Year 10 Topic P5.

01 Forces
Key knowledge from this unit that will
Prior Knowledge
be revisited
Year 7 Forces unit 1 + 2 – Explain how to measure speed and
● Forces equations
use the speed formula, construct a distance-time graph, ● Distance-time graphs
explain the difference between mass and weight, describe ● Velocity-time graphs
the effects of pressure on solids and liquids, investigate the ● Mass and weight
effects of forces on springs.
● Forces on springs

When this
knowledge
Key questions and answers
will NEXT be
revisited
1. Friction, normal, tension and air resistance. Paper 2 revision
Name 4 contact and booster
E.g. Rubbing hands together (friction), pressing the brakes on a car
forces and give an lessons
(friction), opening a parachute (air resistance), a book on a table
example of each.
(normal), a mass on a spring (tension).
2. Name 3 non-contact Gravity, electrostatic and magnetism. Paper 2 revision
and booster
forces and give an E.g. Dropping a ball (gravity), rubbing a balloon on hair (electrostatic),
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example of each. the Earth’s magnetic field (magnetism).
3. What is a scalar Paper 2 revision
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quantity? Give 2 Has a magnitude but no direction e.g. mass, speed, distance. lessons
examples.

4. What is a vector Paper 2 revision

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quantity? Give 2 Has a magnitude and a direction e.g. weight, velocity, displacement.
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examples.

5. Paper 2 revision
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Match the key words

to the distance-time
graph.

6. What formula relates Paper 2 revision

v = s/t and booster
speed, distance and
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time? Give units. Speed (m/s) = distance (m) / time (s)
7. Find the speed of the Paper 2 revision
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following:
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 a) 1.5 m/s
b) 0.5 m/s
c) 2 m/s
d) 4 m/s
e) 0.5 m/s
f) 1.5 m/s
g) 0 m/s
8. Paper 2 revision
What is “work done”? The energy transferred when a force is used to move an object across and booster
a distance. lessons

9. What formula relates Paper 2 revision

work done, force and W = fd and booster
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distance? Give units. Work done (J) = force (N) x distance (m)

10. What distance is an

object moved if a 50N
force does 99J of 1.98 m
work on the object?

11. What formula relates Paper 2 revision

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weight, mass and W = mg lessons
gravitational field Weight (N) = mass (kg) x gravitational field strength (N/kg)
strength? Give units.

14. Calculate the mass of Paper 2 revision

an object when and booster
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gravitational field 7.27 kg
strength is 8.8
N/kg and weight is
64N.
15. State what each Paper 2 revision
graph shows: and booster
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acceleration,
constant velocity,
negative acceleration,
or stationary:

1. Constant velocity
2. Acceleration
 3. Negative acceleration (deceleration)
4. Stationary
16. What formula relates Paper 2 revision
F = ke
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work done, force and Force (N) = spring constant (N/m) x extension (m) lessons
distance? Give units.
17. A spring has an Paper 2 revision
extension of 0.08 m and booster
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when it is stretched
5 N/m
by a force of 4 N.
What is its spring
constant?