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Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1

SQA / Qualifications Scotland · 25 multiple-choice questions · 25 marks

Free Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1 past paper questions with the SQA marking scheme and video worked solutions. Here are 5 of the 25 questions; every question, answer and video for this paper is in the free question bank.

5 of 25 questions

  1. Q1

    1. A cyclist is travelling along a straight, level road. A velocity-time ( v-t ) graph of the motion of the cyclist is shown. v 0 t Which pair of displacement-time ( s-t ) and acceleration-time ( a-t ) graphs represent the motion of the cyclist? s a A 0 t s a B 0 t C s a 0 t D s a 0 t E s a
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    • Motion — equations and graphs

  2. Q2

    2. A hot air balloon is moving vertically. At a height of 50 m a sandbag is released. The sandbag takes 3.0 s to reach the ground. The effects of air resistance can be ignored. The initial velocity of the sandbag on release is 2.0 m s⁻¹ upwards A 2.0 m s⁻¹ downwards B 17 m s⁻¹ upwards C 17 m s⁻¹ downwards D 31 m s⁻¹ upwards. E
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    • Motion — equations and graphs

  3. Q3

    3. The momentum of an object of mass 4 kg is 20 kg m s⁻¹ . The kinetic energy of the object is A 10 J B 50 J C 100 J D 400 J E 800 J.
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    • Forces, energy, and power
    • Collisions, explosions, and impulse

  4. Q4

    4. A pendulum bob of mass m is released from rest at height h . The bob reaches a speed v at the lowest point of its swing. h Neglecting air resistance, the speed of the bob at its lowest point is doubled by changing the height to 4 h A changing the height to 2 h B changing the height to h C 2 changing the mass of the bob to 2 m D m . E changing the mass of the bob to 2
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    • Forces, energy, and power

  5. Q5

    5. A golfer strikes a golf ball as shown. 74 m s⁻¹ 31° The ball leaves the club with an initial velocity of 74 m s⁻¹ at an angle of 31° to the horizontal. Which row in the table shows the horizontal and vertical components of the initial velocity of the golf ball? Horizontal Vertical component of the initial velocity of the golf ball (m s⁻¹ ) A 38 44 B 38 63 C 44 38 D 63 38 E 63 44
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    • Motion — equations and graphs

About Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1

Where can I find the Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1 marking scheme?

Press Show answer under each question above to see the SQA marking instructions for it. The marking scheme for all 25 questions of Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1 is in the free Rishi Subjects question bank.

Are there video solutions for Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1?

Yes. Worked video solutions from Mr Stewart and Physics Academy open under the questions above, and the question bank has the video walkthroughs available for the rest of the paper.

How many questions are in Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1?

Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1 has 25 multiple-choice questions worth 25 marks. 5 of them are free to try on this page.

What topics are in Higher Physics 2023 Paper 1?

The questions on this page cover Motion — equations and graphs, Forces, energy, and power, Collisions, explosions, and impulse. Every question in the bank is tagged by topic, so you can also practise each topic across all Higher Physics past papers.