AQA GCSE COMBINED
SCIENCE PHYSICS - PAPER 2
2025
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, 1. What is a vector quantity? A quantity that has magnitude and direction.
2. Examples of vector quantities. Force, velocity, momentum, acceleration.
3. What is a scalar quantity? A quantity that only has magnitude and no direction.
4. Examples of scalar quantities. Speed, distance, time.
5. What is a vector? A quantity represented by an arrow, where the length of the arrow
shows the magnitude and the direction of the arrow shows the direction of the quantity.
6. What is a force? A push or pull on an object that is caused by it interacting with
something.
7. What is a contact force? A force that requires the objects to be touching for the force
to act.
8. Examples of contact forces. Friction, air resistance, tension in ropes.
9. What is a non-contact force? A force that does not require the objects to be
touching for the force to act.
10. Examples of non-contact forces. Magnetic force, gravitational force.
11. What are two effects of gravity? Makes all things fall towards the ground, gives
everything a weight.
12. What is mass? The amount of material an object is made of.
13. How is mass measured? Using a mass balance.
14. What is weight? The force acting on an object due to gravity.
15. How is weight measured? Using a calibrated spring balance - newtonmeter.
16. What is the equation for Weight? W = mg
17. What is weight directly proportional to? Mass
18. What are free body diagrams? Diagrams that show all the forces acting on an
object.
19. What is the resultant force? The single force that replaces multiple forces acting at
a single point.
20. How is work done? When a force moves an object through a distance, energy is
transferred and work is done on the object.
21. What is the equation for 'Work Done'? W = Fs
22. What is 1 J equal to? 1 Nm
SCIENCE PHYSICS - PAPER 2
2025
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, 1. What is a vector quantity? A quantity that has magnitude and direction.
2. Examples of vector quantities. Force, velocity, momentum, acceleration.
3. What is a scalar quantity? A quantity that only has magnitude and no direction.
4. Examples of scalar quantities. Speed, distance, time.
5. What is a vector? A quantity represented by an arrow, where the length of the arrow
shows the magnitude and the direction of the arrow shows the direction of the quantity.
6. What is a force? A push or pull on an object that is caused by it interacting with
something.
7. What is a contact force? A force that requires the objects to be touching for the force
to act.
8. Examples of contact forces. Friction, air resistance, tension in ropes.
9. What is a non-contact force? A force that does not require the objects to be
touching for the force to act.
10. Examples of non-contact forces. Magnetic force, gravitational force.
11. What are two effects of gravity? Makes all things fall towards the ground, gives
everything a weight.
12. What is mass? The amount of material an object is made of.
13. How is mass measured? Using a mass balance.
14. What is weight? The force acting on an object due to gravity.
15. How is weight measured? Using a calibrated spring balance - newtonmeter.
16. What is the equation for Weight? W = mg
17. What is weight directly proportional to? Mass
18. What are free body diagrams? Diagrams that show all the forces acting on an
object.
19. What is the resultant force? The single force that replaces multiple forces acting at
a single point.
20. How is work done? When a force moves an object through a distance, energy is
transferred and work is done on the object.
21. What is the equation for 'Work Done'? W = Fs
22. What is 1 J equal to? 1 Nm
