GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE

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COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY i i

8464/P/2H
Physics Paper 2H
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Mark scheme
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June 2020
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Version: i1.0 iFinal iMark iScheme

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Mark ischemes iare iprepared iby ithe iLead iAssessment iWriter iand iconsidered, itogether iwith ithe
irelevantiquestions, iby ia ipanel iof isubject iteachers. iThis imark ischeme iincludes iany iamendments imade iat

ithe istandardisation ievents iwhich iall iassociates iparticipate iin iand iis ithe ischeme iwhich iwas iused iby ithem

iinithis iexamination. iThe istandardisation iprocess iensures ithat ithe imark ischeme icovers ithe istudents’

iresponses ito iquestions iand ithat ievery iassociate iunderstands iand iapplies iit iin ithe isame icorrect iway.

As ipreparation ifor istandardisation ieach iassociate ianalyses ia inumber iof istudents’ iscripts.
iAlternativeianswers inot ialready icovered iby ithe imark ischeme iare idiscussed iand ilegislated ifor. iIf, iafter

ithe istandardisation iprocess, iassociates iencounter iunusual ianswers iwhich ihave inot ibeen iraised ithey

iareirequired ito irefer ithese ito ithe iLead iExaminer.

It imust ibe istressed ithat ia imark ischeme iis ia iworking idocument, iin imany icases ifurther ideveloped iand
iexpanded ion ithe ibasis iof istudents’ ireactions ito ia iparticular ipaper. iAssumptions iabout ifuture imark

ischemes ion ithe ibasis iof ione iyear’s idocument ishould ibe iavoided; iwhilst ithe iguiding iprinciples iof

iassessment iremain iconstant, idetails iwill ichange, idepending ion ithe icontent iof ia iparticular

iexaminationipaper.

Further icopies iof ithis imark ischeme iare iavailable ifrom iaqa.org.uk

Copyright iinformation

AQA iretains ithe icopyright ion iall iits ipublications. iHowever, iregistered ischools/colleges ifor iAQA iare ipermitted ito icopy imaterial ifrom ithis ibooklet ifor itheir
iown iinternal iuse, iwith ithe ifollowing iimportant iexception: iAQA icannot igive ipermission ito ischools/colleges ito iphotocopy iany imaterial ithat iis iacknowledged
ito ia ithirdiparty ieven ifor iinternal iuse iwithin ithe icentre.

Copyright i© i2020 iAQA iand iits ilicensors. iAll irights ireserved.

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Information to Examiners
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1. General

The imark ischeme ifor ieach iquestion ishows:

 the imarks iavailable ifor ieach ipart iof ithe iquestion
 the itotal imarks iavailable ifor ithe iquestion
 the itypical ianswer ior ianswers iwhich iare iexpected
 extra iinformation ito ihelp ithe iExaminer imake ihis ior iher ijudgement
 the iAssessment iObjectives, ilevel iof idemand iand ispecification icontent ithat ieach iquestion iis
iintendedito icover.

The iextra iinformation iis ialigned ito ithe iappropriate ianswer iin ithe ileft-hand ipart iof ithe imark ischeme
iandishould ionly ibe iapplied ito ithat iitem iin ithe imark ischeme.

At ithe ibeginning iof ia ipart iof ia iquestion ia ireminder imay ibe igiven, ifor iexample: iwhere iconsequential
imarking ineeds ito ibe iconsidered iin ia icalculation; ior ithe ianswer imay ibe ion ithe idiagram ior iat ia

idifferentiplace ion ithe iscript.

In igeneral ithe iright-hand iside iof ithe imark ischeme iis ithere ito iprovide ithose iextra idetails iwhich
iconfuseithe imain ipart iof ithe imark ischeme iyet imay ibe ihelpful iin iensuring ithat imarking iis istraightforward

iand iconsistent.

2. Emboldening and underlining

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2.1 In ia ilist iof iacceptable ianswers iwhere imore ithan ione imark iis iavailable i‘any itwo ifrom’ iis iused,
iwithithe inumber iof imarks iemboldened. i Each iof ithe ifollowing ibullet ipoints iis ia

potential imark.

2.2 A ibold iand iis iused ito iindicate ithat iboth iparts iof ithe ianswer iare irequired ito iaward ithe imark.

2.3 Alternative ianswers iacceptable ifor ia imark iare iindicated iby ithe iuse iof ior. iDifferent iterms iin
itheimark ischeme iare ishown iby ia i/ i; ieg iallow ismooth i/ ifree imovement.

