CIE A Level Physics
Exam Questions

Physical Quantities

SI Units, Homogeneity of Physical Equations & Powers of Ten

Errors & Uncertainties, Calculating Uncertainties

Scalars & Vectors

Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration, Motion Graphs, Area under a Velocity-Time Graph, Gradient of a Displacement-Time Graph, Gradient of a Velocity-Time Graph, Deriving Kinematic Equations, Solving Problems with Kinematic Equations, Acceleration of Free Fall Experiment, Projectile Motion

Mass & Weight, Force & Acceleration, Linear Momentum, Force & Momentum, Newton's Laws of Motion

Drag Force & Air Resistance, Terminal Velocity

Conservation of Momentum, Elastic & Inelastic Collisions

Centre of Gravity, Moments, Turning Effects of Forces

Principle of Moments, Conditions for Equilibrium

Density, Pressure, Derivation of ∆p = ρg∆h, Upthrust, Archimedes' Principle

Work & Energy, The Principle of Conservation of Energy, Efficiency, Power, Derivation of P = Fv

Gravitational Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy

Extension & Compression, Hooke's Law, The Young Modulus

Elastic & Plastic Behaviour, Elastic Potential Energy

Progressive Waves, Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope, The Wave Equation, Wave Intensity

Transverse & Longitudinal Waves

Doppler Effect for Sound Waves

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Polarisation

The Principle of Superposition, Stationary Waves, Wavelength of Stationary Waves

Diffraction

Interference & Coherence, Two Source Interference, Young's Double Slit Experiment

The Diffraction Grating

Electric Current, Calculating Electric Current & Charge

Potential Difference, Electrical Power

Resistance, Ohm's Law, I-V Characteristics, Resistivity, Resistance in Sensory Resistors

Circuit Symbols, Electromotive Force, Internal Resistance

Kirchhoff's First Law, Kirchhoff's Second Law, Resistors in Series, Resistors in Parallel, Solving Problems with Kirchhoff's Laws

Potential Dividers, Potentiometer, Galvanometer, Potential Divider Components

Alpha-particle Scattering Experiment, Atomic Structure, Nucleon & Proton Number, Alpha, Beta & Gamma Particles, Decay Equations

Fundamental Particles, Properties of Quarks, Quark Composition, The Quark Model of Beta Decay

Radians & Angular Displacement, Angular Speed

Centripetal Acceleration, Calculating Centripetal Acceleration, Calculating Centripetal Force

Gravitational Fields

Point Mass Approximation, Gravitational Force Between Point Masses, Circular Orbits in Gravitational Fields, Geostationary Orbits

Gravitational Field Strength, The Value of g on Earth

Gravitational Potential

Thermal Energy Transfer, Thermal Equilibrium

Measurement of Temperature, The Kelvin Scale

Specific Heat Capacity, Specific Latent Heat Capacity

The Mole

Ideal Gases, Ideal Gas Equation

Kinetic Theory of Gases, Derivation of the Kinetic Theory of Gases Equation, Average Kinetic Energy of a Molecule

Internal energy

Work Done by a Gas, The First Law of Thermodynamics

Describing Oscillations, Simple Harmonic Motion, Calculating Acceleration & Displacement in SHM, Calculating Speed in SHM, SHM Graphs

Energy in SHM

Damping, Resonance

Electric Fields & Forces on Charges, Electric Field Lines

Electric Field Strength, Motion of Charged Particles

Electric Force Between Two Point Charges

Electric Field Strength of a Point Charge

Electric Potential, Electric Potential Gradient, Electric Potential Energy

Capacitance, Derivation of C = Q/V, Capacitors in Series & Parallel

Area Under a Potential–Charge Graph, Energy Stored in a Capacitor

Capacitor Discharge Graphs, Capacitor Discharge Equations

Representing Magnetic Fields

Magnetic Flux Density, Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor

Fleming's Left-Hand Rule, Force on a Moving Charge, Hall Voltage, Using a Hall Probe, Motion of a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field, Velocity Selection

Magnetic Fields in Wires, Coils & Solenoids, Forces Between Current-Carrying Conductors

Magnetic Flux, Magnetic Flux Linkage, Principles of Electromagnetic Induction, Faraday's & Lenz's Laws

Alternating Current & Voltage, Root-Mean-Square Current & Voltage, Mean Power

Rectification, Smoothing

The Photon, Energy & Momentum of a Photon, The Electronvolt

The Photoelectric Effect: Basics, Threshold Frequency, The Work Function

Wave-Particle Duality, The de Broglie Wavelength

Atomic Energy Levels, Line Spectra, Calculating Discrete Energies

Energy & Mass Equivalence, Nuclear Equations, Mass Defect & Binding Energy, Nuclear Fusion & Fission, Calculating Energy Released in Nuclear Reactions

The Random Nature of Radioactive Decay, Activity & The Decay Constant, Half-Life

The Piezoelectric Transducer, Generating & Using Ultrasound, Specific Acoustic Impedance, Intensity Reflection Coefficient, Attenuation of Ultrasound in Matter

Production & Use of X-rays, Attenuation of X-rays in Matter, Computed Tomography Scanning

Radioactive Tracers, Annihilation in PET Scanning, Detecting Gamma-Rays from PET Scanning

Luminosity & Radiant Flux, Standard Candles & Stellar Distances

Wien's Displacement Law, Stefan-Boltzmann Law & Stellar Radii

Emission Spectra, Doppler Redshift, Hubble's Law & the Big Bang Theory