HW Topic Mark Mark with extension

1 Balanced and unbalanced forces /21 /26

2 Scientific skills & Hooke’s law (EXTENSION GROUP) /20 /24
3 Friction and moments /22 /27
4 Speed, distance & time /20 /24
5 The solar system /22 /27
6 Observing the solar system /20 /24

Homework 1- Balanced and unbalanced forces

Q1. Name the force which:

(a) Acts on all objects, pulling them down towards the Earth

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(b) Occurs through a rope, when pulling an object

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(c) Is caused by two objects sliding over each other

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(d) Causes objects to float on water

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Q2. State whether each of the forces described below is a contact or a non-contact force:

(a) A strong magnet attracting an iron nail from across the room

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(b) Friction being generated between a car’s wheels and the surface of a road

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(c) The Earth holding a satellite in orbit due to its gravitational field

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(d) The reaction force between a table and a pile of books stacked on top of it

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Q3. Name each of the forces in the diagrams below:

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Q4. State the piece of apparatus used to measure force, include the units of force in your answer.

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(2 marks)

Q4. Give the resultant force and direction of movement for each of the cubes: don’t forget your units!

6N 3N
Resultant Force = ………………………….

Direction = ………………………………...

7N 8N
(b) Resultant Force = ………………………….

Direction = ………………………………...

(c) 6N 6N
Resultant Force = ………………………….

Direction = ………………………………...
2N

(6 marks)

Total Marks: / 21

Extension:
(a) A fisherman pulls a boat towards land. The forces acting on the boat are shown in Diagram 1.

The fisherman exerts a force of 300 N on the boat. The sea exerts a resistive force of 250 N on the
boat. Diagram 1

(i) Describe the motion of the boat.

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(2)
 (ii) When the boat reaches land, the resistive force increases to 300 N. The fisherman
continues to exert a force of 300 N.

Describe the motion of the boat by ticking one of the boxes. Tick (✓) one box.

Accelerating to the right

Constant velocity to the right

Stationary

(1)

(iii) Explain your answer to part (b)(ii).

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Total Marks: /26

Complete your mastery matrix with your total marks for Homework 1.

Homework 2- Scientific skills and Hooke’s Law (EXTENSION HOMEWORK)

Q1. Fill in the gaps using the following words:

Elastic, Newtons, Proportional, Particles, Extension, Original

Any material which goes back to its …………... shape when stretched is described as being ……………. .
This means that the ……………….. which make up the material will also return to their original positions.
Elastic materials follow Hooke’s law. This states that the ………….…… of the material (how much it
stretches) is ………………. to the weight hung from it (measured in ……………..)
(6 mark)

Q2. Define Hooke’s Law

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………………………………………………………………………………………………… (2 marks)
Q3. In a spring experiment, the results were as follows:

Force (N) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Length of 0.50 0.58 0.66 0.74 0.82 0.90
Spring (m)
Extension of 0 0.08
Spring (m)

(a) Complete the ‘Extension’ row of the table (2 marks)

(b) Name the independent variable in this investigation

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(c) Name the dependent variable in this investigation

……………….………………………………………………………………………………………(1 mark)

(d) Name one control variable (something you must keep the same to make this investigation a fair
test)

……………….………………………………………………………………………………………(1 mark)

(e) It’s important that any experiment is repeatable. Define repeatable and give one way we might
ensure that our results are repeatable

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………………………………………………………………………………………………...(2 marks)

Q4. In another experiment, the following data was collected:

Force (N) 0 1 2 3 4 5
Extension of 0 3 4.5 8.2 7.5 9
Spring (m)

(a) Plot a graph of this data, with the independent variable measured across the x-axis and the
dependent variable on the y-axis
(4 marks)

(b) Circle the anomalous result on your graph