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GCSE Edexcel Combined Science · Physics Paper 1

Name ____________________ Class __________ Date __________

Tick one box per statement. Red: need help. Amber: partly confident. Green: can do independently.

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Quantities and units
Distinguish scalars from vectors, including distance/displacement and speed/velocity.
Use SI units, prefixes, conversions, significant figures and standard form appropriately.
Measuring speed
Calculate and rearrange average speed, distance and time, distinguishing average velocity.
Describe stopwatch and light-gate speed methods, controls, repeats and timing uncertainties.
Recall reasonable everyday speeds and use estimates to check calculated values.
Interpret distance-time graphs and calculate speed from gradients.
Acceleration
Calculate signed acceleration from velocity change and time, including slowing down.
Use free-fall acceleration and explain the negligible-air-resistance assumption.
Use the constant-acceleration equation linking squared velocities, acceleration and displacement.
Explain constant-speed circular acceleration through changing velocity direction (Higher).
Velocity-time graphs
Interpret velocity-time graphs and calculate acceleration from uniform gradients.
Calculate distance and displacement from graph areas, including triangular regions and direction changes.

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