2025 AQA GCSE PHYSICS Higher Tier Paper 1 Question Paper & Mark
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0 1 Tides and wind are two renewable energy resources.
0 1 . 1 Describe the difference between renewable energy resources and non-renewable energy
resources.
[2 marks]
Figure 1 shows a new design of tidal turbine to generate electricity using the tides.
Figure 1
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0 1 . 2 Write down the equation which links density (ρ), mass (m) and volume (V).
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 The mass of seawater passing through the tidal turbine each second is 824 000 kg. The
density of seawater is 1030 kg/m3.
Calculate the volume of seawater passing through the tidal turbine each second.
[3 marks]
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Volume =
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The speed of the tide or the speed of the wind past a turbine is called the
‘flow speed’.
Figure 2 shows how the power output of a tidal turbine compares with a wind
turbine for different flow speeds.
Figure 2
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Scheme (Merged) June 2025 [VERIFIED]
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0 1 Tides and wind are two renewable energy resources.
0 1 . 1 Describe the difference between renewable energy resources and non-renewable energy
resources.
[2 marks]
Figure 1 shows a new design of tidal turbine to generate electricity using the tides.
Figure 1
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Use the Physics Equations Sheet to answer questions 01.2 and 01.3. box
0 1 . 2 Write down the equation which links density (ρ), mass (m) and volume (V).
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 The mass of seawater passing through the tidal turbine each second is 824 000 kg. The
density of seawater is 1030 kg/m3.
Calculate the volume of seawater passing through the tidal turbine each second.
[3 marks]
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Volume =
_________________________________
m3
Question 1 continues on the next page
The speed of the tide or the speed of the wind past a turbine is called the
‘flow speed’.
Figure 2 shows how the power output of a tidal turbine compares with a wind
turbine for different flow speeds.
Figure 2
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