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OCR A-level Physics A questions by topic
Original topic questions for OCR A-level Physics A (H556), set out under the sections of the specification from Practical skills assessed in a written examination to Medical imaging, in the order OCR prints them. Every question has a mark scheme, and every set comes as a printable PDF.
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Module 1: Development of practical skills in physics
1.1 Practical skills assessed in a written examination20 questions1 topic
- Uncertainty and error20 questions · 65 marks · 1.1.3(c), 1.1.4(d), 1.1.4(e) · PDF, 85 KB
1.2 Practical skills assessed in the Practical Endorsementno questions yet
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Module 2: Foundations of physics
2.1 Physical quantities and units40 questions2 topics
- SI base and derived units21 questions · 58 marks · 2.1.1(a), 2.1.2(a), 2.1.2(b), 2.1.2(c) and 1 more · PDF, 82 KB
- Estimation and orders of magnitude19 questions · 59 marks · 2.1.1(b) · PDF, 63 KB
2.2 Making measurements and analysing data20 questions1 topic
- Uncertainty and error20 questions · 65 marks · 2.2.1(a), 2.2.1(b), 2.2.1(c), 2.2.1(d) · PDF, 85 KB
2.3 Nature of quantities22 questions1 topic
- Scalars and vectors22 questions · 72 marks · 2.3.1(a), 2.3.1(b), 2.3.1(c), 2.3.1(d) · PDF, 69 KB
Module 3: Forces and motion
3.1 Motion38 questions2 topics
- Motion graphs and the SUVAT equations21 questions · 72 marks · 3.1.1(a), 3.1.1(b), 3.1.1(c), 3.1.1(d) and 3 more · PDF, 91 KB
- Projectile motion17 questions · 57 marks · 3.1.3(a), 3.1.3(b) · PDF, 80 KB
3.2 Forces in action162 questions8 topics
- Newton's laws and the resultant force19 questions · 60 marks · 3.2.1(a), 3.2.1(d), 3.2.1(e), 3.2.1(f) · PDF, 59 KB
- SI base and derived units21 questions · 58 marks · 3.2.1(b) · PDF, 82 KB
- Mass and weight18 questions · 53 marks · 3.2.1(c) · PDF, 58 KB
- Drag and terminal speed19 questions · 60 marks · 3.2.2(a), 3.2.2(b), 3.2.2(c), 3.2.2(d)(i) · PDF, 87 KB
- Moments and equilibrium22 questions · 69 marks · 3.2.3(a), 3.2.3(b), 3.2.3(c), 3.2.3(d) and 1 more · PDF, 68 KB
- Scalars and vectors22 questions · 72 marks · 3.2.3(f) · PDF, 69 KB
- Density and Hooke's law19 questions · 62 marks · 3.2.4(a) · PDF, 83 KB
- Fluids: pressure, upthrust and viscosity22 questions · 66 marks · 3.2.4(b), 3.2.4(c) · PDF, 84 KB
3.3 Work, energy and power40 questions2 topics
- Work, energy and power20 questions · 59 marks · 3.3.1(a), 3.3.1(b), 3.3.1(e), 3.3.3(a) and 2 more · PDF, 62 KB
- Conservation of energy20 questions · 67 marks · 3.3.1(c), 3.3.1(d), 3.3.2(a), 3.3.2(b) and 1 more · PDF, 82 KB
3.4 Materials38 questions2 topics
- Density and Hooke's law19 questions · 62 marks · 3.4.1(a), 3.4.1(b), 3.4.1(c), 3.4.1(d)(i) and 3 more · PDF, 83 KB
