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 - 2,177 Physics questions across 45 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.
Ammeter
Ammeter: measures current (amps), connected in series. Voltmeter: measures potential difference (volts), connected in parallel. An ammeter has very low resistance so it does not significantly change the circuit.
Voltage is proportional to current at constant temperature and resistance
Ohm's law states that the current through a conductor is proportional to the voltage across it, provided temperature and other physical conditions remain constant (V = IR).
200 000 J
KE = ½mv² = ½ × 1000 × 20² = ½ × 1000 × 400 = 200 000 J.
Field, Current, Motion
Fleming's left-hand rule: First finger = Field, seCond finger = Current, thuMb = Motion (force). This gives the direction of the force on a current-carrying conductor.
Left hand
Fleming's LEFT-hand rule is for motors (force on current in magnetic field). Fleming's RIGHT-hand rule is for generators (induced current from motion in field).
It is above Earth's atmosphere, avoiding atmospheric distortion and light pollution
Earth's atmosphere blurs, absorbs, and distorts electromagnetic radiation. The Hubble Space Telescope above the atmosphere is not affected by these problems, producing much sharper images.
162,000 J
E = mcΔθ = 3 × 900 × (80−20) = 3 × 900 × 60 = 162,000 J = 162 kJ. Compare with water (c = 4200 J/kg°C): 3 × 4200 × 60 = 756,000 J — much more. Water's high SHC makes it an excellent coolant.
Gas particles are far apart with large empty spaces between them; solid particles are already closely packed with no space
In a gas, particles are on average about 10 times further apart than in liquids or solids — most of the volume is empty space. This space can be reduced by compression. In solids, particles are already touching with virtually no empty space between them, making compression impossible.
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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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