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Question 26
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A car is parked in bright sunshine. The temperature inside the car rises and then stays constant.

Why does the temperature inside the car stop rising?

[1]
A

The car stops absorbing radiation once it has become hot

B

The windows stop transmitting sunlight once the car is hot

C

The car only starts to emit radiation once it stops warming

D

The car emits radiation at the same rate as it absorbs radiation

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8.3 Beyond Earth Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /8.3 Beyond Earth

50 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics 8.3 Beyond Earth, covering 8.3.1 Red-shift and the expanding universe, 8.3.2 Evidence for the Big Bang model, 8.3.3 Formation of the Sun and stellar equilibrium, 8.3.4 Radiation emitted by hot bodies, 8.3.5 The solar system and satellites, 8.3.6 Gravity and circular orbits, 8.3.7 Orbital radius and orbital speed, 8.3.8 Radiation balance and the temperature of the Earth, and 8.3.9 Seismic waves and exploring hidden structures. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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