# "Describe" questions — Eduqas GCSE Physics

> 15 questions · physics

## 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 …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/describe-what-is-meant-by-the-014e5b6e)
2. [Scientists have observed that light from almost all distant galaxies is red-shifted, and that galaxies further away show…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/scientists-have-observed-that-light-from-016e4bc3)
3. [A student connects three lamps in a parallel circuit. Describe two differences between a parallel circuit and a series c…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-connects-three-lamps-in-0555c043)
4. [Describe the process of nuclear fusion and explain why it requires extremely high temperatures to occur.](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/describe-the-process-of-nuclear-fusion-113dbb8c)
5. [The Big Bang theory is the currently accepted model for the origin of the universe. Describe how the observed red shift …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/the-big-bang-theory-is-the-297c6bd6)
6. [Waves transfer energy from one place to another. Describe the key features of a wave, including what is meant by amplitu…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/waves-transfer-energy-from-one-place-3518da29)
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…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-wants-to-find-out-4ae8376d)
8. [Radioactive substances emit different types of nuclear radiation. Describe the nature of alpha radiation and beta radiat…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/radioactive-substances-emit-different-types-of-4f0043f0)

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