# 4-mark practice questions — AQA GCSE Physics (8463)

> 152 questions · physics

## How to answer

4-mark questions are the shortest levels-of-response band. Aim for four scientific ideas, each in its own short sentence.

## Sample questions

1. [A student stretches a rubber band and then releases it. The rubber band returns to its original shape. The student then …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-stretches-a-rubber-band-0075a55b)
2. [Explain why a kettle transfers electrical energy to thermal energy more usefully than a filament lamp transfers electric…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/explain-why-a-kettle-transfers-electrical-00e57f80)
3. [A roller coaster car starts from rest at the top of a track and reaches the bottom of the track, moving at high speed. D…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-roller-coaster-car-starts-from-01281512)
4. [Explain what happens to the internal energy of steam as it condenses into liquid water at 100 °C.](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/explain-what-happens-to-the-internal-02271337)
5. [A step-down transformer is used to reduce the potential difference from the National Grid before electricity is supplied…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-step-down-transformer-is-used-to-036c60f0)
6. [Explain why planets closer to the Sun orbit at greater orbital speeds than planets further away.](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/explain-why-planets-closer-to-the-05a4ae4d)
7. [Explain why P-waves can be detected on the opposite side of the Earth from an earthquake, but S-waves cannot.](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/explain-why-p-waves-can-be-detected-05e2ea84)
8. [A vacuum cleaner and a filament lamp are both connected to the mains electricity supply. Describe the useful and wasted …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-vacuum-cleaner-and-a-filament-06668398)

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