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Momentum: AQA GCSE Physics questions

Every AQA GCSE Physics exam question on 4.5.7 Momentum, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q06.2

    June 2025 · Paper 2 Higher

    3 marks4.5.6 Forces and motion4.5.7 Momentum
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    June 2025 Paper 2 Higher, question 06.2: Cars have air bags that inflate to protect the driver if the car stops very suddenly. Explain how air bags reduce the chance of injury to the driver. [3 marks]

  2. Q03.2

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Higher

    4 marks4.5.7 Momentum
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Higher, question 03.2: After 3 seconds, the momentum of the car is 24 000 kg m/s. Calculate the mass of the car. Use the Physics Equations Sheet. [4 marks] Mass = kg

  3. Q05.1

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Higher

    1 mark4.5.7 Momentum4.1.2 Conservation and dissipation of energy
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.1: During a collision between a bumper car and the barrier, the bumper car and barrier act as a closed system. What is meant by a ‘closed system’? [1 mark]

  4. Q05.3

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Higher

    2 marks4.5.7 Momentum
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.3: During the collision, the change in momentum of the bumper car is 700 kg m/s. The time taken for the collision is 0.28 s. Calculate the force on the bumper car

  5. Q05.4

    June 2023 · Paper 2 Higher

    3 marks4.5.7 Momentum
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    June 2023 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.4: The bumper car has a flexible bumper. Explain how the flexible bumper reduces the risk of injury to the people in the bumper car during the collision. [3 marks]

  6. Q04.6

    June 2022 · Paper 2 Higher

    3 marks4.5.7 Momentum
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    June 2022 Paper 2 Higher, question 04.6: A hailstone hit the ground at its terminal velocity of 25 m/s. The hailstone took 0.060 s to stop moving. Determine the average force on the hailstone as it hit

  7. Q05.1

    November 2020 · Paper 2 Higher

    1 mark4.5.7 Momentum
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    November 2020 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.1: What is meant by ‘momentum is conserved’? [1 mark]

  8. Q05.2

    November 2020 · Paper 2 Higher

    4 marks4.5.7 Momentum
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    November 2020 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.2: Immediately after the collision the two players move together to the right. Calculate the velocity of the two players immediately after the collision. [4 marks]

  9. Q05.3

    November 2020 · Paper 2 Higher

    3 marks4.5.7 Momentum
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    November 2020 Paper 2 Higher, question 05.3: The ice hockey players wear protective pads filled with foam. Explain how the protective pads help to reduce injury when the players collide. [3 marks]

  10. Q06.2

    June 2019 · Paper 2 Higher

    3 marks4.5.7 Momentum
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    June 2019 Paper 2 Higher, question 06.2: A teacher demonstrated the idea of a safety surface. She dropped a raw egg into a box filled with pieces of soft foam. The egg did not break. Figure 10 shows th

  11. Q06.3

    June 2019 · Paper 2 Higher

    4 marks4.5.7 Momentum
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    June 2019 Paper 2 Higher, question 06.3: Figure 11 shows a child on a playground swing. The playground has a rubber safety surface. Figure 11 A child of mass 32 kg jumped from the swing. When the child
All 11 questions on Momentum, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q06.2 (3 marks): Cars have air bags that inflate to protect the driver if the car stops very suddenly. Explain how air bags reduce the chance of injury to the driver. [3 marks]
  2. June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q03.2 (4 marks): After 3 seconds, the momentum of the car is 24 000 kg m/s. Calculate the mass of the car. Use the Physics Equations Sheet. [4 marks] Mass = kg
  3. June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.1 (1 mark): During a collision between a bumper car and the barrier, the bumper car and barrier act as a closed system. What is meant by a ‘closed system’? [1 mark]
  4. June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.3 (2 marks): During the collision, the change in momentum of the bumper car is 700 kg m/s. The time taken for the collision is 0.28 s. Calculate the force on the bumper car
  5. June 2023, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.4 (3 marks): The bumper car has a flexible bumper. Explain how the flexible bumper reduces the risk of injury to the people in the bumper car during the collision. [3 marks]
  6. June 2022, Paper 2 Higher, Q04.6 (3 marks): A hailstone hit the ground at its terminal velocity of 25 m/s. The hailstone took 0.060 s to stop moving. Determine the average force on the hailstone as it hit
  7. November 2020, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.1 (1 mark): What is meant by ‘momentum is conserved’? [1 mark]
  8. November 2020, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.2 (4 marks): Immediately after the collision the two players move together to the right. Calculate the velocity of the two players immediately after the collision. [4 marks]
  9. November 2020, Paper 2 Higher, Q05.3 (3 marks): The ice hockey players wear protective pads filled with foam. Explain how the protective pads help to reduce injury when the players collide. [3 marks]
  10. June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q06.2 (3 marks): A teacher demonstrated the idea of a safety surface. She dropped a raw egg into a box filled with pieces of soft foam. The egg did not break. Figure 10 shows th
  11. June 2019, Paper 2 Higher, Q06.3 (4 marks): Figure 11 shows a child on a playground swing. The playground has a rubber safety surface. Figure 11 A child of mass 32 kg jumped from the swing. When the child

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