AQA GCSE Physics -
Paper 1 QUESTION
AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS SOLUTIONS
LATTEST UPDATE
2025/2026 GRADED A+
Energy Stores
1) Elastic Potential
2) Gravitational Potential
3) Thermal
4) Electrostatic
5) Nuclear
,6) Chemical
7) Kinetic
8) Magnetic
9) Light
10) Sound
How Is Energy Transferred?
1) Mechanically - Force Doing Work
2) Electrically - Work Done By Moving Charges
3) Heating/Radiation - Light, Sound
How Can Work Be Done?
When A Current Flows Or By A Force Moving An Object
Kinetic Energy Formula
E=1/2mv²
Kinetic Energy(J) = 0.5 X Mass(Kg) X Speed²(M/S)
Gravitational Potential Energy Formula
E=Mgh
G.P.E(J) = Mass(Kg) X Gravitational Field Strength (N/Kg) X Height (M)
,What Happens When An Object Falls And There's No Air Resistance?
Energy Lost From The G.P.E Store = Energy Gained In The Kinetic Energy Store
What Does Air Resistance Do When Acting Against Falling Objects?
It Causes Some Energy To Be Transferred To Other Energy Stores E.G. The Thermal Energy Stores Of The
Object And The Surroundings
Elastic Potential Energy Formula
E=1/2ke²
E.P.E(J) = 0.5 X Spring Constant(N/M) X Extension²(M)
What Is Shc?
The Amount Of Energy Needed To Raise The Temperature Of 1kg Of A Substance By 1°C
Shc Formula
E=Mcθ
Change In Thermal Energy(J) = Mass(Kg) X Shc(J/Kg/°C) X Temperature Change(°C)
What Is The Conservation Of Energy Principle?
, Energy Can Be Transferred Usefully, Or Stored Or Dissipated (Wasted Energy), But Can Never Be Created
Or Destroyed
What Is Power?
The Rate Of Energy Transfer, Or The Rate Of Doing Work
What Is 1w Equal To?
1j Of Energy Transferred Per Second
Power Equation 1
E=Pt
Energy Transferred(J) = Power(W) X Time(S)
POWER EQUATION 2
W=PT
WORK DONE(J) = POWER(W) X TIME(S)
WHAT IS CONDUCTION?
THE PROCESS WHERE VIBRATING PARTICLES TRANSFER ENERGY TO NEIGHBOURING PARTICLES
ENERGY IS TRANSFERRED TO THERMAL STORES OF THE OBJECT - THIS ENERGY IS SHARED ACROSS THE
KINETIC ENERGY STORES
Paper 1 QUESTION
AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS SOLUTIONS
LATTEST UPDATE
2025/2026 GRADED A+
Energy Stores
1) Elastic Potential
2) Gravitational Potential
3) Thermal
4) Electrostatic
5) Nuclear
,6) Chemical
7) Kinetic
8) Magnetic
9) Light
10) Sound
How Is Energy Transferred?
1) Mechanically - Force Doing Work
2) Electrically - Work Done By Moving Charges
3) Heating/Radiation - Light, Sound
How Can Work Be Done?
When A Current Flows Or By A Force Moving An Object
Kinetic Energy Formula
E=1/2mv²
Kinetic Energy(J) = 0.5 X Mass(Kg) X Speed²(M/S)
Gravitational Potential Energy Formula
E=Mgh
G.P.E(J) = Mass(Kg) X Gravitational Field Strength (N/Kg) X Height (M)
,What Happens When An Object Falls And There's No Air Resistance?
Energy Lost From The G.P.E Store = Energy Gained In The Kinetic Energy Store
What Does Air Resistance Do When Acting Against Falling Objects?
It Causes Some Energy To Be Transferred To Other Energy Stores E.G. The Thermal Energy Stores Of The
Object And The Surroundings
Elastic Potential Energy Formula
E=1/2ke²
E.P.E(J) = 0.5 X Spring Constant(N/M) X Extension²(M)
What Is Shc?
The Amount Of Energy Needed To Raise The Temperature Of 1kg Of A Substance By 1°C
Shc Formula
E=Mcθ
Change In Thermal Energy(J) = Mass(Kg) X Shc(J/Kg/°C) X Temperature Change(°C)
What Is The Conservation Of Energy Principle?
, Energy Can Be Transferred Usefully, Or Stored Or Dissipated (Wasted Energy), But Can Never Be Created
Or Destroyed
What Is Power?
The Rate Of Energy Transfer, Or The Rate Of Doing Work
What Is 1w Equal To?
1j Of Energy Transferred Per Second
Power Equation 1
E=Pt
Energy Transferred(J) = Power(W) X Time(S)
POWER EQUATION 2
W=PT
WORK DONE(J) = POWER(W) X TIME(S)
WHAT IS CONDUCTION?
THE PROCESS WHERE VIBRATING PARTICLES TRANSFER ENERGY TO NEIGHBOURING PARTICLES
ENERGY IS TRANSFERRED TO THERMAL STORES OF THE OBJECT - THIS ENERGY IS SHARED ACROSS THE
KINETIC ENERGY STORES
