"Describe" questions — Eduqas GCSE Physics

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How to answer

Say WHAT happens, in order. No reasoning. Structure: 1. First X. 2. Then Y. 3. Then Z. Assessment Objective: AO1. Every "describe" answer on this spec is marked against exactly this pattern.

Sample questions

  1. Describe what is meant by the pressure of a gas, and explain how increasing the temperature of a gas at constant volume …
  2. Scientists have observed that light from almost all distant galaxies is red-shifted, and that galaxies further away show…
  3. A student connects three lamps in a parallel circuit. Describe two differences between a parallel circuit and a series c…
  4. Describe the process of nuclear fusion and explain why it requires extremely high temperatures to occur.
  5. The Big Bang theory is the currently accepted model for the origin of the universe. Describe how the observed red shift …
  6. Waves transfer energy from one place to another. Describe the key features of a wave, including what is meant by amplitu…
  7. A student wants to find out which end of an unmarked bar magnet is the north pole. They have access to a compass. Descri…
  8. Radioactive substances emit different types of nuclear radiation. Describe the nature of alpha radiation and beta radiat…

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