IGCSE physics Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
What is the difference between speed and velocity - Correct answer-velocity has
direction
what is the equation relating average speed, time taken and distance moved? -
Correct answer-average speed=distance moved/time taken
what is acceleration? - Correct answer-how quick velocity is changing
what is the equation relating acceleration, change in velocity and time taken? -
Correct answer-acceleration=change in velocity/time taken
on a distance-time graph what does the gradient symbolise? - Correct answer-speed
on a distance-time graph what does it mean when there's a flat section? - Correct
answer-it's stopped
on a distance-time graph what does it mean when there are curves? - Correct
answer-there's acceleration or deceleration
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,on a velocity-time graph what does the gradient symbolise? - Correct answer-
acceleration
on a velocity-time graph what does it mean when there is a flat section? - Correct
answer-steady speed
on a velocity-time graph how can you find distance travelled in a certain time? -
Correct answer-by working out the area under the line (with limits if trying to find
the distance travelled between certain time)
what is weight caused by? - Correct answer-gravity
what is gravity? - Correct answer-the force of attraction between all masses
mass includes the force of gravity. true or false? - Correct answer-false
give the equation relating weight, gravitational field strength and mass - Correct
answer-weight=mass x gravitational field strength
what does friction do? - Correct answer-slows things down
what is the accelerating force that acts on all falling objects? - Correct answer-
gravity
what is terminal velocity? - Correct answer-resistance force=accelerating force
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, what is newton's first law? - Correct answer-balanced forces means no change in
velocity
what is newton's second law? - Correct answer-an unbalanced force means there
will be acceleration
give the equation relating force, acceleration and mass - Correct answer-
force=mass x acceleration
what is newton's third law? (use object A and object B) - Correct answer-that if
object A exerts a force on object B, object B with exert the same but opposite force
on object A
what is a scalar quantity? - Correct answer-a quantity which has size
what is a vector quantity? - Correct answer-a quantity which has size and direction
which ones of these are vector quantities?
- mass
-force
-velocity
-temperature
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Answers
What is the difference between speed and velocity - Correct answer-velocity has
direction
what is the equation relating average speed, time taken and distance moved? -
Correct answer-average speed=distance moved/time taken
what is acceleration? - Correct answer-how quick velocity is changing
what is the equation relating acceleration, change in velocity and time taken? -
Correct answer-acceleration=change in velocity/time taken
on a distance-time graph what does the gradient symbolise? - Correct answer-speed
on a distance-time graph what does it mean when there's a flat section? - Correct
answer-it's stopped
on a distance-time graph what does it mean when there are curves? - Correct
answer-there's acceleration or deceleration
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,on a velocity-time graph what does the gradient symbolise? - Correct answer-
acceleration
on a velocity-time graph what does it mean when there is a flat section? - Correct
answer-steady speed
on a velocity-time graph how can you find distance travelled in a certain time? -
Correct answer-by working out the area under the line (with limits if trying to find
the distance travelled between certain time)
what is weight caused by? - Correct answer-gravity
what is gravity? - Correct answer-the force of attraction between all masses
mass includes the force of gravity. true or false? - Correct answer-false
give the equation relating weight, gravitational field strength and mass - Correct
answer-weight=mass x gravitational field strength
what does friction do? - Correct answer-slows things down
what is the accelerating force that acts on all falling objects? - Correct answer-
gravity
what is terminal velocity? - Correct answer-resistance force=accelerating force
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, what is newton's first law? - Correct answer-balanced forces means no change in
velocity
what is newton's second law? - Correct answer-an unbalanced force means there
will be acceleration
give the equation relating force, acceleration and mass - Correct answer-
force=mass x acceleration
what is newton's third law? (use object A and object B) - Correct answer-that if
object A exerts a force on object B, object B with exert the same but opposite force
on object A
what is a scalar quantity? - Correct answer-a quantity which has size
what is a vector quantity? - Correct answer-a quantity which has size and direction
which ones of these are vector quantities?
- mass
-force
-velocity
-temperature
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