OCR A Level Physics Exam Questions By Topic

Experimental Design, Control Variables, Refining of Experimental Design, Investigative Approaches & Methods, Using Practical Equipment & Materials, Appropriate Units for Measurements

Presenting & Interpreting Results, Analysing Quantitative Data, Plotting & Interpreting Graphs, Evaluating Results & Drawing Conclusions, Observations & Measurements, Presenting in a Scientific Way, Use of Software & Tools, Research & Citation Skills, Precision, Accuracy & Experimental Limitations, Significant Figures, Methods to Increase Accuracy

Using Appropriate Instruments & Techniques, Analogue Apparatus & Interpolation, Use of Digital Instruments, Stopwatch & Light Gates, Calipers, Micrometers & Vernier Scales, Circuits, Signal Generators & Oscilloscope, Using a Laser or Light Source, Computer Modelling & Data Logger, Ionising Radiation & Detectors

Physical Quantities, SI Units, Homogeneity of Physical Equations & Powers of Ten, Labelling Graphs & Tables

Sources of Uncertainty, Calculating Uncertainties, Determining Uncertainties from Graphs

Scalars & Vectors, Combining Vectors, Resolving Vectors

Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration, Motion Graphs, Displacement & Velocity-Time Graphs

SUVAT Equations, Investigating Motion & Collisions, Acceleration & Free Fall, Braking & Reaction Times, Projectile Motion

Force & Acceleration, Weight, Tension, Normal force, Upthrust & Friction, Motion in One & Two Dimensions, Drag Forces, Terminal Velocity, Investigating Terminal Velocity

Moments, Couples & Torque, Centre of Mass, Equilibrium

Density, Pressure, Archimedes' Principle

Work Done, Conservation of Energy, Energy & Work, Kinetic Energy, Gravitational Potential Energy, Power, Efficiency

Deformation & Compression, Hooke's Law, Force-Extension Graphs, Elastic Potential Energy, Stress, Strain & Tensile Strength, Young's Modulus, Stress-Strain Graphs, Elastic & Plastic Deformation

Newton's Three Laws of Motion, Linear Momentum, Impulse, Impulse on a Force-Time Graph, Conservation of Momentum, Collisions

Electric Current & Charge, Electric Current & Electron Flow, Kirchhoff's First Law, Current in a Current Carrying Conductor, Conductors, Semiconductors & Insulators, Circuit Symbols & Diagrams

Resistance, Ohm's Law & I-V Characteristics, Investigating Electrical Characteristics of Components, The Light-Dependent Resistor (LDR), Resistivity, Determining the Resistivity of a Metal, Thermistors

Power, Electrical Energy, Kirchhoff's Second Law, Kirchhoff's Laws in Circuits, Resistors in Series & Parallel Circuits, Series & Parallel Circuits, Circuits with Multiple Sources of e.m.f

E.m.f & Internal Resistance, Calculating E.m.f, Determining Internal Resistance, E.m.f & Potential Difference, Energy Transfer

Potential Divider Circuits, Variable Resistance Components, Investigating Potential Divider Circuits

Progressive Waves: Longitudinal & Transverse, Calculating Frequency, The Wave Equation, Graphical Representations of Transverse & Longitudinal Waves, Intensity of a Wave

The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Polarisation

Refraction, Total Internal Reflection, Wave Phenomena

Superposition, Graphical Representation of Superposition, Interference, Two-Source Interference, Young Double-Slit Experiment, Determining the Wavelength of Light, Stationary Waves, Stationary vs Progressive Waves, Nodes & Antinodes, Determining the Speed of Sound in Air in a Resonance Tube, Harmonics

The Photoelectric Effect, Demonstrating the Photoelectric Effect, The Photoelectric Equation, Work Function & Threshold Frequency, Maximum Kinetic Energy & Intensity

The Photon, The Electronvolt, Determining the Planck Constant, Electron Diffraction, The de Broglie Equation

Thermal Equilibrium, Measurement of Temperature, Solids, Liquids & Gases, Brownian Motion, Internal Energy, Specific Heat Capacity, Specific Latent Heat

