Q1.

(a) John attaches a ball to a spring. The diagram below shows what happens.

(i) Which arrow shows the direction of the force of the ball on the spring?
Tick the correct box.

1 mark

(ii) Which arrow shows the direction of the force of the spring on the ball?
Tick the correct box.

1 mark

(b) The diagram below shows three metal balls attached to identical springs.

Which ball is the heaviest?

Write the letter.

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1 mark

Explain your answer.

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1 mark

(c) John has another three identical springs.

He puts a cube on each spring. Each cube has a different mass.

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 The diagrams below show the springs before and after John added the cubes.

Which cube is the heaviest?

Write the letter.

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1 mark

Explain your answer.

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1 mark
maximum 6 marks

Q2.
Jack and Aneesa dropped a steel ball into trays of damp sand.
They measured the depth of the craters made by the steel ball.

not to scale

Their results are shown in the table below.

depth of crater (cm)

height the ball was
dropped from (cm) Aneesa’s
Jack’s results
results

10 1.1 1.2 0.8

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 20 1.4 1.5 1.4

30 1.6 1.6 1.5

40 1.8 1.7 1.8

50 2.0 2.1 2.1

(a) Use information in the table to answer the questions below.

(i) What was the independent variable that Jack and Aneesa changed in their
investigation?

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1 mark

(ii) Why was Jack’s investigation better than Aneesa’s?

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1 mark

(b) Look at the results in the table.

What is the relationship between the height the ball was dropped from and the depth
of the crater?

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1 mark

(c) Aneesa said that they made sure the investigation was fair.

Suggest two variables they must have kept the same to make their investigation
fair.

1 ...................................................................................................................

2 ...................................................................................................................
2 marks

(d) (i) Jack removed the steel ball using his fingers. Then he measured the depth of
the crater.
Aneesa said he should use a magnet instead of his fingers.

Explain why using a magnet to remove the ball would improve the
investigation.

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1 mark

(ii) Jack said that the ball could be dropped using an electromagnet instead of
dropping it by hand.

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 Explain why this would improve the investigation.

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1 mark
maximum 7 marks

Q3.
A remote-controlled car was timed over a period of 10 seconds.
A graph of distance against time is shown below.

(a) Describe the motion of the car between:

(i) 2 seconds and 6 seconds;

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1 mark

(ii) 9 seconds and 10 seconds.

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 1 mark

(b) Calculate the average speed of the car between 0 and 10 seconds.
Give the unit.

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2 marks

(c) The diagram below shows two of the forces acting on the car when it is moving.

(i) When the motor was switched off, the car slowed down and then stopped.

While the car was slowing down, which of the following was true? Tick the
correct box.

Friction was zero and the forward

force was greater than zero.

The forward force was zero and

friction was greater than zero.

Friction was zero and the forward

force was zero.

The forward force and friction were

both greater than zero.

1 mark

(ii) Use the graph to find the time when the car started to slow down.

The car started to slow down after ............ s.

1 mark
Maximum 6 marks

Q4.
A video recorder is loaded with a tape which plays for 180 minutes.

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 The length of the tape is 260 m.

(a) (i) Calculate the speed of the tape, in metres per minute.

……………………………………….……………………………………….

……………………………………….……………………………… m/min
1 mark

(ii) What is the speed of the tape in metres per second?

……………………………………….…………………………………. m/s
1 mark

(b) To rewind the tape quickly, a different motor is used, which rewinds the tape at
a maximum speed of 1.08 m/s.

(i) At this speed, how long would it take to rewind the tape completely?
Give the units.

……………………………………….……………………………………….

……………………………………….……………………………………….
1 mark

(ii) In fact, it takes slightly longer than this to rewind the tape.
Explain why.

……………………………………….……………………………………….

……………………………………….……………………………………….
1 mark
Maximum 4 marks

Q5.
Tom tries on four types of footwear in a sports shop.

ski boot trainer

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 ice skate walking boot

(a) (i) When Tom tries on the footwear, which one sinks into the carpet the most?

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1 mark

(ii) When Tom tries on the footwear, what is the same for each type of footwear?
Tick the correct box.

the area of the footwear

Tom’s weight on the footwear

the material of the footwear

the weight of the footwear

1 mark

(b) The drawing below shows a snowshoe.

How do snowshoes help people to walk in deep snow?

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1 mark

(c) Choose the correct word from the list to complete the sentence below.

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 air resistance friction gravity magnetism

When Tom is ice skating the force of ..........................................................

between the skate and the ice is less than when he is walking on a carpet.
1 mark
Maximum 4 marks

Q6.
Jenny is doing her homework.

(a) When Jenny writes, the pencil exerts a force of 5N on the paper.

not to scale

The area of the pencil in contact with the paper is 0.5 mm2.

