plumiMoments, levers and gears: AQA GCSE Physics questions
Every AQA GCSE Physics exam question on 4.5.4 Moments, levers and gears, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q07.1
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation, question 07.1: The weight of each tag on the beam in Figure 11 causes a moment about the pivot. What is meant by the ‘moment’ of a force? [1 mark] Tick () one box. The direct](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-jun25-07-1-qp.webp)
Q07.2
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation, question 07.2: The student lets go of the beam. Which of the following describes the resultant moment on the beam? [1 mark] Tick () one box. The resultant moment is anti-cloc](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-jun25-07-2-qp.webp)
Q07.3
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation, question 07.3: Explain where the student should add another tag to make the beam in Figure 12 balance. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-jun25-07-3-qp.webp)
Q07.4
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation, question 07.4: and 07.5. 0 7 . 4 Write down the equation which links distance (d), force (F) and moment of a force (M). [1 mark]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-jun25-07-4-qp.webp)
Q02.5
The whole paper ↗![June 2024 Paper 2 Higher, question 02.5: and 02.6. 0 2 . 5 Write down the equation which links distance (d), force (F) and moment of a force (M). [1 mark]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632h-jun24-02-5-qp.webp)
Q02.6
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Q02.7
The whole paper ↗![June 2024 Paper 2 Higher, question 02.7: Explain what happens to gear B when the child applies the force to gear A. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632h-jun24-02-7-qp.webp)
Q09.5
The whole paper ↗![June 2024 Paper 2 Foundation, question 09.5: and 09.6. 0 9 . 5 Write down the equation which links distance (d), force (F) and moment of a force (M). [1 mark]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-jun24-09-5-qp.webp)
Q09.6
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Q09.7
The whole paper ↗![June 2024 Paper 2 Foundation, question 09.7: Explain what happens to gear B when the child applies the force to gear A. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-jun24-09-7-qp.webp)
Q03.1
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Q07.3
The whole paper ↗![November 2021 Paper 2 Higher, question 07.3: Figure 13 shows the gears on the bicycle. Figure 13 Describe how the force on the pedal causes a moment about the rear axle. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632h-nov21-07-3-qp.webp)
Q02.4
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Q02.5
The whole paper ↗![November 2021 Paper 2 Foundation, question 02.5: Figure 5 shows how the pedal is connected to the back wheel of the bicycle. Figure 5 Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box. [1 mark] axle chain](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-nov21-02-5-qp.webp)
Q10.1
The whole paper ↗![June 2019 Paper 2 Higher, question 10.1: Explain why it is easier to lower the ramp by pulling on the rope rather than pulling on the handle. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632h-jun19-10-1-qp.webp)
Q10.2
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Q07.1
The whole paper ↗![June 2019 Paper 2 Foundation, question 07.1: Figure 17 shows four examples of a force causing an object to move. Figure 17 Which object is not likely to rotate? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Bicycle pedal sys](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-jun19-07-1-qp.webp)
Q07.3
The whole paper ↗![June 2019 Paper 2 Foundation, question 07.3: How does Figure 19 show that the weight of the device is balanced by the weight of the rice and basket? [1 mark]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-jun19-07-3-qp.webp)
Q07.4
The whole paper ↗![June 2019 Paper 2 Foundation, question 07.4: The basket can hang from different points on the device. Where should the basket hang to measure the largest quantity of rice? [1 mark] Tick () one box. P Q R](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/84632f-jun19-07-4-qp.webp)
All 28 questions on Moments, levers and gears, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.1 (1 mark): The weight of each tag on the beam in Figure 11 causes a moment about the pivot. What is meant by the ‘moment’ of a force? [1 mark] Tick () one box. The direct
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.2 (1 mark): The student lets go of the beam. Which of the following describes the resultant moment on the beam? [1 mark] Tick () one box. The resultant moment is anti-cloc
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.3 (2 marks): Explain where the student should add another tag to make the beam in Figure 12 balance. [2 marks]
