AQA GCSE Physics Paper 1 Sample 2023
Understanding energy transfers and electrical circuits is fundamental to every physics problem you'll face on paper 1 — master these ideas and you'll spot the marks scheme logic before the examiner finishes writing the question. This sample paper drills the three biggest topic clusters: energy and power, electrical circuits and forces, and the particle model of matter plus atomic structure. You'll see the question types and difficulty levels that dominate the real AQA paper, from straightforward recall to tricky energy balancing and circuit troubleshooting. This paper is for Year 11 students preparing for GCSE Physics at grades 7–9. By the time you finish, you'll be able to predict exactly which energy equation to use and spot misconceptions in circuit diagrams in under 20 seconds.
Questions in this quiz
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- Question 1
A kettle has a power rating of 2000 W and is switched on for 3 minutes. How much energy does it transfer?
- Question 2
A motor with an efficiency of 75% is supplied with 400 J of electrical energy. How much useful energy does it produce?
- Question 3
A block of mass 5 kg is lifted vertically to a height of 2 m at constant speed. Calculate the work done against gravity. (Take m/s²)
- Question 4
A light bulb is rated at 60 W. If electricity costs 12p per kilowatt-hour, how much does it cost to run the bulb for 5 hours?
- Question 5
In a series circuit with three identical light bulbs, if one bulb fails (breaks), what happens to the other bulbs?
- Question 6
A wire has a resistance of 4 Ω and a current of 3 A passes through it. What is the potential difference across the wire?
- Question 7
Which statement about a parallel circuit is correct?
- Question 8
A resistor with a resistance of 8 Ω is placed in a circuit with a 4 A current. If the resistor dissipates power as heat, what is the power dissipated?
- Question 9
A solid has a fixed shape and a fixed volume because its particles are tightly packed in a definite arrangement and vibrate about fixed positions. True or False?
- Question 10
A substance has a mass of 50 g and a volume of 20 cm³. What is its density?
- Question 11
When a solid melts into a liquid, what happens to the arrangement and motion of its particles?
- Question 12
An atom of carbon-12 has 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons. What is the mass number and atomic number of this atom?
- Question 13
Which of the following is an isotope of oxygen-16?
- Question 14
A sample of a radioactive element undergoes alpha decay. What is emitted from the nucleus?