AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Physics Paper 2 (Higher), 2024
Every question from AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Physics Paper 2 (Higher), 2024: 6 questions, 70 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 8 marks
Investigate how frequency affects the wavelength of a wave on a string, identify the wave equation linking speed, frequency and wavelength, and calculate wavelength from given wave speed and frequency.
Physics · Required Practicals · P6: Waves · Physics Required Practicals
- Question 2 14 marks
Explain energy transfers for a gymnast landing on a spring floor, calculate elastic potential energy in a compressed spring, describe a method for measuring spring compression safely, and determine the spring constant from a force–compression graph.
Physics · Required Practicals · P5: Forces · Physics Required Practicals
- Question 3 13 marks
Answer a series of questions on electromagnetic waves, including their properties, uses, hazards, wave definitions, frequency calculation from period, and how oscillations transfer information in wireless communication.
Physics · P6: Waves · P7: Magnetism and Electromagnetism
- Question 4 10 marks
Answer questions about the motor effect and electromagnets, including the direction of force on a current-carrying wire, calculation of magnetic flux density, Newton’s third law, and ways to increase or reverse the force exerted by an electromagnet.
Physics · P5: Forces · P7: Magnetism and Electromagnetism
- Question 5 12 marks
Calculate and explain how speed affects stopping and braking distance, including determining initial velocity, identifying the speed-squared relationship, and calculating momentum before braking.
Physics · P5: Forces
- Question 6 13 marks
Calculate the rocket’s velocity after accelerating to 40 km and explain changes in its weight, its deceleration after fuel stops burning, and how parachutes reduce terminal velocity.
Physics · P5: Forces