Forces (OCR Gateway GCSE Physics)

Exam Questions

26 mins5 questions
1a1 mark

Objects can interact in many ways. Pairs of forces arise when objects interact.

Write down one type of force involved when objects interact.

1b4 marks

A book rests on a table.

Draw a free body force diagram to show the forces acting on the book.

Use arrows to represent the forces.

1c2 marks

A teacher uses an air-track for motion experiments. Using the air-track means that there is no friction between the glider and the air-track.

The teacher places the glider on the horizontal air-track and gives it a small push to start it moving.

Explain the motion of the glider.

1d5 marks

A presenter on a car TV programme says:

“The car maker has reduced the mass of this car and it now has better acceleration.”

i)
Explain why the presenter is correct.

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ii)
A car accelerates from 5 m/s to 25 m/s in 4 seconds.

Calculate the acceleration of the car.

Use the equation: Acceleration = Change in speed ÷ Time taken

Answer = ................................................. m/s2 [3]

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1a3 marks

Higher Tier

A free-fall skydiver falls from a plane and reaches terminal velocity after 15 seconds.

Look at the graph of her motion.
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a)
Use the graph to find the acceleration at 5 seconds.
Answer = ......................... m/s2 [3]
1b2 marks

Higher Only

 

b)
Use the graph to find the distance travelled between 0 and 2.5 seconds.

Answer= ......................... m [2]
1c6 marks

Higher Only

 

c)
A skydiver jumps from an aeroplane, falls towards the ground, opens her parachute and falls safely to Earth.

Look at the graph of the velocity of the skydiver as she falls.

q24c-paper3-specimen-ocr-gcse-physicsLook at these regions of the graph:
  • x
  • y
Use ideas about forces to explain the motion during x and y.

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