Physics

Assessment

Year 1: Paper 1 • All Year 1 topics Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes • 70 marks • 50% of AS • 70 marks: questions divided into sections on each topic Paper 2 • Practical skills • Data analysis • All AS topics Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes • 70 marks • 50% of AS • 20 marks: questions on practical skills and data analysis • 20 marks: questions from across Year 1 topics • 30 marks: multiple choice questions A Level: Paper 1 • All Year 1 topics • Periodic motion Written exam: 2 hours • 85 marks • 34% of A-level 60 marks: a mixture of short and long answer questions 25 marks: multiple choice questions Paper 2 • All A2 topics (excluding optional topics) Written exam: 2 hours • 85 marks • 34% of A-level 60 marks: a mixture of short and long answer questions 25 marks: multiple choice questions Paper 3 • Practical skills • Data analysis • Optional topic Written exam: 2 hours • 80 marks • 32% of A-level 45 marks: questions on practical experiments and data analysis 35 marks: questions on optional topic