Physics Structured Questions
466 questions, 466 sorted into topics. Papers 2 (AS Level) and 4 (A Level): written questions.
AS topics
Physical quantities and units
Physical quantities · SI units · Errors and uncertainties · Scalars and vectors
Kinematics
Equations of motion
Dynamics
Momentum and Newton’s laws of motion · Non-uniform motion · Linear momentum and its conservation
Forces, density and pressure
Turning effects of forces · Equilibrium of forces · Density and pressure
Work, energy and power
Energy conservation · Gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy
Deformation of solids
Stress and strain · Elastic and plastic behaviour
Waves
Progressive waves · Transverse and longitudinal waves · Doppler effect for sound waves · Electromagnetic spectrum · Polarisation
Superposition
Stationary waves · Diffraction · Interference · The diffraction grating
Electricity
Electric current · Potential difference and power · Resistance and resistivity
D.C. circuits
Practical circuits · Kirchhoff’s laws · Potential dividers
Particle physics
Atoms, nuclei and radiation · Fundamental particles
A Level topics (A2)
Motion in a circle
Kinematics of uniform circular motion · Centripetal acceleration
Gravitational fields
Gravitational field · Gravitational force between point masses · Gravitational field of a point mass · Gravitational potential
Temperature
Thermal equilibrium · Temperature scales · Specific heat capacity and specific latent heat
Ideal gases
The mole · Equation of state · Kinetic theory of gases
Thermodynamics
Internal energy · The first law of thermodynamics
Oscillations
Simple harmonic oscillations · Energy in simple harmonic motion · Damped and forced oscillations, resonance
Electric fields
Electric fields and field lines · Uniform electric fields · Electric force between point charges · Electric field of a point charge · Electric potential
Capacitance
Capacitors and capacitance · Energy stored in a capacitor · Discharging a capacitor
Magnetic fields
Concept of a magnetic field · Force on a current-carrying conductor · Force on a moving charge · Magnetic fields due to currents · Electromagnetic induction
Alternating currents
Characteristics of alternating currents · Rectification and smoothing
Quantum physics
Energy and momentum of a photon · Photoelectric effect · Wave-particle duality · Energy levels in atoms and line spectra
Nuclear physics
Mass defect and nuclear binding energy · Radioactive decay
Medical physics
Production and use of ultrasound · Production and use of X-rays · PET scanning
Astronomy and cosmology
Standard candles · Stellar radii · Hubble’s law and the Big Bang theory