Timed Practice
TN-PHYS-AP-83997 · v3.9
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
AP · Physics · Forces · National Curriculum (UK)
Grade
AP
Subject
Physics
Topic
Forces
Subtopic
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Curriculum
National Curriculum (UK)
Difficulty
Core
Time
20 minutes
Total marks
44
Student name
Teacher name
Date
Learning objectives
- Recognise balanced and unbalanced forces accurately in physics contexts.
- Explain the underlying rule of balanced and unbalanced forces in the student's own words.
- Apply balanced and unbalanced forces to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
- Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.
Skills assessed
- Fluency and recall
- Method and setting out
- Reasoning and justification
- Problem solving in context
- Self-assessment
Instructions
- Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
- Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
- Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
- Work under exam conditions. You have 20 minutes.
- Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.
Warm-up
Bloom: Remember · 3 marks
Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.
1.Name one fact you already know about balanced and unbalanced forces.
[1]2.Name one fact you already know about balanced and unbalanced forces.
[1]3.Write down one fact you already know about balanced and unbalanced forces.
[1]
Recall
Bloom: Remember · 3 marks
Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.
1.Label the key term used in balanced and unbalanced forces described here: item 1.
[1]2.Complete the key term used in balanced and unbalanced forces described here: item 2.
[1]3.Label the key term used in balanced and unbalanced forces described here: item 3.
[1]