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The document outlines a physics task sheet for DP Year 1 students, focusing on measurements and uncertainties through various experiments involving soap bubbles, pendulums, paper cylinders, vibrating wires, and a ladder. It includes specific questions and tasks related to theoretical predictions, data analysis, uncertainty calculations, and verification of relationships between physical quantities. The document is structured to guide students in conducting experiments and analyzing results in a systematic manner.

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The document outlines a physics task sheet for DP Year 1 students, focusing on measurements and uncertainties through various experiments involving soap bubbles, pendulums, paper cylinders, vibrating wires, and a ladder. It includes specific questions and tasks related to theoretical predictions, data analysis, uncertainty calculations, and verification of relationships between physical quantities. The document is structured to guide students in conducting experiments and analyzing results in a systematic manner.

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Student’s Name: Subject: Physics DP Year: DP 1

Unit title: Measurements and Uncertainties Task Sheet

Time assigned: 30 Min Time Taken: Due Date:

1. A spherical soap bubble is made of a thin film of soapy water. The bubble has an internal air
pressure 𝑃𝑖 and is formed in air of constant pressure 𝑃𝑜 . The theoretical prediction for the variation
of (𝑃i − 𝑃o ) is given by the equation

4𝑔
(𝑃𝑖 − 𝑃𝑜 ) =
𝑅
where 𝛾 is a constant for the thin film and 𝑅 is the radius of the bubble. Data for (𝑃i − 𝑃o ) and 𝑅
were collected under controlled conditions and plotted as a graph showing the variation of (𝑃i −
1
𝑃o ) with 𝑅.

(a) Suggest whether the data are consistent with the theoretical prediction. [2]
(b(i)) Show that the value of 𝛾 is about 0.03. [2]

(b(ii)) Identify the fundamental units of 𝛾. [1]

(b(iii)) In order to find the uncertainty for 𝛾, a maximum gradient line would be drawn. On the
graph, sketch the maximum gradient line for the data. [1]

(b(iv)) The percentage uncertainty for 𝛾 is 15%. State 𝛾, with its absolute uncertainty. [2]

(b(v)) The expected value of 𝛾 is 0.027. Comment on your result. [1]


2. A student investigates how the period T of a simple pendulum varies with the maximum speed v
of the pendulum’s bob by releasing the pendulum from rest from different initial angles. A graph of
the variation of T with v is plotted.

(a) Suggest, by reference to the graph, why it is unlikely that the relationship between T and v
is linear. [1]

(b) Determine the fractional uncertainty in v when T = 2.115 s, correct to one significant figure.

[2]

(c) The student hypothesizes that the relationship between T and v is T = a + bv2, where a and b
are constants. To verify this hypothesis a graph showing the variation of T with v2 is
plotted. The graph shows the data and the line of best fit.
Determine b, giving an appropriate unit for b. [3]

(d) The lines of the minimum and maximum gradient are shown.
Estimate the absolute uncertainty in a. [2]

3. In an investigation a student folds paper into cylinders of the same diameter D but different
heights. Beginning with the shortest cylinder they applied the same fixed load to each of the
cylinders one by one. They recorded the height H of the first cylinder to collapse.

They then repeat this process with cylinders of different diameters. The graph shows the data
plotted by the student and the line of best fit.
2
Theory predicts that H = 𝑐𝐷3 where c is a constant.

(a) Suggest why the student’s data supports the theoretical prediction. [2]

(b) Determine c. State an appropriate unit for c. [3]


(b) Determine c. State an appropriate unit for c. [3]

(c) Identify one factor that determines the value of c. [1]

4.An experiment is conducted to determine how the fundamental frequency f of a vibrating wire
varies with the tension T in the wire. The data are shown in the graph, the uncertainty in the tension
is not shown.
(a) Draw the line of best fit for the data. [1]

It is proposed that the frequency of oscillation is given by f2 = kT where k is a constant.

(bi) Determine the fundamental SI unit for k. [1]

(bii) Write down a pair of quantities that, when plotted, enable the relationship f2 = kT to be
verified. [1]

(biii) Describe the key features of the graph in (b)(ii) if it is to support this relationship. [2]

5. A uniform ladder of weight 50.0 N and length 4.00 m is placed against a frictionless wall making
an angle of 60.0° with the ground.
(a) Outline why the normal force acting on the ladder at the point of contact with the wall is
equal to the frictional force F between the ladder and the ground. [1]

(b) Calculate F. [2]

(c) The coefficient of friction between the ladder and the ground is 0.400. Determine whether
the ladder will slip. [2]

© International Baccalaureate Organization, 2024

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