# 5-mark practice questions — Eduqas A-Level Physics

> 160 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 transformer is used in the National Grid to step up the voltage from a power station before electricity is transmitted…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-transformer-is-used-in-the-003a7bb9)
2. [Radioactive materials can be used as tracers in medicine. A doctor injects a patient with a radioactive tracer that emit…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/radioactive-materials-can-be-used-as-0166210c)
3. [A firefighter stands on a stationary boat floating on a calm lake. The firefighter jumps horizontally off the front of t…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-firefighter-stands-on-a-stationary-06958050)
4. [A student has a battery connected to three identical lamps. She first connects all three lamps in series. She then recon…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-has-a-battery-connected-0767e574)
5. [Radioactive decay is a random and spontaneous process. Explain what is meant by the terms 'random' and 'spontaneous' as …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/radioactive-decay-is-a-random-and-0a0689c8)
6. [Astronomers detect radiation from stars across a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum, not just visible light. Exp…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/astronomers-detect-radiation-from-stars-across-0a68e1ff)
7. [Radioactive decay is a random and spontaneous process. Explain what is meant by the terms 'random' and 'spontaneous' in …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/radioactive-decay-is-a-random-and-0dd9188c)
8. [A lorry and a small car are both travelling at the same speed when their drivers each notice a hazard at the same moment…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-lorry-and-a-small-car-0e5f9b58)

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