plumiMomentum and collisions: AQA A‑Level Further Maths questions
Every AQA A-Level Further Maths exam question on MB Momentum and collisions, 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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- June 2025, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q4 (3 marks): A ball is released from rest at a point A and falls vertically. The ball is falling at a speed of 8 m s–1 when it hits a horizontal surface. The ball rebounds v
- June 2025, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q9 (8 marks): Two discs, A and B, are moving on a smooth horizontal surface. The two discs collide. Disc A has mass 0.8 kg and before the collision had velocity [ 5] 3 m s–1
- June 2025, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q8 (6 marks): 8_ A horizontal force, F newtons, is acting on a particle moving in a straight line on a smooth horizontal surface. _ At time t seconds, F = 20t + 2 where 0 ≤ t
- June 2025, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q10 (9 marks): 10_ Two smooth spheres, A and B, of equal size, initially lie at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. _ Sphere A has mass 2m and sphere B has mass 3m _ Sphere A
- June 2024, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q2 (1 mark): As a particle moves along a straight horizontal line, it is subjected to a force F newtons that acts in the direction of motion of the particle. At time t secon
- June 2024, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q7 (10 marks): A sphere, of mass 0.2 kg, moving on a smooth horizontal surface, collides with a fixed wall. Before the collision the sphere moves with speed 5 m s–1 at an angl
- June 2024, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q7 (5 marks): A single force, F newtons, acts on a particle moving on a straight, smooth, horizontal line. The force F acts in the direction of motion of the particle. At tim
- June 2024, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q8 (10 marks): Two spheres, A and B, of equal size are moving in the same direction along a straight line on a smooth horizontal surface. Sphere A has mass m and is moving wit
- June 2023, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q7 (13 marks): Two particles, A and B, are moving on a smooth horizontal surface. A straight line has been marked on the surface and the particles are on opposite sides of the
- June 2023, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q2 (1 mark): Two particles are moving directly towards each other when they collide. Given that the collision is perfectly elastic, state the value of the coefficient of res
- June 2023, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q5 (4 marks): An impulse of [ –5 ] 12 N s is applied to a particle of mass 5 kg which is moving with velocity [ 6 ] 2 m s–1 5 (a) Calculate the magnitude of the impulse. [1 m
- June 2023, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q7 (6 marks): Two smooth, equally sized spheres, A and B, are moving in the same direction along a straight line on a smooth horizontal surface, as shown in the diagram below
- June 2022, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q1 (1 mark): The graph shows how a force, F newtons, varies during a 5 second period of time. 7 5 t (s) F (N) Calculate the magnitude of the impulse of the force. Circle you
- June 2022, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q7 (11 marks): Two snooker balls, one white and one red, have equal mass. The balls are on a horizontal table ABCD The white ball is struck so that it moves at a speed of 2 m
- June 2022, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q2 (1 mark): Two particles of equal mass are moving on a horizontal surface when they collide. Immediately before the collision, their velocities are 2 4 m s−1 and 6 −2 m s−
- June 2022, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q6 (7 marks): An ice hockey puck, of mass 0.2 kg, is moving in a straight line on a horizontal ice rink under the action of a single force which acts in the direction of moti
- June 2022, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q7 (9 marks): The particles A and B are moving on a smooth horizontal surface directly towards each other. Particle A has mass 0.4 kg and particle B has mass 0.2 kg Particle
- November 2021, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q3 (3 marks): A ball has mass 0.4 kg and is hit by a wooden bat. The speed of the ball just before it is hit by the bat is 6 m s−1 The velocity of the ball immediately after
- November 2021, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q6 (4 marks): A ball of mass m kg is held at rest at a height h metres above a horizontal surface. The ball is released and bounces on the surface. The coefficient of restitu
- November 2021, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q6 (5 marks): A ball of mass 0.15 kg is hit directly by a vertical cricket bat. Immediately before the impact, the ball is travelling horizontally with speed 28 m s−1 Immedia
- November 2021, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q8 (11 marks): Two spheres A and B are free to move on a smooth horizontal surface. The masses of A and B are 2 kg and 3 kg respectively. Both A and B are initially at rest. S
- November 2020, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q5 (13 marks): A ball, of mass 0.3 kg, is moving on a smooth horizontal surface. The ball collides with a smooth fixed vertical wall and rebounds. Before the ball hits the wal
- November 2020, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q4 (4 marks): A particle P, of mass m kg, collides with a particle Q, of mass 2 kg Immediately before the collision the velocity of P is 4 −2 m s−1 and the velocity of Q is −
- November 2020, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q8 (12 marks): Two smooth spheres A and B have the same radius and are free to move on a smooth horizontal surface. The masses of A and B are 2m and m respectively. Both A and
- June 2019, Paper 3 Mechanics, Q6 (6 marks): A ball moving on a smooth horizontal surface collides with a fixed vertical wall. Before the collision, the ball moves with speed 7 m s−1 and at an angle of 40°
- June 2019, AS Paper 2 Mechanics, Q7 (12 marks): Two smooth spheres, P and Q, of equal radius are free to move on a smooth horizontal surface. The masses of P and Q are 3m and m respectively. P is set in motio
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