Free worksheet and solutions · OCR A A Level · H556
Using y = mx + c in Physics Worksheet
A-level physics straight-line graphs worksheet with worked answers: choose axes, calculate gradients, interpret intercepts and linearise models in applied scenarios.
What is covered
Questions and skills covered
The worksheet contains 6 pages of printable questions. A separate 6-page solutions PDF makes it easy to mark, review or share answers after the activity.
- Comparing physical equations with y = mx + c
- Gradient signs, reciprocals and units
- Plotting and fitting calibration data
- Interpreting meaningful non-zero intercepts
- Squaring a period to linearise a supplied model
- Recovering stiffness and hidden mass from gradient and intercept
- Choosing transformed axes for an unfamiliar inverse-square model
About this activity
An engineering laboratory commissions an inspection gantry, its spring load sensor, portable battery and camera mount.
Before you start
Algebra and SI conversions; Hooke’s law and emf; Period and a supplied mass–spring model
Specification fit
This shared PDF includes the applicable boards’ references and a board-neutral footer. Choose an eligible course below and check the scope before assigning it.
- AQA A Level 7408 · Mathematical skills · 3.4.2.1, 3.5.1.1, 3.5.1.3, 3.5.1.6, 3.6.1.3
- OCR A A Level H556 · Mathematical skills · 3.4.1(b), 3.4.1(c), 3.4.1(d)(i), 4.2.3(a), 4.2.4(a)(i), 4.3.2(a), 4.3.2(b), 4.3.2(c)(i), 5.3.1(a), 5.3.1(c)(ii)
OCR A A Level Physics Worksheets
H556 · 3.4.1(b), 3.4.1(c), 3.4.1(d)(i), 4.2.3(a), 4.2.4(a)(i), 4.3.2(a), 4.3.2(b), 4.3.2(c)(i), 5.3.1(a), 5.3.1(c)(ii)
Choose the correct pathway: Guided mathematical skills with selected spring, battery, oscillation and wire applications. The mass–spring fixture model and unfamiliar wire model are supplied. The pair is A-level only. No complete physics-topic coverage or required-practical claim; no AS or GCSE route has been approved.
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