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Every Edexcel GCSE Physics exam question on Newton’s laws, weight and mass (specification points 2.14–2.19), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 33 questions on Newton’s laws, weight and mass, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q2(a)(i) (3 marks): The mass of the beach ball is 0.25 kg. Calculate the acceleration of the beach ball as it falls. Use the equation F = m × a (3) acceleration = m / s2
- June 2025, Paper 1 Higher, Q2(a)(ii) (1 mark): Calculate the size of the air resistance force on the beach ball. (1) air resistance = N
- June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q8(a)(i) (1 mark): Which row of the table shows the correct units of weight and of mass? (1) unit of weight unit of mass A kilogram newton B newton kilogram C newton per kilogram
- June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q8(a)(ii) (1 mark): State the name of a piece of equipment that can be used to measure mass. (1)
- June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q8(b)(i) (3 marks): The mass of the beach ball is 0.25 kg. Calculate the acceleration of the beach ball as it falls. Use the equation F = m × a (3) acceleration = m / s2
- June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q8(b)(ii) (1 mark): Calculate the size of the air resistance force on the beach ball. (1) air resistance = N
- June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q7(b) (2 marks): The inertial mass of an object is a measure of how difficult it is to change the velocity of the object. A force of 450 N acts on a car to give the car an accel
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q5(b) (1 mark): A box has a mass of 90 kg. Which of these is the weight of the box? (1) A 9 N B 90 N C 900 N D 9000 N
- June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q2(b)(ii) (2 marks): A stack of cupcake cases has a mass of 0.005 kg. Calculate the weight, in newtons, of the stack of cupcake cases. Gravitational field strength = 10 N / kg (2) U
- June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q2(b)(iii) (1 mark): Draw an arrow on Figure 4 to show the force due to air resistance on the cupcake case. (1)
- June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q2(b)(iv) (1 mark): State the value of the acceleration of the cupcake case when it is falling at a constant velocity. (1)
- June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q9(c) (6 marks): Newton’s second law can be stated as force = mass × acceleration A student is provided with a trolley and a runway on a bench, as shown in Figure 19, and access
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(b) (2 marks): A different car has a mass of 1200 kg. Calculate the force needed to give this car an acceleration of 2.4 m / s2 . (2) Use the equation F = m × a force = N
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q8(b)(ii) (2 marks): A stack of cupcake cases has a mass of 0.005 kg. Calculate the weight, in newtons, of the stack of cupcake cases. Gravitational field strength = 10 N / kg (2) U
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q8(b)(iii) (1 mark): Draw an arrow on Figure 16 to show the force due to air resistance on the cupcake case. (1)
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q8(b)(iv) (1 mark): State the value of the acceleration of the cupcake case when it is falling at a constant velocity (1)
- June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q7(a)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the weight of this rock on the surface of the Earth. The gravitational field strength on the surface of the Earth is 10 N/kg. Use the equation W = m×g
- June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q7(a)(ii) (3 marks): The weight of the same rock on the surface of the Moon is 20 N. Calculate the gravitational field strength on the surface of the Moon. (3) gravitational field s
- November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q6(c) (3 marks): Figure 9 shows a rocket soon after it takes off from the ground. (Source: © Alones/Shutterstock) Figure 9 The force that the rocket engines produce remains cons
- November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(d) (3 marks): The gravitational field strength on the Moon is 1.6 N/kg. The mass of a rock on the Moon is 6.0kg. Calculate the weight of this rock on the Moon. State the unit
- November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): Which of these is the correct equation that relates force, mass and acceleration? (1) A F = m + a B F = m − a C F = m × a D F = m ÷ a
- November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(ii) (2 marks): A cyclist has a mass of 70 kg. Calculate the force needed to accelerate the cyclist at 2.0 m / s2. State the unit. (2) force = unit =
- November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(c)(i) (1 mark): The gravitational field strength on Earth is 10 N / kg. Calculate the weight of the rover on Earth. Use the equation weight = mass × gravitational field strengt
- November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(c)(ii) (2 marks): The weight of the rover on Mars is 700 N. Calculate the gravitational field strength on Mars. (2) gravitational field strength on Mars = N / kg
- June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(a)(ii) (2 marks): In two parts of the graph in Figure 1 the forces are balanced. State the letters of the two parts of the graph where the horizontal forces acting on the car are
- June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b) (2 marks): A car with a mass of 1800 kg is accelerating at 1.2 m/s'. Calculate the force used to accelerate the car. Use the equation force = mass x acceleration (2) force
- June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q6(c)(ii) (2 marks): Describe how the student can make the trolley accelerate along the bench. (2)
- June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q6(a) (1 mark): The symbol ‘g’ can be used to refer to the acceleration due to gravity. The acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ has the unit of m/s2. ‘g’ can also have another unit
- June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q9(a)(i) (2 marks): Describe how the student could increase the accelerating force applied to the trolley. (2)
- June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q9(a)(ii) (2 marks): Describe how the mass of the moving system can be kept constant. (2)
- June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q9(a)(iii) (2 marks): Explain how the student could improve the procedure to compensate for the effects of frictional forces acting on the trolley. (2)
- June 2018, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(b) (1 mark): Figure 1 shows a block hanging from a spring balance. spring balance showing 3.8 N © webscaping.co.uk Figure 1 Use a word from the box to complete the sentence
- June 2018, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(c) (3 marks): A toy car has a mass of 0.10 kg. The toy car accelerates at 2.0 m/s2. Calculate the force producing this acceleration. State the unit. Use the equation F = m ×
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