Free GCSE physics practice for Year 11, nine months out from the May/June 2027 exams. Every question below comes from GradeNinja's own bank - 1,898 Physics questions across 23 topics.
Physics rewards knowing the equations cold and being ruthless about units. Most dropped marks at GCSE are not conceptual - they are the wrong rearrangement, or an answer left in the wrong unit.
Learn which equations are given on the sheet and which you have to produce from memory. That list is short, it is on the specification, and knowing it changes what you spend September on.
Our Physics questions follow the AQA specification. If your school uses a different board most of the content still overlaps, but check your own spec.
Answer before you open the explanation. The moment of not-quite-knowing is the part that does the work, and skipping to the answer skips the learning.
Anything you get wrong, come back to tomorrow rather than immediately. Getting it right straight after seeing the answer proves nothing.
Real questions from GradeNinja's own bank, with the answer and the explanation the app gives. Tap to reveal.
An induced magnet is only magnetic when near another magnet and loses magnetism when removed
Induced magnets are made of soft magnetic materials (like iron) that become magnetic in the presence of a magnetic field but quickly lose their magnetism when the field is removed. Permanent magnets retain their magnetism. This makes soft iron ideal for electromagnet cores.
F = ma
Newton's second law: F = ma, where F = resultant force (N), m = mass (kg), a = acceleration (m/s²).
F × t (force × time)
Impulse = F × Δt (force × time). Impulse equals the change in momentum: FΔt = Δ(mv). Unit: N s = kg m/s.
The universe is expanding
The red-shift of light from distant galaxies shows they are moving away from us. This is evidence that the universe is expanding.
Acceleration
The gradient of a velocity-time graph equals acceleration: gradient = Δvelocity/Δtime. A positive gradient = acceleration; negative gradient = deceleration.
Mechanical energy
Electric motors convert electrical energy into mechanical energy (motion).
Driving force equals friction/drag — resultant force is zero and velocity is constant
Terminal velocity occurs when resistive forces (drag, friction) exactly balance the driving force (e.g. weight for a falling object). Resultant force = 0, so acceleration = 0 and velocity is constant.
Resistance
An ohmmeter measures resistance in ohms (Ω). It works by passing a known current through the component and measuring the resulting voltage, then calculating R = V/I. In practice, a multimeter can measure resistance, current (as an ammeter), and voltage (as a voltmeter) by selecting the appropriate setting.
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Start revising free →Short, frequent sessions of active recall beat long sessions of re-reading. Test yourself, check, and revisit anything you got wrong a day or two later rather than immediately.
AQA. Content overlaps heavily between boards, so they are still useful on another spec, but check your own specification for anything board-specific.
GCSEs are sat across May and June, so for the current Year 11 that means May/June 2027. Exact paper dates come from the exam boards and your school.
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