2.4 Any iwording ithat iis iunderlined iis iessential ifor ithe imarking ipoint ito ibe iawarded.

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3. Marking points
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3.1 Marking iof ilists

This iapplies ito iquestions irequiring ia iset inumber iof iresponses, ibut ifor iwhich istudents ihave
iprovided iextra iresponses. iThe igeneral iprinciple ito ibe ifollowed iin isuch ia isituation iis ithat i‘right

i+iwrong i= iwrong’.

Each ierror i/ icontradiction inegates ieach icorrect iresponse. iSo, iif ithe inumber iof ierror i/ icontradictions
iequals ior iexceeds ithe inumber iof imarks iavailable ifor ithe iquestion, ino imarks ican ibeiawarded.

However, iresponses iconsidered ito ibe ineutral i(indicated ias i* iin iexample i1) iare inot ipenalised.

Example i1: i What iis ithe ipH iof ian iacidic isolution?
[1 imark]

Student Response Marks

awarded
1 green, i5 0
2 red*, i5 1
3 red*, i8 0

Example i2: i Name itwo iplanets iin ithe isolar isystem.

[2 imarks]

Student Response Marks iawarded

1 Neptune, iMars, iMoon 1
2 Neptune, iSun, iMars, 0
Moon

3.2 Use iof ichemical isymbols i/ iformulae

If ia istudent iwrites ia ichemical isymbol i/ iformula iinstead iof ia irequired ichemical iname, ifull icredit
icanibe igiven iif ithe isymbol i/ iformula iis icorrect iand iif, iin ithe icontext iof ithe iquestion, isuch iaction iis

iappropriate.

3.3 Marking iprocedure ifor icalculations

Marks ishould ibe iawarded ifor ieach istage iof ithe icalculation icompleted icorrectly, ias istudents
iareiinstructed ito ishow itheir iworking. iFull imarks ican, ihowever, ibe igiven ifor ia icorrect inumerical

ianswer, iwithout iany iworking ishown.

3.4 Interpretation iof i‘it’

Answers iusing ithe iword i‘it’ ishould ibe igiven icredit ionly iif iit iis iclear ithat ithe i‘it’ irefers ito ithe
icorrectisubject.

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3.5 Errors icarried iforward

Any ierror iin ithe ianswers ito ia istructured iquestion ishould ibe ipenalised ionce ionly.

Papers ishould ibe iconstructed iin isuch ia iway ithat ithe inumber iof itimes ierrors ican ibe icarried iforwardiis
ikept ito ia iminimum. iAllowances ifor ierrors icarried iforward iare imost ilikely ito ibe irestricted ito

icalculation iquestions iand ishould ibe ishown iby ithe iabbreviation iecf iin ithe imarking ischeme.

3.6 Phonetic ispelling

The iphonetic ispelling iof icorrect iscientific iterminology ishould ibe icredited iunless ithere iis ia
ipossibleiconfusion iwith ianother itechnical iterm.

3.7 Brackets

(…..) iare iused ito iindicate iinformation iwhich iis inot iessential ifor ithe imark ito ibe iawarded ibut
iisiincluded ito ihelp ithe iexaminer iidentify ithe isense iof ithe ianswer irequired.

3.8 Allow

In ithe imark ischeme iadditional iinformation, i‘allow’ iis iused ito iindicate
icreditworthyialternative ianswers.

3.9 Ignore

Ignore iis iused iwhen ithe iinformation igiven iis iirrelevant ito ithe iquestion ior inot ienough ito igain
itheimarking ipoint. iAny ifurther icorrect iamplification icould igain ithe imarking ipoint.

3.10 Do inot iaccept

Do inot iaccept imeans ithat ithis iis ia iwrong ianswer iwhich, ieven iif ithe icorrect ianswer iis igiven
iasiwell, iwill istill imean ithat ithe imark iis inot iawarded.

4. Level of response marking instructions

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Extended iresponse iquestions iare imarked ion ilevel iof iresponse imark ischemes.
 Level iof iresponse imark ischemes iare ibroken idown iinto ilevels, ieach iof iwhich ihas ia idescriptor.
 The idescriptor ifor ithe ilevel ishows ithe iaverage iperformance ifor ithe ilevel.
 There iare itwo imarks iin ieach ilevel.

