plumiProjectile motion: OCR A‑Level Physical Education questions
Every OCR A-Level Physical Education exam question on 1.3.b Projectile motion, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 10 questions on Projectile motion, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q5 (2 marks): The following statements describe Bernoulli’s principle. Complete the statements by using words from the box below: air resistance equal flight friction higher
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q8(d)(i) (2 marks): On each image draw a free body diagram to show the relative sizes of the forces of weight and air resistance acting on the shuttlecock at each stage of its flig
- June 2025, Paper 1, Q8(d)(ii) (3 marks): Explain why the shape of the flight path of the shuttlecock is non-parabolic. [3]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q5 (2 marks): The diagram shows the forces acting on a shot put in flight. On the diagram, draw and label the net force acting on the shot put. Use the parallelogram of force
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q8(c) (4 marks): Describe the release factors affecting the horizontal distance travelled by a projectile. [4]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q8(d) (5 marks): Upward or downward lift forces can be explained using Bernoulli’s principle. Explain Bernoulli’s principle. [5]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q5 (2 marks): Describe how the speed of release and the height of release (if angle and speed of release are constant) affect the horizontal distance travelled by a projectil
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q8(d)(i) (5 marks): Use the airflow diagram to explain how the use of topspin in tennis causes the flight path of the ball to deviate. [5]
- June 2023, Paper 1, Q8(d)(ii) (1 mark): Describe one benefit of using topspin in a tennis match. [1]
- November 2021, Paper 1, Q8(d) (5 marks): Fig. 8.2 shows a ski jumper in flight. Fig. 8.2 Explain how a ski jumper can apply Bernoulli’s principle to maximise the distance travelled through the air. [5]
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