plumiEnergy resources: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on Energy resources (specification points 3.13–3.14), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q4(c)
The whole paper ↗Q6(b)
The whole paper ↗Q2(a)(iv)
The whole paper ↗Q5(a)
The whole paper ↗Q5(b)
The whole paper ↗Q4(a)
The whole paper ↗Q4(b)(i)
The whole paper ↗Q4(b)(ii)
The whole paper ↗Q4(b)(iii)
The whole paper ↗Q4(c)
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All 10 questions on Energy resources, as a list
- June 2025, Physics Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(c) (3 marks): Figure 8 shows wind power generation from the year 2000 onwards. 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 wind power generation in 700 gigawatts 600 500 400 300 20
- June 2023, Physics Paper 1 Foundation, Q6(b) (6 marks): In the UK, electricity is generated using non‑renewable and renewable energy resources. The graph in Figure 11 shows how the amount of electricity generated by
- June 2019, Physics Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(iv) (2 marks): Coal is a fossil fuel that is burnt in some steam engines. State two ways that the use of coal might be harmful to the environment. (2) 2...
- June 2018, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q5(a) (1 mark): Which of these is a non-renewable source of energy? (1) A geothermal B natural gas C tidal D solar
- June 2018, Physics Paper 1 Higher, Q5(b) (2 marks): Explain why renewable sources provide an increasing fraction of the electricity supply for many countries. (2)
- June 2018, Physics Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(a) (2 marks): State two non‑renewable energy sources. (2) 1 2
- June 2018, Physics Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(b)(i) (1 mark): State the energy source that gave the greatest amount of renewable energy for the UK in 2015. (1)
- June 2018, Physics Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(b)(ii) (1 mark): Justify your choice of energy source in part (i). (1)
- June 2018, Physics Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(b)(iii) (1 mark): State which of these energy sources gave about 20% of the energy from renewable sources for the UK in 2015. (1)
- June 2018, Physics Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(c) (4 marks): Figure 6 shows all the energy sources used in Canada in 2014 and a prediction for 2040. 2014 2040 Key 3% 7% 11% hydro/wave 5% 10% /tidal natural gas 6% 7% oi
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