Before iyou iapply ithe imark ischeme ito ia istudent’s ianswer, iread ithrough ithe ianswer iand iannotate iit i(as
iinstructed) ito ishow ithe iqualities ithat iare ibeing ilooked ifor. i You ican ithen iapply ithe imark ischeme.

Step i1: iDetermine ia ilevel

Start iat ithe ilowest ilevel iof ithe imark ischeme iand iuse iit ias ia iladder ito isee iwhether ithe ianswer
imeetsithe idescriptor ifor ithat ilevel. iThe idescriptor ifor ithe ilevel iindicates ithe idifferent iqualities ithat

imight ibeiseen iin ithe istudent’s ianswer ifor ithat ilevel. iIf iit imeets ithe ilowest ilevel ithen igo ito ithe inext ione

iand idecide iif iit imeets ithis ilevel, iand iso ion, iuntil iyou ihave ia imatch ibetween ithe ilevel idescriptor iand

ithe ianswer.

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When iassigning ia ilevel iyou ishould ilook iat ithe ioverall iquality iof ithe ianswer. iDo inot ilook ito
ipenaliseismall iand ispecific iparts iof ithe ianswer iwhere ithe istudent ihas inot iperformed iquite ias iwell ias

ithe irest.iIf ithe ianswer icovers idifferent iaspects i of idifferent ilevels iof ithe imark ischeme iyou ishould iuse ia

ibest ifit iapproach ifor idefining ithe ilevel.

Use ithe ivariability iof ithe iresponse ito ihelp idecide ithe imark iwithin ithe ilevel, iie iif ithe iresponse iis
ipredominantly ilevel i2 iwith ia ismall iamount iof ilevel i3 imaterial iit iwould ibe iplaced iin ilevel i2 ibut

ibeiawarded ia imark inear ithe itop iof ithe ilevel ibecause iof ithe ilevel i3 icontent.

Step i2: iDetermine ia imark

Once iyou ihave iassigned ia ilevel iyou ineed ito idecide ion ithe imark. iThe idescriptors ion ihow itoiallocate
imarks ican ihelp iwith ithis.

The iexemplar imaterials iused iduring istandardisation iwill ihelp. iThere iwill ibe ian ianswer iin ithe
istandardising imaterials iwhich iwill icorrespond iwith ieach ilevel iof ithe imark ischeme. iThis ianswer

iwillihave ibeen iawarded ia imark iby ithe iLead iExaminer. iYou ican icompare ithe istudent’s ianswer iwith

itheiexample ito idetermine iif iit iis ithe isame istandard, ibetter ior iworse ithan ithe iexample. i You ican ithen

iuse ithis ito iallocate ia imark ifor ithe ianswer ibased ion ithe iLead iExaminer’s imark ion ithe iexample.

You imay iwell ineed ito iread iback ithrough ithe ianswer ias iyou iapply ithe imark ischeme ito iclarify
ipointsiand iassure iyourself ithat ithe ilevel iand ithe imark iare iappropriate.

Indicative icontent iin ithe imark ischeme iis iprovided ias ia iguide ifor iexaminers. iIt iis inot iintended ito
ibeiexhaustive iand iyou imust icredit iother ivalid ipoints. iStudents ido inot ihave ito icover iall iof ithe ipoints

imentioned iin ithe iindicative icontent ito ireach ithe ihighest ilevel iof ithe imark ischeme.

You ishould iignore iany iirrelevant ipoints imade. iHowever, ifull imarks ican ibe iawarded ionly iif ithere iareino
iincorrect istatements ithat icontradict ia icorrect iresponse.

An ianswer iwhich icontains inothing iof irelevance ito ithe iquestion imust ibe iawarded ino imarks.

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Question Answers Extra iinformation Mark
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01.1 iron iand isteel iwill ibe 1 AO1

iattractedi(to ithe imagnet) i6.7.1.

aluminium, icopper iand itin iwill 1

inot ibe iattracted i(to ithe imagnet)

allow i1 imark iis ione imetal iis iin

ithe iincorrect ilist, ibut iall ithe

iotherif our iare icorrect

if ino iother imark iawarded iallow

i1imark ifor iiron iand isteel iare

imagnetic

01.2 the ipaperclip iwould istill 1 AO1

ibeiattracted ito ithe imagnet 6.7.1.
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allow ithe ipaper iclip ibecomes
because iof iinduced imagnetism 1
ianiinduced imagnet

allow ibecause ithe ipaper iclip iis

iaitemporary imagnet

allow ithere iis ia imagnetic ifield iat

the isouth ipole

01.3 weight i= imass i× do inot iaccept igravity ifor 1 AO1

igravitationalifield istrength igravitational ifield istrength i6.5.1.

