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AS Physics7407

2.0 Specification at a glance

This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all the AS exams at the end of their AS course and all the A-level exams at the end of their A-level course.

Subject content

Core content

Assessments

Paper 1
What's assessed

Sections 1 - 5

Assessed
  • written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 70 marks
  • 50% of AS
Questions

70 marks of short and long answer questions split by topic.

Paper 2
What's assessed

Sections 1 - 5

Assessed
  • written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 70 marks
  • 50% of AS
Questions

Section A: 20 marks of short and long answer questions on practical skills and data analysis

Section B: 20 marks of short and long answer questions from across all areas of AS content

Section C: 30 multiple choice questions