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Forces and their interactions: AQA GCSE Physics questions

Every AQA GCSE Physics exam question on 4.5.1 Forces and their interactions, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q05.1

    June 2025 · Paper 2 Higher

    2 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions4.5.6 Forces and motion
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    June 2025 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.1: Figure 6 shows an incomplete free-body diagram for the skydiver a few seconds after the start of the jump. Figure 6 The skydiver has not reached terminal veloci

  2. Q05.5

    June 2025 · Paper 2 Higher

    4 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2025 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.5: The skydiver opened his parachute. A few seconds after opening the parachute, the resultant vertical force on the skydiver was 240 N upwards. The wind caused a

  3. Q07.4

    June 2025 · Paper 2 Higher

    2 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions4.7.2 The motor effect
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    June 2025 Paper 2 Higher, question 07.4: In Figure 8 the coil of the motor is in a horizontal position. Explain why the resultant moment on the coil is zero when the coil is in a vertical position. [2

  4. Q02.1

    June 2025 · Paper 2 Foundation

    2 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation, question 02.1: The coal in one truck has a mass of 75 000 kg. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Calculate the weight of the coal in one truck. Use the equation: weight =

  5. Q02.3

    June 2025 · Paper 2 Foundation

    2 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation, question 02.3: Each of the four engines exerts a forward force of 850 000 N on the trucks. Calculate the total forward force on the trucks. [2 marks] Total forward force = N

  6. Q02.4

    June 2025 · Paper 2 Foundation

    1 mark4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation, question 02.4: The force exerted by the engines on the trucks is a contact force. Which of the following is also a contact force? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Electrostatic forc

  7. Q04.3

    June 2025 · Paper 2 Foundation

    4 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions4.5.6 Forces and motion
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    June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation, question 04.3: A car moves at a constant speed on a level road. Figure 4 shows the horizontal forces on the car. Figure 4 The driver makes the car accelerate until the car rea

  8. Q02.4

    June 2024 · Paper 2 Higher

    2 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions4.5.6 Forces and motion
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    June 2024 Paper 2 Higher, question 02.4: The child pushed the baby walker from a carpet onto a hard floor. The child applied the same horizontal force to the baby walker. Explain why the speed of the b

  9. Q05.1

    June 2024 · Paper 2 Higher

    1 mark4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2024 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.1: Figure 10 shows the force F which acts through the string. What name is given to force F? [1 mark]

  10. Q07.1

    June 2024 · Paper 2 Foundation

    2 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2024 Paper 2 Foundation, question 07.1: Calculate the weight of the water in the swimming pool when the mass of the water is 25 000 kg. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Use the equation: weight

  11. Q09.4

    June 2024 · Paper 2 Foundation

    2 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions4.5.6 Forces and motion
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    June 2024 Paper 2 Foundation, question 09.4: The child pushed the baby walker from a carpet onto a hard floor. The child applied the same horizontal force to the baby walker. Explain why the speed of the b

  12. Q02.2

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Higher

    1 mark4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Higher, question 02.2: Determine the magnitude of the resultant horizontal force on the aeroplane. [1 mark] Resultant horizontal force = N

  13. Q02.4

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Higher

    1 mark4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Higher, question 02.4: Air resistance and friction are contact forces. Give one other example of a contact force. [1 mark]

  14. Q06.3

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Higher

    3 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions4.5.6 Forces and motion
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Higher, question 06.3: Explain the effect of the Earth’s gravitational force on the motion of the Hubble Space Telescope. [3 marks]

  15. Q01.3

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Foundation

    2 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Foundation, question 01.3: The student hung a mass of 0.050 kg from the spring. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Calculate the weight of the 0.050 kg mass. Use the equation: weight

  16. Q10.2

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Foundation

    1 mark4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Foundation, question 10.2: Determine the magnitude of the resultant horizontal force on the aeroplane. [1 mark] Resultant horizontal force = N

  17. Q10.4

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Foundation

    1 mark4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Foundation, question 10.4: Air resistance and friction are contact forces. Give one other example of a contact force. [1 mark]

