# 5-mark practice questions — AQA A-Level Physics (7408)

> 185 questions · physics

## How to answer

5-mark questions typically award marks for structured argument: two ideas + linked because + specific example + conclusion.

## Sample questions

1. [A scientist is investigating the emission of light from excited hydrogen gas. The gas emits light only at specific frequ…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-scientist-is-investigating-the-emission-00ce6f46)
2. [A physics technician records the following measurements during an experiment: a length of 0.0035 m, a mass of 0.000 002 …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-physics-technician-records-the-following-016460e3)
3. [Explain why ultrasound can be used to distinguish between two different soft tissues that are next to each other inside …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/explain-why-ultrasound-can-be-used-03726318)
4. [A student states: 'The gravitational field around the Earth is uniform everywhere.' Evaluate this statement.](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-states-the-gravitational-field-0428a2b0)
5. [A student wants to estimate the kinetic energy of a cyclist travelling along a flat road. Explain how the student could …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-wants-to-estimate-the-04cbd911)
6. [A patient is given a radionuclide tracer that accumulates in tumour cells. Describe what happens to the tracer inside th…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-patient-is-given-a-radionuclide-05ea147b)
7. [Explain what happens to the molecules and the internal energy of a fixed mass of gas when it is compressed at constant t…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/explain-what-happens-to-the-molecules-0c9f5528)
8. [A student builds a series circuit containing a battery, a diode and a fixed resistor. The student then reverses the conn…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-builds-a-series-circuit-0dcde717)

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