- Stress, strain and the Young modulus19 questions · 58 marks · 3.4.2(c), 3.4.2(d)(i), 3.4.2(d)(ii), 3.4.2(e) · PDF, 85 KB
3.5 Newton's laws of motion and momentum39 questions2 topics
- Newton's laws and the resultant force19 questions · 60 marks · 3.5.1(a) · PDF, 59 KB
- Momentum and impulse20 questions · 62 marks · 3.5.1(b), 3.5.1(c), 3.5.1(d), 3.5.1(e) and 3 more · PDF, 63 KB
Module 4: Electrons, waves and photons
4.1 Charge and current50 questions2 topics
- Current, charge and potential difference25 questions · 74 marks · 4.1.1(a), 4.1.1(b), 4.1.1(c), 4.1.1(d) · PDF, 89 KB
- Circuit symbols and Kirchhoff's laws25 questions · 79 marks · 4.1.1(g) · PDF, 105 KB
4.2 Energy, power and resistance116 questions5 topics
- Circuit symbols and Kirchhoff's laws25 questions · 79 marks · 4.2.1(a), 4.2.1(b) · PDF, 105 KB
- Current, charge and potential difference25 questions · 74 marks · 4.2.2(a), 4.2.2(d), 4.2.2(e) · PDF, 89 KB
- EMF and internal resistance20 questions · 63 marks · 4.2.2(b), 4.2.2(c), 4.2.2(d) · PDF, 84 KB
- Current-voltage characteristics20 questions · 62 marks · 4.2.3(a), 4.2.3(b), 4.2.3(c)(i) · PDF, 85 KB
- Resistivity and temperature26 questions · 86 marks · 4.2.4(a)(i), 4.2.4(a)(ii), 4.2.4(b), 4.2.4(c) · PDF, 98 KB
4.3 Electrical circuits72 questions3 topics
- Circuit symbols and Kirchhoff's laws25 questions · 79 marks · 4.3.1(a), 4.3.1(b) · PDF, 105 KB
- EMF and internal resistance20 questions · 63 marks · 4.3.2(a), 4.3.2(b), 4.3.2(c)(i), 4.3.2(c)(ii) · PDF, 84 KB
- The potential divider and its output27 questions · 88 marks · 4.3.3(a), 4.3.3(c)(i) · PDF, 102 KB
4.4 Waves163 questions8 topics
- Progressive waves21 questions · 59 marks · 4.4.1(a), 4.4.1(b)(i), 4.4.1(b)(ii), 4.4.1(c) and 2 more · PDF, 87 KB
- Longitudinal and transverse waves19 questions · 56 marks · 4.4.1(a), 4.4.1(e) · PDF, 81 KB
- Alternating currents18 questions · 49 marks · 4.4.1(b)(ii) · PDF, 83 KB
- Refraction and Snell's law21 questions · 65 marks · 4.4.1(f)(i), 4.4.2(d)(i) · PDF, 87 KB
- Diffraction and the single slit18 questions · 53 marks · 4.4.1(f)(i) · PDF, 55 KB
- Stationary waves on strings29 questions · 88 marks · 4.4.3(a)(i), 4.4.3(b), 4.4.4(a), 4.4.4(b) and 5 more · PDF, 95 KB
- Interference and Young's double slit19 questions · 57 marks · 4.4.3(a)(i), 4.4.3(c), 4.4.3(d), 4.4.3(e) and 2 more · PDF, 60 KB
- Corpuscles, waves and Young's fringes18 questions · 52 marks · 4.4.3(f) · PDF, 78 KB
4.5 Quantum physics83 questions4 topics
- The photoelectric effect and the photon27 questions · 86 marks · 4.5.1(a), 4.5.1(b), 4.5.1(c), 4.5.1(d) and 6 more · PDF, 98 KB
- Quanta and the photoelectric effect18 questions · 52 marks · 4.5.1(a), 4.5.1(b), 4.5.2(b), 4.5.2(e) · PDF, 58 KB
- Collisions of electrons with atoms19 questions · 55 marks · 4.5.1(d) · PDF, 61 KB
