Forces in Action (OCR Gateway GCSE Physics: Combined Science)

Topic Questions

1a6 marks

Two children play on a seesaw.

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Both children sit 2m from the pivot.

a)
i)
Calculate the clockwise and anti-clockwise moments around the pivot when the seesaw is horizontal.
                      

Clockwise moment = ........................................................ Nm

               
Anti-clockwise moment = ........................................................ Nm
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ii)
Calculate where Child A should sit to balance the seesaw.
                   

Answer = .......................................................... [3]

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b)
A student tries to compress the fluid in a sealed syringe with a force of 10 N.

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The area of the end of the syringe is 0.1 m2.

                                

i)
Calculate the pressure in the fluid.

Answer = .................................................... Pa [3]

 

ii)
Write down the direction of the force produced by the fluid on the plunger.

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24 marks

The boy dives vertically into the swimming pool. The water in the pool is 3.2 m below the diving board.

Calculate the velocity of the boy when he enters the water.

Use an equation from the data sheet to help you.

Gravitational field strength on Earth = 10 N/kg.

 

Velocity = ................................................. m/s [4]

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3a3 marks
a)
A car has a total weight of 12 000 N. It has four tyres which each have an area of 25 cm2 in contact with the road.

Calculate the pressure of the car on the road.

Answer = ......................... N/cm2 [3]
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b)
Seatbelts in cars are made of a wide material that stretches in a crash.

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i)
Explain why it is important that the material is wide.

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ii)
Explain why it is important that the material is stretchy.

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c)
Children in cars use special seats with their own seatbelts.
q21c-paper2-june2018-ocr-gcse-physicsThe seatbelts for children are narrower than adult seatbelts.

Why is it safe for children’s seatbelts to be narrower than adult seatbelts?

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4a1 mark

Rockets carry satellites into space.

a)
Satellites are kept in orbit around a planet by a force.

Name this force.
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4b1 mark
b)
Name the Earth’s natural satellite.
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c)
A vehicle called the Mars Rover was sent to Mars in a rocket.

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The Mars Rover has a mass of 185 kg.
The gravitational field strength (g) on Mars is 3.75 N/kg.

Calculate the weight of the Mars Rover vehicle on Mars.
State the unit for weight.

Show your working and give your answer to 3 significant figures.
 
 

Answer = ......................... Unit = ..........[5]

4d1 mark
d)
Why did the Mars Rover weigh more on Earth than on Mars?
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