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Topics Tested in Past O-Level Physics Paper 3 Practical Exam

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  1. measurements of length, time interval, temperature, volume, mass and weight, current and voltage using appropriate instruments (2025, 2022, 2021, 2015)
  2. determination of the density of a liquid, or of a regularly or irregularly shaped solid which sinks in water (not tested in the last 10 years)
  3. determination of the value of the acceleration of free fall (not tested in the last 10 years outside of pendulum experiments)
  4. investigation of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces (2022)
  5. dynamics (2019, 2017)
  6. extension of spring (2024, 2023p, 2020, 2018, 2016+p, 2014)
  7. mechanical oscillations  (2025+p, 2024, 2023, 2019+p, 2018+p)
  8. the principle of moments (2015, 2014+p)
  9. determination of the position of the centre of gravity of a plane lamina (not tested in the last 10 years)
  10. mechanical energy and power (2020+p)
  11. investigation of the factors affecting thermal energy transfer (not tested in the last 10 years)
  12. determination of heat capacities of materials (2021)
  13. latent heat of substances (not tested in the last 10 years)
  14. the law of reflection (not tested in the last 10 years)
  15. determination of the position and characteristics of an optical image formed by a plane mirror or a thin converging lens (not tested in the last 10 years)
  16. the refraction of light through glass blocks (2021+p)
  17. the principle of total internal reflection (not tested in the last 10 years)
  18. the focal length of lenses (2023, 2016)
  19. determination of the speed, wavelength and frequency of waves (not tested in the last 10 years)
  20. DC circuits (2021, 2020, 2019 (LDR), 2017 (LED)+p, 2015)
  21. potentiometer (2023, 2022, 2018, 2014)
  22. determination of the resistance of a circuit element using appropriate instruments (2025)
  23. investigation of the magnetic effect of current in a conductor (2024+p)
  24. investigation of the effects of electromagnetic induction (not tested in the last 10 years)

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