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OCR Gateway GCSE Combined Science June 2023 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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5 new exam questions, 28 minutes, marked as you go. Free, no account.

  • Transverse and longitudinal waves
  • Electromagnetic waves, refraction and uses
  • Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-life
  • Stopping distance and reaction time
  • National and global energy resources
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What it tested

  • Waves23 marks
  • Forces11 marks
  • Energy10 marks
  • Atomic structure10 marks
  • Electricity6 marks
  1. Q1Energy stores, changes and power1 mark
  2. Q2Electrical power, appliances and the National Grid1 mark
  3. Q3Direct and alternating p.d., and mains electricity1 mark
  4. Q4Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-life1 mark
  5. Q5Energy transfers and efficiencyWork done and energy transfer1 mark
  6. Q6Electrical power, appliances and the National GridCircuit symbols, charge, current and resistance1 mark
  7. Q7Stopping distance and reaction time1 mark
  8. Q8Electromagnetic waves, refraction and uses1 mark
9 more questions
  1. Q9Forces and elasticityEnergy stores, changes and power1 mark
  2. Q10Electromagnetic waves, refraction and uses1 mark
  3. Q11Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-life3 marks
  4. Q12Electromagnetic waves, refraction and usesElectrical power, appliances and the National Grid9 marks
  5. Q13National and global energy resources8 marks
  6. Q14Electrical power, appliances and the National GridEnergy transfers and efficiency3 marks
  7. Q15Stopping distance and reaction timeHigher: velocity-time areas and inertia9 marks
  8. Q16Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-life6 marks
  9. Q17Transverse and longitudinal waves12 marks

June 2023 Higher grade boundaries

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

  • 9-9281
  • 9-8268
  • 8-8255
  • 8-7242
  • 7-7229
  • 7-6211
  • 6-6193
  • 6-5176
  • 5-5159
  • 5-4142
  • 4-4125
  • 4-3117

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