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The document contains sample exam questions about physics concepts related to forces and motion. Question 2(a) asks about forces acting on a moving lorry and provides a diagram. Part (b) asks about acceleration when speed stays the same. Part (c) asks about factors that increase thinking and braking distances.

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Id054 Igcsedphy q02 Exq

The document contains sample exam questions about physics concepts related to forces and motion. Question 2(a) asks about forces acting on a moving lorry and provides a diagram. Part (b) asks about acceleration when speed stays the same. Part (c) asks about factors that increase thinking and braking distances.

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Question 2
(a) The diagram shows a lorry. It is travelling in a straight line and it is accelerating. The total forward force on the lorry is F and the total backward force is B. IGCSE Physics Exam questions Question 2
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(i) Explain which is larger, force F or force B. ____________________________________________________________________ (ii) State an equation which relates acceleration, mass and unbalanced force. ____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark) (1 mark)

(iii) An unbalanced force of 15 000 N acts on the lorry. The mass of the lorry is 12 500 kg. Calculate the lorrys acceleration and give the unit. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Acceleration = ____________ (3 marks)

(b) Another lorry is travelling at a steady speed. Explain how this lorry can be accelerating even though its speed stays the same. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ (3 marks)

(c) The thinking distance is the distance which a vehicle travels in the drivers reaction time. The braking distance is the distance which a vehicle travels when the brakes are on. (i) State one factor which increases the thinking distance. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

Exam question Edexcel International: London Examinations IGCSE Physics Higher Tier Paper 2H, May 2007

(ii) State one factor which increases the braking distance. ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Total IGCSE Physics Exam questions Question 2 (1 mark) (10 marks)

Exam question Edexcel International: London Examinations IGCSE Physics Higher Tier Paper 2H, May 2007

Answers
Mark scheme (a) (i) F is larger because the lorry is accelerating. 1 mark you need the explanation as well to get the mark

(iii)

1.2

2 marks for the correct number (1 mark if you showed correct working but got the final answer wrong)
2 2

m/s or m s (b)

or N/kg

1 mark 1 mark 2 marks (1 for each point)

Its direction changes (or it goes round a bend) Any two of these points: because acceleration is a change of velocity; and velocity is a speed in a particular direction; acceleration (or velocity) is a vector (or not a scalar).

(c) (i)

The driver has consumed alcohol (has been drinking)/has taken drugs/is tired/is inexperienced/is elderly/is travelling at high speed. (Answers such as poor weather/bad eyesight/lack of concentration do not count, as these only affect the time before the driver sees the hazard, not the thinking time).

1 mark

(ii)

Poor brakes/slippery road/worn tyres/high speed.

1 mark

Examiner feedback
(a) (i) (ii) Most students got this correct, but be careful to say that force F is bigger than force B because the lorry is accelerating, not just moving forwards. If the question just asks you to state an equation, it doesnt matter which form of the equation you write down. In this case, any of F = ma, m = F/a or a = F/m would have been correct. You may have memorised this equation using a formula triangle. It is best to write out the equation in full in an exam. If you just draw the triangle, you may not be awarded the mark. (iii) (b) Always show your working in questions that involve calculations. If you make a mistake and get the final answer wrong, you will still get a mark if the first part of your working was correct. Some students answered this by saying that it is not possible for an object to accelerate without changing speed. Examiners are not out to trick you so if the question says explain how this lorry can be accelerating the answer is not likely to be it isnt! The key thing here was to remember that acceleration is a vector quantity. It is also helpful to look at the number of marks available. If there are 3 marks available (as in this question), then your answer needs to include three different points. (c) (i) The question is about thinking distances, so answers that would affect the point at which the driver could see a hazard (such as poor visibility) do not affect the time the driver spends thinking about when to stop. Some students answered this part of the question by writing brakes or speed. Neither of these answers would have gained the mark, as speed could be high or low, and brakes could be good brakes or poor brakes. Saying high speed or poor brakes would have gained the mark.

(ii)

Exam question Edexcel International: London Examinations IGCSE Physics Higher Tier Paper 2H, May 2007 3

IGCSE Physics Exam questions Question 2

(ii)

force = mass acceleration (or F = ma, or any correct rearrangement of the equation).

1 mark

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