Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice
Physics 9702/13 May/June 2013 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 3, May/June 2013: 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
- 28
File names: 9702_s13_qp_13 ยท 9702_s13_ms_13
Grade thresholds for 9702/13 May/June 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/13 May/June 2013 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 8 | โ |
| Kinematics | 6 | โ |
| Particle physics | 5 | โ |
| Waves | 5 | โ |
| Deformation of solids | 4 | โ |
| Physical quantities and units | 2 | โ |
| Forces, density and pressure | 2 | โ |
| Dynamics | 2 | โ |
| Superposition | 2 | โ |
| D.C. circuits | 2 | โ |
| Work, energy and power | 1 | โ |
| Temperature | 1 | โ |
Questions in 9702/13 May/June 2013
- Question 1
The diagram shows a displacement vector. 53ยฐ 5.0 km What is the vertical component of this displacement vector? A 3.0 km B 4.0 km C 5.0 km D 6.6 km
- Question 2
What is the unit of power, expressed in SI base units? A kg โฆ
- Question 3
Which statement is incorrect by a factor of 100 or more? A Atmospheric pressure is about โฆ
- Question 4
A cyclist is travelling due south with velocity u. The wind is blowing from the north-east with velocity w. cyclist wind u w The wind has a velocity v relative to the cyclist, where โฆ
- Question 5
A student takes measurements of the current in a resistor of constant resistance and the potential difference (p.d.) across it. The readings are then used to plot a graph of current against p.d. There is a systematic error in the โฆ
- Question 6
The diagram shows the stem of a Celsius thermometer, marked to show initial and final temperature values. โฆ
- Question 7
A double-ended launching device fires two identical steel balls X and Y at exactly the same time. The diagram shows the initial velocities of the balls. They are both launched horizontally, but Y has greater speed. Y X launching device โฆ
- Question 8
At time t = 0, a body moves from rest with constant acceleration in a straight line. At time t, the body is distance s from its rest position. A graph is drawn of s against t 2, as shown. โฆ
- Question 9
A lift (elevator) consists of a passenger car supported by a cable which runs over a light, frictionless pulley to a balancing weight. The balancing weight falls as the passenger car rises. balancing weight passenger car not to scale Some โฆ
- Question 10
A stationary nucleus has nucleon number A. The nucleus decays by emitting a proton with speed v to form a new nucleus with speed u. The new nucleus and the proton move away from one another in opposite directions. Which โฆ
- Question 11
Two spheres travel along the same line with velocities u1 and u2. They collide and after collision their velocities are v1 and v2. before collision u1 after collision v1 before collision u2 after collision v2 Which collision is not elastic? โฆ
- Question 12
The diagrams show a negative electric charge situated in a uniform electric field and a mass situated in a uniform gravitational field. โ charge uniform electric field mass uniform gravitational field Which row shows the directions of the forces acting โฆ
- Question 13
A wooden block rests on a rough board. The end of the board is then raised until the block slides down the plane of the board at constant velocity v. v board block Which row describes the forces acting on โฆ
- Question 14
A ball of mass m is thrown up to height h in air with an initial velocity v, as shown. โฆ
- Question 15
A spring of unextended length 40 mm is suspended from a fixed point. A load of 16 N is applied to the free end of the spring. This causes the spring to extend so that its final length is five โฆ
- Question 16
The diagram shows an arrangement used to find the output power of an electric motor. The wheel attached to the motorโs axle has a circumference of 0.5 m and the belt which passes over it is stationary when the weights โฆ
- Question 17
Ice at a temperature of 0 ยฐC is a rare example of a solid that floats on its liquid form, in this case water, when they are both at the same temperature. What is the explanation for this? A The โฆ
- Question 18
The formula for hydrostatic pressure is โฆ
- Question 19
The diagram shows a large crane on a construction site lifting a cube-shaped load. cable crane load A model is made of the crane, its load and the cable supporting the load. The material used for each part of the โฆ
- Question 20
Which graph represents the force-extension relationship of a rubber band that is stretched almost to its breaking point? โฆ
- Question 21
A spring is stretched over a range within which elastic deformation occurs. Its spring constant is 3.0 N cmโ1. Which row, for the stated applied force, gives the correct extension and strain energy? force / N extension / cm strain โฆ
- Question 22
Which statement about different types of electromagnetic wave is correct? A The frequency of infra-red waves is less than the frequency of blue light. B The frequency of radio waves is greater than the frequency of gamma rays. C The โฆ
- Question 23
Orange light has a wavelength of 600 nm. What is the frequency of this light? A 180 GHz B 180 Hz C 500 THz D 500 kHz Space for working
- Question 24
Electromagnetic waves of wavelength ฮป and frequency f travel at speed c in a vacuum. What describes the wavelength and speed of electromagnetic waves of frequency โฆ
- Question 25
When the liquid crystal display of a calculator is observed through a polarising film, the display changes as the film is rotated. Which property describes the radiation from the calculator display? A unpolarised B a longitudinal wave C a transverse โฆ
- Question 26
A sound wave has displacement y at distance x from its source at time t. Which graph correctly shows the amplitude a and the wavelength ฮป of the wave? A distance โฆ
- Question 27
A parallel beam of red light of wavelength 700 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating that has 400 lines per millimetre. What is the total number of transmitted maxima? โฆ
- Question 28
The diagram shows a standing wave on a string. The standing wave has three nodes N1, N2 and โฆ
- Question 29
Two metal plates are held horizontal and parallel, 5.0 cm apart. The plates are at potentials of +100 V and โฆ
- Question 30
The diagram shows the path of a charged particle through a uniform electric field, having vertical field lines. path of particle electric field lines What could give a path of this shape? A a positive charge travelling left to right โฆ
- Question 31
Two cells X and Y are connected in series with a resistor of resistance 9.0 โฆ, as shown. โฆ
- Question 32
The circular cross-sectional area of a metal wire varies along its length. There is a current in the wire. The narrow end of the wire is at a reference potential of zero. x current current zero potential Which graph best โฆ
- Question 33
The graph shows how current I varies with voltage V for a filament lamp. โฆ
- Question 34
An electric power cable consists of six copper wires c surrounding a steel core โฆ
- Question 35
The diagram shows a length of track from a model railway connected to a battery, a resistor and a relay coil. railway track resistor relay coil With no train present, there is a current in the relay coil which operates โฆ
- Question 36
A 12 V battery is in series with an ammeter, โฆ
- Question 37
In the circuit shown, the battery and ammeter each have negligible resistance. โฆ
- Question 38
Scientists investigating the count rate from a radioactive source observed that the count rate fluctuates. What do these fluctuations imply about the nature of radioactive decay? A It involves atomic nuclei. B It is predictable. C It is random. D โฆ
- Question 39
The decay of a nucleus of neptunium is accompanied by the emission of a ฮฒ-particle and ฮณ-radiation. What effect (if any) does this decay have on the proton number and on the nucleon number of the nucleus? proton number nucleon โฆ
- Question 40
A radioactive nucleus is formed by ฮฒ-decay. This nucleus then decays by ฮฑ-emission. Which graph of nucleon number N plotted against proton number Z shows the ฮฒ-decay followed by the ฮฑ-emission? โฆ
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