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OCR Gateway GCSE Combined Science June 2018 Paper 12

  • J250/12
  • Higher
  • Physics 2
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
  • 60 marks

Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the OCR website.

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  • Electrical power, appliances and the National Grid
  • Internal energy, specific heat capacity and latent heat
  • Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-life
  • Forces and elasticity
  • Stopping distance and reaction time
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What it tested

  • Electricity15 marks
  • Forces14 marks
  • Atomic structure10 marks
  • Particle model of matter10 marks
  • Waves7 marks
  • Energy4 marks
  1. Q1Energy stores, changes and power1 mark
  2. Q2Atoms, isotopes and the model of the atom1 mark
  3. Q3National and global energy resources1 mark
  4. Q4Direct and alternating p.d., and mains electricity1 mark
  5. Q5Distance, speed, velocity and distance-time graphs1 mark
  6. Q6Electrical power, appliances and the National Grid1 mark
  7. Q7Energy transfers and efficiency1 mark
  8. Q8Higher: wavefronts, radio waves and why each band suits its use1 mark
8 more questions
  1. Q9Distance, speed, velocity and distance-time graphsAcceleration and Newton's laws1 mark
  2. Q10Higher: improving efficiency1 mark
  3. Q11Transverse and longitudinal waves6 marks
  4. Q12Forces and elasticity6 marks
  5. Q13Stopping distance and reaction timeHigher: velocity-time areas and inertia6 marks
  6. Q14Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-lifeHigher: net decline after several half-lives9 marks
  7. Q15Electrical power, appliances and the National GridDirect and alternating p.d., and mains electricity13 marks
  8. Q16Internal energy, specific heat capacity and latent heat10 marks

June 2018 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across all six Higher papers, out of 360.

  • 9-9256
  • 9-8240
  • 8-8224
  • 8-7208
  • 7-7193
  • 7-6176
  • 6-6159
  • 6-5142
  • 5-5126
  • 5-4110
  • 4-494
  • 4-378
  • 3-362

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