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or

W i= img

01.4 1.0 ig i= i0.0010 ikg allow i0.001 i(kg) 1 AO2

i6.5.1.

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weight iof i1 ipaperclip i= i0.0010 allow i0.0098 i(N) 1
i×i9.8 allow icorrect isubstitution

iusing iincorrectly/not iconverted

ivalueiof imass iof ipaperclip

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Force i= i0.0098 ix i20 i= i0.196 i(N) allow icorrect icalculation iusing 1

iincorrectly/not iconverted

ivalueiof imass iof ipaperclip

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02.1 Level i3: iThe imethod iwould ilead ito ithe iproduction iof ia ivalid 5–6 AO3
ioutcome. iAll ikey isteps iare iidentified iand ilogically isequenced.

Level i2: iThe imethod iwould inot inecessarily ilead ito ia ivalid ioutcome. 3–4 AO1
iMost isteps iare iidentified, ibut ithe iplan iis inot ifully

ilogicallyisequenced.

Level i1: iThe imethod iwould inot ilead ito ia ivalid ioutcome. 1–2 AO1
i Someirelevant isteps iare iidentified, ibut ilinks iare inot imade iclear.

No irelevant icontent 0 6.5.4.2.2

RPA19

Indicative

i contentimeasure

ments

 place ione iwooden iblock iunder ithe iramp

 vary ithe iheight iby iplacing ia idifferent inumber iof iwooden iblocks
 measure ithe iheight iof ithe iramp iusing ia imetre irule
 measure ithe idistance itravelled iusing ia imetre irule
 measure itime itaken iusing ilight igates i(and icomputer/datalogger)
 measure itime itaken iusing ia istopclock ior iticker itimer
 release itrolley ifrom ithe isame iposition ieach itime
 release ithe itrolley iwithout iapplying ia iforce

results

 repeat iat ithe isame iheight iand icalculate ia imean

 repeat ifor idifferent iheights
2- iu2
 calculate iacceleration iusing ia i= i(v-u)/t ior ia i= iv
2s

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02.2 all ipoints iplotted icorrectly allow i1 imark ifor i3 ipoints iplotted 2 AO2
correctly 6.5.4.2.2
RPA19
height iof iramp iin imetres ion ix- both iquantity iand iunit irequired 1
axis iand iacceleration iin im/s2 i on for iboth iaxes
y-axis)

correct iline iof ibest ifit 1

02.3 resultant iforce i= imass 1 AO1

i×iacceleration i6.5.4.2.

2iRPA19
or

F i= ima

02.4 0.63 i= im i× i2.1 1 AO2

6.5.4.2.2
0.63 1 RPA19
m i= i
2.1
allow i0.3 i(kg) 1
m i= i0.30 i(kg)

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03.1 the ispring iwill ireturn ito iits 1 AO1i

ioriginal ilength iwhen ithe iforce 6.5.3
iisiremoved

Any itwo ifrom:

03.2 2 AO3i
 spring iconstant 6.5.3
 (original) ilength
 diameter

03.3 0.80 i= ik i× i0.0040 1 AO2

6.5.3
0.80 1
k i=i
0.0040
1
k i= i200 i(N/m)

03.4 the iupward iforce ion ithe ispring 1 AO3

is iequal ito ithe idownward iforce 6.5.3

the ispring iis iinelastically 1

deformed

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04.1 (vector iquantity) ihas imagnitude 1 AO1

and ia idirection 6.5.4.1.3

(scalar iquantity) ihas imagnitude 1

only

04.2 resistive iforce iacts ion ithe iball allow ifriction ior iair iresistance 1 AO2
6.5.4.2.1
so i(resultant) iforce iin iopposite
direction ito ivelocity 1

or

so iwork iis idone ion ithe iball

04.3 momentum i= imass i× 1 AO2

i6.5.5.

i velocityior 1

p i= imv

04.4 26 i= im i× i5.0 1 AO2

6.5.5.1
26 1
m i=i
5.0
1
5.2 i(kg)

04.5 momentum iis iconserved iin 1 AO1

ithe icollision i(assuming ino 6.5.5.
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iexternalif orces) 2

momentum iof ithe ipin iincreases 1

therefore ithe imomentum iof

itheiball imust idecrease. 1
if ino iother imark iis iawarded,
iallow i1 imark ifor iwhen ithe iball

iexerts ia iforce ion ithe ipin, ithe ipin

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exerts ian iequal iand iopposite

force ion ithe iball

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AO i/ iSpec.
Question Answers Extra iinformation Mark
Ref.

