Physics

Assessment

Paper 1 50% of AS 70 marks Section 1 to 5 Externally Assessed • Written exam of 1 hour and 30 minutes 70 marks of short and long answer questions split by topic. • Relevant practical skills Paper 2 50% of AS 70 marks Section 1 to 5 Externally Assessed • Written exam of 1 hour and 30 minutes 70 marks of short and long answer questions split by topic. • Relevant practical skills Section A: 20 marks of short and long answer questions on practical skills and data analysis Section B: 20 marks of short and long answer questions from across all areas of AS content Section C: 30 multiple choice questions Paper 1 34% of A-Level 85 marks Section 1 to 5 and 6.1(Periodic Motion) Externally Assessed • Written exam of 2 hours 60 marks of short and long answer questions and 25 multiple choice questions on content. • Relevant practical skills Paper 2 34% of A-Level 85 marks Section 6.2 (Thermal Physics), 7 and 8 Externally Assessed • Written exam of 2 hours 60 marks of short and long answer questions and 25 multiple choice questions on content. • Relevant practical skills Paper 3 32% of A-Level 80 marks Section A and Section B Externally Assessed Written exam of 2 hours Section A Compulsory section: Practical skills and data analysis Section B: Students enter for one of sections 9, 10, 11, 12 or 13 45 marks of short and long answer questions on practical experiments and data analysis. 35 marks of short and long answer questions on optional topic.