Movement Analysis | Edexcel GCSE Physical Education (1PE0)
Movement Analysis
- 47 questions
- 3 subtopics
- Component 1
- Component 1
Movement Analysis is examined in Component 1, Fitness and Body Systems.
It covers first, second and third class levers, mechanical advantage and disadvantage 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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First, second and third class levers
How does the elbow act as a first class lever?
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The elbow is a first class lever when it extends, as in the release of a javelin. The triceps pulls behind the joint and the load is in the hand beyond it. -
First, second and third class levers
Which class of lever operates at the knee as a footballer kicks a ball?
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A third class lever operates at the knee during a kick. The quadriceps pull on the tibia just below the knee, between the joint and the lower leg. -
Mechanical advantage and disadvantage
Which class of lever always has a mechanical advantage, and why?
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Second class levers always have a mechanical advantage. The load sits between the fulcrum and the effort, so the effort arm is always the longer. -
Mechanical advantage and disadvantage
At the ankle, the effort arm is 15 cm and the load arm is 10 cm. Calculate the mechanical advantage.
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The mechanical advantage is 1.5, so the lever has a mechanical advantage. Mechanical advantage = 15 cm ÷ 10 cm = 1.5. -
Planes and axes of movement
Describe the direction of the frontal axis.
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The frontal axis runs horizontally through the body from side to side. -
Planes and axes of movement
In which plane and about which axis does a cartwheel rotate?
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A cartwheel rotates in the frontal plane about the sagittal axis.
The 3 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| First, second and third class levers | The parts of a lever, how first, second and third class levers are arranged, sporting examples at the neck, elbow, ankle, knee and hip, and the F-L-E memory aid. | 15 |
| Mechanical advantage and disadvantage | The effort arm and load arm, mechanical advantage and disadvantage with worked calculations, and what each lever class gives up and gains. | 16 |
| Planes and axes of movement | The sagittal, frontal and transverse planes, the frontal, sagittal and vertical axes, and the planes and axes of somersaults, cartwheels, twists, discus spins and running. | 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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