The Avogadro Constant, Ideal Gas Equation, Gas Laws

Kinetic Theory of Gases, Kinetic Theory of Gases Equation, The Boltzmann Constant, Average Kinetic Energy of a Molecule, Internal Energy of an Ideal Gas

Radians, Time period & Frequency, Angular Velocity, Centripetal Force, Linear Speed, Centripetal Acceleration, Investigating Circular Motion

Describing Oscillations, Angular Frequency, Conditions for Simple Harmonic Motion, Time Period & Frequency, Acceleration & Displacement, Velocity, SHM Graphs

Energy in SHM, Free & Forced Oscillations, Damping, Resonance, Examples of Forced Oscillations & Resonance

Gravitational Fields, Gravitational Field Lines, Gravitational Field Strength, Newton's Law of Gravitation

Kepler's Three Laws of Motion, Circular Orbits in Gravitational Fields, Geostationary Orbits

Gravitational Potential, Calculating Gravitational Potential, Force-Distance Graph, Gravitational Potential Energy, Escape Velocity

Definitions of Astronomical Objects, Star Formation, Evolution of a Low-Mass Star, White Dwarfs & the Chandrasekhar Limit, Evolution of a Massive Star, Neutron Stars & Black Holes, The Hertzsprung - Russell (HR) Diagram

Electron Energy Levels, Emission Spectra & Energy Levels, Identifying Elements Within Stars Using Spectral Lines, Continuous, Emission Line & Absorption Line Spectrum, Transmission Diffraction Grating, Wien's Displacement Law, Stefan's Law, Estimating the Radius of Stars

Units for Astronomical Distances, Stellar Parallax, The Cosmological Principle, The Doppler Effect, Hubble's Law, An Expanding Universe, The Big Bang, The Age of the Universe, Evolution of the Universe, Dark Energy & Dark Matter

Capacitance, Electron Flow in Charging & Discharging, Capacitors in Series & Parallel Circuits, Circuits Containing Capacitors & Resistors, Energy Stored by a Capacitor

Capacitor Charge & Discharge, Capacitor Charge & Discharge Equations, Modelling Capacitor Discharge

Electric Fields, Electric Field Lines, Electric Field Strength, Coulomb's Law, Electric Field Strength of a Point Charge, Electric vs Gravitational Fields, Motion of Charged Particles in an E Field

Electric Potential, Calculating Electric Potential, Capacitance of an Isolated Sphere, Force-Distance Graph, Electric Potential Energy

Magnetic Fields, Magnetic Fields Lines, Fleming's Left-Hand Rule, Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor, Magnetic Flux Density, Force on a Moving Charge, Motion of Charged Particles in a B Field, Velocity Selector

Magnetic Flux, Magnetic Flux Linkage, Faraday's & Lenz's Laws, Calculating Induced E.m.f, A.C Generator, Transformers

Alpha Particle Scattering Experiment, Atomic Structure, AZX Notation & Isotopes, The Strong Nuclear Force, Nuclear Radius & Density

Antimatter, Hadrons & Leptons, The Quark Model, Beta Minus & Beta Plus Decay, Quarks in Particle Decay Equations

Radioactive Decay, Alpha, Beta & Gamma Radiation, Alpha & Beta Decay Equations, Activity & The Decay Constant, Half-Life, Radioactive Decay Equations, Modelling Radioactive Decay, Radioactive Dating

Energy & Mass Equation, Particle-Antiparticle Pairs, Mass Defect & Binding Energy, Calculating Binding Energy, Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Fission Reactor & Waste, Nuclear Fusion, Balancing Nuclear Equations

X-Ray Tube, X-ray Attenuation Mechanisms, Calculating X-ray Attenuation, X-ray Imaging, CAT Scans

Medical Tracers, Gamma Camera, PET Scans

Ultrasound, The Piezoelectric Effect & the Ultrasound Transducer, Acoustic Impedance, Reflection of Ultrasound, Doppler Effect in Ultrasound