AQA GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY
8464/P/1H HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER
1H PAPER & MARK SCHEME FINAL
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Electric field lines go.
Answer: From positive to negative
◍ Energy transferred =.
Answer: Power x timeCharge flow (c) x PD
◍ what changes when you compress a material?.
Answer: the mass does not change, it is only the volume that decreases
◍ fill in the blank: pressure and volume are ......... proportional.
Answer: inversely
◍ Energy resources can also be used for heating.
Answer: Non renewable - natural gas is widely used for heating homes. The
gas heats water, which gets pumped into radiators. Coal is commonly burnt
in fireplaces. Electric heaters use electricity generated from non renewable
resources.Renewable - a geothermal heat pump uses geothermal energy
resources to heat buildings. Solar water heaters use to the sun to heat water,
which gets pumped into radiators.
◍ compounds are formed by a combination of two or more different kinds of
atoms.
Answer: John Dalton, 1803
◍ isotopes.
, Answer: different forms of the same element
◍ gamma ray charge.
Answer: 0
◍ a chemical reaction is a rearrangement of atoms.
Answer: John Dalton, 1803
◍ Conduction occurs mainly in solids.
Answer: Conduction is the process where vibrating particles transfer energy
to neighbouring particles.
◍ What happens to potential difference in parallel circuits.
Answer: It is the same
◍ for a circuit to work.....
Answer: it must have a source of potential difference
◍ method for finding the density of regular objects.
Answer: use a ruler to measure the volume - lxwxh - and then record your
results into a table, convert cm into m by the volume times 10-6, measure
the mass with a mass balance, convert g into kg by dividing by 1000 and
then record results, calculate the density by doing mass/volume
◍ why do we see flat spots on heating graphs?.
Answer: because these are the moments where the heat energy being
transferred isn't being used to raise the temperature, instead it is breaking
intermolecular bonds
◍ why do particles in a system vibrate or move around?.
Answer: because they have energy in their kinetic energy store, and
potential energy store due to their positions
◍ Distance travelled.
Answer: Speed x time
◍ Force applied to a spring.
Answer: spring constant x extension
, ◍ what are the units for the formula pV = constant?.
Answer: pressure (Pa), volume (m3)
◍ what is the formula for specific latent heat?.
Answer: energy / mass
◍ what does a gas look like?.
Answer: the particles are now all spaced out and are moving in random
directions at high speeds. there are hardly no bonds so this means you can
compress a gas, unlike with a solid or a liquid because their particles still
have bonds
◍ The use of renewables is limited by reliability, money, and politics.
Answer: Although scientists can advise, they don't have the power to make
people change their behaviour. Building renewable power plants is
expensive and so some energy providers are reluctant to do this. They might
not be reliable , meaning more research would have to be done. Making
personal changes can be expensive - hybrid cars are expensive as are solar
panels
◍ Power (energy transfer).
Answer: energy transferred / time taken
◍ S O L I D S.
Answer: strong forces of attraction hold the particles close together in a
fixed, regular arrangement. the particles don't have much energy so they can
only vibrate about their fixed positions. the density is generally highest in
this state as the particles are closest together
◍ wind power advantages.
Answer: There's limited pollution (only when they're first manufactured), no
fuel costs and minimal running costs, no permanent damage to the landscape
◍ What happens to resistance in a series circuit.
Answer: Resistance adds up
◍ Charged objects in an electric field.
8464/P/1H HIGHER TIER PHYSICS PAPER
1H PAPER & MARK SCHEME FINAL
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Electric field lines go.
Answer: From positive to negative
◍ Energy transferred =.
Answer: Power x timeCharge flow (c) x PD
◍ what changes when you compress a material?.
Answer: the mass does not change, it is only the volume that decreases
◍ fill in the blank: pressure and volume are ......... proportional.
Answer: inversely
◍ Energy resources can also be used for heating.
Answer: Non renewable - natural gas is widely used for heating homes. The
gas heats water, which gets pumped into radiators. Coal is commonly burnt
in fireplaces. Electric heaters use electricity generated from non renewable
resources.Renewable - a geothermal heat pump uses geothermal energy
resources to heat buildings. Solar water heaters use to the sun to heat water,
which gets pumped into radiators.
◍ compounds are formed by a combination of two or more different kinds of
atoms.
Answer: John Dalton, 1803
◍ isotopes.
, Answer: different forms of the same element
◍ gamma ray charge.
Answer: 0
◍ a chemical reaction is a rearrangement of atoms.
Answer: John Dalton, 1803
◍ Conduction occurs mainly in solids.
Answer: Conduction is the process where vibrating particles transfer energy
to neighbouring particles.
◍ What happens to potential difference in parallel circuits.
Answer: It is the same
◍ for a circuit to work.....
Answer: it must have a source of potential difference
◍ method for finding the density of regular objects.
Answer: use a ruler to measure the volume - lxwxh - and then record your
results into a table, convert cm into m by the volume times 10-6, measure
the mass with a mass balance, convert g into kg by dividing by 1000 and
then record results, calculate the density by doing mass/volume
◍ why do we see flat spots on heating graphs?.
Answer: because these are the moments where the heat energy being
transferred isn't being used to raise the temperature, instead it is breaking
intermolecular bonds
◍ why do particles in a system vibrate or move around?.
Answer: because they have energy in their kinetic energy store, and
potential energy store due to their positions
◍ Distance travelled.
Answer: Speed x time
◍ Force applied to a spring.
Answer: spring constant x extension
, ◍ what are the units for the formula pV = constant?.
Answer: pressure (Pa), volume (m3)
◍ what is the formula for specific latent heat?.
Answer: energy / mass
◍ what does a gas look like?.
Answer: the particles are now all spaced out and are moving in random
directions at high speeds. there are hardly no bonds so this means you can
compress a gas, unlike with a solid or a liquid because their particles still
have bonds
◍ The use of renewables is limited by reliability, money, and politics.
Answer: Although scientists can advise, they don't have the power to make
people change their behaviour. Building renewable power plants is
expensive and so some energy providers are reluctant to do this. They might
not be reliable , meaning more research would have to be done. Making
personal changes can be expensive - hybrid cars are expensive as are solar
panels
◍ Power (energy transfer).
Answer: energy transferred / time taken
◍ S O L I D S.
Answer: strong forces of attraction hold the particles close together in a
fixed, regular arrangement. the particles don't have much energy so they can
only vibrate about their fixed positions. the density is generally highest in
this state as the particles are closest together
◍ wind power advantages.
Answer: There's limited pollution (only when they're first manufactured), no
fuel costs and minimal running costs, no permanent damage to the landscape
◍ What happens to resistance in a series circuit.
Answer: Resistance adds up
◍ Charged objects in an electric field.
