SQA National 5 Physics Exam Questions By Topic

Vector & Scalar Quantities, Calculations with Vectors, Scale Diagrams, Motion Relationships, Measuring Speed

Velocity–Time Graphs, Determining Displacement from V-T Graphs

Acceleration, Determining Acceleration from V-T Graphs, Measuring Acceleration

Newton's Laws & Balanced Forces, Newton's Laws & Unbalanced Forces, Mass & Weight, Newton's Third Law, Free-Fall & Terminal Velocity

Conservation of Energy, Work Done, Gravitational Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy, Conservation of Energy Calculations

Projectile Motion, Projectile Motion & Satellites

The Universe, Uses of Satellites, Satellite Orbits, Challenges of Space Travel, Risks of Manned Space Exploration, Newton’s Laws & Space Travel, Calculating Weight across the Universe

Light-Years, The Big Bang Theory, EM spectrum in Cosmology, Continuous & Line Spectra, Spectral Data for Stars

Electric Current, Alternating & Direct Current

Electric Fields, Potential Difference

Voltage-Current (V-I) Graphs, Calculating Potential Difference, Current & Resistance, Resistance & Temperature, Ohm's Law Experiment

Measuring Current, Potential Difference & Resistance, Circuit Components, Transistors, Series & Parallel Circuits, Combined Resistance

Electrical Energy & Electrical Power, Electrical Power Relationships, Fuses

Specific Heat Capacity, Calculating Specific Heat Capacity, Mean Kinetic Energy, Heat Transfer

Specific Latent Heat, Calculating Specific Latent Heat

Pressure, Absolute Zero, The Kinetic Model, The Gas Laws, Gas Law Experiments

Waves & Energy Transfer, Transverse & Longitudinal Waves, Describing Wave Motion, Diffraction

Electromagnetic Waves, Sources & Uses of Electromagnetic Waves

Refraction of Light, Ray Diagrams

Alpha, Beta & Gamma Radiation, Relative Ionising Effect, Calculating Activity, Background Radiation, Dangers of Radiation, Absorbed Dose, Equivalent Dose, Annual Effective Dose Limits, Applications of Nuclear Radiation, Half-Life, Fission, Fusion