  18. Q05.1

    June 2022 · Paper 2 Higher

    1 mark4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2022 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.1: What is meant by ‘centre of mass’? [1 mark]

  19. Q05.2

    June 2022 · Paper 2 Higher

    3 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions
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    June 2022 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.2: Calculate the mean weight of a tomato in Figure 9. Use the Physics Equations Sheet. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg [3 marks] Weight = N

  20. Q08.1

    June 2022 · Paper 2 Higher

    3 marks4.5.1 Forces and their interactions4.5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids
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    June 2022 Paper 2 Higher, question 08.1: Explain why the forces on the brick at the bottom of the pool cause the brick to be stationary. [3 marks]
All 47 questions on Forces and their interactions, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.1 (2 marks): Figure 6 shows an incomplete free-body diagram for the skydiver a few seconds after the start of the jump. Figure 6 The skydiver has not reached terminal veloci
  2. June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.5 (4 marks): The skydiver opened his parachute. A few seconds after opening the parachute, the resultant vertical force on the skydiver was 240 N upwards. The wind caused a
  3. June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q07.4 (2 marks): In Figure 8 the coil of the motor is in a horizontal position. Explain why the resultant moment on the coil is zero when the coil is in a vertical position. [2
  4. June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q02.1 (2 marks): The coal in one truck has a mass of 75 000 kg. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Calculate the weight of the coal in one truck. Use the equation: weight =
  5. June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q02.3 (2 marks): Each of the four engines exerts a forward force of 850 000 N on the trucks. Calculate the total forward force on the trucks. [2 marks] Total forward force = N
  6. June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q02.4 (1 mark): The force exerted by the engines on the trucks is a contact force. Which of the following is also a contact force? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Electrostatic forc
  7. June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q04.3 (4 marks): A car moves at a constant speed on a level road. Figure 4 shows the horizontal forces on the car. Figure 4 The driver makes the car accelerate until the car rea
  8. June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q02.4 (2 marks): The child pushed the baby walker from a carpet onto a hard floor. The child applied the same horizontal force to the baby walker. Explain why the speed of the b
  9. June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.1 (1 mark): Figure 10 shows the force F which acts through the string. What name is given to force F? [1 mark]
  10. June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.1 (2 marks): Calculate the weight of the water in the swimming pool when the mass of the water is 25 000 kg. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Use the equation: weight
  11. June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q09.4 (2 marks): The child pushed the baby walker from a carpet onto a hard floor. The child applied the same horizontal force to the baby walker. Explain why the speed of the b
  12. June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q02.2 (1 mark): Determine the magnitude of the resultant horizontal force on the aeroplane. [1 mark] Resultant horizontal force = N
  13. June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q02.4 (1 mark): Air resistance and friction are contact forces. Give one other example of a contact force. [1 mark]
  14. June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q06.3 (3 marks): Explain the effect of the Earth’s gravitational force on the motion of the Hubble Space Telescope. [3 marks]
  15. June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q01.3 (2 marks): The student hung a mass of 0.050 kg from the spring. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Calculate the weight of the 0.050 kg mass. Use the equation: weight
  16. June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10.2 (1 mark): Determine the magnitude of the resultant horizontal force on the aeroplane. [1 mark] Resultant horizontal force = N
  17. June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10.4 (1 mark): Air resistance and friction are contact forces. Give one other example of a contact force. [1 mark]
  18. June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.1 (1 mark): What is meant by ‘centre of mass’? [1 mark]
  19. June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.2 (3 marks): Calculate the mean weight of a tomato in Figure 9. Use the Physics Equations Sheet. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg [3 marks] Weight = N
  20. June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q08.1 (3 marks): Explain why the forces on the brick at the bottom of the pool cause the brick to be stationary. [3 marks]
  21. June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q02.6 (1 mark): What is the magnitude of the resultant force on the hailstone in Figure 5? [1 mark] Tick () one box. 0.15 N 0.48 N 0.63 N 0.78 N
  22. June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q02.7 (1 mark): What is the direction of the resultant force on the hailstone in Figure 5? [1 mark]
