CP8 Forces and their effects personal learning checklist
GCSE Edexcel Combined Science · Physics Paper 2
Name ____________________ Class __________ Date __________
Tick one box per statement. Red: need help. Amber: partly confident. Green: can do independently.
| I can | Red | Amber | Green |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interactions and fields | |||
| Describe contact forces, including normal force, friction, tension, drag and upthrust. | |||
| Describe gravitational, electrostatic and magnetic fields and their attraction or repulsion rules. | |||
| Describe paired forces between interacting objects and distinguish pairs from forces balancing on one object. | |||
| Distinguish vector and scalar quantities and explain why force directions affect resultants. | |||
| Force diagrams | |||
| Draw labelled free-body diagrams with correct directions and relative arrow sizes (Higher). | |||
| Explain balanced and unbalanced resultants, including rest, constant velocity and multiple force directions (Higher). | |||
| Explain angled-string equilibrium through balancing horizontal and vertical components (Higher). | |||
| Vector construction (Higher) | |||
| Construct scaled head-to-tail or parallelogram diagrams and measure resultant magnitude and direction (Higher). | |||
| Resolve forces into perpendicular components and explain why component magnitudes do not simply add (Higher). | |||
| Represent equilibrium using closed force polygons and equal opposite equilibrants (Higher). | |||
| Reducing energy loss | |||
| Explain how lubrication reduces friction and unwanted thermal energy transfer. | |||
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