AQA A-Level Physics Paper 1, June 2023
Every question from AQA A-Level Physics Paper 1, June 2023 (7408): 31 questions, 85 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 6 marks
Deduce quark structures, interactions, antiparticles, and rest energies related to the neutral lambda particle and its decay.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 2 10 marks
Calculate the time taken for a jet-powered car to complete a run, determine its kinetic energy and acceleration-related power percentages from a speed-distance graph, and deduce whether its deceleration is within safe limits.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Data analysis
- Question 3 11 marks
Explain the conservation of energy in a series circuit and calculate internal resistance and potential divider readings using potential divider and internal resistance principles.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 4 14 marks
Analyze the reflection, refraction, and critical angle properties of light rays passing through glass Porro prisms.
Physics · Optional topics · 3.3 Waves · 3.9 Astrophysics (A-level only)
- Question 5 10 marks
Determine the Young modulus of a metal from a stress-strain graph, explain its brittle behavior, calculate the extension of identical support wires, and deduce the position of a lamp required to keep a non-identical beam level.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Data analysis
- Question 6 9 marks
Analyze simple harmonic motion and resonance of a floating pencil and ship in waves through equations, calculations, and explanations.
Physics · 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics (A-level only)
- Question 7 1 mark
Identify which combination of speed and journey time results in a distance travelled of 1 mm.
Physics · 3.1 Measurements and their errors
- Question 8 1 mark
Estimate the speed of a person just after leaving the ground when jumping vertically as high as possible from a standing position.
Physics · 3.1 Measurements and their errors
- Question 9 1 mark
Identify which combination of neutron number N and proton number Z gives a nucleus with the greatest specific charge.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 10 1 mark
Identify the correct statement about muons among the given multiple-choice options.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 11 1 mark
Identify the correct particles and quarks E, F, and G in a Feynman diagram representing a quark change producing an electron antineutrino.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 12 1 mark
Calculate the maximum speed of photoelectrons released from a metal surface given the incident photon energy and the work function.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 13 1 mark
Identify which change produces a diffraction pattern with a larger radius from electrons passing through a crystalline sample.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 14 1 mark
Determine the wavelength and frequency of a wave on a string of length 1.2 m vibrating at its second harmonic, given a displacement-time graph.
Physics · Required Practicals · 3.3 Waves · AS practicals (1–6)
- Question 15 1 mark
Identify which statement about the two progressive waves that create a standing wave is not correct from a multiple-choice list.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 16 1 mark
Determine which combination of slit separation and wavelength produces a fringe spacing of 1.5w when the slit-to-screen distance is halved.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 17 1 mark
Determine the effect of increasing the slit width on the width and brightness of the central maximum in a single-slit diffraction pattern.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 18 1 mark
Calculate the magnitude of the displacement of a ball kicked at 45 degrees to the horizontal from point P when it reaches its maximum height after a time of 2.0 s.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 19 1 mark
Identify the quantities represented by the gradient and the area under a momentum-time graph for an object moving in a straight line.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 20 1 mark
Identify which of the given options represents a pair of vector quantities.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 21 1 mark
Identify the correct statement about a superconducting metal from a multiple-choice list.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 22 1 mark
Identify the direction of the reaction force of the hinge on a heavy uniform trapdoor held open by a rope.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 23 1 mark
Determine the terminal speed of a falling sphere of mass m given that the resistive force is kv where k is a constant.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 24 1 mark
Determine how doubling the mass of a trolley moving down a slope affects its accelerating force or acceleration, given negligible air resistance and friction.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 25 1 mark
Calculate the speed of a 2.0 kg object at t = 1.0 s given a force-time graph showing a force of 10 N from t = 0 to 0.5 s and 20 N from t = 0.5 to 1.0 s.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Data analysis
- Question 26 1 mark
Identify which graph shows the variation of tensile stress with distance along a heavy cable supporting a load at its lower end.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 27 1 mark
Identify which box of resistors and wires gives the same reading on both ammeters when connected into the given circuit.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 28 1 mark
Calculate the frequency of rotation of two rotating discs given the speed of a pellet passing through them and the angular separation between the holes it creates.
Physics · 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics (A-level only)
- Question 29 1 mark
Calculate the percentage decrease in resistance when a resistor dissipating 100 W is replaced after the supply voltage is reduced from 25 V to 20 V to maintain the same power dissipation.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 30 1 mark
Determine the expression for tan theta for an aircraft of mass m travelling at constant speed v in a horizontal circular path of radius r while banking at an angle theta.
Physics · 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics (A-level only)
- Question 31 1 mark
Identify which quantity has its magnitude at a minimum value when a mass undergoing simple harmonic motion between points P and Q is at Q.
Physics · 3.6 Further mechanics and thermal physics (A-level only)