AQA
GCSE
PHYSICS
4.5 Forces
QUESTION PAPER 2
Acceleration 2
Time allowed
68 minutes
Score Percentage
/57 %
4.1 | CELL BIOLOGY | QUESTION PAPER 1 1
The diagram shows the forces acting on a car. The car is being driven along a straight, level
road at a constant speed of 12 m/s.
(a) The driver then accelerates the car to 23 m/s in 4 seconds.
Use the equation in the box to calculate the acceleration of the car.
Show clearly how you work out your answer and give the unit.
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Acceleration = ...................................................................................
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(b) Describe how the horizontal forces acting on the car change during the first two
seconds of the acceleration.
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(Total 6 marks)
A cyclist travelling along a straight level road accelerates at 1.2 m/s 2
for 5 seconds.
The mass of the cyclist and the bicycle is 80 kg.
(a) Calculate the resultant force needed to produce this acceleration.
Show clearly how you work out your answer and give the unit.
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Resultant force = ...........................................
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(b) The graph shows how the velocity of the cyclist changes with time.
(i) Complete the following sentence.
The velocity includes both the speed and the ........................of the cyclist.
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(ii) Why has the data for the cyclist been shown as a line graph instead of a bar
chart?
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(iii) The diagrams show the horizontal forces acting on the cyclist at three different
speeds. The length of an arrow represents the size of the force.
A B C
Which one of the diagrams, A, B or C, represents the forces acting when the
cyclist is travelling at a constant 9 m/s?
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Explain the reason for your choice.
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(Total 8 marks)
(a) The diagram shows the forces acting on a parachutist in free fall.
The parachutist has a mass of 75 kg.
Calculate the weight of the parachutist.
gravitational field strength = 10 N/kg
Show clearly how you work out your answer and give the unit.
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Weight = ....................................................
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(b) In this question you will be assessed on using good English, organising information
clearly and using specialist terms where appropriate.
The graph shows how the vertical velocity of a parachutist changes from the
moment the parachutist jumps from the aircraft until landing on the ground.
Using the idea of forces, explain why the parachutist reaches a terminal velocity and
why opening the parachute reduces the terminal velocity.
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(c) A student wrote the following hypothesis.
‘The larger the area of a parachute, the slower a parachutist falls.’
To test this hypothesis the student made three model parachutes, A, B and C, from
one large plastic bag. The student dropped each parachute from the same height
and timed how long each parachute took to fall to the ground.
(i) The height that the student dropped the parachute from was a control
variable.
Name one other control variable in this experiment.
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(ii) Use the student’s hypothesis to predict which parachute, A, B or C, will hit the
ground first.
Write your answer in the box.
Give a reason for your answer.
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(Total 12 marks)
(a) The diagram shows an athlete at the start of a race. The race is along a straight
track.
In the first 2 seconds, the athlete accelerates constantly and reaches a speed of 9
m/s.
(i) Calculate the acceleration of the athlete.
Show clearly how you work out your answer.
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Acceleration = ..............................
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(ii) Which one of the following is the unit for acceleration?
Draw a ring around your answer.
J/s m/s m/s2 Nm
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(iii) Complete the following sentence.
The velocity of the athlete is the .................................................................... of
the
athlete in a given direction.
(1)
(iv) Complete the graph to show how the velocity of the athlete changes during
the first 2 seconds of the race.
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(b) Many running shoes have a cushioning system. This reduces the impact force on
the athlete as the heel of the running shoe hits the ground.
The bar chart shows the maximum impact force for three different makes of running
shoe used on three different types of surface.
(i) Which one of the three makes of running shoe, A, B or C, has the best
cushioning system?
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Explain the reason for your answer.
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(ii) The data needed to draw the bar chart was obtained using a robotic athlete
fitted with electronic sensors.
Why is this data likely to be more reliable than data obtained using human
athletes?
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(Total 10 marks)
(a) The diagram shows a steel ball-bearing falling through a tube of oil.
The forces, L and M, act on the ball-bearing.
What causes force L?
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(b) The distance – time graph represents the motion of the ball-bearing as it falls
through the oil.
(i) Explain, in terms of the forces, L and M, why the ball-bearing accelerates at
first but then falls at constant speed.
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(ii) What name is given to the constant speed reached by the falling ball-bearing?
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(iii) Calculate the constant speed reached by the ball-bearing.
Show clearly how you use the graph to work out your answer.
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Speed = ............................................................ m/s
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(Total 7 marks)
The figure below shows the horizontal forces acting on a car.
(a) Which one of the statements describes the motion of the car?
Tick one box.
It will be slowing down.
It will be stationary.
It will have a constant speed.
It will be speeding up.
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(b) During part of the journey the car is driven at a constant speed for five minutes.
Which one of the equations links distance travelled, speed and time?
Tick one box.
distance travelled = speed + time
distance travelled = speed × time
distance travelled = speed − time
distance travelled = speed ÷ time
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(c) During a different part of the journey the car accelerates from 9m / s to 18m / s in 6
s.
Use the following equation to calculate the acceleration of the car.
acceleration=
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acceleration = .................................................. m / s 2
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(d) Which equation links acceleration, mass and resultant force?
Tick one box.
resultant force = mass + acceleration
resultant force = mass × acceleration
resultant force = mass − acceleration
resultant force = mass ÷ acceleration
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(e) The mass of the car is 1120 kg. The mass of the driver is 80 kg.
Calculate the resultant force acting on the car and driver while accelerating.
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Resultant force = .................................................. N
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(f) Calculate the distance travelled while the car is accelerating.
Use the correct equation from the Physics Equation Sheet.
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Distance = .................................................. m
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(g) A car driver sees a fallen tree lying across the road ahead and makes an
emergency stop.
The braking distance of the car depends on the speed of the car.
For the same braking force, explain what happens to the braking distance if the
speed doubles.
You should refer to kinetic energy in your answer.
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(Total 14 marks)
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