Calculate the pressure of the pencil on the paper.

Give the unit.

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2 marks

(b) Jenny puts a book on her desk.

She lifts the cover up with her finger, using a force of 0.5 N.
The cover is 10 cm wide.

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 Calculate the turning moment on the cover of the book.
Give the unit.

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2 marks

(c) Jenny’s book has an area of 200 cm2.

It exerts a pressure of 0.05 N/cm2 on the desk.

What is the weight of the book?

Use the space below to show your working.

_______ N
2 marks
maximum 6 marks

Q7.
Zena has a model plane attached to a rod as shown below.
The plane is balanced by a sliding counterweight.

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 not to scale

(a) The rod is balanced horizontally.

(i) Calculate the turning moment produced by the counterweight about the
pivot.
Give the unit.

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2 marks

(ii) What is the turning moment produced by the plane about the pivot?

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1 mark

(iii) Calculate the weight, W, of the plane.

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1 mark

(b) There is a solar cell on the surface of the model plane.

Zena connected the solar cell to the motor of the plane.
The plane moved in a circle around the pivot.

Part of the path of the plane was in a shadow.

What happened to the speed of the plane as it moved from bright light
into low light in the shadow?

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Explain your answer.

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1 mark
maximum 5 marks

Q8.
Five people take it in turns to sit on a see-saw. The table gives the weight of each person.

person weight, in N

Jack 510

Ellie 540

Rosie 490

Maggy 540

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 Andy 560

(a) Andy sits at one end, but there is nobody on the other end.

Andy sits on the see-saw.

In which direction does his end of the see-saw move?

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1 mark

(b) Which two people in the table above could make the see-saw balance?

………………………..……...…......and………………….......…………..….
1 mark

Use information in the table to help you answer parts (c) and (d).

(c) Rosie sits on end A, and Jack sits on end B.

They lift their feet.

What happens to each end of the see-saw?
Write up or down in the boxes under Rosie and Jack.
1 mark

(d) Ellie sits on end A, and another of the group sits on end B.
Ellie's end stays down.

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Who could be on end B?

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1 mark
Maximum 4 marks

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Mark schemes

Q1.
(a) (i) • ↓
1 (L3)
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark

(ii) • ↑
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L3)

(b) • B
accept ‘the middle or second one’
1 (L3)

any one from

• it hangs down the most

accept ‘the spring is wider apart’

• it stretches the spring most

accept ‘it stretches more’

• the spring is longer

accept ‘it stretched the longest’
this mark cannot be awarded if the response conflicts with
the first part of (b)
a comparative answer is required for the mark
non-comparative answers such as ‘it is long’ are insufficient
1 (L3)

(c) • T
accept ‘the last one’
1 (L3)

any one from

• the spring was pushed down the most amount

accept ‘it squashes more’

• the cube pushed it down the most

accept ‘the spring is the tightest’

• the spring is shorter

accept ‘it is shortest’
this mark cannot be awarded if the response conflicts with
the first part of (c)
a comparative answer is required for the mark
non-comparative answers such as ‘it is short’ are insufficient
1 (L4)
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Q2.
(a) (i) • the height the ball was dropped from
accept ‘height’
do not accept ‘depth’
accept ‘height in cm’
‘cm’ is insufficient
1 (L5)

(ii) any one from

• he repeated it
accept ‘he got more results’
accept ‘he did it twice’
‘it was a fair test’ is insufficient

• he could get an average

accept ‘he would notice odd results’

• it was more reliable

accept ‘more accurate’
1 (L5)

(b) • the greater the height, the deeper the crater

accept the converse
accept ‘there is a positive correlation (between the
variables)’
accept ‘bigger’ for ‘deeper’ only when it refers to the crater
size
a comparative answer is required for the mark
‘when the ball was dropped from a high height, a larger
crater formed’ is insufficient
‘the bigger, the deeper’ is insufficient as ‘bigger’ is
ambiguous
1 (L5)

(c) any two from

• (use the same) ball

accept ‘the size or mass or weight or volume or material of
the ball’
do not accept ‘density of ball’

• depth of sand
accept ‘same amount of sand’ or ‘the (same) sand’

• the conditions of the sand

accept ‘how damp the sand was’ or ‘the type of sand’
accept ‘how flat the sand surface is’
‘the sand tray’ is insufficient

• where or how the depth is measured

accept ‘keep the ruler in the same position’
‘use the same ruler’ is insufficient

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 • the way the ball is released
accept ‘release the ball with the same force’
‘same person’ is insufficient
2 (L5)

(d) (i) • there is less disturbance to the sand

accept ‘he might push the ball further in’
accept ‘your finger could push it further in, but the magnet
lifts it’
‘it would be more accurate’ is insufficient
accept ‘it lifts the ball out cleanly’
‘it lifts the ball out’ is insufficient
1 (L5)

