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Physics 7408: Astrophysics(OPTION) Topical Past Paper Questions

AQA A Level Physics (7408) past-paper questions on Astrophysics(OPTION), free. This topic is frequently examined across 8 exam sessions. Sign in for the full topic-segregated question bank and AI worksheets.

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Summer (May/Jun) 2024Paper 3BA

The Earth is in the galaxy known as the Milky Way. The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way. The Andromeda Galaxy approaches the Milky Way at a speed of 110 km s $ ^{-1} $. The distance between the galaxies is 770 kpc. Discuss whether these data can be…

Summer (May/Jun) 2023Paper 3BA

Figure 2 shows, for some galaxies, how their recession speed v varies with distance d from the Earth. Figure 2 1 Estimate, using Figure 2, the age in seconds of the Universe. [3 marks] age of Universe = ___ { The estimate in Question 05.1 assumes that the Universe has expanded at…

Summer (May/Jun) 2022Paper 3BA

In the middle of the 20th century, there were two competing theories of the Universe. In 1964, electromagnetic radiation was observed coming from all directions in space. Figure 2 shows the distribution of this radiation as observed from Earth. Figure 2 The graph provides evidenc…

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