Edexcel Level 3
GCE
Physics Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Core
Physics I
May 2023
, SECTION A
Answer ALL
questions.
All multiple choice questions must be answered with a cross in the box for the correct answer
from A to D. If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then
mark your new answer with a cross .
1A student throws a ball vertically upwards.
Which of the following shows a free‑body force diagram for the ball immediately after it
leaves the student’s hand?
A B C D
A
B
C
D
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
2Which row of the table contains only scalar quantities?
A speed displacement current
B energy mass momentum
C power time work done
D acceleration work done temperature
(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)
,2
, 3A ball falls from rest through glycerine and reaches terminal velocity.
Which of the following graphs shows how displacement s varies with time t for
the ball?
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
s s
t t
AREA
A B
s s
t t
C D
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
A
B
C
D
AREA
(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)
4A piece of conducting putty is shaped into a cylinder of uniform cross‑sectional area,
as shown. The length of the cylinder is l. The resistance between the two ends is 8.0 Ω.
l
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The piece of putty is then rolled out until the length is 2l.
Which of the following is now the value of the resistance between the two ends?
A2.0 Ω
B4.0 Ω
AREA
C16.0 Ω
D32.0 Ω
(Total for Question 4 = 1 mark)
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GCE
Physics Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Core
Physics I
May 2023
, SECTION A
Answer ALL
questions.
All multiple choice questions must be answered with a cross in the box for the correct answer
from A to D. If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then
mark your new answer with a cross .
1A student throws a ball vertically upwards.
Which of the following shows a free‑body force diagram for the ball immediately after it
leaves the student’s hand?
A B C D
A
B
C
D
(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)
2Which row of the table contains only scalar quantities?
A speed displacement current
B energy mass momentum
C power time work done
D acceleration work done temperature
(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)
,2
, 3A ball falls from rest through glycerine and reaches terminal velocity.
Which of the following graphs shows how displacement s varies with time t for
the ball?
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
s s
t t
AREA
A B
s s
t t
C D
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
A
B
C
D
AREA
(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)
4A piece of conducting putty is shaped into a cylinder of uniform cross‑sectional area,
as shown. The length of the cylinder is l. The resistance between the two ends is 8.0 Ω.
l
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS
The piece of putty is then rolled out until the length is 2l.
Which of the following is now the value of the resistance between the two ends?
A2.0 Ω
B4.0 Ω
AREA
C16.0 Ω
D32.0 Ω
(Total for Question 4 = 1 mark)
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