Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice
Physics 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2017 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 2, Oct/Nov 2017: 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
- 29
File names: 9702_w17_qp_12 ยท 9702_w17_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2017 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Kinematics | 7 | โ |
| Waves | 6 | โ |
| Electricity | 6 | โ |
| Forces, density and pressure | 4 | โ |
| Physical quantities and units | 3 | โ |
| Work, energy and power | 3 | โ |
| Superposition | 3 | โ |
| Particle physics | 3 | โ |
| Dynamics | 2 | โ |
| Deformation of solids | 2 | โ |
| Electric fields | 1 | โ |
Questions in 9702/12 Oct/Nov 2017
- Question 1
Which pair of units are not the same when expressed in SI base units? โฆ
- Question 2
What is the vertical component of this displacement vector? 37ยฐ 5.0 km horizontal A 3.0 km B 3.8 km C 4.0 km D 5.0 km
- Question 3
The units of specific heat capacity are J kgโ1 Kโ1. What are the SI base units of specific heat capacity? โฆ
- Question 4
A quantity y is to be determined from the equation shown. โฆ
- Question 5
A transmitter emits a pulse of electromagnetic waves towards a reflector. The pulse is reflected and returns to the transmitter. A detector is located at the transmitter. The emitted pulse and the reflected pulse are displayed on a cathode-ray oscilloscope โฆ
- Question 6
A hot-air balloon is moving vertically upwards with a constant speed of โฆ
- Question 7
The velocity-time graph for a train starting at one station and stopping at the next is shown. velocity time 0 0 Another train has double the acceleration but the same maximum speed and the same deceleration. Which velocity-time graph, on โฆ
- Question 8
A stone is released from rest and falls a long distance in air. Which graph could show the variation with time t of the acceleration a of the stone? โฆ
- Question 9
A slow vehicle and a fast vehicle travel towards each other in a straight line and then collide. Which outcome is never possible, regardless of the masses of the vehicles? A Both vehicles stop. B Only one vehicle stops. C โฆ
- Question 10
Two blocks of masses M and m are joined by a thin string which passes over a frictionless pulley, as shown. m M pulley string a a The acceleration of free fall is g. What is the acceleration a of โฆ
- Question 11
The diagram shows a block of copper suspended in water. face S face R The block experiences an upthrust from the water. Which statement is the basis of an explanation for this upthrust? A Copper is more dense than water. โฆ
- Question 12
The diagram shows a solid cube with weight W and sides of length L. It is supported at rest by a frictionless spindle that passes through the centres of two opposite vertical faces. One of these faces is shaded. L โฆ
- Question 13
A street lamp is fixed to a wall by a metal rod and a cable. wall cable metal rod lamp P Which vector triangle could represent the forces acting at point โฆ
- Question 14
Two rigid steel beams XY and YZ are fixed at their lower ends and are hinged at Y. Each beam is inclined at 50ยฐ to the horizontal, as shown. A weight of โฆ
- Question 15
Air is trapped inside a glass bulb which is immersed in water and attached to a U-tube containing mercury. The densities of water and mercury are ฯw and ฯm respectively. The surface of the water is open to the atmosphere โฆ
- Question 16
A ball of mass m is thrown up to height h in air with an initial velocity v, as shown. โฆ
- Question 17
A constant force F, acting on a car of mass m, moves the car up a slope through a distance s at constant velocity v. The angle of the slope to the horizontal is โฆ
- Question 18
Car X is travelling at half the speed of car Y. Car X has twice the mass of car Y. Which statement is correct? A Car X has half the kinetic energy of car Y. B Car X has one โฆ
- Question 19
During refuelling, a petrol car receives 50 litres of fuel in 90 seconds. The petrol has 34 MJ of energy per litre. For an electric car to receive the same amount of energy in the same time from โฆ
- Question 20
A bolt is subjected to a tensile force, as shown. โฆ
- Question 21
A rectangular block of steel supporting a very large component of a bridge has a height of 15 cm and a cross-section of 20 cm ร 12 cm. It is designed to compress 1 mm when under maximum, evenly distributed, โฆ
- Question 22
When sound travels through air, the air particles vibrate. A graph of displacement against time for a single air particle is shown. โฆ
- Question 23
Which wave is a longitudinal wave? A a light wave travelling through air B a radio wave from a broadcasting station C a ripple on the surface of water D a sound wave travelling through air
- Question 24
A vibrating tuning fork is held above a glass cylinder filled to the top with water. The water level is steadily lowered. A loud sound is first heard when the water level is 83.5 cm above the bench. The next โฆ
- Question 25
A train that is moving in a straight line along a railway track has a whistle that continuously emits sound of frequency f. A woman standing by the side of the track hears sound of frequency 0.85f. The speed of โฆ
- Question 26
Orange light in a vacuum has a wavelength of 600 nm. What is the frequency of this light? A 180 Hz โฆ
- Question 27
A stationary sound wave has a series of nodes. The distance between the first and the sixth node is 30.0 cm. What is the wavelength of the sound wave? A 5.0 cm B 6.0 cm C 10.0 cm D 12.0 โฆ
- Question 28
Which diagram shows the diffraction of water waves in a ripple tank? โฆ
- Question 29
A hill stands between a radio transmitter and a house, as shown. hill house radio transmitter The radio transmitter cannot be seen from the house, but radio waves from the transmitter are received at the house. Why is this? A โฆ
- Question 30
In an experiment to demonstrate double-slit interference using light, the distance from the slits to the screen is doubled and the slit separation is halved. The wavelength of the light is kept constant. By which factor does the separation of โฆ
- Question 31
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 32
An electron moves between two points X and Y in a uniform electric field, as shown. X Y uniform electric field The distance between X and Y is 4.0 cm and the line XY is at an angle of 60ยฐ โฆ
- Question 33
Two copper wires are joined together and carry a current, as shown. current current wire P diameter d wire Q diameter 2d Wire P has diameter d and wire Q has diameter 2d. What is the ratio Q wire in โฆ
- Question 34
A cell of negligible internal resistance is connected to resistors R1, R2 and R3, as shown. The cell provides power to the circuit and power is dissipated in the resistors. โฆ
- Question 35
Which graph represents a metallic conductor, where the resistance of the conductor is given by the gradient of the graph? โฆ
- Question 36
A typical mobile phone battery has an e.m.f. of 5.0 V and an internal resistance of 200 mโฆ. What is the terminal p.d. of the battery when it supplies a current of 500 mA? โฆ
- Question 37
The circuit shown contains a resistor S that is neither in series nor in parallel with the other resistors. โฆ
- Question 38
The diagram shows a potential divider connected to โฆ
- Question 39
The diagram shows a sequence of radioactive decays involving three ฮฑ-particles and a ฮฒโ particle. โฆ
- Question 40
Which combination of up (u) and down (d) quarks forms a neutron? โฆ
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