AQA GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE TRILOGY
HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER 1H 2026
ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW GRADED
A+
⩥ physical processes.
Answer: mixtures can be separated by...
⩥ simple distillation.
Answer: evaporating water and condensing it in a separate container
⩥ fractional distillation.
Answer: evaporating liquids with different boiling points
⩥ filtration.
Answer: screening and sieving to remove solids
⩥ chromatography.
Answer: using a solvent to separate pigments so you can identify them
,⩥ crystallisation.
Answer: evaporating a solution to a small volume and leaving it to cool
to form crystals
⩥ chemically bonded.
Answer: a mixture is made from different substances that aren't...
⩥ a mixture designed for a use.
Answer: a formulation is...
⩥ mixing components in carefully measured amounts.
Answer: a formulation is made by...
⩥ the solvent moves through the paper.
Answer: in paper chromatography...
⩥ different compounds to different distances depending on their
attraction to the paper and solvent.
Answer: chromatography carries...
⩥ distance moved by compound ÷ distance moved by solvent.
Answer: Rf value =
,⩥ single spot in all solvents.
Answer: in chromatography, a pure compound produces a...
⩥ damp blue litmus paper red and then bleaches it white.
Answer: chlorine turns...
⩥ glowing splint relight.
Answer: oxygen gas test makes a...
⩥ squeaky pop sound.
Answer: hydrogen gas test makes a...
⩥ limewater go cloudy.
Answer: carbon dioxide gas test makes...
⩥ warmth, shelter, food and transport.
Answer: the Earth provides humans with...
⩥ food, timber, clothing and fuels.
Answer: natural resources along with agriculture give us...
, ⩥ processes to make energy and materials.
Answer: finite resources involve...
⩥ there is only a certain amount of them.
Answer: finite means...
⩥ using the Earth's resources in a way that can continue in the future..
Answer: sustainable resources involves...
⩥ meet the needs of people today without impacting on the needs of
people in the future.
Answer: sustainable development should...
⩥ safe to drink.
Answer: potable water is...
⩥ dissolved salts and microbes.
Answer: potable water has a low enough level of...
⩥ pure water.
Answer: potable water isn't...
HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER 1H 2026
ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS COMPLETE REVIEW GRADED
A+
⩥ physical processes.
Answer: mixtures can be separated by...
⩥ simple distillation.
Answer: evaporating water and condensing it in a separate container
⩥ fractional distillation.
Answer: evaporating liquids with different boiling points
⩥ filtration.
Answer: screening and sieving to remove solids
⩥ chromatography.
Answer: using a solvent to separate pigments so you can identify them
,⩥ crystallisation.
Answer: evaporating a solution to a small volume and leaving it to cool
to form crystals
⩥ chemically bonded.
Answer: a mixture is made from different substances that aren't...
⩥ a mixture designed for a use.
Answer: a formulation is...
⩥ mixing components in carefully measured amounts.
Answer: a formulation is made by...
⩥ the solvent moves through the paper.
Answer: in paper chromatography...
⩥ different compounds to different distances depending on their
attraction to the paper and solvent.
Answer: chromatography carries...
⩥ distance moved by compound ÷ distance moved by solvent.
Answer: Rf value =
,⩥ single spot in all solvents.
Answer: in chromatography, a pure compound produces a...
⩥ damp blue litmus paper red and then bleaches it white.
Answer: chlorine turns...
⩥ glowing splint relight.
Answer: oxygen gas test makes a...
⩥ squeaky pop sound.
Answer: hydrogen gas test makes a...
⩥ limewater go cloudy.
Answer: carbon dioxide gas test makes...
⩥ warmth, shelter, food and transport.
Answer: the Earth provides humans with...
⩥ food, timber, clothing and fuels.
Answer: natural resources along with agriculture give us...
, ⩥ processes to make energy and materials.
Answer: finite resources involve...
⩥ there is only a certain amount of them.
Answer: finite means...
⩥ using the Earth's resources in a way that can continue in the future..
Answer: sustainable resources involves...
⩥ meet the needs of people today without impacting on the needs of
people in the future.
Answer: sustainable development should...
⩥ safe to drink.
Answer: potable water is...
⩥ dissolved salts and microbes.
Answer: potable water has a low enough level of...
⩥ pure water.
Answer: potable water isn't...
