I’ve put together a table with links to as many past papers and solutions as I can find. You will find the table on the Int2 Physics revision page. I’ll try to fill in the blank bits when I have some time.
Intermediate 2
how to draw scale diagrams
Here is a short video covering the points we discussed when we drew scale diagrams to find displacement vectors.
Vector Scale Diagrams from mr mackenzie on Vimeo.
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improve your describe or explain answers
Most classes have done some work recently on improving answers to the kind of questions that ask you to describe/explain/justify. I haven’t saved all of the mindmaps that have been produced but this one is fairly typical of the responses generated by a class. There is a pdf version available to download.
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4.4 half-life calculations
We have almost completed the health physics unit and have spent some time in class practising half-life problems. You might find the attached instructions helpful as you prepare for the unit test.
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using frequency to remove vuvuzela noise
The Physics experts at Sixty Symbols have been playing with a vuvuzela. Here is a film showing their experiments on frequency and sound filtering.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATVbnilxIrs
Intermediate2 past paper – 2004
Here is the Intermediate 2 Physics paper from 2004. I have not got the answers.
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Intermediate2 past paper – 2003
Here is the Intermediate 2 Physics paper from 2003. I have not got the answers.
This paper is reproduced to support SQA qualifications on a non-commercial basis according to SQA conditions of use.
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Intermediate2 past paper – 2002
Here is the Intermediate 2 Physics paper from 2002. I have not got the answers.
This paper is reproduced to support SQA qualifications on a non-commercial basis according to SQA conditions of use.
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input devices in a voltage divider
This powerpoint file from the High School of Glasgow summarises the function of different electronic components and explains their use in common voltage divider circuits. There is a pdf version of the file below.
Newton III in action – continued
This amazing footage of the Saturn V rocket launch for the Apollo11 moon landing mission has been put online by Mark Gray. The video provides an extra dimension to the launch photograph in my earlier post about Newton’s 3rd law of motion. While that picture shows an enormous plume of gas being forced out of each rocket exhaust, the video below demonstrates the heat of the gases and the effect they have on the structure of the launch pad itself.
Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo.
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