AQA AS Level Physics Paper 2, June 2024
Every question from AQA AS Level Physics Paper 2, June 2024 (7407): 34 questions, 70 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 12 marks
Analyze an experiment using an oscillating hacksaw blade attached to an accelerating trolley on a ramp to determine acceleration, uncertainties, and acceleration due to gravity.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · 3.1 Measurements and their errors · Data analysis · Uncertainty and evaluation
- Question 2 8 marks
Determine the force applied in a Brinell hardness test using graph data and explain advantages of measuring indentation diameter over depth.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Data analysis · Uncertainty and evaluation
- Question 3 12 marks
Calculate the length, acceleration, safety stress requirements, and energy supply versus demand for an energy storage system using suspended loads and a wind turbine.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · 3.1 Measurements and their errors · Data analysis
- Question 4 8 marks
Deduce the relationship between air gap thickness and wavelength for bright fringes, determine foil thickness using fringe separation, and deduce the effect of water filling the air gap on fringe separation.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 5 1 mark
Identify the possible sequence of radioactive decays starting with nuclide P and ending with its isotope, given options involving alpha and beta-minus decays.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 6 1 mark
Calculate the number of electrons passing a point in a circuit in 7.0 minutes given a current of 0.33 A.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 7 1 mark
Calculate the wavelength of light that produces a fourth-order maximum at the same angle as the third-order maximum for 520 nm light incident on a diffraction grating.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 8 1 mark
Identify which row correctly shows the particles with the greatest and smallest charge-to-mass ratios among the alpha particle, positron, and proton.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 9 1 mark
Calculate the resistance R of an LDR in a potential divider circuit given two sets of voltmeter readings and a fixed battery emf.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 10 1 mark
Identify the correct pair of graphs showing the variation of elastic strain energy with extension and tension for a wire obeying Hooke's law.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 11 1 mark
Identify the correct physical quantity y and air resistance corresponding to a graph showing the variation of y with time for an object falling through air reaching terminal velocity.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 12 1 mark
Calculate the useful power of an electric pump forcing water through a horizontal pipe given its speed, cross-sectional area, and density.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 13 1 mark
Calculate the potential difference across a resistor when the power is 32 W, given that a current of 4.0 A produces a power of 8.0 W.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 14 1 mark
Identify which property of radiation from light source P must be greater than from light source Q to cause photoelectron emission from a metal surface.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 15 1 mark
Determine the distance between two coherent microwave sources required to produce the next maximum of intensity at a given point.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 16 1 mark
Identify the quark structure of the antiparticle of the K+ meson from the given multiple-choice options.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 17 1 mark
Calculate the de Broglie wavelength of a positron travelling at 5% of the speed of light.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 18 1 mark
Determine the ratio of the power dissipated in resistor RX to the power dissipated in resistor RY for a circuit containing a battery and three identical resistors.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 19 1 mark
Determine the speed of an object at t = 5.0 s given its initial speed and an acceleration-time graph.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Data analysis
- Question 20 1 mark
Determine how the momentum of an object falling freely from rest varies with time.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 21 1 mark
Identify the correct statement regarding the cladding of a step-index optical fibre.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 22 1 mark
Calculate the average force exerted on a cricket ball of mass 0.16 kg when it changes velocity from 35 m s^-1 towards a bat to 30 m s^-1 in the opposite direction during a contact time of 52 ms.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 23 1 mark
Calculate the displacement of a horse from point X after walking for 45 s on a circular track of circumference 60 m at a constant speed of 2.0 m s^-1.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 24 1 mark
Identify the true statement regarding material deformation and brittle fracture among the given options.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 25 1 mark
Calculate the tension in cable Y given a mass held stationary by two cables X and Y at angles of 12° and 34° to the horizontal, with the tension in X being 390 N.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 26 1 mark
Calculate the reading on a voltmeter connected across a 15 cm section of a 25 cm resistance wire connected to a 6.0 V battery.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 27 1 mark
Calculate the efficiency of a lift motor raising a load of 750 N through a vertical distance of 3.0 m in 1.5 s, given a motor current of 12 A and potential difference of 200 V.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 28 1 mark
Calculate the electrical resistance of an aluminium wire given its length, volume, and resistivity.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 29 1 mark
Calculate the speed and direction of movement of glider X immediately after a collision with glider Y using conservation of momentum.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 30 1 mark
Identify the true statement about a progressive wave and its reflection at an antinode given that both are polarised.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 31 1 mark
Identify which condition is not required for three non-parallel coplanar forces to be in equilibrium.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 32 1 mark
Identify the correct row comparing the characteristics of particles in progressive waves and stationary waves.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 33 1 mark
Identify which feature of a potential difference versus current graph for a power supply represents its electromotive force.
Physics · Required Practicals · 3.5 Electricity · AS practicals (1–6)
- Question 34 1 mark
Identify the row that shows SI prefixes in order of increasing magnitude.
Physics · 3.1 Measurements and their errors