plumiPhysics on the move: OCR GCSE Combined Science A questions
Every OCR GCSE Combined Science A exam question on P6.1 Physics on the move, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 56 questions on Physics on the move, as a list
- June 2025, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q2 (1 mark): What is a typical speed for a strong wind? A 2 m / s B 13 m / s C 56 m / s D 330 m / s Your answer [1]
- June 2025, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q15 (6 marks): 15* A person is driving a car on a motorway. It starts to rain and the driver is feeling tired. The driver decides to leave more space between their car and the
- June 2025, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q6 (1 mark): What is a good estimate of the speed of a person running? A 1.5 m / s B 3.0 m / s C 15 m / s D 24 m / s Your answer [1]
- June 2025, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q8 (1 mark): Crumple zones reduce the risk of injury to car passengers in collisions. How do crumple zones reduce the forces exerted in a collision? A They decrease the time
- June 2025, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q14 (6 marks): 14* The drivers of two cars, A and B, see the same hazard on the road in front of them at the same time. Both drivers press the brakes and come to a stop. The v
- June 2024, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q1 (1 mark): What is a typical speed of a vehicle on a road with a 30 mph speed limit? A 0.01 m / s B 0.10 m / s C 10 m / s D 100 m / s Your answer [1]
- June 2024, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q6 (1 mark): What does thinking distance mean? A The distance travelled after pressing the brakes. B The distance travelled while reacting. C The time taken to react. D The
- June 2024, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q9 (1 mark): A student uses a ruler to measure a friend’s reaction time. Student Friend How does the student determine the friend’s reaction time? A Divide the length of the
- June 2024, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q1 (1 mark): A student uses a ruler to measure a friend’s reaction time. Student Friend How does the student determine the friend’s reaction time? A Divide the length of the
- June 2024, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q10 (1 mark): How do crumple zones make it safer for passengers in cars in a crash? A They increase the force needed to stop the car. B They increase the rate of change of mo
- June 2023, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q4 (1 mark): Four drivers travel along the same road at 30 mph. Each driver sees a red traffic light. The graph shows the distance each driver travels after seeing the red l
- June 2023, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(a)(ii) (1 mark): Name the distance travelled by the car in part A of Fig. 12.1. Tick (3) one box. Braking distance Stopping distance Thinking distance [1]
- June 2023, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(a)(iii) (2 marks): Calculate the distance travelled by the car in part A of Fig. 12.1. Use the equation: distance travelled = speed × time Distance travelled = m [2]
- June 2023, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(b) (2 marks): Draw lines to match each situation to its correct speed. Situation Speed (m / s) cycling 1 an aeroplane flying 30 walking 10 car travelling on a motorway 250 [2
- June 2023, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q15(b) (2 marks): When the car has a kinetic energy of 140 000 J, the driver presses the brakes. Calculate the braking force if the car stops in a distance of 40 m. Use the equat
- June 2023, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q7 (1 mark): The table shows how braking distance changes with the speed of a car. Speed (mph) Braking distance (m) 20 6 30 14 40 24 60 56 What is the braking distance at 80
- June 2023, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q15(b) (1 mark): A car is travelling at 60 mph. Which statement most likely describes what the car is doing? Tick (3) one box. Reversing into a parking space Travelling along a
- June 2023, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q15(c)(i) (1 mark): Describe how the graph shows that the reaction time of driver A is 0.6 s. [1]
- June 2023, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q15(c)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the braking distance on the graph. Braking distance = m [2]
- June 2023, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q15(c)(iii) (2 marks): Driver B then drives the same car with the same road conditions and sees the same hazard. Driver B: • drives at the same speed as driver A • has been drinking a
- June 2022, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q6 (1 mark): A teacher measures their reaction time in an experiment. Their results are shown in the table. Try 1 Try 2 Try 3 Try 4 Try 5 Reaction time (s) 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.5 0
- June 2022, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q10 (1 mark): What is a typical acceleration of a car driving along a road? 3 m / s2 A 10 m / s2 B 60 m / s2 C 80 m / s2 D Your answer [1] SECTION B Answer all the questions.
