ATARMAxxing
QCE PhysicsPractice Examination 7
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 97 |
| Questions | 36 |
| Structure | Section A — 20 Q, 20 marks · Section B — 7 Q, 28 marks · Section C — 9 Q, 49 marks |
This paper covers
- QCAA Physics Units 3 & 4 (General, 2025 v1.3) full External Assessment, contextualised around the Large Hadron Collider
- Unit 3 Gravity & Electromagnetism: uniform circular motion, Newton's gravitation, gravitational field strength, Kepler's laws, orbital/satellite speed, Coulomb's law and electric fields, work on charges, motor effect, F=qvB, electromagnetic induction (Faraday/Lenz), AC generators, transformers and power transmission
- Unit 4 Revolutions in Modern Physics: special relativity (postulates, simultaneity, time dilation, length contraction, mass-energy equivalence), quantum theory (Planck, photoelectric effect, de Broglie, Bohr hydrogen model), Standard Model (quarks/leptons, baryons/mesons, antiparticles, four forces and exchange bosons, conservation laws, Feynman diagrams)
- Assessment Objectives 1-4: describe/explain, apply, analyse evidence, interpret evidence; full reasoning chains; multi-step calculation with correct units and significant figures; Band A model answers with marking-guide criteria
- Paper 1 (Section A 20 MCQ + Section B short response 28 marks) and Paper 2 (Section C data/extended response 49 marks); grand total 97 marks
Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
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