A-level PHYSICS Paper 3 Section B Astrophysics Question Paper 2019

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A-level PHYSICS Paper 3 Section B Astrophysics Monday 3 June 2019 Afternoon Materials For this paper you must have: • a pencil and a ruler • a scientific calculator • a Data and Formul... ae Booklet. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. • If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). • Show all your working. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 35. • You are expected to use a scientific calculator where appropriate. • A Data and Formulae Booklet is provided as a loose insert. Please write clearly in block capitals. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature A-level PHYSICS Paper 3 Section B Astrophysics Time allowed: The total time for both sections of this paper is 2 hours. You are advised to spend approximately 50 minutes on this section. 2 *02* IB/M/Jun19/7408/3BA Do not write outside the Section B box Answer all questions in this section. 0 1 . 1 The lenses used in refracting telescopes can cause chromatic aberration. Complete Figure 1 to show how a lens produces chromatic aberration. [1 mark] Figure 1 0 1 . 2 A Cassegrain telescope uses mirrors. What are the shapes of the primary and secondary mirrors in a Cassegrain telescope? Tick () one box. [1 mark] Primary mirror Secondary mirror concave concave concave convex convex concave convex [Show More]

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