Forces Questions - GCSE Level

Don't forget to look at the GCSE questions on moments too!

... and the GCSE Kinetic Theory questions (gas laws)

There are also a lot of old SATs questions from KS3 that are relevant to this topic.

The harder questions at KS3 were equivalent to a grade B GCSE standard (Level 7 in current GCSE).

Take a look at these questions too:

Forces SATs Questions - Pressure SATs Questions - Moments SATs Questions

 

Q1
13 marks
Terminal velocity - cyclist
Q2
12 marks
Terminal velocity - laboratory experiment
Q3
5 marks
Speed of sound using a cricket ball
Q4
9 marks
Stone down a well - equations of motion
Q5
8 marks
Bouncing ball - motion - graph
Q6
8 marks
See-saw
Q7
8 marks
Train journey
Q8
11 marks
Free body diagrams and resolving vectors
Q9
10 marks
Stopping distances - reaction time
Q10
11 marks
Experiment - pulling an object up a ramp
Q11
4 marks
Sprinter - acceleration
Q12
13 marks
Stopping distances - experiment - thinking distance
Q13
10 marks
Water slide at a theme park (higher level question)
Q14
6 marks
Dynamics - interpreting a running race data
Q15
8 marks
Sprinter from starting blocks
Q16
15 marks
Model car
Q17
12 marks
Skydiver
Q18
12 marks
Contact forces
Q19
8 marks
Jetpack on water
Q20
9 marks
Water slide at a theme park (foundation level question)
Q21
12 marks
Toy rocket launch
Q22
16 marks
An aircraft - scalar/vector, work done, acceleration
Q23
14 marks
Experiment with a trolley
Q24
12 marks
Sudden braking of a car
Q25
10 marks
Stopping distance - braking distance - reaction time
Q26
6 marks
Newton's laws of motion
Q27
18 marks
Travelling on a bicycle - includes moments and graph interpretation
Q28
12 marks
Force needed to push an object up a ramp
Q29
16 marks
Thinking distance and stopping distance
13 marks
Electric car
Q31
13 marks
Reaction time and velocity vs speed
Q32
12 marks
Terminal velocity of hailstones