WA2 is usually the Term 2 assessment. In the common scheme it covers the mechanics heart of the Sec 3 physics half: mass, weight, density and pressure; Newton’s laws with F = ma and friction; and the turning effects of forces — moments, balance and centre of gravity.
Set out like a school paper, with a separate mark scheme for checking.
Question paper
40 marks · 55 min · 5 pages
10 multiple-choice questions and structured questions with answer lines. Chapters 3–5: mass, weight and density; pressure; Newton’s laws and F = ma; friction; moments, the principle of moments and centre of gravity.
Mark scheme
PROAnswers · Marking points · 3 pages
Model answers with a mark for each creditworthy point — for marking at home or in class.
Commonly Chapters 3–5 (force and pressure; dynamics; turning effects of forces). Some schools include early Chapter 6 energy. Check your school’s assessment outline.
The first questions of Section A, as they appear on the paper.
Section A: Multiple choice[10 marks]
Answer all questions. For each question, write the letter (A, B, C or D) of the correct answer.
An astronaut has a mass of 70 kg. On the Moon (gravitational field strength 1.6 N/kg) her weight is
A metal block has mass 240 g and volume 80 cm³. Its density is
A crate weighing 300 N stands on a floor area of 1.5 m². The pressure it exerts is
A resultant force of 12 N acts on a 4.0 kg trolley. Its acceleration is
Typically Chapter 3 (weight, density, pressure), Chapter 4 (resultant forces, F = ma, friction, Newton’s laws) and Chapter 5 (moments, the principle of moments, centre of gravity). Confirm with your school’s assessment outline.
Use g = 10 N/kg (m/s²) throughout Combined Science unless a question states otherwise — it is given on QuizQuip papers and in most school data.
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