AQA AS Physics 7407/1 Paper 1 June 2024
Mark Scheme
,AS
PHYSICS
7407/1
PaperI 1
MarkIscheme
JuneI 2024
Version:I1.1IFinal
,
, MARK SCHEME – AS PHYSICS – 7407/1 – JUNE 2024
MarkIschemesIareIpreparedIbyItheILeadIAssessmentIWriterIandIconsidered,ItogetherIwithItheIrelevantI
questions,IbyIaIpanelIofIsubjectIteachers.IIThisImarkIschemeIincludesIanyIamendmentsImadeIatItheIst
andardisationIeventsIwhichIallIassociatesIparticipateIinIandIisItheIschemeIwhichIwasIusedIbyIthemIinIt
hisIexamination.IITheIstandardisationIprocessIensuresIthatItheImarkIschemeIcoversItheIstudents’Iresp
onsesItoIquestionsIandIthatIeveryIassociateIunderstandsIandIappliesIitIinItheIsameIcorrectIway.
AsIpreparationIforIstandardisationIeachIassociateIanalysesIaInumberIofIstudents’Iscripts.IIAlternative
answersInotIalreadyIcoveredIbyItheImarkIschemeIareIdiscussedIandIlegislatedIfor.I If,IafterItheIstand
ardisationIprocess,IassociatesIencounterIunusualIanswersIwhichIhaveInotIbeenIraisedItheyIareIrequi
redItoIreferItheseItoItheILeadIExaminer.
ItImustIbeIstressedIthatIaImarkIschemeIisIaIworkingIdocument,IinImanyIcasesIfurtherIdevelopedIandIe
xpandedIonItheIbasisIofIstudents’IreactionsItoIaIparticularIpaper.IIAssumptionsIaboutIfutureImarkIsche
mesIonItheIbasisIofIoneIyear’sIdocumentIshouldIbeIavoided;IwhilstItheIguidingIprinciplesIofIassessme
ntIremainIconstant,IdetailsIwillIchange,IdependingIonItheIcontentIofIaIparticularIexaminationIpaper.
NoIstudentIshouldIbeIdisadvantagedIonItheIbasisIofItheirIgenderIidentityIand/orIhowItheyIreferItoItheI
genderIidentityIofIothersIinItheirIexamIresponses.
AIconsistentIuseIofI‘they/them’IasIaIsingularIandIpronounsIbeyondI‘she/her’IorI‘he/him’IwillIbeIcreditedIinI
examIresponsesIinIlineIwithIexistingImarkIschemeIcriteria.
FurtherIcopiesIofIthisImarkIschemeIareIavailableIfromIaqa.org.uk
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Mark Scheme
,AS
PHYSICS
7407/1
PaperI 1
MarkIscheme
JuneI 2024
Version:I1.1IFinal
,
, MARK SCHEME – AS PHYSICS – 7407/1 – JUNE 2024
MarkIschemesIareIpreparedIbyItheILeadIAssessmentIWriterIandIconsidered,ItogetherIwithItheIrelevantI
questions,IbyIaIpanelIofIsubjectIteachers.IIThisImarkIschemeIincludesIanyIamendmentsImadeIatItheIst
andardisationIeventsIwhichIallIassociatesIparticipateIinIandIisItheIschemeIwhichIwasIusedIbyIthemIinIt
hisIexamination.IITheIstandardisationIprocessIensuresIthatItheImarkIschemeIcoversItheIstudents’Iresp
onsesItoIquestionsIandIthatIeveryIassociateIunderstandsIandIappliesIitIinItheIsameIcorrectIway.
AsIpreparationIforIstandardisationIeachIassociateIanalysesIaInumberIofIstudents’Iscripts.IIAlternative
answersInotIalreadyIcoveredIbyItheImarkIschemeIareIdiscussedIandIlegislatedIfor.I If,IafterItheIstand
ardisationIprocess,IassociatesIencounterIunusualIanswersIwhichIhaveInotIbeenIraisedItheyIareIrequi
redItoIreferItheseItoItheILeadIExaminer.
ItImustIbeIstressedIthatIaImarkIschemeIisIaIworkingIdocument,IinImanyIcasesIfurtherIdevelopedIandIe
xpandedIonItheIbasisIofIstudents’IreactionsItoIaIparticularIpaper.IIAssumptionsIaboutIfutureImarkIsche
mesIonItheIbasisIofIoneIyear’sIdocumentIshouldIbeIavoided;IwhilstItheIguidingIprinciplesIofIassessme
ntIremainIconstant,IdetailsIwillIchange,IdependingIonItheIcontentIofIaIparticularIexaminationIpaper.
NoIstudentIshouldIbeIdisadvantagedIonItheIbasisIofItheirIgenderIidentityIand/orIhowItheyIreferItoItheI
genderIidentityIofIothersIinItheirIexamIresponses.
AIconsistentIuseIofI‘they/them’IasIaIsingularIandIpronounsIbeyondI‘she/her’IorI‘he/him’IwillIbeIcreditedIinI
examIresponsesIinIlineIwithIexistingImarkIschemeIcriteria.
FurtherIcopiesIofIthisImarkIschemeIareIavailableIfromIaqa.org.uk
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