AQA AS Physics, memorised in year one.
Everything the AS examines and nothing from the second year. Drill the 5 topics the 7407 specification actually examines.
- AS of 7408
- 5 topics
- 36 subtopics
AQA AS-Level Physics 7408
Measurements and Their Errors
Particles and Radiation
Waves
Mechanics and Materials
What AQA AS Physics covers, and what it leaves out
AQA AS Physics is specification 7407, the standalone first-year qualification alongside the 7408 A level. This page holds only what the AS examines: 5 topics across 36 subtopics, 1,074 active recall questions, starting with Measurements and Their Errors, Particles and Radiation and Waves. The 8 topics kept back for the second year are not shown, so nothing here is content you have not been taught yet.
Starting the second year? The full AQA A-Level Physics page adds the A2 topics on top of everything here.
AQA AS and A-level Physics, specification 7408. Read the AQA specification at a glance ↗
The full specification
5 topics, 36 subtopics. Open any topic to see what is inside it.
01Measurements and Their Errors3 subtopicsOpen topic
02Particles and Radiation11 subtopicsOpen topic
- Constituents of the atom
- Stable and unstable nuclei
- Particles, antiparticles and photons
- Particle interactions
- Classification of particles
- Quarks and antiquarks
- Applications of conservation laws
- The photoelectric effect
- Collisions of electrons with atoms
- Energy levels and photon emission
- Wave-particle duality
03Waves6 subtopicsOpen topic
04Mechanics and Materials10 subtopicsOpen topic
How you work through it
Pick the mode that fits the time you have.
Try three questions
No account needed. Answer from memory first.
How are derived units formed, and what do the prefixes tera and giga represent?
What does the prefix milli mean, and how do you convert millimetres to metres?
Spaced Repetition Schedule
How reviews are timed
Levo will automatically distribute all of your progress into a spaced repetition calendar. Once you’ve answered, it’s scheduled for you on the next day in the spaced repetition schedule. Over time, the gaps between your recall get bigger, from a day to three years, reinforcing memorisation over a long period of time.
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What is inside Levo
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Physics revision questions
Common questions about revising AQA AS-Level Physics. Tap any to open it.
What is on AQA AS Physics?
5 topics across 36 subtopics, examined as its own qualification, specification 7407. They are all listed on this page, and each one opens to the subtopics inside it. The full topic list is Measurements and Their Errors, Particles and Radiation, Waves, Mechanics and Materials, Electricity.
Does AS Physics count towards the full A level?
No. AS was decoupled in England in 2015, so AQA AS Physics (7407) is a separate qualification and none of its marks carry into the 7408 A level. It is still the same content though, which is why revising it well sets up the second year.
What is the difference between AS and A level Physics?
AS is the first-year units only. The A level adds 8 further topics, among them Further Mechanics and Thermal Physics, Fields and Their Consequences, Nuclear Physics, and expects you to connect them back to the AS material. Work the AS content here, then move up to the full A level page when you start the second year.
When do you sit AQA AS Physics?
Normally at the end of Year 12, in the summer series. That gives you one year to memorise 1,074 questions' worth of material, which is roughly 6 questions a day across an academic year if you start in September.
How should you revise for AS Physics?
By retrieval, not rereading. Cover the answer, pull it from memory, then check. Levo runs that loop across all 5 AS topics and brings each question back on a spaced schedule, so what you learn in September is still there in June.
Is it worth revising AS content again for the A level?
Yes, and it is the mistake most students make. The A-level papers examine this content again from scratch, and because the AS marks do not carry over, the only thing your first year leaves you with is what you still remember. Keeping it on a spaced schedule through Year 13 costs far less than relearning it.
How many questions are there for AQA AS Physics?
1,074, written from the 7408 subject content and grouped into 36 subtopics so you can work one small area at a time rather than a whole topic at once.
Can you use Levo for just the AS year?
Yes. Pick your subject, choose the AS topics on the topic screen, and every mode — the 3-step method, Cram, Blank Blitz, Build It and Test It — works only that material. Add the second-year topics when you get to them.
Every question in Physics, on a schedule.
Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.
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