Physics

Assessment

Papers 1 and 2 each count for 30% of the total qualification. Each exam is 1 hour 45 minutes and consists of 90 marks. Question styles vary between multiplechoice to short open responses as well as calculations and extended writing questions. In paper 1 you will be assessed on Mechanics and Further Mechanics, Electric Circuits, Electric and Magnetic Fields and Nuclear and Particle Physics. Then in paper 2 Materials, Waves and Particle Nature of Light, Thermodynamics, Space, Nuclear Radiation, Gravitational Fields and Oscillations. Paper 3 is then 40% of the total qualification. This exam is much longer, 2 hours 30 minutes, and consists of 120 marks. Questions in this paper may draw on any of the topics in the specification and will include linking questions that may draw on two or more of these topics. It will also include questions that assess conceptual and theoretical understanding of experimental methods, this will draw on your experiences of the compulsory practicals.