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Every OCR GCSE Physics B exam question on P6.5 How can scientific models help us understand the Big Bang?, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 54 questions on How can scientific models help us understand the Big Bang?, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1 Foundation, Q7(a) (1 mark): What force keeps satellites orbiting the Earth? [1]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Higher, Q9(a)(ii) (2 marks): Explain the difference in the speed of the satellite in its new orbit compared to its speed in the original orbit. [2]
- June 2025, Paper 4 Higher, Q7 (6 marks): 7* The Sun was formed from a cloud of dust and gas. The dust and gas particles were pulled together by the force of gravity. The cloud collapsed and fusion reac
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10(a) (1 mark): Name another type of object in the solar system that is not listed in the table. [1]
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10(b) (2 marks): A student looked at the data and said: ‘A moon is always approximately half the diameter of the object it orbits.’ Show that the student is incorrect. Use data
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10(c) (2 marks): Explain the difference in the time taken for Pluto and Earth to orbit the Sun. Use data from the table. [2]
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10(d) (2 marks): The photo shows the formation of a star from a cloud of dust and gas. Complete the sentences to explain the formation of the solar system and the birth of the S
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10(e) (1 mark): The diagrams represent the processes inside a star. Which diagram shows how these processes keep a star, like the Sun, stable in size and shape for millions of
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10(a) (1 mark): Describe the relationship shown by the graph. [1]
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q10(b) (3 marks): Explain how this relationship provides evidence for the Big Bang model of the universe. [3]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Higher, Q2(a) (1 mark): Name another type of object in the solar system that is not listed in the table. [1]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Higher, Q2(b) (2 marks): A student looked at the data and said: ‘A moon is always approximately half the diameter of the object it orbits.’ Show that the student is incorrect. Use data
- June 2024, Paper 3 Higher, Q2(c) (2 marks): Explain the difference in the time taken for Pluto and Earth to orbit the Sun. Use data from the table. [2]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Higher, Q2(d) (2 marks): The photo shows the formation of a star from a cloud of dust and gas. Complete the sentences to explain the formation of the solar system and the birth of the S
- June 2024, Paper 3 Higher, Q2(e) (1 mark): The diagrams represent the processes inside a star. Which diagram shows how these processes keep a star, like the Sun, stable in size and shape for millions of
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(a)(i) (1 mark): Which two students are asking questions that scientific evidence can answer? and [1]
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(a)(ii) (1 mark): Which student is asking an ethical question? [1]
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(b) (1 mark): Evidence for the Big Bang is a topic that sparks religious and philosophical debate as well as scientific discussion. One source of evidence for the Big Bang co
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(c)(i) (2 marks): Plot the results from the table on the graph. 3 points have already been plotted. Include on your graph a line of best fit. [2]
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(c)(ii) (1 mark): What is the relationship between distance and velocity shown by the graph? Tick (3) one box. Directly proportional Inversely proportional No correlation Non-lin
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(c)(iii) (2 marks): Identify two features of the graph that show this relationship. 1. 2. [2]
- June 2023, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(c)(iv) (2 marks): Describe the ‘Big Bang’ model. [2]
- June 2023, Paper 3 Higher, Q13(a)(i) (2 marks): The table shows data about four moons of Jupiter. Moon Name Distance from Jupiter Orbital speed (× 1000 km) (km / s) Thebe 222 23.9 Io 420 17.3 Europa 670 13.7
- June 2023, Paper 3 Higher, Q13(a)(ii) (1 mark): Another moon called Ganymede orbits 1 070 000 km from Jupiter. Predict the orbital speed of Ganymede. Use the graph. Orbital speed = km / s [1]
- June 2023, Paper 3 Higher, Q13(a)(iii) (1 mark): Describe the relationship shown by the graph. [1]
- June 2023, Paper 3 Higher, Q13(b)(i) (1 mark): Scientists have sent a solar probe to the Sun to collect data on its activity. Leo says: The solar probe is an artificial satellite. What is an artificial satel
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q9(a)(i) (1 mark): Suggest why they wanted to analyse samples of rock from the Moon. [1]
