DP Physics (first assessment 2025)
Question 20N.1B.SL.TZ0.a
| Date | November 2020 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 20N.1B.SL.TZ0.a |
| Level | SL | Paper | 1B | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Suggest | Question number | a | Adapted from | N/A |
a.
[Maximum mark: 2]
20N.1B.SL.TZ0.a
Suggest whether the data are consistent with the theoretical prediction.
[2]
Markscheme
«theory suggests» is proportional to ✓
graph/line of best fit is straight/linear «so yes»
OR
graph/line of best fit passes through the origin «so yes» ✓
MP1: Accept ‘linear’
MP2 do not award if there is any contradiction
eg: graph not proportional, does not pass through origin.
Examiners report
Many students obtained full marks here although a significant number did not acknowledge that the graph was through the origin and lost a mark.
