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Forces — friction and drag
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20 CIE IGCSE Physics questions on Forces — friction and drag, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

An engineer designs a car body with a streamlined shape. What is the main reason for this design?

  1. To increase the weight of the car
  2. To reduce air resistance at high speeds
  3. To increase friction between the tyres and the road
  4. To make the car visible to other drivers
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✓ Answer: BTo reduce air resistance at high speeds
Award 1 mark for understanding that streamlined shapes reduce drag forces. A is incorrect — streamlining does not significantly affect weight. C is incorrect — streamlining affects air resistance, not tyre friction. D is incorrect — visibility is unrelated to streamlining.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A skydiver jumps from an aircraft and falls through the air. Which statement correctly describes the forces acting on the skydiver at terminal velocity?

  1. Weight is greater than air resistance
  2. Air resistance is greater than weight
  3. Weight equals air resistance
  4. There are no forces acting on the skydiver
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✓ Answer: CWeight equals air resistance
Award 1 mark for identifying that at terminal velocity the resultant force is zero, meaning weight and air resistance are balanced. A is incorrect — this describes the initial falling phase when the skydiver accelerates. B is incorrect — this would cause deceleration. D is incorrect — forces still act but are balanced.
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Every question is written against the published CIE IGCSE Physics specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CIE paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CIE.
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Forces — friction and drag appears across multiple question types on real CIE IGCSE Physics papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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