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Edexcel A-Level Physics AS 3.5.2 Graph Plotting and Scale Questions

Practise Edexcel A-Level Physics graph plotting and scale with axes, units, sensible scales, plotted points and best-fit lines.

Syllabus
Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Subsidiary/Advanced Level
Course
Physics XPH11/YPH11
Level
AS

Exam points

  • label graph axes with quantities and units, then choose sensible plotting scales
  • plot processed data accurately and draw straight or curved best-fit lines from the pattern

Edexcel A-Level Physics AS 3.5.2 Graph Plotting and Scale Questions question 1

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A student investigated the bending of a plastic beam.

The beam, of width w and height h, was supported at either end by two metal rods a distance l apart, as shown.

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She applied a force F to the middle of the plastic beam by hanging a mass from it.

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The beam bent downwards as shown.

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She measured the vertical distance d moved by the middle of the plastic beam and repeated this measurement for increasing values of F.

She recorded her results in a table, as shown.

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Using the grid opposite, plot a graph of d on the y-axis against F on the x-axis.

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