AQA GCSE PHYSICS PAPER 2 FINAL EXAM
ELITE REVIEW WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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• force . Answer: - this can change something's speed, direction, or shape
- it can be push/repulsive or pull/attractive
• vector . Answer: a quantity with magnitude (size) AND direction
• scalar . Answer: a quantity with magnitude (size) but NOT direction
• examples of vectors . Answer: force, weight, velocity, acceleration,
displacement
• examples of scalars . Answer: distance, mass, speed, energy, time
• contact forces . Answer: occur when an object is supported by or
strikes another object e.g. friction
• non-contact forces . Answer: the objects don't physically come into
contact, e.g. gravity, magnetic force
,• mass . Answer: the measure of the amount of matter that anything
(including people) are made up of (this is a scalar)
• weight . Answer: the measure of the force on an object due to gravity
(gravity has a direction, towards the centre of the Earth, so this is a
vector)
• the Earth's gravity . Answer: 9.81m/s² (approx.) - it is in m/s² because
gravity refers to the acceleration that is put on objects as they are pulled
in
• weight . Answer: = mass X gravity (can be rearranged) - (also, gravity
will always be 9.81 on Earth (above))
• gravity ideas on the moon and Earth . Answer: - the gravity of the
moon is less than on Earth as the moon has less mass than the Earth
- one would weigh less on the moon than on Earth, but still have the
same mass
- there is no air resistance on the moon as there is no air, so two objects
dropped simultaneously, regardless of their weight/mass, would hit the
ground simultaneously, as there is no force working against gravity
• resultant forces . Answer: the eventual force of two forces acting on
one object
- if the forces are acting in the same/opposite directions, just
add/subtract
- if they are acting at an angle to each other:
, - draw a scale drawing of all the forces acting
- measure the distance from tip to tip of the forces; thats the resultant
force
- use a protractor to find a bearing for the force, as force is a vector (so
has to have direction too)
• resolving forces . Answer: to resolve a force you want to split it into its
horizontal and vertical components:
- draw a diagram with the info you have
- label the sides
- find one component using trig
- find the other component using trig
• work done . Answer: the transfer of energy in order to move something
- it is a form of energy, and so is a scalar, as energy is also a scalar
• work (Nm or J) . Answer: = force (N) X displacement (m) (can be
rearranged)
• 1 Nm (newtonmetre) . Answer: = 1 J (joule)
• F∝e → F=ke . Answer: the extension of the spring is directly
proportional to the force exerted on it
ELITE REVIEW WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GUARANTEED SUCCESS 2026
• force . Answer: - this can change something's speed, direction, or shape
- it can be push/repulsive or pull/attractive
• vector . Answer: a quantity with magnitude (size) AND direction
• scalar . Answer: a quantity with magnitude (size) but NOT direction
• examples of vectors . Answer: force, weight, velocity, acceleration,
displacement
• examples of scalars . Answer: distance, mass, speed, energy, time
• contact forces . Answer: occur when an object is supported by or
strikes another object e.g. friction
• non-contact forces . Answer: the objects don't physically come into
contact, e.g. gravity, magnetic force
,• mass . Answer: the measure of the amount of matter that anything
(including people) are made up of (this is a scalar)
• weight . Answer: the measure of the force on an object due to gravity
(gravity has a direction, towards the centre of the Earth, so this is a
vector)
• the Earth's gravity . Answer: 9.81m/s² (approx.) - it is in m/s² because
gravity refers to the acceleration that is put on objects as they are pulled
in
• weight . Answer: = mass X gravity (can be rearranged) - (also, gravity
will always be 9.81 on Earth (above))
• gravity ideas on the moon and Earth . Answer: - the gravity of the
moon is less than on Earth as the moon has less mass than the Earth
- one would weigh less on the moon than on Earth, but still have the
same mass
- there is no air resistance on the moon as there is no air, so two objects
dropped simultaneously, regardless of their weight/mass, would hit the
ground simultaneously, as there is no force working against gravity
• resultant forces . Answer: the eventual force of two forces acting on
one object
- if the forces are acting in the same/opposite directions, just
add/subtract
- if they are acting at an angle to each other:
, - draw a scale drawing of all the forces acting
- measure the distance from tip to tip of the forces; thats the resultant
force
- use a protractor to find a bearing for the force, as force is a vector (so
has to have direction too)
• resolving forces . Answer: to resolve a force you want to split it into its
horizontal and vertical components:
- draw a diagram with the info you have
- label the sides
- find one component using trig
- find the other component using trig
• work done . Answer: the transfer of energy in order to move something
- it is a form of energy, and so is a scalar, as energy is also a scalar
• work (Nm or J) . Answer: = force (N) X displacement (m) (can be
rearranged)
• 1 Nm (newtonmetre) . Answer: = 1 J (joule)
• F∝e → F=ke . Answer: the extension of the spring is directly
proportional to the force exerted on it
