plumiDensity: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on Density (specification points 14.1–14.4), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 37 questions on Density, as a list
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(b) (2 marks): Describe the change in the motion of the wax particles as the wax changes from liquid to solid. (2)
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(c)(i) (2 marks): The wax has a mass of 3.9 kg. Using information from Figure 4, calculate the volume of the wax when it is all liquid. Use the equation m ρ V (2) volume = m3
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(c)(ii) (1 mark): State, using information from Figure 4, how the volume of the wax changes when it becomes a solid. (1)
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(a) (1 mark): Which of these describes the motion of particles in a liquid? (1) A particles move around and are very close together B particles move very quickly and are a lo
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(b) (4 marks): A student is asked to find the density of a metal key. Figure 3 shows a metal key and some apparatus. measuring cylinder metal key electronic balance beaker of
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(a) (3 marks): A coil of copper wire has a mass of 14.1 g. The density, ρ, of copper is 8.96 g/cm3. Calculate the volume of the copper wire. Use the equation ρ m V (3) volume
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(b) (2 marks): Figure 4 gives information about the density of aluminium. density in g/cm3 solid aluminium 2.70 liquid aluminium 2.38 Figure 4 Explain the difference between t
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(d) (2 marks): Some students measure the volume of a lump of modelling clay using a measuring jug, as shown in Figure 5. scale in ml 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 level o
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(a) (3 marks): A coil of copper wire has a mass of 14.1 g. The density, ρ, of copper is 8.96 g/cm3. Calculate the volume of the copper wire. Use the equation ρ m V (3) volume
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(b) (2 marks): Figure 13 gives information about the density of aluminium. density in g/cm3 solid aluminium 2.70 liquid aluminium 2.38 Figure 13 Explain the difference between
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(b) (3 marks): An object has a mass of 7.22 × 10–2 kg and a volume of 2.69 × 10–5 m3. Calculate the density, ρ, of the object. Use the equation ρ = m V (3) State the unit. den
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(c)(ii) (2 marks): Describe the motion of particles in liquid aluminium (above 660 °C). (2)
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(d) (2 marks): A student determines the volume of a piece of metal by measuring the volume of water that it displaces. The student wrote the following in his notebook. I put s
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(b) (3 marks): An object has a mass of 7.22 × 10–2 kg and a volume of 2.69 × 10–5 m3. Calculate the density, ρ, of the object. Use the equation ρ = m V (3) State the unit. den
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(c)(ii) (2 marks): Describe the motion of particles in liquid aluminium (above 660 °C). (2)
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(a) (1 mark): When water boils and turns into steam, there are changes in the arrangement of particles and the density. Which of these shows the changes? (1) space between de
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(b) (4 marks): Figure 3 shows some water in a measuring cylinder and a lump of iron. cm3 1000 900 measuring 800 cylinder 700 600 500 400 lump 300 of iron 200 100 Figure 3 The
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(c) (2 marks): A piece of wood has a similar shape and volume to the lump of iron. The density of the wood is 0.82 g / cm3. The density of water is 1.00 g / cm3 Explain why th
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(a) (1 mark): When water boils and turns into steam, there are changes in the arrangement of particles and the density. Which of these shows the changes? (1) space between de
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(b) (4 marks): Figure 11 shows some water in a measuring cylinder and a lump of iron. cm3 1000 900 measuring 800 cylinder 700 600 500 400 lump 300 of iron 200 100 Figure 11 Th
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(c) (2 marks): A piece of wood has a similar shape and volume to the lump of iron. The density of the wood is 0.82 g / cm3. The density of water is 1.00 g / cm3 Explain why th
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(a) (2 marks): Describe, in terms of particles, two differences between a solid and a liquid of the same substance. (2) 1 2
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(b) (3 marks): Figure 3 shows the dimensions of a solid block of concrete. 0.20 m 1.5 m 1.0 m Figure 3 Density of concrete, ρ, = 2100 kg / m3. Calculate the mass of the concre
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(a) (2 marks): Describe, in terms of particles, two differences between a solid and a liquid of the same substance. (2) 1 2
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(b) (3 marks): Figure 13 shows the dimensions of a solid block of concrete. 0.20 m 1.5 m 1.0 m Figure 13 Density of concrete, ρ, = 2100 kg / m3. Calculate the mass of the conc
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(d) (6 marks): A student has two metal strips and a ruler, as shown in Figure 15. A teacher tells the student that • one metal strip is made of aluminium • the other metal str
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a)(i) (3 marks): Explain how the student could measure the volume of the piece of copper. (3)
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a)(ii) (2 marks): The mass of the piece of copper is 0.058 kg. The volume of the piece of copper is 6.5 × 10–6 m3. Calculate the density of copper. (2) density of copper = kg/m3
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q5(a)(i) (3 marks): Explain how the student could measure the volume of the piece of copper. (3)
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): The mass of the piece of copper is 0.058 kg. The volume of the piece of copper is 6.5 × 10–6 m3. Calculate the density of copper. (2) density of copper = kg/m3
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q4(a) (4 marks): A student measures the density of glass. The student has − a bag of marbles, all made from the same type of glass − a weighing balance − a plastic measuring cyl
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q4(b)(iii) (2 marks): The graph in Figure 6 shows how the volume of 1 kg of water changes with temperature. 1000.30 1000.25 1000.20 volume of 1 kg 1000.15 of water (cm3) 1000.10 1000
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(i) (1 mark): mass of liquid added = g (1)
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(ii) (1 mark): volume of liquid added = cm3 (1)
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(iii) (1 mark): Which equation should the student use to calculate the density of the liquid? (1) A density = mass + volume B density = mass − volume C density = mass × volume
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(iv) (2 marks): State two improvements the student could make to this investigation. (2) 1 2
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q5(d) (2 marks): The volume of 380 g of ice is 410 cm3. Calculate the density of the ice in g/cm3. (2) density = g/cm3
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