05.1 X-rays iare iabsorbed iby ibone 1 AO1

6.6.2.4
but ican ipass ithrough iflesh ignore iskin 1

05.2 taking ilots iof iX-rays iwould igive 1 AO3

iailarge idose i6.6.2.

which iwould iincrease 1

itheiradiographer’s irisk

the iscreen iabsorbs isome iof allow iscreen ireduces 1

itheiX-rays ithe irisk/dose ireceived iby

itheiradiographer

05.3 electrical icurrent i/ ioscillations 1 AO1

iinithe itransmitter iproducing 6.6.2.
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iradio iwaves 3

radio iwaves iare iabsorbed iby 1

itheireceiver iinducing ielectrical

icurrent i/ ioscillations iin ithe

ireceiver

at ithe isame ifrequency 1

if ino iother imark iis iawarded,
iallowi1 imark ifor iradio iwaves

itransfer iinformation/energy

ithrough i the iair

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06.1 13.5 i× i2 1 AO2

3
i6.5.4.

3
9.0 i(m/s) allow i9 i(m/s) 1

OR

13.5 i× i1 i= i4.5 i(1)

3

13.5 i- i4.5 i= i9.0 i(m/s) i(1)

06.2 reduced ispeed allow ireduces ithinking i/ 1 AO1

ireducesistopping ibrakingidistance i6.5.4.3.

idistance 2
6.5.4.3.3
means iless ichance iof icollision 1

OR

the icar iwill ihave iless

ikineticienergy i(1)

so iless ilikely ito icause iinjury

iinithe ievent iof ia icollision i(1)

06.3 14 i= iv i× i0.70 1 AO2

6.5.4.1.2
14 1 6.5.4.1.5
v i=i
0.70

v i= i20 i(m/s) 1

02–202 i = i2 i× i(–6.25) i× is 1

202
s i=
(2 i× i6.25) 1
ignore iminus isigns ithroughout
s i= i32 i(m) 1

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06.4 same imaximum iforce iapplied 1 AO2

ibyithe ibrakes

because imass iis iless ithere iis allow imomentum ifor imass 1
iaigreater ideceleration AO1

braking idistance iis iless 1

AO1
OR
6.5.2
reducing ithe imass ireduced
itheikinetic ienergy iof ithe ivan i(at

ia igiven ispeed) i(1)

less iwork ineeded ito ibe idone

itoibring ithe ivan ito ia istop i(1)

(force ifrom ithe ibrakes iis

ithe isame) iso ibraking

idistance iisiless i(1)

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07.1
the idownward iforce ion allow iwhen ithere iis ia icurrent iin 1 AO3
itheibalance iincreased ithe iwire ithere iis ia imagnetic i6.7.2.

ifieldiaround ithe iwire i(which 2

icauses ia 6.5.4.2.3
magnetic iforce)
therefore ithe iwire imust 1
iexperience ian iequal

iandiopposite iforce

i(which iis iupwards)

07.2
calculate ithe idifference allow i254.8 i– i252.3 i= i2.5 1 AO1
ibetweenithe itwo imass ireadings i6.7.2.

convert ito ikg iand imultiply allow i(2.5 i/ i1000) i× i9.8 i= 1

ibyigravitational ifield istrength 0.02375 i(N)

07.3
(0.0210 i– i0.0) 1 AO3
gradient i =
(0.70 i– i0.02)

allow ianswer icorrectly igiven ito 1 AO3

gradient i= i0.031 any inumber iof isignificant ifigures

allow icorrect isubstitution iusing 1 AO2

0.031 i= iB i× i0.125 correctly icalculated ivalue igiven
to iany inumber iof isignificant
figures

allow ianswer icorrectly igiven ito 1 AO2

B i= i0.25 iT any inumber iof isignificant ifigures

any irounding imust ibe icorrect ifor 6.7.2.2

subsequent imarks ito ibe
awarded.

max i2 imarks iif ia ipair iof

readings ifrom ithe igraph iare
used iinstead iof igradient
calculation

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