Energy, work and power: past paper questions

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• Question 8May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Which process transfers energy between stores by mechanical working?

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• Question 7Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Which list contains only energy stores?

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• Question 8Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows a steel sphere falling through a cylinder of oil. Which row indicates what happens to the steel sphere and what happens to the oil as the steel sphere falls?

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• Question 8Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  What needs to be known to calculate the work done by a force acting on an object?

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• Question 9Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Which energy resource is non-renewable?

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• Question 9Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Different energy resources are used to produce electricity on a small island. The chart shows the percentages of each energy resource used in 2000 and in 2024. Which row correctly describes any changes in the percentage for 2024 compared with 2000?

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• Question 8May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  An electric car is travelling at constant velocity along a straight horizontal road. Which row shows the energy changes that are taking place?

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• Question 8Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows part of a rollercoaster ride with the car at different positions. The car runs freely down from position X to position Y and up the hill on the other side.

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• Question 9May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement is correct?

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• Question 9Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which physical quantity is transferred when work is done?

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• Question 9Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  In a small power station, biofuel is used to generate electricity. Which energy store is reduced by this process?

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• Question 8Oct/Nov 2025, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  When an object falls freely due to gravity, energy that was stored as gravitational potential energy is transferred to the kinetic energy store. How is the energy transferred in this process?

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• Question 9Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Students are asked for examples of water being used to store energy. Three examples are listed. 1 energy stored in water waves 2 energy stored in tides 3 energy stored in water behind dams Which examples describe water being used to store energy?

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• Question 10Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  An electric car is charged overnight. In $8.0\text{ hours}$, $180\text{ MJ}$ of energy is transferred. What is the power of the charger?

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• Question 36May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The step-down transformer shown reduces mains voltage to $12\text{ V}$. When the transformer is used, some energy is transferred to the surroundings. Which energy store of the surroundings increases?

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• Question 10Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about power is correct?

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• Question 8Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows a force of $12\text{ N}$ being used to push a box up a slope. The box is moved $8.0\text{ m}$ along the slope. This lifts the box through a vertical height of $2.5\text{ m}$.

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• Question 9Oct/Nov 2023, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  Electrical power is generated from different resources. Some of these resources are listed.

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• Question 7Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A mass is suspended from a vertical spring. The mass is pulled downwards causing the spring to extend further. The mass is held in this position and then released.

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• Question 8Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Multiple choice1 mark

  Which energy resource stores kinetic energy?

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• Question 10Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  What is the relationship between the power of a motor, the force exerted by the motor, the distance moved by the force and the time taken?

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• Question 9Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark

  Which device transfers energy from a chemical energy store to a kinetic energy store?

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• Question 8Oct/Nov 2024, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about the use of nuclear fuel as an energy resource is correct?

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• Question 9Oct/Nov 2023, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  An object of mass $m$ falls from a higher shelf to a lower shelf. How much gravitational potential energy does the object lose?

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• Question 8May/June 2026, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark

  Which pair of energy resources is derived from the process of nuclear fusion in the Sun?

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• Question 10Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark

  For which energy resource is the Sun the main source?

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• Question 9Oct/Nov 2024, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows an object of mass $m$ being projected with speed $v$ from a point P to a point Q on top of a cliff height $h$. The object does work $W$ against air resistance as it travels from P to Q. What is the kinetic energy of the object when it reaches point Q?

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• Question 13May/June 2026, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark

  The temperature of a copper block increases. Which energy store in the block must increase?

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 31Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Fig. 4.1 shows a student doing some repetitive ‘step-up’ exercises. In each ‘step-up’, the student steps up from the floor onto a box and then back down to the floor. The height of the box is $0.40\text{ m}$.

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• Question 10Oct/Nov 2024, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows a Sankey diagram for an electric drill. What is the total wasted energy shown by the diagram?

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