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In which of the liquids does the block float?
See it on the paper →Cork floats on water. Suggest why the metal object is needed in this experiment.
See it on the paper →Name force Q.
See it on the paper →On Fig. 3.3 draw a force arrow to show the direction of the force used to compress the spring.
See it on the paper →State two effects that a force can have on an object. 1.
See it on the paper →when the question states the cork floats, there was no credit for stating that the metal object is used ‘so it does not float’. The main issue with this question arose from answers being stated unclearly. The question stated that the cork floats. Answers such as ‘so the cork does not float’ does not add enough to this to earn credit. Stronger candidates discussed that to measure the volume, the co...
— Examiner report, October/November 2021, 0653/61 Q3(c) (Cambridge)
Most candidates gained credit, identifying force Q either as friction and/or air resistance.
— Examiner report, February/March 2021, 0653/42 Q3(d)(i) (Cambridge)
A small number of candidates made no attempt at this question, but the majority of those who answered did so correctly, with an arrow touching the knob or spring and pointing to the right.
— Examiner report, October/November 2019, 0653/33 Q3(a)(i) (Cambridge)
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