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Edexcel International A Level Physics past-paper questions on 1.3.2.2 Projectile motion, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 41 questions on Projectile motion, as a list
- June 2025, AS Unit 1, Q3 (1 mark): The diagram shows a ball of mass m moving at speed v along a horizontal table. v The ball leaves the table. The time taken between the ball leaving the table an
- June 2025, AS Unit 1, Q13 (3 marks): In a game of basketball, points are scored by throwing a ball so that it falls through a hoop. The rules state that the distance d between the hoop and the floo
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q19(a)(i) (3 marks): Show that the projectile was vertically above the ship about 30 s after launch. You should ignore the effects of air resistance. (3)
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q19(a)(ii) (4 marks): Determine the height above sea level of the projectile as it passed over the ship. You should ignore the effects of air resistance. (4) Height above sea level =
- January 2025, AS Unit 1, Q19(b) (4 marks): The scientists launched several more projectiles. Each projectile was launched at the same speed but at a different angle to the horizontal. As the launch angle
- October 2024, AS Unit 1, Q15(b)(ii) (5 marks): After passing over the bar, the athlete moves through a vertical distance of 1.4 m before he lands. Calculate the velocity of the athlete as he lands. (5) Magni
- June 2024, AS Unit 1, Q17(b) (3 marks): Show that the greatest height above the surface of the water reached by the stone is about 3 m. (3)
- June 2024, AS Unit 1, Q17(c) (4 marks): The inside of the tyre is 0.8 m in diameter and is 3.9 m from the side of the water, as shown. Not to scale 6.3 m s–1 55 child 1.25 m tyre 0.8 m surface of wate
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q12(a) (3 marks): Show that the time taken for the dart to reach the dartboard is about 0.14 s. (3)
- January 2024, AS Unit 1, Q12(b) (2 marks): Calculate the horizontal distance D travelled by the dart. (2) D =
- October 2023, AS Unit 1, Q13(a)(i) (2 marks): Show that the time taken for a ball to reach the ground is about 0.7 s. (2)
- October 2023, AS Unit 1, Q13(a)(ii) (2 marks): The ball lands on the ground at a horizontal distance of 17.89 m from the machine. Calculate the velocity of the ball as it is projected from the machine. (2) V
- October 2023, AS Unit 1, Q13(b) (3 marks): The initial velocity of the ball, as it is projected from the machine, can be increased. Explain how increasing the initial velocity would affect the angle at w
- October 2023, Unit 4, Q22(a) (3 marks): Explain why electrons are deflected into a parabolic path when a potential difference is applied between A and B. (3)
- October 2023, Unit 4, Q22(b)(ii) (5 marks): The electric field strength between the parallel metal plates is 1.7 × 10 4 V m –1. The length of each plate is 7.5 cm. The electrons pass through the region be
- June 2023, AS Unit 1, Q14 (4 marks): A sportsman hits a ball with a bat. The ball leaves the bat at a speed of 37 m s–1 at an angle of 53° to the horizontal, as shown. 37 m s–1 53° sportsman Calcul
- January 2023, AS Unit 1, Q11 (3 marks): A stone is projected horizontally from a cliff. The initial horizontal velocity of the stone is 3.8 m s –1. The initial height of the stone is 12 m, as shown. –
- October 2022, AS Unit 1, Q15(a) (3 marks): Show that the ball travelled the distance to the wall in about 0.8 s. (3)
- October 2022, AS Unit 1, Q15(b) (4 marks): Deduce whether or not the ball went over the wall for this attempt. (4)
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q18(a) (2 marks): Show that the vertical component of the ball’s initial velocity was about 30 m s–1. (2)
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q18(b) (3 marks): Show that the time taken by the ball to reach the ground was about 7 s. You should ignore the effects of air resistance. (3)
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q18(c) (3 marks): The hole is a horizontal distance of 250 m from the starting point of the ball, as shown. 52 m s–1 hole 41° 250 m Deduce whether the ball landed within 5.0 m of
- June 2022, AS Unit 3, Q4(c)(ii) (3 marks): The gradient of the graph is equal to 2 2 v g Determine the value of v using your graph. (3) v = m s–1
- June 2022, Unit 4, Q17(b) (5 marks): The athlete finally releases the sphere with a velocity of 28 m s –1 at an angle of 40° to the horizontal. She releases the sphere at a height of 1.5 m above th
- January 2022, AS Unit 1, Q18(b) (4 marks): Deduce whether the rider lands on the other side of the river. The effects of air resistance can be ignored. (4)
- January 2022, AS Unit 1, Q18(c) (3 marks): Explain how air resistance would affect the jump. (3)
- October 2021, AS Unit 1, Q16(a) (3 marks): Show that the rock would reach its maximum height about 3 s after the explosion. (3)
- October 2021, AS Unit 1, Q16(b) (6 marks): The rock moves in the direction of a hill. The side of the hill is at 20° to the horizontal, as shown. rock explosion 50 m s–1 hill side 40° 20° After a certain
- June 2021, AS Unit 1, Q7 (1 mark): Two objects with the same initial speed fall from the same height in a vacuum chamber, as shown. The arrows in the diagram show initial directions of travel of
- June 2021, AS Unit 1, Q14(a) (5 marks): Deduce whether the skier reaches the flat surface before landing. You may ignore any effects of air resistance. (5)
- January 2021, AS Unit 1, Q13(a) (3 marks): Show that the initial speed of the ball is about 17 m s−1. (3)
- January 2021, AS Unit 1, Q13(b) (5 marks): After travelling a horizontal distance of 22.0 m the ball reaches the goal. 3.00 m To score, the ball must be more than 3.00 m above the ground when it reaches
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q17(a)(i) (1 mark): The flare was launched to the right from the launch position marked × on the boat in the diagram below. Complete the diagram to show the path taken by the flare
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q17(a)(ii) (3 marks): The maximum height of the flare above the launch position was 42 m. Show that the flare was launched at a speed of about 60 m s−1. (3)
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q17(a)(iii) (4 marks): The flare was visible from a maximum distance of 8 km. A rescue boat was 8.2 km from the boat in distress. Determine whether the flare travelled a sufficient di
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q17(b) (1 mark): State one assumption you made in (a)(iii). (1)
- January 2020, AS Unit 1, Q15(c) (4 marks): Point A is 0.86 m vertically above the ground and 1.23 m horizontally from the end of the ramp as shown. 70° A 0.86 m 1.23 m Deduce whether the ball will bounce
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q4 (1 mark): A ball rolls off a table with a horizontal velocity of 1.2 m sí. The ball takes 0.9 s to reach the ground and lands a distance s from the table as shown. s Whi
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q14(a)(i) (2 marks): Show that the vertical component of the velocity at launch is about 80 m sí. (2)
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q14(a)(ii) (4 marks): The vertical component of the velocity at launch depends on both the initial velocity of the firework and ș, the angle between the initial velocity and the hori
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q18(b)(i) (2 marks): A drop of water slides off a leaf as shown. Add to the diagram to show the position of the drop at regular intervals of time. The first two positions have been
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