Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2014 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2014: 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_w14_qp_12 ยท 9702_w14_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2014
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 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2014 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 8 | โ |
| Kinematics | 5 | โ |
| Deformation of solids | 5 | โ |
| Forces, density and pressure | 4 | โ |
| Work, energy and power | 4 | โ |
| Dynamics | 3 | โ |
| Waves | 3 | โ |
| D.C. circuits | 2 | โ |
| Superposition | 2 | โ |
| Particle physics | 2 | โ |
| Physical quantities and units | 1 | โ |
| Electric fields | 1 | โ |
Questions in 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2014
- Question 1
A 0.10 kg mass is taken to Mars and then weighed on a spring balance and on a lever balance. The acceleration due to gravity on Mars is 38% of its value on Earth. What are the readings on the โฆ
- Question 2
What is equivalent to the unit of electric field strength? โฆ
- Question 3
The diagram shows the reading on an analogue ammeter. milliamperes (mA) โฆ
- Question 4
A steel wire is stretched in an experiment to determine the Young modulus for steel. The uncertainties in the measurements are given below. measurement uncertainty load on wire ยฑ2% length of wire ยฑ0.2% diameter of wire ยฑ1.5% extension ยฑ1% What โฆ
- Question 5
The acceleration of free fall on the Moon is one-sixth of that on Earth. On Earth it takes time t for a stone to fall from rest a distance of 2 m. What is the time taken for a stone โฆ
- Question 6
Which graph represents the motion of a car that is travelling along a straight road with a speed that increases uniformly with time? โฆ
- Question 7
What is the principle of conservation of momentum? A Force is equal to the rate of change of momentum. B Momentum is the product of mass and velocity. C The total momentum of a system remains constant provided no external โฆ
- Question 8
Water is pumped through a hose-pipe at a rate of 90 kg per minute. It emerges from the hose-pipe horizontally with a speed of โฆ
- Question 9
Two railway trucks of masses m and 3m move towards each other in opposite directions with speeds 2v and v respectively. These trucks collide and stick together. What is the speed of the trucks after the collision? โฆ
- Question 10
A glider is descending at constant speed at an angle of 15ยฐ to the horizontal. The diagram shows the directions of the lift L, air resistance R and weight W acting on the glider. โฆ
- Question 11
A ball is falling at terminal speed in still air. The forces acting on the ball are upthrust, viscous drag and weight. What is the order of increasing magnitude of these three forces? A upthrust โ viscous drag โ weight โฆ
- Question 12
A uniform ladder rests against a vertical wall where there is negligible friction. The bottom of the ladder rests on rough ground where there is friction. The top of the ladder is at a height h above the ground and โฆ
- Question 13
A mass attached to the lower end of a spring bounces up and down. At which points in the path of the mass do the gravitational potential energy of the mass (GPE), the elastic potential energy in the spring (EPE) โฆ
- Question 14
A mass m is situated in a uniform gravitational field. โฆ
- Question 15
A small electric motor is mounted on a bench, as shown. The motor is connected to โฆ
- Question 16
A projectile is launched at 45ยฐ to the horizontal with initial kinetic energy E. Assuming air resistance to be negligible, what will be the kinetic energy of the projectile when it reaches its highest point? โฆ
- Question 17
What is the correct name for a material containing long-chain molecules that are tangled and coiled? A amorphous metal B amorphous polymer C crystalline metal D crystalline polymer Space for working
- Question 18
Which statement about molecules in a gas is correct? A In Brownian motion experiments, the molecules can be seen moving randomly in all directions. B The pressure exerted by a gas is caused by molecules bouncing against each other and โฆ
- Question 19
The diagram shows the atoms of a substance with the atoms at the corners of a cube. The average separation of the atoms at a particular temperature is 15 nm. 15 nm When the temperature changes so that the average โฆ
- Question 20
The stress-strain graph for a glass rod, up to the point at which it breaks, is shown below. stress strain 00 Which statement about the glass rod is correct? A Hookeโs law is obeyed for all values of stress up โฆ
- Question 21
A rubber band is stretched by hanging weights on it and the force-extension graph is plotted from the results. โฆ
- Question 22
Which statement about electromagnetic radiation is correct? A Waves of wavelength โฆ
- Question 23
When sound travels through air, the air particles vibrate. A graph of displacement against time for a single air particle is shown. โฆ
- Question 24
Which statement describes a situation when polarisation could not occur? A Light waves are reflected. B Light waves are scattered. C Microwaves pass through a metal grid. D Sound waves pass through a metal grid.
- Question 25
A stationary sound wave is produced in a tube. Which statement describes the wave speed? A It is the distance between two adjacent nodes divided by the period of the wave. B It is the speed at which energy is โฆ
- Question 26
Two identical loudspeakers are connected in series to an a.c. supply, as shown. X Y Which graph best shows the variation of the intensity of the sound with distance along the line XY? โฆ
- Question 27
A diffraction grating experiment is set up using yellow light of wavelength 600 nm. The grating has a slit separation of 2.00 ยตm. light of wavelength 600 nm grating 2nd order yellow 1st order yellow ฮธ1 ฮธ2 What is the โฆ
- Question 28
The diagram shows two parallel horizontal metal plates. There is a potential difference V between the plates. +V liquid drop A small charged liquid drop, midway between the plates, is held in equilibrium by the combination of its weight and โฆ
- Question 29
The diagram shows two metal plates connected to a constant high voltage. d Which graph shows the variation of the electric field strength E midway between the two plates as the distance d between the two plates is increased? โฆ
- Question 30
B1, B2 and B3 are three identical lamps. They are connected to a battery with zero internal resistance, as shown. switch โฆ
- Question 31
A battery is marked 9.0 V. What does this mean? A Each coulomb of charge from the battery supplies 9.0 J of electrical energy to the whole circuit. B The battery supplies 9.0 J to an external circuit for each โฆ
- Question 32
A pencil is used to draw a line of length 30 cm and width 1.2 mm. The resistivity of the material in the pencil is โฆ
- Question 33
A conductor consists of three wires connected in series. The wires are all made of the same metal but have different cross-sectional areas. There is a current I in the conductor. conductor โฆ
- Question 34
The graph shows how the electric current I through a conducting liquid varies with the potential difference V across it. At which point on the graph does the liquid have the smallest resistance? โฆ
- Question 35
The combined resistance RT of two resistors of resistances R1 and R2 connected in parallel is given by the formula shown. โฆ
- Question 36
In the potentiometer circuit shown, the reading on the ammeter is zero. A sliding contact uniform metal wire The light-dependent resistor (LDR) is then covered up and the ammeter gives a non-zero reading. Which change could return the ammeter reading โฆ
- Question 37
Six resistors, each of resistance R, are connected as shown. The combined resistance is 66 kโฆ. What is the value of โฆ
- Question 38
Which statement about ฮฑ-particles is correct? A ฮฑ-particles emitted from a single radioactive isotope have a continuous distribution of energies. B ฮฑ-particles have less ionising power than ฮฒ-particles. C The charge of an ฮฑ-particle is โฆ
- Question 39
The isotope Rn 222 86 decays in a sequence of emissions to form the isotope Pb. 206 82 At each stage of the decay sequence, it emits either an ฮฑ-particle or a ฮฒ-particle. What is the number of stages in โฆ
- Question 40
What is the approximate mass of a nucleus of uranium? A 10โ15 kg B 10โ20 kg C 10โ25 kg D 10โ30 kg Space for working
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