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q9(a)(ii) (2 marks): The Moon mission was dangerous and if something went wrong it could have resulted in their death. Suggest two reasons why they were willing to take this risk. 1
- June 2022, Paper 3 Higher, Q12(a) (3 marks): Use the particle model to explain why the temperature of the cloud of dust and gas increased as it collapsed. [3]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Higher, Q12(b)(i) (2 marks): Stars with a larger mass exert a larger gravitational force. Use this information to explain the trend shown in the graph. [2]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Higher, Q12(b)(ii) (1 mark): Beth evaluates the quality of the data. Beth The data on the graph is very scattered. The stars do not follow the trend exactly. Suggest why measurements of sta
- June 2022, Paper 4 Higher, Q7 (6 marks): 7* Edwin Hubble studied the visible light spectrum of distant galaxies and compared them to the spectrum of our Sun. Fig. 7.1 shows the visible light spectrum o
- June 2022, Paper 4 Higher, Q10(a) (2 marks): The force needed to keep an object moving in a circle depends on the speed of the object and the radius of the circle. The greater the speed and/or the smaller
- June 2022, Paper 4 Higher, Q10(b) (3 marks): Another exoplanet is discovered in orbit around a star. The star has the same mass as Kepler 452. The orbital velocity of the planet is approximately the same a
- November 2021, Paper 3 Higher, Q4(c) (2 marks): Voyager 1 is moving away from the Earth at a high speed. This causes the wavelength of the radio waves to change as they travel towards the Earth. Explain how t
- November 2021, Paper 4 Higher, Q8(a) (3 marks): Each point on the graph in Fig. 8.1 indicates the position of a galaxy at a different distance from Earth. Explain how Fig. 8.1 provides evidence for the Big Ba
- November 2021, Paper 4 Higher, Q8(b)(i) (2 marks): Describe two changes to telescopes that have helped to improve the observations of galaxies since 1929. 1. 2. [2]
- November 2021, Paper 4 Higher, Q8(b)(ii) (1 mark): Give one reason why the data shown in Fig. 8.2 has increased confidence in the Big Bang model. [1]
- November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q12(a) (4 marks): James makes a conclusion from this data. Complete the sentences to finish James’s conclusion. Use words from the list. You can use each word once, more than onc
- November 2020, Paper 2 Foundation, Q12(b) (2 marks): James discovers a new galaxy and writes an article about it in a scientific journal. Before it is published it must be peer reviewed. Explain why and how the ar
- November 2020, Paper 3 Higher, Q12(a) (2 marks): The colour of a star depends on the wavelengths of light that it emits. Explain why the three stars have different colours. Use data from the table to support y
- November 2020, Paper 4 Higher, Q1(a) (4 marks): James makes a conclusion from this data. Complete the sentences to finish James’s conclusion. Use words from the list. You can use each word once, more than onc
- November 2020, Paper 4 Higher, Q1(b) (2 marks): James discovers a new galaxy and writes an article about it in a scientific journal. Before it is published it must be peer reviewed. Explain why and how the ar
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(a)(i) (1 mark): What is the difference between a planet like the Earth and a star like our Sun? [1]
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(a)(ii) (6 marks): Large telescopes, on the Earth and in space, have been used to make exciting discoveries. (ii)* In 2010 the star HD10180 was discovered. It is a yellow-colour s
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(i) (1 mark): What conclusion can you draw between the distance of a galaxy and its speed? [1]
- June 2019, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(ii) (2 marks): Write a list of the three named galaxies above, in order of increasing red-shift. lower red-shift higher red-shift [2]
- June 2019, Paper 3 Higher, Q11(c) (2 marks): James and Mia discuss whether scientists should look for life on Kepler-445d. James The government should spend money on new, bigger telescopes to search for li
- June 2019, Paper 4 Higher, Q9(b)(i) (2 marks): Explain how a star is initially formed. Use ideas from the particle model in your answer. [2]
- June 2019, Paper 4 Higher, Q9(b)(ii) (2 marks): Explain the evidence for the ‘Big Bang’ model of the Universe. [2]
- June 2018, Paper 1 Foundation, Q12(a) (2 marks): Identify two mistakes in Nina’s introduction. 1 2 [2]
- June 2018, Paper 1 Foundation, Q12(b) (2 marks): Nina wants to include a section about how the Solar System was formed. Describe how the Solar System was formed. [2]
- June 2018, Paper 3 Higher, Q1(a) (2 marks): Identify two mistakes in Nina’s introduction. 1 2 [2]
- June 2018, Paper 3 Higher, Q1(b) (2 marks): Nina wants to include a section about how the Solar System was formed. Describe how the Solar System was formed. [2]
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