AQA GCSE PHYSICS PAPER 1 PRACTICE
EXAM VIEW AHEAD WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND CLARITY 2026
‣ Energy is transferred between stores . Answer: Thermal, kinetic,
gravitational potential, elastic potential, chemical, magnetic,
electrostatic, nuclear
‣ Energy is transferred... Answer: Mechanically (by a force doing
work), electrically (work done by moving charges), by heating or by
radiation (like light or sound)
‣ kinetic energy . Answer: energy of motion - the greater an object's
mass and the faster it is going, the more energy there will be in its
kinetic energy store. Ek (j) = 1/2m(kg)v(m/s) squared
‣ Raised objects store energy in gravitational potential energy stores .
Answer: lifting an object in a gravitational field requires work, causing
an energy transfer to the the GPE store of the object. Ep(j) =
m(kg)g(n/kg)h(m)
‣ Falling objects transfer energy . Answer: Falling objects transfer
energy from its GPE store to its kinetic energy store. When there's no air
resistance, energy lost from the GPE store = energy gained in the kinetic
energy store
,‣ Stretching transfers energy to elastic potential energy stores . Answer:
As long as the limit of proportionality has not been exceeded, Ee (j) =
1/2 k (N/m) e (m) squared
‣ specific heat capacity . Answer: the energy required to raise the
temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius. 🔼E (j) =
m(kg) c(j/kgdegree) 🔼theta (degrees Celsius)
‣ Conservation of energy principle . Answer: Energy can be transferred
but can never be created of destroyed
‣ Dissipated energy . Answer: energy used up in a system, typically lost
due to work done by friction, 'wasted energy'
‣ Phone energy . Answer: When you use the phone, energy is usefully
transferred from the chemical energy store of the battery in the phone,
but some of this energy is dissipated to thermal energy
‣ Closed system energy transfer . Answer: A cold spoon is dropped into
hot soup in an insulated flask, which is then sealed. Energy is transferred
from the thermal energy store of the soup to the useless thermal energy
of the spoon
‣ Power . Answer: The rate at which work is done (watts). P(w) = E(j) /
t(s)
, ‣ Conduction occurs mainly in solids . Answer: Conduction is the
process where vibrating particles transfer energy to neighbouring
particles.
‣ thermal conductivity . Answer: the Mrs sure of the rate at which
thermal energy can travel through a material
‣ Convection occurs only in liquids and gases . Answer: Convection is
where energetic particles move away from hotter to cooler regions
‣ Radiators - convection currents . Answer: Energy is transferred from
the radiator to nearby air particles by conduction. The air by the radiator
becomes warmer and less dense. This warm air rises and is replaced by
cooler air. At the same time, the previously heated air transfers energy to
the surrounding and cools, becomes denser, and sinks. This cycle repeats
and causes a flow of air to circulate around the room
‣ How to reduce unwanted energy transfers . Answer: Lubrication and
thermal insulation
‣ Insulation reduces the rate of energy transfer by heating . Answer:
Things to do to prevent energy loss through heating...
- have think walls made from low thermal conductivity material. This
makes the rate of energy transfer slower, so the building will cool more
slowly.
- use thermal insulation
EXAM VIEW AHEAD WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND CLARITY 2026
‣ Energy is transferred between stores . Answer: Thermal, kinetic,
gravitational potential, elastic potential, chemical, magnetic,
electrostatic, nuclear
‣ Energy is transferred... Answer: Mechanically (by a force doing
work), electrically (work done by moving charges), by heating or by
radiation (like light or sound)
‣ kinetic energy . Answer: energy of motion - the greater an object's
mass and the faster it is going, the more energy there will be in its
kinetic energy store. Ek (j) = 1/2m(kg)v(m/s) squared
‣ Raised objects store energy in gravitational potential energy stores .
Answer: lifting an object in a gravitational field requires work, causing
an energy transfer to the the GPE store of the object. Ep(j) =
m(kg)g(n/kg)h(m)
‣ Falling objects transfer energy . Answer: Falling objects transfer
energy from its GPE store to its kinetic energy store. When there's no air
resistance, energy lost from the GPE store = energy gained in the kinetic
energy store
,‣ Stretching transfers energy to elastic potential energy stores . Answer:
As long as the limit of proportionality has not been exceeded, Ee (j) =
1/2 k (N/m) e (m) squared
‣ specific heat capacity . Answer: the energy required to raise the
temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius. 🔼E (j) =
m(kg) c(j/kgdegree) 🔼theta (degrees Celsius)
‣ Conservation of energy principle . Answer: Energy can be transferred
but can never be created of destroyed
‣ Dissipated energy . Answer: energy used up in a system, typically lost
due to work done by friction, 'wasted energy'
‣ Phone energy . Answer: When you use the phone, energy is usefully
transferred from the chemical energy store of the battery in the phone,
but some of this energy is dissipated to thermal energy
‣ Closed system energy transfer . Answer: A cold spoon is dropped into
hot soup in an insulated flask, which is then sealed. Energy is transferred
from the thermal energy store of the soup to the useless thermal energy
of the spoon
‣ Power . Answer: The rate at which work is done (watts). P(w) = E(j) /
t(s)
, ‣ Conduction occurs mainly in solids . Answer: Conduction is the
process where vibrating particles transfer energy to neighbouring
particles.
‣ thermal conductivity . Answer: the Mrs sure of the rate at which
thermal energy can travel through a material
‣ Convection occurs only in liquids and gases . Answer: Convection is
where energetic particles move away from hotter to cooler regions
‣ Radiators - convection currents . Answer: Energy is transferred from
the radiator to nearby air particles by conduction. The air by the radiator
becomes warmer and less dense. This warm air rises and is replaced by
cooler air. At the same time, the previously heated air transfers energy to
the surrounding and cools, becomes denser, and sinks. This cycle repeats
and causes a flow of air to circulate around the room
‣ How to reduce unwanted energy transfers . Answer: Lubrication and
thermal insulation
‣ Insulation reduces the rate of energy transfer by heating . Answer:
Things to do to prevent energy loss through heating...
- have think walls made from low thermal conductivity material. This
makes the rate of energy transfer slower, so the building will cool more
slowly.
- use thermal insulation
