Physics April 2025
GCSE Physics Practice Paper
CANDIDATES NAME
CENTRE NUMBER
DATE
Section A 50
Section B 50
Total marks 100
General Instructions
1. Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
2. Fill in your name, candidate number and centre number clearly.
3. Answer all questions.
4. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
5. If you need extra space, use additional paper and clearly label the question number.
6. Do not write outside the box around each page.
7. Calculators may be used unless stated otherwise.
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks: 50 (1 mark per question unless stated)
Section A: Energy (1–8)
1. Name the unit of energy.
2. Write the equation for kinetic energy.
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3. Calculate the kinetic energy of a 2 kg object moving at 5 m/s.
4. What is gravitational potential energy dependent on? (State two factors.)
5. Write the equation for gravitational potential energy.
6. Name three energy stores.
7. What is meant by conservation of energy?
8. A 1000 W kettle runs for 60 seconds. Calculate the energy transferred.
Section B: Electricity (9–16)
9. What is the unit of current?
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10. Write the equation linking charge, current and time.
11. A current of 2 A flows for 10 s. Calculate the charge transferred.
12. What is the unit of potential difference?
13. Write the equation linking power, current and voltage.
14. Define resistance.
15. State Ohm’s Law.
16. A 12 V battery supplies a 3 A current. Calculate the power.
GCSE 2025
GCSE Physics Practice Paper
CANDIDATES NAME
CENTRE NUMBER
DATE
Section A 50
Section B 50
Total marks 100
General Instructions
1. Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
2. Fill in your name, candidate number and centre number clearly.
3. Answer all questions.
4. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
5. If you need extra space, use additional paper and clearly label the question number.
6. Do not write outside the box around each page.
7. Calculators may be used unless stated otherwise.
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks: 50 (1 mark per question unless stated)
Section A: Energy (1–8)
1. Name the unit of energy.
2. Write the equation for kinetic energy.
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,Physics April 2025
3. Calculate the kinetic energy of a 2 kg object moving at 5 m/s.
4. What is gravitational potential energy dependent on? (State two factors.)
5. Write the equation for gravitational potential energy.
6. Name three energy stores.
7. What is meant by conservation of energy?
8. A 1000 W kettle runs for 60 seconds. Calculate the energy transferred.
Section B: Electricity (9–16)
9. What is the unit of current?
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10. Write the equation linking charge, current and time.
11. A current of 2 A flows for 10 s. Calculate the charge transferred.
12. What is the unit of potential difference?
13. Write the equation linking power, current and voltage.
14. Define resistance.
15. State Ohm’s Law.
16. A 12 V battery supplies a 3 A current. Calculate the power.
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