AQA GCSE Physics Physics Paper 1 (Higher), June 2024
Every question from AQA GCSE Physics Physics Paper 1 (Higher), June 2024 (8463): 10 questions, 100 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 10 marks
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of two methods of storing energy from wind turbines (heating water vs pumping water uphill) using data, identify energy stores, and explain changes to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Physics · P1: Energy
- Question 2 10 marks
Calculate energy output from nuclear power, recall nuclear fission products, state the energy-power-time equation, suggest precautions for radioactive waste, and calculate operating days.
Physics · P1: Energy · P4: Atomic Structure
- Question 3 9 marks
Describe a method to investigate how the length of a wire affects its resistance, identify the correct graph showing this relationship, and explain why a 1.50 V cell is not an electrical hazard.
Physics · Required Practicals · P2: Electricity · Required Practicals
- Question 4 10 marks
Analyze static electricity phenomena including hair standing up from a generator, definitions of electric fields, calculation of potential difference from energy and charge, and factors affecting spark distance.
Physics · P2: Electricity
- Question 5 13 marks
Calculate the resistance of a coin, explain why dirty coins are not recognized, draw a thermistor circuit symbol, and determine the potential difference across a thermistor in a potential divider circuit.
Physics · P2: Electricity
- Question 6 9 marks
Calculate the maximum height reached by a theme park pod attached to stretched bungee cords and explain why the actual height is lower due to energy dissipation.
Physics · P1: Energy · P5: Forces
- Question 7 8 marks
Investigate the density of an irregular metal ring using a measuring cylinder, accounting for errors, string displacement, resolution, zero error on a balance, and calculating mass from density and volume in kg.
Physics · Required Practicals · P3: Particle Model of Matter · Required Practicals
- Question 8 8 marks
Explain why pressure increases when a syringe's volume is decreased, identify the effect of temperature increase on particles, and calculate temperature change using specific heat capacity.
Physics · P1: Energy · P3: Particle Model of Matter
- Question 9 11 marks
Analyze radioactivity data from an experiment measuring count rate at different distances for sources A and B, determine radiation types, safety precautions, and calculate radioactive sample activity from a graph.
Physics · P4: Atomic Structure
- Question 10 12 marks
Calculate current, mass, and discuss the effect of energy transfer on the melting time of a fuse wire in a domestic circuit.
Physics · P2: Electricity · P3: Particle Model of Matter