OCR Gateway Physics questions
Practice for selected J249 skills, grouped using OCR Gateway’s topic structure.
P1 Matter: density calculations
- GCSE Physics equations practice — Select a relationship from the equation sheet, rearrange it and calculate with the right units.
P2 Forces
- GCSE Physics forces and motion questions — Calculate average speed and acceleration, then use F = ma.
P3 Electricity
- GCSE Physics electricity questions — Use current, charge, potential difference and resistance in series circuits and parallel branches.
P5 Waves in matter
- GCSE Physics wave equation questions — Connect wave speed, wavelength, frequency and period.
P7 Energy
- GCSE Physics energy calculations — Calculate work, kinetic and gravitational energy, power and percentage efficiency.
P9 Practical skills and maths
- GCSE Physics measurement and data practice — Read an oscilloscope trace and calculate the mean of repeated timings.
- GCSE Physics graph questions — Read scales, plot coordinates and interpret straight-line gradients and intercepts.
- GCSE Physics units and standard form — Convert metric prefixes, grams and squared or cubed units; write numbers in standard form.
Density, heating and springs
- GCSE density calculations — Find density from dimensions, water displacement or liquid measurements; convert density units.
- Specific heat capacity and latent heat questions — Calculate heating energy, temperature rise and changes of state; analyse electrical heating and stated energy losses.
- Hooke’s law and spring calculations — Use force and extension, find spring constants and elastic energy, and interpret force–extension data.
Equations practice across topics
The GCSE hub lists the available scope and equation-sheet links.