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.4 (1 mark): and 07.5. 0 7 . 4 Write down the equation which links distance (d), force (F) and moment of a force (M). [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.5 (3 marks): One tag causes a moment about the pivot of 1.8 N cm. The weight of the tag is 0.15 N. Calculate the distance between the pivot and the tag. Give your answer in
- June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q02.5 (1 mark): and 02.6. 0 2 . 5 Write down the equation which links distance (d), force (F) and moment of a force (M). [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q02.6 (3 marks): The child applies a force of 2.0 N on gear A. The perpendicular distance between the force and the pivot is 7.5 cm. Calculate the moment of the force about the
- June 2024, Paper 2 Higher, Q02.7 (2 marks): Explain what happens to gear B when the child applies the force to gear A. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q09.5 (1 mark): and 09.6. 0 9 . 5 Write down the equation which links distance (d), force (F) and moment of a force (M). [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q09.6 (3 marks): The child applies a force of 2.0 N on gear A. The perpendicular distance between the force and the pivot is 7.5 cm. Calculate the moment of the force about the
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q09.7 (2 marks): Explain what happens to gear B when the child applies the force to gear A. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q03.1 (1 mark): The driver applies the force shown in Figure 8. The force produces a moment about the pivot. How could the driver increase the moment about the pivot without in
- November 2021, Paper 2 Higher, Q07.3 (2 marks): Figure 13 shows the gears on the bicycle. Figure 13 Describe how the force on the pedal causes a moment about the rear axle. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q02.4 (2 marks): The cyclist applies a force of 150 N to one of the bicycle pedals. Figure 4 shows the distance between the force applied and the pivot. Figure 4 Calculate the m
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q02.5 (1 mark): Figure 5 shows how the pedal is connected to the back wheel of the bicycle. Figure 5 Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box. [1 mark] axle chain
- June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q10.1 (2 marks): Explain why it is easier to lower the ramp by pulling on the rope rather than pulling on the handle. [2 marks]
- June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q10.2 (6 marks): With the ramp horizontal: the moment caused by the weight of the ramp = 924 Nm the spring is stretched by 0.250 m Calculate the elastic potential energy stored
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.1 (1 mark): Figure 17 shows four examples of a force causing an object to move. Figure 17 Which object is not likely to rotate? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Bicycle pedal sys
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.3 (1 mark): How does Figure 19 show that the weight of the device is balanced by the weight of the rice and basket? [1 mark]
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.4 (1 mark): The basket can hang from different points on the device. Where should the basket hang to measure the largest quantity of rice? [1 mark] Tick () one box. P Q R
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.5 (1 mark): Write down the equation which links distance, force and moment of a force. [1 mark]
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.6 (3 marks): In Figure 19, the weight of the device causes an anticlockwise moment of 0.15 Nm about the pivot. The weight of the rice and basket acts 0.06 m from the pivot.
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.2 (1 mark): The weight of the fork-lift truck and driver cause an anticlockwise moment. What is the minimum size of the anticlockwise moment needed so that the fork-lift tr
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.3 (1 mark): Write down the equation which links distance, force and moment of a force. [1 mark]
- June 2018, Paper 2 Foundation, Q07.4 (3 marks): Calculate the distance ‘d’ marked on Figure 9. [3 marks] Distance ‘d’ = m
- Specimen, Paper 2 Higher, Q12.3 (6 marks): Figure 20 shows a piece of apparatus called a current balance. Figure 20 When the switch is closed, the part of the wire labelled X experiences a force and move
- Specimen, Paper 2 Foundation, Q08.1 (2 marks): Two children, A and B, are sitting on a see-saw, as shown in Figure 14. The see-saw is balanced. Figure 14 0 8 Use the following equation to calculate the momen
- Specimen, Paper 2 Foundation, Q08.2 (3 marks): Two children, A and B, are sitting on a see-saw, as shown in Figure 14. The see-saw is balanced. Figure 14 0 8 Use the idea of moments to explain what happens w
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