Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Combined Science Physics PAPER 6 Higher Tier QP June 2025

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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Monday 16 June 2025
Morning (Time: 1 hour 10
minutes)
Paper
referenc 1SC0/2PH
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Combined Science
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PAPER 6

Higher Tier

You must have: Total Marks
Calculator, ruler, Equation Booklet (enclosed)
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Combined Science Physics PAPER 6 Higher Tier QP June 2025
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Answer the questions in the spaces
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used.
• You must show all your working out with your answer clearly identified at the
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• The total mark for this paper is 60.
• The marks for each question are shown in
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• In questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your
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mark your new answer with
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1 (a) A student places a trolley at the top of a runway, as shown in Figure 1.

trolley
gate
light timer
runway 00:00:0
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Figure 1




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The student had to lift the trolley through a height of 26 cm to put it at the
top of the runway.

The gravitational potential energy, ΔGPE, of the trolley increases by 4.1 J
when lifted to the top of the runway.

The gravitational field strength, g, = 10 N / kg.

(i) Show that the mass of the trolley is about
1.6 kg. Use the equation

ΔGPE
m g  Δh

(2)
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, (ii) The student releases the trolley and the trolley moves down the runway.

The student assumes that all the extra gravitational potential energy,
∆GPE, stored at the top of the runway is transferred to kinetic energy
at the end of the runway.
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Calculate the expected value of the velocity of the trolley at the
end of the runway.

Use the equation

2  GPE
v 
2
m
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expected velocity =............................m / s

(iii) The light gate, shown in Figure 1, is used to determine the actual
velocity of the trolley at the end of the runway.

The actual velocity at the end of the runway is less than the expected
velocity as calculated in (ii).
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Suggest one way to reduce the difference between the actual
velocity and the expected velocity.
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, (b) A different student finds out how much power can be generated by
running up some stairs in a measured amount of time.

The following quantities are




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measured: mass of student =
48 kg
total height of stairs = 2.9 m
time to run up stairs = 3.4
s
Calculate the power the student
generated. Give the answer to 2 significant
figures (2 s.f.).
(3)
Use the equation

weight of student  height of stairs
power = time to run up stairs




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power =.............................W
(Total for Question 1 = 9 marks)
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