- Wave-particle duality19 questions · 55 marks · 4.5.3(a), 4.5.3(b), 4.5.3(c) · PDF, 81 KB
Module 5: Newtonian world and astrophysics
5.1 Thermal physics81 questions4 topics
- Internal energy and changes of state23 questions · 80 marks · 5.1.1(a), 5.1.2(a), 5.1.2(b), 5.1.2(d) and 2 more · PDF, 74 KB
- Ideal gases and the gas laws21 questions · 66 marks · 5.1.1(b), 5.1.1(c), 5.1.1(d), 5.1.2(e) and 3 more · PDF, 67 KB
- The kinetic theory model and its derivation20 questions · 56 marks · 5.1.2(c), 5.1.4(b), 5.1.4(c), 5.1.4(e) · PDF, 82 KB
- The first law and its sign convention17 questions · 51 marks · 5.1.2(f) · PDF, 83 KB
5.2 Circular motion20 questions1 topic
- Circular motion20 questions · 58 marks · 5.2.1(a), 5.2.1(b), 5.2.1(c), 5.2.2(a) and 3 more · PDF, 81 KB
5.3 Oscillations64 questions3 topics
- Simple harmonic motion19 questions · 55 marks · 5.3.1(a), 5.3.1(b), 5.3.1(c)(i), 5.3.1(d) and 3 more · PDF, 80 KB
- The mass on a spring and the simple pendulum26 questions · 83 marks · 5.3.1(c)(ii), 5.3.2(a) · PDF, 96 KB
- Forced vibrations and resonance19 questions · 58 marks · 5.3.3(a), 5.3.3(b)(i), 5.3.3(c), 5.3.3(d) and 1 more · PDF, 60 KB
5.4 Gravitational fields74 questions4 topics
- The field concept18 questions · 45 marks · 5.4.1(a), 5.4.1(c), 5.4.1(e) · PDF, 56 KB
- Newton's law of gravitation19 questions · 53 marks · 5.4.1(b), 5.4.1(d), 5.4.2(a), 5.4.2(b) and 1 more · PDF, 61 KB
- Orbits and satellites19 questions · 53 marks · 5.4.3(a), 5.4.3(b), 5.4.3(c), 5.4.3(d) and 2 more · PDF, 59 KB
- Gravitational potential18 questions · 46 marks · 5.4.4(a), 5.4.4(b), 5.4.4(c), 5.4.4(d) · PDF, 79 KB
5.5 Astrophysics and cosmology116 questions6 topics
- The HR diagram and the life of Sun-like stars20 questions · 64 marks · 5.5.1(a), 5.5.1(b), 5.5.1(c), 5.5.1(d) and 1 more · PDF, 61 KB
- Collisions of electrons with atoms19 questions · 55 marks · 5.5.2(a), 5.5.2(d) · PDF, 61 KB
- Energy levels and photon emission19 questions · 57 marks · 5.5.2(a), 5.5.2(b), 5.5.2(c), 5.5.2(d) and 2 more · PDF, 61 KB
- Black-body radiation and spectral classes19 questions · 57 marks · 5.5.2(e), 5.5.2(i), 5.5.2(j), 5.5.2(k) · PDF, 80 KB
- Diffraction gratings18 questions · 58 marks · 5.5.2(g), 5.5.2(h) · PDF, 58 KB
- The Doppler effect and red shift21 questions · 68 marks · 5.5.3(e), 5.5.3(f) · PDF, 64 KB
Module 6: Particles and medical physics
6.1 Capacitors61 questions3 topics
- Capacitors and the dielectric23 questions · 78 marks · 6.1.1(a) · PDF, 89 KB
- Charging and discharging19 questions · 50 marks · 6.1.1(b), 6.1.3(a)(i) · PDF, 80 KB
- The time constant and exponential decay19 questions · 55 marks · 6.1.3(b), 6.1.3(c), 6.1.3(d), 6.1.3(e) · PDF, 84 KB
6.2 Electric fields97 questions5 topics
