Immediately below this paragraph is a table
with links to the exam questions and answers for all three externals way back to 2013.
Focus on the exams for the last three years. Recognise the type of question e.g This is
a question about..... Know how you are going to set out your working when answering each type of question.
We use the L2 Physics externals Scipad. If you click on the resource booklet image a new
window will open that shows you the formula sheet you will have in the exams.
Mechanics
The topics covered in the Level 2 Mechanics exam are
Revision of Level 1 mechanics
Vectors
Kinematic Equations
Horizontal Projectile Motion
Hooke's Law and Energy Stored in a Spring
Circular Motion
Gravitational Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy
Momentum and Impulse
Torque
Revision of Level 1 mechanics
Revision topics are covered on pages 127-133 of the Scipad
Question 1A from the 2023 exam
Acceleration = change in velocity divided by change in time = (5.45 - 0)/6.61 = 0.825ms-2
Vectors
At level two, you are required to take into account the direction of a quantity. Some things
like temperature, mass, and energy do not have a direction, they just have a magnitude. They are scalars.
Displacement, velocity, acceleration, and force all have a direction as well as a magnitude. They are vectors.
Vectors are covered on page 128, pages 136-138, and pages 160-161 of the Scipad
Question 3b from the 2022 exam
Kinematic Equations
Kinematic equations are covered on pages 134-135 and pages 139-143 of the Scipad
Question 1a from the 2022 exam
Q1b The experiment was repeated with another ball of the same size, but half the mass.
Ignoring any effects of air resistance, use physics principles to explain how the time for this second
ball to fall compares to the time for the first ball to fall.
Q1d.
Calculate the size and direction of the velocity of the ball just before it hits the ground.
You should start by showing the horizontal velocity of the ball is 4.8 m s–1.
Horizontal Projectile Motion
Horizontal Projectile Motion is covered on page 144-148 of the Scipad
Question 3a from the 2023 exam
Q3b Calculate the maximum height reached by the ball above the ground.
Question 3c from the 2023 exam
Hooke's Law and Energy Stored in a Spring
Hooke's Law and Energy Stored in a Spring are covered on pages 156-160 and pages 199-200 of the Scipad
Question 3a from the 2022 exam
Calculate the spring constant for a spring that extends 200 mm when a 2.94 N weight is hung on it
Question 2a from the 2022 exam
Circular Motion
Circular Motion is covered on pages 164-170 of the Scipad
Question 2a from the 2023 exam
Question 2b from the 2023 exam
Q2ci. Name the force that supplies the centripetal force acting on the player as they move in a
circle.
Q2cii. Explain why the player can be moving at a constant speed, and yet be accelerating at the
same time.
Q2d. The player runs onto a large slippery, muddy patch while rounding the base.
Describe and explain fully, using physics principles, the effect(s) the slippery mud will have on
the player’s motion.
Gravitational Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy
Gravitational Potential Energy is covered on pages 196-203 of the Scipad
Conservation of Energy is covered on pages 201-207 of the Scipad
Question 3d from the 2020 exam
Momentum and Impulse
Momentum and Impulse are covered on pages 208-216 of the Scipad
Question 1c from the 2023 exam
Q1c(ii). Calculate the average force of the ball on the padded glove on impact
Q1c(iii)Use physics principles to explain the advantages of catching a ball using a relaxed arm and
a padded glove
