AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Physics Paper 1 (Higher), 2023

Every question from AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Physics Paper 1 (Higher), 2023: 6 questions, 70 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.

Question 1 8 marks
Explain the changes in power output from solar and wind energy resources between 2014 and 2019, and during a typical year.
Physics · P1: Energy
Question 2 15 marks
Use a circuit and graph about body fat analysis to calculate resistance and potential difference, then interpret a relationship between leg resistance and body water percentage to judge health categories.
Physics · P2: Electricity
Question 3 14 marks
Explain how transformers and circuit components in the National Grid and a street lamp sensor affect current, potential difference, and resistance.
Physics · P2: Electricity
Question 4 11 marks
A set of questions about radioactive decay, including peer review, ionising radiation, activity units, detection of radiation at different distances, half-life calculations, and why measurements vary between samples.
Physics · P4: Atomic Structure
Question 5 9 marks
Investigate the effect of viewing position on a height measurement, calculate the toy’s mass from gravitational potential energy, and explain why the toy is not a closed system.
Physics · P1: Energy
Question 6 13 marks
Explain how heating the air in a chamber increases its pressure, why the chamber bottom is metal, identify the air property that makes a small energy change cause a large temperature change, suggest how to make the wheel turn faster, and calculate the final temperature of coffee after a 15 kJ energy decrease.
Physics · P3: Particle Model of Matter · P1: Energy