CPD for technical support staff in schools
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Question 1 of 26
1. Question
Q1.1 A portable appliance should be PAT tested every time it is used?
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Question 2 of 26
2. Question
Q1.2 An HT (High Tension) supply cannot be used in schools.
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Question 3 of 26
3. Question
Q1.3 Only physics activities involving electricity, mercury, lasers and radioactivity need to be risk-assessed.
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Question 4 of 26
4. Question
Q1.4 All physics activities are covered by generic risk-assessments on the SSERC website.
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Question 5 of 26
5. Question
Q1.5 Van de Graaff generators can be used in schools, but not to charge pupils.
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Question 6 of 26
6. Question
Q1.6 Laser pointers can be used as light sources in schools as long as they are clamped securely to stop pupils waving them about.
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Question 7 of 26
7. Question
Q1.7 You cannot solder in school unless local exhaust ventilion facilities are installed.
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Question 8 of 26
8. Question
Q2 Write down three safety rules for using a Van de Graaff generator.
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Question 9 of 26
9. Question
Q3.1 Sketch/describe the set-up for measuring the average speed of a trolley running down a slope between two light gates.
What measurements, apart from the time on the timer, should be taken?
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Question 10 of 26
10. Question
Q3.2 Sketch/describe the set-up for thr measuring the instantaneous speed of a remote control car using a single light gate.
What measurements, apart from the time on the timer, need to be taken?
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Question 11 of 26
11. Question
Q4 If you had a colleague who was setting up a light gate and timer for the first time, what trouble-shooting advice would you give them if they could not record a time on the timer?
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Question 12 of 26
12. Question
Which of the following is measured in ohms?
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Question 13 of 26
13. Question
Q6 An inexperienced physics teacher sets up the following circuit to measure the current through a resistor and the voltage across it. The circuit is not correct. Redraw it correctly/ describe the faults.
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Question 14 of 26
14. Question
Q7.1 A technician uses a multimeter set to measure resistance to check some components.
A connecting lead has an off the scale resistance reading.
Decide the correct ‘outcome’ of this test result.
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Question 15 of 26
15. Question
Q7.2 A technician uses a multimeter set to measure resistance to check some components.
A connecting lead has a resistance reading of 0.3 ohms.
Decide the correct ‘outcome’ of this test result.
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Question 16 of 26
16. Question
Q7.3 A technician uses a multimeter set to measure resistance to check some components.
A bulb has an off the scale resistance reading.
Decide the correct ‘outcome’ of this test result.
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Question 17 of 26
17. Question
Q7.4 A technician uses a multimeter set to measure resistance to check some components.
A bulb has a resistance reading of 4.0 ohms.
Decide the correct ‘outcome’ of this test result.
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Question 18 of 26
18. Question
Q7.5 A technician uses a multimeter set to measure resistance to check some components.
A bulb has a resistance reading of 0.2 ohms.
Decide the correct ‘outcome’ of this test result.
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Question 19 of 26
19. Question
Q7.6 A technician uses a multimeter set to measure resistance to check some components.
A switch in the ‘Off’ (open) position has an off the scale resistance reading.
Decide the correct ‘outcome’ of this test result.
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Question 20 of 26
20. Question
Q7.7 A technician uses a multimeter set to measure resistance to check some components.
A switch in the ‘On’ (closed) position has a resistance reading of 0.4 ohms.
Decide the correct ‘outcome’ of this test result.
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Question 21 of 26
21. Question
Q8 Sketch/describe oscilloscope traces to show the difference between smoothed and unsmoothed dc.
Which would you use as a supply for electronic kits?
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Question 22 of 26
22. Question
Q9 Look at the pictures of signal generator controls below then answer the questions.
a. What word describes the type of waveform that this signal generator is set to produce?
b. What approximate frequency of signal is being generated?
c. If the amplitude control was turned anti-clockwise, what change would be heard in the sound from a loudspeaker connected to the signal generator?
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Question 23 of 26
23. Question
Q10 You have carefully set up a signal generator to give a perfect trace like the one below left.
Wee Johnny comes along and twiddles one of the controls to make it look like the one on the right. Which control should you adjust to restore the trace to perfection?
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Question 24 of 26
24. Question
Q11 The picture shows an electronic circuit assembled from Alpha kit.
The circuit is not working. What steps should you take?
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Question 25 of 26
25. Question
Q12 You are asked to set up a raybox to demonstrate that a white light is made up of many colours. The following equipment is given to you, along with a power supply:
The wrong Perspex shape has been given to you and one piece of equipment is unnecessary.
Draw/ describe the set-up you would use, with the correct Perspex shape. Which item was not needed?
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Question 26 of 26
26. Question
Q13 Which glass or Perspex shape would make parallel rays of light diverge (spread out)?
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