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Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1

SQA / Qualifications Scotland · 20 multiple-choice questions

Free Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1 past paper questions with the SQA marking scheme and video worked solutions. Here are 5 of the 20 questions; every question, answer and video for this paper is in the free question bank.

5 of 20 questions

  1. Q1

    1. A car accelerates uniformly from rest. The car travels a distance of 60 m in 6·0 s. The acceleration of the car is 0·83 m s⁻² A 3·3 m s⁻² B 5·0 m s⁻² C 10 m s⁻² D 20 m s⁻² . E
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    • Motion — equations and graphs

  2. Q2

    2. A ball is thrown vertically upwards and falls back to Earth. Neglecting air resistance, which velocity-time graph represents its motion? v A D 0 t v B E 0 t v C 0 t
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    3. A block of wood slides with a constant velocity down a slope. The slope makes an angle of 30º with the horizontal as shown. The mass of the block is 2·0 kg. 2·0 kg motion 30° The magnitude of the force of friction acting on the block is A 1·0 N B 1·7 N C 9·8 N D 17·0 N E 19·6 N.
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    • Forces, energy, and power

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    4. The graph shows the force which acts on an object over a time interval of 8·0 seconds. force (N) 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2·0 4·0 6·0 8·0 10·0 time (s) The momentum gained by the object during this 8·0 seconds is 12 kg m s⁻¹ A 32 kg m s⁻¹ B 44 kg m s⁻¹ C 52 kg m s⁻¹ D 72 kg m s⁻¹ . E
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    • Collisions, explosions, and impulse

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    5. A planet orbits a star at a distance of 3·0 × 10 9 m. The star exerts a gravitational force of 1·6 × 10 27 N on the planet. The mass of the star is 6·0 × 10 30 kg. The mass of the planet is 2·4 × 10 14 kg A 1·2 × 10 16 kg B 3·6 × 10 25 kg C 1·6 × 10 26 kg D 2·4 × 10 37 kg. E
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About Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1

Where can I find the Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1 marking scheme?

Press Show answer under each question above to see the SQA marking instructions for it. The marking scheme for all 20 questions of Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1 is in the free Rishi Subjects question bank.

Are there video solutions for Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1?

Yes. Worked video solutions from Mr Stewart and Physics Academy open under the questions above, and the question bank has the video walkthroughs available for the rest of the paper.

How many questions are in Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1?

Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1 has 20 multiple-choice questions. 5 of them are free to try on this page.

What topics are in Higher Physics 2016 Paper 1?

The questions on this page cover Motion — equations and graphs, Forces, energy, and power, Collisions, explosions, and impulse, Gravitation. Every question in the bank is tagged by topic, so you can also practise each topic across all Higher Physics past papers.