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![June 2025 Paper 1, question 12: Which option correctly gives the likely evolution of the Sun? Luminosity 2 1 Sun 3 Temperature A 1 2 3 B 1 3 C 2 1 3 D 2 3 Your answer [1]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h55601-jun25-12-qp.webp?v=3)
Q16(a)(i)
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 Paper 1, question 16(a)(i): Describe using Fig. 16.1, the method you would use to estimate the distance travelled in 18 s. [2]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h55601-jun25-16-ai-qp.webp?v=3)
Q16(a)(ii)
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 Paper 1, question 16(a)(ii): Use the graph in Fig. 16.1 to show that the acceleration of the car at time t = 12 s is about 1.5 m s–2. [2]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h55601-jun25-16-aii-qp.webp?v=3)
Q16(a)(iii)
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 Paper 1, question 16(a)(iii): Use Fig. 16.1 to calculate the change of momentum of the car in 18 s. = kg m s–1 [2]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h55601-jun25-16-aiii-qp.webp?v=3)
Q16(b)(i)
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 Paper 1, question 16(b)(i): Explain, in terms of the forces acting on the car, the shape of the graph in Fig. 16.2. [2]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h55601-jun25-16-bi-qp.webp?v=3)
Q16(b)(ii)
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 Paper 1, question 16(b)(ii): Explain why the value you have calculated in (a)(iii) is the area under the graph in Fig. 16.2. [1]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/h55601-jun25-16-bii-qp.webp?v=3)
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