INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES FINAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ Two identical train engines are parked on parallel tracks. One
engine has ten cars attached, and the other has no cars attached.
Each engine exerts the same net force, which allows the train to
overcome static friction.
Which engine will be able to accelerate more?
The engine not pulling any cars will accelerate more.
The engine pulling ten cars will accelerate more.
Both engines will accelerate at the same rate.
Both engines will remain at rest. Answer: The engine not pulling any
cars will accelerate more.
◉ A woman applies an upward force to a basket filled with
groceries. Assume she is standing still.
What will happen to the basket if the force she applies is greater
than the force of gravity?
The basket will move sideways.
,The basket will remain at the same height.
The basket will move up.
The basket will move down.. Answer: The basket will move up.
◉ A heavy truck and a light car travel at the same velocity side-by-
side on the highway. Both drivers apply the same braking force at
the same moment.
What will happen to the two vehicles?
The car will slow down more quickly than the truck.
The truck will slow down more quickly than the car.
Both vehicles will slow down at the same rate.
The car will slow down but the truck will continue at the same
speed.. Answer: The car will slow down more quickly than the truck.
◉ Which force causes graphite from the tip of a pencil to transfer to
the paper?
Friction
Gravity
Air Resistance
Tension. Answer: Friction
, ◉ Which force keeps Jupiter in orbit around the Sun?
Air resistance
Gravity
Kinetic friction
Magnetism. Answer: Gravity
◉ Which force causes a jet airplane to stop on a runway?
Friction
Gravity
Tension
Centripetal Force. Answer: Friction
◉ Which force causes meteors to burn up when they enter Earth's
atmosphere?
Friction
Gravity
Magnetism
Tension. Answer: Friction
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION
◉ Two identical train engines are parked on parallel tracks. One
engine has ten cars attached, and the other has no cars attached.
Each engine exerts the same net force, which allows the train to
overcome static friction.
Which engine will be able to accelerate more?
The engine not pulling any cars will accelerate more.
The engine pulling ten cars will accelerate more.
Both engines will accelerate at the same rate.
Both engines will remain at rest. Answer: The engine not pulling any
cars will accelerate more.
◉ A woman applies an upward force to a basket filled with
groceries. Assume she is standing still.
What will happen to the basket if the force she applies is greater
than the force of gravity?
The basket will move sideways.
,The basket will remain at the same height.
The basket will move up.
The basket will move down.. Answer: The basket will move up.
◉ A heavy truck and a light car travel at the same velocity side-by-
side on the highway. Both drivers apply the same braking force at
the same moment.
What will happen to the two vehicles?
The car will slow down more quickly than the truck.
The truck will slow down more quickly than the car.
Both vehicles will slow down at the same rate.
The car will slow down but the truck will continue at the same
speed.. Answer: The car will slow down more quickly than the truck.
◉ Which force causes graphite from the tip of a pencil to transfer to
the paper?
Friction
Gravity
Air Resistance
Tension. Answer: Friction
, ◉ Which force keeps Jupiter in orbit around the Sun?
Air resistance
Gravity
Kinetic friction
Magnetism. Answer: Gravity
◉ Which force causes a jet airplane to stop on a runway?
Friction
Gravity
Tension
Centripetal Force. Answer: Friction
◉ Which force causes meteors to burn up when they enter Earth's
atmosphere?
Friction
Gravity
Magnetism
Tension. Answer: Friction