- Coulomb's law and electric field strength19 questions · 52 marks · 6.2.1(a), 6.2.1(b), 6.2.1(c), 6.2.1(d) and 4 more · PDF, 82 KB
- Comparing electric and gravitational fields18 questions · 51 marks · 6.2.2(c) · PDF, 58 KB
- The field concept18 questions · 45 marks · 6.2.2(d) · PDF, 56 KB
- Capacitors and the dielectric23 questions · 78 marks · 6.2.3(b) · PDF, 89 KB
- Electric potential19 questions · 51 marks · 6.2.4(a), 6.2.4(b), 6.2.4(c), 6.2.4(d) and 1 more · PDF, 81 KB
6.3 Electromagnetism92 questions5 topics
- Magnetic flux density and the force on a wire18 questions · 47 marks · 6.3.1(a), 6.3.1(b), 6.3.1(c), 6.3.1(d) and 3 more · PDF, 61 KB
- Force on a moving charge19 questions · 52 marks · 6.3.2(a), 6.3.2(b), 6.3.2(c) · PDF, 60 KB
- Magnetic flux and flux linkage18 questions · 49 marks · 6.3.3(a), 6.3.3(b), 6.3.3(d)(ii) · PDF, 80 KB
- Electromagnetic induction: Faraday and Lenz19 questions · 52 marks · 6.3.3(c), 6.3.3(d)(i), 6.3.3(e) · PDF, 82 KB
- Transformers18 questions · 48 marks · 6.3.3(f)(i) · PDF, 77 KB
6.4 Nuclear and particle physics267 questions13 topics
- Rutherford scattering and the nuclear model18 questions · 54 marks · 6.4.1(a), 6.4.1(c) · PDF, 59 KB
- Constituents of the atom19 questions · 54 marks · 6.4.1(b), 6.4.1(d) · PDF, 59 KB
- Nuclear radius and density18 questions · 49 marks · 6.4.1(c), 6.4.1(f), 6.4.1(g) · PDF, 57 KB
- Stable and unstable nuclei19 questions · 60 marks · 6.4.1(e), 6.4.3(c) · PDF, 58 KB
- Antimatter and photons19 questions · 57 marks · 6.4.2(a), 6.4.2(b), 6.4.4(c) · PDF, 59 KB
- Classification of particles20 questions · 55 marks · 6.4.2(c), 6.4.2(d) · PDF, 77 KB
- Quarks and the hadrons built from them27 questions · 78 marks · 6.4.2(e), 6.4.2(f), 6.4.2(g) · PDF, 90 KB
- Particle interactions and exchange particles19 questions · 52 marks · 6.4.2(h), 6.4.2(k) · PDF, 79 KB
- The conserved quantities30 questions · 93 marks · 6.4.2(h), 6.4.2(i), 6.4.2(j) · PDF, 99 KB
- Radioactive decay and the decay constant24 questions · 70 marks · 6.4.3(c), 6.4.3(d), 6.4.3(e)(i), 6.4.3(f)(i) and 1 more · PDF, 92 KB
- Mass-energy and binding energy18 questions · 48 marks · 6.4.4(a), 6.4.4(b), 6.4.4(d), 6.4.4(e) and 1 more · PDF, 86 KB
- Fission and fusion18 questions · 50 marks · 6.4.4(b), 6.4.4(g), 6.4.4(j), 6.4.4(k) · PDF, 77 KB
- Nuclear reactors and safety18 questions · 55 marks · 6.4.4(h), 6.4.4(i) · PDF, 55 KB
6.5 Medical imaging78 questions3 topics
- The physics of diagnostic X-rays27 questions · 77 marks · 6.5.1(a), 6.5.1(b), 6.5.1(c), 6.5.1(d) and 1 more · PDF, 91 KB
- Radionuclide imaging and the gamma camera20 questions · 57 marks · 6.5.2(a), 6.5.2(b), 6.5.2(c) · PDF, 82 KB
- Ultrasound imaging31 questions · 96 marks · 6.5.3(a), 6.5.3(b), 6.5.3(c), 6.5.3(d) and 3 more · PDF, 102 KB
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