Mass and weight: past paper questions

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• Question 4May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  What is the weight of an object?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A space station orbits above the Earth. There is an astronaut in the space station. In the space station, the acceleration of free fall is $7.5{\text{ m/s}}^2$.

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Which quantity is equal to gravitational force?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  An object weighs $19\text{ N}$ on a planet where the acceleration of free fall is $3.8{\text{ m/s}}^2$. What is the mass of the object?

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• Question 4May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which row about weight and gravitational field strength is correct?

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• Question 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Which property of an object never changes when a force acts on the object?

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which row contains two correct statements about the mass and the weight of an object?

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  An object is suspended from a spring balance on the Earth. The same object is suspended from the same spring balance on another planet. Which statement explains the difference between the two readings?

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  An object with a mass of $6.0\text{ kg}$ rests on the surface of a planet. On this planet, $g=20\text{ N/kg}$. What is the weight of the object on this planet?

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about weight is correct?

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• Question 4May/June 2026, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The gravitational field strength at the surface of the Earth varies slightly from place to place. At the South Pole it is $9.86\text{ N}\mathrm{/}\text{kg}$ and in London it is $9.81\text{ N}\mathrm{/}\text{kg}$. An explorer collects a rock at the South Pole and moves it to London.

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2025, paper 13Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  An arrow travels horizontally in a straight line at constant speed. In which direction does the weight of the arrow act?

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about gravitational field strength is not correct?

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• Question 3May/June 2026, paper 22Multiple choice1 mark

  Which unit is a unit of weight?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 23Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  An object of mass $1.0\mathrm{k}\mathrm{g}$ is at rest on the Earth. An identical object is at rest on a planet with a gravitational field strength of twice that on the Earth. Which row correctly compares the object on the planet to the object on the Earth?

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• Question 3May/June 2026, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark

  An object always has mass, but does not always have weight. What must be present and acting on the mass for it to have weight?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2024, paper 33Structured6 marksHas a diagram

  A boy weighs $620\text{ N}$. Calculate the mass of the boy.

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2023, paper 32Structured7 marksHas a diagram

  A student holds a pile of books. The mass of the books is 3.2 kg. Calculate the weight of the books.

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• Question 2May/June 2026, paper 32Structured11 marksHas a diagram

  A machine lifts a block of ice as shown in Figure 2.1. The weight of the block of ice is $650\text{ N}$. The machine lifts the block of ice a vertical height of $1.2\text{ m}$.

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2024, paper 41Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  A spring is suspended from a clamp. Fig. 1.1 shows a pointer attached to the lower end of the spring. A student suspends loads of different weights from the spring and records the readings on the metre ruler.

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 33Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  The mass of a glass bottle is 0.18 kg. Calculate the weight of the bottle.

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• Question 4Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark

  Which measuring instrument is used to compare masses?

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2024, paper 42Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  A rocket has an initial mass of $7.4\times {10}^6\text{ kg}$. Calculate the initial weight of the rocket.

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 41Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Liquids are difficult to compress whereas gases can be compressed easily. Explain, in terms of particles, why it is difficult to compress liquids.

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• Question 1May/June 2026, paper 41Structured10 marksHas a diagram

  Figure 1.1 shows a student holding a rubber ball $1.4\text{ m}$ above a hard floor. The mass of the ball is $0.18\text{ kg}$. State what is meant by the mass of the ball.

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2025, paper 31Structured6 marksHas a diagram

  A student stretches a spring by suspending it and attaching metal discs to it, as shown in Fig. 3.1. The mass of a metal disc is $0.25\text{ kg}$. Calculate the weight of the metal disc.

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• Question 2May/June 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows two objects, X and Y, suspended from identical springs. The extension of each spring is different. Which row compares the mass and the weight of the two objects?

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• Question 1Oct/Nov 2025, paper 33Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  Fig. 1.1 shows a stone falling from a cliff to a beach. Fig. 1.2 shows the speed-time graph for the stone. Determine the speed of the stone at $\text{time}=2.0\text{ s}$.

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• Question 3May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which row shows the gravitational field strength on the Earth and the definition of velocity?

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• Question 4May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A space rocket travels to the Moon. The acceleration of free fall is greater on the Earth than it is on the Moon. How do the mass and weight of the space rocket on the Moon compare with their values on the Earth?

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