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Particles & Waves

Forces on charged particles, the Standard Model, nuclear reactions, wave–particle duality, interference, refraction and spectra.

Forces on charged particles — Test A25 marks · ~35 min · self-marking Forces on charged particles — Test B25 marks · ~35 min · nothing shared with Test A The rest of Particles & WavesComing soon — a pair per topic, as each one is taught

Our Dynamic Universe

Motion and projectiles, forces and energy, momentum, gravitation, relativity and the expanding universe.

Our Dynamic UniverseComing soon

Electricity

A.c. and the oscilloscope, circuits and power, internal resistance, capacitors and band theory.

Electricity — Test A45 marks · ~60 min · self-marking Electricity — Test B45 marks · ~60 min · nothing shared with Test A

Sources & credits: practice-test questions are adapted from Higher Physics past papers, reproduced and adapted for educational use — past papers and marking instructions © Qualifications Scotland (SQA). Numbers, particles and contexts have been changed, and some questions are original to this site. Circuit, field and accelerator diagrams, oscilloscope traces and graphs drawn for this site © R Stewart Physics, Electronics and Engineering, 2026.