AQA GCSE Physics — Practice Questions flashcards

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Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, across all eight AQA GCSE Physics topics: energy, electricity, particles, atomic structure, forces, waves, magnetism and space, with Higher Tier and separate-science items marked.

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Practice deck · part of AQA GCSE Physics · written against: AQA GCSE Physics (8463) specification, version 1.1; Higher Tier and separate-science-only cards marked on the front. Updated 2026-10-10.

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A 0.20 kg ball is thrown straight up at 10 m/s. Ignoring air resistance, what is the greatest height it reaches? (g = 9.8 N/kg)

A) 5.1 m
B) 10.2 m
C) 0.51 m
D) 2.6 m

A) 5.1 m

All the kinetic energy becomes gravitational potential energy: $\frac{1}{2}mv^2 = mgh$ ⁠, so $h = \frac{v^2}{2g} = \frac{100}{19.6} \approx 5.1$ m. Forgetting the ½ gives 10.2 m.
Energy
A current of 2.0 A flows through a lamp for 5.0 minutes. How much charge flows through it?

A) 10 C
B) 2.5 C
C) 150 C
D) 600 C

D) 600 C

$Q = It = 2.0 \times 300 = 600$ C. Using 5.0 minutes without converting to seconds gives 10 C.
Electricity
An atom has a mass number of 23 and an atomic number of 11. How many neutrons does its nucleus contain?

A) 11
B) 23
C) 12
D) 34

C) 12

Neutrons = mass number − atomic number = 23 − 11 = 12. The atomic number, 11, is the number of protons.
Atomic Structure
A 5.0 kg box is taken to the Moon, where the gravitational field strength is 1.6 N/kg. What is its weight there?

A) 3.1 N
B) 49 N
C) 8.0 N
D) 0.32 N

C) 8.0 N

$W = mg = 5.0 \times 1.6 = 8.0$ N. The 49 N is its weight on Earth; its mass stays 5.0 kg in both places.
Forces
Which of these metals is attracted by a bar magnet?

A) Nickel
B) Copper
C) Aluminium
D) Brass

A) Nickel

The magnetic materials are iron, steel, cobalt and nickel. Copper, aluminium and brass are metals but are not magnetic.
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
After the main sequence stage, what is the next stage in the life cycle of a star about the size of the Sun? (not in Combined Science)

A) White dwarf
B) Supernova
C) Red giant
D) Red super giant

C) Red giant

A Sun-sized star swells into a red giant, then becomes a white dwarf. Red super giants and supernovae are stages of much more massive stars.
Space Physics

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