Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 1 ยท Multiple choice
Physics 9702/13 May/June 2017 past paper
Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 1 (Multiple choice), variant 3, May/June 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
- 27
File names: 9702_s17_qp_13 ยท 9702_s17_ms_13
Grade thresholds for 9702/13 May/June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 9702/13 May/June 2017 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Work, energy and power | 7 | โ |
| Waves | 6 | โ |
| Electricity | 6 | โ |
| Forces, density and pressure | 4 | โ |
| Kinematics | 4 | โ |
| Particle physics | 4 | โ |
| Physical quantities and units | 3 | โ |
| Deformation of solids | 3 | โ |
| Dynamics | 1 | โ |
| Superposition | 1 | โ |
| D.C. circuits | 1 | โ |
Questions in 9702/13 May/June 2017
- Question 1
What is the best estimate of the kinetic energy of a family car travelling at 50 km โฆ
- Question 2
The diagram shows two vectors X and Y. The vectors are perpendicular to one another. โฆ
- Question 3
Which expression using SI base units is equivalent to the volt? A kg โฆ
- Question 4
A voltage is carefully measured with a high-quality instrument and found to be 2.321 V. Two students, using two different methods, conclude that the voltage is 2.33 V and 2.344 V respectively. Which statement is correct? โฆ
- Question 5
On a planet, a vertically-launched projectile takes 12.5 s to return to its starting position. The projectile gains a maximum height of 170 m. The planet does not have an atmosphere. What is the acceleration of free fall on this โฆ
- Question 6
A displacement-time graph for a toy car is shown. โฆ
- Question 7
A driver stops his car in time t by gradually increasing the total braking force on the car. The graph shows the resultant force on the car. โฆ
- Question 8
The graph shows the variation of a quantity y with a quantity x for a body that is falling in air at constant (terminal) velocity in a uniform gravitational field. quantity y quantity โฆ
- Question 9
A ball of mass 2.0 kg travels horizontally with a speed of โฆ
- Question 10
An ice-hockey puck of mass 150 g moves with an initial speed of โฆ
- Question 11
A uniform beam of mass 1.4 kg is pivoted at P as shown. The beam has a length of 0.60 m and P is 0.20 m from one end. Loads of 3.0 kg and 6.0 kg are suspended 0.35 m โฆ
- Question 12
An air bubble is rising through a liquid at a constant speed. The forces on it are the upthrust U, the viscous drag D and its weight W. Which diagram shows the directions and relative sizes of the forces? โฆ
- Question 13
The diagram represents a sphere under water. โฆ
- Question 14
The first column in the table gives four examples of work being done. The second column gives more detail of the action. Which row is not correct? example detail A a girl dives from a diving board into a swimming โฆ
- Question 15
A steam turbine is used to drive a generator. The input power to the turbine is PI and the output power is PO. The power loss in the turbine is PL, as shown below. input power PI turbine output power โฆ
- Question 16
A constant force pushes a block along a horizontal frictionless surface. The block moves from rest through a fixed distance. What is the relationship between the final speed v of the block and its mass โฆ
- Question 17
A man has a mass of 80 kg. He ties himself to one end of a rope which passes over a single fixed pulley. He pulls on the other end of the rope to lift himself up at an average โฆ
- Question 18
Two wires with the same Young modulus E and cross-sectional area A, but different lengths L, are subject to different tensile forces F. The extension e of each wire is the same. The column headings in the table show four โฆ
- Question 19
Two springs X and Y stretch elastically. The graphs show the variation with extension x of the force F applied to each spring. โฆ
- Question 20
The diagram shows the force-extension graph for a steel wire, up to its breaking point. โฆ
- Question 21
Which statement about electromagnetic waves in a vacuum is correct? A Amplitude is inversely proportional to velocity. B Frequency is inversely proportional to wavelength. C Intensity is proportional to amplitude. D Velocity is proportional to wavelength.
- Question 22
A transverse wave travels along a rope. The graph shows the variation of the displacement of the particles in the rope with distance along it at a particular instant. displacement 0 distance / m direction of travel of wave โฆ
- Question 23
A trace is shown on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope (c.r.o.). 1.0 cm 1.0 cm The time-base setting is 2.5 ms cmโ1 and the Y-gain is 2.0 V cmโ1. What is the frequency and the amplitude of the waveform โฆ
- Question 24
A high-speed train approaches a stationary observer at a speed of โฆ
- Question 25
Which row shows a correct frequency in Hz for each of the four principal radiations? X-rays ultraviolet microwaves infra-red โฆ
- Question 26
A pipe of length 100 cm is open at both ends. A loudspeaker situated at one end of the pipe can emit sound of different wavelengths. pipe loudspeaker 100 cm At which wavelength can a stationary wave be produced in โฆ
- Question 27
Monochromatic light is incident on a diffraction grating and a diffraction pattern is observed. Which row shows possible effects of replacing the grating with one that has twice as many lines per millimetre? number of orders of diffraction visible angle โฆ
- Question 28
Monochromatic light of wavelength ฮป is incident on two narrow slits S1 and S2, a small distance apart. A series of bright and dark fringes are observed on a screen a long distance away from the slits. P screen S1 โฆ
- Question 29
A dipole is a pair of charges of equal magnitude, one negative and one positive. The electric field of a dipole is shown below. In which direction does the force act on an electron when at point โฆ
- Question 30
In a uniform electric field, which statement is correct? A All charged particles experience the same force. B All charged particles move with the same velocity. C All electric field lines are directed towards positive charges. D All electric field โฆ
- Question 31
Two metal plates are a distance of 30 cm apart in a vacuum. A current exists between the two plates consisting of electrons moving at a constant speed of โฆ
- Question 32
The diagram shows a portable generator connected by cables to floodlights. The generator produces a current of 10 A at a constant potential difference (p.d.) of 240 V. The total resistance of the cables is 2 โฆ. generator โฆ
- Question 33
A metal cube with sides of length a has electrical resistance R between opposite faces. a What is the resistance between the opposite faces of a cube of the same metal with sides of length โฆ
- Question 34
A graph of potential difference (p.d.) V across a cell against current I in the cell is shown. โฆ
- Question 35
A 20 V d.c. supply is connected to a circuit consisting of five resistors โฆ
- Question 36
A potential divider circuit consists of a cell of negligible internal resistance in series with two variable resistors of resistances R1 and R2. The potential difference (p.d.) across the cell is V0. The p.d. at the output is โฆ
- Question 37
- 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 nuclear equation shown has a term missing. โฆ
- Question 40
Which particle is a fundamental particle? A electron B hadron C neutron D proton
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