9702 · AS & A Level · Paper 2
AS-level definitions and formulae drilled as flashcards — shuffle mode, missed-item review, and retest until clean.
Definitions carry reliable marks on Cambridge A Level Physics 9702 Paper 2 (AS Level Structured Questions). Questions like “define the pascal”, “state what is meant by Young modulus”, or “state Newton’s second law in terms of momentum” appear every series. The mark scheme requires precise wording: omitting “per unit cross-sectional area” from the definition of stress, or writing “rate of change of distance” instead of “rate of change of displacement” for velocity, loses the mark. Examiner reports consistently note that candidates understand the concepts but fail the definition.
This deck covers 121 recall items from the AS-level component of the 9702 specification (2025–2027), organised by topic: Physical Quantities (base units, SI prefixes, scalars and vectors); Kinematics (displacement, velocity, acceleration, equations of uniform motion, projectile motion); Dynamics (Newton’s three laws, linear momentum, impulse, conservation of momentum); Forces and Pressure (upthrust, Archimedes’ principle, torque, equilibrium); Work, Energy and Power (work done, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, efficiency); Deformation of Solids (Hooke’s law, Young modulus, stress, strain, elastic limit); Waves (progressive and stationary waves, phase difference, coherence, polarisation, refractive index, critical angle); Superposition (path difference, interference, diffraction grating equation); Electricity (current, potential difference, EMF, resistance, Kirchhoff’s laws, resistivity); and Particle Physics (quarks, leptons, hadrons, conservation laws).
Cards use a shuffle mode and missed-item retest system. Work through the full deck once early in revision, then return to flagged items before the exam. Complements the Paper 4 (A2) flashcard deck and the uncertainties trainer.
No spam, no daily nudges. Just a note when Paper 4, Paper 6, or the 9702 trainers are ready — plus the occasional examiner tip the week before an exam window.