AQA AS Level Physics Paper 2, June 2025
Every question from AQA AS Level Physics Paper 2, June 2025 (7407): 34 questions, 70 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 8 marks
Analyze diffraction grating interference data to find laser wavelength, absolute and percentage uncertainties, and determine screen distance using fringe spacing geometry.
Physics · Practical skills · Required Practicals · 3.3 Waves · 3.1 Measurements and their errors · Experimental design · Uncertainty and evaluation · AS practicals (1–6)
- Question 2 12 marks
Determine the centre of mass of a tapered metal beam using digital balances, including choosing appropriate measuring instruments, checking horizontal alignment, plotting and analyzing balance reading graphs, and evaluating systematic error.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.1 Measurements and their errors · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Experimental design · Data analysis · Uncertainty and evaluation
- Question 3 10 marks
Analyze a car headlamp circuit with internal resistance to justify an energy conservation equation, calculate current and resistance, and deduce the effect of filament wear.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 4 10 marks
Analyze the projectile motion of a basketball thrown by a robot, calculating horizontal range, release height, and evaluating the effects of launch angle and air resistance.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 5 1 mark
Calculate the new frequency of the first harmonic of a vibrating wire when an additional mass of 2M is added to the hanging mass M.
Physics · Required Practicals · 3.3 Waves · AS practicals (1–6)
- Question 6 1 mark
Determine the order of magnitude of the ratio of the speed of an electron to the speed of a proton having the same de Broglie wavelength.
Physics · 3.1 Measurements and their errors · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 7 1 mark
Identify which circuit change requires the sliding contact of a balanced bridge circuit to move towards X to restore zero current.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 8 1 mark
Identify the correct Feynman diagram representing an electron–proton collision.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 9 1 mark
Calculate the speed of a progressive wave given the frequency and the distance corresponding to a phase difference of pi/2.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 10 1 mark
Calculate the frequency of a photon emitted during an electron transition to the ground state from an excited energy level.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 11 1 mark
Determine the phase difference between two coherent sound waves at a detector given their wavelength and the path difference.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 12 1 mark
Identify the nature of radio waves transmitted from a vertical aerial and the alignment of the receiving aerial required to detect the maximum signal.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 13 1 mark
Determine which statement correctly compares the time to reach terminal speed and the upward force at terminal speed for two skydivers of different masses.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 14 1 mark
Calculate the wavelength of monochromatic light in glass given its wavelength in air and the refractive index of glass.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 15 1 mark
Determine the radius and direction of travel of a reflected circular water wave in a cylindrical beaker after 1.0 s.
Physics · 3.3 Waves · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 16 1 mark
Determine the harmonic number N given the change in distance between adjacent nodes when the string vibrates at the (N+1)th harmonic.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 17 1 mark
Identify which combination of units is not equivalent to the newton.
Physics · 3.1 Measurements and their errors · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 18 1 mark
Identify which component from the given data is an ohmic conductor with the smallest resistance.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 19 1 mark
Identify what the shaded area under a force–time graph represents.
Physics · Practical skills · 3.4 Mechanics and materials · Data analysis
- Question 20 1 mark
Determine the proportionality relationship between the velocity of a freely falling object from rest and the distance fallen.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 21 1 mark
Determine the ratio of stress to strain for two connected wires of the same material with different dimensions.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 22 1 mark
Identify which property is not true for longitudinal waves among polarisation, interference, diffraction, and forming stationary waves.
Physics · 3.3 Waves
- Question 23 1 mark
Determine which diagram correctly shows a uniform disc in equilibrium when acted upon by weight, tension, and a couple.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 24 1 mark
Determine the expression for the elastic strain energy stored in a stretched rod in terms of its Young modulus, cross-sectional area, length, and extension.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 25 1 mark
Identify the correct relationship between forces for a suspended mass pulled horizontally by a force at an angle $\theta$ in equilibrium.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 26 1 mark
Determine the current in wire W using Kirchhoff's first law at the junctions.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 27 1 mark
Calculate the percentage uncertainty in the determined resistivity of a metal wire given the percentage uncertainties in current, diameter, length, and potential difference.
Physics · Practical skills · Required Practicals · 3.1 Measurements and their errors · 3.5 Electricity · Uncertainty and evaluation · AS practicals (1–6)
- Question 28 1 mark
Determine the number of down quarks and up quarks in a fluorine-19 nucleus.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 29 1 mark
Determine which cylindrical rod with diameter 2d has the same length as a rod R of density ρ, mass m, and diameter d.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 30 1 mark
Determine the power dissipated in a resistor connected in parallel with another resistor across a 6.0 V cell.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 31 1 mark
Determine the energy transferred to an aircraft engine per second given constant velocity, resistive force, and engine efficiency.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials
- Question 32 1 mark
Identify the number of protons and neutrons in the resulting nucleus after oxygen-15 emits a beta-plus particle.
Physics · 3.2 Particles and radiation
- Question 33 1 mark
Determine the resistance of a non-ideal voltmeter connected in parallel with a resistor across a battery with negligible internal resistance.
Physics · 3.5 Electricity
- Question 34 1 mark
Calculate the minimum power output of a car's engine moving at constant speed up a slope, given its weight, speed, and horizontal resistive forces.
Physics · 3.4 Mechanics and materials