Movement Analysis | AQA GCSE Physical Education (8582)
Movement Analysis
- 49 questions
- 3 subtopics
- Paper 1
- Paper 1
Movement Analysis is examined in Paper 1, The human body and movement in physical activity and sport.
It covers lever systems and mechanical advantage, joint movements in sporting actions and planes and axes of movement.
Sample questions from Movement Analysis
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Lever systems and mechanical advantage
Which lever class operates at the elbow as a football throw-in is released?
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Extension of the elbow is a first class lever. The elbow is the fulcrum, with the triceps pulling on one side and the ball on the other. -
Lever systems and mechanical advantage
What are the effort arm and the resistance arm of a lever?
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The effort arm is the distance from the fulcrum to where the effort acts. The resistance arm, or weight arm, is the distance from the fulcrum to the load. -
Joint movements in sporting actions
What movements happen at the shoulder as a sprinter's arms swing?
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The shoulder flexes as the arm drives forward. The shoulder extends as the arm swings back past the hip. -
Joint movements in sporting actions
What movements happen at the hip, knee and ankle as a performer lowers into a basic squat?
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The hip and knee flex as the body lowers. The ankle dorsiflexes as the knees travel forward over the toes. -
Planes and axes of movement
Which direction does the transverse axis run through the body?
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The transverse axis runs from side to side, through the hips. Movements in the sagittal plane turn about the transverse axis. -
Planes and axes of movement
Which plane and axis does an ice skater use in a 360° spin?
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An ice skater's spin takes place in the transverse plane. The skater rotates about the longitudinal axis.
The 3 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Lever systems and mechanical advantage | Fulcrum, effort and load, first, second and third class levers at the elbow, knee and ankle, and mechanical advantage with worked calculations. | 18 |
| Joint movements in sporting actions | The movements at the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle in push-ups, throw-ins, running, kicking, jumping, squats and bowling. | 15 |
| Planes and axes of movement | The sagittal, frontal and transverse planes, the axes that pair with them, and the planes and axes used in somersaults, cartwheels, spins and throws. | 16 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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