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Physical Science - Levels 5 - 7

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number1 A top class sprinter can run the 100m race in 10 seconds. Calculate his average speed in m/s. Show your working.


A clamp stand was set up as shown in the diagram. The rod of the stand was heated strongly. As it got hotter and hotter, the pointer moved from the zero on the scale over to its present position.

 

number2 Explain in terms of atoms, why this happened.


 

number3 What happens as the stand is allowed to cool?


number4 When a gas is heated it will expand much more than a solid. Use your understanding of atoms and molecules to explain why this is so.


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