4-mark practice questions — OCR GCSE Physics A: Gateway Science (J249)

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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. Explain why gamma radiation is more hazardous to living cells than alpha radiation when a radioactive source is located …
  2. A student connects a battery, a lamp, and a switch in a series circuit. The student then adds a second identical lamp in…
  3. Explain how red-shift and cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR) each provide evidence for the Big Bang Theory.
  4. A worker in a nuclear power plant is exposed to radiation from radioactive materials. Describe the precautions the worke…
  5. A homeowner installs cavity wall insulation in their house. Explain how cavity wall insulation reduces the rate at which…
  6. A chocolate manufacturer heats solid chocolate in a large vat until it melts completely. Once all the chocolate has melt…
  7. Describe how you could use a plotting compass and a straight bar magnet to investigate the shape of the magnetic field a…
  8. A ice skater glides across a smooth ice rink at a constant velocity. She then pushes off a barrier at the edge of the ri…

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