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Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 2 ยท AS structured questions

Physics 9702/21 May/June 2014 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 2 (AS structured questions), variant 1, May/June 2014: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 7 questions worth 60 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
7
Marks
60
Grade A from
38
Open the question paperMark scheme

File names: 9702_s14_qp_21 ยท 9702_s14_ms_21

Grade thresholds for 9702/21 May/June 2014

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 60). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

ABCDE
3833272116

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 9702/21 May/June 2014 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Work, energy and power214
Waves111
Electricity111
Dynamics110
Forces, density and pressure19
Particle physics15

Questions in 9702/21 May/June 2014

  1. Question 1Dynamics ยท 10 marks

    (a) (i) Define velocity. (ii) Distinguish between speed and velocity. (b) A car of mass 1500 kg moves along a straight, horizontal road. The variation with time t of the velocity v for the car is shown in Fig. โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Work, energy and power ยท 8 marks

    (a) (i) Define power. (ii) Use your definition in (i) to show that power may also be expressed as the product of force and velocity. (b) A lorry moves up a road that is inclined at 9.0ยฐ to the horizontal, โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Forces, density and pressure ยท 9 marks

    A uniform plank AB of length 5.0 m and weight 200 N is placed across a stream, as shown in Fig. 3.1. FA FB โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4Work, energy and power ยท 6 marks

    A metal ball of mass 40 g falls vertically onto a spring, as shown in Fig. 4.1. spring metal ball spring support Fig. 4.1 (not to scale) The spring is supported and stands vertically. The ball has a speed of โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Waves ยท 11 marks

    (a) Explain what is meant by the following quantities for a wave on the surface of water: (i) displacement and amplitude, displacement amplitude (ii) frequency and time period. frequency time period (b) Fig. 5.1 represents waves on the surface of โ€ฆ

  6. Question 6Electricity ยท 11 marks

    (a) Distinguish between electromotive force (e.m.f.) and potential difference โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Particle physics ยท 5 marks

    (a) State what is meant by ฮฑ-particle: ฮฒ-particle: ฮณ-radiation: (b) Describe the changes to the proton number and the nucleon number of a nucleus when emission occurs of (i) an ฮฑ-particle, (ii) a ฮฒ-particle, (iii) ฮณ-radiation.

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 9702/21 May/June 2014 mark scheme?
Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_s14_ms_21), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/21 May/June 2014?
38 marks out of 60, a C needed 27.
Which topics came up in 9702/21 May/June 2014?
Mostly Work, energy and power, Waves, Electricity. The full list is in the table above.
Do I need an account to open 9702/21 May/June 2014?
No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.