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Every AQA GCSE Physics exam question on 4.2.5 Static electricity, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q04.1
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Q04.2
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Q04.3
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Q04.5
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Q01.1
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Q01.2
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Q01.3
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Q01.4
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Q01.5
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Q01.6
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Q08.2
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Q08.3
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Q02.4
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Q02.5
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Q05.1
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Q05.2
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Q05.3
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Q05.4
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Q03.1
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Q03.2
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All 34 questions on Static electricity, as a list
- June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q04.1 (3 marks): Figure 5 shows a student touching the metal dome of the static electricity generator. The dome is negatively charged. Figure 5 Explain why the student’s hair st
- June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q04.2 (1 mark): What is an electric field? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q04.3 (1 mark): How does the electric field strength vary as the distance from the charged metal dome increases? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q04.5 (1 mark): Which of the following changes would increase the distance a spark can jump between the dome and the earthed conductor? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Decreased cha
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.1 (1 mark): Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box. [1 mark] negative neutral positive When the student touches the negatively charged metal dome the student
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.2 (1 mark): Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box. [1 mark] attraction gravity repulsion The hair on the student’s head stands up because the strands of hai
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.3 (1 mark): Which of the following diagrams shows the electric field pattern around the negatively charged metal dome? [1 mark] Tick () one box.
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.4 (1 mark): The air between the dome and the earthed conductor is an insulator. Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box. [1 mark] efficiency resistance temper
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.5 (1 mark): Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box. [1 mark] earthed ionised neutral The spark jumps because the air around the charged dome has become .
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q01.6 (1 mark): Which particles are transferred when the spark jumps from the negatively charged metal dome to the earthed conductor? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Electrons Neutr
- June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q08.2 (2 marks): Explain why alpha particle A takes the path shown in Figure 8. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1 Higher, Q08.3 (2 marks): Explain why the path of alpha particle B is more tightly curved than the path of alpha particle C. [2 marks]
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.4 (1 mark): Which statement describes the force between the alpha particle and the gold nucleus? [1 mark] Tick () one box. A contact force A force of attraction A force of
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q02.5 (1 mark): Which alpha particle in Figure 3 experiences the largest force from the gold nucleus? [1 mark] Tick () one box. A B C
- June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q05.1 (3 marks): Explain why the cloth became positively charged. [3 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q05.2 (3 marks): Explain why the reading on the balance increases. [3 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q05.3 (1 mark): The balance had a zero error. The zero error is not important in this experiment. Give the reason why. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q05.4 (3 marks): A negatively charged rod is held near an earthed conductor. Explain why a spark jumps between the negatively charged rod and the earthed conductor. [3 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.1 (2 marks): Complete the sentences. Choose answers from the box. Each answer may be used once, more than once or not at all. [2 marks] electrons neutrons protons The plasti
- June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.2 (1 mark): What charge is left on the cloth? [1 mark] Tick () one box. A negative charge A neutral charge A positive charge
- June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.3 (2 marks): The negatively charged plastic rod is put near another negatively charged plastic rod that is hanging from a string. Figure 4 shows the two rods. Figure 4 What
- June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.4 (1 mark): There is an electric field around any charged object. Which diagram shows the electric field pattern around a negatively charged sphere? [1 mark] Tick () one b
- June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q03.5 (1 mark): In which position do two charged spheres experience the greatest electrostatic force? [1 mark] Tick () one box. A B C
- November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q10.2 (3 marks): It is dangerous for a person to fly a kite near an overhead power cable. Figure 14 shows a person flying a kite. Figure 14 The person could receive a fatal elec
- November 2021, Paper 1 Higher, Q10.3 (2 marks): The data in Figure 15 gives the relationship between potential difference and distance when the air is dry. When the humidity of air increases the air becomes a
- June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q04.3 (3 marks): The alpha particle scattering experiment led to the nuclear model of the atom. Figure 5 shows the paths of alpha particles travelling close to a gold nucleus. F
- Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.1 (3 marks): Explain how an uncharged object may become positively charged. [3 mark
- Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.2 (2 marks): Figure 7 shows a plan view of the positively charged metal dome of a Van de Graaff generator. Draw the electric field pattern around the metal dome when it is i
- Specimen, Paper 1 Higher, Q06.3: Another positively charged object is placed in the electric field. Look at Figure 8. Figure 8 In which position would the object experience the greatest force?
- Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q05.2 (4 marks): Describe how the student could use her circuit to investigate how the current throug a filament lamp affects its resistance. [4 mark
- Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.1 (4 marks): Explain how rubbing an acetate rod with a cloth causes the rod and cloth to becom charged. [4 mark
- Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.2 (2 marks): After charging them, the student moves the acetate rod and the cloth closer together. Which statement is correct? Tick one box. There is no force between the ac
- Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.3: The longer the Van de Graaff generator is switched on, the more charge is stored o the metal dome. Use an answer from the box to complete the sentence. [1 mar d
- Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q06.4 (2 marks): When the potential difference between the Van de Graaff generator and the earthed sphere is 60 kV, a spark jumps between the metal dome and the earthed sphere.
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