plumiPower: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on Power (specification points 8.12–8.15), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 23 questions on Power, as a list
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q1(b) (3 marks): A different student finds out how much power can be generated by running up some stairs in a measured amount of time. The following quantities are measured: mas
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q5(b)(i) (3 marks): A different student finds out how much power can be generated by running up some stairs in a measured amount of time. The following quantities are measured: mas
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q5(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain how the total height of the stairs can be found using a 50 cm ruler. (2)
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c)(ii) (3 marks): The truck lifts the box from the ground to a height of 2.0 m. This takes a time of 5.0 s. Using data from the graph in Figure 7, calculate the power needed to l
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(i) (3 marks): Calculate the power supplied by the cooker. Use the equation E P = t Give your answer to 2 significant figures. (3) power = W
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(ii) (2 marks): The cooker supplies 130 000 J of energy but only 96 000 J of this energy is used to heat the milk. Calculate the efficiency of heating the milk using this cooke
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): On a journey, the car transfers energy from the battery at an average rate of 17.5 kW. The battery in the car transfers a total of 126 MJ of energy before it be
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q6(a)(ii) (2 marks): The efficiency of the system is 64%. Calculate the total work done by the person. Use the equation efficiency = (work done against gravity on the barrel) ×100%
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q6(b) (6 marks): A student has the equipment shown in Figure 12. pulley system hanging from a bench metre rule spring balance cubes of metal Figure 12 Devise an experiment to in
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q4(b)(i) (1 mark): Show that the solar panels can provide 2.16 MJ of energy in 30 minutes. (1)
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q4(b)(ii) (2 marks): The solar panels convert 27% of the energy they receive from the Sun into electricity. Calculate the solar energy received by the panels that provides the 2.16
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(c)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the efficiency of the pump. Use the equation useful energy transferred by the pump efficiency = total energy supplied to the pump (2) efficiency =
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(iii) (2 marks): Use the data for student C to calculate the time she takes. (2) time taken = s
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(iv) (2 marks): Use the data for all three students to calculate the average power of the students. (2) average power = W
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(c) (2 marks): Identify a significant source of error in the investigation and state how this error can be reduced. (2) source of error can be reduced by
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(b)(iii) (2 marks): It takes 4 s for the drone to rise through 20 m. Calculate the useful power developed by the blades in this time of 4 s. (2) useful power developed = W
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(b)(iii) (2 marks): It takes 4 s for the drone to rise through 20 m. Calculate the useful power developed by the blades in this time of 4 s. (2) useful power developed = W
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(a)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the useful power output of the athlete when stretching the spring. (2) useful power output of the athlete = W
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(c)(ii) (3 marks): The amount of energy, E, needed to bring the water to boiling point is 670 000 J. The kettle has a power of 3500 W. Calculate the time, t, it takes to bring the
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(d) (2 marks): An athlete uses a training machine in a gym. The display on the machine shows the time spent on the machine and the amount of energy transferred during a traini
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q4(b)(i) (4 marks): Calculate the power output of the engine. Give your answer in kW. (4) power = kW
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q4(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain why the efficiency of the engine is less than 1 (100%). (2)
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(d) (6 marks): A class of students investigate the power output of each student in the class. The class must decide whether they use a method using steps or a method using wei
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