plumiMomentum: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on Momentum (specification points 2.24–2.26), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q5(a)(i)
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The whole paper ↗Q6(a)
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The whole paper ↗Q4(a)
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The whole paper ↗Q5(c)(i)
The whole paper ↗Q5(d)
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The whole paper ↗Q6(a)(ii)
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All 19 questions on Momentum, as a list
- June 2025, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q5(a)(i) (3 marks): Calculate the momentum of the ball just after it has been kicked. State the unit for momentum. (3) momentum = unit
- June 2025, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the amount of time that the footballer’s kicking foot is in contact with the ball. (2) time = s
- June 2025, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q5(b) (3 marks): Figure 11 shows a system consisting of two toy trolleys, S and T, on a straight, horizontal track. 0.36 m / s S T Figure 11 T is not moving. S is moving with a
- June 2024, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q2(c) (2 marks): A car collides with a barrier on a road. The time of the collision is very short. Explain one factor, other than the time of the collision, that would affect th
- June 2024, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q6(b) (3 marks): Figure 8 shows a gymnast landing on a mat and coming to rest. gymnast mat Figure 8 The gymnast has a mass of 53 kg. The gymnast lands on the mat with a velocity
- June 2024, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q6(c) (6 marks): Figure 9 shows two trolleys, P and Q, moving at the same speed, v, directly towards each other. v v P Q Figure 9 The trolleys have the same mass. When the troll
- June 2023, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q6(a) (3 marks): An atom of mass 6.6 × 10–26 kg is moving with a velocity of 480 m / s. Calculate the momentum of the atom. (3) momentum = kg m / s
- June 2023, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q6(b) (3 marks): Figure 11 shows a ball before and after it collides with a wall. The arrows show the direction of movement of the ball. wall wall before collision after collisi
- June 2022, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q4(a) (1 mark): Which of these is a unit of momentum? (1) A kg m/s B kg/m/s C kg m/s2 D kg/m/s2
- June 2022, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q4(b)(i) (4 marks): Describe an investigation the students could carry out to show that momentum is conserved when these two trolleys collide. You may add to the diagram to help wi
- June 2022, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q4(b)(ii) (1 mark): Give a reason for the runway being at a slope. (1)
- June 2022, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q4(c)(i) (3 marks): Calculate the average force exerted by the ball on the racket. Use the equation − mv mu = F t racket tennis ball travelling 15 m/s away from racket tennis ball
- November 2021, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q5(c)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the magnitude of the force exerted by the floor on the box. Use an equation selected from the list of equations at the end of this paper. (2) force ex
- November 2021, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q5(d) (4 marks): Figure 11 shows a ball held in a clamp at R, above the ground. ball R clamp 3.8 m ground S Figure 11 The ball is released from the clamp and falls. S is 3.8 m b
- November 2020, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q6(a)(i) (1 mark): The rocket has a mass of 5.5 × 105 kg and is travelling to the right at 14 km / s. Which of these is a correct calculation of the momentum of the rocket in kg m
- November 2020, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q6(a)(ii) (2 marks): The asteroid has a momentum of 7.5 × 1010 kg m / s and a mass of 8.0 × 106 kg. Calculate the speed of the asteroid. (2) speed of the asteroid = m / s
- November 2020, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q6(b) (6 marks): A student investigates the effect of a crumple zone on the force exerted during a collision. The student has one trolley with a spring at the front and another
- November 2020, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q6(c) (4 marks): Newton’s third law, when applied to the collision of the rocket and the asteroid as shown in Figure 9, can be stated as follows: The force exerted by the rocket
- June 2018, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q6(b) (6 marks): Figure 8 shows two objects, Q and R, before and after they collide. before after Q R Q R Figure 8 The arrows show the direction of movement of the objects. The
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