plumiRotational motion: AQA A‑Level Physics questions
AQA A-Level Physics past-paper questions on 3.11.1.3 Rotational motion, 2008–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 19 questions on Rotational motion, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q01.1 (2 marks): Determine t1. [2 marks] t1 = s
- June 2025, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q01.2 (2 marks): Determine the number of anticlockwise revolutions made by the rotor between t1 and t2. [2 marks] number of revolutions =
- June 2024, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q02.1 (3 marks): The total angular displacement of the platform is 2.52 rad during the movement of the bucket. Show that ωmax is about 0.9 rad s−1. [3 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q02.3 (2 marks): The connecting link breaks. At this instant the angular speed of the wheel is 13.8 rad s−1. It takes 15.0 s for the wheel to come to rest. The frictional torque
- June 2022, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q01.1 (2 marks): Determine the mean angular velocity of the rotor during the 12 s period. [2 marks] mean angular velocity = rad s−1
- November 2021, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q01.3 (2 marks): The gymnast stays in the tuck for 1.2 s. Determine the number of complete rotations performed by the gymnast when in the tuck during the dismount. [2 marks] num
- November 2021, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q02.2 (3 marks): The yo-yo falls further until all the string is unwound. The yo-yo then ‘sleeps’. This means the yo-yo continues to rotate in a loose loop of string as shown in
- June 2019, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q01.3 (3 marks): During the punching of the metal sheet, the rotating parts of the fly-press are brought uniformly to rest from an initial rotational speed of 2.9 rev s−1 in a t
- June 2017, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q01.3 (2 marks): Figure 2 shows the variation of angular speed of the jib as it turns through an angle of 4.7 rad (270°) in a total time of 95 s. The trolley and load remain at
- June 2017, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q02.3 (2 marks): It takes 2.1 s for the empty basket to reach an angular speed of 76 rad s–1. The torque on gear C is a constant 0.054 N m during this time. Frictional losses ar
- Specimen, Paper 3 Engineering physics, Q02.3 (2 marks): Figure 3 shows an experiment to determine the moment of inertia of a bicycle wheel One end of a length of strong thread is attached to the tyre. The thread is w
- June 2016, PHYA5 Applied physics (old spec), Q1(c)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the time taken for the spinner to come to rest. [2 marks] time = ____________________________ s
- June 2015, PHYA5 Applied physics (old spec), Q1(a)(ii) (3 marks): Calculate the total number of revolutions made by the drum during the 195 s shown in Figure 2. [3 marks] number of revolutions =
- June 2014, PHYA5 Applied physics (old spec), Q1(a) (1 mark): Show that the drum turns through 40 rad as the load accelerates. [1 mark]
- June 2014, PHYA5 Applied physics (old spec), Q1(b) (1 mark): Calculate the angular speed of the drum when the load is moving at 2.2 m s–1. [1 mark] angular speed rad s–1
- June 2013, PHYA5 Applied physics (old spec), Q1(a)(i) (4 marks): Calculate the angular deceleration of the turntable, assuming that the deceleration is uniform. State an appropriate unit for your answer. angular deceleration
- June 2011, PHYA5 Applied physics (old spec), Q2(b)(iv) (2 marks): Calculate the number of revolutions made by the flywheel in the time of 6.6 s. answer = revolutions (2 marks)
- June 2010, PHYA5 Applied physics (old spec), Q2(b) (2 marks): When the chisel is removed and the motor is switched off, it takes 6.2s for the grinding wheel to come to rest. Calculate the number of rotations the grinding w
- June 2008, PHA7W (2008 spec), Q2(a) (5 marks): 2 (a) The string is wrapped 30 times around the axle. Measurements show that it takes 2.1 s for the string to unwind from rest. 2 (a) (i) Show that the angular
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