Mass and weight: past paper questions

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• Question 5May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Which term is used to describe the property of resisting a change in the state of rest or motion of an object?

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about mass is correct?

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• Question 3Oct/Nov 2023, paper 22Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  A plane, irregular lamina has a mass of $50\text{ g}$. It hangs from a nail that passes through a small hole H near to the edge of the lamina. The nail acts as a pivot and the lamina can swing about it.

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• Question 6May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  An object of mass $5.4\text{ kg}$ has a weight of $42\text{ N}$ on planet P. The object is moved to Earth. Which statement is correct?

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

  The acceleration of free fall on the surface of the Moon is $\frac{1}{6}$ the acceleration of free fall on the surface of the Earth. What is the approximate weight of a $1\text{ kg}$ mass on the Moon?

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• Question 7Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Some gas trapped in a container is compressed at constant temperature by a piston. Which property of the gas does not change?

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• Question 5May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  The gravitational field strength on Earth is $9.8\text{ N}\mathrm{/}\text{kg}$. The gravitational field strength on Mars is $3.7\text{ N}\mathrm{/}\text{kg}$. The difference between the weight of an object on Earth and the weight of the same object on Mars is $25\text{ N}$.

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• Question 6Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which row shows a definition of the mass of an object and an instrument used to measure mass?

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• Question 5May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagrams show four balances, W, X, Y and Z. The scales of all the balances are calibrated on the Earth to measure mass.

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• Question 4May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which unit is a unit of weight?

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• Question 2Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  In a factory, an electric motor is used to lift the boxes shown in Fig. 2.1. The boxes are placed in a cage and the motor winds a cable around a cylinder to lift the cage and boxes.

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• Question 6May/June 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A spacecraft carries a probe to Mars where the gravitational field strength is $3.7\text{ N/kg}$. The weight of the probe on Mars is $370\text{ N}$. The gravitational field strength on Earth is $9.8\text{ N/kg}$.

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• Question 1May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which quantity has both magnitude and direction, and is it a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?

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• Question 6Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  The gravitational field strength in space is smaller than on the Earth’s surface. How are the mass and the weight of a satellite affected as the satellite moves away from the surface of the Earth and into space?

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• Question 10May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The mass of object P is greater than the mass of object Q. The objects contain different amounts of matter and have a different resistance to change of motion. Which row is correct?

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• Question 5May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which property of an object determines its resistance to a change from its state of rest or motion?

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• Question 6May/June 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  There is no atmosphere on the Moon. Two metal spheres of identical volume but different mass are at rest at the same height above the ground on the Moon. The two spheres are dropped at the same time.

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• Question 6May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The diagram shows a moon buggy used by astronauts. The mass of the moon buggy on the Earth is $210\text{ kg}$. The gravitational field strength on the Moon is $\frac{1}{6}$ of that on the Earth.

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• Question 2May/June 2025, paper 21Structured8 marksHas a diagram

  State the principle of moments.

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