Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Physics (4PH1) · EDEXCEL 4PH1
1 Forces and motion
Written & reviewed by James Millett — Biology (Imperial College London), PGCE Science (University of Cambridge).
Practice questions on Forces and motion
- A car travelling at high speed brakes suddenly and comes to a stop. Explain why a driver w… (4 marks, Explain)
- A rowing boat moves along a straight river. It starts from rest and accelerates uniformly … (4 marks, Describe)
- A train travels along a straight track between two stations. For the first part of the jou… (4 marks, Describe)
- A student writes down four statements about physical quantities and their units. For each … (4 marks, Explain)
- A student lists four physical quantities and their units. Identify which two quantity–unit… (4 marks, Identify)
- A physics textbook lists the following four quantity–unit pairings. For each pairing, stat… (4 marks, State)
- State the correct SI unit for each of the following quantities: force, mass, velocity, and… (4 marks, State)
- A rubber bungee cord is stretched by a person jumping from a bridge. At first, the cord ex… (4 marks, Explain)
- A student is revising for a physics examination and writes down the following statements a… (4 marks, State)
- A cyclist travels along a straight, flat road. For the first part of the journey the cycli… (4 marks, Describe)
- A delivery van travels along a straight road from a depot to a warehouse. For the first 20… (4 marks, Describe)
- A marble is released from rest at the top of a long, straight ramp and rolls to the bottom… (4 marks, Describe)
- A spacecraft is travelling through deep space, far from any planet or star, with its engin… (4 marks, Explain)
- A planet orbits a star at a constant orbital speed. State what type of quantity orbital sp… (4 marks, Explain)
- A comet travels in an elliptical orbit around the Sun. As the comet moves closer to the Su… (4 marks, Explain)
- A satellite orbits the Earth in a circular orbit. Although the gravitational force acting … (4 marks, Explain)
- A student lists four physical quantities and claims each one is a vector quantity. The qua… (4 marks, Explain)
- A student makes the following four statements about physical quantities and their units. F… (4 marks, State)
- A sprinter runs a 100 m race along a straight track. At the starting gun the sprinter acce… (4 marks, Describe)
- A physics student is comparing four physical quantities: displacement, speed, acceleration… (4 marks, State)
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