AQA GCSE Physics Magnetism & Motor Effect Calculations Workbook | F = BIL | Higher Triple + Answers

AQA GCSE Physics magnetism and motor effect calculations workbook with answers. F = BIL scaffolded questions, Higher Triple only. AQA 4.7.

The motor effect equation F = BIL appears on AQA GCSE Physics Paper 2 at Higher tier Triple only, and it's one of the questions Higher learners most often skip. The variables are unusual (B for magnetic flux density in tesla, I for current in amps, L for length in metres), the units are unfamiliar, and the rearranging trips learners who handle V = IR fluently. This workbook drills F = BIL until the three rearrangements are automatic.

What's inside:

• 20 scaffolded F = BIL calculation questions, all built around current-carrying conductors in magnetic fields
• Q1 to Q6: direct substitution with all three variables given
• Q7 to Q14: rearranging for force, current, and length given the other two
• Q15 to Q20: contextual questions involving motors, loudspeakers, and Fleming's left-hand rule
• Unit conversion practice (mA to A, cm to m)
• Structured EVERY method table on every question page
• Full worked answers using the EVERY method

AQA specification reference: 4.7 Magnetism and Electromagnetism, section 4.7.2.3 (the motor effect). Higher tier only. Triple Physics only, not in AQA Combined Science Trilogy. From AQA GCSE Physics 8463.

The EVERY method: Equation, Values, Enter, Rearrange, Your units. The motor effect question is where learners typically guess units. The method forces tesla, amps, and metres to be written explicitly every time, so newton-as-final-unit comes out right.

Who it's for: AQA GCSE Triple Physics teachers, Higher tier intervention leads, GCSE tutors stretching Grade 7-9 learners, parents supporting Year 10 and Year 11 Triple Physics learners through revision, and homeschool families on the UK national curriculum.

Pair with the free video: AQA GCSE Physics Magnetism Quiz (20 questions) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QM18Dlut8c

Read the blog post on Physics calculation struggles: https://advisoryscience.com/blog/the-physics-equations-calculations-practice-workbooks-series/why-gcse-students-struggle-with-physics-equations-and-what-actually-helps

Save with the bundle: All GCSE Physics Calculations Workbooks Bundle (KS4) — https://advisoryscience.com/b/gcse-physics-calculations-workbooks-bundle-ks4

Related Higher Triple Physics workbooks: Series and Parallel Circuits, Electrical Power (P=I²R), Wave Speed (v = f λ).

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Tags (6): AQA GCSE Physics magnetism | F = BIL motor effect | Higher Triple Physics | Year 10 Year 11 revision | EVERY method scaffold | electromagnetism calculations