2025 HSC Physics Examination

NSW Education Standards Authority

Exam Overview

Year	2025
Total Marks	100
Section I	20 marks (Questions 1-20, Multiple Choice)
Section II	80 marks (Questions 21-36, Extended Response)

Section I: Multiple Choice

20 marks - Questions 1-20

Allow about 35 minutes for this section

Question 1

Q1

Question 2

Q2

Question 3

Q3

Question 4

Q4

Question 5

Q5

Question 6

Q6

Question 7

Q7

Question 8

Q8

Question 9

Q9

Question 10

Q10

Question 11

Q11

Question 12

Q12

Question 13

Q13

Question 14

Q14

Question 15

Q15

Question 16

Q16

Question 17

Q17

Question 18

Q18

Question 19

Q19

Question 20

Q20

Section II: Extended Response

80 marks - Questions 21-36

Allow about 2 hours and 25 minutes for this section

Question 21 (3 marks)

Q21

Question 22 (4 marks)

Q22

Question 23 (5 marks)

Q23

Part (a)

Q23a

Part (b)

Q23b

Question 24 (3 marks)

Q24

Question 25 (6 marks)

Q25

Part (a)

Q25a

Part (b)

Q25b

Question 26 (5 marks)

Q26

Part (a)

Q26a

Part (b)

Q26b

Question 27 (3 marks)

Q27

Question 28 (4 marks)

Q28

Question 29 (5 marks)

Q29

Part (a)

Q29a

Part (b)

Q29b

Question 30 (6 marks)

Q30

Part (a)

Q30a

Part (b)

Q30b

Part (c)

Q30c

Question 31 (5 marks)

Q31

Question 32 (8 marks)

Q32

Question 33 (6 marks)

Q33

Question 34 (5 marks)

Q34

Part (a)

Q34a

Part (b)

Q34b

Question 35 (4 marks)

Q35

Question 36 (8 marks)

Q36