Alternative to Practical: use the printed diagrams and show construction/graph working. The printed 1(d)(i) table entry has no separate mark; the four graph marks belong to 1(d)(ii) despite a mark-scheme numbering error.
(a)(i)Fig. 3.2 shows a bathroom scale with a student standing still. State the weight shown, with a unit.
Answer guidance
State A short answer. No explanation is needed, and adding one cannot earn extra marks.
[1 mark]
(a)(ii)Explain why the student must stand still when reading the scales in Fig. 3.1 and Fig. 3.2.
Answer guidance
Explain Give reasons, not just what happens. Each distinct reason is usually worth a mark.
[1 mark]
(a)(iii)Why is it more accurate to read the Fig. 3.2 bathroom scales from directly above?
[1 mark]
(b)(i)Fig. 3.3 shows bathroom scales pushing a box across a bench to find maximum friction. Why must the force increase slowly?
[1 mark]
(b)(ii)Why is the box placed near the edge of the bench in Fig. 3.3?
[1 mark]
5054/42/M/J/16Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 · May/June 2016 · Paper 4 variant 2 · Question 3