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5.1 Forces & Their Interactions: Question Paper

The document is a physics exam paper assessing understanding of forces and their interactions. It contains multiple choice and free response questions about identifying force pairs, drawing force diagrams, and explaining motion in terms of forces. It also includes higher tier questions about pulling a rock with ropes, throwing a tennis ball vertically, and the forces acting on a skier being towed into snow.

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5.1 Forces & Their Interactions: Question Paper

The document is a physics exam paper assessing understanding of forces and their interactions. It contains multiple choice and free response questions about identifying force pairs, drawing force diagrams, and explaining motion in terms of forces. It also includes higher tier questions about pulling a rock with ropes, throwing a tennis ball vertically, and the forces acting on a skier being towed into snow.

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5.1 Forces & their Interactions


Question Paper

Course AQA GCSE Physics


Section 5. Forces
Topic 5.1 Forces & their Interactions
Difficulty Hard

Time allowed: 20

Score: /14

Percentage: /100

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Question 1a
Figure 1 shows a man attempting to push a large rock, and identifies some of the forces acting in this system.
Figure 1

Which forces in the list correctly identify the force pairs in this scenario?
Tick (✓) two boxes.

Force applied by man to rock & reaction force of rock. □


Weight of rock & normal force of ground □
Force of man's feet on ground & frictional force of ground □
Weight of man & normal force of ground. □
[2 marks]

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Question 1b
Higher Tier Only
David gets his friend Sam to help him move the rock.
Figure 2 shows an aerial view of the position of the ropes used to pull the rock.
Figure 2

David and Sam pulled with equal force.


Draw an arrow on Figure 2 showing the direction of motion of the rock and explain why this is the case.
[3 marks]

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Question 2a
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A student throws a tennis ball vertically upwards and catches it as it returns to her.
Figure 1 shows the motion of the ball whilst it is in the air.
Figure 1

Draw a free-body force diagram of the ball at position C.


[2 marks]

Question 2b
Higher Tier Only
Explain the motion of the ball in terms of the forces acting upon it at each position throughout its journey.
[5 marks]

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Question 3a
Higher Tier Only
Figure 1 shows a skier being towed at a constant speed whilst sinking into the snow.
Figure 1

State the name of each of the forces A - D acting on the skier.


[1 mark]

Question 3b
Higher Tier Only
Which of the following statements are true about the forces acting on the skier?
Tick (✓) two boxes.

Force D > Force C □


Force C > Force D □
Force B > Force A □
Force A = Force B □
[1 mark]

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