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Edexcel International A Level Physics past-paper questions on 5.5.2.3 Free and forced oscillations and damping, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 22 questions on Free and forced oscillations and damping, as a list
- June 2025, Unit 5, Q15(c) (2 marks): Explain how damping causes the amplitude of oscillation of the car body to decrease. (2)
- January 2025, Unit 5, Q2 (1 mark): Ductile materials can be used in buildings to reduce the amplitude of forced oscillations during an earthquake. Which of the following is the reason that ductil
- January 2025, Unit 5, Q8 (1 mark): A pendulum is made by attaching a light paper cone to a thin string, as shown. string paper cone The pendulum is displaced and set into oscillation. Plasticine
- January 2025, Unit 5, Q15 (6 marks): * 15 The Millennium Bridge, as shown, is a suspension bridge for people to cross the River Thames in London. (Source: © cowardlion/Shutterstock) The bridge deve
- January 2025, Unit 6, Q3(b)(i) (2 marks): Explain how a graph of ln A against n can be used to determine the value of λ. (2)
- January 2025, Unit 6, Q3(b)(iii) (3 marks): Determine the value of λ from the graph. (3) λ =
- January 2025, Unit 6, Q3(b)(iv) (3 marks): Determine the value of A0 from the graph. (3) A0 =
- October 2024, Unit 5, Q2 (1 mark): During an earthquake, steel‑framed buildings remove energy from the oscillation of the building. Which of the following is the reason for this? A Steel is a duc
- October 2024, Unit 6, Q2(b) (6 marks): The student modified the apparatus to investigate damped oscillations of the mass‑spring system. She placed a circular piece of card between the masses to act a
- June 2024, Unit 5, Q4 (1 mark): A mass is forced into oscillation by a vibration generator. After a short time the oscillation becomes steady. Which of the following statements about the stead
- June 2024, Unit 5, Q20(b)(iii) (2 marks): When the building oscillates, the floor moves but the lead box tends to remain at rest. Suggest why the lead box tends to remain at rest. (2)
- June 2024, Unit 5, Q20(c) (2 marks): As the floor moves, the rollers force oil through holes in the steel plate. Explain why this reduces the amplitude of oscillation of the building. (2)
- October 2023, Unit 5, Q4 (1 mark): A mass suspended from a spring is oscillating vertically. The oscillations are damped. Which of the following statements is correct? A The damping force is alwa
- June 2023, Unit 5, Q6 (1 mark): Buildings in earthquake zones often have a structure that includes ductile materials. These materials help to damp oscillations of the building during an earthq
- June 2023, Unit 5, Q19(b)(i) (3 marks): Explain this observation. (3)
- January 2023, Unit 5, Q19(c) (2 marks): Explain how damping reduces the large amplitude of vibration of the car on its suspension. (2)
- January 2023, Unit 6, Q3(a) (2 marks): The relationship between the maximum displacement angle θ and number of oscillations n is given by θ = θ0e–λn where θ0 is the initial displacement angle and λ i
- January 2023, Unit 6, Q3(b)(ii) (3 marks): Determine the value of λ from the graph. (3) λ =
- October 2022, Unit 5, Q10 (1 mark): The suspension system of a car was tested by forcing the car into vertical oscillations. The forcing frequency was gradually increased and corresponding amplitu
- January 2021, Unit 5, Q18(c)(iii) (2 marks): The bee’s wings oscillate at a frequency of 240 Hz, but the muscles only oscillate at a frequency of 60 Hz. Suggest how impulses applied at 60 Hz can maintain a
- October 2020, Unit 5, Q19(a) (2 marks): The graph shows how the energy absorbed by a water molecule depends on the frequency of the radiation. Energy absorbed 0.1 1 10 100 frequency / GHz A website su
- October 2020, Unit 5, Q20(d) (3 marks): The mass is submerged in water as shown. The mass is set into oscillation as before. Explain how the water would affect the amplitude of oscillation of the mass
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