Question 17N.2.SL.TZ0.a
| Date | November 2017 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 17N.2.SL.TZ0.a |
| Level | SL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Draw | Question number | a | Adapted from | N/A |
A girl on a sledge is moving down a snow slope at a uniform speed.
Draw the free-body diagram for the sledge at the position shown on the snow slope.
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arrow vertically downwards labelled weight «of sledge and/or girl»/W/mg/gravitational force/Fg/Fgravitational AND arrow perpendicular to the snow slope labelled reaction force/R/normal contact force/N/FN
friction force/F/f acting up slope «perpendicular to reaction force»
Do not allow G/g/“gravity”.
Do not award MP1 if a “driving force” is included.
Allow components of weight if correctly labelled.
Ignore point of application or shape of object.
Ignore “air resistance”.
Ignore any reference to “push of feet on sledge”.
Do not award MP2 for forces on sledge on horizontal ground
The arrows should contact the object
