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Higher Physics 2025 Paper 2

SQA / Qualifications Scotland · 14 questions · 126 marks

Free Higher Physics 2025 Paper 2 past paper questions with the SQA marking scheme and video worked solutions. Here are 3 of the 14 questions; every question, answer and video for this paper is in the free question bank.

3 of 14 questions

  1. Q1

    1. A television company uses a ‘spider cam’ to film a sporting event. A ‘spider cam’ is made up of a camera mount that carries a camera. camera mount camera The camera mount is suspended from four cables. The length of the cables can be changed using a motor attached to each cable. This allows the height and position of the camera over the pitch to be changed. spider cam pulley cable motor not to…
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    • Higher
    • 2025
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    • 4 marks
    • Motion — equations and graphs
    • Forces, energy, and power

  2. Q2

    2. A technician sets up the apparatus shown to demonstrate the law of conservation of linear momentum. computer light gate 2 air track light gate 1 vehicle Q vehicle P The mass of vehicle P is 0.18 kg and the mass of vehicle Q is 0.24 kg. The effects of friction are negligible. In one experiment, vehicle P is moving at 1.20 m s⁻¹ to the right and vehicle Q is moving at 0.64 m s⁻¹ to the left. The…
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    • Higher
    • 2025
    • Paper 2
    • 13 marks
    • Collisions, explosions, and impulse

  3. Q3

    3. An activity at an inflatable park involves a visitor lying on a large air bag. A member of staff jumps down onto the air bag. This causes the visitor to ‘fly’ through the air and land in a ball pit. staff air bag visitor ball pit Using your knowledge of physics, comment on the principles of how the activity works. 3 WRITE IN
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    • Higher
    • 2025
    • Paper 2
    • 3 marks
    • Forces, energy, and power
    • Collisions, explosions, and impulse

About Higher Physics 2025 Paper 2

Where can I find the Higher Physics 2025 Paper 2 marking scheme?

Press Show answer under each question above to see the SQA marking instructions for it. The marking scheme for all 14 questions of Higher Physics 2025 Paper 2 is in the free Rishi Subjects question bank.

Are there video solutions for Higher Physics 2025 Paper 2?

Yes. Worked video solutions from Physics Academy and Mr Magee 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 2025 Paper 2?

Higher Physics 2025 Paper 2 has 14 questions worth 126 marks. 3 of them are free to try on this page.

What topics are in Higher Physics 2025 Paper 2?

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.