0654.P1.2.02 — Recall and use the equation 8 Define velocity as speed in a given direction total distance travelled average speed = total time taken: past paper questions
Real questions on 0654.p1.2.02 — recall and use the equation 8 define velocity as speed in a given direction total distance travelled average speed = total time taken
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- 0973/41 · May/June 2025 · Q10a(iv)[1]
State the time at which the rocket reaches its maximum height above the ground. time = s
See it on the paper → - 0973/41 · October/November 2024 · Q9b(i)[2]
Calculate the distance travelled by the beta particle in 3.5 × 10 –10 s. distance = m
See it on the paper → - 0973/41 · October/November 2023 · Q3c(iii)[1]
When the turbine spins, blade A moves with a constant speed but a changing velocity. Explain why the velocity of blade A changes.
See it on the paper → - 0973/41 · May/June 2022 · Q12a(ii)[2]
Describe the motion of the rocket as it is launched.
See it on the paper → - 0973/42 · May/June 2021 · Q12b[2]
State one difference and one similarity between speed and velocity. difference similarity
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What examiners said
Many candidates misunderstood and took the time value from the graph where the line peaked, rather than where the motion ceased. The most commonly seen response was 20 s, which was incorrect.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0973/41 Q10(a)(iv) (Cambridge)
Candidates found this question about explaining why the velocity of blade A changes challenging. These candidates gave incomplete answers such as velocity is a vector, velocity can change, speed changes and blade A is spinning rather than realising that the velocity changes because the direction of blade A is changing.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0973/41 Q3(c)(iii) (Cambridge)
Most candidates were able to describe how the rocket would move upwards, but few linked the upwards resultant force to an upwards acceleration.
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0973/41 Q12(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
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