - (answer)A
What is the base unit of absolute temperature? - (answer)K
What is the Unit of potential difference? - (answer)V
What are the Units of density? - (answer)kgm⁻³
What is the SI unit of energy? - (answer)J
What is the SI unit of power? - (answer)W
What is the SI unit of charge? - (answer)C
What units are equivalent to the volt? - (answer)JC⁻¹
What base units are equivalent to the Newton? - (answer)kgms⁻²
What base units are equivalent to the Joule? - (answer)kgm²s⁻²
What units are equivalent to the Pascal? - (answer)Nm⁻²
,H556 EXPLORING PHYSICS OCR A-LEVEL PHYSICS (PAPER 2) STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are the units of momentum? - (answer)kgms⁻¹
What are the units of resistivity? - (answer)Ωm
What units are equivalent to a Watt? - (answer)Js⁻¹
What are the units of angular velocity (ω)? - (answer)rad. s⁻¹
What is 1m² in mm²? - (answer)10⁶mm²
What is 1m³ in cm³? - (answer)10⁶cm³
What is 1km² in m²? - (answer)1x10⁶m²
What is 1cm³ in mm³? - (answer)10³mm³
There are 10²⁴ free charge carriers per m³ of a material. How many are there per mm³? - (answer)10¹⁵
10⁶ particles strike each mm² of a surface per second. How many strike 1m² of the surface per second? -
(answer)10¹²
If there is 1 particle per mm³, how many are there per m³? - (answer)10⁹
Water has a density of 1000kgm⁻³. What is this in kgcm⁻³? - (answer)10⁻³
Water has a density of 1000kgm⁻³. What is this in gcm⁻³? - (answer)1
, H556 EXPLORING PHYSICS OCR A-LEVEL PHYSICS (PAPER 2) STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is a control variable? - (answer)Something that must be kept constant to prevent it affecting the
dependent variable
What is meant by the repeatability of results? - (answer)Similar results would be obtained from repeats
of the same measurement from the same experimental set up.
What is meant by the reproducibility of results - (answer)Similar results would be obtained from repeats
by different people with different equipment.
How can you ensure a metre rule is held vertically? - (answer)Use a plumb line, set square or spirit level
How do you avoid parallax error? - (answer)Ensure eye, object and scale are all in line with each other
OR ensure object and scale are directly adjacent to each other
What is meant by the term random error? - (answer)Errors that cause the measurement to vary in
unpredictable ways.
What is a systematic error? - (answer)An error that causes the measurements to differ from the true
value by a consistent amount.
What is a zero error? - (answer)An error that occurs due to the measuring instrument reading a non-
zero reading when the measured quantity is zero.
What is meant by the accuracy of a result? - (answer)How close a measurement is to the 'true' or
accepted value
What is meant by the precision of results? - (answer)How close repeated measurements are to each
other.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is the value of the prefix T (tera) - (answer)10¹²
What is the value of the prefix G (giga) - (answer)10⁹
What is the value of the prefix M (mega) - (answer)10⁶
What is the value of the prefix k (kilo) - (answer)10³
What is the value of the prefix d (deci) - (answer)10⁻¹
What is the value of the prefix c (centi) - (answer)10⁻²
What is the value of the prefix m (milli) - (answer)10⁻³
What is the value of the prefix μ (micro) - (answer)10⁻⁶
What is the value of the prefix n (nano) - (answer)10⁻⁹
What is the value of the prefix p (pico) - (answer)10⁻¹²
What six base units of the SI system are used in A Level Physics? - (answer)metre, kilogram, second,
Ampere, Kelvin, Mole
What six base quantities of the SI system are used in A Level Physics? - (answer)length, mass, time,
electric current, absolute temperature, amount of substance.
What is the base unit of mass? - (answer)kg
,H556 EXPLORING PHYSICS OCR A-LEVEL PHYSICS (PAPER 2) STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is the base unit of length? - (answer)m
What is the base unit of time? - (answer)s
What is the base unit of current? - (answer)A
What is the base unit of absolute temperature? - (answer)K
What is the Unit of potential difference? - (answer)V
What are the Units of density? - (answer)kgm⁻³
What is the SI unit of energy? - (answer)J
What is the SI unit of power? - (answer)W
What is the SI unit of charge? - (answer)C
What units are equivalent to the volt? - (answer)JC⁻¹
What base units are equivalent to the Newton? - (answer)kgms⁻²
What base units are equivalent to the Joule? - (answer)kgm²s⁻²
What units are equivalent to the Pascal? - (answer)Nm⁻²
,H556 EXPLORING PHYSICS OCR A-LEVEL PHYSICS (PAPER 2) STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are the units of momentum? - (answer)kgms⁻¹
What are the units of resistivity? - (answer)Ωm
What units are equivalent to a Watt? - (answer)Js⁻¹
What are the units of angular velocity (ω)? - (answer)rad. s⁻¹
What is 1m² in mm²? - (answer)10⁶mm²
What is 1m³ in cm³? - (answer)10⁶cm³
What is 1km² in m²? - (answer)1x10⁶m²
What is 1cm³ in mm³? - (answer)10³mm³
There are 10²⁴ free charge carriers per m³ of a material. How many are there per mm³? - (answer)10¹⁵
10⁶ particles strike each mm² of a surface per second. How many strike 1m² of the surface per second? -
(answer)10¹²
If there is 1 particle per mm³, how many are there per m³? - (answer)10⁹
Water has a density of 1000kgm⁻³. What is this in kgcm⁻³? - (answer)10⁻³
Water has a density of 1000kgm⁻³. What is this in gcm⁻³? - (answer)1
, H556 EXPLORING PHYSICS OCR A-LEVEL PHYSICS (PAPER 2) STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What is a control variable? - (answer)Something that must be kept constant to prevent it affecting the
dependent variable
What is meant by the repeatability of results? - (answer)Similar results would be obtained from repeats
of the same measurement from the same experimental set up.
What is meant by the reproducibility of results - (answer)Similar results would be obtained from repeats
by different people with different equipment.
How can you ensure a metre rule is held vertically? - (answer)Use a plumb line, set square or spirit level
How do you avoid parallax error? - (answer)Ensure eye, object and scale are all in line with each other
OR ensure object and scale are directly adjacent to each other
What is meant by the term random error? - (answer)Errors that cause the measurement to vary in
unpredictable ways.
What is a systematic error? - (answer)An error that causes the measurements to differ from the true
value by a consistent amount.
What is a zero error? - (answer)An error that occurs due to the measuring instrument reading a non-
zero reading when the measured quantity is zero.
What is meant by the accuracy of a result? - (answer)How close a measurement is to the 'true' or
accepted value
What is meant by the precision of results? - (answer)How close repeated measurements are to each
other.
