# "Describe and explain" questions — AQA GCSE Physics (8463)

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## How to answer

"describe and explain" questions from AQA GCSE Physics (8463). Read the rubric carefully — the marking points cluster into scientific ideas rather than free-form prose.

## Sample questions

1. [A student holds the north pole of a permanent magnet close to, but not touching, a steel paper clip. Describe what happe…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-holds-the-north-pole-0ed60b6d)
2. [A railway wagon moving along a track collides with a stationary wagon. After the collision, the two wagons join together…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-railway-wagon-moving-along-a-28da77fa)
3. [Describe what happens to the internal energy of a substance as it melts, and explain why its temperature does not change…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/describe-what-happens-to-the-internal-2bbd2a7e)
4. [A student strokes a steel knitting needle repeatedly in the same direction with one pole of a permanent magnet. Describe…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-strokes-a-steel-knitting-3093a7ac)
5. [Describe how the gravitational force acting on a planet determines its orbital motion around the Sun, and explain why pl…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/describe-how-the-gravitational-force-acting-8618b71d)

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