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Free AQA GCSE Physics
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real AQA GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real AQA GCSE Physics paper looks like

Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Physics syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

What is the total resistance of three 6 Ω resistors connected in series?

  1. 6 Ω
  2. 18 Ω
  3. 216 Ω
  4. 2 Ω
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✓ Answer: B — 18 Ω
Resistances in series are simply added: 6 + 6 + 6 = 18 Ω.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

What does a voltmeter measure?

  1. Current
  2. Charge
  3. Resistance
  4. Potential difference
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✓ Answer: D — Potential difference
An ammeter measures current instead.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

Why does efficiency have no units?

  1. It is one energy divided by another, so the units cancel
  2. It is measured in joules that are then ignored
  3. It is measured in watts
  4. It is always a whole number
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✓ Answer: A — It is one energy divided by another, so the units cancel
This is why it can be written as a decimal or a percentage.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

What is kinetic energy?

  1. The energy stored in a stretched spring
  2. The energy an object has because it is moving
  3. The energy an object has because of its height
  4. The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
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✓ Answer: B — The energy an object has because it is moving
It depends on both the mass and the speed.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

What does a resistor do in a circuit?

  1. It converts direct current to alternating current
  2. It increases the current in the circuit
  3. It opposes the flow of charge, reducing the current
  4. It stores charge for later use
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✓ Answer: C — It opposes the flow of charge, reducing the current
The greater the resistance, the smaller the current for a given potential difference.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

What causes the pressure exerted by a gas on the walls of its container?

  1. Gas molecules colliding with the container walls and exerting a force
  2. Gas molecules sticking to the walls and pulling them inward
  3. Gravity pulling gas molecules downward onto the base of the container
  4. Gas molecules pushing each other apart and pressing outward
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✓ Answer: A — Gas molecules colliding with the container walls and exerting a force
Gas pressure arises from the repeated collisions of gas molecules with the container walls. Each collision exerts a small force, and the total effect of billions of collisions per second produces measurable pressure. Molecules do not stick to walls or push each other to create pressure.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

When a wave hits a surface and bounces back, this is:

  1. Refraction
  2. Transmission
  3. Absorption
  4. Reflection
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✓ Answer: D — Reflection
Reflection is when a wave bounces off a boundary rather than passing through it.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

Which letter is used to represent charge in equations?

  1. C
  2. I
  3. V
  4. Q
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✓ Answer: D — Q
C is the unit symbol for the coulomb, which is a different thing from the quantity symbol.
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AQA GCSE Physics FAQ

What does the AQA GCSE Physics exam look like?
The AQA GCSE Physics exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free AQA GCSE Physics past paper?
Real AQA past papers are published directly by AQA on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AQA GCSE Physics graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.