(ii) any one from

• less chance of human error

accept ‘the ball would fall the same way each time’
do not accept ‘there is less chance of something going
wrong’

• the electromagnet would drop it cleanly

accept ‘the ball would not be dropped differently’
‘it lands in the same place’ is insufficient
accept ‘it drops at the same angle’
‘it is easier to adjust height’ is insufficient
accept ‘the ball would be released from the same height
each time’

• the height would be more accurate

‘it is more accurate’ is insufficient
‘so it is a fair test’ is insufficient
accept ‘they could push the ball (slightly) if they use their
hands’
do not accept ‘he can change the force of the
electromagnet’
‘it stays steady’ is insufficient
1 (L6)
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Q3.
(a) (i) constant speed or steady speed
accept not accelerating
1 (L7)

(ii) stationary or not moving or stopped

accept ‘steady speed of zero’
do not accept ‘it has a steady speed’
1 (L7)

(b) 1.8

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 accept
1 (L7)

m/s
accept ‘metres per second’ or ‘ms–1’
do not accept ‘mps’
1 (L7)

(c) (i) The forward force was zero and friction was greater than zero.
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L7)

(ii) 6
accept answers from 5.8 to 6.2
1 (L7)
[6]

Q4.
(a) (i) 1.44
accept ‘1.4’ or ‘1.44444’
1 (L7)

(ii) 0.024
consequential marking applies
accept the answer to (a) (i) ÷ 60
1 (L7)

(b) (i) 240.7 s or 241 s

unit is required
accept ‘4 minutes’
1 (L7)

(ii) any one from

• it takes time to reach the maximum speed

• it slows down before the end

• it is not the average speed

1 (L7)
[4]

Q5.
(a) (i) ice skate
accept ‘skate’
1 (L3)

(ii) Tom’s weight on the footwear

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L3)

(b) any one from

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 • they do not sink in

• they have a big surface

accept ‘they are wide’ or ‘they are big’
accept ‘they spread out your weight’
do not accept ‘you won’t get your feet stuck in the snow’
accept ‘they reduce the pressure’
do not accept ‘they spread out your pressure’
1 (L3)

(c) friction
1 (L4)
[4]

Q6.
(a) • 10

accept ‘ ’ if the answer is not evaluated

1 (L7)

• N/mm2
accept, for two marks, ‘107 Pa’
‘107’ is insufficient
accept ‘Nmm-2’
do not accept ‘n’ for ‘N’
1 (L7)

(b) • 5
accept ‘10 × 0.5’ if the answer is not evaluated
1 (L7)

• N cm
accept ‘cm N’
do not accept ‘n’ for ‘N’
accept, for two marks, ‘0.05 Nm’
‘0.05’ is insufficient
1 (L7)

(c) • (weight = 200 × 0.05 =) 10

accept ‘(force = area × pressure =) 10’
accept, for one mark, ‘0.05 × 200’ if not evaluated or
evaluated incorrectly
award two marks for the correct numerical
answer, whether or not correct working has been shown
if the answer is incorrect, award one mark for a rearranged
equation showing explicitly how to calculate weight or force
e.g. ‘force or weight = area × pressure’
2 (L7)
[6]

Q7.

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 (a) (i) • 100
accept ‘5 ×20’
1 (L7)

• Ncm
accept ‘cmN’
accept ‘1.0 Nm’ for two marks
do not accept lower case n
1 (L7)

(ii) 100
accept ‘the same’
accept the numerical answer to part a i
the mark for the unit may be awarded in part a ii
if not given in part a i
the unit is not required for the mark
1 (L7)

(iii) • 10
accept the numerical answer to a ii ÷ 10
1 (L7)

(b) • it decreased
accept ‘it slowed down’

any one from

• less light energy changed to electrical energy

accept ‘less light to power plane’
accept ‘it received less energy’
both the answer and the correct explanation
are required for the mark
do not accept ‘it stopped

• the voltage produced by the solar cell was lower

accept ‘less electrical or kinetic energy produced’
‘less light’ is insufficient do
not accept ‘no light to provide energy
1 (L7)
[5]

Q8.
(a) down
1 (L3)

(b) Ellie and Maggy

names may be in either order
both names are required for the mark
do not accept ‘540 and 540’
this rules out the same person being used twice
1 (L3)

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(c) A B

up down

award the mark if only one of these correct

responses is given provided an incorrect response
is not written in the other box
1 (L3)

(d) any one from

• Rosie

• Jack

• Rosie or Jack
do not accept ‘490’
do not accept ‘510’
do not accept ‘490 or 510’
do not accept ‘Rosie and Jack’
1 (L3)
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