8 (a) Which of these is a scalar quantity? A acceleration B distance C force D weight (b) A student has some cupcake cases - Edexcel - GCSE Physics - Question 8 - 2023 - Paper 1

In this scenario, the student is dropping a stack of cupcake cases with one case shown in Figure 14. When the student drops the stack with the base facing downwards, the fall of the cupcake cases will be influenced by various factors including the number of cases in the stack. As the number of cupcake cases increases, the overall speed at which the stack falls may be affected by the increased air resistance and mass of the stack. The more cases there are, the more weight is present, which could potentially increase the speed of descent until terminal velocity is reached. This phenomenon can be explored further by considering how stacking the cases might alter the air resistance experienced.