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QUESTIONSHEET 1
(a) skis spread force over larger area than boots (b) (i) pressure = force / area 500 N / 0.2 m2 2 = 1250 Pa/Pascal/Nm-2 1 1 1 1 1 1

(ii) 500N / 0.05 m2 2 = 5000 Pa/Pascal/Nm-2 (iii) area = force / pressure 600 N / 1250 Pa = 0.48 m2 /2 = 0.24 m2

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QUESTIONSHEET 2
(a) Any three from: road surface condition tyre condition brake condition reaction time speed of bicycle (b) (i) bigger, so greater mass

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(ii) deceleration = change in speed / time -10 ms-1 / 2.5 s = - 4 ms-2 (accept 4 ms-2)

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QUESTIONSHEET 3
(a) None/no forces acting (b) gets faster/speeds up/velocity increases force backwards produces equal and opposite force forwards/ force one way produces equal force in opposite direction 1 1 1

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(d) acceleration = change in velocity / time 20 ms-2 10 s change in velocity = 200 ms-1 final velocity = 2200 ms-1

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(c) acceleration = force / mass 20 000 / 1000 = 20 ms-2 / 0.02 kms-2

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QUESTIONSHEET 4
(a) 250 Pa 55 m3 / 50 m3 = 275 Pa/Nm-2 (b) (i) 15 10 8

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(c) One from: bicycle tyres/car tyres/life jackets/dinghies/air bags in cars

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(ii) the volume decreases/reduces/goes down (NOT is less, is smaller)

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QUESTIONSHEET 5
(a) arrow directly downwards labelled gravity arrow directly upwards labelled air resistance (b) (i) Sweet air resistance greater for paper than sweet 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

(c) (i)

both fall to ground hit ground at same time

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(ii) no atmosphere to exert force/no air resistance/ no air to exert force

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(ii) force = mass acceleration 0.01 kg 10 ms-2 / 1000 = 0.1 N

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QUESTIONSHEET 6
(a) (i) It goes up/rises

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(ii) force is transmitted by/passed through liquid (b) (i) pressure = force / area 2000 N / 0.001 m2 or 2 kN / 0.001m2 = 2000 kPa/2 000 000 Pa (or Nm-2 )

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GCSE PHYSICS QUESTIONSHEET 7

(a) equal and opposite/balanced (b) 50 N towards team X (c) 750 N towards team Y (d) acceleration = force / mass 800 N / 200 kg = 4 ms-2 towards team X

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QUESTIONSHEET 8
(a) weight is the force that gravity exerts on an object mass measures the amount of matter in a body

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(b) (i)

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(iii) W = m g so m = W / g 0.001 / 10 = 0.0001 g

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(ii) 55 10 = 550 N

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QUESTIONSHEET 9
(a) Alice (b) (i)

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average speed/(speed) = distance / time 200 m / 30 s = 6.67 m-2

(ii) time = distance / speed/average speed 300 m / 6.67 m-2 = 44.9 / 45 s (c) Direction of motion

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QUESTIONSHEET 10
(a) (i)

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all points correctly plotted points joined with line (ii) 8 ms-1

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200 225 250 275 300 Time / s 2 1 1 1 1 1

(b) acceleration = change in speed / time 5 ms-1 / 50 s = 0.1 ms-2

(c) the forces are balanced/no resultant force/ equal and opposite

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GCSE PHYSICS QUESTIONSHEET 11

(a) 23.5 N (b) (i) 30 Weight of fish / N

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50 60 Extension / mm

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points plotted correctly best fit line (ii) 1.6 kg

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(iv) between 18 N and 19.5 N

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(iii) elastic limit has been reached/exceeded/ spring stretched beyond elastic limit spring will not return to original length

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QUESTIONSHEET 12
(a) (i) effort pivot effort pivot

mark for each correct label, round to integer (ii) wheelbarrow load and effort on same side of pivot scissors load & effort on opposite sides of pivot (b) less effort applied to do same work more movement of screwdriver (c) 10 25 = 250 250 / 100 = 2.5 N

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QUESTIONSHEET 13

(a) B, C, A less likely to topple if greater mass at base (b) (i) contains weight in base

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(ii) point through which weight acts producing a balance point (c) suspend plywood hang a weight from suspension point marks position of string repeat with new position where lines cross is balance point

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GCSE PHYSICS QUESTIONSHEET 14

(a) (i)

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spread mass over larger area less pressure on roof

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(ii) spread mass over larger area less likely to sink in soft snow (iii) sharp knife has smaller surface area on cutting edge more pressure applied

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(b) 600 / 2 = 300 N each foot. = 300 / (0.01)2 = 3 000 000 N / m2 = 3000 kN/m2

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QUESTIONSHEET 15
(a) LHS 400 2 = 800 RHS 300 2 = 600 difference = 200 position = 250 / 200 1.25 m from pivot on Dicks side (b) (i) 80 70 60 Safe load / tonnes 50 40 30 20 10
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10 20 30 Extension / m sensible scales labelled axes correct plotting

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(ii) 20 m (iii) 27 tonnes

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GCSE PHYSICS QUESTIONSHEET 16

(a) (i) -10 N

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(ii) 0 N (iii) + 100 N (b) (i) 500 000 + 250 000 = 750 000 N

(ii) the exact angles (iii) use the angles & forces to a scale to draw triangle measure side in direction of boat

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QUESTIONSHEET 17
(a) Stretches evenly returns to original length (b) (i) 12 cm

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(ii) 8.5 cm

(c) yes it is no longer stretching uniformly/evenly (d) 50 N balance

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QUESTIONSHEET 18
(a) (i) useful 1 1 1 1 1

(ii) nuisance (iii) nuisance (iv) useful (v) useful (b) floats on air cushion no contact with sea

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(a) (i)

draw has mass work done to move it

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QUESTIONSHEET 20

One mark for each word/phrase push pull friction slowly magnetic tension electrical / electrostatic gravity float rise

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(b) climb flight of stairs larger mass moved through greater distance

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(ii) you have mass work done to lift you

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