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• Exam 1 — Section A (Criterion 5): projectiles launched from a raised ramp and a 2D collision vector triangle, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): point-charge fields in 2D and an electron gun, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): refraction through a prism with dispersion and critical angle, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 2 — Section A (Criterion 5): motion graphs for a lift and Newton's second law with up to four forces, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): parallel current-carrying conductors and the force per unit length, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): standing waves on a tensioned string and beats, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 3 — Section A (Criterion 5): horizontal circular motion with a conical-pendulum style force triangle, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): charged particles in magnetic fields and a velocity selector, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): two-source interference of radio waves and path difference, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 4 — Section A (Criterion 5): universal gravitation, two-body field null point and Kepler's third law, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): induction in a rod on rails, Lenz's law and energy transfer, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): pulses at fixed, free and string-to-string boundaries, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 5 — Section A (Criterion 5): impulse from a force–time graph and mass-flow thrust (a hose or jet), with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): Millikan's oil-drop balance and uniform electric fields, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): open and closed pipe resonance with end effects, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 6 — Section A (Criterion 5): an inclined plane with friction and a velocity–time graph up and down, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): magnetic field of a straight wire, angle of dip and a compass, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): Young's double slit with two colours and coincident fringes, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 7 — Section A (Criterion 5): 2D explosion momentum and elastic/inelastic energy checks, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): DC motor forces, commutator and torque direction, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): polarisation by reflection and scattering, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 8 — Section A (Criterion 5): vertical motion under gravity with terminal velocity, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): AC generator emf, graph of emf against time and load current, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): diffraction through harbour gaps and resolution, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 9 — Section A (Criterion 5): satellite orbits, geostationary altitude and weightlessness, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): Coulomb's law in a 2D arrangement of three charges, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): wave graphs, v = fλ and travelling direction from two buoys, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 10 — Section A (Criterion 5): work at an angle, power and energy conservation on a ski slope, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): Bainbridge mass spectrometer isotope separation, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): total internal reflection in optical fibres, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 11 — Section A (Criterion 5): projectile landing below launch height and velocity at impact, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): eddy currents and magnetic braking, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): beats between tuning forks and resonance, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 12 — Section A (Criterion 5): helicopter or drone rotor thrust from momentum change per second, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): electric fields near sharp points and lightning, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): standing waves on a guitar string: harmonics and overtones, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 13 — Section A (Criterion 5): a 2D glancing collision on an ice rink, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): cathode-ray deflection between plates and crossed fields, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): refraction of sound and seismic waves using wave speed, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 14 — Section A (Criterion 5): gravitational field of a binary star and Kepler's third law, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): electrons in Earth's magnetic field and the Van Allen belts, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): interference from two loudspeakers at a concert, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 15 — Section A (Criterion 5): Newton's third law and connected bodies in a towing problem, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): transformers and induction qualitatively, with a moving conductor, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): two-source water waves in a ripple tank, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 16 — Section A (Criterion 5): a banked-free horizontal turn: friction as the centripetal force, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): charged plates with an alpha particle moving across a field, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): closed-pipe model of the ear canal, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 17 — Section A (Criterion 5): rocket lift-off: thrust, weight and changing mass, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): Faraday cage and charged conductors, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): single-slit diffraction and wavelength comparison, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 18 — Section A (Criterion 5): vector displacement at any angle for an orienteering course, then uniform acceleration, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): two perpendicular currents and the resultant flux density, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): refractive index from data and critical-angle measurement, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 19 — Section A (Criterion 5): impulse and stopping force in a crash barrier test, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): a simple linear motor with induced back emf, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): polarising filters at different angles and glare reduction, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Exam 20 — Section A (Criterion 5): projectiles in sport with a 'derive and hence' structure, with full working, units and directions.; Section B (Criterion 6): electron in a uniform field then a magnetic field, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.; Section C (Criterion 7): standing waves in a sonometer and linear density, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.