  23. June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q04.1 (1 mark): What name is given to point X in Figure 6? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Centre of force Centre of mass Centre of balance Centre of weight
  24. June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q04.2 (1 mark): Weight and mass are not the same. The relationship between weight and mass for an object can be written as: weight ∝mass Which sentence describes the relationsh
  25. June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q04.3 (2 marks): All 5 of the oranges have the same mass. Determine the mass of 1 orange. [2 marks] Mass = kg
  26. June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q04.4 (2 marks): Calculate the weight of 1 orange. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Use the equation: weight = mass × gravitational field strength [2 marks] Weight = N
  27. November 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q07.1 (1 mark): What name is given to force A? [1 mark]
  28. November 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q07.5 (4 marks): The resultant force of the towbar on the trailer has a horizontal component and a vertical component. horizontal force = 200 N vertical force = 75 N Determine t
  29. November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q02.1 (1 mark): What is force A? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Air resistance Friction Tension Upthrust
  30. November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q02.2 (1 mark): What is force B? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Air resistance Magnetic Tension Upthrust
  31. November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q06.1 (2 marks): A 2.5 kg mass would have a weight of 750 N at the surface of the Sun. Calculate the gravitational field strength at the surface of the Sun. Use the equation: gr
  32. November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q06.2 (1 mark): Gravity is a non-contact force. Which of the following is also a non-contact force? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Air resistance Electrostatic Friction Tension
  33. November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q01.7 (2 marks): The mass of a piece of modelling clay was 0.050 kg. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Calculate the weight of the piece of modelling clay. Use the equatio
  34. November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q01.8 (2 marks): Weight causes the modelling clay to fall through the oil. Weight is a non-contact force. Which of the following are also non-contact forces? [2 marks] Tick ()
  35. June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q08.1 (2 marks): Figure 16 shows part of the free body diagram for the skydiver three seconds after jumping. Complete the free body diagram for the skydiver. [2 marks] Figure 16
  36. June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.2 (1 mark): The weight of the device acts through the point labelled X. What is point X called? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Centre of balance Centre of mass Centre of weight
  37. June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.7 (1 mark): Write down the equation which links gravitational field strength, mass and weight. [1 mark]
  38. June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.8 (3 marks): The basket has a mass of 0.04 kg gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Calculate the mass of rice in the basket. [3 marks] Mass = kg
  39. June 2018, Paper 2 Higher, Q06.1 (2 marks): Figure 9 shows part of the free body diagram for the boat. Complete the free body diagram for the boat. [2 marks] Figure 9
  40. June 2018, Paper 2 Higher, Q06.2 (4 marks): Calculate the mass of the boat. Use the information given in Figure 9. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Give your answer to two significant figures. [4 m
  41. June 2018, Paper 2 Higher, Q06.4 (4 marks): Figure 10 shows the boat towing a small dinghy. Figure 10 The tension force in the tow rope causes a horizontal force forwards and a vertical force upwards on t
  42. June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q06.2 (2 marks): The lifebuoy has a mass of 2.5 kg. gravitational field strength = 9.8 N/kg Calculate the weight of the lifebuoy. Use the equation: weight = mass × gravitational
  43. Specimen, Paper 2 Higher, Q09.5 (2 marks): The stopping distance of a car is the sum of the thinking distance and the braking distance. Table 4 shows how the thinking distance and braking distance vary w
  44. Specimen, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.1: Figure 11 shows a skier using a drag lift. The drag lift pulls the skier from the bottom to the top of a ski slope. The arrows, A, B, C and D represent the forc
  45. Specimen, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.2: Figure 11 shows a skier using a drag lift. The drag lift pulls the skier from the bottom to the top of a ski slope. The arrows, A, B, C and D represent the forc
  46. Specimen, Paper 2 Foundation, Q09.3 (1 mark): Figure 15 shows the forces acting on a child who is balancing on a pogo stick. The child and pogo stick are not moving. Figure 15 0 9 The child has a weight of
  47. Specimen, Paper 2 Foundation, Q09.4 (3 marks): Figure 15 shows the forces acting on a child who is balancing on a pogo stick. The child and pogo stick are not moving. Figure 15 0 9 Calculate the mass of the

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