Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2012 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2012: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 40 questions, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 40
- Marks
- 40
- Grade A from
- 25
File names: 9702_w12_qp_12 ยท 9702_w12_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2012
The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 40). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.
| A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2012 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 8 | โ |
| Forces, density and pressure | 5 | โ |
| Work, energy and power | 5 | โ |
| Physical quantities and units | 4 | โ |
| Kinematics | 4 | โ |
| Dynamics | 3 | โ |
| Deformation of solids | 3 | โ |
| Particle physics | 3 | โ |
| Waves | 2 | โ |
| Temperature | 1 | โ |
| Superposition | 1 | โ |
| D.C. circuits | 1 | โ |
Questions in 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2012
- Question 1
Which quantity has the same base units as momentum? A density ร energy B density ร volume ร velocity C pressure ร area D weight รท area
- Question 2
Vectors P and Q are drawn to scale. P Q Which diagram represents the vector โฆ
- Question 3
What is the approximate kinetic energy of an Olympic athlete when running at maximum speed during โฆ
- Question 4
Physical quantities can be classed as vectors or as scalars. Which pair of quantities are both vectors? A kinetic energy and elastic force B momentum and time C velocity and electric field strength D weight and temperature
- Question 5
A student is given a reel of wire of diameter less than 0.2 mm and is asked to find the density of the metal. Which pair of instruments would be most suitable for finding the volume of the wire? A โฆ
- Question 6
Variables x and y are related by the equation โฆ
- Question 7
The speed of a car is calculated from measurements of the distance travelled and the time taken. The distance is measured as 200 m, with an uncertainty of โฆ
- Question 8
A science museum designs an experiment to show the fall of a feather in a vertical glass vacuum tube. The time of fall from rest is to be close to 0.5 s. What length of tube is required? โฆ
- Question 9
The graph of velocity against time for an object moving in a straight line is shown. time velocity 00 What is the corresponding graph of displacement against time? time displacement time displacement time displacement time displacement โฆ
- Question 10
The dotted line shows the path of a competitor in a ski-jumping competition. โฆ
- Question 11
The velocity of a car changes as shown. โฆ
- Question 12
A ball of mass 0.5 kg is thrown against a wall at a speed of โฆ
- Question 13
Two identical, perfectly elastic spheres have the same mass m. They travel towards each other with the same speed v along a horizontal frictionless surface. mass m mass m speed v speed v Which statement about the sum of the โฆ
- Question 14
A 1.2 kg mass is supported by a personโs hand and two newton-meters as shown. 53ยฐ 37ยฐ weight โฆ
- Question 15
A lorry of mass 20 000 kg has a constant resultant force F acting on it. It accelerates from โฆ
- Question 16
A stationary body floats in water. body Which statement about the forces acting on the body is correct? A The gravitational force is equal to the viscous force. B The gravitational force is greater than the upthrust. C The upthrust โฆ
- Question 17
A rigid uniform beam is pivoted horizontally at its midpoint. Different vertical forces are applied to different positions on the beam. In which diagram is the beam in equilibrium? A 5 cm 5 cm โฆ
- Question 18
A picture on a wall is supported by a wire looped over a nail. 25ยฐ 25ยฐ nail The mass of the picture is 4.2 kg. What is the tension in the supporting wire? โฆ
- Question 19
A piston in a gas supply pump has an area of 500 cm2 and it moves a distance of 30 cm during one stroke. The pump moves the gas against a fixed pressure of 4000 Pa. How much work is โฆ
- Question 20
A railway engine accelerates a train of total mass 1200 tonnes (1 tonne = 1000 kg) from rest to a speed of โฆ
- Question 21
A crane is being used to lift containers off a ship. One container has a mass of 14 000 kg and is being lifted vertically with a speed of โฆ
- Question 22
Trains supply coal to a power station. The table below gives quantities describing the operation of the power station. symbol unit power station output P W number of trains per day N mass of coal on a train M kg โฆ
- Question 23
Which row correctly describes the spacing and motion of the molecules in water and in ice when both are at a temperature of 0 ยฐC? spacing motion A molecules in ice are further apart than molecules in water molecules in โฆ
- Question 24
Which row gives the correct description for the arrangement of atoms in the four types of material? atoms have no long-range order atoms form giant chain-like molecules atoms have an ordered arrangement in regions, but these ordered regions are at โฆ
- Question 25
What leads to the conclusion that the movement of molecules is random? A evaporation of water at room temperature B conduction of electricity in water C convection currents in air D motion of dust particles in air
- Question 26
The diagram shows the force-extension graphs for two materials, of the same dimensions, loaded to fracture. force extension 00 What describes the behaviour of the materials? A Both materials are brittle. B Both materials obey Hookeโs law. C Both materials โฆ
- Question 27
Two wires, X and Y, are made from different metals and have different dimensions. The Young modulus of wire X is twice that of wire Y. The diameter of wire X is half that of wire Y. Both wires are โฆ
- Question 28
The diagram shows two identical loudspeakers driven in phase by a common audio-frequency source. a d audio-frequency source X Y loud quiet loud quiet loud identical loudspeakers When a student moves along line XY, she notices that there are variations โฆ
- Question 29
A horizontal glass tube, closed at one end, has a layer of dust laid inside it on its lower side. Sound is emitted from a loudspeaker that is placed near the open end of the tube. The frequency of the โฆ
- Question 30
Monochromatic light of wavelength 690 nm passes through a diffraction grating with 300 lines per mm, producing a series of maxima on a screen. diffraction grating screen What is the greatest number of maxima that can be observed? โฆ
- Question 31
The diagram shows a cathode-ray oscilloscope display of an electromagnetic wave. 1.0 cm The time base setting is 0.20 ยตs cmโ1. Which statement is correct? A The frequency of the wave is 2.5 MHz and it lies in the radio โฆ
- Question 32
A charged particle moves in a uniform electric field between two parallel metal plates. To calculate the force acting on the particle due to the electric field, which quantity is not required? A particle charge B particle speed C plate โฆ
- Question 33
A single proton travelling with a constant horizontal velocity enters a uniform electric field between two parallel charged plates. In the diagram, B shows the path taken by the proton. Which path is taken by a helium nucleus that enters โฆ
- Question 34
The graph shows the variation with length l of resistance R for two wires X and Y made from the same material. โฆ
- Question 35
A cell of internal resistance 2.0 โฆ and electromotive force โฆ
- Question 36
A 100 โฆ resistor conducts a current with changing direction and magnitude, as shown. 2 0 current โฆ
- Question 37
The ammeter reading in the circuit below is โฆ
- Question 38
A light-dependent resistor R has resistance of about 1 Mโฆ in the dark and about 1 kโฆ when illuminated. It is connected in series with โฆ
- Question 39
A material contains a radioactive isotope that disintegrates solely by the emission of ฮฑ-particles at a rate of 100 sโ1. Which statement about this material is correct? A The number of atoms in the material diminishes at a rate of โฆ
- Question 40
A different nucleus can be formed by bombarding a stable nucleus with an energetic ฮฑ-particle. Na 23 11 is bombarded with an energetic ฮฑ-particle. What could be the products of this nuclear reaction? A Ne โฆ
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