AQA Physics Paper 1
Higher
Combined Science
Predicted Paper 2022
Name ………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………………
1 hour 15 minutes allowed
Similar to your real exam, each question in this gets harder towards the end of
each question, so if you find you can’t do the last part of a certain question, try
the next question – they all start off easier then get harder.
Grade boundaries
These are VERY rough guesses! Getting an 8 or 9 on this paper does not
guarantee you the same mark in the exam.
• 9 55
• 8 45
• 7 35
• 6 25
• 5 15
The information from the exam board gives us a broad overview of what is
covered in the exam. If a topic is not listed as a ‘major focus’ it can still come up
in a question, but that question might not be worth many marks. There are
questions in this paper that cover topics that are not a ‘major focus’ for the exam,
but don’t let that worry you!
1
,Exam Analysis
Advanced
Marks Marks What do you need
Question Topic information for
available gained to do to improve?
2022
Changes of state
and the particle
1 13 Particles
model, and particle
model and pressure
Renewable
2 4 Energy transfers
energy
Atoms and isotopes,
Atoms and
3 21 and atoms and
nuclear radiation
nuclear radiation
Energy changes in a
system, and the
ways energy is
Specific heat
4 13 stored before and
capacity
after such changes,
and Required
Practical Activity 14
Required Practical
5 10 Circuits Activity 16, and
energy transfers
Energy changes in a
system, and the
Gravitational
6 9 ways energy is
potential energy
stored before and
after such changes
Total 70
2
, Equations sheet
Equation Symbol Unit
Ek = J (joules)
Ek = kinetic energy
m = kg (kilograms)
Ek = ½ mv2 m = mass
v = m/s (meters per
v = speed
second)
Ee = J (joules)
Ee = elastic potential energy
k = N/m (newtons per
Ee = ½ ke2 k = spring constant
meter)
e = extension
e = m (meters)
Ep = gravitational potential Ep = J (joules)
energy
m = kg (kilograms)
Ep = mgh m = mass
g = N/kg (newtons per
g = gravitational field strength kilogram)
h = height h = m (meters)
ΔE = change in thermal ΔE = J (joules)
energy
m = kg (kilograms)
ΔE = mcΔθ m = mass
c = J/kg˚C (joules per
c = specific heat capacity kilogram degree Celsius)
Δθ = temperature change Δθ = ˚C (degree Celsius)
P = power P = W (watts)
P=E
E = energy transferred E = J (joules)
T
t = time t = s (seconds)
P = power P = W (watts)
P=W
W = work done E = J (joules)
T
t = time t = s (seconds)
Efficiency = useful energy out
total energy in
Efficiency = useful power out
total power in
3
Higher
Combined Science
Predicted Paper 2022
Name ………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………………
1 hour 15 minutes allowed
Similar to your real exam, each question in this gets harder towards the end of
each question, so if you find you can’t do the last part of a certain question, try
the next question – they all start off easier then get harder.
Grade boundaries
These are VERY rough guesses! Getting an 8 or 9 on this paper does not
guarantee you the same mark in the exam.
• 9 55
• 8 45
• 7 35
• 6 25
• 5 15
The information from the exam board gives us a broad overview of what is
covered in the exam. If a topic is not listed as a ‘major focus’ it can still come up
in a question, but that question might not be worth many marks. There are
questions in this paper that cover topics that are not a ‘major focus’ for the exam,
but don’t let that worry you!
1
,Exam Analysis
Advanced
Marks Marks What do you need
Question Topic information for
available gained to do to improve?
2022
Changes of state
and the particle
1 13 Particles
model, and particle
model and pressure
Renewable
2 4 Energy transfers
energy
Atoms and isotopes,
Atoms and
3 21 and atoms and
nuclear radiation
nuclear radiation
Energy changes in a
system, and the
ways energy is
Specific heat
4 13 stored before and
capacity
after such changes,
and Required
Practical Activity 14
Required Practical
5 10 Circuits Activity 16, and
energy transfers
Energy changes in a
system, and the
Gravitational
6 9 ways energy is
potential energy
stored before and
after such changes
Total 70
2
, Equations sheet
Equation Symbol Unit
Ek = J (joules)
Ek = kinetic energy
m = kg (kilograms)
Ek = ½ mv2 m = mass
v = m/s (meters per
v = speed
second)
Ee = J (joules)
Ee = elastic potential energy
k = N/m (newtons per
Ee = ½ ke2 k = spring constant
meter)
e = extension
e = m (meters)
Ep = gravitational potential Ep = J (joules)
energy
m = kg (kilograms)
Ep = mgh m = mass
g = N/kg (newtons per
g = gravitational field strength kilogram)
h = height h = m (meters)
ΔE = change in thermal ΔE = J (joules)
energy
m = kg (kilograms)
ΔE = mcΔθ m = mass
c = J/kg˚C (joules per
c = specific heat capacity kilogram degree Celsius)
Δθ = temperature change Δθ = ˚C (degree Celsius)
P = power P = W (watts)
P=E
E = energy transferred E = J (joules)
T
t = time t = s (seconds)
P = power P = W (watts)
P=W
W = work done E = J (joules)
T
t = time t = s (seconds)
Efficiency = useful energy out
total energy in
Efficiency = useful power out
total power in
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