Physics Paper 1 · P3 · Lesson 3.1
Use moving particles to explain what matter does.
A solid keeps its shape and volume. A liquid flows and keeps its volume. A gas spreads out to fill its container. The circles represent particles, not bubbles.
The diagrams are models, not photographs of particles.
No timer. Read the explanation after each answer.
Daily 5 · Exam practice · A4 revision sheet
All P3 content here is shared by Foundation and Higher Tier. Stretch questions combine the core ideas; they are not additional Higher Tier-only content.
AQA Combined Science Trilogy specification · 6.3.1.1. Original notes, questions and diagrams. Particle diagrams are simplified; animation speeds and experimental numbers are illustrative.
Photographs: Melt by Kathy Jantz, CC BY 4.0; Menisco 18mL-2 by Leandro Maranghetti Lourenço, CC BY-SA 3.0 (chosen from the licences offered); Bicycle Pump foot operated by Scott Ehardt (SCEhardt), Public domain, released worldwide by copyright holder. Images displayed without cropping or alteration; a resized source image is used for the ice.
