0654.P1.5.05 — Describe friction as the force between two surfaces that may impede relative motion and produce heating: past paper questions
Real questions on 0654.p1.5.05 — describe friction as the force between two surfaces that may impede relative motion and produce heating
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- 0973/31 · May/June 2025 · Q12b(iii)[1]
As the climber descends, the rope passes through the climber’s hands as he controls his speed of descent and his hands get hot. Name the force between two surfaces that produces heating.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · October/November 2024 · Q3a(iii)[1]
State the name of the force that causes the meteorite to slow down through the Earth’s atmosphere.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · May/June 2024 · Q12a(i)[1]
State the force that causes the gasoline to become charged.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · May/June 2023 · Q3b(ii)[1]
State which force, J, K, L or M, is the friction force acting on the snowmobile.
See it on the paper → - 0973/42 · May/June 2022 · Q3b(i)[1]
State the name of the force which causes the steel cable to heat up.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · May/June 2020 · Q3a(iii)[1]
State the name of the force that impedes the skier’s motion.
See it on the paper → - 0973/32 · May/June 2020 · Q3b(i)[1]
Name the force that prevents the brick from moving before the board is raised to 40°.
See it on the paper → - 0973/32 · May/June 2020 · Q3b(ii)[1]
Suggest how the motion of the brick would be different if a board with a smooth surface was used.
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What examiners said
The friction force was usually correctly identified as K. M was a popular incorrect response.
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0973/31 Q3(b)(ii) (Cambridge)
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