A Level Design and Technology
AQA Paper 2 |2025/2026 with
detailed questions and answers
|graded A+
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compressive strength
✓ the force at which a material breaks under pressure
tensile strength
✓ A measure of how much stress from pulling, or tension, a material can withstand
before breaking.
bending strength
✓ The ability to resist forces that may bend the material.
shear strength
✓ measures the largest shear force a materials can stand before ripping apart
Torsional strength
, ✓ Resists a twisting force
Hardness
✓ A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
Toughness
✓ the ability of a material to resist fracture
Plasticity
✓ ability to be molded
Ductility
✓ The ability to be pulled into thin wires
Malleability
✓ the ability of a solid to be hammered without shattering
Elasticity
✓ The ability of a material to bounce back after being disturbed
Density
✓ the degree of compactness of a substance.
, Fusibility
✓ Ability to become a liquid when heated
Magnetism
✓ The force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials
electrical conductor
✓ A material through which electric charge can flow easily
electrical insulator
✓ a material through which charge cannot flow easily
thermal conductor
✓ a material through which thermal energy flows easily
thermal insulator
✓ a material through which thermal energy moves slowly
thermal expansion
✓ the expansion of matter when it is heated
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AQA Paper 2 |2025/2026 with
detailed questions and answers
|graded A+
____________________________________________________________________________________
compressive strength
✓ the force at which a material breaks under pressure
tensile strength
✓ A measure of how much stress from pulling, or tension, a material can withstand
before breaking.
bending strength
✓ The ability to resist forces that may bend the material.
shear strength
✓ measures the largest shear force a materials can stand before ripping apart
Torsional strength
, ✓ Resists a twisting force
Hardness
✓ A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
Toughness
✓ the ability of a material to resist fracture
Plasticity
✓ ability to be molded
Ductility
✓ The ability to be pulled into thin wires
Malleability
✓ the ability of a solid to be hammered without shattering
Elasticity
✓ The ability of a material to bounce back after being disturbed
Density
✓ the degree of compactness of a substance.
, Fusibility
✓ Ability to become a liquid when heated
Magnetism
✓ The force of attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials
electrical conductor
✓ A material through which electric charge can flow easily
electrical insulator
✓ a material through which charge cannot flow easily
thermal conductor
✓ a material through which thermal energy flows easily
thermal insulator
✓ a material through which thermal energy moves slowly
thermal expansion
✓ the expansion of matter when it is heated
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