Forces in Action (OCR GCSE Combined Science A (Gateway): Physics)

Exam Questions

10 mins6 questions
11 mark

The graph shows the relationship between mass and weight on two different planets.

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The weight of an object on planet X is 3.0 N. What is the weight of the same object on planet Y?

  • 1.5 N

  • 2.0 N

  • 4.0 N

  • 6.0 N

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21 mark

The graph shows the relationship between mass and weight on two different planets.

q5-paper1-specimen-ocr-gcse-physics

The weight of an object on planet X is 3.0 N.

What is the weight of the same object on planet Y?

  • 1.5 N

  • 2.0 N

  • 4.0 N

  • 6.0 N

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31 mark

A dummy, named Starman, dressed in a white racing suit, was launched into space by Elon Musk’s first Falcon Heavy rocket. Starman was sent on a journey towards Mars.

Compared with being on the Earth’s surface, how do Starman’s mass and weight change when he is on his journey to Mars?

 

Mass

Weight

A

stays the same

decreases

B

stays the same

stays the same

C

decreases

decreases

D

decreases

stays the same

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