AQA GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY
8464/P/1H HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER
1H PAPER & MARK SCHEME
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Equation linking current, potential difference and power.
Answer: P=IV
◍ Potential difference in a series circuit.
Answer: Total potential difference of the power supply is shared between
components
◍ Lubrication.
Answer: Reduces unwanted energy transfers by reducing friction
◍ Efficiency equation (power).
Answer: Efficiency = useful power output/useful power input
◍ Kinetic energy.
Answer: Energy stored within moving objects
◍ Live wire colour.
Answer: Brown
◍ Ionisation.
Answer: The process of radiation removing electrons from atoms to form
ions
◍ different mistake each time.
Answer: Random
, ◍ Potential difference between two points.
Answer: Work done when a coulomb of charge passes between the points
◍ Resistance.
Answer: Opposes the flow of electric charge
◍ Chemical energy store.
Answer: Energy stored in chemicals waiting to react
◍ Advantages of fossil fuels.
Answer: Reliable, cheap
◍ Radioactive particles getting onto objects.
Answer: Contamination
◍ JJ Thomson.
Answer: Creator of the Plum Pudding model
◍ Current in a parallel circuit.
Answer: Total current through the whole circuit is the sum of the currents
through the separate components
◍ Neutral wire colour.
Answer: Blue
◍ Non-renewable energy resources examples.
Answer: Fossil fuels, nuclear fuel
◍ Nuclear energy store.
Answer: Energy stored in the nuclei of atoms that can fuse or split
◍ Radiation transfer.
Answer: Energy transfer by electromagnetic radiation
◍ Watts (W).
Answer: Unit of power
◍ by a force doing work.
Answer: Mechanically
8464/P/1H HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER
1H PAPER & MARK SCHEME
CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Equation linking current, potential difference and power.
Answer: P=IV
◍ Potential difference in a series circuit.
Answer: Total potential difference of the power supply is shared between
components
◍ Lubrication.
Answer: Reduces unwanted energy transfers by reducing friction
◍ Efficiency equation (power).
Answer: Efficiency = useful power output/useful power input
◍ Kinetic energy.
Answer: Energy stored within moving objects
◍ Live wire colour.
Answer: Brown
◍ Ionisation.
Answer: The process of radiation removing electrons from atoms to form
ions
◍ different mistake each time.
Answer: Random
, ◍ Potential difference between two points.
Answer: Work done when a coulomb of charge passes between the points
◍ Resistance.
Answer: Opposes the flow of electric charge
◍ Chemical energy store.
Answer: Energy stored in chemicals waiting to react
◍ Advantages of fossil fuels.
Answer: Reliable, cheap
◍ Radioactive particles getting onto objects.
Answer: Contamination
◍ JJ Thomson.
Answer: Creator of the Plum Pudding model
◍ Current in a parallel circuit.
Answer: Total current through the whole circuit is the sum of the currents
through the separate components
◍ Neutral wire colour.
Answer: Blue
◍ Non-renewable energy resources examples.
Answer: Fossil fuels, nuclear fuel
◍ Nuclear energy store.
Answer: Energy stored in the nuclei of atoms that can fuse or split
◍ Radiation transfer.
Answer: Energy transfer by electromagnetic radiation
◍ Watts (W).
Answer: Unit of power
◍ by a force doing work.
Answer: Mechanically
