AQA Physics Paper 2
Higher
Combined Science
Predicted Paper 2022
Name ………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………………
1 hour 15 minutes allowed
Similar to your real exam, each question in this paper 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 and 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!
,Exam Analysis
Advanced What do you
Marks Marks
Question Topic information for need to do to
available gained
2022 improve?
Forces and their
1 5 Gravity
interactions
Electromagnetic
2 10 EM spectrum
waves
Forces and their
interactions and
3 22 Momentum describing motion
along a line and
Momentum
Forces,
Mass accelerations and
4 8
calculations Newton's laws of
motion
5 6 Motors The motor effect
Electromagnetic
waves and
6 19 Leslie Cubes
Required Practical
Activity 21
Total 70
, Equation sheets
Equation Symbols Units
W = weight W = N (newton’s)
m = mass m = kg (kilograms)
W = mg
g = gravitational field g = N/kg (newtons per
strength kilogram)
W = work done W = J (joules)
W = Fs F = force F = N (newtons)
s = distance s = m (meters)
F = N (newtons)
F = force
k = N/m (newtons per
F = ke k = spring constant
meter)
e = extension
e = m (meters)
Ee = elastic potential Ee = J (joules)
energy
k = N/m (newtons per
Ee = ½ ke2
k = spring constant meter)
e = extension e = m (meters)
s = distance s = m (meters)
s = vt v = speed v = m/s (meters per second)
t = time t = s (seconds)
a = m/s2 (meters per second
a = acceleration squared)
a = Δv
Δv = change in velocity Δv = m/s (meters per
t second)
t = time
t = s (seconds)
v = m/s (meters per second)
v = final velocity
u = m/s (meters per second)
u = initial velocity
v – u = 2as
2 2
a = m/s2 (meters per second
a = acceleration
squared)
s = distance
s = m (meters)
Higher
Combined Science
Predicted Paper 2022
Name ………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………………
1 hour 15 minutes allowed
Similar to your real exam, each question in this paper 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 and 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!
,Exam Analysis
Advanced What do you
Marks Marks
Question Topic information for need to do to
available gained
2022 improve?
Forces and their
1 5 Gravity
interactions
Electromagnetic
2 10 EM spectrum
waves
Forces and their
interactions and
3 22 Momentum describing motion
along a line and
Momentum
Forces,
Mass accelerations and
4 8
calculations Newton's laws of
motion
5 6 Motors The motor effect
Electromagnetic
waves and
6 19 Leslie Cubes
Required Practical
Activity 21
Total 70
, Equation sheets
Equation Symbols Units
W = weight W = N (newton’s)
m = mass m = kg (kilograms)
W = mg
g = gravitational field g = N/kg (newtons per
strength kilogram)
W = work done W = J (joules)
W = Fs F = force F = N (newtons)
s = distance s = m (meters)
F = N (newtons)
F = force
k = N/m (newtons per
F = ke k = spring constant
meter)
e = extension
e = m (meters)
Ee = elastic potential Ee = J (joules)
energy
k = N/m (newtons per
Ee = ½ ke2
k = spring constant meter)
e = extension e = m (meters)
s = distance s = m (meters)
s = vt v = speed v = m/s (meters per second)
t = time t = s (seconds)
a = m/s2 (meters per second
a = acceleration squared)
a = Δv
Δv = change in velocity Δv = m/s (meters per
t second)
t = time
t = s (seconds)
v = m/s (meters per second)
v = final velocity
u = m/s (meters per second)
u = initial velocity
v – u = 2as
2 2
a = m/s2 (meters per second
a = acceleration
squared)
s = distance
s = m (meters)
