1 Motion, forces and energy

Practice questions on Motion, forces and energy

• A cyclist travels at a constant speed along a flat road, then stops pedalling and graduall… (4 marks, State and Describe)
• A steel ball bearing is released from rest and falls through a tall cylinder of thick oil.… (4 marks, Describe)
• A skydiver jumps from an aircraft and falls through the air. Describe how the skydiver's a… (4 marks, Describe and explain)
• A student measures the length of a short metal rod using a ruler and records a single meas… (4 marks, Explain)
• A student uses a micrometer screw gauge rather than a ruler to measure the diameter of a t… (4 marks, Explain)
• A student wants to measure the period of a pendulum accurately. Explain why the student sh… (4 marks, Explain)
• State two differences between a scalar quantity and a vector quantity, and give one exampl… (4 marks, State)
• A student uses a measuring cylinder to find the volume of a small irregularly shaped stone… (4 marks, Describe and Explain)
• A rocket is launched vertically upwards from the ground. After the engines cut out, the ro… (4 marks, Explain)
• A rock sample has the same mass on the surface of Jupiter as it does on the surface of Ear… (4 marks, Explain)
• A scientist uses a balance to compare the masses of two metal cylinders on Earth. The scie… (4 marks, Explain)
• A fishing weight is made from lead and a fishing float is made from cork. Both objects hav… (4 marks, Explain)
• A student has two blocks of the same material. Block A has a mass of 80 g and a volume of … (4 marks, Explain)
• A wooden block is placed on a rough horizontal surface. A student pushes the block with a … (4 marks, Explain)
• A metal beam is balanced horizontally on a pivot. One end of the beam has a heavy load pla… (4 marks, Explain)
• A student wants to find the density of a small pebble. Describe how the student would find… (4 marks, Describe and Explain)
• A paper leaf and a metal coin are both released from rest at the same height above the gro… (4 marks, Explain)
• A sprinter runs 100 m along a straight track in 12.5 s and then immediately turns around a… (4 marks, Explain)
• A large cargo ship floats on the sea. The ship has a flat-bottomed hull with a total area … (4 marks, Explain)
• A large wooden sleeper used in a garden is placed flat on soft soil. A gardener then stand… (4 marks, Explain)