- June 2022, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q15(a) (3 marks): A driver presses the brakes to stop a car. Braking distance • The braking force is 6000 N. • The work done stopping the car is 84 000 J. Calculate the braking d
- June 2022, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q15(b) (2 marks): Braking efficiency can be measured using this equation: braking force braking efficiency = weight of car • The weight of the car is 8000 N. • The braking force
- June 2022, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q2 (1 mark): What is a typical acceleration of a car driving along a road? 3 m / s2 A 10 m / s2 B 60 m / s2 C 80 m / s2 D Your answer [1]
- June 2022, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q9 (1 mark): The thinking distance of a car at 20 mph is 6 m. The braking distance of a car at 20 mph is 6 m. What is the thinking distance and braking distance of the car a
- November 2021, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q4 (1 mark): The braking distance for a car is 25 m. The braking force is 4000 N. Calculate the work done by the brakes. Use the equation: work done = force × distance A 1.6
- November 2021, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q9 (1 mark): Which row in the table explains why a safety belt is a safety feature in a car? Deceleration of driver Force on driver A decreases decreases B decreases increas
- November 2021, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q10 (1 mark): Which factor increases both thinking distance and braking distance? A Drinking alcohol B Icy roads C Increasing speed D Worn tyres [1] Your answer SECTION B Ans
- November 2021, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(a)(i) (1 mark): Define braking distance. [1]
- November 2021, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(a)(ii) (1 mark): • The braking distance is 6 m. • The thinking distance is 6 m. Calculate the stopping distance. Stopping distance = m [1]
- November 2021, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q14 (6 marks): 14* Student A does an experiment to measure the reaction time of student B. They use a 30 cm ruler. Table 14.1 shows their method. Test Time before Starting hei
- November 2021, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q1 (1 mark): Which row in the table explains why a safety belt is a safety feature in a car? Deceleration of driver Force on driver decreases decreases A decreases increases
- November 2021, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q2 (1 mark): Which factor increases both thinking distance and braking distance? A Drinking alcohol B Icy roads C Increasing speed D Worn tyres [1] Your answer
- November 2021, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q12 (6 marks): 12* Two students do an experiment to calculate their reaction times. They use a 30 cm ruler. Describe, in detail, a suitable method the students can use to calc
- November 2020, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q1 (1 mark): A ruler can be used to estimate a student’s reaction time: Before After Teacher drops ruler Student catches ruler Which diagram shows the student with the short
- November 2020, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q4 (1 mark): Stopping distance depends on thinking distance and braking distance. Which row in the table is correct? Thinking distance (m) Braking distance (m) Stopping dist
- November 2020, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q9 (1 mark): Brakes are used to decelerate a car safely in order to reduce the risk of injuries to the passengers. Which row in the table is correct when the brakes are used
- November 2020, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q1 (1 mark): Brakes are used to decelerate a car safely in order to reduce the risk of injuries to the passengers. Which row in the table is correct when the brakes are used
- November 2020, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q3 (1 mark): What is the typical value for human reaction time? A 0.01 s B 0.2 s C 0.7 s D 1.0 s Your answer [1]
- November 2020, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q10 (1 mark): Thinking distance is directly proportional to speed. The thinking distance at 30 mph is 9 m. What is the thinking distance at 60 mph? A 9 m B 18 m C 27 m D 36 m
- June 2019, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q2 (1 mark): Which of the following factors affects thinking distance and braking distance for a car? A Tiredness of the driver. B Worn out brakes. C Worn out tyres. D The s
- June 2019, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q5 (1 mark): What is the typical value for a human reaction time to a stimulus? A 0.02 s B 0.2 s C 0.8 s D 1.2 s [1] Your answer
- June 2019, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(a) (2 marks): Complete Table 12.1 to show the apparatus he needs. Measurement Apparatus needed angle of slope stopping distance [2] Table 12.1
- June 2019, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(b) (2 marks): Describe two things the student should do to get precise and repeatable results. 1 2 [2]
- June 2019, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(c)(i) (2 marks): Plot the results from Table 12.2 on the axes below and draw a curve of best fit. The first three points have already been plotted for you. 60 50 40 Mean 30 stop
- June 2019, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(c)(ii) (2 marks): Describe the relationship shown by the graph. [2]
- June 2019, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(c)(iii) (1 mark): Use the graph to estimate the mean stopping distance at an angle of 15°. Mean stopping distance = cm [1]
- June 2019, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q12(c)(iv) (1 mark): Explain why the result at 30° in Table 12.2 is the least precise. [1]
- June 2019, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q3 (1 mark): A car goes faster. What effect does this have on thinking distance and braking distance? Thinking distance Braking distance A increases increases B increases no
- June 2019, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q10 (1 mark): A car travels at 80 km / h. The stopping distance is 50 metres. Calculate the deceleration of the car. 2 m / s2 A 5 m / s2 B 10 m / s2 C 16 m / s2 D Your answer
- June 2019, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q16(c) (6 marks): This question is about modelling crumple zones in cars. A student models a crumple zone by adding a spring to the front of a toy car. The spring compresses when
- June 2018, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q9 (1 mark): The graph shows how speed in miles per hour (mph) is related to speed in metres per second (m / s). 30 25 20 Speed (m / s) 15 10 5 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 Speed (m
- June 2018, Physics Paper 6 Foundation, Q15 (6 marks): 15* Person A and person B drive their cars along the same road on different days. Both cars travel at 25 m / s. The traffic lights along the road change to red.
- June 2018, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q5 (1 mark): A student makes some estimates about distance and time. • 1 mile is about 1500 metres. • 1 hour is about 3500 seconds. The student uses this information to conv
- June 2018, Physics Paper 12 Higher, Q13 (6 marks): 13* Person A and person B drive their cars along the same road on different days. Both cars travel at 25 m / s. The traffic lights along the road change to red.
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