2026 AQA Physics A Level Predicted Paper 3B (Astrophysics)

AQA A-Level Physics Paper 3B Astrophysics Predicted Practice Paper 2026

Support your students’ revision with this original AQA-style A-Level Physics Paper 3B Astrophysics predicted practice paper, designed to help students practise the optional Astrophysics section in a realistic exam-style format.

This resource is ideal for mock exam preparation, independent revision, homework, intervention lessons, topic consolidation or final exam practice. It includes a full Astrophysics option paper with clear diagrams, calculation questions, written-response questions and a detailed mark scheme.

Included:

Full Paper 3B Astrophysics predicted practice paper
Detailed mark scheme
35 marks total
2-hour exam-style format
Astrophysics option questions
Exam-style diagrams and data interpretation
Calculation questions with working space and final answer lines
Written-response answer lines
Printable and editable Word format

Topics covered include telescopes, resolving power, CCDs, stellar properties, Wien’s displacement law, luminosity, Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams, redshift, Hubble’s law, the Big Bang model, compact objects and stellar evolution.