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N5 Physics page
Everything you need is accessible using the links below.
Demos of experiments and walkthroughs of past papers are available on:
mrstewartphysics on YouTube
N5 Waves & Radiation
SQA Course Content: Waves
SQA Course Content: Radiation
Waves & Radiation Class Questions - these are the questions we do in class
Homework & Solutions:
| Exercise | Area of Work | Solutions |
| WR1 | Wave Characteristics | WR1 solutions |
| WR2 | Speed of Sound | WR2 solutions |
| WR3 | Ultrasound | WR3 solutions |
| WR4 | Radio waves | WR4 solutions |
| WR5 | Refraction | WR5 solutions |
| WR6 | EM Spectrum | WR6 solutions |
| WR7 | Nuclear Radiation | WR7 solutions |
| WR8 | Dosimetry & Fission | WR8 solutions |
N5 Electricity & Properties of Matter
SQA Course Content: Electricity
SQA Course Content: Properties of Matter
Properties of Matter Summary Notes: Heat Energy
Properties of Matter Summary Notes: Pressure & The Gas Laws
Electricity & Energy Class Questions
Homework & Solutions:
| Exercise | Area of Work | Solutions |
| EE1 | Conservation of Energy | EE1 solutions |
| EE2 | Generation of Electricity | EE2 solutions |
| EE3 | Electromagnetism | EE3 solutions |
| EE4 | Practical Electricity | EE4 solutions |
| EE5 | PVIR | EE5 solutions |
| EE6 | Electronics | EE6 solutions |
| EPM7 | Specific Heat Capacity | EPM7 solutions |
| EPM8 | Latent Heat | EPM8 solutions |
| EPM9 | Kinetic Model & Pressure | EPM9 solutions |
| EPM10 | The Gas Laws | EPM10 solutions |
N5 Dynamics & Space
SQA Course content: Dynamics
SQA Course content: Space
Dynamics & Space Class Questions
Homework & Solutions:
| Exercise | Area of Work | Solutions |
| DS1 | Motion 1 | DS1 solutions |
| DS2 | Motion 2 | DS2 solutions |
| DS3 | Motion 3 | DS3 solutions |
| DS4 | Forces 1 | DS4 solutions |
| DS5 | Forces 2 | DS5 solutions |
| DS6 | Forces 3 | DS6 solutions |
| DS7 | Satellites & Projectiles 1 | DS7 solutions |
| DS8 | Satellites & Projectiles 2 | DS8 solutions |
| DS9 |
Cosmology 1 |
DS9 solutions |
| DS10 | Cosmology 2 | DS10 solutions |
| DS11 | Space Exploration 1 | DS11 solutions |
| DS12 | Space Exploration 2 | DS12 solutions |
N5 PowerPoints for the full course....
N5 PowerPoints
Waves
1. Wave Characteristics and Sound waves
2. Light waves and the electromagnetic spectrum
Radiation
1. Nuclear Radiation PowerPoint
Electricity
1. Renewable Energy PowerPoint
2. Electromagnetism PowerPoint
6. The Cost of Energy 2022 PowerPoint
Properties of Matter
Dynamics
2. Scalars & Vectors PowerPoint
4. Motion in a Gravitational Field
Space
N5 SQA Past Papers
Physics N5 Past Papers
Past Papers 2014 - 2022 sorted by key area.
Thanks to Mr Davie for this updated version of his excellent resource to find Past Paper questions by key area.
SQA Past Papers. Thanks to Mr Mackenzie for these...
| Question Paper | Marking Instructions |
| 2023 N5 Physics Paper 1 | |
| 2021 Marking Instructions
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| 2020 no paper | |
| 2019 N5 Physics | 2019 N5 Physics MIs |
| 2018 N5 Physics | 2018 N5 Physics MIs |
| 2018 N5 Physics Specimen Paper | solutions at back of paper |
| 2017 N5 Physics | 2017 N5 Physics MIs |
| 2016 N5 Physics | 2016 N5 Physics MIs |
| 2015 N5 Physics | 2015 N5 Physics MIs |
| 2014 N5 Physics | 2014 N5 Physics MIs |
| 2013 N5 Physics Specimen Paper | solutions at back of paper |
N5 Useful documents & websites
N5 Physics Relationships Sheet 2023
N5 Physics Full SQA Course Specification
Demos of experiments and walkthroughs of past papers are available on:
mrstewartphysics on YouTube
